Beatles history - 1966 May
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Sunday |
Performance in the New Musical Express Poll Winner's Concert, Empire Pool, Wembley, along with the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, Spencer Davis Group, Roy Orbison, and others. Beatles performance not filmed. Last Beatles performance in concert in Britain. |
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Sunday |
Premiere of `The Beatles At The Shea Stadium', broadcast by BBC-TV. | |
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Wednesday |
`Rubber Soul', 22nd week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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Thursday |
Studio 3. 9.30pm-3.00am. Recording: `I'm Only Sleeping' (overdub onto take 11). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Phil McDonald. | |
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Friday |
Studio 2. 2.30pm-1.00am. Recording: `I'm Only Sleeping' (overdub onto take 11, tape reduction take 11 into takes 12, 13). Studio 2 (control room only). 1.00-2.15am. Mono mixing: `I'm Only Sleeping' (remixes 1-4, from take 13). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Phil McDonald. | |
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Friday |
UK single release: `2 Days Monday', 1st of The Scaffold. | |
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Saturday |
Brian flies to Copenhague, to receive golden records and prizes of `Borge' magazine on behalf of the Beatles. | |
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Monday |
Studio 2. 7.00-11.00pm. Recording: `For No One' (takes 1-10). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Phil McDonald. | |
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Wednesday |
`Rubber Soul', 23rd week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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Thursday |
Studio 3 (control room only). 1.45-3.30pm. Mono mixing: `Doctor Robert' (remix 4, from take 7); `I'm Only Sleeping' (remix 5, from take 13); `And Your Bird Can Sing' (remixes 7, 8, from takes 10, 6) . Editing: `And Your Bird Can Sing' (of mono remixes 7, 8); `Doctor Robert' (of mono remix 4). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Jerry Boys. Remixes of `Doctor Robert', `I'm Only Sleeping' and `And Your Bird Can Sing' for ``Yesterday'... And Today'. | |
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Monday |
Article on the newspaper `Palladium' of Richmond, Indiana: `Beatles Will Slip In Couple Of Years Manager Says During Stopover In City'. Seemingly someone posed as Brian and gave this false new. | |
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Monday |
Studio 2. 2.30pm-1.30am. Recording: `Taxman' (overdub onto take 12). Tape copying: `Granny Smith' (working title of `Love You To') (copies of mono remix 3, numbered mono remixes 4, 5). Mono mixing: `Taxman' (remixes 2-5, from take 12). Recording: `For No One' (overdub onto take 10, tape reduction take 10 into takes 13, 14 [no takes numbered 11 or 12]). Tape copying: `Taxman' (of remix mono 4); `Granny Smith' (working title of `Love You To') (of remix mono 5); `Mark I' (working title of `Tomorrow Never Knows') (of remix mono 8). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Phil McDonald. Recording of `One, two, three, four' intro for `Taxman'. | |
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Wednesday |
`Rubber Soul', 24th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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Wednesday |
Studio 2. 2.30pm-2.30am. Recording: `Got To Get You Into My Life' (overdub onto take 8, tape reduction take 8 into takes 9-11, overdub onto take 9). Mono mixing: `Got To Get You Into My Life' (remixes 1, 2, from take 9). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Phil McDonald. First Beatles' use of brasses. | |
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Thursday |
Brian returns from Spain to watch the shooting of clips for `Paperback Writer'/`Rain' at Chiswick House, London (EMI Studios). | |
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Thursday |
Studio 1. Most of the day: shooting of clips for `Paperback Writer'/`Rain'. During a lunchtime break from shooting, the Beatles go to Genevieve, French restaurant. Studio 3. 7.00-11.00pm. Recording: `For No One' (overdub onto take 14). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Phil McDonald. Recording of horn solo for `For No One'.
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Friday |
Studio 1 (control room only). 11.00am-12.30pm. Stereo mixing: `And Your Bird Can Sing' (remixes 1, 2, from takes 10, 6); `Doctor Robert' (remixes 1, 2, from take 7); `I'm Only Sleeping' (remixes 1, 2, from take 13). Editing: `And Your Bird Can Sing' (of stereo remixes 1, 2); `Doctor Robert' (of stereo remixes 1, 2). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Phil McDonald. Mixes for ``Yesterday'... And Today' and `Revolver'. | |
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Friday |
Shooting of clips for `Paperback Writer'/`Rain' at Chiswick House and Gardens, London.
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Friday |
John and Cynthia attend an all-night party with Mick Jagger and Chrissie Shrimpton. | |
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Saturday |
Morning. After partying with Mick Jagger and Chrissie Shrimpton, John and Cynthia shop at the market at Portobello Road, London. | |
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Wednesday |
`Rubber Soul', 25th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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Thursday |
Studio 3. 7.00pm-1.00am. Recording: `Yellow Submarine' (takes 1-4, tape reduction take 4 into take 5). Producer: not assigned; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Phil McDonald. | |
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Friday |
Bob Dylan's concert at the Royal Albert Hall. Afternoon. Before the concert, the Beatles visit Dylan at the May Fair Hotel, London. Evening. Paul and Neil with Dylan and members of the Rolling Stones at Dolly's night-club, London. | |
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Saturday |
The Beatles visit Dylan at the May Fair Hotel, London. | |
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29
Sunday |
In Spain, the bullfighter Miguelin names a bull after Brian. | |
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Sunday |
The Beatles visit Dylan at the May Fair Hotel, London. | |
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Monday |
US single release: `Paperback Writer'/`Rain', double A side.
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Monday |
Autograph hunters chase by car John in a Mini. John's Rolls Royce is stopped in Bushy Park Road, Teddington, Middlesex, by the police, and fined for speeding. The Mini is also stopped. The chasers get their autographs after the police finishes with John. | |
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Monday |
Brian flies from Madrid to New York to arrange the next American tour. | |
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Tuesday |
`Sunny Heights'. Photographic session of Ringo with `Beatles Book' photographer Leslie Bryce for the magazine's `at home' series. |
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