Video: 'The Beatles - From Me To You (BBC, Pop Go The Beatles #12 - 3 September 1963)'

(Thursday, August 1, 1963, 4:00-6:00 p.m. British Summer Time) — Immediately following the taping of episode 11 of the BBC Light Programme Pop Go The Beatles, The Beatles began recording episode 12 today at Playhouse Theatre in London. Continue reading The Beatles tape episode 12 of BBC’s ‘Pop Go The Beatles’ radio series 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 1 1963) →

Video: 'Ooh! My Soul (Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 27th August, 1963)'

(Thursday, August 1, 1963, 1:30-4:00 p.m. British Summer Time) — The Beatles taped episode 11 of the BBC Light Programme Pop Go The Beatles today at Playhouse Theatre in London. Continue reading The Beatles tape episode 11 of BBC’s ‘Pop Go The Beatles’ radio series 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 1 1963) →

Video: 'Till There Was You (Remastered 2009)'

(Tuesday, July 30, 1963, 5:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. British Summer Time; during recording sessions for With The Beatles) — Following a break to record a BBC radio session for Saturday Club, The Beatles returned to London’s EMI Studio Two in the late afternoon, recording overdubs for “Money (That’s What I Want)” and recording and completing four tracks, including a remake of “Till There Was You,” a cover of Chuck Berry’s “Roll Over Beethoven,” and the original Lennon-McCartney compositions “It Won’t Be Long” and “All My Loving” for their second studio album With The Beatles. Continue reading The Beatles complete four tracks, including ‘All My Loving,’ for new album 60 years ago this hour (Jul 30 1963) →

Video: 'The Beatles - Long Tall Sally (BBC, Saturday Club - 24 Aug 1963)'

(Tuesday, July 30, 1963, approximately 3:00-4:00 p.m. British Summer Time) — Although much of this day was spent at Abbey Road recording songs for their second album, The Beatles visited London’s Playhouse Theatre in the afternoon to record contributions to two BBC radio shows. Continue reading The Beatles tape appearance for BBC radio’s ‘Saturday Club’ series 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 30 1963) →

Video: 'Beatles Interviewed by BBC Radio's Phil Tate - 8/30/63'

(Tuesday, July 30, 1963, 2:30 p.m. British Summer Time) — The Beatles were interviewed today by Phil Tate at Playhouse Theatre in London for the Aug. 30, 1963, edition of the BBC Light Programme Non Stop Pop. Continue reading The Beatles interviewed for BBC radio’s ‘Non Stop Pop’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 30 1963) →

Video: 'Please Mister Postman (Remastered 2009)'

(Tuesday, July 30, 1963, 10:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. British Summer Time; during recording sessions for With The Beatles) — The Beatles resumed recording sessions for their second album With The Beatles this morning at EMI Studio Two in London, recording a cover of the Marvelettes’ “Please Mr. Postman” and beginning work on the new original Lennon–McCartney song, “It Won’t Be Long.” Continue reading The Beatles record ‘Please Mister Postman’ in London for second studio album 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 30 1963) →

Video: 'The Beatles at Weston Super Mare home movie July 22nd - 27th 1963'

(Saturday, July 27, 1963, headlining a bill that started at 8:30 p.m. British Summer Time) — The Beatles completed the last of six consecutive nights of concerts tonight at the Odeon Cinema in Weston-super-Mare, a seaside town in the North Somerset unitary area in the county of Somerset, England. Continue reading The Beatles complete six-night residency in Weston-super-Mare, England 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 27 1963) →

(Saturday, July 20, 1963) — “From Me to You” by Del Shannon peaked at #77 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘From Me to You’ by Del Shannon peaks at #77, first Lennon-McCartney composition to chart in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 20 1963) →

Video: 'You Really Got A Hold On Me (Remastered 2009)'

(Thursday, July 18, 1963, 7:00 p.m.-10:45 p.m. British Summer Time; during recording sessions for With The Beatles) — Just seventeen days after recording what was to be their next single “She Loves You,” manager Brian Epstein had The Beatles back at EMI Studio Two in London tonight to begin recording their second studio album With The Beatles. Continue reading The Beatles begin recording second studio album ‘With The Beatles’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 18 1963) →

Video: 'The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There (BBC, Easy Beat - 21 July 1963)'

(Wednesday, July 17, 1963, 8:45 p.m.-9:45 p.m. BST) — The Beatles taped a third appearance on the BBC Light Programme Easy Beat tonight in front of a studio audience at Playhouse Theatre in London. Continue reading The Beatles record four songs for BBC ‘Easy Beat’ radio program 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 17 1963) →