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@beatlesbible.com13 October 1968:
John Lennon records Julia, a tribute to his mother.
"It was sort of a combination of Yoko and my mother blended into one. That was written in India."
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"Beep beep, beep beep yeah!"
The Beatles record Drive My Car, the opening song on the Rubber Soul album.
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@beatlesbible.com13 October 1963:
Beatlemania begins at the London Palladium!
Millions watch the Beatles' performance of From Me To You, I'll Get You, She Loves You, and Twist And Shout. The appearance makes them household names across the UK.
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@beatlesbible.com12 October 1967:
John Lennon produces Shirley's Wild Accordion, written by Lennon-McCartney for Magical Mystery Tour.
It was recorded in eight takes under the working title ‘Accordion (Wild)’, but was cut from the final edit of the film.
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@beatlesbible.com12 October 1965:
The Beatles begin recording Rubber Soul.
They tape Run For Your Life in five takes plus overdubs, followed by a single take of Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) which can be heard on Anthology 2.
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@beatlesbible.com9 October 2011:
Sir Paul McCartney marries Nancy Shevell on what would have been John Lennon's 71st birthday.
"Nancy and I, and all our lovely guests, had an unbelievably great day and send our love to all of you."
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@beatlesbible.com9 October 1985:
Strawberry Fields, a 2.5 acre section of New York's Central Park dedicated to John Lennon, opens on what would have been his 45th birthday.
The entrance is located on Central Park West directly opposite the Dakota building.
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@beatlesbible.com9 October 1975:
Sean Lennon is born on his father's 35th birthday.
Happy birthday Sean!
John Lennon, 1980: "Now I understand the frustration of those women because of all the work. And there’s no gold watch at the end of the day…"
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@beatlesbible.com9 October 1970:
John Lennon records the songs God and Remember on his 30th birthday.
He is also visited in the studio by George Harrison, who presents him with a plastic flower and a recording of his song It's Johnny's Birthday.
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@beatlesbible.com9 October 1970:
John Lennon sees his father Alf for the last time. It does not go well.
"I sat through it all, completely stunned, hardly believing that this was the kind considerate 'Beatle' John Lennon talking to his father with such evil intensity…"
@beatlesbible.com9 October 1968:
Paul McCartney records Why Don't We Do It In The Road in five takes – vocals, guitar and piano.
John Lennon: "We came in and he’d made the whole record. Him drumming. Him playing the piano. Him singing."
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@beatlesbible.com9 October 1961:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney holiday in Paris on Lennon's 21st birthday.
"Paul bought me a hamburger to celebrate."
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@beatlesbible.com9 October 1956:
John Lennon buys two 78rpm singles on his 16th birthday.
The singles are hugely influential to the young Lennon: Hound Dog by Elvis Presley; and the Ying-Tong Song by the Goons, written by Spike Milligan.
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@beatlesbible.com9 October 1940:
John Lennon is born in Liverpool.
"If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliche that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that's his problem. Love and peace are eternal."
Happy birthday John!
@beatlesbible.com8 October 1971:
Imagine, John Lennon's second solo album, is released in the UK.
Lennon, 1980: "The album Imagine was after Plastic Ono. I call it Plastic Ono with chocolate coating."
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@beatlesbible.com8 October 1968:
The Beatles record the White Album songs I'm So Tired and The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill.
George Harrison also double-tracks his vocals for Long, Long, Long, and Paul McCartney overdubs a bass guitar part.
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@beatlesbible.com8 October 1964:
The Beatles record She's A Woman in seven takes.
Paul McCartney: "I have a recollection of walking round St John’s Wood with that in my mind, so I might have written it at home and finished it up on the way to the studio."
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@beatlesbible.com7 October 1991:
Paul McCartney’s first classical music album, Liverpool Oratorio, is released in the UK.
It is his third album release of the year, following Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) and Choba B CCCP (international edition).
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@beatlesbible.com7 October 1968:
The Beatles record George Harrison's White Album song Long, Long, Long in 67 takes.
"The ‘you’ in Long, Long, Long is God. I can’t recall much about it except the chords, which I think were coming from Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands."
@beatlesbible.com6 October 1969:
The Beatles' double a-side single Something/Come Together is released in the USA.
The single tops the Billboard chart, and is certified gold three weeks after its release.
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