The Beatles Bible

The Beatles were given three prestigious Ivor Novello awards on this day in recognition of their outstanding achievements in 1965. Read more »

On 13 February 1966 The Beatles were nominated in 10 of the categories for the 8th Grammy Awards. The ceremony took place in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel, New York. Read more »

The Grammy Awards Commitee in New York announced that The Beatles had been nominated for 10 awards. Six were for Yesterday, while the other four were for the Help! album. Read more »

The Beatles returned to Twickenham Film Studios on this day to film promotional videos for their forthcoming single We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper, as well as older songs Help!, Ticket To Ride and I Feel Fine. Read more »

The Beatles' eighth US album released by Capitol Records, Help!, was issued on this day as MAS-2386 (mono) and SMAS-2386 (stereo). Read more »

The Silkie, a folk group signed by Brian Epstein to NEMS Enterprises and managed by Alistair Taylor, recorded a version of The Beatles' You've Got To Hide Your Love Away on this day at IBC Studios in London. Read more »

The Beatles' fifth UK album, Help!, was released on this day as Parlophone PMC 1255 (mono) and PCS 3071 (stereo). Read more »

The Beatles made just one television appearance in Britain to promote the Help! album; other shows had to run pre-recorded clips instead. Read more »

The Beatles' second film Help! had its royal première at the London Pavilion, Piccadilly Circus, London. Read more »

The Beatles' 10th Parlophone single was released just before the world première of their second feature film, also called Help!. Read more »

The Beatles' 10th Capitol Records single was released just before the world premiere of their second feature film. Read more »

Studio Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith

Work on Help! concluded on this day, with mono and stereo mixes prepared for the album and single. Read more »

The Beatles' work on their second feature film Help! ended on this day, with some extra audio recording at Twickenham Film Studios. Read more »

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith

The Beatles recorded John Lennon's song It's Only Love in six takes on this day, for the non-soundtrack side of the Help! album. Read more »

Although The Beatles had finished filming Help! on 11 May 1965, they returned to Twickenham Film Studios on this day to record post-sync work for the audio track. Read more »

This was The Beatles' second day of filming at Cliveden House, a 19th century stately home in Maidenhead, Berkshire. Read more »

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith

The Beatles recorded two Larry Williams songs on this evening, both of which were initially intended for Capitol Records, their label in North America. Dizzy Miss Lizzy and Bad Boy had been in the group's live set since their Cavern Club days. Read more »

This was the first of a two-day shoot at Cliveden House in Maidenhead, Berkshire, a sumptuous stately home dating from the 19th century. Read more »

The Beatles filmed a number of scenes for Help! on this day, in London and St Margaret's, Twickenham. Read more »

Following their three-day shoot on Salisbury Plain for Help!, The Beatles returned to Twickenham Film Studios, where much of the film had previously been completed. Read more »