This Day in Beatle History

January 1

1965 - Beatles Continue Holiday Show at Hammersmith Odeon


This video is from a December, 1964 show. Same tour.

1966 - Rubber Soul Enters the Billboard Album Charts

1966 (Feb 18) - Brian Wilson Finishes 'Good Vibrations'

Beach Boy Brian Wilson finished recording the future classic song ‘Good Vibrations’, which went on to become the band’s third US number-one hit. As a child, his mother told him that dogs could pick up “vibrations” from people, so that the dog would bark at “bad vibrations” Wilson turned this into the general idea for the song.

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 - Marmalade #1 in the UK with 'Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da'

 

The song was originally featured on ‘The Beatles’.  (The White Album)

2007 - Queen Beats Out The Beatles in BBC2 Poll

Queen beat The Beatles to be crowned greatest British band of all time by BBC Radio 2 listeners in the UK.  Only 20,000 votes were cast by email, text and phone.  The bands were judged on song-writing, lyrics, live performances, originality and showmanship.  Other finalists included The Rolling Stones and Oasis.  

2008 (Feb 20) - Beatles' Autographed Rolling Stones Album Auctioned

A 1976 Rolling Stones album bought for £2 at a car boot sale sold for £4,000 at an auction. The ‘Black and Blue’ LP was signed by John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Paul and Linda McCartney and George Harrison as well as members of the Rolling Stones. The seller obtained the album after haggling the cost down from £3.

January 2

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 - Beatles Tour Heads To Scotland

On this day, The Beatles fly to Scotland.  Their plane is diverted from Edinburgh to Aberdeen causing their first gig, (in Keith) to be cancelled.   Tour ends on January 8th with a live performance on Scottish TV.

1966 (Feb 18) - Brian Wilson Finishes 'Good Vibrations'

Beach Boy Brian Wilson finished recording the future classic song ‘Good Vibrations’, which went on to become the band’s third US number-one hit. As a child, his mother told him that dogs could pick up “vibrations” from people, so that the dog would bark at “bad vibrations” Wilson turned this into the general idea for the song.

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