Eleven days prior to its UK release, Capitol Records issued The Beatles’ single ‘Paperback Writer’/‘Rain’ in the United States.
The single topped the US charts, although its two-week stay at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 was ended by Frank Sinatra’s Strangers In The Night.
Paperback Writer was the only song from 1966 to be performed by The Beatles during their final US tour in August 1966.
Last updated: 21 May 2018
Also on this day...
- 2022: Ringo Starr live: CMAC, Canandaigua, New York
- 2019: Paul McCartney live: Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville
- 2018: Limited edition Yellow Submarine picture disc single to be released
- 2016: Paul McCartney live: AccorHotels Arena, Paris
- 2013: Paul McCartney live: BOK Center, Tulsa
- 2012: Ringo Starr’s childhood home is saved from demolition
- 2004: Paul McCartney live: Estadio de La Peineta, Madrid
- 2003: Paul McCartney live: the Cavern Club, Liverpool
- 2000: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Wolf Trap, Vienna
- 1997: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston
- 1975: UK album release: Venus And Mars by Wings
- 1973: US album release: Living In The Material World by George Harrison
- 1969: UK single release: The Ballad Of John And Yoko
- 1968: Recording: Revolution 1
- 1964: Press conference at NEMS Enterprises
- 1963: The Beatles live: Odeon Cinema, Manchester
- 1962: The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg
- 1961: The Beatles live: Top Ten Club, Hamburg
- 1960: The Silver Beetles live: Jacaranda Coffee Bar, Liverpool
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John and George are playing left handed in the photo? The person responsible for the cover photo got it wrong. Oh Well
Both of these songs have a lot of great memories for me and a lot of Beatles fans.