March 12 - Today in Beatles History

1963
Concert at the Granada, Bedford (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe tour).
Partially recorded for today's BBC 'Here We Go' edition.
John gets a cold.

5.00-5.29pm. BBC's 'Here We Go' broadcast (6 March 1963 session).



1964
Studio 3 (control room only). 10.00am-12.00noon. Stereo mixing: 'Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand' (from edit of takes 5, 7); 'Sie Liebt Dich' (from take 14). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: not assigned.
Remixes of 'Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand' and 'Sie Liebt Dich' for the US and Germany.

1965
'Help!' shootings in Bahamas end.

The 'New York Daily News' publishes Brian's declarations about the Beatles ('Ten years from today the Beatles will still be popular') and the Rolling Stones ('A fine group').

Brian signs the Silkie to a management agency contract, and secures them a recording contract with Philips.



1967
Concert of Edwin Starr in the Saville Theatre, with Duane Eddy and the Wild Ones as support act.

1969
Morning: Normal Pilcher registers the Harrisons' Esher house.
George and Pattie attend the 'Piscis' party thrown by Rory McEwen.
Shortly after 7.30 pm. 'Kinfaus', Esher, Surrey. George and Pattie are arrested for possession of cannabis resin.
Evening. George and Pattie are taken to the Escher police station.

Morning: Marriage of Paul and Linda, at the Marylebone Register Office. Heather, Mike McGear, Mal Evans and Peter Brown attend.
The second part of the wedding takes place at the St John's Wood anglican church, and is officiated by priest Noel Perry.
Later, party at the Hotel Ritz.
Evening: Paul works on a Jackie Lomax record.

Olympic Sound Studios. Time unknown. Stereo mixing: 'The Long And Winding Road'; 'Let It Be'. Producer: George Martin?; Engineer: Glyn Johns; 2nd Engineer: unknown.

'Yellow Submarine', 8th and last week in the ranking (UK New Musical Express chart).



1971
UK single release: 'Power To The People'/'Open Your Box'.

Royal Courts of Justice (Court 16), London. End of Paul's trial against John, George and Ringo to seek the appointment of an official receiver to take over the Beatles' financial affairs and wrest control from Allen Klein.

1982
Startling Studios. Recording basic tracks for LP 'Old Wave'. Producer: Jim Nipar.

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