Beatles history - 1963 April
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Monday |
Performance in the `Poll Winner's Concert', at the Wembley Empire Pool, organized by `New Musical Express'. |
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Monday |
Number 1 Studio, Piccadilly Theatre, London. 2.30-6.30pm. Recording for BBC's `Side By Side': `Side By Side'; `I Saw Her Standing There'; `Do You Want To Know A Secret'; `Baby It's You'; `Please Please Me'; `From Me To You'; `Misery'. 1st `Side By Side' performance. | |
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Monday |
Number 1 Studio, Piccadilly Theatre, London. 6.30-10.30pm. Recording for BBC's `Side By Side': `Side By Side'; `From Me To You'; `Long Tall Sally'; `A Taste Of Honey'; `Chains'; `Thank You Girl'; `Boys'. | |
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Wednesday |
`Please Please Me' LP, 2nd week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). `How Do You Do It?', with Gerry and the Pacemakers, number 1, 1st week (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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Wednesday |
The Playhouse Theatre. 8.30-9.45pm. Recording for BBC's `Easy Beat': `Please Please Me'; `Misery'; `From Me To You'. Only live take of `Misery'. | |
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Thursday |
BBC Paris Studio, London. 11.00am-2.00pm. Recording for BBC's `Side By Side': `Side By Side'; `Too Much Monkey Business'; `Love Me Do'; `Boys'; `I'll Be On My Way'; `From Me To You'. After BBC session, photographic sessions with Dezo Hoffmann at mens-wear store Cecil Gee, London, and outside the BBC Paris Studio. After BBC session, the Beatles drive to Stowe School, Buckinghamshire. Performance at the Roxburgh Hall, Stowe School. Photographer David Magnus takes pictures of the performance, and at the Marble Hall. The Beatles spend the night at the Green Man Hotel, in the village of Syresham, Buckinghamshire.
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Thursday |
Billy J. Kramer records `I'll Be On My Way' at EMI Studios. | |
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Friday |
EMI House, ground floor studio. Performance before EMI executives, journalists and photographers from British pop newspapers. The Beatles are presented with awards, a silver disc for Please Please Me single. Evening. New Public Baths, Leyton, London. Main Bath Hall. Beatles live performance.
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Sunday |
10.31-11.30am. BBC's `Easy Beat' broadcast (recorded 3 April 1963). | |
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Monday |
Morning: John Charles Julian Lennon is born at the General Hospital, Sefton, Liverpool. John phones to the hospital. | |
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Tuesday |
Gaumont State Cinema, West Hampstead, London. Ballroom. 1-hour show. | |
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Tuesday |
Wembley TV Studios, Wembley, Middlesex. Live appearance on Associated-Rediffusion's `Tuesday Rendezvous'. | |
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Wednesday |
`Please Please Me' LP, 3rd week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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Thursday |
UK single release: `From Me To You'/`Thank You Girl'.
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Friday |
Performance at the Cavern, with Faron's Flamingos, the Roadrunners and the Dennisons. | |
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Saturday |
Studio E, BBC Lime Grove Studios, London. Filming appearance on BBC-TV's `The 625 Show'. 1st BBC-TV appearance. Evening. Home of Bruce Welch, 157 Headstone Lane, North Harrow, Middlesex. Party thrown by Welch. The Beatles attend. They meet Cliff Richard for the first time. | |
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Sunday |
Teddington TV Studios, Middlesex. Filming for ABC-TV's `Thank Your Lucky Stars'. After they drive to the Crawdaddy Club. Evening. The Beatles see the Rolling Stones at the Crawdaddy Club, Richmond, Surrey, London. After the show, party at Jagger, Jones and Richards's flat (102 Edith Grove, West Brompton, London). The Beatles attend, staying until 4am. | |
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Monday |
John escapes to Liverpool to visit Cynthia and see Julian for the first time at the General Hospital, Sefton. He announces he chose Brian as godfather, and that he will soon leave with him on vacation to Spain. | |
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Tuesday |
BBC-TV's `625 Show' broadcast (filmed 13 April 1963). | |
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Wednesday |
`Please Please Me' LP, 4th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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Thursday |
The Royal Albert Hall, London. 9.10-10.15pm. Broadcasting live BBC's `Swingin' Sound '63': `Twist And Shout'; `From Me To You'. Only appearance on live concerts at the Albert Hall transmitted by the BBC. The bill includes Del Shannon, who decides to record a Beatles' song. Jane attends `Swingin' Sound '63' with reporter Tony Aspler, of `Radio Times', to give him her impressions of the show. After the concert at the Albert Hall, Paul meets Jane. | |
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Sunday |
Afternoon. Empire Pool, Wembley, Middlesex. Performance for the `New Musical Express' Poll Winner's concert. | |
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Sunday |
Concert at the Pigalle night club, London. | |
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Monday |
5.00-5.29pm. BBC's `Side By Side' broadcast (recorded 1 April 1963). | |
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Wednesday |
`Please Please Me' LP, 5th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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Wednesday |
Performance at the Majestic Ballroom, Finsbury Park, London (`Mersey Beat Showcase' banner). | |
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Thursday |
Performance at the Fairfield Halls, Croydon, Surrey (`Mersey Beat Showcase' banner). | |
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Friday |
UK LP release: `Please Please Me' (stereo version). UK single release: `Do You Want To Know A Secret'/`I'll Be On My Way', 1st record by Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas. | |
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Sunday |
Brian and John fly to Spain for a 12-day vacation. |
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