18 John, Paul, George and Ringo plays together as the Beatles for the first time in Hulme Hall, Birkenhead shortly after 10:00 pm as the closing attraction in the local Horticultural Societz's 17th annual dance. 19 Evening: Concert at the Cavern 20 Concert at the Majestic Ballroom, Crewe 22 The first time when cameras are focused upon the Beatles. Granada Television records the band playing during the lunchtime session at the Cavern. Some Other Guy and Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey are recorded, but only the first is broadcasted on the 6th of November. Evening: Concert at the Cavern 23 Concert in Chester at the Riverpark Ballroom (and also the wedding day of John and Cynthia Lennon...) 24 Lunchtime concert at the Cavern. Evening: playing at the Majestic Ballroom in Birkenhead 25 Concert at the Marine Hall Ballroom, Espelade, Fleetwood, Lancs 26 Concert at the Cavern with Mike Berry 28 Night: Concert at the Cavern Club 29 Concert et the Floral Hall Ballroom in Lancs 30 Lunchtime concert at the Cavern Evening: Riverpark Ballroom, Chester 31 Concert at the Town Hall in Glouchester
1 Concert at the Subscription Rooms in Stroud 2 Cavern Club concert in the evening 3 Lunchtime concert at the Cavern Night: Queen's Hall, Lancashire 4 Dezo Hoffmann takes pictures during a pre-session rehearsal. First Hoffmann's Beatles publicity shots. 2.30-5.00pm. Ron Richards leads a rehearsal of six songs, including `How Do You Do It?', `Love Me Do', `Please Please Me'. 5.30-7.00pm. Restaurant Alpino. Dinner of the Beatles with Neil Aspinall and George Martin. Studio 2. 7.00-10.00pm. Recording: `How Do You Do It?' (takes unknown); `Love Me Do' (takes 1-15+). Mono mixing: `How Do You Do It?' (from take 2); `Love Me Do' (from unknown take number). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: unknown. First session for the first single. Remixes for cutting acetates. 5 Brian listens to the first acetates of `Love Me Do', at George Martin's office at EMI House, Manchester Square, London. Concert in the evening at the Cavern 6 Lunchtime concert at the Cavern. Evening concert at the Rialto Ballroom, Liverpool 7 Concert at Newton Dancing School, Chesire 8 Concerts at the YMCA in Chesire and at the Majestic Ballroom in Birkenhead 9 Concert in the cvening at the Cavern with Clinton Ford 10 Performance at the Queen's Hall, Widnes, along with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, Geoff Stacey and the Wanderers. 11 Studio 2. 10.00am-1.00pm. Recording: `P.S. I Love You' (takes 1-10); `Love Me Do' [re-make] (takes 1-18); `Please Please Me' (takes unknown). Mono mixing: `P.S. I Love You' (from take 10); `Love Me Do' (from take 18). Producer: Ron Richards; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: unknown. End of sessions for the first single. Andy White on drums. 12 Concert at the Cavern with Freddie and the Dreamers. Also backing 16 year-old singer, Simone Jackson. 13 Lunchtime concert at the Cavern. Eveningconcert at the Riverpark Ballroom in Chester. 14 Operation Big Beat V. The Beatles - heading the bill - plays along with five other major acts. 15 Concert at the Memorial Hall in Northwich 16 Again evening session at the Cavern 17 Concert at lunchtime in the Cavern Performance at the Queen's Hall, Widnes, with Billy Kramer with the Coasters, and the Vikings. 19 Evening concert at the Cavern 20 Lunchtime session at the Cavern 21 A special five-group evening to celebrate Rory Storm's birthday at the Tower Ballroom in Wallasey 22 Performance at the Majestic Ballroom in Birkenhead 23 Evening concert at the Cavern 25 Playing at the Heswall Jazz Club in Wirral 26 Lunchtime and evening concerts at the Cavern 28 Lunchtime session at the Cavern The third and last 'Riverboat Shuffle' on the MV Royal Iris on the River Mersey 29 Playing at the Oasis Club in Manchester 30 Evening session at the Cavern
2 Lunchtime session at the Cavern 3 Evening session at the Cavern 4 Lunchtime session at the Cavern 5 'Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You' the first Beatles single is released by Parlophone 6 Personal appeareance at the Dawson's Music Shop signing copies of 'Love Me Do' Concert at th Hulme Hall in Birkenhead 7 Evening session at the Cavern 8 EMI House, ground floor studio. Recording for Radio Luxembourg's `The Friday Spectacular'. 10 Lunch time and evening Cavern sessions 11 Playing at the Rialto Ballroom in Liverpool 12 Lunch time Cavern session: The Beatles. Night: Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey 13 Evening Cavern performance 15 Performace at Majestic Ballroom in Birkenhead 16 Concert at the La Scala Balroom in Runcorn, Chesire 17 First live TV performance, on TV Granada's `People and Places'. Cavern lunch session: the Beatles. Cavern evening session: the Beatles, the Big Three, Group One 19 Lunchtime concert at the Cavern 20 Travelling far from Liverpool to play at the majestic Ballroom in Hull, Yorkshire 21 The Playhouse Theatre, Manchester. 8.00-8.45pm. Recording for BBC's `Here We Go': `Sheila'; `Love Me Do'; `A Taste Of Honey'; `P.S. I Love You'. 1st session of Ringo for the BBC. The only live take of `P.S. I Love You'. The only BBC take of `Sheila'. 1st ever interview, for the radio of the Cleaver and Clatterbridge hospital, Wirral. Paul comments: `John Lennon is the leader of the group'. 22 Playing at Queen's Hall in Widnes. Also on the bill are Lee Curtis and the All-Stars with former Beatle drummer Pete Best 25 The Playhouse Theatre, Manchester. 8.00-8.45pm. Recording for BBC's `Here We Go': `Sheila'; `Love Me Do'; `A Taste Of Honey'; `P.S. I Love You'. 1st session of Ringo for the BBC. The only live take of `P.S. I Love You'. The only BBC take of `Sheila'. 26 Another lunchtime concert at the Cavern. In the evening apperaing at the Public Hall in Preston, Lancashire 27 Radio interview taped for hospitals in Cleaver and Clatterbridge before going on stage at Hulme Hall in Birkenhead 28 1st ever concert at the Liverpool Empire Theatre, as principal support act for Little Richard, along with Craig Douglas, Jet Harris, Kenny Lynch, Sounds Incorporated. Hours before, on the phone, Brian arranges a show with promoter Arthur Howes for 2 December, birth of the future Epstein-Howes concert promotions team. 29 Second appearance on the Granada TV programme 'People and Places' singing 'Love Me Do' and 'A Taste Of Honey' in Studio Four, Granada TV Centre, Manchester. 30 Flying to Hamburg
1-14 Two weeks of concerts at the Star Club in Hamburg, sharing the stage with Little Richard 16 Recording their second programme for Radio Luxembourg in London at the EMI House for 'Friday Spectacular', playing the songs from their debut single. 17 Performance at the Matrix Hall in Coventry 18 Welcome Home night at the Cavern 19 Lunchtime session at the Cavern Evening: two concerts: Smethwick Baths Ballroom, Smethwick and Adelphi Ballroom in West Bromwich 20 Appearance at the Floral Hall in Southport 21 Lunchtime and evening concerts at the Cavern 22 Playing at the Majestic Ballroom in Birkenhead 23 Lunchtime concert at St James's Church Hall in Gloucester, London Evening concert at the Tower Ballroom in New Brighton 24 Playing for the second time in Wales at the Royal Lido Ballroom in Prestatyn, Flintshire 25 Evening concert at the Cavern 26 6.00pm. The Beatles get to the studio for a 1-hour rehearsal. Studio 2. 7.00-10.00pm. Recording: `Please Please Me' [re-make] (takes 1-18); `Ask Me Why' (takes 1-6); `Tip Of My Tongue' (takes unknown). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: unknown. First session for `Please Please Me'/`Ask Me Why'. 27 First BBC session in London at the BBC Paris Studio on Regent Street playing 'Love Me Do', 'P.S. I Love You' and 'Twist and Shout' Dick James Music office. Brian discusses a music publishing proposition with Dick James. 28 Two engagements on one night: the Cavern and the 527 Club, both in Liverpool 29 Performance at the Majestic Ballroom in Birkenhead 30 Lunchtime concert at the Cavern Evening: The Big Beat Skow No2. at the Town Hall in Earlstown
1 Concerts at the Memorial Hall in Noerthwich and at the Tower ballroom in New Brighton, Wallasey 2 Concert at the Embassy Cinema in Petersborough. The Beatles receives soem bad critics after the show. 3 TWW Television Centre miming to 'Love Me Do' as part of the programme 'Discs A GoGo'. 4 Another television appearance, this time for ITV on 'Tuesday Rendezvous' playing the songs live from their single 5 Lunchtime and evening concerts at the Cavern 6 Performance at the jazz club, Club Django in Southport 7 Lunchtime concert at the Cavern. Evening show at the Tower Ballroom in New Brighton, Wallasey 8 Playing at the Oasis Club in Manchester 9 George Martin and his assistant attends the envening concert at the Cavern 10 Lunchtime session at the Cavern 11 Performance at the La Scala Ballroom in Runcorn 12 Lunchtime and evening sessions at the Cavern 13 Performance at the Corn Exchange in Bedford 14 Major booking at the Music Hall in Shrewsbury in Shropshire 15 Two concerts at the Majestic Ballroom in Birkenhead, the second for being the winners of the first-ever Mersey Beat Poll 16 Evening concert in the Cavern 17 Third appearance on Garnada TV's 'People and Palces' playing 'Love Me Do' and 'Twist and Shout' 18-31 Fifth and final club trip in Hamburg, Star Club. The only night off was the 25th. Their performance on the 31st was recorded on tape and was released 15 |
