The Beatles Lyrics Repository

The Beatles on this Day 7.9.

1936

• Buddy Holly is born.

1961

• Performance at the Cavern. No other acts.

1963

• 'Please Please Me' LP number 1, 18th week (UK Record Retailer chart).
• Concert at the Fairfield Halls, Croydon, Surrey.
• Broadcast of ABC-TV's 'Big Night Out', with performance recorded 1 September 1963.
• The Playhouse Theatre, London. 1.00-4.00pm. Recording for BBC's 'Saturday Club': 'I Saw Her Standing There'; 'Memphis, Tennessee'; 'Happy Birthday Saturday Club'; 'I'll Get You'; 'She Loves You'; 'Lucille'.
  Recording for the 5th anniversary edition of 'Saturday Club'.
• 28 Maitland Court, home address of Donald Zec. The Beatles are interviewed by Donald Zec (published on the 'Daily Mirror', 10 September 1963). [8, 9 September 1963?]

1964

• Concert at the Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

1965

• Brian attends an evening at the Finchley Jewish Youth Club, presenting various cups and trophies.

1966

• 'Yellow Submarine', 5th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).
  'Eleanor Rigby', 5th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).

1967

• Studio 2. 7.00pm-3.15am. Recording: 'Blue Jay Way' (tape reduction take 1 into take 2, overdub onto take 2, tape reduction take 2 into take 3, overdub onto take 3). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Peter Vince; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott.

1976

• George is found guilty of unconscious plagiarism of 'He's So Fine' on 'My Sweet Lord', and given a fine of 587,000 dollars for damages.

1983

• Studio 2. Show 'The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).

1995

• UK LP release: 'Help!', charity album to raise money for War Child, British organization working in Mostar, Bosnia.

1997

• Derek Taylor dies at his home in Suffolk, England, of cancer of the esophagus.
• Photographic exhibition of Linda at the Museum of the City of San Francisco.

1998

• Studio Gallery, San Francisco, California. Dezo Hoffman Beatles photo exhibition.