Thursday, June 1, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Saturday, June 1, 1963: The Beatles tape the 2nd and 3rd "Pop Go the Beatles" radio programs for the BBC. The 2nd program, featuring guests the Countrymen, is broadcast on June 11 and has The Beatles performing "Too Much Monkey Business", "I Got to Find My Baby", "Youngblood", "Baby It's You", "Till There Was You", and "Love Me Do". The Beatles, now playing 25-minute sets on package tours, were only able to play their Lennon-McCartney hits in live performance, so they used these radio programs to play some of the cover versions that previously made up a large part of their live performance repertoire. The 3rd "Pop Go the Beatles" is broadcast on June 18, with guests Carter-Lewis and the Southerners. On that show The Beatles perform "A Shot of Rhythm and Blues", "Memphis", "A Taste of Honey", "Sure to Fall (in Love With You)", "Money", and "From Me to You". Recorded at BBC Paris Studio, London. A number of recordings from this day are included on the 1994 Beatles double-CD "Live at the BBC". From show #2, "Youngblood" (Disc one, Track eight); "Baby It's You" (Disc one, Track 14); and "I Got to Find My Baby" (Disc two, Track 29). From show #3, "Sure to Fall (in Love With You)" (Disc one, Track 10).

Saturday, June 1, 1963: After recording two radio programs during the day, The Beatles perform for two "houses" with the Roy Orbison tour, at the Granada Cinema, Tooting, London, in the evening.

Monday, June 1, 1964: US release of single "Sweet Georgia Brown/Take Out Some Insurance On Me Baby" (Atco). No chart appearance.

Monday, June 1, 1964: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Recording songs for the non-soundtrack side of their LP "A Hard Day's Night", as well as completing the songs for the "Long Tall Sally" EP. They recorded 5 takes of "Matchbox" (for the EP), 8 takes of "I'll Cry Instead" (for the LP), 6 takes of "Slow Down" (for the EP), and 16 takes of "I'll Be Back" (for the LP). American Carl Perkins, composer of "Matchbox", was on a promotional tour in the UK and visited The Beatles' recording session, getting the chance to see them recording his song. Perkins was one of the biggest influences on The Beatles. "The Beatles Anthology 1" includes Takes 2 and 3 of "I'll Be Back" from this recording session (Disc 2, Tracks 17-18).

Wednesday, June 1, 1966: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Recording sound effects overdubs for "Yellow Submarine", a 12-hour session. John blows bubbles in a bucket of water and shouts out "Full speed ahead Mister Captain!" (from inside an echo chamber). Other persons participating in making the barrage of noises heard on "Yellow Submarine" (as well as those edited out of the final song) are the other Beatles, Brian Jones, Marianne Faithfull, Pattie Harrison, George Martin, Neil Aspinall, Mal Evans, John Skinner, and Terry Condon. Then, Mal Evans pounds on a huge bass drum strapped to his chest, marching about the studio as the others follow behind (conga-line style) singing "We all live in a yellow submarine" (Lewisohn). The overdub that takes the most time and effort, however, is one that will never make it onto the finished song. This is a spoken passage narrated by Ringo that opens the song and fades into the acoustic guitar intro (the whole bit lasting 31 seconds). The other Beatles' voices are mixed in and out during Ringo's spoken part, and the sound of marching feet (simulated by sliding a box with pieces of coal in it back and forth) was also in the background. In the end, The Beatles decided "It's All Too Much" and they discard this complex intro.

Thursday, June 1, 1967: June 1 is the official UK release date for the 1967 LP "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", although the album was actually rush-released on May 26.

Thursday, June 1, 1967: The Beatles in the recording studio (De Lane Lea Recording Studios, Kingsway, London). The Beatles experiment in the studio, again with George Martin absent. They record untitled and unstructured jams. Mark Lewisohn makes some curious comments about this session, ":[they record] amateurish instrumental jams in a 10:30 pm--3:30 am session. The single-minded channeling of their great talent so evident on 'Sgt. Pepper' did seem, for the moment at least, to have disappeared." For all of his encyclopedic knowledge about The Beatles, Lewisohn seems to have missed an important concept--that such unstructured jamming often leads to new musical ideas and creative techniques.

Thursday, June 1, 1967: Release in Sweden of Beatles LP "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (Parlophone).

Monday, June 1, 1987: US re-release of Beatles album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" on CD (Capitol). Released in stereo. The US CD version includes the "Inner Groove" and the 15 kc tone audible only by dogs--both of these were excluded from the US vinyl LP (but were included on the UK LP).

Monday, June 1, 1987: UK re-release of Beatles album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" on CD. On this day, one could really say, "It was twenty years ago today:". Released worldwide on the 20th anniversary of the album's original release. As was done with the original LPs in 1967, the CDs were shipped on May 26 without changing the official release date. The CD version included the "Inner Groove" and 15kc tone audible only to dogs, which appeared on the original UK LP but which were excluded from US albums.

Thursday, June 2, 1960: The Silver Beetles perform at The Institute, Neston, Wirral, Cheshire. They are paid 10 pounds, and they give their manager Allan Williams a commission of 1 pound. During the performance, a 16-year-old boy is nearly kicked to death.

Friday, June 2, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Sunday, June 2, 1963: The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at the Hippodrome Theatre in Brighton, Sussex.

Tuesday, June 2, 1964: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). They record 11 takes each of John's songs "Any Time At All" and "When I Get Home". Then came three takes of Paul's song "Things We Said Today". All were recorded for the "A Hard Day's Night" LP.

Thursday, June 2, 1966: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Recording George's song "Laxton's Superb", the working title for his song "I Want to Tell You". The rhythm track is completed in five tracks, some overdubs are added, then a reduction mixdown is made to allow for further overdubs during the next recording session. Initially, the song was titled "I Don't Know", because that is what George Harrison answered when George Martin asked him what the title of the song was. Geoff Emerick came up with "Laxton's Superb", which is a type of apple.

Thursday, June 2, 1966: US magazine "Disc" publishes the banned "butcher cover" for the upcoming LP release "Yesterday and Today".

Friday, June 2, 1967: US release of Beatles LP "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (Capitol). Songs: "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", "Getting Better", "Fixing a Hole", "She's Leaving Home", "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite", "Within You Without You", "When I'm 64", "Lovely Rita", "Good Morning Good Morning", "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)", and "A Day in the Life". 121 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1.

Friday, June 2, 1967: The Beatles in the recording studio (De Lane Lea Recording Studios, Kingsway, London). George Martin joins The Beatles at the De Lane Lea studio for the first time. A bit of work is done on "It's All Too Much", but the session consists mainly of more instrumental jamming. The Beatles also bring bass/contra bass clarinetist Paul Harvey and four trumpeters into the studio to join them in the experimental music-making.

Saturday, June 3, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.ring bass/contra bass clarinetist Paul Harvey and four trumpeters into the studio to join them in the experimental music-making.

Monday, June 3, 1963: The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at the Granada Cinema in Woolwich, London.ring bass/contra bass clarinetist Paul Harvey and four trumpeters into the studio to join them in the experimental music-making.

Wednesday, June 3, 1964: The Beatles in the studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). That morning, during a photo session, Ringo Starr had become seriously ill and had to be hospitalized. Since The Beatles were scheduled to leave on a world tour the very next morning, it was too late to cancel the tour. Brian Epstein and George Martin arranged for a temporary drummer to take Ringo's place for the first part of the tour, and the drummer selected was Jimmy Nicol, someone who they knew to be talented but who was unknown enough not to be mistaken as a permanent replacement for Ringo. On the spur of a last-minute phone call from George Martin, Nicol rushed over to EMI Studios, where he and The Beatles ran through six songs from their tour repertoire in a quick rehearsal ("I Want to Hold Your Hand", "She Loves You", "I Saw Her Standing There", "This Boy", "Can't Buy Me Love", and "Long Tall Sally"). Just 27 hours later, drummer Jimmy Nicol was performing live with The Beatles in Copenhagen, Denmark. When Nicol left the studio to make preparations for the last-minute departure, John, Paul, and George stayed behind to do some recording. They each recorded demo versions of new songs. George recorded "You'll Know What to Do" (the song was never otherwise recorded), and Paul recorded a song he wanted to give to Cilla Black, "It's For You". John taped a demo of "No Reply", for Tommy Quickly, but Quickly's recording of it was never released; the song would be recorded later by The Beatles and appear on the "Beatles For Sale" LP. Late in the evening, John, Paul, and George worked on overdubs for "Any Time At All" and "Things We Said Today". "The Beatles Anthology 1" includes George's "You Know What to Do" (note the difference in the title) and John's demo of "No Reply" (Disc 2, Tracks 19-20).ring bass/contra bass clarinetist Paul Harvey and four trumpeters into the studio to join them in the experimental music-making.

Wednesday, June 3, 1964: During a Beatles photo shoot with photographer John Launois, for the US magazine "Saturday Evening Post", Ringo Starr collapses, suffering from tonsillitis and pharyngitis. Ringo is hospitalized and Brian Epstein and George Martin propose Jimmy Nicol as Ringo's temporary replacement on The Beatles' imminent world tour.ring bass/contra bass clarinetist Paul Harvey and four trumpeters into the studio to join them in the experimental music-making.

Friday, June 3, 1966: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Completion of "I Want to Tell You".ring bass/contra bass clarinetist Paul Harvey and four trumpeters into the studio to join them in the experimental music-making.

Friday, June 3, 1966: Release in Sweden of Beatles single "Paperback Writer/Rain" (Parlophone). Seven weeks in the Swedish charts; highest position #4.ring bass/contra bass clarinetist Paul Harvey and four trumpeters into the studio to join them in the experimental music-making.

Saturday, June 4, 1960: The Silver Beetles perform at the Grosvenor Ballroom, Liscard, Wallasey, Cheshire. The club is a violent place, where local youths often fight out their rivalries, bringing mayhem and bloody assaults to the dance floor. The Silver Beetles kept playing, despite the chaos in front of them.

Sunday, June 4, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Monday, June 4, 1962: The Beatles' recording contract with EMI/Parlophone bears this date. All that is lacking at this point is the final EMI signature, which is dependent upon the outcome of The Beatles' first visit to the studio on June 6.

Tuesday, June 4, 1963: The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at the Town Hall in Birmingham.

Thursday, June 4, 1964: The Beatles put on two performances at the KB Hallen, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark. This is the first date of a 27-day world tour. Drummer Jimmy Nicol replaces the hospitalized Ringo Starr. The Beatles' repertoire for these concerts, and those of the following dates, is "I Saw Her Standing There", "I Want to Hold Your Hand", "You Can't Do That", "All My Loving", "She Loves You", "Till There Was You", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Can't Buy Me Love", "This Boy", and "Long Tall Sally". On occasion, "Twist and Shout" would replace "Long Tall Sally", or perhaps be added into the song line-up.

Thursday, June 4, 1964: Release in Sweden of Beatles single "Roll Over Beethoven/Please Mr. Postman" (Odeon).

Friday, June 4, 1965: UK release of Beatles EP "Beatles For Sale (No. 2)" (Parlophone). Songs: "I'll Follow the Sun", "Baby's In Black", "Words of Love", and "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party". Highest chart position: #5.

Tuesday, June 4, 1968: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios, London). Continuing overdubs for "Revolution", which has not yet been split into "Revolution 1" and "Revolution 9". John, in an attempt to change the sound of his voice, re-tapes his lead vocal while lying on his back on the floor. Some tape loops are created, but these are never used.

Wednesday, June 4, 1969: US release of Beatles single "The Ballad of John and Yoko/Old Brown Shoe" (Apple). 9 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #8.

Friday, June 4, 1976: UK re-release of Beatles LP "The Beatles First" under yet another new title, "The Beatles Featuring Tony Sheridan" (Contour). First released in 1964 and reissued several times.

Monday, June 5, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Wednesday, June 5, 1963: The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at the Odeon Cinema, Leeds, Yorkshire.

Friday, June 5, 1964: The Beatles record a performance for Dutch television in Hillegom, The Netherlands. They answer questions from fans in the studio audience, aided by translator Berend Boudewijn. Then The Beatles put on lip-sync performances of their songs "Twist and Shout", "All My Loving", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Long Tall Sally", "She Loves You", and "Can't Buy Me Love". Since The Beatles' microphones were left open, they had the option of singing live vocals on top of the pre-recorded tracks. In what must have been a confusing and perhaps somewhat humorous scene, the audience of dancers slowly began to surround The Beatles as they performed, until The Beatles were completely engulfed by gyrating fans. Mal Evans, Neil Aspinall, and Derek Taylor rushed out to clear the area around The Beatles, but they were unsuccessful. Neil directed The Beatles to leave the stage, which they did, while their pre-recorded music was still playing. Jimmy Nicol, however, continued on, drumming alone on the stage, perhaps to show that he was taking his job as The Beatles' temporary drummer very seriously indeed. The performance, along with clips of The Beatles touring Amsterdam, is broadcast on June 8, with the title "The Beatles in Nederland".

Sunday, June 5, 1966: On US television, "The Ed Sullivan Show" broadcasts color promo films for both songs on The Beatles' latest single, "Paperback Writer" and "Rain".

Monday, June 5, 1967: The Beatles' album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" reaches #1 in the UK charts. It will hold the #1 position for 27 weeks.

Wednesday, June 5, 1968: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios, London). Recording begins on Ringo's song "Don't Pass Me By", which he had partially written as early as 1963. Three takes of the basic track, then overdubs are added. Although Ringo had referred to this song as "Don't Pass Me By" during interviews back in the Beatles' early days, its working title for this session is "Ringo's Tune (Untitled)". It will later be called "This Is Some Friendly" and, still later, be renamed "Don't Pass Me By".

Monday, June 5, 1989: UK re-release of Beatles singles on 3-inch CDs: "All You Need Is Love/Baby You're a Rich Man" and "Hello Goodbye/I Am the Walrus" (EMI).

Monday, June 6, 1960: The Silver Beetles perform at the Grosvenor Ballroom, Liscard, Wallasey. This is the first time they ever appear on the same bill with Gerry & the Pacemakers, the two groups destined to become Liverpool's most successful beat groups.

Tuesday, June 6, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Wednesday, June 6, 1962: The Beatles' first recording session at Abbey Road Studios, London--their EMI/Parlophone audition. After playing a large number of songs and getting the "thumbs-up" for actual recording, The Beatles record four songs: "Besame Mucho" and three Lennon-McCartney songs, "Love Me Do", "P.S. I Love You", and "Ask Me Why". Although sample lacquer discs are cut, none of these takes will be released on record. Ron Richards, George Martin's assistant, is in charge of the session initially, but balance engineer Norman Smith calls Martin in when his interest is aroused by "Love Me Do". Martin comes in and stays "for the remainder of The Beatles' career" (Lewisohn). George Martin gets along well with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison, but not so with the silent Pete Best. Worse, he considers Pete's drumming ability to be not up to professional standards, as he points out to Brian Epstein. There is some question as to whether Martin made finalizing The Beatles' recording contract conditional upon Pete Best being replaced as drummer, but it was clear that Martin had no intention of using Best in the studio. Since John, Paul, and George had been increasingly unhappy with Pete (he wasn't a great drummer, he wouldn't restyle his hair like theirs, and he was enormously popular with the girls), it was just a matter of time (August 16) until Pete Best was out as drummer and Ringo Starr was in. Brian was handed the unenviable task of breaking the news to Pete; John called Ringo and asked him to join The Beatles, telling him that his long sideburns would have to be sacrificed to fit in with the image Brian was creating for The Beatles. Pete Best, who had stuck with The Beatles through demanding Hamburg engagements, who had handled the group's bookings before Brian Epstein's arrival, and who had played a multitude of club performances with The Beatles, lived the nightmare of being booted out of The Beatles on the eve of their spectacular success. Neil Aspinall, Pete's close friend (he lived with the Bests), had to make a tough choice--he stayed on as The Beatles' road manager, but only at Pete Best's insistence.

Saturday, June 6, 1964: The Beatles, on a world tour, perform two shows at an auction hall (Veilinghal Op Hoop Van Zegen) in Blokker, The Netherlands. Drummer Jimmy Nicol fills in for the hospitalized Ringo Starr. Television news and newsreel cameras film The Beatles' second performance.

Monday, June 6, 1966: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios, London). A session devoted primarily to tape copying and mixing, but Paul does add the final vocal overdub to "Eleanor Rigby".

Thursday, June 6, 1968: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Paul and Ringo work on "Don't Pass Me By". John films an interview with Victor Spinetti, discussing the upcoming National Theatre production, "In His Own Write", based on John's book and directed by Spinetti. Later, John worked on recording 12 additional sound effects tapes for "In His Own Write" (he had previously recorded effects tapes for the play on November 28, 1967). "The Beatles Anthology 3" features the song as it sounded at the end of this session, before the violin part is overdubbed (Disc one, Track 10).

Saturday, June 6, 1970: The Beatles album "Let It Be" reaches #1 in the UK.

Wednesday, June 7, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Friday, June 7, 1963: The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at the Odeon Cinema in Glasgow, Lanarkshire. This is the first of five Beatles appearances in Glasgow, and The Beatles would enjoy playing here because the audiences were always very enthusiastic.

Monday, June 7, 1965: Broadcast of the last Beatles BBC radio program, "The Beatles (Invite You to Take a Ticket to Ride)", which had been taped on May 26.

Wednesday, June 7, 1967: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). More experimental jamming, and recording for "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)". At the end of the session (which began at 7:00 pm and ended at 2:00 am), George Harrison takes home with him a rough mono mix of 20 minutes of the instrumental experiments reduced into one take (take 24).

Wednesday, June 7, 1967: A press release announces the beginning of the "Yellow Submarine" film project. It is reported that The Beatles will provide at least three new songs for the soundtrack.

Saturday, June 7, 1969: The Beatles' single "Get Back" is #1 in the US charts for the third straight week.

Thursday, June 8, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Saturday, June 8, 1963: The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Wednesday, June 8, 1966: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Recording "Good Day Sunshine". Laying down the basic track and recording overdubs, although more overdubs will be added the following day.

Thursday, June 8, 1967: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). More work on "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)". The Beatles record piano, drums, lead guitar, bass, and vibraphone. Brian Jones, member of the Rolling Stones, is in the studio visiting, and he performs an alto saxophone overdub at the invitation of Paul McCartney.

Tuesday, June 8, 1971: UK re-release of LP "The Beatles First" under a new title -- "The Early Years" (Contour).

Sunday, June 9, 1957: The Quarry Men audition for "Mr. Star-Maker", Carroll Levis, at one of Levis' "TV Star Search" shows which he puts on all over Britain. Unfortunately, The Quarry Men fail to make it past the first round of competition, losing out to the Sunnyside Skiffle Group.

Thursday, June 9, 1960: The Silver Beetles appear at the Neston Institute, Wirral.

Friday, June 9, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Saturday, June 9, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club, Liverpool - a night session. Just back from Hamburg, The Beatles appear at The Cavern for a "Beatles Welcome Home Show", setting a new attendance record at the club (900).

Sunday, June 9, 1963: The Beatles, on the last night of their tour with Roy Orbison, perform at King George's Hall, Blackburn, Lancashire. It was during this tour that The Beatles' fans had started throwing jelly babies at them while they were performing on stage, owing to an off-the-cuff remark on television that George Harrison enjoyed eating them.

Tuesday, June 9, 1964: US release of interview LP "The Beatles American Tour With Ed Rudy" (Radio Pulsebeat News Documentary No. 2). Interviews taped during The Beatles' visit to the US in Feb. 1964. 13 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #20.

Tuesday, June 9, 1964: The Beatles, on their first world tour, perform two shows at the Princess Theatre in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Neither show is a sell-out, due to the extraordinarily high ticket price that the promoter had set (without Brian Epstein's knowledge). The price of a ticket to see The Beatles was equal to an average worker's earnings for a week. The Beatles had been met at the airport in Hong Kong by a thousand fans. Drummer Jimmy Nicol continues to fill in for the ailing Ringo Starr.

Thursday, June 9, 1966: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). "Good Day Sunshine" is finished. Additional overdubs are recorded, including George Martin's honky-tonk piano part.

Thursday, June 9, 1966: On the UK television show "Top of the Pops", a promo film of The Beatles' song "Rain" is broadcast. The film clip shows The Beatles in the gardens of Chiswick House.

Friday, June 9, 1967: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). The first attempt at assembling a complete song out of the parts recorded for "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)". By the end of the session, the basic track is mixed and ready for vocal overdubs, but these will not be added until April 30, 1969.

Saturday, June 9, 1973: The Beatles' compilation LP "The Beatles 1962-1966" is #1 in the UK charts.

Monday, June 9, 1986: UK re-release of Beatles single "Paperback Writer/Rain" (Parlophone). 20th anniversary reissue. Issued as a regular single and also as a picture disc.

Saturday, June 10, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Monday, June 10, 1963: The Beatles perform at the Pavilion in Bath, Somerset.

Wednesday, June 10, 1964: The Beatles, on their first world tour, fly from Hong Kong to Australia. They make an unscheduled fuel stop in Darwin, Australia, and 400 fans are on hand at the remote airstrip to greet their aircraft. The Beatles fly on to Sydney, where they arrive in the middle of a heavy downpour. The Beatles are required to appear in an open-top truck in the pouring rain to wave at the multitude of fans greeting them at the airport. As was the case virtually everywhere they went, The Beatles were confined to their hotel due to massed fans in the throes of Beatlemania.

Friday, June 10, 1966: UK release of Beatles single "Paperback Writer/Rain" (Parlophone). 7 weeks on the charts; highest position #1.

Monday, June 10, 1968: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios, London). John Lennon compiles sound effects and tape loops for "Revolution 9". Credited to The Beatles, "Revolution 9" will primarily be a creation of John and Yoko, with some assistance from George Harrison.

Thursday, June 10, 1976: UK release of Beatles compilation double LP "Rock and Roll Music" (Parlophone). Songs: "Twist and Shout", "I Saw Her Standing There", "You Can't Do That", "I Wanna Be Your Man", "I Call Your Name", "Boys", "Long Tall Sally", "Rock and Roll Music", "Slow Down", "Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey", "Money", "Bad Boy", "Matchbox", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Dizzy Miss Lizzie", "Any Time At All", "Drive My Car", "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby", "The Night Before", "I'm Down", "Revolution", "Back in the USSR", "Helter Skelter", "Taxman", "Got to Get You Into My Life", "Hey Bulldog", "Birthday", and "Get Back". Highest chart position: #11. [Note: the song "Dizzy Miss Lizzie" is spelled "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" on other albums.]

Saturday, June 11, 1960: The Silver Beetles perform at Grosvenor Ballroom, Liscard, Wallasey. Drummer Tommy Moore doesn't show up, taking a night job driving a forklift at a bottle works. His girlfriend wanted him to get a regular job, and he'd had enough of John Lennon. Although Moore will play with the group one last time two nights later, probably feeling guilty for bailing out unannounced this night, he'd made his decision to quit the band. On this night (06-11), The Silver Beetles are nervous about being assaulted by toughs in the audience for not having a drummer, so John Lennon asks if someone in the audience wants to help them out. One of the local gang-leaders, a Teddy boy with the name Ronnie, steps up to volunteer. It becomes painfully clear right away that he'd never drummed in his life. Ronnie decides he wants the position permanently, so The Beatles make a quick call to their manager Allan Williams. Williams comes over and somehow gets Ronnie off the stage without any violence.

Sunday, June 11, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Monday, June 11, 1962: The Beatles tape a BBC radio program, "Here We Go", at the Playhouse Theatre in Manchester, in front of a studio audience composed largely of loyal Cavern fans. This is the last recording on which Pete Best plays drums. Songs performed: "Ask Me Why", "Besame Mucho", and "A Picture of You" (the first documented instance of George Harrison taking the lead vocal). The program is broadcast on June 15.

Tuesday, June 11, 1968: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two [Paul] and Studio Three [John], EMI Studios, London). John works alone compiling sound effects and creating tape loops for "Revolution 9". In another studio, Paul McCartney, also alone, records "Blackbird" in 32 takes. George and Ringo are in the USA. Take 4 is included on "The Beatles Anthology 3" (Disc one, Track 14).

Friday, June 11, 1976: US release of Beatles compilation double LP "Rock and Roll Music" (Capitol). Songs: "Twist and Shout", "I Saw Her Standing There", "You Can't Do That", "I Wanna Be Your Man", "I Call Your Name", "Boys", "Long Tall Sally", "Rock and Roll Music", "Slow Down", "Kansas City", "Money", "Bad Boy", "Matchbox", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Drive My Car", "Dizzy Miss Lizzie", "Any Time at All", "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby", "The Night Before", "I'm Down", "Revolution", "Back in the USSR", "Helter Skelter", "Taxman", "Got to Get You Into My Life", "Hey Bulldog", "Birthday", and "Get Back". 29 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #2. [Note: the song "Dizzy Miss Lizzie" is spelled "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" on other albums.]

Friday, June 11, 1976: Release in Sweden of Beatles double compilation LP "Rock and Roll Music" (Parlophone).

Monday, June 12, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Tuesday, June 12, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club at lunchtime and then again at night.

Wednesday, June 12, 1963: The Beatles perform at the Grafton Rooms, Liverpool, in a special concert to aid a children's charity, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The Beatles accepted no fee for their appearance.

Friday, June 12, 1964: The Beatles play their first two concerts in Australia, at Centennial Hall in Adelaide. Drummer Jimmy Nicol continues to fill in for Ringo Starr, who has recovered his health and is preparing to rejoin The Beatles in Melbourne. One of The Beatles' two concerts is recorded for radio transmission on June 15, under the unexciting title "Beatles Show".

Saturday, June 12, 1965: British newspapers announce that The Beatles have been selected to receive the honor of MBE (Membership of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) from the Queen. The list of recipients was drawn up by the prime minister, and the Queen had approved it. A number of previous recipients of the honor were outraged that such a prestigious award should go to a rock 'n' roll group, and several of them returned their MBE medals in protest. The Beatles hold a press conference, and the announcement receives intense media coverage worldwide. Brian Epstein sends flowers to the parents of The Beatles. Ringo says, "There's a proper medal, isn't it? I'll keep it to wear when I'm old." John Lennon would return his MBE medal to Buckingham Palace in November 1969.

Monday, June 13, 1960: The Silver Beetles perform at the Jacaranda Coffee Bar, Liverpool. Tommy Moore makes his final appearance as the group's drummer.

Tuesday, June 13, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany then return to England.

Wednesday, June 13, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club at lunchtime and then again at night.

Thursday, June 13, 1963: The Beatles perform at two venues on the same night. They perform first at the Palace Theatre Club in Offerton, Stockport, Cheshire. Then they travel ten miles to the Southern Sporting Club, Manchester, Lancashire.

Saturday, June 13, 1964: The Beatles perform two more shows at Centennial Hall, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. For the four shows that The Beatles performed in Adelaide there were 12,000 tickets, for which 50,000 requests had been placed. The two shows on this day are drummer Jimmy Nicol's last as a "temporary Beatle". Ringo Starr will meet The Beatles in Melbourne the next day and perform with them right away. Jimmy Nicol's brief stint as a 'member' of the world's most popular musical group is over.

Monday, June 13, 1966: Release in Sweden of Beatles LP "The Beatles Second Album" (Parlophone).

Monday, June 13, 1966: Release in Sweden of Beatles LP "Beatles VI" (Parlophone).

Saturday, June 13, 1970: The Beatles' LP "Let It Be" reaches #1 in the US album charts.

Saturday, June 13, 1970: The Beatles' single "The Long and Winding Road" reaches #1 in the US charts.

Monday, June 13, 1977: US release of Beatles double LP "The Beatles Live! At the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962" (Lingasong). Songs: "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry Over You", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Hippy Hippy Shake", "Sweet Little Sixteen", "Lend Me Your Comb", "Your Feets Too Big", "Where Have You Been All My Life", "Mr. Moonlight", "A Taste of Honey", "Besame Mucho", "Till There Was You", "Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey", "Hallelujah I Love Her So", "Ain't Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves On the Trees)", "To Know Her is to Love Her", "Little Queenie", "Falling in Love Again", "Sheila", "Be-Bop-a-Lula", "Red Sails in the Sunset", "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby", "Matchbox", "I'm Talking About You", "Shimmy Shake", "Long Tall Sally", and "I Remember You". Recorded live in Hamburg on December 31, 1962. Highest position in Billboard charts: #111.

Wednesday, June 14, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Friday, June 14, 1963: The Beatles perform at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey. Another Brian Epstein "Mersey Beat Showcase", and the last time The Beatles will perform here. Their appearance is sensational.

Sunday, June 14, 1964: Ringo Starr, flying in from Sydney, rejoins The Beatles in Melbourne, Australia. The Beatles give a 5-Beatle press conference, with temporary drummer Jimmy Nicol sharing the spotlight with John, Paul, George, and Ringo. Nicol's job of filling in for Ringo until he was well enough to join The Beatles on tour is done, and he departs for England.

Monday, June 14, 1965: US release of Beatles LP "Beatles VI" (Capitol). Songs: "Kansas City", "Eight Days a Week", "You Like Me Too Much", "Bad Boy", "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party", "Words of Love", "What You're Doing", "Yes It Is", "Dizzy Miss Lizzie", "Tell Me What You See", "Every Little Thing". 41 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1. [Note: "Dizzy Miss Lizzie" is spelled "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" on other albums.]

Monday, June 14, 1965: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Recording "I've Just Seen a Face" (six takes) and "I'm Down" (seven takes). During the session, Paul repeats over and over a term he heard black musicians apply to Mick Jagger, "plastic soul". Then John and Ringo leave the studio. George remains as Paul begins recording his song "Yesterday". Take 1 of "I'm Down" is included on "The Beatles Anthology 2" (Disc two, Track 3). "Anthology 2" also includes Take 1 of "Yesterday", which lacks the string arrangement (Disc one, Track 7).

Tuesday, June 14, 1966: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Recording "Here, There and Everywhere". Getting down the basic track and initial vocal overdubs.

Wednesday, June 14, 1967: The Beatles in the recording studio (Olympic Sound Studios, London). Recording a rhythm track for the song they will perform for the 'Our World' worldwide satellite-linked television broadcast, "All You Need Is Love". The Beatles record 33 takes of the basic track and some vocals. George Martin produces, and Eddie Kramer is the balance engineer. John plays harpsichord, Paul plays double-bass, and George tries his hand at violin (but Ringo stuck to the necessary drums). From the very beginning, the start of the French national anthem "La Marseillaise" is used to kick off the song, partly to emphasize the theme of international brotherhood.

Saturday, June 14, 1969: The Beatles' single "Get Back" is #1 in the US charts for the fourth straight week.

Thursday, June 14, 1979: Re-release in Sweden of Beatles LP "Abbey Road" (Apple).

Thursday, June 15, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Friday, June 15, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club at lunchtime and then again at night.

Saturday, June 15, 1963: The Beatles perform at City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire. The Beatles' fee is 300 pounds. Prior to the show, Brian Epstein, concerned for The Beatles' safety at this venue, offered the promoter 200 pounds to cancel the booking, but his offer was rejected. The Beatles play to a packed crowd of 1,500.

Monday, June 15, 1964: The Beatles, in Australia on their first world tour, perform two shows at Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (with Ringo Starr back on drums).

Tuesday, June 15, 1965: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Recording John's song "It's Only Love" (six takes). Take 2 is included on "The Beatles Anthology 2" (Disc one, Track 8).

Wednesday, June 15, 1966: US release of Beatles LP "Yesterday and Today" (Capitol). Songs: "Drive My Car", "I'm Only Sleeping", "Nowhere Man", "Dr. Robert", "Yesterday", "Act Naturally", "And Your Bird Can Sing", "If I Needed Someone", "We Can Work It Out", "What Goes On", and "Day Tripper". The album is released in the original "butcher cover" on this date. The Beatles' use of this controversial photo stemmed from their resentment of the way their albums had been chopped up and repackaged by Capitol Records in the US. When distributors receive the albums showing the Beatles in butcher's smocks, holding chunks of raw meat and dismembered dolls, they are horrified. The album is recalled for repackaging in new, "more acceptable" sleeves. 31 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1.

Monday, June 15, 1992: UK re-release of Beatles EP box set "Beatles EP Set" on CD.

Thursday, June 16, 1960: The Silver Beetles perform at the Neston Institute, Wirral.

Friday, June 16, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Saturday, June 16, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club at night.

Sunday, June 16, 1963: The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Romford, Essex. This is the final "Mersey Beat Showcase". As it turns out, the show's three main acts, (The Beatles, Gerry & the Pacemakers, and Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas) hold the top three positions in the weekly British singles charts.

Tuesday, June 16, 1964: The Beatles, in Australia on their first world tour, perform two shows at Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia.

Wednesday, June 16, 1965: The Beatles go to Twickenham Film Studios for additional overdubbing of dialogue for the movie "HELP!" The Beatles make their final contributions to this movie.

Thursday, June 16, 1966: The Beatles make a surprise live appearance on the UK television program "Top of the Pops". They lip-sync to "Paperback Writer" and "Rain". The appearance is a real coup for "Top of the Pops", and it will turn out to be The Beatles' last live musical television appearance, with the sole exception of the June 1967 worldwide transmission of "All You Need Is Love".

Thursday, June 16, 1966: About to embark on a world tour, The Beatles receive vaccinations against cholera at the BOAC air terminal at Victoria Station, London.

Thursday, June 16, 1966: After a live television appearance ("Top of the Pops"), The Beatles go into the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London) to work on "Here, There and Everywhere".

Thursday, June 16, 1977: Re-release in Sweden of Beatles double LP "The Beatles Live! At the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany: 1962" (Lingasong).

Thursday, June 16, 1977: Re-release in Sweden of Beatles double LP "The Beatles Live! At the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany: 1962" (Lingasong).

Thursday, June 16, 1977: Re-release in Sweden of Beatles double LP "The Beatles Live! At the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany: 1962" (Lingasong).

Thursday, June 16, 1977: Re-release in Sweden of Beatles double LP "The Beatles Live! At the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany: 1962" (Lingasong).

Thursday, June 16, 1977: Re-release in Sweden of Beatles double LP "The Beatles Live! At the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany: 1962" (Lingasong).

Thursday, June 16, 1977: Re-release in Sweden of Beatles double LP "The Beatles Live! At the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany: 1962" (Lingasong).

Thursday, June 16, 1977: Re-release in Sweden of Beatles double LP "The Beatles Live! At the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany: 1962" (Lingasong).

Thursday, June 16, 1977: Re-release in Sweden of Beatles double LP "The Beatles Live! At the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany: 1962" (Lingasong).

Saturday, June 17, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Monday, June 17, 1963: In Studio 5 of the BBC's Maida Vale Studios in London, The Beatles record the 4th "Pop Go the Beatles" radio program. This will be the last of the series, but it will be subsequently extended. The Beatles perform the songs "I Saw Her Standing There", "Anna", "Boys", "Chains", "P.S. I Love You", and "Twist and Shout". The program is broadcast on June 25, and the featured guests are The Bachelors.

Monday, June 17, 1963: The Beatles are photographed by Dezo Hoffman during a London recording session for a "Pop Goes the Beatles" radio program, while dining at a restaurant, and in Delaware Road doing a little clowning-around to celebrate Paul McCartney's 21st birthday on the following day.

Wednesday, June 17, 1964: The Beatles, in Australia on their first world tour, perform two shows at Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia. The second show is filmed for an hour-long television program, "The Beatles Sing for Shell", which is broadcast on July 1. (Shell Petroleum was the program sponsor).

Wednesday, June 17, 1964: Release in Sweden of Beatles single "Ain't She Sweet/If You Love Me Baby" (Polydor). Twelve weeks in the Swedish charts; highest position #1.

Thursday, June 17, 1965: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). The song "Yesterday" is completed with the overdubbing of an additional vocal track by Paul McCartney and of the string quartet brought in to augment the track. Needing a song for Ringo to sing to replace the failed "If You've Got Trouble", The Beatles select "Act Naturally" for Ringo's vocal contribution on the "Help!" album. They record 13 instrumental track takes of "Act Naturally", and Ringo's vocal (along with Paul's backing vocal) is overdubbed onto the 13th take. Then The Beatles record the song "Wait", in four takes. "Wait" will not be included on the "Help!" album; it is included on the following LP, "Rubber Soul".

Friday, June 17, 1966: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Recording final overdubs for "Here, There and Everywhere" and "Got to Get You Into My Life".

Thursday, June 18, 1942: James Paul McCartney was born at Walton General Hospital in Liverpool.

Saturday, June 18, 1960: The Silver Beetles perform at the Grosvenor Ballroom, Liscard, Wallasey. It is Paul McCartney's 18th birthday.

Sunday, June 18, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Thursday, June 18, 1964: The Beatles perform two shows at Sydney Stadium, Rushcutter's Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Friday, June 18, 1965: The Beatles tape an interview for the Italian radio program "London Ultima Oro". The Beatles, about to begin a European tour, are due to perform in Italy in just a few days. The interview is broadcast on June 23, the day before The Beatles' arrival in Italy.

Sunday, June 18, 1967: The Beatles' company Apple Music Ltd. is officially formed.

Monday, June 19, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Tuesday, June 19, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club at lunchtime and then again at night.

Wednesday, June 19, 1963: The Beatles, at London's Playhouse Theatre, record a radio appearance for the BBC program "Easy Beat", taped before a screaming audience. The Beatles perform "Some Other Guy", "A Taste Of Honey", "Thank You Girl", and "From Me to You". Broadcast on June 23. This performance/recording session is the first time that Ringo Starr uses his new Ludwig drum kit. The recordings of "Some Other Guy" and "Thank You Girl" are included on the 1994 Beatles double-CD "Live at the BBC" (Disc one, Tracks 11-12).

Friday, June 19, 1964: UK release of Beatles EP "Long Tall Sally" (Parlophone). Songs: "Long Tall Sally", "I Call Your Name", "Slow Down", and "Matchbox". Highest chart position: #1.

Friday, June 19, 1964: UK release of LP "The Beatles First" (Polydor). Songs: "Ain't She Sweet", "Cry for a Shadow", "My Bonnie", "Take Out Some Insurance on Me Baby", "Sweet Georgia Brown", "Nobody's Child", "Why", "The Saints", and some non-Beatles material.

Friday, June 19, 1964: The Beatles perform two shows at Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia.

Monday, June 19, 1967: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios, London). Work continues on "All You Need is Love", with the overdubbing of lead and backing vocals, drums, piano, and banjo.

Tuesday, June 20, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Wednesday, June 20, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club at lunchtime and then again at night.

Saturday, June 20, 1964: The Beatles perform two shows at Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia.

Sunday, June 20, 1965: The Beatles begin a 14-day European tour with two performances at the Palais Des Sports in Paris, France. The afternoon show is recorded for later broadcast on French radio, while the evening show is broadcast live on radio and also taped for later television broadcast. The Beatles get a much warmer reception in Paris than they had received in 1964. The Beatles' song list for this tour: "Twist and Shout", "She's a Woman", "I'm a Loser", "Can't Buy Me Love", "Baby's In Black", "I Wanna Be Your Man", "A Hard Day's Night", "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby", "Rock and Roll Music", "I Feel Fine", "Ticket to Ride", and "Long Tall Sally".

Sunday, June 20, 1965: The Beatles are interviewed by Chris Denning of Radio Luxembourg, for the weekly series "The Beatles". As he had done in a previous interview for this series, Denning suggests The Beatles come up with some song dedications. John offers a dedication to Harold Wilson, Paul comes up with one for three critics, Ringo makes dedications for Beatles Fan Club secretary Freda Kelly and "all of the dockers in Liverpool". George, following Ringo's lead, offers one for "all of the miners in Scunthorpe".

Monday, June 20, 1966: US re-release of Beatles LP "Yesterday and Today" with a new album cover. The album had been recalled from distributors after their shocked reaction to the original "butcher cover". The "butcher" covers were destroyed and replaced with a rather bland sleeve. The Beatles are miffed: John states that the "butcher" cover is "as relevant as Vietnam", while Paul said the photo is "very tasty meat" and that those offended are "soft". Nonetheless, Capitol issues an 'apology' for the 'ill-starred "attempt at pop-art satire"'. Some of the "butcher" covers were not destroyed, but new covers were pasted over the old. An undetermined number of Beatles fans bought albums with the original cover underneath the 'sanitized' photo. The cost of replacing covers caused Capitol Records to lose money on the album.

Thursday, June 20, 1968: John Lennon commandeers Studios 1, 2, and 3 (EMI Studios, London) to work on creating the master tape of "Revolution 9". At least 100 individual effects and voice clips are utilized, with John sitting at the recording console. During this session, John creates the tape loop of the voice saying "Number 9, number 9,:" (taken from an instruction tape), mixing it in and out and shifting tracks. He also overdubs a mellotron track and, along with Yoko and George Harrison, overdubs some spoken-word bits.

Saturday, June 20, 1970: The Beatles' single "The Long and Winding Road" is #1 in the US charts for the second straight week.

Wednesday, June 21, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Thursday, June 21, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey. They appear as support act to Bruce Channel, who had a recent Top Ten hit, "Hey Baby!" Brian Epstein had begun booking The Beatles as support act to well-established artists, giving The Beatles much-needed exposure and, often, a chance to upstage the headliner. Bruce Channel's harmonica player, Delbert McClinton, has a major influence on John Lennon, as evidenced by John's harmonica work on a number of Beatles songs through 1964. Also appearing at the Tower this night are The Big Three, The Statesmen (billed as 'The North's Fabulous Five'), and The Four Jays.

Friday, June 21, 1963: The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema, Guildford, Surrey.

Sunday, June 21, 1964: The Beatles, on a world tour, arrive in Wellington, New Zealand.

Tuesday, June 21, 1966: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios, London). Recording, from start to finish, John's song "She Said She Said". The song is reportedly based on a bizarre conversation that Lennon had with Peter Fonda while John and George Harrison were tripping on LSD.

Friday, June 21, 1968: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Final overdubs for "Revolution 1" (its title now official). Then both "Revolution 1" and "Revolution 9" are mixed into stereo, John Lennon having a grand time during the process.

Saturday, June 21, 1969: The Beatles' single "The Ballad of John and Yoko" reaches #1 in the UK charts.

Saturday, June 21, 1969: The Beatles' single "Get Back" is #1 in the US charts for the fifth straight week. This will be its final week in the #1 position.

Saturday, June 22, 1957: The Quarry Men play from the back of a parked coal truck on Rosebery St., Liverpool, during street celebrations marking the 750th anniversary of King John's issuance of a charter for the settling and development of Liverpool. A group of toughs from Hatherley St. threaten to beat up the group, especially "that Lennon", but the Quarry Men beat a hasty retreat when their performance is over, avoiding a fight. Rosebery St. wins newspaper awards for best-decorated street outside of the city center. The Rosebery St. residents celebrate with a second party, but the Quarry Men aren't invited back for a second appearance. [Note: Mark Lewisohn reports this event on June 22, as does Allen Wiener, but Ray Coleman gives the date of May 24.]

Thursday, June 22, 1961: Several Beatles scholars have set June 22-23, 1961, as the most probable dates for The Beatles' first professional recording sessions, which took place in Hamburg, West Germany, for producer Bert Kaempfert. Four Beatles participated (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Pete Best), while Stu Sutcliffe (who was really an ex-Beatle at this point) looked on. Backing Tony Sheridan, they recorded a rock version of "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean", later issued as simply "My Bonnie". This song was a popular request at the Top Ten Club from visiting seamen. Other songs recorded with Sheridan: "When the Saints Go Marching In" (released as simply "The Saints"), "Why (Can't You Love Me Again)" (a Tony Sheridan composition), "Nobody's Child", and "Take Out Some Insurance On Me Baby" (also known as "If You Love Me Baby"). There is debate as to whether this last song was recorded on June 24th. The Beatles also recorded two songs without Sheridan: "Ain't She Sweet" (John Lennon sings lead vocal) and "Cry For a Shadow" (a George Harrison/John Lennon instrumental originally called "Beatle Bop"). When "My Bonnie" was released as a single in Germany in June 1961, it was credited to Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers--the name "Beatles" sounded too much like the German word "peedles" (penis). The single sold 100,000 copies in Germany, according to Bert Kaempfert.

Thursday, June 22, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Friday, June 22, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club at lunchtime and then again at night.

Saturday, June 22, 1963: The Beatles perform at Town Hall Ballroom, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire.

Monday, June 22, 1964: The Beatles perform two shows at Town Hall in Wellington, North Island, New Zealand. For the first time since joining John, Paul, and George in Melbourne, Ringo is able to sing the song "Boys", the song being added back to The Beatles' performance song-list.

Tuesday, June 22, 1965: The Beatles, on a two-week European tour, perform two shows at the Palais d'Hiver de Lyon, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France.

Wednesday, June 22, 1966: Final mono and stereo mixing for the album "Revolver". Other titles considered for the LP are "Abracadabra", "Magic Circles", and "Beatles on Safari". "Revolver" is released in the UK on August 5, 1966.

Sunday, June 23, 1940: Stuart Sutcliffe is born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Thursday, June 23, 1960: The Silver Beetles perform at the Institute, Neston, Wirral.

Friday, June 23, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Saturday, June 23, 1962: The Beatles perform at (Victory) Memorial Hall, Northwich, Cheshire. Northwich is 25 miles southeast of Liverpool, and the promoter (Lewis Buckley) booked dances all over Britain, so The Beatles hoped to make an impressive appearance.

Sunday, June 23, 1963: The Beatles tape an appearance on the ABC Television program "Lucky Stars - Summer Spin" at Alpha Television Studios in Birmingham. This program is the summer title for "Thank Your Lucky Stars". This entire edition is devoted to the "Mersey Beat" boom, featuring The Beatles and the Liverpool acts that had followed them into stardom. The Beatles top the bill, doing lip-sync performances of "From Me to You" and "I Saw Her Standing There". Broadcast on June 29, conflicting with the broadcast of the pre-taped "Juke Box Jury" show on which John Lennon appears.

Tuesday, June 23, 1964: The Beatles, on their first world tour, perform two shows at Town Hall, Wellington, New Zealand.

Tuesday, June 23, 1964: Release in Sweden of Beatles single "Long Tall Sally/I Call Your Name" (Odeon). Eight weeks in the Swedish charts; highest position #2.

Wednesday, June 23, 1965: On a tour in Europe, The Beatles travel by rail from Lyon, France, to Milan, Italy. They travel on the Trans-Europe Express.

Thursday, June 23, 1966: The Beatles fly from London to Munich, Germany, for the beginning of an international tour.

Friday, June 23, 1967: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio 3, EMI Studios, London). Recording orchestra overdubs for "All You Need Is Love".

Saturday, June 24, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Sunday, June 24, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Casbah Coffee Club, West Derby, Liverpool. This is The Beatles' final appearance at this club, which will close at the end of the month.

Monday, June 24, 1963: The Beatles, at London's Playhouse Theatre, tape an appearance for the BBC radio program "Saturday Club". They perform "I Got to Find My Baby", "Memphis", "Money", "Till There Was You", "From Me to You", and "Roll Over Beethoven". Broadcast on June 29. The last two songs were included in the portion of the program broadcast overseas.

Wednesday, June 24, 1964: The Beatles perform two shows at Town Hall, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand.

Thursday, June 24, 1965: The Beatles, on a tour in Europe, perform two shows at the Velodromo Vigorelli in Milan, Italy. The performances are staged in a 22,000-seat open-air arena. Neither is a sell-out, with only 7,000 people attending the afternoon show and 20,000 coming to the night performance. A severe heat wave is blamed as part of the reason for the relatively low attendance in the afternoon. Italian newspapers are less kind, saying The Beatles are "No more than four ugly faces, four long heads of hair, four sublime idiots, four barefoot bums--but they succeeded in creating a spectacle that one can only admire."

Friday, June 24, 1966: The Beatles perform two shows at the Circus-Krone-Bau in Munich, West Germany. These are the first concerts of a short international tour. The song list for the tour is "Rock and Roll Music", "She's a Woman", "If I Needed Someone", "Day Tripper", "Baby's In Black", "I Feel Fine", "Yesterday", "I Wanna Be Your Man", "Nowhere Man", "Paperback Writer", and "I'm Down." The support acts are Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers, the Rattles, and Peter & Gordon. The second concert is filmed and broadcast later as "Die Beatles". The Beatles had not rehearsed and are ill-prepared to perform live. Before "I'm Down", Paul has to consult with John and George to remember the lyrics, but he fouls them up anyway. The Beatles' musicianship on the tour is lousy. The atmosphere is complicated by a ticket falsification scheme that had been discovered by police.

Saturday, June 24, 1967: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio One, EMI Studios, London). Recording overdubs for "All You Need Is Love". A decision has been made to issue the song as a single after the 'Our World' broadcast scheduled for the next day.

Saturday, June 24, 1967: The Beatles dress up in sandwich boards painted with 'All You Need Is Love' in different languages, and they conduct a photo shoot in an alley outside Abbey Road Studios, to promote "All You Need Is Love".

Friday, June 24, 1977: UK release of Beatles single "Twist and Shout/Falling in Love Again" (Lingasong). Selections from the Star-Club tapes double LP.

Saturday, June 25, 1960: The Silver Beetles perform at the Grosvenor Ballroom, Liscard, Wallasey.

Sunday, June 25, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Monday, June 25, 1962: The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club. That night they appear at the Plaza Ballroom, St. Helens, Lancashire, receiving a fee of 25 pounds. Brian Epstein, wanting The Beatles to put on a good show, tells them that the promotion company controls 16 venues, even though he is aware that 13 of them are exclusively operated for bingo.

Tuesday, June 25, 1963: The Beatles perform at the Astoria Ballroom, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.

Thursday, June 25, 1964: The Beatles perform two shows at Town Hall in Auckland, New Zealand.

Friday, June 25, 1965: The Beatles, touring in Italy, perform two shows at the Palazzo dello Sport, Genoa, Italy.

Saturday, June 25, 1966: "Paperback Writer" becomes the #1 single in the US (Billboard).

Saturday, June 25, 1966: The Beatles, on a short international tour, travel by rail from Munich to Essen. They perform two shows at the Grugahalle, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, West Germany.

Sunday, June 25, 1967: In Studio One, EMI Studios, the Beatles perform "All You Need Is Love" for the 'Our World' worldwide television broadcast, the live performance seen via satellite by 400 million people on five continents. The Beatles sing and play along to a pre-recorded rhythm track to minimize potential foul-ups. But the vocals, bass, lead guitar, drums, and orchestra are performed 'live'. The 13-piece orchestra is conducted by former Manfred Mann member Mike Vickers. Guests in attendance include Mick Jagger, Marianne Faithfull, Keith Richard, Keith Moon, Eric Clapton, Jane Asher, Pattie Harrison, Mike McCartney, Graham Nash, and Beatles biographer Hunter Davies. A wonderful time is had by all. The Beatles are appearing as representatives of the United Kingdom; other countries providing broadcast segments are Denmark, Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, USA, and West Germany. Several communist countries had agreed to participate but then pulled out a few days before the broadcast. Countries carrying the broadcast without providing segments for the program are Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Finland, Luxembourg, Monaco, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland, and Yugoslavia. In the United States, the program is carried on the NET (National Educational Television) network to its 113 affiliate stations. A print of the historic 'Our World' broadcast will later be deposited with the United Nations for posterity, where it remains today.

Sunday, June 25, 1967: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio One, EMI Studios, London). The Beatles record "All You Need Is Love" during a live worldwide television broadcast (see separate entry). They overdub their live performance, which is augmented by a 13-piece orchestra, onto a pre-recorded rhythm track that they use as a guide. After the broadcast is completed, John Lennon re-records a portion of his lead vocal track.

Tuesday, June 25, 1968: John Lennon, in Studio Two of EMI Studios, London, does the final mix on "Revolution 9", trimming nearly a minute from the master tape in the process. In Studio Three, George Harrison is producing and playing guitar on Jackie Lomax's recording of Harrison's song "Sour Milk Sea". Paul McCartney is en route back to England from the USA.

Friday, June 25, 1976: UK release of Beatles single "Back in the USSR/Twist and Shout" (Parlophone). 2 weeks on the charts; highest position #19.

Saturday, June 25, 1977: The Beatles' LP "The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl" is #1 in the UK charts.

Friday, June 25, 1982: UK release of Beatles interview LP "The Beatle Interviews" (Everest). Interviews from 1964 and 1966.

Monday, June 26, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Wednesday, June 26, 1963: The Beatles perform at the Majestic Ballroom, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Afterwards, in their hotel room, John Lennon and Paul McCartney write the song "She Loves You", which will be chosen for the A-side of the next Beatles single.

Friday, June 26, 1964: US release of Beatles soundtrack LP "A Hard Day's Night" (United Artists). Songs: "A Hard Day's Night", "Tell Me Why", "I'll Cry Instead", "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You", "I Should Have Known Better", "If I Fell", "And I Love Her", and "Can't Buy Me Love". Also includes instrumental music from the movie (directed by George Martin). Although the album is released in both stereo and mono, the Beatles tracks are in mono on both versions; only the instrumental tracks are issued in stereo/mono versions. On the album cover the title to "I'll Cry Instead" is incorrectly printed as "I Cry Instead", but the song title is correct on the record label. 51 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1.

Friday, June 26, 1964: The Beatles, continuing on their world tour, perform two shows at Town Hall, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand. The flight from Auckland to Dunedin had been rather tense due the receipt of an anonymous threat that a "germ bomb" had been placed on board the aircraft.

Sunday, June 26, 1966: The Beatles' train travels to Hamburg, from where The Beatles last departed on January 1, 1963. Their train is met by a lot of faces from the past, Astrid Kirchherr and Bert Kaempfert two of the most memorable. Later, The Beatles play two shows at Ernst Merck Hall, Hamburg, West Germany. Around midnight, John and Paul take a walk through the Reeperbahn.

Monday, June 26, 1967: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Ringo records a drum roll that is added to the start of "All You Need Is Love", then the song is mixed for immediate release as a single (the flip side to be "Baby You're a Rich Man"). The single will be issued in the UK eleven days later, on July 7. The quantity and quality of The Beatles' recorded output during 1967 is rather remarkable: "Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane" (single), "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (album), and now "All You Need is Love/Baby You're a Rich Man" (single). Before the year is out, The Beatles will release even more material.

Wednesday, June 26, 1968: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Rehearsal and recording of "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey". This night's tapes will all be wiped and the recording begun again the next night.

Tuesday, June 27, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Wednesday, June 27, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club at lunchtime and then again at night.

Saturday, June 27, 1964: The Beatles perform at the Majestic Theatre, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand.

Sunday, June 27, 1965: The Beatles, touring in Italy, perform two shows at the Teatro Adriano, Rome, Italy.

Monday, June 27, 1966: On a flight to Japan for five live concerts in Tokyo, The Beatles are forced to make an unscheduled stop in Anchorage, Alaska, because of a typhoon warning in Japan.

Thursday, June 27, 1968: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Recording "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey" (7 takes).

Wednesday, June 28, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Thursday, June 28, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead, Cheshire. The Beatles' first engagement for Top Rank, the foremost booking organization in Britain.

Friday, June 28, 1963: The Beatles perform for two "houses" at Queen's Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire. Appearing with The Beatles is Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band. Beatlemania is strong this rainy night, with a crowd of 3,200 crammed into Queen's Hall to see The Beatles. The promoter has about 20 stewards linking arms around the stage to prevent overzealous fans from getting on stage with The Beatles. One of the porters is bitten on the arm, and some fans crawl under the stage, which is 5 feet high. The Beatles also evoke screaming from girls in the audience, a phenomenon that is becoming increasingly frequent during Beatles performances.

Monday, June 28, 1965: The Beatles, touring in Italy, perform two shows at the Teatro Adriano, Rome, Italy.

Friday, June 28, 1968: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Rehearsal and recording (5 takes) of "Good Night", John's lullaby for his 5-year-old son Julian. Ringo sings the lead vocal. One these recordings is included on "The Beatles Anthology 3", but since it had no clear ending, the end of the 'White Album' version was tacked onto the track to complete it (Disc one, Track 12).

Friday, June 28, 1996: Walter Shenson announces that The Beatles' movies "A Hard Day's Night" and "HELP!" have been restored and will be the featured films during a week-long "Film Preservation Festival" sponsored by the US cable television network 'American Movie Classics'. Shenson also announces that he has rejected an offer to sell the rights to "A Hard Day's Night" to allow it to be colorized.

Thursday, June 29, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Friday, June 29, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club at lunchtime, and that night they appear at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey. Ten groups appear at the Tower for "Operation Big Beat III", with The Beatles topping the bill.

Monday, June 29, 1964: The Beatles perform two shows at Festival Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. During one of the performances, a group of malcontents throw rotten eggs at The Beatles, and the police have to intervene to save the perpetrators from angry Beatles fans.

Tuesday, June 29, 1965: The Beatles, on a two-week European tour, fly from Rome, Italy, to Nice, France.

Thursday, June 30, 1960: The Silver Beetles perform at the Neston Institute, Wirral.

Friday, June 30, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Saturday, June 30, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Heswall Jazz Club, Barnston Women's Institute, Heswall, Wirral. Support act is The Big Three.

Sunday, June 30, 1963: The Beatles perform at the ABC Cinema, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. The Beatles' song list this night is "Some Other Guy", "Thank You Girl", "Do You Want to Know a Secret", "Misery", "A Taste of Honey", "I Saw Her Standing There", "Love Me Do", "From Me to You", "Baby It's You", "Please Please Me", and "Twist and Shout".

Tuesday, June 30, 1964: The Beatles perform two shows at Festival Hall, Brisbane, Australia. These are the final performances of their world tour.

Wednesday, June 30, 1965: The Beatles perform one show at the Palais des Expositions, Nice, France.

Thursday, June 30, 1966: The Beatles perform a concert at the Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan. This performance is filmed, The Beatles wearing black suits. The following day's first performance will also be filmed; for this one The Beatles are wearing white suits. The strict police presence casts a pall on the Japanese concerts, with 3,000 police observing each concert played in front of 10,000 fans. Two songs from this performance were released on "The Beatles Anthology 2": "Rock and Roll Music" and "She's a Woman" (Disc one, Track 24-25).

Tuesday, June 30, 1992: US release of Beatles CD set, "Beatles UK EP Set on CD" (Capitol/Parlophone/Apple). Includes all original Beatles EPs released in the UK, plus a bonus CD with stereo versions of the songs "The Inner Light", "Baby You're a Rich Man", "She's a Woman", and "This Boy".