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The Beatles on this Day 12.1.

1962

• Performance at the Cavern, with Mike Cotton's Jazzmen.

1964

• 2nd appearance on BBC-TV's 'Sunday Night at the London Palladium'.

1965

• 'Another Beatles Christmas Show' at the Hammersmith Odeon, London (two performances).

1966

• 'We Can Work It Out', 6th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).
  'Rubber Soul' number 1, 6th week (UK New Musical Express chart).

1967

• Studio 3. 2.30-11.00pm. Recording: 'Penny Lane' (overdub onto take 9). Mono mixing: 'Penny Lane' (remixes 7, 8, from take 9). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Phil McDonald.
  Recording of trumpets, oboes, cor anglais and double-bass for 'Penny Lane'.

1968

• EMI Recording Studio, Bombay, India. 10.00am-7.00pm approx. Recording: 'Untitled' (working title of 'The Inner Light') (takes 1-5). Producer: George Harrison; Engineer: J. P. Sen/S. N. Gupta; 2nd Engineer: unknown.

1969

• London premiere of 'Wonderwall' at the Cinecenta.

1974

• 'Helen Wheels', 6th week in the Top 40 (Billboard).
  'Mind Games', 7th week in the Top 40 (Billboard).

1981

• US single release: 'Woman'/'Beautiful Boys'.

1985

• 'No More Lonely Nights', 13th week in the Top 40 (Billboard).

1996

• 'Anthology 1' number 20, 6th week in the Top 30 (chart based on record stores sales in Santiago, Chile).