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The Beatles on this Day 8.7.

1963

• 1st recording session of Tommy Quickly.
• Beginning of performances at the Winter Gardens, Margate, with Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas.

1964

• 'With The Beatles', 33rd week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical Express chart).
• Apearance on BBC-TV's 'Top Of The Pops' (recorded 7 July 1964).

1966

• UK EP release: 'Nowhere Man'.
• Arrival at the London Airport, with Brian, who says: 'I am cancelling tours to the Philippines by Cilla Black and Sounds Incorporated'.
  6.30am. Press conference at the London Airport.
• US gold certification: ''Yesterday'... And Today'.
• The Cyrkle reach number 2 on the Billboard chart with 'Red Rubber Ball'.

1968

• Studio 2. 3.00pm-3.00am. Recording: 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da' [re-make] (takes 1-12, tape reduction take 12 into take 13, overdub onto take 13). Mono mixing: 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da' (unnumbered rough remix, from take 13). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.
  1st time that a recording with outside musicians is rejected. Re-make with piano intro. Mix for Paul.
• Press preview of 'Yellow Submarine' at the Bowater House Cinema. Paul, George and Ringo attend, and pose for photographers with a life-sized cardboard cut-out of their 'Yellow Submarine' persona.

1969

• Studio 2. 2.30-10.45pm. Recording: 'Here Comes The Sun' (overdub onto take 13, tape reduction take 13 into takes 14, 15). Studio 2 (control room only). 10.45-11.45pm. Mono mixing: 'Here Comes The Sun' (unnumbered rough remix, from take 15). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Phil McDonald; 2nd Engineer: John Kurlander.
  Mix for George.

1997

• 7-9am, Eastern Standard Time. NBC-TV (USA) broadcasts 'Today', with part 2 of a Matt Lauer interview with Paul McCartney.