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The Beatles on this Day 18.10.

1926

• Charles Edward Berry is born.

1957

• Evening: Performance of the Quarrymen in a ball held by the Conservative Club, at the New Clubmoor Hall, Broadway, Liverpool. Paul's debut.
  Paul plays for John a couple of tunes he had composed, one of them being 'I Lost My Little Girl'.

1961

• Performance at the Cavern, with Ian and the Zodiacs and the Four Jays.

1963

• Concert at the Shrewsbury Music Hall.

1964

• Studio 2. 2.30-11.30pm. Recording: 'Eight Days A Week' (takes 14-15); 'Kansas City/'Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!' (takes 1-2); 'Mr Moonlight' [re-make] (takes 5-8); 'I Feel Fine' (takes 1-9); 'I'll Follow The Sun' (takes 1-8); 'Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby' (take 1); 'Rock And Roll Music' (take 1); 'Words Of Love' (takes 1-3). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Geoff Emerick.
  Visit at the studio: Carl Perkins. [?]

1965

• Studio 2. 2.30-5.45pm. Recording: 'If I Needed Someone' (overdub onto take 1); 'In My Life' (takes 1-3). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott.
• Brian returns from the USA.
  Evening. Brian attends a Joan Baez concert, at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

1967

• Premiere of 'How I Won The War' at the London Pavilion. All 4 Beatles attend.
  After, they attend a party at Cilla Black's flat (9 b Portland Place, London).
• John and Cynthia see the annual Motor Show at the Earl's Court Exhibition Building, London.

1968

• 11.30. The police registers John and Yoko's flat, at Montague Square, and arrests them for possession of drugs. They are taken to the Marylebone Lane Police Station. For a short while they stay at lawyer Nicholas Cowan's house (35 Redcliffe Road, West Brompton, London).
• Studio 1. 12.00-1.00pm. Tape copying: 'Yer Blues' (of edit of remix mono 3 and edit piece take 1); 'Don't Pass Me By' (of remix mono 1). Producer: not assigned; Engineer: not assigned; 2nd Engineer: John Smith.
  Copies made to correct some imperfections of the master tape. End of sessions for 'The Beatles'.
• Harry Moss cuts the mono version of 'The Beatles' at Abbey Road.

1969

• 'Come Together', 1st week in the Top 40 (Billboard).
  'Something', 1st week in the Top 40 (Billboard).

1975

• 'You', 2nd week in the Top 40 (Billboard).

1982

• UK LP release: '20 Greatest Hits'.

1988

• LP release: 'Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1'.

1998

• John Lennon art exhibition closes at the Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri.

1999

• CD release: A Leaf.