Beatles history - 1964 July
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`With The Beatles', 32nd week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical Express chart). |
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John buys a house in Surrey for 20,000 pounds. | |
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Cilla Black, with the Joe Loss Orchestra, sings before Princess Margaret and the Lord Chief Justice at a charity ball held at the Mansion House, London. | |
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Brian is appointed a director of W. A. Wilson & Farquharson (Investments) Limited, an investment and hire purchase company. | |
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Wednesday |
Broadcast on Australian channel 9 TV programme `The Beatles Sing For Shell' of the concert at the Melbourne Festival Hall (recorded 17 June 1964). | |
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Wednesday |
The Beatles at Lime Grove BBC Studios. | |
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Monday |
Royal charity premiere of `A Hard Day's Night', attended by the Beatles. After, reception at the Dorchester Hotel, with Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon.
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6
Monday |
US single release: `Like Dreamers Do', with the Applejacks. US single release: `Ain't She Sweet'/`Nobody's Child'. | |
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7
Tuesday |
Studio E, BBC Lime Grove Studios. Filming of an insert for `Top Of The Pops'. | |
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8
Wednesday |
`With The Beatles', 33rd week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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8
Wednesday |
Apearance on BBC-TV's `Top Of The Pops' (recorded 7 July 1964). | |
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9
Thursday |
Brian and Dick Rowe are two of the judges of a beat music competition programme on Westward television. The winning group is the Rustiks. | |
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9
Thursday |
Night. While Epstein is away, thieves break into the NEMS offices in Argyll Street, London, and steal 130 pounds from a safe and miscellaneous items valued at 70 pounds. | |
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9
Thursday |
Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas play for the Queen Mother in a concert at the Royal Agricultural Hall in Stoneleigh Abbey, Kenilworth. | |
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10
Friday |
UK LP release: `A Hard Day's Night'. UK single release: `A Hard Day's Night'/`Things We Said Today'. UK LP release: `Off The Beatles Track'.
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10
Friday |
Evening: Liverpool premiere of `A Hard Day's Night' at the Odeon Cinema. The Beatles and Brian attend.
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11
Saturday |
George is photographed by `Beatles Book' photographer Leslie Bryce, showing off his new E-type Jaguar in front of Whaddon House, William Mews, London. | |
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11
Saturday |
To avoid fans, the Beatles cross the Thames on a boat to get to the ABC Studios in Teddington, from London. Teddington TV Studios, Middlesex. Live appearance on ABC-TV's `Lucky Stars (Summer Spin)'. | |
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12
Sunday |
In London, the `Observer' publishes a praiseful review of `A Hard Day's Night' film, specially of Ringo's work. | |
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12
Sunday |
While on his way to the concert in Brighton in his E-type Jaguar, George is involved in a car accident in New King's Road at Munster Road, London. Performance at the Hippodrome, Brighton, with Jimmy Nicol and the Fourmost. | |
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12
Sunday |
Broadcast of parts of `A Hard Day's Night' on the Ed Sullivan show. | |
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13
Monday |
US single release: `A Hard Day's Night'/`I Should Have Known Better'.
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14
Tuesday |
Brian resigns his directorship with I. Epstein & Sons (Liverpool) Limited. | |
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14
Tuesday |
Studio 2, Broadcasting House, London. 7.00-11.00pm. Recording for BBC's `Top Gear': `Long Tall Sally'; `Things We Said Today'; `A Hard Day's Night'; `And I Love Her'; `I Should Have Known Better'; `If I Fell'; `You Can't Do That'. `I Should have Known Better' is the commercially released version. | |
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Wednesday |
`A Hard Day's Night' single number 1, 1st week (UK New Musical Express chart). `With The Beatles', 24th week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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15
Wednesday |
ABC-TV's `The Road To Beatlemania' broadcast. | |
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15
Wednesday |
John buys `Kenwood', St George's Hill Estate, Weybridge, for 20000 pounds. | |
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16
Thursday |
10.00-11.55pm. BBC's `Top Gear' broadcast (session recorded 14 July 1964). | |
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16
Thursday |
Appearance on BBC-radio's `Brian Matthew Introduces... | |
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17
Friday |
BBC Paris Studio, London. 2.45-6.15pm. Recording for BBC's `From Us To You' (4th edition): `From Us To You'; `Long Tall Sally'; `If I Fell'; `I'm Happy Just To Dance With You'; `Things We Said Today'; `I Should Have Known Better'; `Boys'; `Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!'; `A Hard Day's Night'; `From Us To You'. Only live take of `I'm Happy Just To Dance With You'. | |
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17
Friday |
UK single release: `From A Window', with Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas. | |
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19
Sunday |
Brian presents a five-minute BBC1 television charity appeal, seeking contributions to the British Polio Fellowship. | |
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19
Sunday |
Epstein sacks guitarist Ray Jones from the Dakotas after a row about the group's future. | |
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19
Sunday |
Blackpool. Appearance on the programme `Big Night Out'. | |
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20
Monday |
US single release: `I'll Cry Instead'/`I'm Happy Just to Dance With You'. US single release: `And I Love Her'/`If I Fell'. US LP release: `Something New'.
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20
Monday |
The press announces the issue of Beatles Ltd. shares. | |
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21
Tuesday |
First recording session of the Rustiks. | |
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21
Tuesday |
Brian announces that Michael Haslam will record his first record for Parlophone with George Martin in September. | |
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22
Wednesday |
`A Hard Day's Night' single number 1, 2nd week (UK New Musical Express chart). `With The Beatles', 35th week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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23
Thursday |
Charity performance on `The Night Of 100 Stars', at the London Palladium. The Beatles meet Lawrence Olivier. Photographer Dezo Hoffmann present. | |
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Saturday |
`A Hard Day's Night' LP number 1, replacing `Rolling Stones' LP (UK Record Retailer chart). Billboard comments that `A Hard Day's Night' LP has already sold enough copies to cover all the films costs. A record in the subject. | |
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Saturday |
Studio 4. BBC Television Centre, London. George appears on BBC-TV's `Juke Box Jury'. Broadcast live. Studio 4. BBC Television Centre, London. Ringo films appearance on BBC-TV's `Juke Box Jury'. | |
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26
Sunday |
Concert at the Opera House, Blackpool. | |
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27
Monday |
Brian flies to New York to negotiate US tours for Cilla Black, Gerry and the Pacemakers and Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas, all to commence at the end of February 1965. | |
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27
Monday |
Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers sign for NEMS Enterprises. | |
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27
Monday |
Brian represents pop music in the 1964 list of the 10 best dressed men in Britain. According to the selectors: `his sartorial taste hits the mark as surely as his eye for talent. He is one of the moderates.' | |
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28
Tuesday |
The Beatles fly to Sweden. Concert at the Ice Hockey Stadium, Stockholm. | |
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29
Wednesday |
Concert at the Ice Hockey Stadium, Stockholm. John and Paul suffer an electric discharge when they touch the microphones while playing `Long Tall Sally'. | |
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29
Wednesday |
Brian resigns his directorship with NEMS Limited. | |
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29
Wednesday |
`A Hard Day's Night' single number 1, 3rd week (UK New Musical Express chart). `With The Beatles', 36th week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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30
Thursday |
W. A. Wilson & Farquharson (Investments) Limited changes name to Harreen Limited, to reflect Harry and Queenie Epstein interests. | |
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Friday |
Concert at the Imperial Ballroom, Nelson. |
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