Paul McCartney, Jane Asher, George Harrison and Pattie Boyd welcomed in 1966 at a New Year's Eve party hosted by EMI executives in London.
John Lennon and his wife Cynthia, meanwhile, spent the evening at a party held by record producer and songwriter Nor...
The #1 song on the UK Singles Chart on December 30, 1965
The Beatles enjoying their Christmas break.
...The Beatles enjoying their Christmas break.
...The Beatles are having a quiet day after the Chrismas Rush
...In what would become one of the key 'clues' in the "Paul is Dead myth, on this day Paul McCartney suffered a moped accident while visiting his family in Liverpool.
McCartney fell from his moped and chipped a front tooth. He also cut his lip and was...
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
Happy Christmas Eve! The Beatles were enjoying Christmas Eve with their families.
...The Beatles were getting ready for Christmas......
...The #1 song on the UK Singles Chart on December 22, 1965
Top #5 songs in the USA
Simon & Garfunkel - The Sounds of Silence
The Righteous Brothers - Ebb Tide
The Byds - Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)
The Dave Clark Five - Over and Over
James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good)
Top #5 songs in the UK
The Seekers - The Carnival ...
The Beatles are on a break after the continuous recording of Rubber Soul.
...The Beatles enjoying their weekend.......
...The Beatles taking a rest this weekend.
...Several off-key, a cappella versions of "Yesterday" are dispersed throughout the record, alongside Lennon's "Happy Christmas to Ya List'nas", "Auld Lang Syne", a one-and-a-half-line version of the Four Tops "It's The Same Old Song" (which they quickly stop ...
The UK regional broadcaster Granada screened a special programme, The Music Of Lennon & McCartney, on this evening. It was shown across the rest of the United Kingdom the following day.
The 50-minute show been conceived by Granada producer Johnny Hamp, and was directed by Philip Casson. Filmed on ...
The Beatles enjoying a break today.
...50 Years ago according to the charts.....
1. Turn! Turn! Turn! - The Byrds (Columbia) 2. Taste of Honey - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (A&M) 3. I Hear a Symphony - The Supremes (Motown) *4. Let's Hang On! - The 4 Seasons (Philips) 5...
The day after The Beatles' final UK concert took place in Cardiff, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison had a meeting to discuss the group's third film project.
The meeting took place at NEMS Enterprises' offices in Argyll Street, London. Also in attendance was The Beatles' manager Bria...
Capitol Cinema, Cardiff
The final night of what turned out to be......the Beatle's last British concert tour.
They had previously performed at the venue on May 27, 1963 and November 7, 1964.
The support acts were, in order of appearance, The Paramounts, Beryl Marsden with Steve Aldo, The Moody B...
Astoria Cinema, Finsbury Park, London
The Beatles' final two London concerts took place before hugely enthusiastic audiences.
George Harrison commented: This is one of the most incredible shows we've done. Not just because of the audience, but because they're Londoners. This is the funny thing....
Odeon Cinema, Harmmersmith, London
The Beatles played four concerts in London over two days during their final UK tour. The first two took place at the Hammersmith Odeon on this day.
They performed 11 songs: I Feel Fine, She's A Woman, If I Needed Someone, Act Naturally, Nowhere Man, Baby's In Bl...
Odeon Cinema, Birmingham
The Beatles' drove through torrential rain for their final concerts in Birmingham, England.
They played two shows at the Odeon Cinema on New Street. Their set was, like the other dates on their final UK tour, 11 songs: I Feel Fine, She's A Woman, If I Needed Someone, Act ...
Gaumont Cinema, Barker's Pool, Sheffield, Yorkshire
The Beatles performed two shows at this venue, which they visited for the first time on this occasion.
Located on Barker's Pool opposite City Hall, the venue was built by William Edward Trent and opened as the Regent Theatre in December 1927. It...
ABC Cinema, Ardwick, Manchester
These were The Beatles' final two shows at this venue, which was later renamed the Apollo. They had previously performed twice at the venue, on November 20, 1963 and Octover 14, 1964.
Manchester was covered in thick fog when The Beatles arrived, and they were late ...
Three days after its UK release, Capitol Records issued The Beatles' Rubber Soul album in the US.
It was considerably different from how The Beatles had intended it to sound, however, as Capitol reconfigured its tracklisting to create a 'folk rock' album to please the US market. They added I've Jus...
Empire Theatre, Liverpool
The Beatle's last Liverpool concert. Forty thousand ticket applications were received for the two "houses", although the Empire could accommadate only 2550 for each leaving many fans disappointed. It was the sixth occasion that the group had visited the venue.
The group i...
City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
The Beatles had a tough drive through snow to get to their two concerts at the City Hall in Newcastle. It was the fourth and final occasion they visited the venue.
Their setlist consisted of 11 songs: I Feel Find, She's A Woman, If I Needed Someone, Act Naturally, N...
Odeon Cinema, Glasgow
The Beatles' only UK tour of 1965 was also their final one as a group. It began with two shows at the Odeon Cinema in Glasgow.
The tour lasted 10 days, and saw The Beatles perform in nine venues across eight cities. Throughout they played a set comprising 11 songs:I Feel Fin...
The Beatles getting ready for the release of "Rubber Soul"
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