March 24
1968 (Jan 20) - 'Judy In Disguise' is #1. Inspired by 'Lucy In The Sky'? |
One Hit Wonders John Fred and the Playboy Band started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Judy In Disguise, (With Glasses)’. It topped at No.3 in the UK. The song was allegedly inspired by The Beatles ‘Lucy In The Sky’. |
1969 (Mar 24) - John and Yoko Lunch with Salvadore Dali |
 In Paris, John and Yoko have lunch with Salvadore Dali.
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1970 (Mar 23) - Paul Finishes Mixing 'McCartney' |
 Paul finishes mixing the master tapes of his solo album ‘McCartney’.
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1974 (Mar 24) - Paul Celebrates 'Venus And Mars' Release |
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1979 (Mar 23) - Paul Releases 'Goodnight Tonight' |
2000 (Mar 24) - Yoko's Lost Film of John Lennon Sold |
 A film company paid £635,000, ($1,079,500) for over nine hours of film shot during the 70s by Yoko Ono. The film contained shots of Lennon smoking hash and talking about his political beliefs. |
2008 (Feb 20) - Beatles' Autographed Rolling Stones Album Auctioned |
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2013 (Mar 24) - Shea Stadium Pics Sold At Auction |
 Pictures of The Beatles’ 1965 Shea Stadium concert, taken by an amateur photographer who bluffed his way backstage, sold for £30,000 at auction. Marc Weinstein used a fake press pass to get next to the stage for the historic New York show. His 61 black and white images with copyright fetched £30,680, the successful bidder was a South American gentleman currently living in Washington who is a huge collector of Beatles memorabilia.
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To celebrate the release of the Wings album ‘Venus and Mars’, Paul McCartney throws a party on the Queen Mary to celebrate. Bo Dylan and Joni Mitchell are among the guests.
March 25
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.
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1964 (Mar 25) - Beatles 'Top of the Pops' Performance Airs |
 The Beatles made their debut on UK TV show Top Of The Pops performing ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ and ‘You Can’t Do That.’ The show had been recorded on March 19th.
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