This Day in Beatle History

August 25

1967 (Aug 25) - Band Travels to Wales With the Maharishi

John, Paul, Jane, Ringo, George and Patti board a train for Wales with the Maharishi to attend a second lecture at a collegei.

2010 (Aug 25) - Astrid Kircherr Photo Exhibit Begins

A selection of previously unseen photographs of The Beatles went on display in Liverpool at the Victoria Gallery and Museum. The images were taken by Astrid Kirchherr the former girlfriend of original bass player Stuart Sutcliffe, who took pictures of the band’s early years after meeting them in Hamburg in 1960. The exhibition included images of the Beatles on holiday in Tenerife and of the making of their film A Hard Day’s Night in 1964 in Liverpool.

August 26

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 (Aug 26) - Band Begins a Week in Southport

Week long residency begins at the Odeon Cinema, Southport.

1963 (Aug 26) - Cilla Black Debut; Opens For Beatles

British singer Cilla Black makes her concert debut, opening for The Beatles at the Odeon in Southport, Lancashire, England.

1967 (Aug 26) - Beatles Hold Press Conference With Marharishi

The Beatles held a press conference at University College in Bangor, North Wales with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The Beatles announced that they had become disciples of the guru and that they renounced the use of drugs. The four had become members of the Maharishi’s ‘Spiritual Regeneration Movement’, which obligated them to donate one week’s earnings each month to the organization.

1968 (Aug 26) - 'Hey Jude' Released

The Beatles release “Hey Jude” with the B-side “Revolution.”

1968 (Aug 26) - 'Those Were The Days' Released in the US

Mary Hopkin releases “Those Were The Days” in the US. The recording is produced by Paul McCartney.

1993 (Aug 26) - Beatles 'Cavern Acetate' Auctioned

A double sided acetate of The Beatles performing live in 1962 at The Cavern Club in Liverpool sold for £16,500 at Christies, London, a world record price for a recording. It is bought by Apple Records.

2005 (Aug 26) - Quarrymen Plaque Unveiled

A plaque was unveiled by fellow Quarrymen John Duff Lowe and Colin Hantonat at the site where the band which was to become The Beatles made their first recordings. John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison recorded a version of Buddy Holly’s ‘That’ll Be The Day’ and a Lennon-Harrison song, ‘In Spite Of All The Danger’ as The Quarrymen at the Percy Philips studio in Liverpool in 1958.

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