The Beatles' 10th Parlophone EP contained four of their biggest hits to date. Read more »
UK EP release: The Beatles' Million Sellers
6 December 1965 (46 years ago)
Mixing: A Hard Day's Night, Things We Said Today
9 June 1964 (47 years ago)
Studio Three (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
While The Beatles were away on tour in Hong Kong, George Martin was at Abbey Road working on the mixes for the A Hard Day's Night LP. Read more »
Filming: A Hard Day's Night
23 April 1964 (47 years ago)
The Beatles had filmed scenes at Gatwick Airport for the Can't Buy Me Love sequence of the A Hard Day's Night film on 13 March 1964. More footage was needed, however, which was captured on this day. Read more »
Filming: A Hard Day's Night
7 April 1964 (47 years ago)
On this day, at Twickenham Film Studios, The Beatles filmed the scenes for A Hard Day's Night inside the police station. The exterior shots of the station were filmed in London's Notting Hill Gate on 16 April. Read more »
The Beatles' second appearance on Ready, Steady, Go!
20 March 1964 (47 years ago)
This was the second of three performances given by The Beatles for the hugely popular 1960s television show Ready, Steady, Go! Read more »
UK single release: Can't Buy Me Love
20 March 1964 (47 years ago)
The Beatles' sixth UK single, Can't Buy Me Love, was released on this day. Read more »
The Beatles' first Top Of The Pops appearance
19 March 1964 (47 years ago)
Between 7pm and 8.30pm The Beatles were at the BBC's Television Theatre (since renamed the Shepherd's Bush Empire) in west London, to film their debut appearance on Top Of The Pops. Read more »
US single release: Can't Buy Me Love
16 March 1964 (47 years ago)
A US single, Can't Buy Me Love, was released on this day. Its b-side was You Can't Do That. Read more »
Filming: A Hard Day's Night
13 March 1964 (47 years ago)
Following two days at Twickenham Film Studios, work on A Hard Day's Night moved to Gatwick Airport. Read more »
Recording, mixing: Can't Buy Me Love, Long Tall Sally, I Call Your Name, You Can't Do That, Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand, Sie Liebt Dich
10 March 1964 (47 years ago)
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Geoff Emerick
The existence of this session came to light in 1991, after studio documentation was discovered by EMI. It took place from 10am to 1pm, and involved an intriguing overdub onto Can't Buy Me Love. Read more »
Recording, mixing: You Can't Do That, Can't Buy Me Love, I Should Have Known Better, And I Love Her
26 February 1964 (47 years ago)
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
The day after The Beatles finished recording Can't Buy Me Love and You Can't Do That, both songs were given mono mixes for their release as a single in the UK and US the following month. The mixing took place in a three-hour session from 10am to 1pm, in the control room of Studio Two. Read more »
Recording: Can't Buy Me Love, You Can't Do That, And I Love Her, I Should Have Known Better
25 February 1964 (47 years ago)
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
Although The Beatles had taped much of Can't Buy Be Love while in Paris on 29 January 1964, the first scheduled recording sessions for the A Hard Day's Night LP took place on this day. It was also George Harrison's 21st birthday, which was celebrated in the evening. Read more »
Recording: Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand, Sie Liebt Dich, Can't Buy Me Love
29 January 1964 (48 years ago)
EMI Pathé Marconi Studios, 62 Rue de Sevres, Paris
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
A busy day for The Beatles, and their first - and only - EMI recording session outside the United Kingdom. John Lennon and George Harrison flew back to Paris on an early flight from London, following their brief return to England the previous day. Read more »
