Video: 'George Harrison - Any Road' (Jan. 7, 1968, at 0:22-0:24)
(Sunday, January 7, 1968) — George Harrison of The Beatles flew today from London to India (via Paris, Frankfurt and Tehran) to continue recording sessions for his Wonderwall film socre in Bombay. Continue reading Harrison flies to India for ‘Wonderwall’ sessions 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 7 1968)
Video: 'Magical Mystery Tour (Full Album Remastered 2009) - The Beatles'
(Saturday, January 6, 1968) — Magical Mystery Tour, an album by the English rock band The Beatles that included the soundtrack to the band’s Magical Mystery Tour television film, peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart for eight consecutive weeks (Jan. 6/13/20/27, Feb. 3/10/17/24, 1968). Continue reading ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ album by The Beatles peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 6 1968)
(Saturday, December 30, 1967) — “Hello, Goodbye” by The Beatles peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (Dec. 30, 1967, Jan. 6/13, 1968). Continue reading ‘Hello, Goodbye’ by The Beatles peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 30 1967)
Video: 'THE BEATLES - Magical Mystery Tour [1967]'
(Tuesday, December 26, 1967, 8:35 p.m. GMT) — Magical Mystery Tour, a 52-minute British surreal comedy television film starring The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr), premiered tonight on BBC1 in black and white. Continue reading The Beatles’ ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ film premieres 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 26 1967)
(Saturday, December 23, 1967) — “I Am the Walrus” by The Beatles, the B-side to the band’s number 1 hit single “Hello, Goodbye,” peaked at #56 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘I Am the Walrus’ by The Beatles peaks at #56 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 23 1967)
Video: 'Magical Mystery Tour (Full Album Remastered 2009) - The Beatles'
(Saturday, December 23, 1967) — Magical Mystery Tour, an album by the English rock band The Beatles that included the soundtrack to the band’s Magical Mystery Tour television film, debuted at #157 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart. Continue reading ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ album by The Beatles debuts at #157 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 23 1967)
Video: 'The Beatles - Christmas Time Is Here Again (1967)'
(Friday, December 15, 1967) — “Christmas Time Is Here Again!,” a holiday musical/spoken flexi-disc by The Beatles, was sent to members of rock band’s UK fan club today. Continue reading The Beatles release ‘Christmas Time Is Here Again!’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 15 1967)
Video: 'Ringo plays a horny Mexican in 'Candy'' (Dec. 13, 1967, at 0:50)
(Wednesday, December 13, 1967) — Ringo Starr of The Beatles continued to be filmed today at Incom Film Studios in Rome, in the role of Emmanuel, a Mexican gardner, for the film Candy. Continue reading Ringo Starr continues to film role for ‘Candy’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 13 1967)
(Saturday, December 9, 1967) — “I Am the Walrus” by The Beatles, the B-side to the band’s number 1 hit single “Hello, Goodbye,” debuted at #64 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Continue reading ‘I Am the Walrus’ by The Beatles debuts at #64 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 9 1967)
Video: 'Ringo plays a horny Mexican in 'Candy'' (Dec. 9, 1967, at 0:23-0:50)
(Saturday, December 9, 1967) — Ringo Starr of The Beatles was filmed today at Incom Film Studios in Rome, playing the role of Emmanuel, a Mexican gardner, for Candy. Continue reading Ringo Starr continues filming role for ‘Candy’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 9 1967)
