1966, January

Wyndham's Theatre, London. Premiere of the play `How's The World Treating You?' Paul, Jane, George and Pattie attend.

In that special week of January people in US were listening to We Can Work It Out by The Beatles. In UK Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out by The Beatles was in the top 5 hits.

1966--We Can Work It Out is No. 1 for the third week in the US, recovering this position for one week only (Billboard).

January 28, 1966 - Maggie McGivern beside Paul McCartney getting a light from Barry Miles at the opening party for the Indica book shop at 6 Masons Yard in London. Peter Asher, Barry Miles and John Dunbar were partners in Indica, and Paul designed the wrapping paper for the new shop. Not sure if Jan...

1966--We Can Work It Out regains the #1 single position in the US, for its third week at #1.

The #1 song in the US on January 26, 1966

We Can Work It Out - The Beatles

People in US were listening to We Can Work It Out by The Beatles. In UK Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out by The Beatles was in the top 5 hits.

In UK Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out by The Beatles was in the top 5 hits.

The day after they married in Esher, Surrey, George and Pattie Harrison gave a press conference in London.

After our wedding we had to endure a press conference that Brian had set up. It was so terrifying that I have almost blanked it from my memory. Lots of reporters asked questions about when ...

After a romance lasting just shy of two years, George Harrison married Patricia Anne Boyd at Epsom register office, Surrey.

Pattie Boyd said "The ceremony took place early in the morning at Epsom register office, in Surrey, not the most glamorous place, and the room was very hot and stuffy. Brian E...

Robert and Jean-Claude Lambot say they would wish to change the Beatles haircut style.

`We Can Work It Out', 7th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). `Rubber Soul' number 1, 7th week (UK New Musical Express chart).

Brian Epstein returns to England from the Virgin Islands.

  We Can Work It Out by The Beatles. In UK Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out by The Beatles was in the top 5 hits.

We Can Work It Out' number 1, 2nd and last continued week (Billboard).

The #1 song in the US on January 14, 1966

We Can Work It Out - The Beatles

Ringo Starr and John Lennon leave England for a vacation in Trinidad.

People in US were listening to We Can Work It Out by The Beatles. In UK Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out by The Beatles was in the top 5 hits.

Top Hits - 50 years ago today

                                                           
  1. The Sounds of Silence -   Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)                                  
                  
  2. We Can Work It Out - The Beatles (Capitol)                  
  3. As Tears Go By - The ...

Brian Epstein is appointed a director of Lennon Books Limited, John Lennon’s book royalty collection company.

People in US were listening to We Can Work It Out by The Beatles. In UK Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out by The Beatles was in the top 5 hits.

We Can Work It Out becomes the #1 single in the US.

The Beatles' album Rubber Soul is #1 in the US. It remains at #1 for six weeks and stays on the charts for 56 weeks. Rubber Soul is the seventh Beatles LP to reach #1 in the US (the other six are Meet the Beatles, The Beatles Second Album, A Hard ...

We Can Work It Out - Number One!

We Can Work It Out (Number One 50 years ago) Behind the song.......

McCartney wrote the words and music to the verses and the chorus, with lyrics that "might have been personal", probably a reference to his relationship with Jane Asher. McCartney then took the song to Lennon:

I took it to John ...

Following their record breaking concert at New York's Shea Stadium on August 15, 1965, it was decided that extra recordings would be needed if the footage was to be released to the public.

The concert performance suffered for The Beatles' problems hearing themselves against the screams of 55,600 f...

As the Beatles were laying low, We Can Work It Out by The Beatles was a hit.

Listening to We Can Work It Out by The Beatles

The Beatles starting to make plans for the year ahead.