This Day in Beatle History - The Beatle Zone

November 18

2003 (Nov 18) - 'Nowhere Man' Lyrics Auctioned

John Lennon’s original, handwritten lyrics to “Nowhere Man” are auctioned at Christie’s for $455,000.

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.

November 19

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.

1962 (Nov 19) - One Band. Three Locations. Three Gigs.

The Beatles played gigs at three different venues. First they performed a lunchtime show at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, followed by an 85-mile drive to the Midlands, where they performed at Smethwick Baths Ballroom and then at the Adelphi Ballroom, West Bromwich in Staffordshire.

1967 (Nov 19) - Paul & Jane See The Bee Gees

Paul and Jane Asher see the Bee Gees at the Saville Theater. Also on the bill are The Flowerpot Men, the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, and Tony Rivers and the Castaways.

1983 (Nov 19) - Badfinger's Pete Evans Commits Suicide

Pete Evans of Badfinger commits suicide. Eight years earlier, his bandmate Tom Ham died in similar fashion. The acclaimed band had extraordinary bad business dealings with their record labels, Apple and Warner Bros., which were a contributing factor in their deaths.

1991 (Nov 19) - 'Liverpool Oratorio' US Debut

Paul McCartney’s first classical piece, Liverpool Oratorio, is performed in America for the first time, at New York’s Carnegie Hall.

1995 (Nov 19) - First Episode of 'Beatles Anthology' Airs in the US

The first installment of The Beatles Anthology documentary airs on ABC.

1997 (Nov 19) - Paul McCartney's 'Standing Stone' Has US Debut

The US premiere of Sir Paul McCartney’s Standing Stone is played in Carnegie Hall by St. Luke’s Orchestra under the baton of Laurence Foster.

2000 (Nov 19) - 'The Beatles 1' #1

The Beatles started an eleven-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘The Beatles 1’. The album features virtually every number-one single released from 1962 to 1970. Issued on the 30th anniversary of the band’s break-up, it was their first compilation available on one CD. The world’s best-selling album of the 21st century, 1 has sold over 31 million copies.

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