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Sunday, September 7th, 2008
Friday, 6 September, 1963 The Beatles played at the Odeon Cinema in Luton. On this day the Beatles Hits EP (Parlophone 8808) was released in the UK containing 4 tracks, “From Me to You,” “Thank You Girl,” “Please Please Me,” and “Love Me Do.”
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Sunday, July 13th, 2008
Friday, 12 July, 1963 The Beatles perform two more shows at the Winter Gardens in Margate. The same day The Beatles’ 4-track Extended-Play (EP) “Twist and Shout” (Parlophone GEP-8882) is released in the U.K. Tracks: “Twist and Shout,” “A Taste of Honey,” “Do You Want to Know a Secret,” and “There’s a Place.” Highest chart [...]
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Saturday, 18 May, 1963 The opening night of the Roy Obrison Tour, the third tour for the Beatles in only 5 months. Due to demand The Beatles are moved up to joint headliners alongside Orbison. The Beatles’ song list for this tour is “Some Other Guy,” “Do You Want to Know a Secret,” “Love Me [...]
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Friday, 12th April, 1963 “From Me to You/Thank You Girl” (Parlophone 5015), the Beatles’ second single, is released in the U.K. and will spend 17 weeks on the charts; and be the first to hit the No.1 spot. The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club, headlining an eight-hour “Rhythm and Blues Marathon.” This is the [...]
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
Tuesday, 5th March, 1963 In Studio Two, of EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, The Beatles record “From Me to You” just five days after John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote the song. Originally intended for the B-side of their second single, it is switched to the A-side with “Thank You Girl” on the B-side. They [...]
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