This Day in Beatle History

January 10

1981 (Jan 10) - 'Just Like Starting Over' #1 in the US; 'Imagine' #1 in the UK


Just weeks after his death, John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart, 10 years after it was recorded.   Lennon had two other songs in the Top 5 this week, ‘Happy Christmas, (War Is Over’) and ‘(Just Like) Starting Over.’  ‘Imagine’ was voted by the viewers of BBC TV as the best lyrics of all time in a poll broadcast in Oct 1999.   Also on this day John and Yoko’s ‘Double Fantasy’ album started an eight-week run at No.1 on the US chart. ‘Just Like Starting Over’ was at No.1 on the US singles chart.

2002 (Jan 10) - Lost Beatles Tapes Recovered


500 Beatles tapes known as the ‘Get Back sessions’, stolen in the 1970s were found after UK police cracked a major bootleg operation in London and Amsterdam.  Five men were arrested.

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 11

1963 (Jan 11) - 'Please Please Me/Ask Me Why' Released In The UK


Please Please Me/Ask Me Why released in the UK.   On Parlophone.

1963 (Jan 11) - Beatles Record 'Thank Your Lucky Stars'


The Beatles recorded their first national TV show ‘Thank Your Lucky Stars’. They mimed to their new single ‘Please Please Me’ which was released on this day.
This was the first of eight appearances on the show between January, 1963 and March, 1965.

1964 (Jan 11) - Final Night of the 'Beatles Christmas Show'


Final night of the show held at London’s Finsbury Park Astoria.

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.

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.

2008 (Jan 11) - Ringo Helps Launch Liverpool 'European Capital of Culture'


Ringo Starr helped launch the celebrations for Liverpool’s year as European Capital of Culture. The opening party kicked off a year-long program of more than 350 events. Organisers hoped the ‘Capital of Culture’ tag would attract an extra two million visitors to Liverpool and boost the economy by £100m.

January 12

1964 (Jan 12) - Beatles Appear on 'Sunday Night at the London Palladium'

They performed  ‘I Wanna Hold Your Hand’,  ‘This Boy’,  ‘All My Loving’,  ‘Money’ and  ‘Twist And Shout’.  Their fee had risen sharply.   When The Beatles appeared on this show on October 13, 1963, their fee had been £250, now, just three months later, their fee was £1,000.

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