Saturday, October 1, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Thursday, October 1, 1964: US release of double LP "The Beatles Vs. The Four Seasons" (VeeJay). Another repackaging of "Introducing the Beatles" on one disc, Four Seasons songs on the other. 3 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #142.

Thursday, October 1, 1964: Release in Sweden of Beatles single "I Should Have Known Better/You Really Got a Hold On Me" (Odeon). Thirteen weeks in the Swedish charts; highest position #1.

Sunday, October 1, 1967: The Beatles return to West Malling Air Station in Maidstone to film miscellaneous shots for their film-in-progress, "Magical Mystery Tour".

Tuesday, October 1, 1968: The Beatles in the recording studio (Trident Studios, London). George Martin, back from vacation, resumes his role as producer. The Beatles record basic tracks for "Honey Pie".

Wednesday, October 1, 1969: US release of Beatles LP "Abbey Road" (Apple). Songs: "Come Together", "Something", "Maxwell's Silver Hammer", "Oh! Darling", "Octopus's Garden", "I Want You (She's So Heavy", "Here Comes the Sun", "Because", "You Never Give Me Your Money", "Sun King", "Mean Mr. Mustard", "Polythene Pam", "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window", "Golden Slumbers", "Carry That Weight", "The End", "Her Majesty". 87 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1.

Sunday, October 1, 1989: US release of Beatles CD "Savage Young Beatles" (Romance Records). Contains eight previously released tracks from the 1961 Hamburg recordings, including the Beatles' instrumental "Cry For a Shadow" and Tony Sheridan's "Why", "If You Love Me Baby", "Sweet Georgia Brown", "Ya Ya", "Ruby Baby", "Let's Dance", and ""What'd I Say".

Sunday, October 2, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Tuesday, October 2, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club at lunchtime.

Tuesday, October 2, 1962: The Beatles sign a five-year management contract with Brian Epstein, and this time Epstein signs the contract as well.

Friday, October 2, 1964: The Beatles rehearse for an appearance on the US television pop music show "Shindig". Producer Jack Good was in England to tape an all-British show, including The Beatles, Sandie Shaw, the Karl Denver Trio, Tommy Quickly, Sounds Incorporated, Lyn Cornell, and P.J. Proby (an American working out of England). This day is set aside for rehearsals; taping is scheduled for the following day.

Monday, October 2, 1967: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Recording begins for "Hello Goodbye", which is not for inclusion with "Magical Mystery Tour", but for The Beatles' next single. (The song's working title at this point is "Hello Hello"). Fourteen takes of the basic rhythm track are recorded.

Wednesday, October 2, 1968: The Beatles in the recording studio (Trident Studios, London). Paul's lead vocal and a lead guitar part are overdubbed onto "Honey Pie".

Saturday, October 3, 1959: The Quarry Men perform at the Casbah Coffee Club, West Derby, Liverpool.

Monday, October 3, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,West Germany. This will be their final night at the Indra, which is closed by the police when neighbors complain about the noise. The Beatles are moved to Bruno Koschmider's top club, The Kaiserkeller.

Wednesday, October 3, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club at night.

Thursday, October 3, 1963: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios, London). George Harrison, not yet returned from a two-week holiday, arrived after the session was over but in time for a radio interview taping in the afternoon. Ringo Starr overdubbed a new vocal for the song "I Wanna Be Your Man". John Lennon and Paul McCartney overdub vocals for the track "Little Child".

Thursday, October 3, 1963: The Beatles tape an interview for the BBC radio program "The Public Ear". Their interview is to be part of a larger program about the 'Mersey Beat' boom. Broadcast on November 3, 1963, and re-broadcast (in revised form) on January 14, 1964, and in late June 1964. An excerpt from this interview is included on the 1994 Beatles double-CD "Live at the BBC" (Disc one, Track one--under the title "Beatle Greetings"). [Note: the booklet that is included with the CD set gives Oct. 9 as the date of the recording of this interview, but Mark Lewisohn and Allen Wiener both report the date as Oct. 3].

Saturday, October 3, 1964: The Beatles tape a performance for the American television program "Shindig", recording taking place at the independent Granville Studio in London. For the taping, they perform live before a studio audience of Beatles Fan Club members. They perform "Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey", "I'm a Loser", and "Boys". They also join in the finale, which is led by the Karl Denver Trio. Broadcast in the US by the ABC television network on October 7 (not broadcast in the UK).

Thursday, October 3, 1968: The Beatles in the recording studio (Trident Studios, London). Recording "Savoy Truffle". George, Paul, and Ringo record just one take of the basic track (drums, bass, and lead guitar). The song, written by George Harrison, was inspired by Eric Clapton's love of chocolates, particularly Mackintosh's Good News.

Tuesday, October 4, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany. The first of 58 nights. At the Kaiserkeller, still playing seven days a week, The Beatles play alternating sets with Rory Storm & the Hurricanes. It is here that John, Paul, and George become friendly with Hurricanes drummer Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr), and they think far less of Pete Best's drumming abilities after seeing Ringo in action. This only adds to the tension between Pete and the other Beatles, for Pete does not really fit in with the others, especially in their use of drugs and their wild antics. The huge stage at the Kaiserkeller at first awes The Beatles, who are accustomed to the tiny Indra Club stage, but soon they are back to putting on the frantic act they learned at the Indra Club. Often The Beatles perform drunk, mostly due to the generosity of appreciative customers who send beer for them onto the stage, and most of those generous souls are not the type to accept a rejection of their hospitality.

Thursday, October 4, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club at lunchtime.

Friday, October 4, 1963: The Beatles, at the Television House in Kingsway, London, appear live on the relatively new television program "Ready, Steady, Go!" They lip-sync to their songs "Twist and Shout", "I'll Get You", and "She Loves You". The lip-sync format was rather obvious on "I'll Get You", because none of The Beatles was playing the harmonica part, which could be clearly heard. As The Beatles pretended to be performing, teen dancers gyrated around the small podium that The Beatles were standing on. The Beatles also gave an interview. The Beatles' performance of "She Loves You" is re-broadcast on November 8, and the complete three-song set is re-broadcast on December 31.

Friday, October 4, 1968: The Beatles in the recording studio (Trident Studios, London). Recording is begun and nearly completed for "Martha My Dear", including the strings and horns overdub. The saxophones and clarinets overdub for "Honey Pie" is also recorded. Paul also records the tinny line "now she's hit the big time!" for "HoneyPie".

Wednesday, October 4, 1978: Re-release in Sweden of Beatles double compilation LP "The Beatles 1962-1966" (Parlophone). Red vinyl.

Wednesday, October 4, 1978: Re-release in Sweden of Beatles double compilation LP "The Beatles 1967-1970" (Parlophone). Blue vinyl.

Monday, October 4, 1982: UK re-release of Beatles single "Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You" (Parlophone) as both a regular single and a picture disc. Twentieth anniversary commemorative reissue. A 12-inch single was released on November 1 which contained both versions of "Love Me Do" (one on which Ringo plays drums, the other using a session drummer) along with "P.S. I Love You".

Wednesday, October 5, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany. Soon after The Beatles started playing at the Kaiserkeller, The Beatles and Rory Storm & the Hurricanes entered into a contest to see which group could be the first to demolish the tottering, rotting wooden stage. Rory Storm won the day, with an athletic leap during a rendition of "Blue Suede Shoes". Bruno Koschmider gave Rory a heated rebuke and docked his wages to pay for the damage.

Friday, October 5, 1962: UK release of Beatles single "Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You" (Parlophone). 6 weeks on the charts; highest position #17.

Saturday, October 5, 1963: The Beatles, on a three-day mini-tour of Scotland, perform at Concert Hall in Glasgow, Lanarkshire.

Monday, October 5, 1964: US release of LP "Ain't She Sweet" (Atco). Contains "Ain't She Sweet", "Sweet Georgia Brown", "Take Out Some Insurance On Me Baby", and "Nobody's Child".

Saturday, October 5, 1968: The Beatles in the recording studio (Trident Studios, London). Overdubs for "Savoy Truffle". George records his lead vocal and Paul tapes bass and electric guitars.

Saturday, October 5, 1968: "Hey Jude" is the #1 single in the US for the second week in a row.

Monday, October 5, 1992: UK re-release of Beatles single "Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You" (Parlophone). 30th anniversary 7-inch vinyl single on silver Parlophone label. Also issued as a CD single, released in a cardboard digipak with liner notes by Mark Lewisohn. Also released as a CD single in standard jewel case and no liner notes.

Tuesday, October 5, 1993: US re-release of Beatles compilation album "The Beatles 1962-1966" on double CD (Capitol). Also known as "The Red Album". A red vinyl double LP, pressed from the new digital master, is released in the UK, and copies of it are imported into the US for sale (only 20,000 red vinyl copies are pressed for worldwide distribution).

Tuesday, October 5, 1993: US re-release of Beatles compilation album "The Beatles 1967-1970" on double CD (Capitol). Also known as "The Blue Album". A blue vinyl double LP, pressed from the new digital master, is released in the UK, and copies of it are imported into the US for sale (only 20,000 blue vinyl copies are pressed for worldwide distribution).

Thursday, October 5, 2000: The Beatles' autobiography, "The Beatles Anthology", is published in the US by Chronicle Books. The initial printing is 300,000 copies of the large, coffee-table-sized book, an astonishingly large number for a book of its size and cost (list price $60). Reportedly, advance orders for the book worldwide have been in the neighborhood of 1.5 million copies. Written by Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and John Lennon, the book represents The Beatles' story told by those who know the most about it -- The Beatles themselves. John Lennon's contributions are taken from documents and interviews made before his death in 1980. While the book is clearly an important addition to Beatles literature, it is arguable whether it

Thursday, October 6, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Saturday, October 6, 1962: The Beatles appear at Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight, Birkenhead. This is for a dance promoted by the local Horticultural Society. Earlier in the day, The Beatles made a personal appearance at Dawson's Music Shop in Widnes, signing copies of their just-released single, "Love Me Do".

Sunday, October 6, 1963: The Beatles, on the second stop of their mini-tour of Scotland, perform two shows at the Carlton Theatre, Sinclairtown, Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire.

Tuesday, October 6, 1964: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Recording songs for their fourth album ("Beatles For Sale"). They tape 13 takes of "Eight Days a Week", experimenting with a number of ways to fade in the song's beginning. John Lennon also works on the guitar riff for his song "I Feel Fine" (no recording of the song yet, though). "The Beatles Anthology 1" includes a sequence of the various intros tried out for "Eight Days a Week", as well as the complete Take 5 of the same song (Disc 2, Tracks 24-25).

Friday, October 6, 1967: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). "Blue Jay Way" is completed with the recording of additional overdubs (including cello and tambourine).

Sunday, October 6, 1968: A promotional video of The Beatles performing "Hey Jude" is broadcast on US television, on the CBS-TV program "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour".

Monday, October 6, 1969: US release of Beatles single "Something/Come Together" (Apple). 16 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1.

Friday, October 7, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Sunday, October 7, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club at night.

Monday, October 7, 1963: The Beatles, on the third and final night of a mini-tour of Scotland, perform at Caird Hall, Dundee, Tayside.

Saturday, October 7, 1967: Sid Bernstein, promoter for The Beatles' 1964 concerts at Carnegie Hall in New York, offers The Beatles $1 million to perform another concert. The Beatles turn down his offer.

Monday, October 7, 1968: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). A marathon recording session, beginning at 2:30 pm and ending at 7:00 am. Recording George's "Long Long Long" (under the working title "It's Been a Long Long Long Time"). Once again John Lennon is not in the studio for the recording of a George Harrison song. To record the basic track, Paul plays organ, Ringo drums, and George acoustic guitar and vocal. The last and best take, number 67, features the sound of a wine bottle rattling on top of a Leslie speaker cabinet in vibration with a certain organ note.

Saturday, October 8, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Monday, October 8, 1962: The Beatles travel to EMI House, Manchester Square, London, to tape an appearance on the Radio Luxembourg program "The Friday Spectacular". The Beatles are taped in front of an audience of over 100 teenagers. They give an interview, but do not perform live. Instead, both sides of their new single ("Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You") are played, with live applause from the audience added in. The program is broadcast on October 12.

Thursday, October 8, 1964: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Recording "She's a Woman" for the next Beatles single. They record seven takes and then tape overdubs, recording the song from start to finish in five hours (3:30 pm-5:30 pm and 7:00 pm-10:00 pm).

Tuesday, October 8, 1968: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). All four Beatles are in the studio for this 16-hour session. George and Paul add overdubs to "Long Long Long" (acoustic guitar, vocals, bass). Next, "I'm So Tired" is begun and completed in 14 takes (plus overdubs). Then "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" is recorded in its entirety. The basic track is perfected in only three takes. Numerous overdubs are recorded, including Yoko's one-line vocal solo "not when he looked so fierce". Among the people singing in the background chorus is Maureen Starkey. Chris Thomas plays mellotron. An edited version of takes 3, 6, and 9 is included on "The Beatles Anthology 3" (Disc one, Track 24).

Wednesday, October 9, 1940: John Winston Lennon was born to Julia and Fred Lennon at Oxford Maternity Hospital in Liverpool

Sunday, October 9, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Tuesday, October 9, 1962: In London after the previous day's radio program taping, The Beatles have no performance bookings, so they spend the day (John Lennon's birthday) dropping in on music journalists and the weekly pop newspapers to promote "Love Me Do".

Wednesday, October 9, 1963: The Beatles tape an appearance on the BBC radio comedy program, "The Ken Dodd Show". They record "She Loves You" in front of a studio audience. Broadcast on November 3, 1963, and re-broadcast on November 6, 1963, and on February 1, 1964.

Friday, October 9, 1964: The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Cinema in Bradford. They begin a much-anticipated British tour, the only Beatles tour of their homeland in 1964. On this tour, The Beatles earn 850 pounds for each night, playing two performances per night. Their song list for the tour is "Twist and Shout", "Money", "Can't Buy Me Love", "Things We Said Today", "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You", "I Should Have Known Better", "If I Fell", "I Wanna Be Your Man", "A Hard Day's Night", and "Long Tall Sally". Supporting acts are the Rustiks, Michael Haslam, Bob Bain, Sounds Incorporated, Mary Wells, The Remo Four, and Tommy Quickly.

Saturday, October 9, 1965: "Yesterday" becomes the #1 single in the US (Billboard).

Wednesday, October 9, 1968: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studios Two and One, EMI Studios, London). Stereo and mono mixing for "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill", followed by a Paul McCartney backing vocal and Chris Thomas piano overdub for "Long Long Long" (which is now completed). Paul ducks into Studio One with engineer Ken Townshend to record "Why Don't We Do It In the Road?" He records five takes of a basic track with acoustic guitar and vocal, then overdubs a piano part onto take 5. Ringo's drum track, recorded the following night, will be the only contribution made to the song by another Beatle. Take 4 of "Why Don't We Do It In the Road?" was released on "The Beatles Anthology 3" (Disc one, Track 26).

Saturday, October 10, 1959: The Quarry Men perform at the Casbah Coffee Club, West Derby, Liverpool. Ken Brown, suffering from a heavy cold, is unable to perform. After the show, an argument erupts when Paul McCartney takes the position that Brown should not get a share of the performance fee since he had not performed. McCartney gets John Lennon and George Harrison on his side. Brown quits and The Quarry Men decide not to play for the club again, due to their objections over Mrs. Best paying Brown for his non-performance. However, they resume playing the club in December 1960, after they'd become 'The Beatles'.

Monday, October 10, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Wednesday, October 10, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club at lunchtime and then again at night.

Saturday, October 10, 1964: The Beatles, touring Britain, perform two shows at DeMontfort Hall, Leicester.

Thursday, October 10, 1968: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studios Two and Three, EMI Studios, London). String overdubs are recorded to complete both "Piggies" and "Glass Onion". In Studio Three, "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" is completed with the overdubbing of Ringo's drum track and Paul's handclaps, bass, more vocals, and electric guitar.

Tuesday, October 11, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Thursday, October 11, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Rialto Ballroom, Liverpool, for a performance billed as a "Rock 'n' Twist Carnival".

Friday, October 11, 1963: The Beatles perform at Trentham Gardens Ballroom, Trentham, Staffordshire.

Sunday, October 11, 1964: The Beatles, on a tour of Britain, perform two shows at the Odeon Cinema in Birmingham.

Monday, October 11, 1965: US release of singles with previously-released Beatles songs: "Twist and Shout/There's a Place", "Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You", "Please Please Me/From Me to You", "Do You Want to Know a Secret/Thank You Girl", "Roll Over Beethoven/Misery", and "Boys/Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey" (Capitol Starline).

Friday, October 11, 1968: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Six saxophonists record a baritone and tenor sax arrangement scored by Chris Thomas for "Savoy Truffle". George Harrison distorts the saxophones to get the desired sound.

Wednesday, October 12, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Friday, October 12, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club at lunchtime; that night they appear at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey. The Tower show is a significant Brian Epstein promotional package, with US rocker Little Richard topping the bill. Altogether, 12 acts perform, and the night is a tremendous success. For The Beatles themselves, it is quite an experience to play second to Little Richard. It is also quite an experience (a negative one) when they bump into the new drummer for Lee Curtis & the All-Stars--Pete Best.

Monday, October 12, 1964: US release of LP "Songs, Pictures, and Stories of The Fabulous Beatles" (VeeJay). Yet another return to the songs from "Introducing the Beatles". 12 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #63.

Tuesday, October 12, 1965: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Recording songs for their second album of 1965. In a hurry to record the album and have it in stores by early December, The Beatles nonetheless produce a masterpiece, "Rubber Soul". They begin by recording "Run For Your Life" in its entirety, in five takes. John Lennon later admits to lifting two lines from Elvis Presley's 1955 hit "Baby Let's Play House" in writing this song. Next, The Beatles begin recording John's "This Bird Has Flown", but its final title will be "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)". They record one take and numerous overdubs, including George Harrison's double-tracked sitar part, the first appearance of that Indian instrument on a pop record. Not completely happy with this version of the song, The Beatles start over again on October 21. The version recorded this day is included on "The Beatles Anthology 2" (Disc one, Track 14).

Thursday, October 12, 1967: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios, London). After a mixing session at De Lane Lea Recording Studios (for "It's All Too Much", which was recorded there), The Beatles move back to Abbey Road for a "Magical Mystery Tour" session. John Lennon supervises the entire session, taking on the role of producer for the first time. After mixing and editing is completed for "Blue Jay Way", accordionist Shirley Jackson and her percussionist partner, Reg Wale, record a Lennon-McCartney instrumental, "Shirley's Wild Accordion", for the "Magical Mystery Tour" soundtrack. Ringo and Paul give (unspecified) musical assistance. They record 15 takes. Although Shirley Evans does appear in the movie, playing accordion on the bus and leading the passengers in a sing-along, "Shirley's Wild Accordion" is not used. One piece that is used, however, is "Jessie's Dream", which is copyrighted by McCartney-Starkey-Harrison-Lennon. But the specifics of who plays on the piece and when and where it was recorded (not at EMI) are unknown.

Saturday, October 12, 1968: "Hey Jude" is the #1 single in the US for the third week in a row.

Friday, October 12, 1979: UK re-release of Beatles LP "The Beatles Rarities" (Parlophone). First release as an individual album; previously released as part of the 13-LP "The Beatles Collection" box set. Highest chart position: #71.

Thursday, October 13, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Saturday, October 13, 1962: The Beatles perform a night show at the Cavern Club.

Sunday, October 13, 1963: The Beatles perform live on the Associated TeleVision program "Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium". This is their most important television appearance yet, on one of Britain's most popular programs (about 15 million viewers). The Beatles topped the bill, and their performance gives the British public their first glimpse of Beatlemania. The screaming fans, the crowd blocking Argyll Street, and the unbelievable enthusiasm of The Beatles' fans are all covered extensively by the delighted reporters and photographers present. The press, in search of a term to use to define the phenomenon, coined the word "Beatlemania", which has been used ever since. The Beatles perform "From Me to You", "I'll Get You", "She Loves You", and "Twist and Shout". Unnerved by their inability to announce songs before playing them, John Lennon shouts "Shut Up!" at the screaming fans, causing the adults in the audience to applaud. After the show there is absolutely no question in anyone's mind--The Beatles are BIG! "The Beatles Anthology 1" includes this show's performance of "I'll Get You" (Disc 1, Track 28).

Tuesday, October 13, 1964: The Beatles, on tour in Britain, perform at the ABC Cinema in Wigan, Lancashire.

Wednesday, October 13, 1965: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Recording for the album "Rubber Soul". The Beatles begin and complete "Drive My Car", in four takes plus overdubs. "Drive My Car" will be selected to open "Rubber Soul", except in the US, where it appears on another album altogether, "Yesterday and Today".

Sunday, October 13, 1968: A promotional video of The Beatles performing "Revolution" is broadcast on US television, on the CBS-TV program "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour".

Sunday, October 13, 1968: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). John Lennon records the 32nd and final song for "The Beatles" (the White Album), his song "Julia". He tapes it alone, twice singing to his acoustic guitar accompaniment. This is the only song released by The Beatles on which John performs alone. "Julia" is completed and mixed. Take 2 of "Julia" was released on "The Beatles Anthology 3"; this version breaks down and features John, who is in the studio, and Paul, who is up in the control room, discussing the take (Disc one, Track 27).

Monday, October 13, 1980: UK release of Beatles compilation LP "The Beatles Ballads - 20 Original Tracks" (Parlophone). Songs: "Yesterday", "Norwegian Wood", "Do You Want to Know a Secret", "For No One", "Michelle", "Nowhere Man", "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away", "Across the Universe", "All My Loving", "Hey Jude", "Something", "The Fool on the Hill", "Till There Was You", "The Long and Winding Road", "Here Comes the Sun", "Blackbird", "And I Love Her", "She's Leaving Home", "Here, There and Everywhere", and "Let It Be". Highest chart position: #17.

Friday, October 14, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Wednesday, October 14, 1964: The Beatles, at the Granada TV Centre in Manchester, record an appearance for the television program "Scene at 6:30". They lip-sync to "I Should Have Known Better". Broadcast on October 16.

Wednesday, October 14, 1964: The Beatles, on a tour of Britain, perform two shows at the ABC Cinema in Ardwick, Manchester.

Monday, October 14, 1968: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). The last recording session for "The Beatles" (the White Album). Additional overdubs complete George's song "Savoy Truffle".

Saturday, October 14, 2000: "The Beatles Anthology" book sits at #1 on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list.

Saturday, October 15, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Saturday, October 15, 1960: In a small Hamburg recording studio, the Akustik, The Beatles (minus Pete Best) and two members of Rory Storm's Hurricanes (Ringo Starr and Lou "Wally" Walters) record a version of George Gershwin's "Summertime", which is cut onto a 78-rpm disc. This is the first session that includes John, Paul, George, and Ringo together. Two other songs are recorded, but Ringo plays on those without John, Paul, or George. Nine discs are cut, but only one is known to have survived.

Sunday, October 15, 1961: The Beatles perform in the afternoon at Albany Cinema, Northway, Maghull, Liverpool. This appearance is for a charity concert to benefit the St. John Ambulance Brigade. The Beatles play for only ten minutes, being somewhat out-of-place among the civic dignitaries in the audience and the other stage acts (a comedian, an organist, a jazz outfit, a country and western group, and an operatic singer). The event was arranged by Jim Gretty, C&W guitarist and part-time guitar salesman.

Monday, October 15, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead.

Tuesday, October 15, 1963: The Beatles perform at Floral Hall in Southport.

Thursday, October 15, 1964: The Beatles, on a tour of Britain, perform two shows at the Globe Cinema in Stockton-on-Tees. They also tape a television interview in their hotel room; it is broadcast the following day on the news program "North-East Newsview".

Friday, October 15, 1982: US release of yet another Beatles compilation LP, "The Beatles - 20 Greatest Hits" (Capitol). Songs: "She Loves You", "Love Me Do", "I Want to Hold Your Hand", "Can't Buy Me Love", "A Hard Day's Night", "I Feel Fine", "Eight Days a Week", "Ticket to Ride", "Help!", "Yesterday", "We Can Work It Out", "Paperback Writer", "Penny Lane", "All You Need Is Love", "Hello Goodbye", "Hey Jude" (short version), "Get Back", "Come Together", "Let It Be", and "The Long and Winding Road".

Sunday, October 16, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Sunday, October 16, 1960: The Beatles' contract with Bruno Koschmider is extended until December 31, although events would see all of them except Stu Sutcliffe back in England by December 10.

Monday, October 16, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club, Liverpool - a lunchtime show.

Tuesday, October 16, 1962: The Beatles perform at La Scala Ballroom, Runcorn, Cheshire, 14 miles south of Liverpool.

Wednesday, October 16, 1963: The Beatles tape an appearance for the BBC radio program "Easy Beat". In front of a live audience, they perform "I Saw Her Standing There", "Love Me Do", "Please Please Me", "From Me to You", and "She Loves You". Recorded at the Playhouse Theatre, London, and broadcast on October 20. Brian Epstein, fearing for The Beatles' safety and trying to limit the seemingly unlimited requests for Beatles appearances, announced that The Beatles would no longer appear on radio shows involving a live audience; for concerts The Beatles would only play in theatres or halls with fixed seating--no more ballrooms. After the taping for "Easy Beat", The Beatles are interviewed about the invitation they had received to perform at the Royal Variety Show on November 4. The interviewer is clearly condescending to The Beatles, but they just as clearly deflate his arrogance with their clever wit. The interview is broadcast that evening on the BBC news program "Radio Newsreel". One of the recordings from this day is included on the 1994 Beatles double-CD "Live at the BBC"--"I Saw Her Standing There" (Disc one, Track 27).

Friday, October 16, 1964: The Beatles, on a tour of Britain, perform two shows at the ABC Cinema in Hull.

Saturday, October 16, 1965: "Yesterday" is the #1 single in the US for the second week in a row.

Saturday, October 16, 1965: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). The Beatles record a song for their next single, "Day Tripper". After three takes of the basic instrumental track, they add vocals and other overdubs, completing the song before the end of the session. Then they record a basic rhythm track for George Harrison's song "If I Needed Someone", leaving the overdubbing of vocals and additional instruments for the following day.

Wednesday, October 16, 1968: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studios One, Two, and Three, and Rooms 41/42, EMI Studios, London). Needing to get mixing, editing, and the running order for "The Beatles" completed, The Beatles conduct a 24-hour session that utilizes, at some point during that time, every studio and listening room at EMI Studios. Ringo and George having already departed for Sardinia and Los Angeles, respectively, it is left to John and Paul and George Martin to finish everything up. "What's the New Mary Jane" and "Not Guilty" are dropped from the album, leaving 30 songs. Then the running order and side allocations are worked out. George Martin had urged The Beatles to cull the material down to one album's worth of songs, thinking that the album included tracks of dubious quality, but The Beatles insisted on releasing all of it. "The Beatles", released in a stark white cover that would earn it the nickname 'the White Album', will be issued in Britain on November 22, 1968. Released in the US on November 25, it would sell nearly two million copies within the first week. It remains one of the most popular of The Beatles' albums. [Note: "The Beatles" was issued in both mono and stereo versions in the UK, but it was released only in stereo in the US].

Monday, October 16, 1972: Re-release in Sweden of Beatles LP "Magical Mystery Tour" (Hor Zu).

Monday, October 17, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Tuesday, October 17, 1961: The Beatles perform at the David Lewis Club, Liverpool.

Wednesday, October 17, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club at lunchtime and then again at night. In between the two shows, they make their television debut, appearing live on the program "People and Places".

Wednesday, October 17, 1962: In between their lunchtime and night shows at the Cavern Club, The Beatles travel to Studio Four, Granada TV Centre, Manchester, Lancashire, to make their television debut. They appear live on a local magazine program called "People and Places", which is broadcast across north and northwest England. After two rehearsals lasting nearly three hours, The Beatles perform two songs for the live transmission, "Some Other Guy" and "Love Me Do".

Thursday, October 17, 1963: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). The Beatles worked on three recording projects in one day: 1) a failed attempt to improve their track "You Really Got a Hold On Me" for the "With the Beatles" LP, 2) recording their 5th single, "I Want to Hold Your Hand/This Boy", and 3) recording "The Beatles' Christmas Record", the first of seven annual Christmas records distributed free to members of their fan club (the second Christmas record would be the first one issued to fan club members in the US). This session was also important in that it marked the introduction of four-track recording at EMI, which allowed for more creativity in the studio. The Beatles used this new recording process for "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "This Boy", both of which were completed in 17 takes. Parlophone released the single on November 29. The Beatles then recorded the 12th take of "You Really Got a Hold On Me", finally deciding to not try any additional takes.

Tuesday, October 17, 1967: John, Paul, George, and Ringo attend a memorial service for Brian Epstein at the New London Synagogue, Abbey Road.

Friday, October 18, 1957: The Quarry Men perform at New Clubmoor Hall (Conservative Club), Norris Green, Liverpool. This is Paul McCartney's first appearance with the group. The line-up for The Quarry Men is John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Eric Griffiths, Colin Hanton, and Len Garry. Paul McCartney, suffering from a case of the stage jitters, flubs his guitar solo on the song "Guitar Boogie". Upset with his playing, Paul tries to make amends by showing John a song he had written, "I Lost My Little Girl". John then shows Paul some songs that he has composed. The two start writing songs together from that moment, which marks the birth of the Lennon-McCartney songwriting partnership. Pete Shotton, out of the group by this time, had no real musical ability and knew it; he was almost relieved when, during a drunken argument, John Lennon had smashed Pete's washboard over Pete's head. That was the end of Pete Shotton's career as a Quarry Man.

Sunday, October 18, 1959: Johnny and the Moondogs audition for Carroll Levis' "TV Star Search", at Liverpool's Empire Theatre. They qualify for the final round of competition. The previous week, Jett Storm & the Hurricanes (including drummer Ringo Starr) had also qualified for the final round ['Jett' Storm would later change his stage name to 'Rory' Storm]. The exact date of this audition is not known for certain, but October 18 is the best guess. At the end of the month, the local finals are also held at the Empire Theatre, and even though Johnny and the Moondogs do not win, they place high enough to qualify for the last round of auditions.

Tuesday, October 18, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Wednesday, October 18, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club at lunchtime and then again at night.

Friday, October 18, 1963: The Beatles tape an appearance for the Granada Television program "Scene At 6:30". They did a lip-sync 'performance' of "She Loves You". Recorded at Granada TV Centre in Manchester and broadcast that evening.

Sunday, October 18, 1964: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Having a day off from their British tour, The Beatles start and complete the recording of six album tracks and the A-side of their next single. They also complete "Eight Days a Week". The new songs: for their next album, "Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey" (2 takes); "Mr. Moonlight" (4 takes); "I'll Follow the Sun" (8 takes); "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" (1 take); "Rock and Roll Music" (1 take); and "Words of Love" (3 takes). For the next single, The Beatles record "I Feel Fine" (9 takes), and they experiment successfully with intentional amplifier feedback to begin the song. The "I Feel Fine/She's a Woman" single is released on November 27. [Note: The Beatles had recorded four takes of "Mr. Moonlight" on Aug. 14, but wanted to improve upon those performances]. "The Beatles Anthology 1" includes Take 2 of "Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey"--Take 1 was the released version (Disc 2, Track 26).

Monday, October 18, 1965: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Completion of George's "If I Needed Someone", overdubbing vocals and tambourine onto the instrumental track recorded during the previous session. Next they record John's "In My Life", recording three basic tracks and overdubs. Except for a gap in the middle section (which will be filled with a George Martin piano solo on Oct. 22), the song is completed.

Monday, October 18, 1965: Release in Sweden of Beatles single "Yesterday/Dizzy Miss Lizzie" (Parlophone). Six weeks in the Swedish charts; highest position #1. [Note: the song "Dizzy Miss Lizzie" is often spelled "Dizzy Miss Lizzy".]

Monday, October 18, 1982: UK release of Beatles compilation LP "The Beatles: 20 Greatest Hits" (Parlophone). Songs: "Love Me Do", "From Me to You", "She Loves You", "I Want to Hold Your Hand", "Can't Buy Me Love", "A Hard Day's Night", "I Feel Fine", "Ticket to Ride", "Help!", "Day Tripper", "We Can Work It Out", "Paperback Writer", "Yellow Submarine", "Eleanor Rigby", "All You Need Is Love", "Hello Goodbye", "Lady Madonna", "Hey Jude", "Get Back", and "The Ballad of John and Yoko". Highest chart position: #10.

Wednesday, October 19, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Thursday, October 19, 1961: The Beatles perform at Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool. Also on the bill are Gerry and the Pacemakers. Midway through the evening show, The Beatles and The Pacemakers get together on stage for several songs, dubbing themselves "The Beatmakers". George Harrison plays lead guitar, Paul McCartney rhythm guitar, Pete Best and Freddy Marsden share the drumming, Les Maguire plays saxophone, Les Chadwick is on bass, John Lennon plays piano, and Gerry Marsden sings and plays lead guitar. Sharing the singing is Karl Terry of Karl Terry & the Cruisers. Together they perform the songs "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", "What'd I Say?", "Red Sails in the Sunset", and "Hit the Road, Jack".

Friday, October 19, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club at lunchtime.

Saturday, October 19, 1963: The Beatles perform at Pavilion Gardens Ballroom in Buxton.

Monday, October 19, 1964: Resuming their tour of Britain, The Beatles perform at the ABC Cinema in Edinburgh.

Thursday, October 19, 1967: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio One, EMI Studios, London). Guitar and vocal overdubs for "Hello Goodbye". Take 16, lacking many of the final overdubs, was released on "The Beatles Anthology 2" (Disc two, Track 18).

Saturday, October 19, 1968: "Hey Jude" is the #1 single in the US for the fourth week in a row.

Monday, October 19, 1987: US re-release of Beatles album "Abbey Road" on CD (Capitol).

Monday, October 19, 1987: US re-release of Beatles album "Let It Be" on CD (Capitol).

Monday, October 19, 1987: UK re-release of Beatles albums on CD: "Abbey Road" and "Let It Be" (EMI).

Thursday, October 20, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Friday, October 20, 1961: The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. That night they appear at Village Hall in Knotty Ash, Liverpool.

Saturday, October 20, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Majestic Ballroom, Witham, Hull, Yorkshire.

Sunday, October 20, 1963: The Beatles tape an appearance for the ABC Television program "Thank Your Lucky Stars". They perform lip-sync to their songs "All My Loving", "Money", and "She Loves You". Since "With the Beatles" would not be released until almost four weeks after this show's broadcast (on October 26), the first two songs had not been previously heard by fans. Recorded at Alpha Television Studios, Birmingham.

Tuesday, October 20, 1964: The Beatles, on a tour of Britain, perform two shows at Caird Hall in Dundee.

Wednesday, October 20, 1965: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Recording a second song for their next single, "We Can Work It Out". Getting the basic track down in just two takes, the rest of the session is spent recording overdubs, including the distinctive harmonium part played by John Lennon. A few more overdubs will be added on Oct. 29, but the song is essentially finished by the end of this session.

Friday, October 20, 1967: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios, London). Recording three flute parts for "The Fool on the Hill". Then two viola players record the string arrangement for "Hello Goodbye".

Tuesday, October 20, 1987: The Beatles film "Yellow Submarine" is released on videocassette in the US. The "Hey Bulldog" segment is omitted.

Tuesday, October 20, 1992: US re-release of Beatles single on 5-inch CD, "Love Me Do (both versions)/P.S. I Love You" (Capitol/Parlophone). 30th anniversary release.

Friday, October 21, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Saturday, October 21, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club - a night show. They play twice during this all-night session.

Sunday, October 21, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club, Liverpool--a night show.

Wednesday, October 21, 1964: The Beatles, on a tour of Britain, perform two shows at the Odeon Cinema in Glasgow.

Thursday, October 21, 1965: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Wanting to improve on their previous recording of "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)", The Beatles start from scratch to remake it. It only requires three takes to get the basic track down, and the song is completed in the early evening. Then The Beatles begin recording John's song "Nowhere Man", taping two takes but leaving the song unfinished.

Friday, October 21, 1977: US release of Beatles compilation double LP "Love Songs" (Capitol). Songs: "Yesterday", "I'll Follow the Sun", "I Need You", "Girl", "In My Life", "Words of Love", "Here, There and Everywhere", "Something", "And I Love Her", "If I Fell", "I'll Be Back", "Tell Me What You See", "Yes It Is", "Michelle", "It's Only Love", "You're Going to Lose That Girl", "Every Little Thing", "For No One", "She's Leaving Home", "The Long and Winding Road", "This Boy", "Norwegian Wood", "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away", "I Will", and "P.S. I Love You". Highest position in Billboard charts: #24.

Wednesday, October 21, 1987: George, Ringo, and Paul spend the evening dining together and relaxing in an empty house in London; the house is owned by McCartney.

Saturday, October 22, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Sunday, October 22, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Casbah Coffee Club, West Derby, Liverpool.

Monday, October 22, 1962: The Beatles perform at Queen's Hall, Widnes. Also appearing is Lee Curtis and the All-Stars, whose drummer is Pete Best.

Thursday, October 22, 1964: The Beatles, on a tour of Britain, perform two shows at the Odeon Cinema in Leeds.

Friday, October 22, 1965: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). George Martin overdubs the piano solo that links the two halves of "In My Life". To get the desired effect, he records the part at half-speed and plays it back at double-speed. The Beatles start over again recording "Nowhere Man", getting the basic track down in three takes and adding overdubs until the song is completed.

Wednesday, October 22, 1969: Release in Sweden of Beatles LP "Something New" (Parlophone).

Tuesday, October 22, 1996: Beatles publicist Geoff Baker announces that "The Beatles are now bigger than The Beatles". His statement is based upon the fact that the year 1996 is expected to be the biggest year for album sales ever for The Beatles. Thus far in 1996, The Beatles have sold 6,000,000 albums from their back catalog and a combined total of 13,000,000 copies of "The Beatles Anthology 1" and "The Beatles Anthology 2". With the release of "The Beatles Anthology 3" only a week away, it is anticipated that total Beatles album sales for 1996 will exceed 20 million. Somewhat surprisingly, studies show that 41 percent of those sales are to teenagers who were not even born yet when The Beatles officially called it quits in 1970.

Sunday, October 23, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Wednesday, October 23, 1963: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). The final session for "With the Beatles". The Beatles record take 16 of "I Wanna Be Your Man". After observing the mixing of this song, "Little Child", and "Hold Me Tight", The Beatles head to the airport for a flight to Sweden--for their first foreign tour.

Friday, October 23, 1964: The Beatles, on a tour of Britain, perform two shows at the Gaumont State Cinema in Kilburn, London.

Saturday, October 23, 1965: "Yesterday" is the #1 single in the US for the 3rd week in a row.

Monday, October 24, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Tuesday, October 24, 1961: The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool.

Thursday, October 24, 1963: In Sweden for their first foreign tour, The Beatles spend the first day at Karlaplansstudion in Karlaplan, Stockholm, Sweden. They record a performance for a radio program entitled "The Beatles popgrupp fran Liverpool pa besok i Stockholm", which means "The Beatles pop group from Liverpool visiting Stockholm". The Beatles, enthused by the chance to play before an audience that wasn't screaming, and wanting to make a good first impression in Sweden, put on a terrific show during the taping of seven songs, "I Saw Her Standing There", "From Me to You", "Money", "Roll Over Beethoven", "You Really Got a Hold On Me", "She Loves You", and "Twist and Shout". Appearing on the same program is a local group, Hasse Rosen & the Norsmen. Broadcast on November 11. Five of the songs performed by The Beatles are included on "The Beatles Anthology 1": "I Saw Her Standing There", "From Me to You", "Money", "You Really Got a Hold On Me", and "Roll Over Beethoven" (Disc 1, Tracks 30-34).

Saturday, October 24, 1964: The Beatles, on a tour of Britain, perform two shows at the Granada Cinema in Walthamstow, London.

Sunday, October 24, 1965: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). They spend the entire session working on Paul's song "I'm Looking Through You", but will end up re-recording the song in its entirety in November. This day's version will be released on "The Beatles Anthology 2" (Disc one, Track 15).

Tuesday, October 24, 1978: Re-release in Sweden of Beatles double LP "The Beatles" (Capitol). The "White Album", on white vinyl.

Friday, October 24, 1980: UK release of Beatles compilation LP "Rock and Roll Music Vol. I" (MFP). This is a re-packaging and reissue of Disc One from the Beatles compilation double LP "Rock and Roll Music" released in 1976 by Parlophone.

Friday, October 24, 1980: UK release of Beatles compilation LP "Rock and Roll Music Vol. II" (MFP). This is a re-packaging and reissue of Disc Two from the Beatles compilation double LP "Rock and Roll Music" released in 1976 by Parlophone.

Monday, October 24, 1988: US re-release of Beatles albums "Past Masters Vol. 1" and "Past Masters Vol. 2" on vinyl double LP (Capitol/Parlophone). Previously available only as two separate CDs.

Monday, October 24, 1988: UK re-release of Beatles CDs "Past Masters Vol. 1" and "Past Masters Vol. 2" on double LP (vinyl) and double cassette (tape). Previously available only on separate CDs.

Tuesday, October 25, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Wednesday, October 25, 1961: The Beatles perform a night show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool.

Thursday, October 25, 1962: The Beatles go to Playhouse Theatre, Manchester, for their third taped appearance on the BBC radio Light Program show "Here We Go". The Beatles perform three songs in front of a live audience: "Love Me Do", "A Taste of Honey", and "P.S. I Love You". The program is broadcast the next day, October 26.

Friday, October 25, 1963: The Beatles begin their tour of Sweden by playing two shows at Nya Aulan, Sundstavagen, Karlstad, Sweden. Their repertoire for the tour is "Long Tall Sally", "Please Please Me", "I Saw Her Standing There", "From Me to You", "A Taste of Honey", "Chains", "Boys", "She Loves You", and "Twist and Shout". Beatlemania is present in full force, so The Beatles play to enthusiastic, screaming fans. The local pop reviewer was not impressed, though. He considers The Beatles' music to be awful, and he suggests that The Beatles should be grateful to their screaming fans for drowning out the group's terrible performance. The reviewer went on to say that The Beatles "...were of no musical importance whatsoever and that their local support group, The Phantoms, decidedly outshone them" (Lewisohn).

Sunday, October 25, 1964: The Beatles, on a tour of Britain, perform two shows at the Hippodrome Theatre in Brighton.

Wednesday, October 25, 1967: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Recording a bass overdub for "Hello Goodbye" and editing/mixing for "The Fool on the Hill".

Wednesday, October 26, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Thursday, October 26, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club - a lunchtime show.

Friday, October 26, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club, Liverpool, at lunchtime. That night they perform at Public Hall, Preston, Lancashire, 30 miles northwest of Liverpool. Also appearing at this "Rock & Beat Spectacular" are Mike Berry, The Outlaws, and The Syd Munson Orchestra.

Saturday, October 26, 1963: On a tour of Sweden, The Beatles perform at the Kungliga Tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden. They play for two "houses". The Beatles are second on the bill to the audience's favorite, Joey Dee & the Starlighters (but The Beatles certainly had some devoted fans, for some of them nearly dragged George Harrison off of the stage).

Monday, October 26, 1964: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Another break from their British tour spent in the studio. More recording for the "Beatles For Sale" LP: "Honey Don't" (5 takes); "What You're Doing" (7 takes). They also record "Another Beatles Christmas Record", to be mailed in December as a flexi-disc to Beatles Fan Club members. "Beatles For Sale" is released on December 4, The Beatles' fourth LP in 21 months (and yet another #1).

Tuesday, October 26, 1965: At Buckingham Palace, The Beatles receive their MBE's from Queen Elizabeth II. The media give extensive coverage to the event, with The Beatles conducting a press conference at the Saville Theatre (where they will film the video clip for "Hello Goodbye"). According to John Lennon, The Beatles smoked marijuana in one of the palace bathrooms to calm their nerves. None of the other Beatles has confirmed this.

Saturday, October 26, 1968: "Hey Jude" is the #1 single in the US for the fifth week in a row.

Sunday, October 26, 1969: The Beatles' album "Abbey Road" enters the Polish charts at #1; it will go on to hold that position for 11 weeks.

Thursday, October 27, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Friday, October 27, 1961: The Beatles perform at Village Hall in Knotty Ash, Liverpool.

Saturday, October 27, 1962: The Beatles perform at Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight, Birkenhead, as top act for a dance promoted by the local Recreations Association.

Saturday, October 27, 1962: Before their live performance that night, The Beatles tape a radio interview to be broadcast to the patients of local hospitals via the closed-circuit radio station within each hospital. The program, consisting of an interview, is first broadcast the next day, on the regular show "Sunday Spin". This interview is released in 1986 on a flexi-disc included with Mark Lewisohn's "The Beatles Live!"

Sunday, October 27, 1963: Touring Sweden, The Beatles perform three shows at the Cirkus in Goteborg, Sweden.

Monday, October 27, 1980: US re-release of Disc 1 from the Beatles' 1976 compilation double LP "Rock and Roll Music" as "Rock and Roll Music - Vol. 1" (Capitol).

Monday, October 27, 1980: US re-release of Disc 2 from the Beatles' 1976 compilation double LP "Rock and Roll Music" as "Rock and Roll Music - Vol. 2" (Capitol).

Friday, October 28, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Saturday, October 28, 1961: The Beatles perform at Aintree Institute, Aintree, Liverpool.

Saturday, October 28, 1961: According to Beatles legend, it was on this day that a fan named Raymond Jones attempted to purchase the single "My Bonnie" from Brian Epstein's NEMS record store in Liverpool. Brian managed the record shop, which was part of a large department store owned by his father. The legend states that this was the first occasion on which Brian Epstein heard of the single or, indeed, of The Beatles. "Mersey Beat" editor Bill Harry discounts this story as improbable. Harry claims to have discussed The Beatles and other local groups with Epstein well before this date, and he adds that Epstein was already writing record reviews for "Mersey Beat" and selling copies of the paper in his shop. Further, Epstein was selling tickets to Sam Leach's 'Operation Big Beat' concert, and The Beatles' name was at the top of the list of groups that were scheduled to appear at the November 10 event.

Sunday, October 28, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool. This is a major performance for The Beatles, their first at Liverpool's top theatre. They are part of an eight-act, big-name program that plays to two separate "houses" (two performances for two different audiences, one at 5:40 pm and the other at 8:00 pm). Heading the bill is Little Richard; also appearing is Craig Douglas (for whom The Beatles provide musical backing in addition to their own, separate performance), Jet Harris (ex-Shadows bass player), and Kenny Lynch & Sounds Incorporated. In Liverpudlian terms, The Beatles have hit the big time.

Sunday, October 28, 1962: Beatles manager Brian Epstein arranges for The Beatles to be included in a Helen Shapiro package tour scheduled for February 1963.

Monday, October 28, 1963: The Beatles, on tour in Sweden, perform at the Borashallen, Boras, Sweden. Preceding the show, The Beatles had spent half an hour in a record shop in Boras, autographing records.

Wednesday, October 28, 1964: The Beatles, resuming their tour of Britain, perform two shows at the ABC Cinema in Exeter.

Thursday, October 28, 1965: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio One, EMI Studios, London). The Beatles, listening to a rough mono mix of "We Can Work It Out", realize that the vocal tracks are not good enough, and they make plans to overdub the vocals the following day.

Monday, October 28, 1996: UK release of Beatles double CD "The Beatles Anthology 3" (Parlophone/Apple). Tracks: "A Beginning", "Happiness Is a Warm Gun", "Helter Skelter", "Mean Mr. Mustard", "Polythene Pam", "Glass Onion", "Junk", "Piggies", "Honey Pie", "Don't Pass Me By", "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da", "Good Night", "Cry Baby Cry", "Blackbird", "Sexy Sadie", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Hey Jude", "Not Guilty", "Mother Nature's Son", "Glass Onion", "Rocky Raccoon", "What's the New Mary Jane", "Step Inside Love/Los Paranoias", "I'm So Tired", "I Will", "Why Don't We Do It in the Road", "Julia", "I've Got a Feeling", "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window", "Dig a Pony", "Two of Us", "For You Blue", "Teddy Boy", "Rip It Up/Shake, Rattle and Roll/Blue Suede Shoes", "The Long and Winding Road", "Oh! Darling", "All Things Must Pass", "Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues", "Get Back", "Old Brown Shoe", "Octopus's Garden", "Maxwell's Silver Hammer", "Something", "Come Together", "Come and Get It", "Ain't She Sweet", "Because", "Let It Be", "I Me Mine", "The End". Some top chart positions: Finland - #7; Germany - #9; Norway - #13.

Saturday, October 29, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Sunday, October 29, 1961: The Beatles perform at Hambleton Hall, Huyton, Liverpool.

Monday, October 29, 1962: Back to Studio Four, Granada TV Centre in Manchester, The Beatles tape their second appearance on the program "People and Places". Rehearsals and recording take about two hours (11:00 am to 1:00 pm). The Beatles perform two songs, "Love Me Do" and "A Taste of Honey". In an unusual stage setting (for The Beatles, at least), "Love Me Do" is taped with Paul, George, and Ringo standing, but John, without an instrument, is sitting and singing in the style of a solo singer backed by a supporting group. For "A Taste of Honey", though, they resume their usual group arrangement, although they remove their suit coats and perform in waistcoats.

Tuesday, October 29, 1963: The Beatles play the final live appearance of their tour of Sweden, at the Sporthallen, Eskilstuna, Sweden.

Thursday, October 29, 1964: The Beatles, on a tour of Britain, perform two shows at the ABC Cinema in Plymouth.

Friday, October 29, 1965: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Re-recording the vocal tracks for "We Can Work It Out".

Sunday, October 29, 1967: Filming resumes for "Magical Mystery Tour" to shoot scenes needed to fill missing gaps in the film's continuity.

Tuesday, October 29, 1996: US release of Beatles double CD "The Beatles Anthology 3" (Capitol/Apple/EMI). Highest US chart position is #1. Tracks: "A Beginning", "Happiness Is a Warm Gun", "Helter Skelter", "Mean Mr. Mustard", "Polythene Pam", "Glass Onion", "Junk", "Piggies", "Honey Pie", "Don't Pass Me By", "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da", "Good Night", "Cry Baby Cry", "Blackbird", "Sexy Sadie", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Hey Jude", "Not Guilty", "Mother Nature's Son", "Glass Onion", "Rocky Raccoon", "What's the New Mary Jane", "Step Inside Love/Los Paranoias", "I'm So Tired", "I Will", "Why Don't We Do It in the Road", "Julia", "I've Got a Feeling", "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window", "Dig a Pony", "Two of Us", "For You Blue", "Teddy Boy", "Rip It Up/Shake, Rattle and Roll/Blue Suede Shoes", "The Long and Winding Road", "Oh! Darling", "All Things Must Pass", "Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues", "Get Back", "Old Brown Shoe", "Octopus's Garden", "Maxwell's Silver Hammer", "Something", "Come Together", "Come and Get It", "Ain't She Sweet", "Because", "Let It Be", "I Me Mine", "The End". [Note: one source reports the release date as being October 28].

Sunday, October 30, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Monday, October 30, 1961: The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool.

Monday, October 30, 1961: Two days after Beatles fan Raymond Jones asked for The Beatles' German single "My Bonnie" (recorded with Tony Sheridan) at Brian Epstein's NEMS record store, two girls ask for the same record. Brian Epstein begins to search foreign record company import lists to find the single. Since Epstein had already sold at least 12 dozen copies of Liverpool's "Mersey Beat" magazine (and had written a column for it), it is highly unlikely that he doesn't already know who The Beatles are. Still, Epstein's difficulty in locating the record is probably due to his not knowing that the record was released, not by The Beatles, but by Tony Sheridan and 'The Beat Brothers' ('Beatles' resembles a vulgar slang word in German, so The Beatles' name was changed for this historic single).

Tuesday, October 30, 1962: The Beatles fly to Hamburg for their fourth engagement, this one to last a mere 14 nights (at the Star-Club).

Wednesday, October 30, 1963: Before returning to England following the conclusion of their Swedish tour, The Beatles travel to Narren-teatern, Grona Lund, Stockholm, Sweden, to tape an appearance for the Sverige Television program "Drop In". Taping is done before a live audience. Originally scheduled to perform only two songs, The Beatles are asked by the promoter (Klas Burling) to perform four songs. They record "She Loves You", "Twist and Shout", "I Saw Her Standing There", and "Long Tall Sally". The Beatles very clearly had a great time during this session. Broadcast on November 3.

Friday, October 30, 1964: The Beatles, on a tour of Britain, perform two shows at the Gaumont Cinema in Bournemouth.

Saturday, October 30, 1965: "Yesterday" is the #1 single in the US for the 4th week in a row.

Monday, October 30, 1989: UK re-release of Beatles single "Something/Come Together" (Parlophone). 20th anniversary reissue. Released as a regular single and also as a picture disc.

Saturday, October 31, 1959: Quarry Men audition for Carrol Levis show in Liverpool. During this audition period, the band would change its name from "Quarry Men" to "Johnny and the Moondogs" by November 15. On that day, they lose out for the Carrol Levis finals.

Monday, October 31, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

Tuesday, October 31, 1961: The Beatles perform at Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool.

Thursday, October 31, 1963: A momentous day for The Beatles. They return to London from Sweden. Arriving at Heathrow Airport, they are greeted by hundreds of screaming fans and a mob of photographers and journalists. For the first time, The Beatles themselves realize the extent of their phenomenal popularity and of Beatlemania. American television host Ed Sullivan was at Heathrow when The Beatles arrived, and he was struck by the sight of Beatlemania in full swing; he decided to look into getting this group to appear on his US television program.

Saturday, October 31, 1964: The Beatles, on a tour of Britain, perform at the Gaumont Cinema in Ipswich.

Sunday, October 31, 1965: The Beatles' single "Ticket to Ride" enters Polish radio station Rozglosnia Harcerska's charts at no. 16.

Friday, October 31, 1969: UK release of Beatles single "Something/Come Together" (Apple). 7 weeks on the charts; highest position #4.

Monday, October 31, 1988: US/worldwide release of Beatles boxed set (LP, CD, and cassette formats) that included the original UK albums (using the new digitally remastered versions on all formats), the "Past Masters" albums, and a paperback book. "Please Please Me", "With the Beatles", "A Hard Day's Night", "Beatles For Sale", "Help!", "Rubber Soul", "Revolver", "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", "Magical Mystery Tour", "The Beatles", "Yellow Submarine", "Abbey Road", "Let It Be", "Past Masters Vol. 1", and "Past Masters Vol. 2".

Monday, October 31, 1988: UK (and worldwide) release of Beatles box set of LPs, CDs, and cassettes: "The Beatles" (EMI). Issued in a wooden box with a paperback book. Included with each set were the 'Past Masters' albums. Manufactured from the digital CD masters, meaning that the first 4 UK albums were in mono.