On This Day in Beatles History

Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka – 18 June 1995
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka – 18 June 1995
Sunday 18 June 1995 | Live | Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka, Japan Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performed at Osaka-jō Hall in Osaka, Japan, on 18 June 1995. It was... Read more...
Wings live: Tucson Community Center, Tucson – 18 June 1976
Wings live: Tucson Community Center, Tucson – 18 June 1976
Friday 18 June 1976 | Live | Tucson Community Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA Wings performed at the Tucson Community Center in Tucson, Arizona on 18 June 1976. It was the... Read more...
Paul McCartney spends his 32nd birthday in Nashville: 18 June 1974
Paul McCartney spends his 32nd birthday in Nashville: 18 June 1974
Tuesday 18 June 1974 | Nashville, Tennessee, USA Paul McCartney spent his 32nd birthday in Nashville, Tennessee, where he was rehearsing and recording with Wings, accompanied by his family. It... Read more...
US single release: Live And Let Die by Wings – 18 June 1973
US single release: Live And Let Die by Wings – 18 June 1973
Monday 18 June 1973 | United States single release Wings' single 'Live And Let Die' was released in the United States on 18 June 1973. It would prove to be... Read more...
Mixing: Thrillington by Paul and Linda McCartney – 18 June 1971
Friday 18 June 1971 | Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London, England Producer: Paul McCartney | Engineers: Tony Clark, Alan Parsons On 18 June 1971, a stereo mixing session took place at Abbey Road for Thrillington — an orchestral reworking of Paul and Linda McCartney's 1971 album Ram. The recordings had been made on 15–17 June 1971 in Studio Two. Although McCartney was the producer of the sessions, he did not perform on the recordings at all. Thrillington was shelved for six years. It was eventually released in 1977,... Read more...
Recording: Thanks For The Pepperoni, Plug Me In by George Harrison – 18 June 1970
Thursday 18 June 1970 | Studio Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London, England Producers: George Harrison, Phil Spector | Engineers: Phil McDonald, John Leckie Although 18 June 1970 was not a scheduled George Harrison session, two pieces of music recorded on this day would appear on his third solo album All Things Must Pass. The session was primarily convened for Derek and the Dominos, but a series of jams recorded towards the end of the day were later edited and released as 'Thanks For The Pepperoni' and 'Plug Me In'.... Read more...
Première of the In His Own Write stage play: 18 June 1968
Tuesday 18 June 1968 | Old Vic Theatre, Waterloo Road, London, England The National Theatre's stage adaptation of John Lennon's book In His Own Write had its début at the Old Vic Theatre on Waterloo Road, London, on 18 June 1968. The production was directed by Victor Spinetti and co-written by Spinetti and dramatist Adrienne Kennedy. Lennon's arrival with Yoko Ono caused considerable commotion among the journalists and reporters present — and the press hostility towards Ono that would define much of the coverage of Lennon's life over the following... Read more...
George Harrison and Ringo Starr return to England from America: 18 June 1968
Tuesday 18 June 1968 | London Airport (Heathrow), London, England On 18 June 1968, George Harrison, Pattie Harrison, Ringo Starr, Maureen Starkey, and road manager Mal Evans returned to England from California. A brief silent news clip of the party arriving at London Airport exists and circulates on bootleg collections — it shows Harrison wearing a hat and holding a sitar, walking with the others down the steps from their aeroplane. The California Trip The party had flown to California on 7 June 1968. The primary purpose of the visit... Read more...
Paul McCartney celebrates his 26th birthday at Apple: 18 June 1968
Tuesday 18 June 1968 | Apple Corps, 95 Wigmore Street, London, England Paul McCartney spent his 26th birthday without the other Beatles. George Harrison and Ringo Starr were flying back from America. John Lennon was preparing for the West End première of the stage adaptation of his book In His Own Write. McCartney, alone among the four, was at the Apple offices at 95 Wigmore Street in London. He marked the occasion in characteristic fashion: he invited several fans — the Apple Scruffs, the devoted group of followers who kept... Read more...
Television: Tonight – 18 June 1965
Friday 18 June 1965 | BBC Lime Grove Studios, London, England On 18 June 1965, John Lennon made an appearance on the final edition of the BBC television programme Tonight, presented by Kenneth Allsop. The programme was filmed at the BBC's Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush, London, and broadcast from 7pm to 7.35pm. Lennon was interviewed by Allsop and read extracts from two pieces from his forthcoming second book, A Spaniard In The Works: 'We Must Not Forget The General Erection' and 'The Wumberlog (Or The Magic Dog)'. Kenneth... Read more...
Radio: BBC European Service – 18 June 1965
Friday 18 June 1965 | NEMS Enterprises, London, England On 18 June 1965, The Beatles gave an interview for the BBC's Italian language service, recorded at the offices of NEMS Enterprises in London from 3.30pm. The interview was broadcast five days later, on 23 June 1965, on the BBC's European Service as part of the Londra Ultima Ora programme, which aired from 11pm to 11.30pm GMT. Ahead of the Milan Concert The interview was recorded in anticipation of The Beatles' first Italian concert, scheduled for 24 June 1965 at the... Read more...
Mixing: I've Just Seen A Face, I'm Down, It's Only Love, Act Naturally, Wait, Help!, Yesterday – 18 June 1965
Friday 18 June 1965 | Studio Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London, England Producer: George Martin | Engineer: Norman Smith Work on the Help! album concluded on 18 June 1965, with two mixing sessions in the control room of Studio Two at EMI Studios, Abbey Road. Mono and stereo mixes were prepared for the album and its associated single. Session One: Mono Mixes (10am – 12.30pm) The morning session ran from 10am to 12.30pm. Five mono mixes were created: 'I've Just Seen A Face' 'I'm Down' 'It's Only... Read more...