This Day in Beatle History - The Beatle Zone

July 23

1964 (Jul 23) - 'A Hard Day's Night' Single #1 in Britain

The Beatles were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘A Hard Day’s Night’, the group’s fifth UK No.1.

1965 (Jul 23) - UK Release of 'Help!'

UK release of ‘Help!/I’m Down’

1968 (Jul 23) - Beatles Work on 'That Monkey Song'

Working at Abbey Road studios in London, The Beatles recorded ‘Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey’ for their forthcoming double album The Beatles.

1976 (Jul 23) - 'Beware My Love' Released

1989 (Jul 23) - Ringo Kicks Off First 'Post Beatles' Tour

Ringo Starr kicked off his first tour since the break-up of the Beatles with a show in Dallas. His backup band included guitarist Joe Walsh, organist Billy Preston and Bruce Springsteen’s sax man Clarence Clemons.

2001 (Jul 23) - Paul McCartney Becomes Engaged to Heather Mills

59-year-old Paul McCartney, who lost his first wife Linda to cancer three years ago, became engaged to 33-year-old Heather Mills, an activist for the disabled. It was the first marriage for the 33-year-old Mills, a former swimwear model whose left leg was amputated below the knee after she was run down by a police motorcyclist in 1993. The pair would split in 2006 and divorce in 2008 with a settlement that cost Macca millions.

July 24

1964 (Jul 25) - Album 'A Hard Day's Night' Tops UK Charts

The Beatles third album ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ started a twenty-one week run at the top of the UK charts. This was the first Beatles album to be recorded entirely on four-track tape, allowing for good stereo mixes.

1967 (Jul 24) - The Beatles Call For Legalizing Marijuana

All four Beatles and their manager Brian Epstein signed a petition printed in The Times newspaper calling for the legalisation of marijuana.

1967 (Jul 24) - The Beatles Meet The Maharishi

The Beatles meet Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, whose lecture on Transcendental Meditation (TM) they had gone to hear at the Hilton Hotel in London. TM involved the silent repetition of a word or sound to produce a state of mind that reduces stress, calms the mind, and energizes both mind and body. The Maharishi invited The Beatles to travel with him to Bangor, in North Wales, to attend more lectures. They accepted his invitation.

1978 (Jul 24) - 'Sgt Pepper' Movie Released

The Robert Stigwood film Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was released, featuring The Bee Gees and Peter Frampton. The film received extremely negative reviews from most critics and barely broke even at the box office.

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