John Lennon meets Yoko Ono
On the day before her exhibition Unfinished Paintings And Objects was to open, Japanese artist Yoko Ono was introduced to John Lennon for the first time.
Mixing: I Want To Hold Your Hand
Studio One (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick This was the second of four mixing sessions to prepare stereo versions of The Beatles’ …
Paul McCartney flies to France
On this day Paul McCartney flew to France on a plane-ferry from Lydd airport in Kent, England.
John Lennon returns to England from Spain
Having completed his work on the Richard Lester film How I Won The War, John Lennon returned to London on this day.
The Beatles turn down a benefit request for victims of the Aberfan disaster
On 21 October 1966 more than 150,000 cubic metres of excavated mining debris, mud and slurry from Merthyr Vale Colliery in south Wales collapsed, engulfing a school in the …
NEMS leaves 13 Monmouth Street, London
Brian Epstein’s NEMS company had moved from Liverpool to London in 1963, establishing an office at 13 Monmouth Street in the centre of the capital.
Mixing: Paperback Writer
Studio One (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick After Brian Epstein told EMI that The Beatles would not be making any new music …
George and Pattie Harrison leave India
George Harrison and his wife Pattie had flown to India on 14 September 1966 to study yoga and the sitar in Bombay (Mumbai). On this day they returned to …
John Lennon celebrates his 26th birthday in Spain
John Lennon and his wife Cynthia spent much of September and October 1966 in Almería, Spain, where he acted in Richard Lester’s film How I Won The War.
Ringo Starr joins John Lennon in Spain
On 18 September 1966, John Lennon had travelled to Carboneras in Spain to film How I Won The War for director Richard Lester.
Brian Epstein denies The Beatles’ split
Despite having been hospitalised the previous month after overdosing on prescription medicine, The Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein was forced to emerge from his recuperation clinic on this day to …
Brian Epstein is hospitalised in London
The Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein had been suffering from depression and anxiety for some time, a condition exacerbated by his use of drugs – both prescribed and illegal.
BBC interview with George Harrison
The day after he held a press conference at the Taj Mahal hotel in Bombay (Mumbai), India, George Harrison granted an exclusive interview to the BBC.
George and Pattie Harrison hold a press conference in India
On 14 September 1966, George and Pattie Harrison had arrived in Bombay (Mumbai) in India. The purpose of their visit was for George to take sitar lessons with Ravi …
John Lennon films How I Won The War in Spain
Location shooting began in Spain on this day for How I Won The War, the Richard Lester film which featured John Lennon in the minor role of Private Gripweed.
John Lennon travels to Carboneras, Spain
Following the initial filming period in Celle, West Germany, John Lennon travelled to southern Spain on this day to continue work on Richard Lester’s How I Won The War.
John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Brian Epstein meet in Paris
The previous evening, John Lennon and Neil Aspinall left Celle in West Germany, where Lennon was filming How I Won The War with Richard Lester, for a break in …
Paul McCartney watches experimental music in London
The Beatles each pursued individual projects and outside interests during the late summer of 1966. On this evening Paul McCartney attended a performance of experimental music at the Royal …
George and Pattie Harrison travel to India
George Harrison and his wife Pattie flew from London to Bombay (Mumbai) in India on this day.
John Lennon begins wearing ‘granny’ glasses
In preparation for his role in Richard Lester’s film How I Won The War, John Lennon was given an army-style haircut and a pair of new glasses to wear.