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The Beatles on this Day 8.6.

1963

• 'Please Please Me' LP number 1, 5th week (UK Record Retailer chart).
• Concert at the City Hall, Newcastle (3rd British tour).
• Magazine 'Valentine' publishes photographs of the Beatles at the swimming pool of the University of London Union.

1964

• BBC re-broadcasts 'Around The Beatles'.
• Brian flies back to London and announces that Gerry and the Pacemakers will star in their own Christmas show.
• Vara TV (Holland) screens the 5 June 1964 recording.

1965

• Studio 1 (control room only). 10.00-10.30am. Stereo mixing 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' (remix 2, from take 17). Producer: not assigned; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ron Pender.
  Mix with voices on the center of the stereo picture.

1966

• 'Rubber Soul', 27th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).
• Studio 2 (control room only). 1.00-2.00pm. Editing: 'And Your Bird Can Sing' (mono remixes 9, 10). Producer: not assigned; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: not assigned. Studio 2. 2.30pm-2.30am. Recording: 'A Good Day's Sunshine' (working title of 'Good Day Sunshine') (takes 1-3). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer; Richard Lush.

1967

• Studio 2. 7.00pm-1.00am. Recording: 'You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)' (Part 2, takes 1-12; Part 3, takes 1-4; Part 4, takes 1-6; Part 5, take 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.
  Recording of sax solo.

1983

• Canada, Japan, South America LP release: 'Old Wave'.

1997

• Reykjavik, Iceland. 5.00pm. Closing of festival in celebration of 30th anniversary of LP 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' release.