Beatles Appreciation Thread

[NinaFromCanadaEh]

Jan 10

1964

The first US Beatles album, “Introducing The Beatles”, was released on Vee-Jay records. The album cover showed John, Paul and George with their now famous “mop top” haircuts, but Ringo had yet to convert. Vee-Jay would be forced to stop selling the disc by the end of the year because of legal complications, but by then over 1.3 million copies had been sold.



1969

Frustrated at Paul McCartney’s dominance during the filming of Let It Be, George Harrison nonchalantly tells the rest of the band that he is quitting immediately and sarcastically says as he walked out, “See you around the clubs.” George would later say that while he had a growing backlog of new material, he constantly had to work on Lennon and McCartney’s songs before the group would work on his.

1976
Blues legend Howlin’ Wolf (Chester Arthur Burnett) died of kidney disease in Hines, Illinois. His band at various times included Ike Turner, Little Junior Parker and James Cotton. Although he never gained mainstream popularity, the legendary American Blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player was ranked by Rolling Stone magazine at #51 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Wolf was the most seminal blues influence on ’60s rock ‘n’ roll, particularly among British groups like the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Cream and even the Beatles.

1981
John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Double Fantasy” LP goes Platinum a little over a month after Lennon’s assassination. The album would be number one in the US for eight weeks. ‘Just Like Starting Over’ was at No.1 on the US singles chart. In the UK, Imagine started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart, 10 years after it was recorded. Lennon had two other songs in the Top 5 this week, ‘Happy Christmas, (War Is Over’) and ‘(Just Like) Starting Over.’

2003

A collection of 500 Beatles tapes known as the ‘Get Back sessions’, which were stolen in the 1970’s, were found after UK police cracked a major bootleg operation in London and Amsterdam. Five men were arrested.

[NinaFromCanadaEh]

Jan 11

1963
In England, the Beatles released their second single, “Please Please Me” b/w “Ask Me Why.” On the New Musical Express and Melody Maker charts, the A-side became the group’s first UK #1.
The Beatles recorded their first national TV show ‘Thank Your Lucky Stars’. They mimed to their new single ‘Please Please Me’ which was released on this day.

2008
Ringo Starr helped launch the celebrations for Liverpool’s year as European Capital of Culture. He was joined by acrobats who dangled on wires from cranes as the opening party kicked off a year-long programme of more than 350 events. Organisers hoped the Capital of Culture tag would attract an extra two million visitors to Liverpool and boost the economy by £100m.

2020


https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/11/entertai ... index.html

George and Ringo’s handwritten lyrics to The Beatles’ ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ is up for sale – CNN
“While My Guitar Gently Weeps” is a legendary song off The Beatles’ ninth album. And now, a piece of it could be yours.

[NinaFromCanadaEh]

January 12

1963
The Beatles released “Please Please Me”, which would be their first number one single in the UK. Written mostly by John Lennon, the song made it to the top in just three weeks and would sell over 1.5 million copies world wide. Despite this success, the record wouldn’t appear on the US charts for another year.

1964
The Beatles performed “I Wanna’ Hold Your Hand”, “This Boy”, “All My Loving”, “Money” and “Twist And Shout” on the ATV show Sunday Night at the London Palladium.

1969
The psychedelic movie Wonderwall, featuring the Soundtrack by George Harrison, opened in theaters.

2013
The Beatles first single, “Love Me Do”, entered the pubic domain in Europe. Copyright laws in the European Union that said copyright for recorded music expires after 50 years.

2020

https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainmen ... -all.html/
Why Pete Townshend Said The Beatles Were ‘Not Rock ‘n’ Roll’ at All
Were The Beatles a rock ‘n’ roll band? The Who’s Pete Townshend didn’t think so

[NinaFromCanadaEh]

jan 13

1963

The Beatles recorded a TV appearance on the ABC Television program “Thank Your Lucky Stars” in Birmingham playing their new single, ‘Please Please Me’ The show was broadcast on January 19.

1964
Elvis sent a telegram to the Colonel: “Regarding the Beatles. I feel the same way as you feel about them, I just hope the fans over here are as good to them as the fans in England are to me. Sincerely yours, Elvis Presley.”
This appeared to be a “canned” telegram

1967
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr both went to the Bag O’Nails Club, London, England to see the Jimi Hendrix Experience.

1968
The Beatles remained at the top spot with “Hello Goodbye”, #1 for a third week. In just four years, the group had spent 40 weeks at #1 with 15 #1 songs. John Fred & His Playboy Band made their move with “Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)”. The Monkees’ former #1 smash “Daydream Believer” was third, followed by Twin Falls, Idaho’s Gary Puckett & the Union Gap with “Woman, Woman” and Gladys Knight & the Pips with “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”. The rest of the Top 10: Aretha Franklin’s “Chain Of Fools”, the American Breed moved to #7 with “Bend Me, Shape Me”, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles slid to #8 with “I Second That Emotion”, the Lemon Pipers had the #9 song with “Green Tambourine” and Joe Tex was at #10 “Skinny Legs And All”.

1970
John Lennon and Yoko Ono cut off most of their hair and donated it to a charity auction.

2011

Just two months after The Beatles back catalogue became available on iTunes, their sales figures topped 5 million songs according to Hudson Square Research. During that period, the legendary group also moved more than a million full-length albums.

2017
One-time Beatles associate Yanni “John” Alexis Mardas, better known as “Magic Alex”, died of natural causes at the age of 74. After meeting at the Indica Gallery in London, John Lennon became fascinated with Mardas’ “Nothing Box”, a blinking light box that stimulated his LSD trips. Mardas was recruited into the Beatles’ inner circle and soon became the head of Apple Electronics. He parted ways with Apple after Allen Klein was brought in to straighten out the cash hemorrhaging company.

[NinaFromCanadaEh]

January 14

1964

The Beatles (minus Ringo Starr who was fog-bound in Liverpool) departed from Liverpool for Paris, France for an 18-day run at the Olympia Theatre. Arriving in Paris, John, Paul, and George were met by 60 fans. Ringo, accompanied by roadie Neil Aspinall, arrived the next day.

1970

A display of John Lennon’s erotic “Bag One” lithographs opened in London. 2 days later Scotland Yard seized prints as evidence of pornography.

1984

Paul McCartney was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Pipes Of Peace.’ With this release McCartney made chart history by becoming the first artist to have a No.1 in a group, (The Beatles), in a duo, (with Stevie Wonder) in a trio, (with Wings) and as a solo artist.

Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson combined for “Say Say Say”, #1 for a fifth week. Yes was one step away with “Owner Of A Lonely Heart”, Hall & Oates backed down with “Say It Isn’t So” and Duran Duran slithered down with “Union Of The Snake”. The rest of the Top 10: “Twist Of Fate” from Olivia Newton-John, the Romantics held steady with “Talking In Your Sleep”, Matthew Wilder and “Break My Stride”, Elton John was at #8 with “I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues”, Culture Club had another Top 10 –“Karma Chameleon” and Lionel Richie scored his seventh consecutive solo Top 10 with “Running With The Night”.

1989

Paul McCartney released his album “Back In The U.S.S.R.” exclusively in Russia.

2019

Nielsen Music reported that The Beatles, Pink Floyd, David Bowie and other Classic Rock acts helped boost vinyl sales by 15 percent during 2018. The Beatles were the best-selling act on vinyl, with three albums, “Abbey Road”, “The Beatles”, (the White Album) and “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” all in the Top 15. That gave them a total of 321,000 sales, followed by Pink Floyd (177,000), David Bowie (150,000), Fleetwood Mac (139,000), Led Zeppelin (138,000), Michael Jackson (131,000), Jimi Hendrix (119,000), Metallica (116,000) and Queen (113,000).

[NinaFromCanadaEh]

Jan 15

1964

The Beatles performed live at the Cinema Cyrano, Versailles, France, before an audience of 2,000. The show was a warm-up for a three-week engagement at the Olympia Theatre that would start the next day in Paris.

Vee Jay records filed a lawsuit against Capitol and Swan Records over manufacturing and distribution rights to Beatles recordings.

1966
After moving from #60 to #1 the previous week, Rubber Soul by the Beatles easily held on to #1 on the Album chart. Former #1 “The Sound of Music” Soundtrack logged a fourth consecutive week at #2 while previous #1 Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass was still at #3. The new Rolling Stones album December’s Children (and everybody’s) couldn’t compete with those three and peaked at #4 while Going Places, the new album from Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, was fifth. The rest of the Top 10: The Best of Herman’s Hermits, My World from Eddy Arnold, the great album September of My Years by Frank Sinatra entered the Top 10, Golden Hits from Roger Miller was ninth, and My Name Is Barbra, Two by Barbra Streisand slipped to 10th.

1969
After George Harrison announced he was quitting The Beatles and failed to show up for recording sessions on January 13th, 14th or 15th, the band held a meeting at Ringo Starr’s house, where they urged Harrison to come back. George agreed to re-join the band under the provision that the they give up on the idea a live concert and move the filming of Let It Be to the Beatles’ new studio in their Apple headquarters.

1971
George Harrison released the single “My Sweet Lord.”

1972
Music from Stanley, Idaho’s Carole King continued to top the Album chart for a third week. American Pie by Don McLean moved to second followed by Chicago At Carnegie Hall and The Concert for Bangla Desh from George Harrison. Led Zeppelin IV slipped to #5.

1977
Hotel California by the Eagles reached #1 on the Album chart, finally toppling the great Stevie Wonder album Songs in the Key of Life, which had been #1 every week of its release (13). Wings Over America by Paul McCartney & Wings edged up, swapping spots with Boston. ELO was still strong in the midst of that great competition with A New World Record while Best of the Doobies by the Doobie Brothers was #6. The rest of the Top 10: Frampton Comes Alive! was now moving up again after 51 weeks, Greatest Hits from Linda Ronstadt, the Steve Miller Band remained ninth with Fly Like An Eagle while A Night on the Town by Rod Stewart experienced a precipitous fall.

1983
Men At Work climbed to #1 with “Down Under, leaping over “The Girl Is Mine” from Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney. Don Henley remained third with “Dirty Laundry”, Hall & Oates slipped with their former #1 “Maneater” and Marvin Gaye remained at #5 with “Sexual Healing”. The rest of a solid Top 10: “Mickey” from Toni Basil, Toto moved from 12-7 with “Africa”, Patti Austin and James Ingram were up with “Baby, Come To Me”, the Clash entered the Top 10 with “Rock The Casbah” and Dionne Warwick reached #10 with “Heartbreaker”.

1991
Sean Lennon’s remake of his father’s “Give Peace A Chance” was released to coincide with the United Nation’s midnight deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait. The lyrics were updated to reflect concerns of the 1990’s.

1994
American singer songwriter Harry Nilsson died in his sleep of heart failure after spending the previous day in the recording studio. He recorded ‘Everybody’s Talkin’ from the film Midnight Cowboy and wrote hits for Three Dog Night and The Monkees. Had the UK & US No.1 single with his version of the Badfinger Evans & Ham song ‘Without You.’ When John Lennon and Paul McCartney held a press conference in 1968 to announce the formation of Apple Corps, John was asked to name his favorite American artist. He replied, “Nilsson”. Paul was then asked to name his favorite American group. He replied, “Nilsson”. His wife would later say that the last thing he ever said to her was “I love you so much.”