June 8 - Today in Beatles History

1963
'Please Please Me' LP number 1, 5th week (UK Record Retailer chart).

Concert at the City Hall, Newcastle (3rd British tour).

Magazine 'Valentine' publishes photographs of the Beatles at the swimming pool of the University of London Union.

1964
BBC re-broadcasts 'Around The Beatles'.

Brian flies back to London and announces that Gerry and the Pacemakers will star in their own Christmas show.

Vara TV (Holland) screens the 5 June 1964 recording.



1965
Studio 1 (control room only). 10.00-10.30am. Stereo mixing 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' (remix 2, from take 17). Producer: not assigned; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ron Pender. Mix with voices on the center of the stereo picture.

1966
'Rubber Soul', 27th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).

Studio 2 (control room only). 1.00-2.00pm. Editing: 'And Your Bird Can Sing' (mono remixes 9, 10). Producer: not assigned; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: not assigned. Studio 2. 2.30pm-2.30am. Recording: 'A Good Day's Sunshine' (working title of 'Good Day Sunshine') (takes 1-3). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer; Richard Lush.



1967
Studio 2. 7.00pm-1.00am. Recording: 'You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)' (Part 2, takes 1-12; Part 3, takes 1-4; Part 4, takes 1-6; Part 5, take 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.
Recording of sax solo.

1983
Canada, Japan, South America LP release: 'Old Wave'.




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