Mixing: I Want To Hold Your Hand
Studio One (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Engineer: Norman Smith Balance engineer Norman Smith created a new stereo mix of ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’ in a …
UK EP release: Beatles For Sale No 2
Although the Beatles For Sale album had been available for six months, and The Beatles had already begun performing and releasing songs from their forthcoming Help!, Parlophone issued this …
John, George, Cynthia and Pattie attend Allen Ginsberg’s 39th birthday party
The Beatles had been invited to beat poet Allen Ginsberg’s 39th birthday party by mutual friend and Indica Gallery co-founder Barry Miles. Although few of the partygoers expected them …
John, George and Ringo attend the première of Richard Lester’s The Knack (And How To Get It)
On this day John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr were among the celebrities attended the première of director Richard Lester’s film The Knack (And How To Get It) …
The Beatles (Invite You To Take A Ticket To Ride) – the final BBC radio session
Just over three years since their first appearance on BBC radio, The Beatles recorded their final musical appearance on 26 May 1965.
John Lennon is interviewed in Cannes
In May 1965 John Lennon and his wife Cynthia made a brief trip to Cannes in France to attend the film festival. He was interviewed on this day by …
Recording: post-sync work for Help!
Although The Beatles had finished filming Help! on 11 May 1965, they returned to Twickenham Film Studios on this day to record post-sync work for the audio track.
Filming: Help!
11 May 1965 was The Beatles’ second day of filming at Cliveden House, a 19th century stately home in Maidenhead, Berkshire.
Recording, mixing: Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Bad Boy
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles recorded two Larry Williams songs on this evening, both of which were initially intended for …
Filming: Help!
10 May 1965 saw the first of a two-day Help! shoot at Cliveden House in Maidenhead, Berkshire, a sumptuous stately home dating from the 19th century.
The Beatles watch Bob Dylan perform in London
After a day spent filming scenes for Help! in London and Twickenham, The Beatles saw an evening performance by Bob Dylan at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
Filming: Help! – various scenes around London
The Beatles filmed a number of scenes for Help! on this day, in London and St Margaret’s, Twickenham.
Filming: Help!
Following their three-day shoot on Salisbury Plain for Help!, The Beatles returned to Twickenham Film Studios, where much of the film had previously been completed.
Filming: Help!
This was the last day of The Beatles’ three-day shoot for Help! on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire.
Filming: Help!
The second day of location filming on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire involved work on several scenes for Help!, The Beatles’ second feature film.
Filming: Help!
The Beatles’ three-day shoot on Salisbury Plain for Help! began on this day at Knighton Down in Larkhill, Wiltshire.
The Beatles arrive in Amesbury, Wiltshire
The Beatles arrived at the Antrobus Arms in Amesbury, Wiltshire on this day, ahead of the three-day shoot on Salisbury Plain for the military scenes in Help!.
Filming: Help!
The scene in Help! in which an Asprey’s jeweller, played by Peter Copley, examines the ring stuck on Ringo Starr’s finger, was filmed on 30 April 1965 at Twickenham …
Filming: Help!
The Beatles were once again at Twickenham Film Studios on 29 April 1965, to re-shoot the scene in Help! in which a night club hand dryer sucks excessively in …
Filming: Help!
An unused scene for Help! featuring Frankie Howerd and Wendy Richard was completed on the morning of 28 April 1965. Prior work on it had taken place on 22 …