This Day in Beatle History

May 31

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 (May 31) - Beatles End Seven Weeks at the 'Star Club'

The Beatles played the last night of a 7-week run at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. During their residency they would play for four-and-a-half hours on weekdays and six hours on Saturdays, with some songs lasting over 20 minutes to fill out the time.

1964 (May 31) - Brian Epstein Promotes 'Pops Alive Concert'

A Brian Epstein promoted ‘Pops Alive’ concert is held at the Prince of Wales Theater in London.

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.

1967 (May 31) - The Beatles Record 'It's All Too Much'

The Beatles record ‘It’s All Too Much.’

1968 (May 31) - Beatles Work on 'Revolution' and 'Revolution 9'

Working on what will become The White Album, The Beatles added overdubs of bass and vocals on ‘Revolution’. After numerous overdubs have been added, the final six minutes of the song evolved into chaotic, jamming, with Lennon repeatedly shouting “alright” and Yoko Ono speaking random phrases. The jam becomes the basis for ‘Revolution 9’, and this session is the first that Yoko attends.

1976 (May 31) - 'Got To Get You Into My Life' Released in America

Ten years after it appeared on Revolver, Capitol issues ‘Got To Get You Into My Life’ as a single in America.

2005 (May 31) - Strawberry Field Closed

Strawberry Field, the Liverpool orphanage which inspired the song, is closed by the Salvation Army after nearly 70 years.

June 1

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.

1964 (Jun 1) - The Beatles in Studio Working on 'A Hard Days Night'

The Beatles work on the ‘A Hard Days Night’ album at Abbey Road.

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