Archive for the 'Mersey Beat' Category
Sunday, October 5th, 2008
Thursday, 3rd October, 1963 The Beatles start the day at the EMI Abbey Road Studios in London without George. During the morning Ringo ovedubs vocals for I Wanna Be Your Man. George arrives back from his visit to the US around lunch time and the group moves over to the NEMS Enterprises London offices on [...]
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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
Saturday, 15th December, 1962 The Beatles perfomed two seperate shows in the same evening, both at the same venue, Â The Majestic Ballroom in Birkenhead. The evening started off with a regular Saturday night performance at the Majestic, then at midnight festivities started for the first Mersey Beat Poll Awards show. As winners, for the second [...]
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
Friday, 19th October, 1962 The Beatles played a lunch time gig at The Cavern. During its second week on the UK pop charts, Love Me Do climbed three spots to #46. As could be expected the previous day’s issue of Mersey Beat had placed Love Me Do at the #1 poistion on its list of “Merseyside [...]
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Monday, September 24th, 2007
Thursday, 20th September, 1962 The Beatles play a lunch time gig at The Cavern. Today marks a landmark for Mersey Beat as this week’s issue is the first time they actually spell Paul McCartney’s name correctly. [So far it has appeared as McArthy, McArtrey and McArtney.] The occasion is an article by Paul recalling their [...]
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Thursday, 23rd August, 1962 John Lennon spent the morning getting married to his long time, and newly pregnant, girlfriend Cynthia Powell. The ceremony took place at the Mount Pleasant Register Office in central Liverpool with Paul McCartney as the best man. The wedding “reception” is lunch at the nearby crowded Reeces Cafe, where the couple [...]
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Wednesday, May 9th, 2007
Monday, 9th May, 1962 While The Beatles were in Hamburg, Brian Epstein returned to London to follow up on his earlier, February, meetings with George Martin. The two meet at Abbey Road where Martin agrees to setting up an audition for The Beatles with EMI/Parlaphone in early June after their return from Hamburg. Brian Epstein [...]
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