Beatles history - 1963 September
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Sunday |
ABC's Studio One, Didsbury Studio Centre, Manchester. Performance taped for ABC's `Big Night Out'. |
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3
Tuesday |
`She Loves You' reaches over 500,000 sold issues in the UK. |
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3
Tuesday |
5.00-5.29pm. BBC's `Pop Go The Beatles' broadcast (recorded 1 August 1963, 4.00-6.00pm; completely broadcast, except `Lucille' and `Baby It's You'.) |
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3
Tuesday |
Number 2 Studio, BBC Aeolian Hall. 2.00-4.30pm. Recording for BBC's `Pop Go The Beatles': `Pop Go The Beatles'; `Too Much Monkey Business'; `Love Me Do'; `She Loves You'; `I'll Get You'; `A Taste Of Honey'; `The Hippy Hippy Shake'; `Pop Go The Beatles'. |
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3
Tuesday |
Number 2 Studio, BBC Aeolian Hall. 5.00-7.30pm. Recording for BBC's `Pop Go The Beatles': `Pop Go The Beatles'; `Chains'; `You Really Got A Hold On Me'; `Misery'; `Lucille'; `From Me To You'; `Boys'; `Pop Go The Beatles'. |
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3
Tuesday |
Number 2 Studio, BBC Aeolian Hall. 8.00-10.00pm. Recording for BBC's `Pop Go The Beatles': `Pop Go The Beatles'; `She Loves You'; `Ask Me Why'; `Devil In Her Heart'; `I Saw Her Standing There'; `Sure To Fall (In Love With You)'; `Twist And Shout'; `Pop Go The Beatles'. `She Loves You' is the same version recorded earlier this day (3 September 1963 2.00-4.30pm session). Last performance for `Pop Go The Beatles'. |
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3
Tuesday |
Concert at the Queen's Theatre, Blackpool. |
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4
Wednesday |
Concert at the Gaumont, Worcester. |
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4
Wednesday |
`She Loves You' number 1, 1st week in the ranking (UK New Musical Express chart). `Please Please Me' LP, 24th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). |
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5
Thursday |
Concert at the Gaumont, Taunton. |
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6
Friday |
UK EP release: `The Beatles' Hits'.
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6
Friday |
Concert at the Odeon, Luton. |
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6
Friday |
`The Beatles Christmas Show' is announced. |
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6
Friday |
Brian signs his first girl singer, Cilla Black. At his home, 380 Scotland Road, Liverpool, her father is convinced by Brian of the convenience of her changing her artistic surname to `Black'. |
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7
Saturday |
`Please Please Me' LP number 1, 18th week (UK Record Retailer chart). |
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7
Saturday |
Concert at the Fairfield Halls, Croydon, Surrey. |
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7
Saturday |
Broadcast of ABC-TV's `Big Night Out', with performance recorded 1 September 1963. |
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7
Saturday |
The Playhouse Theatre, London. 1.00-4.00pm. Recording for BBC's `Saturday Club': `I Saw Her Standing There'; `Memphis, Tennessee'; `Happy Birthday Saturday Club'; `I'll Get You'; `She Loves You'; `Lucille'. Recording for the 5th anniversary edition of `Saturday Club'. |
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7
Saturday |
28 Maitland Court, home address of Donald Zec. The Beatles are interviewed by Donald Zec (published on the `Daily Mirror', 10 September 1963). [8, 9 September 1963?] |
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8
Sunday |
Concert at the ABC Theatre, Blackpool. |
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8
Sunday |
28 Maitland Court, home address of Donald Zec. The Beatles are interviewed by Donald Zec (published on the `Daily Mirror', 10 September 1963). [7, 9 September 1963?] |
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9
Monday |
28 Maitland Court, home address of Donald Zec. The Beatles are interviewed by Donald Zec (published on the `Daily Mirror', 10 September 1963). [7, 8 September 1963?] |
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10
Tuesday |
Savoy Hotel. Luncheon hosted by the Variety Club Of Great Britain. The Beatles are awarded `Best Vocal Disc Of The Year' (`From Me To You'), as voted by readers of `Melody Maker'. After the luncheon, the Beatles, Billy J. Kramer and Susan Maughan pose for photographers in Victoria Embankment Gardens, behind the Savoy. Early afternoon. John and Paul go by taxi from the Savoy Hotel to their apartment (57 Green Street). While riding down Jermyn Street, they see Andrew Oldham, who invites them to see the Rolling Stones. Afternoon. The Rolling Stones rehearse at the Ken Colyer Club. John, Paul and Andrew Oldham attend. John and Paul offer `I Wanna Be Your Man' to them. |
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10
Tuesday |
The `Daily Mirror' publishes the first long interview to the Beatles: `Four frenzied Little Lord Fauntleroys who are making 50,000 pounds every week.' |
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10
Tuesday |
5.00-5.29pm. BBC's `Pop Go The Beatles' broadcast (recorded 3 September 1963, 2.00-4.30pm). |
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11
Wednesday |
Studio 2. 2.30-6.00pm. Recording: `I Wanna Be Your Man' (take 1); `Little Child' (takes 1-2); `All I've Got To Do' (takes 1-15). Studio 2. 7.00-10.15pm. Recording: `Not A Second Time' (takes 1-9); `Don't Bother Me' (takes 1-7). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Richard Langham. |
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11
Wednesday |
`She Loves You' number 1, 2nd week (UK New Musical Express chart). `Please Please Me' LP, 25th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). |
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12
Thursday |
Studio 2. 2.30-6.30pm. Recording: Messages To Australia (takes 1-4); `Hold Me Tight' [re-make] (takes 20-29). Studio 2. 7.00-11.30pm. Recording: `Don't Bother Me' [re-make] (takes 10-19); `Little Child' (takes 3-18); `I Wanna Be Your Man' (takes 2-7). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Richard Langham. |
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13
Friday |
Concert at the Public Hall, Preston. |
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14
Saturday |
`Please Please Me' LP number 1, 19th week (UK Record Retailer chart). |
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14
Saturday |
Marriage of Clive John Epstein and Barbara Mattison, at the Greenbank Drive Synagogue, Liverpool. Brian is best man. |
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14
Saturday |
Concert at the Memorial Hall, Nantwich. |
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15
Sunday |
Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London, topping the bill for `Great Pop Prom'. |
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16
Monday |
US single release: `She Loves You'/`I'll Get You'.
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16
Monday |
Start of Beatles' vacations. |
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17
Tuesday |
5.00-5.29pm. BBC's `Pop Go The Beatles' broadcast (recorded 3 September 1963 5.00-7.30pm). |
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17
Tuesday |
Concert at the Queen's Theatre, Blackpool. |
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18
Wednesday |
Epstein affirms he has no intention of selling, after rumors that he has received bids for the agency side of NEMS Enterprises. |
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18
Wednesday |
`She Loves You' number 1, 3rd week (UK New Musical Express chart). `Please Please Me' LP, 26th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). |
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21
Saturday |
`Please Please Me' LP number 1, 20th week (UK Record Retailer chart). |
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23
Monday |
US single release: `Bad To Me', with Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas. [According to my sources, this record got on the Billboard chart. So I doubt this happened in 1963. Rather I think it was in 1964 Does anybody have a clue?] |
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24
Tuesday |
5.00-5.29pm. BBC's `Pop Go The Beatles' broadcast (recorded 3 September 1963 8.00-10.00pm). |
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24
Tuesday |
Alistair Taylor writes a letter to Brian. |
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25
Wednesday |
`She Loves You' number 1, 4th and last week (UK New Musical Express chart). `Please Please Me' LP, 27th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). |
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27
Friday |
UK single release: `Love Of The Loved', first record by Cilla Black. |
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27
Friday |
It is reported that Brian plans to move NEMS Enterprises from Liverpool to London, early in 1964. |
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28
Saturday |
`Please Please Me' LP number 1, 21st week (UK Record Retailer chart). |
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30
Monday |
Studio 2 (control room only). 10.00am-1.15pm. Editing: `Little Child' (of takes 15, 18); `Hold Me Tight' (of takes 26, 29). Recording: `Money (That's What I Want)' (3 unnumbered takes of overdub onto take 7); `I Wanna Be Your Man' (takes 8-13, of overdub onto take 7). Mono mixing: `All I've Got To Do' (from take 15); `Don't Bother Me' (from take 15); `Little Child' (from edit of takes 15, 18); `Hold Me Tight' (from edit of takes 26, 29); `Not A Second Time' (from take 9). Producer: George Martin; Editing: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Geoff Emerick. Recording of piano for `Money (That's What I Want)' and Hammond organ for `I Wanna Be Your Man'. |
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30
Monday |
A review indicates that the Beatles have the most sold LP (`Please Please Me'), EP (`Twist And Shout') and single (`She Loves You') in Britain (Record Retailer). |
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30
Monday |
Billy J. Kramer Limited, a new producing company, is incorporated, with Brian one of its opening directors. |
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30
Monday |
Brian writes to Alistair Taylor, from Liverpool, to confirm his date to have lunch. |
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