Beatles history - 1962 June
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2
Saturday |
The Beatles return from Hamburg to Liverpool. |
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4
Monday |
Signing of 1st recording contract with EMI. | |
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6
Wednesday |
Studio 2/3? 6.00-8.00pm. Recording: `Besame Mucho' (takes unknown); `Love Me Do' (takes unknown); `P.S. I Love You' (takes unknown). Producer: Ron Richards and George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Chris Neal. Parlophone audition. | |
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9
Saturday |
7.00-12.00pm. 1st performance at the Cavern after returning from Germany, along with The Red River Jazzmen, Ken Dallas and the Silhouettes, and the Four Jays.
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11
Monday |
The Playhouse Theatre, Manchester. 8.00-9.00pm. Recording for BBC's `Here We Go': `Ask Me Why'; `Besame Mucho'; `A Picture Of You'. Last available recording with Pete Best on drums. 1st available take of `Ask Me Why'. Only BBC take of `Besame Mucho'. Only recording of `A Picture Of You', and 1st documentation of George taking the lead vocal.
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15
Friday |
5.00-5.29pm. BBC's `Here We Go' broadcast (recorded 11 June 1962). | |
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15
Friday |
Lunch and evening: Performance at the Cavern, with the Soiderman. | |
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16
Saturday |
Evening: Performance at the Cavern, with Tony Smith's Jazzmen. | |
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19
Tuesday |
Lunch time, evening. Performances at the Cavern, with the Bluegenes, and Ken Dallas and the Silhouettes. | |
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20
Wednesday |
Lunch time, evening. Performances at the Cavern, with The Strangers and The Sorrals. | |
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21
Thursday |
Performance at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, as one of the support acts for Bruce Channel, who heads the bill of the first pop dance/concert promoted by Brian. | |
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22
Friday |
Performance at the Cavern, with The Cyclones. | |
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26
Tuesday |
Brian and Clive form NEMS Enterprises Limited, in which they are directors and shareholders. | |
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26
Tuesday |
Ron White writes Brian, on knowing of the Beatles' contract with George Martin. | |
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26
Tuesday |
Joe Flannery forms his booking agency Carleton Brook Management. | |
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27
Wednesday |
Performance at the Cavern, with the Big Three. | |
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28
Thursday |
Performance at the Majestic, Birkenhead. | |
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29
Friday |
Brian politely responds to Ron White's letter (written 26 June 1962) with another letter. | |
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29
Friday |
Concert at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton. |
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