Beatles history - 1964 May
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Friday |
BBC Paris Studio, London. 6.30-9.00pm. Recording for BBC's `From Us To You' (3rd edition): `From Us To You'; `I Saw Her Standing There'; `Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!'; `Happy Birthday'; `I Forgot To Remember To Forget'; `You Can't Do That'; `Sure To Fall (In Love With You)'; `Can't Buy Me Love'; `Matchbox'; `Honey Don't'; `From Us To You'. Only recording of `I Forgot To Remember To Forget Her'. Last BBC session with songs never included on record. |
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Friday |
Gerry and the Pacemakers with Brian fly to the US for their first appearance there. | |
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2
Saturday |
`Rolling Stones', 1st Rolling Stones LP, replaces `With The Beatles' as number 1 (UK Record Retailer chart). `Can't Buy Me Love' number 1, 5th and last week; 5th week in the Top 100 (Billboard). | |
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Sunday |
The Searchers top the bill of the first concert of the series `Pops Alive!', at the Prince Of Wales Theatre, London. | |
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4
Monday |
Dick James Music and Northern Songs install their headquarters at 71 | |
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4
Monday |
5 New Oxford Street, Blumsbury, London. | |
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6
Wednesday |
`Please Please Me' LP, 59th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). `With The Beatles', 24th week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical Express chart). `Can't Buy Me Love', 7th and last week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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Wednesday |
Performance for ATV's `Around The Beatles', in Wembley. | |
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Saturday |
`Can't Buy Me Love', 6th week in the Top 30 (Billboard). | |
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10
Sunday |
First concert to raise money for the building of the Pilgrim Theatre, at the New Theatre, Bromley. | |
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10
Sunday |
Radio Luxembourg broadcasts the first part of the programme `This Is Their Life', about the Beatles. | |
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11
Monday |
US EP release: `Four By The Beatles'.
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11
Monday |
Gerry and the Pacemakers with Brian return from the US to England. | |
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12
Tuesday |
Lenmac Enterprises Limited, music publishing company, is incorporated, with Brian one of its opening directors. | |
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13
Wednesday |
`Please Please Me' LP, 60th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). `With The Beatles', 25th week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical Express chart). `Can't Buy Me Love', 8th week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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Friday |
Gerry and the Pacemakers (Films) Limited, film production company, is incorporated, with Epstein one of its opening directors. | |
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Saturday |
`Can't Buy Me Love', 7th week in the Top 30 (Billboard). | |
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17
Sunday |
Radio Luxembourg broadcasts the second and last part of the programme `This Is Their Life', about the Beatles. | |
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18
Monday |
10.00-12.00am. BBC's `From Us To You' (3rd edition) broadcast (recorded 1 May 1964). | |
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18
Monday |
BBC-radio broadcasts `Monday Bank Holiday'.
Read the interview on this day |
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Wednesday |
`Please Please Me' LP, 61st and last week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). `With The Beatles', 26th week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical Express chart). `Can't Buy Me Love', 9th and last week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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Wednesday |
Recording of BBC Light Programme `Let's Find Out'. Brian answers teenager's questions. Evening: Brian appears on Southern TV programme `For Art's Sake'. | |
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20
Wednesday |
Long Distance Films Limited, film production company, is incorporated, with Brian one of its opening directors, alongside Tony Richardson, Karel Reisz and other important film industry moguls. | |
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21
Thursday |
US single release: `Sie Liebt Dich'/`I'll Get You'.
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22
Friday |
Studio 2. 10.00-11.00am. Recording: `You Can't Do That' (overdub take 10). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: A. B. Lincoln/B. T. | |
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Saturday |
`Can't Buy Me Love', 8th week in the Top 30 (Billboard). | |
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23
Saturday |
Brian begins a week end in Blackpool (Whitsun holiday). | |
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24
Sunday |
Transmision on the Ed Sullivan Show of the interview recorded on 16 April 1964, and playing of a song. | |
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25
Monday |
Brian ends his Whitsun holiday in Blackpool. | |
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27
Wednesday |
`With The Beatles', 27th week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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27
Wednesday |
Party thrown by Brian to celebrate Cilla Black's birthday, at his Knightsbridge apartment. His gift to her is an Austrian luggage set. | |
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29
Friday |
UK single release: `Ain't She Sweet'/`If You Love Me Baby'. UK single release: `Nobody I Know', with Peter and Gordon.
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30
Saturday |
`Can't Buy Me Love', 9th and last week in the Top 30 (Billboard). `Love Me Do' number 1, 1st week (Billboard). | |
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30
Saturday |
Brian buys 5 copies of `Ain't She Sweet' at a West End record store. | |
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Sunday |
Two performances at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, for Brian's `Pops Alive!' show. |
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