December 29 - Today in Beatles History

1961
Performance at the Cavern, with the Yorkshire Jazz Band.

1962
'Love Me Do', number 17 in Britain. [27 December?]

1963
The 'Sunday Times' critic Richard Buckle praises the Beatles as the greatest composers since Beethoven.

1964
'Another Beatles Christmas Show' at the Hammersmith Odeon, London (two performances).

1965
'Day Tripper'/'We Can Work It Out' number 1, 4th week (UK New Musical Express chart).
'Rubber Soul' number 1, 4th week (UK New Musical Express chart).

1966
Studio 3 (control room only). 2.30-4.45pm. Mono mixing: 'When I'm Sixty-Four' (remixes 4-7, from take 4). Tape copying: 'Strawberry Fields Forever' (of remix moo 12, numbered remix mono 13).
Studio 3 (control room only). 4.45-5.40pm. Stereo mixing: 'Strawberry Fields Forever' (remix 1, from take 7, remixes 2, 4, fom take 26). Editing: 'Strawberry Fields Forever' (of stereo remixes 1, 2, edited together as remix 3, of stereo remixes 1, 4 edited together as remix 5).
Studio 2. 7.00pm-2.15am. Recording: 'Untitled' (working title of 'Penny Lane') (takes 1-6). Mono mixing: 'Untitled' (working title of 'Penny Lane') (remixes 1, 2, from take 6). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Phil McDonald.
Copy of 'Strawberry Fields Forever' for the US. Recording of the keyboard sound for 'Penny Lane'.

1967
John goes to Marocco on vacations.

1969
John and Yoko are visited by Hammrick and Leonard, Canadian hypnotizers who intend to help them to stop smoking. John and Yoko prepare to go to Denmark to visit Kyoko. They fly to Aalborg.
Paul prepares Heather's birthday party.

1979
Wings' performance for the 'Concert for the People of Kampuchea'.


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