On This Day in Beatles History

Mixing: CafΓ© On The Left Bank, Girls School, Girlfriend and more by Wings – 27 May 1977
Mixing: CafΓ© On The Left Bank, Girls School, Girlfriend and more by Wings – 27 May 1977 Friday 27 May 1977 | Paul McCartney, Studio, WingsFair Carol, St John, US Virgin IslandsProducer: Paul McCartneyEngineers: Geoff Emerick, Mark Vigars On 27 May 1977, the final day of Wings' Caribbean recording sessions for the London Town album, studio engineer Geoff Emerick made new stereo mixes of all the songs recorded during the Virgin Islands sessions. The mixes replaced versions made on 22 May. With the sessions complete, Wings threw a farewell party... Read more...
Wings live: Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati – 27 May 1976
Wings live: Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati – 27 May 1976 Thursday 27 May 1976 | Live, Paul McCartney, WingsRiverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Wings performed at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio on 27 May 1976 β€” the 44th night of the 65-date Wings Over The World Tour, which ran from September 1975 to October 1976. Seven performances from this show appear on the 1976 live album Wings Over America. Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio β€” where Wings performed on 27 May 1976 during the Wings Over The World Tour. The Line-Up... Read more...
US album release: Venus And Mars by Wings – 27 May 1975
US album release: Venus And Mars by Wings – 27 May 1975
US album release: Venus And Mars by Wings – 27 May 1975 Tuesday 27 May 1975 | Paul McCartney, Release Venus And Mars, Wings' fourth studio album, was released in... Read more...
Wings live: Hammersmith Odeon, London – 27 May 1973
Wings live: Hammersmith Odeon, London – 27 May 1973
Wings live: Hammersmith Odeon, London – 27 May 1973 Sunday 27 May 1973 | Live, Paul McCartney, WingsHammersmith Odeon, Queen Caroline Street, London, England Wings performed at the Hammersmith Odeon... Read more...
Recording: Imagine, Oh Yoko! by John Lennon – 27 May 1971
Recording: Imagine, Oh Yoko! by John Lennon – 27 May 1971 Thursday 27 May 1971 | John Lennon, StudioAscot Sound Studios, Tittenhurst Park, Ascot, BerkshireProducers: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Phil SpectorEngineers: Phil McDonald, Eddie Klein On 27 May 1971, the seventh recording session for John Lennon's second solo album Imagine took place at Ascot Sound Studios β€” Lennon's private recording studio at his home, Tittenhurst Park, in Ascot, Berkshire. Two songs were worked on: 'Imagine' and 'Oh Yoko!'. A three-man film crew was also present, working on a project with... Read more...
Recording: All Things Must Pass demos by George Harrison – 27 May 1970
Recording: All Things Must Pass demos by George Harrison – 27 May 1970 Wednesday 27 May 1970 | George Harrison, StudioStudio Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road, LondonProducers: George Harrison, Phil SpectorEngineers: Phil McDonald, John Leckie On 27 May 1970, George Harrison recorded 15 demos at Studio Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road β€” the second of two consecutive demo sessions for his third solo album All Things Must Pass. Together with the 15 demos recorded the previous day, the two sessions produced a total of 30 demos, the majority of which... Read more...
John Lennon is filmed with Bob Dylan – 27 May 1966
John Lennon is filmed with Bob Dylan – 27 May 1966 Friday 27 May 1966 | Film and video, John Lennon On 27 May 1966, John Lennon and Bob Dylan were filmed together in a limousine being driven from Kenwood β€” Lennon's home in Weybridge, Surrey β€” to the May Fair Hotel on Stratton Street in London, where Dylan was staying. The footage was shot by director DA Pennebaker, who had been hired to make a documentary on Dylan's 1966 UK tour, with sound operator Bobby Neuwirth also present. The... Read more...
Paul McCartney, Jane Asher, Ringo Starr and Maureen Cox fly to London from the Virgin Islands – 27 May 1964
Paul McCartney, Jane Asher, Ringo Starr and Maureen Cox fly to London from the Virgin Islands – 27 May 1964 Wednesday 27 May 1964 | Travel, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr On 27 May 1964, Paul McCartney, Jane Asher, Ringo Starr, and Maureen Cox flew back to London from St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands β€” the day after John Lennon and George Harrison had returned from their holiday in Tahiti. All four Beatles were now back in England, reunited ahead of the group's forthcoming commitments. St Thomas, US Virgin... Read more...
The Beatles live: Capitol Cinema, Cardiff – 27 May 1963
The Beatles live: Capitol Cinema, Cardiff – 27 May 1963 Monday 27 May 1963 | LiveCapitol Cinema, Queen Street, Cardiff, Wales The Beatles performed at the Capitol Cinema in Cardiff on 27 May 1963 β€” their first concert in Wales, during their UK tour with Roy Orbison. The Beatles were the headline act and were paid Β£100 for the appearance. A young Dave Edmunds, then working in a Cardiff music shop, visited the venue that afternoon and ended up giving Paul McCartney a set of bass strings. Queen Street, Cardiff... Read more...
The Beatles live: Top Ten Club, Hamburg – 27 May 1961
The Beatles live: Top Ten Club, Hamburg – 27 May 1961 Saturday 27 May 1961 | LiveTop Ten Club, Reeperbahn 136, Hamburg, West Germany On 27 May 1961, The Beatles performed at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg β€” the 57th night of their longest Hamburg residency, during which they played a total of 92 nights at the club. It was a Saturday, which meant the group were required to play from 8pm until 4am, with a 15-minute break in each hour. Reeperbahn 136, St Pauli, Hamburg β€” the location... Read more...
The Silver Beetles live: Regal Ballroom, Nairn – 27 May 1960
The Silver Beetles live: Regal Ballroom, Nairn – 27 May 1960 Friday 27 May 1960 | LiveRegal Ballroom, Leopold Street, Nairn, Scotland On 27 May 1960, the Silver Beetles performed at the Regal Ballroom on Leopold Street in Nairn β€” the penultimate show of their Scottish tour as the backing band for Liverpool singer Johnny Gentle. By this point the group had barely any money, and the financial desperation came to a head during a phone call Gentle made to tour promoter Larry Parnes in London β€” when an angry... Read more...
The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg – 27 May 1962
The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg – 27 May 1962 Sunday 27 May 1962 | LiveStar-Club, Große Freiheit 39, Hamburg, West Germany On 27 May 1962, The Beatles performed at the Star-Club in Hamburg β€” their 44th of 48 nights during their first residency at the venue. The first Star-Club residency ran from 13 April to 31 May 1962, with The Beatles performing for a total of 172 hours over seven weeks. Their only night off was Good Friday, 20 April. The Beatles left Hamburg on Saturday 2 June 1962. Große... Read more...