346 - December 11

December 11

1963

"She Loves You", 15th week in the Top 10 (UK Record Retailer).


Please Please Me LP, 38th week in the Top 10 (UK Record Retailer).


With The Beatles number 1, 3rd week (UK Record Retailer).


"I Want To Hold Your Hand" number 1, 2nd week (UK Record Retailer).

The Beatles go by train to Liverpool.

Appearance on BBC TV's "Juke Box Jury", at the Moss Empire, Liverpool. Photographer Dezo Hoffmann present.

Concert at the Futurist, Scarborough ("The Beatles Autumn Tour").

1965

"Day Tripper"/"We Can Work It Out" number 1 (UK Mersey Beat).

"Yesterday" number 1, 5th week (Dutch Top 40).

"Help!" number 13 (Dutch Top 40).

Concert at the Astoria, Finsbury Park, London. Two houses.

1966
Brian presents Little Richard at the Saville Theatre. 2 performances. After the concert, he offers him a management contract, which is rejected.

1968
Intertel (VTR Services) Limited, Wembley, Middlesex. "Rock'n'Roll Circus", TV programme produced by the Rolling Stones, is filmed. John sings "Yer Blues".

"Lily The Pink" by The Scaffold is number 1 (UK Record Retailer). Paul's brother Mike McGear is a member.

1969
Odeon Theatre, Kensington, London. Royal charity world premiere of "The Magic Christian", with attendance of the royal family, Princess Margaret, John and Yoko, Ringo, Peter Sellers, George and Pattie. Before the screening, John and Yoko parade aoutside the cinema carrying placards declaring "Britain Murdered Hanratty".

American promoter Mike Belkin offers $2,400,000 at least, for a Beatles 12-day US tour, plus 65% of profits, up to a limit of $8,800,000. The Beatles reject it.

1970

UK & US album release: John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (Apple PCS 7124 [UK] and Apple SW 3372 [US]).


UK & US album release: Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band (Apple SAPCOR 17 [UK] and Apple SW 3373 [US]).

At the Kolnischer Kunstverein in Cologne, West Germany, the exhibition of Yoko's work "Happening And Fluxus" is shown.

1971
"Imagine" number 19 (Dutch Top 40).

John Sinclair benefit concert at the 5000-seat University of Michigan Crysler Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Performers, among others: John and Yoko, Commander Cody, Allen Ginsberg, Phil Ochs, David Peel, Stevie Wonder, and political activist Jerry Rubin on bongos.

1974
George performs in concert at the Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island ("North American Tour").

In the US, Ringo offically changes his company's name from "Reckongrade Ltd." to "Pyramid Records Ltd."

1975
"Imagine" number 1 (Irish Singles Chart).

At the Dakota, photographer Bob Gruen is invited by John and Yoko to take Sean's first official baby pictures.

1976

"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" number 49 (US Billboard).

1977
Additional recording sessions for London Town LP, at Abbey Road Studios.

In London, the third promo video for "Mull Of Kintyre" is edited and prepared for distribution in Europe.

1980
Yoko phones the "New York Daily News", issuing a statement that she hopes others will cease from committing suicide.

1982

The John Lennon Collection number 1, 2nd week (UK British Market Research Bureau).

1983
Ringo records the narration for 26 more episodes of "Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends".

In Los Angeles, the Linda exhibition "Photographs" is displayed at the Molly Barnes Gallery.

In the US, MTV broadcast a pre-recorded interview with Paul on the special program "MTV In Lindon".

1984
In the UK, the ITV network transmits a pre-taped interview with Paul on the children's show "CBTV". Paul answers questions from the children about the cartoon character Rupert The Bear.

1985
Ringo appears on the Thames/ITV network program "This Is Your Life" to honor photographer and friend Terry O'Neill.

1986
In route to Newcastle, Tyne & Wear, Paul and Linda escape serious injury when their car bursts into flames.

At Tyne-Tees television studios, Paul performs "Only Love Remains" for the program "The Tube".

BBC Radio One transmits part one of a three-part interview with Paul.

1987
The "Beatle City" exhibition runs at the West End marketplace in Dallas, Texas.

In the US, various radio staions air the syndicated special about George, featured in the weekly series "Rockwatch".

1989
Paul's concert at Madison Square Garden, New York ("Get Back Tour").

Paul gives an interview to the New York radio station WNEW.

1991
George and Eric Clapton perform in concert at Osaka Castle Hall, Osaka ("Tour Of Japan").

In the US, Paul's "Get Back" film is released on home video.

In London, the exhibition by Bob Whittaker, accompaning his book "The Unseen Beatles", is on display at the Photographer's Gallery in Great Newport Gallery.

1992
At the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York, Paul and his band record a concert appearance for the MTV music series "Up Close".

Paul holds a press conference at The Academy in New York to comment on the forthcoming TV special "The Beatles Anthology".

In the US, the Disney Channel airs its "Eight Days A Week Tribute To The Beatles".

In Australia, news of Paul's upcoming tour there is released, including that tickets for the March shows will go on sell December 14.

1993
Paul performs in concert at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina ("1993 New World Tour").

1995
It is officially confirmed that Linda has been suffering from breast cancer.

1997
At the Museum of Modern Art in Oxford, Yoko's art exhibition "Have You Seen The Horizon Lately" is on display.

At A&M Studios in Los Angeles, mixing session for the track "What In The... World" and "Love Me Do".

2000

1 number 1, 4th week (Australia ARIA Charts).

2010
Paul appears on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" as the musical guest.