Beatles history - 1965 November
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Monday |
Start of shootings of `The Music Of Lennon And McCartney', at the Granada Television Studios, Manchester.
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Tuesday |
End of shootings of `The Music Of Lennon And McCartney', at the Granada Television Studios, Manchester.
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Wednesday |
Studio 2. 2.30-7.00pm. Recording: `Michelle' (take 1). Studio 2. 7.00-11.30pm. Recording: `Michelle' (tape reduction take 1 into take 2, overdub onto take 2). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott. |
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Thursday |
Studio 2. 11.00pm-3.30am. Recording: `What Goes On' (take 1); `12-Bar Original' (takes 1-2). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott/Graham Platt. 1st attempt at recording an instrumental song for EMI. |
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Friday |
Princess Margaret is quoted on the Jewish Chronicle: `I think the Beatles believe that MBE stands for Mister Brian Epstein'. |
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Saturday |
Studio 2. 7.00pm-1.00am. Recording: `I'm Looking Through You' [re-make] (takes 2-3). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott. |
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Monday |
Studio 2. 9.00pm-3.00am. Recording: `Beatle Speech' (take 1); `Won't Be There With You' (working title of `Think For Yourself') (take 1); `The Beatles' Third Christmas Record' (takes 1-3). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott. Rehearsals of `Think For Yourself' recorded. 6 seconds of them will later appear on the `Yellow Submarine' film. The definitive title of the song appears today, in the afternoon. |
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Monday |
Brian announces he has booked Cilla Black into a 6-week cabaret season at the Savoy Hotel, London, for April 1966. |
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Tuesday |
Abbey Road, Room 65. 2.30-5.30pm. Editing: `The Beatles' Third Christmas Record' (takes 1-3). Mono mixing: `Michelle' (remix 1, from take 2); `What Goes On' (from take 1); `Run For Your Life' (from take 5); `Think For Yourself' (from take 1); `The Beatles' Third Christmas Record' (from edit of takes 1-3). Stereo mixing: `Think For Yourself' (from take 1); `Michelle' (from take 2); `What Goes On' (from take 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Jerry Boys. |
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Wednesday |
Abbey Road, Room 65. 2.30-5.30pm. Stereo mixing: `Run For Your Life' (from take 5); `We Can Work It Out' (from take 2). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Jerry Boys. Studio 2. 9.00pm-4.00am. Recording: `The Word' (takes 1-3); `I'm Looking Through You' [re-re-make] (take 4). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott. |
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Thursday |
Abbey Road, Room 65. 4.00-5.30pm. Mono mixing: `The Word' (from take 3). Stereo mixing: `The Word' (remix 1, from take 3). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Mike Stone. Studio 2. 6.00pm-7.00am. Recording: `You Won't See Mee' (takes 1-2); `Girl' (takes 1-2); `Wait' (overdub onto take 4); `I'm Looking Through You' (overdub onto take 4). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott. |
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Thursday |
Nemperor Artists Limited, management company, is incorporated, with Brian one of its opening directors. |
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12
Friday |
Italy LP release: `The Beatles In Italy'. |
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Monday |
Studio 1 (control room only). 2.30-5.30pm. Mono mixing: `I'm Looking Through You' (from take 4); `You Won't See Me' (from take 2); `Girl' (from take 2); `Wait' (remix 2, from take 4). Stereo mixing: `Wait' (from take 4); `I'm Looking Through You' (from take 4); `You Won't See Me' (from take 2); `Girl' (from take 2); `The Word' (remix 2, from take 3). Mono mixing: `Michelle' (remix 2, from take 2). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. End of sessions for `Rubber Soul'. |
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Tuesday |
Martin works on the running order of `Rubber Soul' songs. He phones to Abbey Road communicating his decision. |
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Wednesday |
Harry Moss cuts the mono version of `Rubber Soul'. |
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Friday |
Harry Moss cuts the mono version of `Rubber Soul'. |
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Friday |
UK LP release: George Martin's instrumental version of `Help!'. |
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Monday |
NEMS Enterprises signs The Paramounts to a management contract. NEMS Enterprises signs The Scaffold to an agency contract. |
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Tuesday |
Harry Moss cuts the stereo version of `Rubber Soul'. |
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Tuesday |
Twickenham Film Studios, London. Shooting of clips for `I Feel Fine', `Ticket To Ride', `Help!', `Day Tripper', `We Can Work It Out'. |
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Thursday |
The Harrods stores, in London, opens after hours to allow the Beatles to Christmas shop for 2 hours. |
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Monday |
Studio 1, BBC Television Centre, London. John, Dudley Moore and Norman Rossington film for BBC-TV's `Not Only... But Also'. |
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Tuesday |
Abbey Road, Room 65. 4.45-5.00pm. Mono mixing: `12-Bar Original' (from take 2). Producer: not assigned; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ron Pender. For cutting acetates for the Beatles' private collections. Last session of Norman Smith as Beatles' balance engineer.
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