March 12: TODAY IN BEATLES HISTORY 1948 James Taylor is born, in Boston. 1963 Concert at the Granada Cinema, Bedford (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe tour). Partially recorded for todays BBC Here We Go edition. John has a cold and does not perform. 5:00-5:29pm. BBCs Here We Go broadcast (March 6, 1963 session). 1964 Studio 3 (control room only). 10:00am-12:00noon. Stereo mixing: Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand (from edit of takes 5, 7); Sie Liebt Dich (from take 14). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: not assigned. Remixes of Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand and Sie Liebt Dich for the US and Germany. Anyone Who Had A Heart number 1, 3rd and last week, for Cilla Black (UK Record Retailer). 1965 Help! shootings in Bahamas end. The New York Daily News publishes Brians declarations about the Beatles (Ten years from today the Beatles will still be popular) and the Rolling Stones (A fine group). Brian signs the Silkie to a management agency contract, and secures them a recording contract with Philips. 1966 Rubber Soul number 1, 3rd week (Australia Kent Music Report). Michelle number 1, 5th and last week (Dutch Top 40). We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper number 21 (Dutch Top 40). 1967 Concert of Edwin Starr in the Saville Theatre, with Duane Eddy and the Wild Ones as support act. 1969 Morning: Normal Pilcher registers the Harrisons Esher house. George and Pattie attend the Piscis party thrown by Rory McEwen. Shortly after 7:30 pm. Kinfaus, Esher, Surrey. George and Pattie are arrested for possession of cannabis resin. Evening: George and Pattie are taken to the Escher police station. Morning: Marriage of Paul and Linda, at the Marylebone Register Office. Heather, Mike McGear, Mal Evans and Peter Brown attend. The second part of the wedding takes place at the St. Johns Wood Anglican Church, and is officiated by priest Noel Perry. Later, party at the Hotel Ritz. Evening: Paul works on a Jackie Lomax record. Olympic Sound Studios. Time unknown. Stereo mixing: The Long And Winding Road; Let It Be. Producer: George Martin?; Engineer: Glyn Johns; 2nd Engineer: unknown. Yellow Submarine, 8th and last week in the ranking (UK Record Retailer). 1971 UK single release: Power To The People/Open Your Box(Apple R 5892). Royal Courts of Justice (Court 16), London. End of Pauls trial against John, George and Ringo to seek the appointment of an official receiver to take over the Beatles financial affairs and wrest control from Allen Klein. The court names J. D. Spooner as trustee of the Beatles goods. After the judgement is made, John, George and Ringo get in Johns Rolls Royce and drive to Pauls home on Cavendish Avenue. John takes two bricks and scales the wall to Pauls home. He hurls them through the windows. 1974 Harry Nilsson and John Lennon are ejected from the Troubador Club in Los Angeles for heckling the Smothers Brothers comedy act. 1977 In Melody Maker, EMI releases news of The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl LP. It is to be released in early May and will be a single album, unlike the previous double album Rock And Roll Music. 1982 Startling Studios. Recording basic tracks for LP Old Wave. Producer: Jim Nipar. Pauls LP, Tug Of War is delayed release due to added remixing. 1984 EMI announces the release of 15 classic oldies singles as part of the cermonies. Among the first sets are Johns Give Peace A Chance/Cold Turkey and Ringos It Dont Come Easy/Back Off Bugaloo. 1986 Yoko performs in Hamburg, West Germany. 1997 At the Museum of Modern Art in Oxford, Yokos art exhibition Have You Seen The Horizon Lately is on display. 2001 Judy Garlands Over The Rainbow was voted the Song Of The Century in a poll published in the US. Musicians, critics and fans compiled the list by the RIAA. The Beatles highest placed song was I Want To Hold Your Hand at number 28. Johns Imagine peaked at number 30. Yesterday was number 56 and the album Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band ended up at 167.
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