This Day in Beatle History - The Beatle Zone

January 8

1966 (Jan 8) - Beatles are #1 with 'Rubber Soul', 'We Can Work It Out'

The Beatles started a six week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Rubber Soul the group’s seventh US chart topper, which went on to spend 56 weeks on the chart. The group also started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘We Can Work It Out’ the group’s 11th US No.1 single.

1967 (Jan 8) - John, Paul and Ringo Attend Georgie Fame's Fancy Dress Party

Fellow entertainer Fame was throwing the party for his girlfriend’s 21st birthday.

2004 (Jan 8) - George Harrison's Estate Files Suit Against Doctor

The estate of George Harrison started a $10 million legal action against Dr Gilbert Lederman of Staten Island University Hospital, claiming the doctor coerced Harrison to sign souvenirs. The main allegations of the legal action was that Dr Lederman got an extremely sick Harrison to sign his son’s guitar and autographs for his two daughters.

The story in NY Mag.

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 9

1965 (Jan 9) - 'Beatles 65' Goes to #1 in the US

The Beatles started a nine week run at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Beatles 65’, the group’s fourth No.1. Beatles ’65 includes eight of the fourteen songs from Beatles for Sale and also includes ‘I’ll Be Back’ from A Hard Day’s Night and the single ‘I Feel Fine’/’She’s a Woman’.

1965 (Jan 9) - John Lennon Makes 2nd Appearance on 'Not Only But Also'

John Lennon appeared on the UK TV Peter Cook and Dudley Moore show, ‘Not Only But Also.’ This was his second appearance on the show.

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.

1970 (Jan 9) - John and Eric Clapton Attend Led Zeppelin at The Royal Albert Hall

This was the night of Jimmy Page’s 26th birthday. (John Lennon, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck were all in the audience). The two and a quarter hour set was recorded and filmed but shelved for several decades, eventually seeing a release on a 2003 official DVD.

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

2014 (Jan 9) - Rolling Stone Readers Poll: White Album Greatest Double Album

Rolling Stone magazine published their Readers Poll: The 10 Greatest Double Albums of All Time. The top 5 were: 5. Led Zeppelin, 4. Bruce Springsteen – The River, 3. The Rolling Stones – Exile On Main Street, 2. Pink Floyd – The Wall, and winning the poll was The Beatles – The White Album.

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