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The Beatles Bible 🍏 @beatlesbible.com · Nov 18

I made a Beatles starter pack for anyone new to Bluesky. There aren't any official bands accounts yet, but here are some good ones. Apologies to any I missed.

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10 October 1968:

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr finish recording Why Don't We Do It In The Road.

"John and George were tied up finishing something and me and Ringo were free, just hanging around, so I said to Ringo, ‘Let’s go and do this’…"

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Recording, mixing: Piggies, Glass Onion, Rocky Raccoon, Long Long Long, Why Don’t We Do It In The Road

Studios Two and Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Ken Scott, Ken Townsend The Beatles added overdubs to three The Beatles (White Album) songs, and mixes of two others w...

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9 October 2011:

Sir Paul McCartney marries Nancy Shevell on what would have been John Lennon's 71st birthday.

"Nancy and I, and all our lovely guests, had an unbelievably great day and send our love to all of you."

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Sir Paul McCartney marries Nancy Shevell

Paul McCartney has married Nancy Shevell at Old Marylebone Town Hall in London, on what would have been John Lennon’s 71st birthday. The register office is where McCartney married his first wife Linda...

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9 October 1985:

Strawberry Fields, a 2.5 acre section of New York's Central Park dedicated to John Lennon, opens on what would have been his 45th birthday.

The entrance is located on Central Park West directly opposite the Dakota building.

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Strawberry Fields is opened in Central Park, New York City

Strawberry Fields, a 2.5 acre section of Central Park in Manhattan, New York City dedicated to John Lennon, was officially opened on 9 October 1985, what would have been Lennon's 45th birthday. His wi...

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9 October 1975:

Sean Lennon is born on his father's 35th birthday.

Happy birthday Sean!

John Lennon, 1980: "Now I understand the frustration of those women because of all the work. And there’s no gold watch at the end of the day…"

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Sean Lennon is born

On John Lennon’s 35th birthday, his second son Sean was born in a New York hospital. Sean Taro Ono Lennon was born by caesarean section, and weighed 8 pounds and 10 ounces. Yoko Ono had been admitted ...

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9 October 1970:

John Lennon records the songs God and Remember on his 30th birthday.

He is also visited in the studio by George Harrison, who presents him with a plastic flower and a recording of his song It's Johnny's Birthday.

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Recording, mixing: Isolation, God, Love, Remember by John Lennon

Studio Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producers: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Phil Spector Engineers: Richard Lush, Andy Stephens The sixth recording session for John Lennon’s debut solo album, John Lennon/...

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9 October 1970:

John Lennon sees his father Alf for the last time. It does not go well.

"I sat through it all, completely stunned, hardly believing that this was the kind considerate 'Beatle' John Lennon talking to his father with such evil intensity…"

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John Lennon sees his father Alf for the final time

Prior to a recording session on his 30th birthday, John Lennon invited his father Alf to lunch at Tittenhurst Park in Ascot. This was the last time the pair would meet. Alf Lennon brought his young wi...

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9 October 1968:

Paul McCartney records Why Don't We Do It In The Road in five takes – vocals, guitar and piano.

John Lennon: "We came in and he’d made the whole record. Him drumming. Him playing the piano. Him singing."

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Recording, mixing: The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill, Long Long Long, Why Don’t We Do It In The Road

Studios Two and Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Ken Scott, Ken Townsend The evening of John Lennon’s 28th birthday was spent in EMI Studios, where The Beatles worked ...

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9 October 1961:

John Lennon and Paul McCartney holiday in Paris on Lennon's 21st birthday.

"Paul bought me a hamburger to celebrate."

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John Lennon celebrates his 21st birthday with Paul McCartney in Paris

On 30 September 1961, John Lennon and Paul McCartney began hitchhiking from Liverpool to Paris where they celebrated Lennon's 21st birthday. Lennon had been given £100 as an early birthday present, an...

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9 October 1956:

John Lennon buys two 78rpm singles on his 16th birthday.

The singles are hugely influential to the young Lennon: Hound Dog by Elvis Presley; and the Ying-Tong Song by the Goons, written by Spike Milligan.

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John Lennon’s 16th birthday

The rock 'n' roll fanatic John Lennon used his 16th birthday money to buy two much-prized 78rpm records. While each was quite different, they both had a marked influence on the young Lennon. Elvis Pre...

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9 October 1940:

John Lennon is born in Liverpool.

"If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliche that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that's his problem. Love and peace are eternal."

Happy birthday John!

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You make your own dream. That's the Beatles' story, isn't it? That's Yoko’s story. That's what I'm saying now. Produce your own dream. If you want to save Peru, go save Peru. It's quite possible to do...

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8 October 1971:

Imagine, John Lennon's second solo album, is released in the UK.

Lennon, 1980: "The album Imagine was after Plastic Ono. I call it Plastic Ono with chocolate coating."

Read all about Imagine:

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Recorded: 11, 16 February; 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 May; 4, 5 July 1971 Producers: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Phil Spector Released: 8 October 1971 (UK), 9 September 1971 (US) Personnel John Lennon: voc...

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8 October 1968:

The Beatles record the White Album songs I'm So Tired and The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill.

George Harrison also double-tracks his vocals for Long, Long, Long, and Paul McCartney overdubs a bass guitar part.

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Recording: Long Long Long, I’m So Tired, The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Ken Scott The Beatles recorded two new songs by John Lennon for the White Album during this 4pm-8am session, and continued work on...

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8 October 1964:

The Beatles record She's A Woman in seven takes.

Paul McCartney: "I have a recollection of walking round St John’s Wood with that in my mind, so I might have written it at home and finished it up on the way to the studio."

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Recording: She’s A Woman

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles recorded 'She's A Woman', the b-side to their 1964 Christmas single 'I Feel Fine', on this day. The backi...

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7 October 1991:

Paul McCartney’s first classical music album, Liverpool Oratorio, is released in the UK.

It is his third album release of the year, following Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) and Choba B CCCP (international edition).

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Liverpool Oratorio

Recorded: 28-29 June 1991 Producer: John Fraser Released: 7 October 1991 (UK), 22 October 1991 (US) Personnel Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Sally Burgess, Jerry Hadley, Willard White: vocals Royal Liverpool Ph...

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7 October 1968:

The Beatles record George Harrison's White Album song Long, Long, Long in 62 takes.

"The ‘you’ in Long, Long, Long is God. I can’t recall much about it except the chords, which I think were coming from Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands."

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Mixing, recording: While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Long, Long, Long

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Ken Scott This lengthy recording session, lasting from 2.30pm until 7am the following morning, saw mono and stereo mixes made of G...

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6 October 1969:

The Beatles' double a-side single Something/Come Together is released in the USA.

The single tops the Billboard chart, and is certified gold three weeks after its release.

Come Together:

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Something:

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Written by: Lennon-McCartney Recorded: 21, 22, 23, 25, 29, 30 July 1969 Producer: George Martin Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald Released: 26 September 1969 (UK), 1 October 1969 (US) Available ...

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6 October 1967:

George Harrison's song Blue Jay Way is completed, with the addition of cello and tambourine overdubs. The cellist, Peter Willison, is paid £27.

Blue Jay Way appears on the Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour.

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Recording: Blue Jay Way

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick The recording of George Harrison’s Magical Mystery Tour song 'Blue Jay Way' was completed during this session, which...

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6 October 1964:

The Beatles record Eight Days A Week in six takes.

John Lennon: "We wrote this when we were trying to write the title song for Help! because there was at one time the thought of calling the film Eight Arms To Hold You."

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Recording: Eight Days A Week

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles spent the day working on 'Eight Days A Week', a song which appeared on the UK album Beatles For Sale. At ...

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3 October 2011:

Ocean’s Kingdom, Paul McCartney’s fifth orchestral album, is released in the UK.

"Trying to write something that expressed an emotion – you have fear, love, anger, sadness to play with – I found that exciting and challenging."

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Ocean’s Kingdom

Recorded: June 2011 Producer: John Fraser Released: 3 October 2011 (UK), 4 October 2011 (US) Tracklisting 'Ocean's Kingdom' 'Hall Of Dance' 'Imprisonment' 'Moonrise' Ocean's Kingdom, Paul McCartney’s ...

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3 October 1975:

George Harrison’s sixth solo album, Extra Texture (Read All About It), is released in the UK.

Harrison: "I was in a real down place. Some songs I like, but in retrospect I wasn't very happy about it."

Read all about it:

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Extra Texture (Read All About It)

Recorded: 2-3 February 1971; August-September 1974; 21 April – 27 June 1975 Producer: George Harrison Released: 22 September 1975 (US), 3 October 1975 (UK) Personnel George Harrison: vocals, electric ...

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3 October 1968:

The Beatles – minus John Lennon – record the backing track for George Harrison's song Savoy Truffle in a single take.

The session takes place at London's Trident Studios.

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Recording: Savoy Truffle

Trident Studios, St Anne's Court, London Producer: George Martin Engineer: Barry Sheffield This was The Beatles' third consecutive recording session at London's Trident Studios. They began work on Geo...

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3 October 1964:

The Beatles appear on a British edition of the US music TV show Shindig!, watched by UK members of the Beatles Fan Club.

The band performs three songs live: Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!, I'm A Loser, and Boys.

Watch them here:

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Television: Shindig!

Following rehearsals on the previous day, The Beatles recorded an appearance for a British edition of US music TV show Shindig! at the Granville Studio in London. The performance was watched by London...

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3 October 1963:

The Beatles work on I Wanna Be Your Man and Little Child for their second album, With The Beatles, overdubbing new vocals.

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Recording: I Wanna Be Your Man, Little Child

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith Work continued on two With The Beatles songs on this day, in a session beginning at 10am and finishing at 1pm. Only J...

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3 October 1960:

After 48 consecutive nights with no time off, the Beatles' last show at Hamburg's Indra club takes place.

John Lennon: "There was nobody to copy from. We played what we liked best and the Germans liked it as long as it was loud."

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The Beatles live: last show at the Indra Club, Hamburg

Having played 48 consecutive nights with no time off, The Beatles' residency at the Indra Club in Hamburg ended on this day. It wasn't the end of their contract, however – they were obliged to perform...

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2 October 1968:

Paul McCartney records his lead vocals for Honey Pie, and John Lennon adds a brief but effective guitar solo.

George Harrison: "It was one of them where you just close your eyes and happen to hit all the right notes..."

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Recording: Honey Pie

Trident Studios, St Anne's Court, London Producer: George Martin Engineer: Barry Sheffield Having recorded the backing track the previous day, The Beatles added further overdubs to 'Honey Pie', begun ...

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