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US single release: Twist And Shout

2 March 1964 (47 years ago)

A US-only single, Twist And Shout, was released on this day. Its b-side was There's A Place. Read more »

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Live: Royal Command Performance

4 November 1963 (48 years ago)

This was the night of The Beatles' famous appearance at the Royal Command Performance at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London, in the presence of the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret. Read more »

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Beatlemania begins: Sunday Night At The London Palladium

13 October 1963 (48 years ago)

Although The Beatles' popularity had been growing steadily and to increasingly frantic heights throughout 1963, their appearance at the London Palladium on Sunday 13 October catapulted into the attentions of the mainstream media, who coined the term 'Beatlemania' to describe the scenes of screaming fans. Read more »

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Radio: Pop Go The Beatles

3 September 1963 (48 years ago)

The Beatles had undertaken mammoth radio sessions before, notably the 18 songs recorded on Tuesday 16 July. However, they went one better on this day, taping 19 songs for three episodes of Pop Go The Beatles. Read more »

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Radio: three episodes of Pop Go The Beatles

16 July 1963 (48 years ago)

By July 1963 The Beatles were more than used to hard work. What was unusual about this day, however, was that they completed, in under eight hours, 18 songs for three editions of the radio show Pop Go The Beatles. Read more »

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UK EP release: Twist And Shout

12 July 1963 (48 years ago)

The Beatles' debut EP contained four songs taken from their debut album Please Please Me. Read more »

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