This Day in Beatle History

June 7

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 7) - Beatles Fly Amsterdam to Hong Kong

During a world tour, The Beatles flew from Amsterdam to Hong Kong. When the plane stopped to refuel in Beirut, police turned firefighting foam on hundreds of fans who had invaded the runway at the airport.

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 (Jun 7) - 'Mr. Mustard' Inspires John Lennon

An article appears in the Daily Mirror describing a mean man named John Mustard, giving John Lennon the idea for the Beatles song “Mean Mr. Mustard.”

1967 (Jun 7) - George & Ringo Fly To Los Angeles

George and Ringo (and their wives) fly to Los Angeles. George is there to appear in a documentary about Ravi Shankar.

June 8

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.

1963 (Jun 8) - 'My Bonnie' Enters the UK Charts

Capitalizing on the band’s success, Polydor issues ‘My Bonnie’ in the UK.

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 (Jun 8) - Brian Jones at Abbey Road

Paul invites Rolling Stone Brian Jones to a recording session at Abbey Road.

1967 (Jun 8) - Sgt Pepper #1 in the UK

The Beatles Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band went to No.1 in the UK. Costing £25,000 ($42,500) to produce the album was recorded over 700 hours of studio time. It was also the first album to print the lyrics on the sleeve. The album spent 27 weeks at No.1 on the UK chart.

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