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Date	Event	Pictures
1 Thursday	Brian appears on the live BBC 1 TV program, `Tonight', interviewed by Cliff Michelmore about `A Cellarful Of Noise'.
1 Thursday	UK LP release: `The Beatles Versus The Four Seasons'.
2 Friday	`A Cellarful Of Noise' is published in Britain.
2 Friday	Granville Theatre, London. Rehearsal for a special British edition of the US TV show `Shindig'.
3 Saturday	`A Hard Day's Night' LP number 1, 11th week (UK Record Retailer chart).
3 Saturday	Granville Theatre, London. Recording of a performance for the US TV show `Shindig', special British edition.
6 Tuesday	Studio 2. 3.00-6.45pm. Recording: `Eight Days A Week' (takes 1-6). Studio 2. 7.00-10.00pm. Recording: `Eight Days A Week' (takes 7-13). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott/Mike Stone. First time the Beatles take an incomplete idea into the studio and experiment various ways of recording it.
7 Wednesday	Meeting of the Beatles, Brian and Walter Shenson to discuss plans for the next film.
8 Thursday	Enfield Town Driving Test Centre, Enfield Town, Middlesex. Morning. Ringo takes his driving test, successfully.
8 Thursday	Studio 2. 2.30-6.00pm. Recording: `She's A Woman' (takes 1-7). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott/ Mike Stone. Ringo uses the chocalho for the first time. First session for `I Feel Fine'/`She's A Woman'.
9 Friday	18.15 and 20.40. Concert at the Gaumont Theatre, Bradford. Start of UK tour, with Mary Wells, Tommy Quickly, Sounds Incorporated, Michael Haslam, the Remo Four, the Rustiks, and Bob Bain.
9 Friday	Brian and Lionel Bart announce a concert starring Judy Garland.It never materializes.
9 Friday	Recording of three themes at the Granville Theatre, London, before an audience, for the US TV programme `Shindig'. One of the songs is `The House Of The Rising Sun'.
10 Saturday	`A Hard Day's Night' LP number 1, 12th week (UK Record Retailer chart).
10 Saturday	18.15 and 20.45. Concerts at the De Montfort Hall, Leicester.
10 Saturday	Brian gets the British representation of the American group New Christy Minstrels, and plans to take them to the UK for one week of radio and television promotion in January.
11 Sunday	17.00 and 19.45. Concerts at the Odeon, Birmingham.
12 Monday	Studio 2 (control room only). 10.00-10.30am. Mono mixing: `She's A Woman' (remix 1, from take 6). Stereo mixing: `She's A Woman' (from take 6). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott. Studio 2 (control room only). 2.30-3.00pm. Mono mixing: `Eight Days A Week' (remix 1, from take 13). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott.
12 Monday	Brian Epstein Automobiles Limited is incorporated, with Brian one of its opening directors.
12 Monday	Wendy Hanson returns from the USA to work at Argyll Street NEMS office.
12 Monday	US LP release: `Songs, Pictures And Stories Of The Fabulous Beatles'.
13 Tuesday	18.20 and 20.30. Performances at the ABC Theatre, Wigan,
13 Tuesday	EMI Studios. Brian records a record with readings from `A Cellarful Of Noise'. Producer: George Martin.
14 Wednesday	18.30 and 20.45. Performances at the Apollo, Manchester. Filmed by ABC-TV.
14 Wednesday	Brian sends a cable to Harold Wilson on the eve of the General Election: `Hope your group is as much a success.'
15 Thursday	18.15, 20.30. Concerts at the Globe, Stockton.
16 Friday	Studio 1 (control room only). 2.30-5.30pm. Mono mixing: `No Reply' (remixes 1, 2, from take 8). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: A. B. Lincoln.
16 Friday	18.15, 20.30. Concerts at the ABC Theatre, Hull.
16 Friday	Appearance on the British TV programme `Ready Steady Go' and/or "North-East Newsview". Read the interview on this day
17 Saturday	`A Hard Day's Night' LP number 1, 13th week (UK Record Retailer chart).
18 Sunday	Studio 2. 2.30-11.30pm. Recording: `Eight Days A Week' (takes 14-15); `Kansas City/`Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!' (takes 1-2); `Mr Moonlight' [re-make] (takes 5-8); `I Feel Fine' (takes 1-9); `I'll Follow The Sun' (takes 1-8); `Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby' (take 1); `Rock And Roll Music' (take 1); `Words Of Love' (takes 1-3). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Geoff Emerick. Visit at the studio: Carl Perkins. [?]
19 Monday	18.30, 20.50. Concerts at the ABC, Edinburgh.
20 Tuesday	18.30 and 20.45. Performances at the Caird Hall, Dundee.
20 Tuesday	Brian produces his first record, for Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, at IBC Studios, London.
21 Wednesday	Abbey Road, Room 65. 2.30-5.45pm. Mono mixing: `I Feel Fine' (remixes 1-4, from take 9); `I'll Follow The Sun' (from take 8); `She's A Woman' (remix 2, from take 6); `Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby' (from take 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ron Pender.
21 Wednesday	18.40 and 21.00. Concerts at the Odeon, Glasgow.
22 Thursday	Studio 1 (control room only). 11.00am-12.00noon. Mono mixing: `I Feel Fine' (remix 5, from take 9). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ron Pender.
22 Thursday	18.00, 20.30. Concerts at the Odeon, Leeds.
23 Friday	18.40, 21.00. Concerts at the Gaumont State Cinema, West Hampstead, London.
24 Saturday	18.30, 21.00. Concerts at the Granada Theatre, Walthamstow. London.
24 Saturday	Concert at the Odeon, Lewisham. [?]
24 Saturday	`A Hard Day's Night' LP number 1, 14th week (UK Record Retailer chart).
24 Saturday	Joanne Epstein is born to Clive Epstein and his wife Barbara.
25 Sunday	18.00, 20.45. Concerts at the Hippodrome, Brighton.
25 Sunday	The Beatles receive 4 1963 Ivor Novello awards: `She Loves You' (most aired and most sold song); `I Want To Hold Your Hand' (second most aired song); `All My Loving' (second song of the year).
26 Monday	Studio 2 (control room only). 10.00am-12.45pm. Mono mixing: `I Don't Want To Spoil The Party' (from take 19); `Rock And Roll Music' (from take 1); `Words Of Love' (from take 3); `Baby's In Black' (remix 2, from take 14); `I'm A Loser' (remix 2, from take 8); `Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!' (from take 1). Studio 2 (control room only). 12.45-1.05pm. Stereo mixing: `Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!' (from take 1). Studio 2. 4.30-6.30pm. Recording: `Honey Don't' (takes 1-5). Studio 2. 7.30-10.00pm. Recording: `What You're Doing' [re-make] (takes 13-19); `Another Beatles Christmas Record' (takes 1-5). Editing: `Another Beatles Christmas Record' (of takes 1-5). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: A. B. Lincoln. Visit at the studio: Carl Perkins [?]. Last day of recordings for `Beatles For Sale'.
27 Tuesday	Studio 2 (control room only). 10.00am-12.30pm. Mono mixing: `What You're Doing' (from take 19); `Honey Don't' (from take 5); `Mr Moonlight' (remixes 1, 2, from takes 4, 8); `Every Little Thing' (from take 9); `Eight Days A Week' (remixes 2, 3, from takes 13, 15). Editing: `Mr Moonlight' (of mono remixes 1, 2); `Eight Days A Week' (of mono remixes 2, 3). Studio 2 (control room only). 12.30-1.00pm. Stereo mixing: `Eight Days A Week' (remixes 1, 2, from takes 13, 15); `Every Little Thing' (from take 9); `What You're Doing' (from take 19); `Honey Don't' (from take 5). Editing: `Eight Days A Week' (of stereo remixes 1, 2). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott.
28 Wednesday	18.15, 20.30. Concerts at the ABC, Exeter.
29 Thursday	18.15, 20.30. Concerts at the ABC Theatre, Plymouth.
30 Friday	18.15, 20.30. Concerts at the Gaumont Theatre, Bournemouth.
31 Saturday	`A Hard Day's Night' LP number 1, 15th week (UK Record Retailer chart).
31 Saturday	18.00, 20.30. Concerts at the Gaumont Theatre, Ipswich.

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