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On 23 November 1964, Capitol Records in America issued a documentary album, The Beatles’ Story.
Four days before its UK release, Capitol Records in America issued The Beatles’ single ‘I Feel Fine’/‘She’s A Woman’, as well as a documentary album, The Beatles’ Story.
Following rehearsals on the previous day, The Beatles recorded an appearance for a British edition of US music TV show Shindig! at the Granville Studio in London.
The Beatles had been booked to record an appearance on the influential US television show Shindig!. The group had recently returned from their first US tour, so producer Jack …
Monday 21 September 1964 Travel The Beatles’ first US tour had ended the night before, with a concert in New York City. On this day the group and their entourage flew back to London …
Sunday 20 September 1964 Live The Beatles performed for no fee at a charity concert in aid of the United Cerebral Palsy of New York City and Retarded Infants Services on 20 September 1964. …
Sunday 6 September 1964 Live The Beatles performed two concerts at the 15,000-capacity Detroit Olympia on this day. The other acts on the bill were, in order of appearance, The Bill Black Combo, The …
Saturday 5 September 1964 Live The Beatles performed one concert at Chicago’s International Amphitheatre on this day. The other acts on the bill were, in order of appearance, The Bill Black Combo, The Exciters, …
Thursday 3 September 1964 Live The Beatles performed two shows on this day, which were watched by a total of 29,337 people. The other acts on the bill were, in order of appearance, The …
Thursday 27 August 1964 Live The Beatles performed for 14,000 fans at the Cincinnati Gardens venue in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Wednesday 26 August 1964 Live After having sold out all the dates thus far on their US tour, The Beatles only managed to sell 7,000 tickets for their only concert at the spectacular Red …
On another day off from their first US tour, The Beatles paid a visit to Burt Lancaster’s house to watch Peter Sellers’ film A Shot In The Dark.
Sunday 23 August 1964 Live The Beatles’ concert at the Hollywood Bowl was recorded by George Martin and engineers from Capitol Records, who hoped to release it as a live album.
On 23 August 1964, John Lennon and Ringo Starr were interviewed while in Los Angeles. The occasion was The Beatles’ first concert at the Hollywood Bowl. The interviewer is …
Friday 21 August 1964 Live The Beatles performed their usual 29-minute set in front of 14,720 fans at the Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington.
Wednesday 19 August 1964 Live Although they had performed shows in New York, Washington DC and Miami in February 1964, this was The Beatles’ first proper tour of America.
On this day The Beatles flew from London Airport to San Francisco International, to begin their 25-date first American Tour.
Two Beatles singles were released in the USA on 20 July 1964 day by Capitol – an unusual move, but one calculated to cash in on the public’s insatiable appetite …
The Beatles’ fifth US album – their third on Capitol Records – was Something New. It contained eight songs originally released on the UK album A Hard Day’s Night, …
The title track of The Beatles debut feature film and fourth US album was released as a single on this day in America.