This Day in Beatle History - The Beatle Zone

March 31

1949 (Mar 31) - RCA Introduces the 45 Record

RCA Victor introduced the 45rpm single record, which had been in development since 1940. The 7-inch disc was designed to compete with the Long Playing record introduced by Columbia a year earlier. Both formats offered better fidelity and longer playing time than the 78rpm record that was currently in use. Advertisements for new record players boasted that with 45rpm records, the listener could hear up to ten records with speedy, silent, hardly noticeable changes.

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 (Mar 31) - The Beatles Play Strouds' Subscription Room

The Beatles play Strouds’ Subscription Rooms. It’s the last night of the Tommy Roe/Chris Montez tour.

1964 (Mar 31) - Beatles Live Concert Footage For 'A Hard Days Night'

Filming for A Hard Day’s Night, The Beatles played a ‘live television performance’ in front of a studio of screaming fans (one of those fans was Phil Collins). The four songs used in the film were ‘Tell Me Why’, ‘I Should Have Known Better’, ‘And I Love Her’, and ‘She Loves You’.

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.

1969 (Mar 31) - George and Pattie to Court

George and Pattie Harrison appear in court in Surrey to answer recent charges of marijuana resin possession. Each are fined 250 pounds.

1969 (Mar 31) - John and Yoko in the Bag

Having finished their ‘bed in’, John and Yoko fly to Vienna where they hold a press conference from within a bag. The Apple press office sends acorns (representing peace) to all world leaders.

1969 (Mar 31) - John Lennon Film 'Rape' Airs in Australia

A short John Lennon film entitled Rape appears on Australian TV.

1972 (Mar 31) - Beatles Fan Club Officially Closed

The Beatles Official Fan Club closed. The Beatles Monthly magazine had ceased three years previously.

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.

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