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Stand By Me Written by: King-Leiber-Stoller Recorded: 21-25 October 1974 Producer: John Lennon Released: 21 February 1975 (UK), 17 February 1975 (US) Available on: Rock 'N' Roll Power To The People – The Hits Per...

10 March 1975:

John Lennon’s single Stand By Me is released in the USA.

A cover version of Ben E King’s 1961 classic, Stand By Me is the only single issued from Lennon’s 1975 album Rock ‘N’ Roll.

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Filming: A Hard Day’s Night On this day Ringo Starr filmed part of his solo sequence for The Beatles' debut film A Hard Day's Night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjd2M_UER8Y The location was the Turks Head pub on Winchester R...

10 March 1964:

Ringo Starr goes to the pub to film part of his solo scene in A Hard Day's Night.

He is filmed trying to eat a stale sandwich, ruining a game of shove ha’penny, accidentally smashing a beer glass, and throwing darts.

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Borrowed Time Written by: Lennon Recorded: 6 August 1980 Producers: John Lennon, Yoko Ono Released: 23 January 1984 (UK), 19 January 1984 (US) Available on: Milk And Honey John Lennon Anthology Personnel John Lenno...

9 March 1984:

Borrowed Time, the second single from John Lennon’s posthumous album Milk And Honey, is released in the UK.

The song is inspired by a couplet in Bob Marley’s 1973 song Hallelujah Time: “We got to keep on living/Living on borrowed time”.

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Recording: Getting Better Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Malcolm Addey, Ken Townsend The Beatles began recording a new Sgt Pepper song during this session: 'Getting Better'. The group re...

9 March 1967:

The Beatles begin work on the Sgt Pepper song Getting Better, recording the backing track in seven takes.

"They eventually straggled in one by one. Ringo came in about 11 and ordered fish and chips…"

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The Beatles live: Granada Cinema, London – their second tour begins, with Chris Montez and Tommy Roe Just five days after their tour with Helen Shapiro ended, The Beatles embarked on another. Their second theatre tour began at the Granada Cinema on Barking Road, East Ham, London. The tour bill was to...

9 March 1963:

The Beatles begin their second UK theatre tour, headlined by Chris Montez and Tommy Roe.

Their set on the tour is: Love Me Do, Misery, A Taste Of Honey, Do You Want To Know A Secret, Please Please Me, and I Saw Her Standing There.

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UK single release: Let It Be The Beatles' final UK single of their career, not including various reissues and the Anthology releases, was 'Let It Be'. The single was issued in stereo only, as Apple R 5833, with 'You Know My Name ...

6 March 1970:

The Beatles' Let It Be single is released.

It is the group's final UK single, not including reissues and the later BBC and Anthology releases. You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) is on the b-side.

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Recording, mixing: Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick Although The Beatles had finished the music for the song 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' on 3 March 1967, it ...

6 March 1967:

The Beatles add laughter, applause, and the sound of an orchestra warming up to the song Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

The orchestra recording comes from the 10 February overdub session for A Day In The Life.

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Filming: A Hard Day’s Night This was the fourth day of filming for The Beatles' début feature film A Hard Day's Night. On this day The Beatles boarded a train at Acton Main Line station in west London. They travelled between Lon...

5 March 1964:

The Beatles and Brian Epstein go for drinks at Oxford University, after spending the day filming A Hard Day's Night.

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Recording: From Me To You, Thank You Girl, One After 909 Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith Although the Please Please Me album had not yet been released, The Beatles returned to EMI Studios once again to reco...

5 March 1963:

The Beatles record From Me To You, their third EMI single.

They also tape its b-side, Thank You Girl, and an early version of One After 909. The latter is on 1995's Anthology 1.

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Photo session in London In the morning of 5 March 1963, prior to recording their third single 'From Me To You', The Beatles took part in a photography session in London. They were captured by EMI staff photographer John Dove...

5 March 1963:

The Beatles are snapped in London by John Dove, an EMI staff photographer.

The shoot takes place at EMI House in Manchester Square, and nearby Montagu Place.

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Real Love Written by: Lennon Recorded: c. 1979; February 1995 Producers: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Jeff Lynne Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Jon Jacobs Released: 4 March 1996 (UK), 5...

4 March 1996:

The Beatles’ second Anthology single, Real Love, is released in the UK (5 March in the USA).

Paul McCartney: "It worked out great but it wasn’t as much fun [as Free As A Bird]."

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John Lennon: “We’re more popular than Jesus” The following article was published in the London Evening Standard newspaper on 4 March 1966. A fascinating portrait of John Lennon’s home life, it was written by Maureen Cleave, a close friend to The...

4 March 1966:

"We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first – rock 'n' roll or Christianity."

John Lennon's infamous and controversial interview with Maureen Cleave is published in the Evening Standard newspaper.

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UK EP release: Yesterday On the same day that John Lennon's comments that The Beatles were "more popular than Jesus were first published, The Beatles released the Yesterday EP in the United Kingdom. It contained four songs fr...

4 March 1966:

The Beatles' Yesterday EP is released in the UK.

It contains four songs from the Help! album: Yesterday, Act Naturally, You Like Me Too Much, and It's Only Love.

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Filming: A Hard Day’s Night As on the previous day, The Beatles travelled between Acton, in west London, and Minehead in the west of England, filming more of the train sequences in their debut film A Hard Day's Night. The train ...

4 March 1964:

"Hey, mister, can we have our ball back?"

The Beatles step off the train in A Hard Day's Night.

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Recording, mixing: Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick The brass overdub for the song 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' was recorded during this session, and 'Lucy In...

3 March 1967:

French horns are overdubbed onto the Beatles' song Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

"All four Beatles were there but only Paul took an active interest in our overdub."

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Recording, mixing: Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick The Beatles completed the recording of 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds' during this session, which began at 7pm and e...

2 March 1967:

The Beatles finish recording Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds.

Paul McCartney and George Harrison add bass guitar and lead guitar respectively, and John Lennon records two lead vocal overdubs, with harmonies by McCartney.

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The Beatles begin filming A Hard Day’s Night On Monday 2 March 1964 The Beatles joined Equity, the actors' union, only minutes before they began shooting their first film, the as-yet untitled A Hard Day's Night. Their union memberships were prop...

2 March 1964:

The Beatles begin filming A Hard Day's Night, travelling by train from Paddington Station, London.

John Lennon: "The first we did was the train, which we were all dead nervous in…"

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Filming: Help!, the Bahamas On the fifth day of filming Help! in the Bahamas, The Beatles appeared in scenes on Balmoral Island, including the famous sequence for 'Another Girl'. Balmoral Island was renamed Discovery Island in 1...

27 February 1965:

The Beatles film the Another Girl sequence for Help! on Balmoral Island in the Bahamas.

"I ain't no fool and I don't take what I don't want
For I have got another girl…"

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Recording: And I Love Her, Tell Me Why, If I Fell Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith Having attempted to record Paul McCartney’s 'And I Love Her' on 25 and 26 February, The Beatles finally completed it,...

27 February 1964:

The Beatles record And I Love Her, Tell Me Why, and If I Fell, all for the A Hard Day's Night LP.

John Lennon, 1980: "You can never be twenty-four again. You can't be that hungry twice. That can never, never be."

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US album release: Hey Jude The compilation album Hey Jude was issued on 26 February 1970 in the United States, as Apple SW 385. It brought together non-album singles and b-sides, along with 'Can't Buy Me Love' and 'I Should Hav...

26 February 1970:

The Beatles' compilation album Hey Jude is released in the USA.

The album was originally to have been titled The Beatles Again, but was changed shortly before its release.

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Recording, mixing: You Can’t Do That, Can’t Buy Me Love, I Should Have Known Better, And I Love Her Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The day after The Beatles finished recording 'Can't Buy Me Love' and 'You Can't Do That', both songs were given mono ...

26 February 1964:

The Beatles record I Should Have Known Better, for A Hard Day's Night.

John Lennon: "That's me. Just a song; it doesn't mean a damn thing."

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Give Ireland Back To The Irish Written by: Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney Recorded: 1, 3 February 1972 Producer: Paul McCartney Released: UK release date: 25 February 1972 (UK), 28 February 1972 (US) Personnel Paul McCartney: voca...

25 February 1972:

Wings’ debut single, Give Ireland Back To The Irish, is released in the UK.

Paul McCartney: "I wasn’t really into protest songs – John had done that – but this time I felt that I had to write something, to use my art to protest."

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Recording, mixing: Man We Was Lonely by Paul McCartney Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: Paul McCartney Paul McCartney recorded 'Man We Was Lonely', the final song for his debut album McCartney, on this day. The day began at 10.45am with a 45 ...

25 February 1970:

Paul McCartney records Man We Was Lonely, the final song to be taped for his debut solo album McCartney.

"The middle ('I used to ride…') was done one lunchtime in a great hurry, as we were due to record the song that afternoon."

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Recording: Old Brown Shoe, All Things Must Pass, Something EMI Studios, Abbey Road Engineer: Ken Scott On his 26th birthday, George Harrison went alone to EMI Studios on Abbey Road, where he recorded solo versions of three songs. The purpose for the session i...

25 February 1969:

George Harrison records solo demos of Old Brown Shoe, All Things Must Pass, and Something.

The session takes place at EMI Studios on Harrison's 26th birthday.

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George Harrison’s 21st birthday Following their recording session at EMI Studios, The Beatles helped George Harrison celebrate his 21st birthday. Harrison received 52 mail sacks containing around 30,000 birthday cards. Two fans even...

25 February 1964:

George Harrison celebrates his 21st birthday, and receives 52 mail sacks containing around 30,000 birthday cards!

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Recording: Can’t Buy Me Love, You Can’t Do That, And I Love Her, I Should Have Known Better Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith Although The Beatles had taped much of 'Can't Buy Be Love' while in Paris on 29 January 1964, the first scheduled rec...

25 February 1964:

The Beatles complete Can't Buy Me Love, record You Can't Do That, and begin work on And I Love Her and I Should Have Known Better.

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George Harrison is born George Harrison was born on 25 February 1943 in a tiny 'two up, two down' house on Arnold Grove, a cul-de-sac in the Wavertree area of Liverpool. He was the youngest of four siblings, with a sister Lo...

25 February 1943:

George Harrison is born in Wavertree, Liverpool.

Harold Harrison, George's father: "I remember tiptoeing up the stairs to see him after he was born. All I could think of was that he looked remarkably like me."

Happy birthday, George!

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Live In New York City Recorded: 30 August 1972 Producer: Yoko Ono Released: 24 February 1986 (UK), 24 January 1986 (US) Personnel John Lennon: vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards Yoko Ono: keyboards Wayne 'Tex' Gabriel: lead ...

24 February 1986:

John Lennon's posthumous album Live In New York City is released in the UK.

Lennon: "That Madison Square Gardens gig was the best music I enjoyed playing since the Cavern or even Hamburg."

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Recording: Lovely Rita Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick Work continued on the Sgt Pepper song 'Lovely Rita' during this session, which began at 7pm and finished at 1.15am t...

24 February 1967:

The Beatles add vocals to the Sgt Pepper song Lovely Rita, and are visited in the studio by the Byrds' David Crosby and the Hollies' Tony Hicks.

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Filming: Help!, the Bahamas The Beatles had their full day of filming for their second feature film Help!, beginning the 8.30am-5.30pm schedule that was maintained throughout their two-week Bahamanian shoot. The group was filmed...

24 February 1965:

The Beatles go for a bike ride on the first full day of filming Help! in the Bahamas.

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