Beatles history - 1965 June
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2
Wednesday |
`Ticket To Ride', 8th week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical Express chart). |
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2
Wednesday |
World premiere of `The Knack', directed by Richard Lester, at the London Pavilion. Brian and George attend. |
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4
Friday |
UK EP release: `Beatles For Sale (No 2)'.
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4
Friday |
The `Daily Mirror' informs that Tommy Quickly will not have his recording contract with Pye Records renewed when it expires in July. Epstein says he has not had good material, and that will very soon sign to another company. |
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7
Monday |
10.00-12.00am. BBC's `The Beatles (Invite You To Take A Ticket To Ride)' broadcast (recorded 26 May 1965). Last BBC session broadcast. |
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8
Tuesday |
Studio 1 (control room only). 10.00-10.30am. Stereo mixing `I Want To Hold Your Hand' (remix 2, from take 17). Producer: not assigned; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ron Pender. Mix with voices on the center of the stereo picture. |
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9
Wednesday |
`Ticket To Ride', 9th and last week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical Express chart). |
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11
Friday |
The Beatles are named to the Order of the British Empire on the Queen Elizabeth II's birthday honours list published this day. |
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11
Friday |
Night: Brian flies to Blackpool to see Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas play at the North Pier Theatre. Before leaving, he orders flowers for the parents of each Beatle, to coincide with the lifting of the news embargo that the Beatles have been awarded the MBE. Paul returns from holiday in Portugal, at Brian's request, to attend the next day's press conference. |
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12
Saturday |
A spokesman of the British government announces the Beatles have been named to the MBE. `Daily Mirror' headline: `Beatles, MBE!'. Morning: Beatles parents receive flowers sent by Brian. Morning: Brian is interviewed on BBC's Light Programme `Late Night Extra' by telephone from his Blackpool hotel room. Later, Brian flies from Blackpool to London and then drives to Weybridge to collect John, who is very late for the press conference. Lunchtime: press conference at Twickenham Film Studios. Brian attends. Paul affirms that MBE must stand for `Mister Brian Epstein'.
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14
Monday |
US LP release: `Beatles VI'.
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14
Monday |
Studio 2. 2.30-5.30pm. Recording: `I've Just Seen A Face' (takes 1-6); `I'm Down' (takes 1-7). Studio 2. 7.00-10.00pm. Recording: `Yesterday' (takes 1-2). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Phil McDonald. During `I'm Down' sessions Paul frequently repeats `Plastic soul, man, plastic soul', revealing it as a negro musicians' sentence to refer to Mick Jagger. 1st use of a string quartet (`Yesterday'). |
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14
Monday |
It is announced that plans to film `A Talent For Loving' have been dropped. |
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15
Tuesday |
Studio 2. 2.30-5.30pm. Recording: `It's Only Love' (takes 1-6). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Phil McDonald. |
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15
Tuesday |
`Daily Mirror' headline: `Two MBEs sent back because of Beatles'. |
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16
Wednesday |
Recording of vocal overdubs for `Help!' at Twickenham Film Studios. |
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16
Wednesday |
John is interviewed about `A Spaniard In The Works' for the BBC radio programmes `The World Of Books' (broadcast on July 3rd), `The Teen Scene', `Pick Of The Week' and `Today'.
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17
Thursday |
Studio 2. 2.30-5.30pm. Recording: `Act Naturally' (takes 1-13). Studio 2. 7.00-10.00pm. Recording: `Wait' (takes 1-4). Mono mixing: `Yesterday' (remixes 1, 2, from take 2). Producer: George Martin; Engineer; Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Phil McDonald. |
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17
Thursday |
General Sir William Oliver declares: `I know the Beatles deserve the Order of the British Empire'. Jack Berg, Former Member of Canada's Parliament, Hector Dupuis, Stanley Ellis, Cyril Hearns, Douglas Moffit, Richard Pape, RAF Squadrom Leader Paul Pearson, David Evan Rees, and World War Veteran Col. George Wagg, return their MBE's in protest of The Beatles receiving theirs. The first recorded instances of anyone returning an MBE. |
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18
Friday |
Studio 2 (control room only). 10.00am-12.30pm. Mono mixing: `I've Just Seen A Face' (from take 6); `I'm Down' (from take 7); `It's Only Love' (from take 6); `Act Naturally' (from take 13); `Wait' (remix 1, from take 4); `Help!' (remix 4, from take 12). Studio 2 (control room only). 12.30-1.30pm. Stereo mixing: `I've Just Seen A Face' (from take 6); `I'm Down' (from take 7); `Yesterday' (from take 2); `It's Only Love' (from take 6); `Act Naturally' (from take 13); `Help!' (remix 2, from take 12). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Phil McDonald. End of sessions for single and LP, mono and stereo, `Help!'. |
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18
Friday |
BBC Lime Grove Studios. John appearance on BBC-TV's `Tonight'. Broadcast live. John presents and speaks about `A Spaniard In The Works'.
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18
Friday |
The Beatles are interviewed for the Italian radio programme `Londra Ultima Ora'. |
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20
Sunday |
Start of tour of France, Italy and Spain. Two performances at the Palais des Sports, Paris. Afternoon show recorded for `Musicorama', French radio programme. Evening show broadcast live on `Les Beatles (en direct du Palais des Sports)', French radio programme, and taped for `Les Beatles', French TV programme. |
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21
Monday |
John is interviewed about `A Spaniard In The Works' on BBC radio's `Today' (recorded 16 June 1965). |
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22
Tuesday |
Concert at the Palais d'Hiver, Lyon, France. |
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23
Wednesday |
Broadcast of `Londra Ultima Ora', Italian radio programme, with interview to the Beatles (recorded 18 June 1965). |
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23
Wednesday |
Night. The Beatles arrive in Milan central starion, platform 3, on the Trans Europe Express from Lyon, France. A car takes them to the hotel. |
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24
Thursday |
`A Spaniard In The Works' is published. |
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24
Thursday |
Morning. Press conference in Milan. 4.30pm, 9.30pm. Concert at the Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Italy. |
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24
Thursday |
An interview to John about `A Spaniard In The Works' is broadcast on ITV's `Today'. |
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25
Friday |
Brian begins negotiations to present the next UK tour of the Everly Brothers. |
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25
Friday |
The Beatles, with Brian and Wendy Hanson, stay at a hotel in Geneva. 4.30pm, 9.30pm. Concerts at the Palazzo dello Sport, Geneva, Italy. |
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25
Friday |
Mr. Quintieri, member of the Italian Parliament, in the Chamber of Deputies, asks the Minister of Finance if `appropriate measure has been taken to guarantee the payment of taxes on the fees paid to the Beatles and what was the amount declared and assessed.' |
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27
Sunday |
4.30pm, 9.30pm. Concerts at the Cinema Teatro Adriano, Rome, Italy. |
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27
Sunday |
Press conference in Rome. |
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27
Sunday |
Broadcast on `Musicorama', French radio programme, of the afternoon Beatles show at the Palais des Sports, Paris (recorded 20 June 1965). |
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28
Monday |
Two concerts at the Cinema Teatro Adriano, Rome, Italy. |
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30
Wednesday |
Concert at the Palais des Fetes, Niza, France. |
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