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5 August 1969: George Harrison overdubs Moog synthesiser onto the Abbey Road song Because. "Everybody was fascinated by it. We were all crowding around to have a look." Full session info: www.beatlesbible.com/1969/08/05/r...
5 August 1969: Recording: You Never Give Me Your Money, Because, The End | The Beatles Bible
Article on the recording of overdubs for three Abbey Road songs, on the Beatles Bible website.
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5 August 1966: The single Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine is released in the UK. Read all about Eleanor Rigby: www.beatlesbible.com/songs/eleano... Yellow Submarine: www.beatlesbible.com/songs/yellow...
Eleanor Rigby – song facts, recording info and more! | The Beatles Bible
Eleanor Rigby, which originally appeared on the Revolver album and on a double a-side single with Yellow Submarine, is justifiably held as a one of The Beatles' truly timeless compositions.
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5 August 1966: The Beatles release Revolver, their seventh UK album (and many say their best). Paul McCartney, 1966: "I think it’ll be our best album yet. They’ll never be able to copy this!" Read all about Revolver: www.beatlesbible.com/albums/revol...
Revolver – album facts, recording info and more! | The Beatles Bible
From the Taxman count-in through to the climax of Tomorrow Never Knows, Revolver announced to the world that The Beatles of old were no more. Touring was in the past, the loveable moptops had grown up...
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I can't believe it took me until today to notice the similarity of these two covers: Driving Rain (Paul McCartney) – February 2001 Electric Arguments (The Fireman: Paul McCartney and Youth) – November 2008
4 August 1969: The Beatles overdub harmonies onto the Abbey Road song Because. George Martin: "The three boys sang together in harmony… then we overlaid another three voices, and another three voices, so we had nine-part harmony all the way through." www.beatlesbible.com/1969/08/04/r...
4 August 1969: Recording, mixing: Because, Something, Here Comes The Sun | The Beatles Bible
Three days after the backing track for Because was recorded, The Beatles added the song's distinctive vocal harmonies. George Martin: "Having done the backing track, John, Paul and George sang the har...
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4 August 1946: Ringo Starr's first wife, Mary Cox (known as Maureen or Mo), is born in Liverpool. She marries Ringo on 11 February 1965, becoming Maureen Starkey. The couple remain together until the 1970s, and divorce in 1975. See more: www.beatlesbible.com/1946/08/04/m...
4 August 1946: Maureen Cox is born | The Beatles Bible
Article on the birth of Ringo Starr's first wife Maureen Cox, on the Beatles Bible website.
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3 August 1998: Vertical Man, Ringo Starr’s eleventh solo studio album, is released in the UK. "I found it flicking through a book of quotes. It said, 'Let's hear it for the vertical man, so much praise is given to the horizontal one'." See more: www.beatlesbible.com/people/ringo...
Vertical Man | Ringo Starr | The Beatles Bible
Recorded: March 1997 – May 1998 Producers: Mark Hudson, Ringo Starr Released: 16 June 1998 (US), 3 August 1998 (UK) Personnel Ringo Starr: vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards, guitar George Harrison:...
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3 August 1963: The Beatles perform at Liverpool's Cavern Club for the last time. "The Beatles all had long faces and John Lennon was saying, ‘We never should have come back here.’ Everything was sweaty and wet…" See more: www.beatlesbible.com/1963/08/03/l...
3 August 1963: The Beatles' final Cavern Club show | The Beatles Bible
Article on The Beatles' last appearance at Liverpool's Cavern Club, on 3 August 1963.
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1 August 1971: George Harrison's Concert For Bangla Desh takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York City. "I had no idea about what I was letting myself in for. I had a vague idea but it was all so much bigger than I thought." See more: www.beatlesbible.com/1971/08/01/l...
1 August 1971: Live: The Concert For Bangla Desh | The Beatles Bible
Two benefit concerts, organised by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, were held at Madison Square Garden in New York City to raise awareness and money for refugees from East Pakistan.
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1 August 1969: All four Beatles begin recording a song together for the final time – Because on the Abbey Road LP. George Martin: "John, Paul and George sang the harmony. Then we overlaid it twice more, making nine-part harmony altogether." See more: www.beatlesbible.com/1969/08/01/r...
1 August 1969: Recording: Because | The Beatles Bible
Although none of them knew it at the time, 1 August 1969 was a significant date for The Beatles: it marked the final time that all four members began recording a song together. The song in question wa...
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1 August 1968: The Beatles finish recording Hey Jude. They add lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, tambourine, handclaps, and a 36-piece orchestra. The session takes place at Trident Studios in central London. Read more about the session here: www.beatlesbible.com/1968/08/01/r...
1 August 1968: Recording: Hey Jude | The Beatles Bible
Article on the orchestral overdub for The Beatles' song Hey Jude, on the Beatles Bible website.
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1 August 1967: George Harrison writes Blue Jay Way while waiting for Derek Taylor in Los Angeles. George: "To keep myself awake, just as a joke to pass the time while I waited, I wrote a song about waiting for him in Blue Jay Way." Read the full story: www.beatlesbible.com/1967/08/01/t...
1 August 1967: George and Pattie Harrison fly to Los Angeles | The Beatles Bible
Article on the writing of the song Blue Jay Way, on the Beatles Bible website.
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1 August 1963: The Beatles record two episodes of their BBC radio show Pop Go The Beatles. John Lennon sings Honey Don't. When the group record it for Beatles For Sale in October 1964 it has Ringo Starr on lead vocals. See more: www.beatlesbible.com/1963/08/01/r...
1 August 1963: Radio: Pop Go The Beatles | The Beatles Bible
Article on the recording of shows 11 and 12 of the BBC radio series Pop Go The Beatles, on the Beatles Bible website.
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31 July 1969: Paul McCartney finishes recording You Never Give Me Your Money (Abbey Road LP), adding bass guitar and honky-tonk piano. He then re-records his vocals on Golden Slumbers, and lead guitar and drums are added to Carry That Weight. See more: www.beatlesbible.com/1969/07/31/r...
31 July 1969: Recording: You Never Give Me Your Money, Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight | The Beatles Bible
Article on Paul McCartney's overdubs onto three Abbey Road medley songs, on the Beatles Bible website.
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31 July 1968: The Beatles record the backing track for Hey Jude in four takes. "I suddenly felt Ringo tiptoeing past my back, trying to get to his drums. And just as he got to his drums, boom boom boom, his timing was absolutely impeccable." See more: www.beatlesbible.com/1968/07/31/r...
31 July 1968: Recording: Hey Jude | The Beatles Bible
Article on the third recording session for The Beatles' song Hey Jude, on the Beatles Bible website.
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31 July 1968: The Beatles close down the Apple Boutique. They give away all the stock, with fans queuing through the night! John Lennon: "The night before, we all went in and took what we wanted... It was great, it was like robbing." See more: www.beatlesbible.com/1968/07/31/t...
31 July 1968: The Apple Boutique closes down | The Beatles Bible
Article on the closing of The Beatles' Apple Boutique in London's Baker Street, on the Beatles Bible website.
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30 July 1969: The Beatles finish recording Come Together, and assemble the first edit of the Abbey Road medley. "We did all the remixes and crossfades to overlap the songs, Paul was there, and we heard it together for the first time." See more: www.beatlesbible.com/1969/07/30/r...
30 July 1969: Recording, mixing: Come Together, Abbey Road medley | The Beatles Bible
Article on a rough mix of the long Abbey Road medley, on the Beatles Bible website.
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30 July 1968: The Beatles record 17 unreleased takes of Hey Jude. They also play impromptu versions of St Louis Blues, as heard on the 50th anniversary White Album box set, and Ray Charles’ Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying. See more: www.beatlesbible.com/1968/07/30/r...
30 July 1968: Recording, mixing: Hey Jude | The Beatles Bible
This second recording session for Hey Jude saw the song take shape. Seventeen takes were taped, numbered 7-23, which saw The Beatles refining the arrangement.
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30 July 1963 (evening session): The Beatles record Till There Was You (five takes), Roll Over Beethoven (5), It Won't Be Long (7), and All My Loving (13 takes), for their second UK album With The Beatles. See more: www.beatlesbible.com/1963/07/30/r...
30 July 1963: Recording: Money, Till There Was You, Roll Over Beethoven, It Won't Be Long, All My Loving | The Beatles Bible
The Beatles recorded five songs for their second UK album With The Beatles during this day's session, at EMI Studios on Abbey Road, London.
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30 July 1963 (morning session): In the second recording session for the With The Beatles album, the Beatles tape the song Please Mister Postman and start work on It Won't Be Long. See more: www.beatlesbible.com/1963/07/30/r...
30 July 1963: Recording: Please Mister Postman, It Won't Be Long | The Beatles Bible
Article on the second recording session for the With The Beatles album, on the Beatles Bible website.
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29 July 1968: The Beatles begin recording Hey Jude, taping six takes. Only three of the takes are complete, and none are deemed satisfactory. The master take of Hey Jude is recorded on 31 July 1968. See more: www.beatlesbible.com/1968/07/29/r...
Recording: Hey Jude – The Beatles Bible
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29 July 1966: Datebook magazine republishes John Lennon's 'We're more popular than Jesus' comments in the USA. "I’m right and I will be proved right… I don’t know which will go first – rock ‘n’ roll or Christianity." See more: www.beatlesbible.com/1966/07/29/d...
29 July 1966: Datebook republishes John Lennon's 'Jesus' comments | The Beatles Bible
Article about the furore that resulted when US magazine Datebook republished John Lennon's comments that The Beatles were "more popular than Jesus", on the Beatles Bible website.
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29 July 1965: The Beatles' second film Help! has its royal première at the London Pavilion. After the screening the Beatles attend a party at the Orchid Room of the Dorchester Hotel. See more: www.beatlesbible.com/1965/07/29/w...
29 July 1965: World première of Help! | The Beatles Bible
Article on the opening night of The Beatles' second film Help!, on the Beatles Bible website.
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28 July 1968: The Beatles' Mad Day Out, in which hundreds of photographs are taken around London, ends at Paul McCartney's house, 7 Cavendish Avenue. The final photos are inside the geodesic dome in Paul's back garden, with Martha the dog! See more: www.beatlesbible.com/1968/07/28/t...
28 July 1968: The Mad Day Out: location seven | The Beatles Bible
Article on The Beatles' photography session Paul McCartney's north London home, on the Beatles Bible website.
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28 July 1968: The Beatles' Mad Day Out photo shoot, location six – Wapping Pier Head and High Street, London. "I took this bizarre photograph where Lennon appeared to pose as if he were dead… I'm convinced he was staging his own death." See more: www.beatlesbible.com/1968/07/28/t...
28 July 1968: The Mad Day Out: location six | The Beatles Bible
Article on The Beatles' photography session at Wapping Pier Head in London, on the Beatles Bible website.
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28 July 1968: The Beatles are photographed at St Pancras Old Church and Gardens near Regent's Park, London. A shot of them among a crowd of fans is used on the gatefold of the 1962-1966 (Red Album) and 1967-1970 (Blue Album) compilations. See more: www.beatlesbible.com/1968/07/28/t...
28 July 1968: The Mad Day Out: location five | The Beatles Bible
Article on The Beatles' photography session in St Pancras Old Church and Gardens, on the Beatles Bible website.
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28 July 1968: Location four of the Beatles' Mad Day Out, a day of photography in various London locations. "Once they were on the roundabout they obviously thought they might as well do something and performed completely spontaneously…" See more: www.beatlesbible.com/1968/07/28/t...
28 July 1968: The Mad Day Out: location four | The Beatles Bible
Article on the fourth location of The Beatles' Mad Day Out photography session in the summer of 1968, on the Beatles Bible website.
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28 July 1968: The third stop of the Beatles' Mad Day Out, a series of photo shoots across London – Swain's Lane near Highgate Cemetery. "The day was a hit-and-run accident. They just threw themselves into situations." See more: www.beatlesbible.com/1968/07/28/t...
28 July 1968: The Mad Day Out: location three | The Beatles Bible
Article on the third location of The Beatles' Mad Day Out photography session in the summer of 1968, on the Beatles Bible website.
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28 July 1968: The second stop of the Beatles' Mad Day Out photography extravaganza was at the Mercury Theatre in Notting Hill, London. "We found ourselves in a strange community hall somewhere in the East End. Somebody produced a parrot…" See more: www.beatlesbible.com/1968/07/28/t...
28 July 1968: The Mad Day Out: location two | The Beatles Bible
Article on the second location of The Beatles' Mad Day Out photography session in the summer of 1968, on the Beatles Bible website.
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