This Day in Beatle History - The Beatle Zone

April 12

2010 (Apr 12) - Vatican 'Forgives' John Lennon

The Vatican’s official newspaper L’Osservatore Ramano published a story praising The Beatles and saying that it forgave John Lennon for his 1966 comment that the group was ‘bigger than Jesus.’ Lennon told a British newspaper in 1966 – at the height of Beatlemania – that he did not know which would die out first, Christianity or rock and roll.

April 13

1962 (Apr 13) - Beatles on Third Trip to Germany

The Beatles made their third trip to Germany for a 48-night residency at The Star Club, Hamburg. During the seven week run The Beatles had only one day off.

1962 (Jun 6) - First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become 'Abbey Road'

The first Beatles recording session took place at EMI studios. The group recorded four tracks, one of which was ‘Love Me Do’ the four musicians received payments for the session of £7.10 ($12.07) each.

1963 (Apr 13) - The Beatles Meet Cliff Richard

Obviously NOT 1963! 🙂

The Beatles meet Cliff Richard at the home of the Shadows’ Bruce Welch.

1965 (Apr 13) - Beatles Record 'Help!'

The Beatles record the song ‘Help!’ during an evening recording session at Abbey Road in London. During an interview with Playboy Magazine in 1980, John Lennon recounted: “The whole Beatles thing was just beyond comprehension. I was subconsciously crying out for help”.

1966 (Apr 13) - The Beatles First Grammy Awards

The Beatles win their first Grammy Awards, winning Best New Artist and Best Performance by a Vocal Group for ‘A Hard Day’s Night’.

1966 (Apr 13) - The Beatles Record 'Paperback Writer'

The Beatles record ‘Love You To’ and ‘Paperback Writer’.

1974 (Apr 13) - 'Band On The Run' #1 in the US

Paul McCartney’s Band On The Run went to No.1 on the US album charts. McCartney’s third US No.1, went on to sell over 6 million copies world-wide. It’s commercial performance was aided by two hit singles ‘Jet’ and ‘Band on the Run’.

2003 (Apr 13) - Apple Corp Britain's Fastest Profit Growth Company

The Beatles Apple Corp company was listed as Britain’s fastest profit-growth firm with an annual profit growth of 194%.

2007 (Apr 13) - Julian Lennon Sells Stake of John Lennon's Songs

Julian Lennon sold a ‘significant’ stake of his share in the songs his father John wrote for The Beatles to US music publishing company Primary Wave. The firm would now receive payments when any Lennon compositions were sold on CD, performed live or played on the radio. The company, who were about to market Julian Lennon’s new music project, declined to reveal how much the deal was worth.

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