Post by -Wings- on Mar 19, 2005 12:49:07 GMT -5
So I plunked down some more money at Barnes and Noble last night for a new Beatles book, this one called "The Beatles: A Diary." It's the usual fare: photos and a timeline, but this timeline is the most detailed I've ever seen. I thought I'd transcribe the entire autumn of 1966 in it so we'd have a fairly good source to go by (although The Melody Maker awards are still absent on it). Note that the notations in parenthesis are mine and not from the book itself.
1966
August 30
-The Beatles left Los Angeles for London.
August 31
-The Beatles arrived back in London from Los Angeles.
September 5
-John flew back to Hanover, Germany, to begin filming his part in How I Won The War with dreictor Richard Lester on a NATO tank range in Celle, outside Hanover.
September 6
-John had his hair cut short for his role as Private Gripweed. The momentous event occured in the breakfast room of the bar The Inn On The Heath in Celle. In addition to an army haircut, he wore small round "granny" glasses, which his use made fasionable.
September 10
-The album Revolver reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, where it remained for six weeks.
September 14
-George and Patti flew to Bombay, India, for George to take sitar lessons with Ravi Shankar and study yoga. They checked into the Taj Mahal, Bombay, under the names Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wells.
September 15
-Paul attended a performane of free-form music given by AMM with Cornelius Cardew at the Royal College of Afrt. The audience of a dozen or so people were invited to join in and Paul made occasional sounds on the radiator and a beer mug.
-John and Neil Aspinall took the train to Paris.
September 16
-Paul and Brian Epstein joined John and Neil Aspinall for a weekend break in Paris.
(Note: This is the final entry chronocling Paul's activities for a month and a half)
September 18
-John and Neil Aspinall went to Spain where the filming for How I Won the War was due to continue the next day in Carboneras, Spain. John and Cynthia shared a villa in Almera - owned by Sam Spiegal - with the actor Michael Crawford and his family.
September 19
-Location filming began again. John had to get up at 6 each morning for his driver to take him to the film set in his black Rolls.
-The press discovered that George and Patti were staying in India and George had to give a press conference at the Taj Mahal in which he explained he had come to India to study and get some peace and quiet.
(Note: After this, none of the Beatles activities are chronocled for around two weeks, the largest gap of time in the entire book at this point)
October 4
-Ringo and Maureen flew to Almeria to spend a few days visisting John on the film set of How I Won The War.
(Note: Another large gap of time after this... two and a half weeks, the largest piece of missing time in the entire book)
October 21
-George did an interview with the BBC correspondent in Bombay, Donald Milner, about his reasons for spending five weeks in India.
October 22
-George and Patti returned to London from Bombay.
October 26
-When Ravi Shankar arrived at London Airport from India, George was there to meet him, dressed in Indian clothes. Ravi Shankar, European educated, was wearing a Western suit.
October 27
-Penguin Books published The Penguin John Lennon, a double volume of John's two books.
October 31
-Donovan arrived to spend a week at George's house in Esher.
November 4
-NEMS finally vacaed 13 Monmouth Street, Brian Epstein's first London office. Most of the operation had been in Argyll Street since 1964.
November 6
-Paul put his Aston Martin on the plane-ferry at Lydd, Kent, and flew to France. Wearing a disguise, he spent a week driving slowly through the chateux of the Loire, before he met up with Beatles roadie Mal Evans under the grand clock in Bordeaux.
(Paul reappears after his last entry in Paris with Brian. Note that it mentions he's wearing a disguise)
November 9
-John met Yoko Ono for the first time at the Indica Gallery, Mason's Yard, London.
November 11
-John and Cynthia saw Ben E. King play the Scotch St. Jame's.
November 12
-Paul and Mal drove from Bordeaux to Spain, making home movies enroute. Paul originally intended to meet John in Almeria but John finished shooting his part early and was already home. Paul decided on asafari instead and arranged to meet Jane in Africa. Paul and Mal drove to Seville and organised someone to drive the Aston back to London. They flew to Madrid and from there to Nirobi. They had a ten-hour stopover in Rome where they spent sightseeing at St. Peter's and the usual sights.
November 13
-The Four Tops played the Saville Theatre with a backdrop supposedly designed by Paul.
November 18
-The single 'From Head To Toe'/'Night Time' by The Escorts, produced by Paul McCartney, was released in the UK as COLUMBIA DB 8061.
November 19
-Paul, Jane and Mal flew back to London from Kenya.
November 20
-Brian Epstein gave a party for The Four Tops in his home in Chapel Street. John and George attended.
November 24
-Abbey Road. The Beatles reconvened to start work on a new album, beginning with John's "Strawberry Fields Forever'.
November 25
-The Beatles' fourth Christmas record Pantomime: Everywhere It's Christmas was recorded in the demo studio in the basement of the New Oxford Street offices of Dick James, their music publisher.
November 27
-John made a filmed appearance in Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's BBC Television show Not Only... But Also in which he played a uniformed nightclub doorman. The filmed location for the club was the underground gentlemen's lavatory on Broadwick Street, near Berwick Street market, Soho. John was shown wearing his new "granny" glasses.
November 28
-Abbey Road. The group recorded three more takes of 'Strawberry Fields Forever'.
November 29
-Abbey Road. More work on 'Strawberry Fileds Forever'.
December 1
-Paul saw The Young Rascals make their UK debut at the Scotch St. James.
December 2
-Paul was so impressed by The Young Rascals that he saw them a second time, this time at Blaises.
December 6
-Abbey Road. Work began on 'When I'm Sixty Four'. The Beatles also taped Christmas greeetings for the pirate stations Radio London and Radio Caroline.
Dcember 8
-Abbey Road. Paul added his vocal to 'When I'm Sixty Four' in the afternoon and all four Beatles arrived for an evening session working on 'Strawberry Fields Forever' again.
December 9
-Abbey Road. The Beatles continued to work on 'Strawberry Fields Forever'.
December 10
-The album A COLLECTION OF BEATLES OLDIES was released in the UK as PARLOPHONE PMC 7016 (mono) and PCS 7016 (stereo).
December 11
-The BBC Home Service programme The Lively Arts broadcast an interview done with George in India in which he discussed philosophy and Indian music.
December 15
-Abbey Road. The Beatles continued work on 'Strawberry Fields Forever'.
December 16
-Members of The Beatles fan club were sent copies of The Beatles' fourth Christmas flexi-disc called Pantomine: Everywhere It's Christmas.
Ringo: "We worked it out between us. Paul did most of the work on it. He thought up the 'Pantomime' title and two song song things."
Paul: "I drew the cover myself. There'sa sort of funny pantomime horse in the design if you loo closely. well I can see one there if you can't."
December 18
-Paul and Jane attended the premiere of the film The Family Way at the Warner Theatre which had an incidental sountrack written by Paul and arranged by George Martin.
December 19
-Binder, Edwards and Vaughan announced that Paul had made an experimental electronic tape to be played at the Carnival of Light to be held at the Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, in January.
December 20
-Abbey Road. More vocals were added to 'When I'm Sixty Four.'
-The Beatles recorded interviews with John Edwards for the ITN (Independent Television News) programme Reporting '66 and were filmed arriving at Abbey Road and working on a song together.
December 21
-Abbey Road. Woodwind was added to 'When I'm Sixty Four' and John added more vocals to 'Strawberry Fields Forever.'
-The single 'Love In The Open Air'/'Theme From The Family Way' by The George Martin Ocrhestra and written by Paul McCartney was released in the UK as UNITED ARTISTS UP 1165.
December 25
-All four Beatles remained in London and the Home Countries for Christmas.
December 26
-John's appearance on Peter Cook and Dudely Moore's BBC Television Show, Not Only... But Also, was screened.
December 29
-Abbey Road. Paul working alone in the studio recorded the backing track to his 'Penny Lane', finishing up at 2:15 am.
December 30
-Abbey Road. Further work done on 'When I'm Sixty Four' and 'Penny Lane'.
December 31
-George and Patti, Brian Epstein, Eric Clapton and others were refused admittance to Annabel's Night Club because George was not wearing a tie. he refuses the one offered to him by the doorman. They saw in the New Year at the Lyon's Corner House Restaurant on Coventry Street.
1966
August 30
-The Beatles left Los Angeles for London.
August 31
-The Beatles arrived back in London from Los Angeles.
September 5
-John flew back to Hanover, Germany, to begin filming his part in How I Won The War with dreictor Richard Lester on a NATO tank range in Celle, outside Hanover.
September 6
-John had his hair cut short for his role as Private Gripweed. The momentous event occured in the breakfast room of the bar The Inn On The Heath in Celle. In addition to an army haircut, he wore small round "granny" glasses, which his use made fasionable.
September 10
-The album Revolver reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, where it remained for six weeks.
September 14
-George and Patti flew to Bombay, India, for George to take sitar lessons with Ravi Shankar and study yoga. They checked into the Taj Mahal, Bombay, under the names Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wells.
September 15
-Paul attended a performane of free-form music given by AMM with Cornelius Cardew at the Royal College of Afrt. The audience of a dozen or so people were invited to join in and Paul made occasional sounds on the radiator and a beer mug.
-John and Neil Aspinall took the train to Paris.
September 16
-Paul and Brian Epstein joined John and Neil Aspinall for a weekend break in Paris.
(Note: This is the final entry chronocling Paul's activities for a month and a half)
September 18
-John and Neil Aspinall went to Spain where the filming for How I Won the War was due to continue the next day in Carboneras, Spain. John and Cynthia shared a villa in Almera - owned by Sam Spiegal - with the actor Michael Crawford and his family.
September 19
-Location filming began again. John had to get up at 6 each morning for his driver to take him to the film set in his black Rolls.
-The press discovered that George and Patti were staying in India and George had to give a press conference at the Taj Mahal in which he explained he had come to India to study and get some peace and quiet.
(Note: After this, none of the Beatles activities are chronocled for around two weeks, the largest gap of time in the entire book at this point)
October 4
-Ringo and Maureen flew to Almeria to spend a few days visisting John on the film set of How I Won The War.
(Note: Another large gap of time after this... two and a half weeks, the largest piece of missing time in the entire book)
October 21
-George did an interview with the BBC correspondent in Bombay, Donald Milner, about his reasons for spending five weeks in India.
October 22
-George and Patti returned to London from Bombay.
October 26
-When Ravi Shankar arrived at London Airport from India, George was there to meet him, dressed in Indian clothes. Ravi Shankar, European educated, was wearing a Western suit.
October 27
-Penguin Books published The Penguin John Lennon, a double volume of John's two books.
October 31
-Donovan arrived to spend a week at George's house in Esher.
November 4
-NEMS finally vacaed 13 Monmouth Street, Brian Epstein's first London office. Most of the operation had been in Argyll Street since 1964.
November 6
-Paul put his Aston Martin on the plane-ferry at Lydd, Kent, and flew to France. Wearing a disguise, he spent a week driving slowly through the chateux of the Loire, before he met up with Beatles roadie Mal Evans under the grand clock in Bordeaux.
(Paul reappears after his last entry in Paris with Brian. Note that it mentions he's wearing a disguise)
November 9
-John met Yoko Ono for the first time at the Indica Gallery, Mason's Yard, London.
November 11
-John and Cynthia saw Ben E. King play the Scotch St. Jame's.
November 12
-Paul and Mal drove from Bordeaux to Spain, making home movies enroute. Paul originally intended to meet John in Almeria but John finished shooting his part early and was already home. Paul decided on asafari instead and arranged to meet Jane in Africa. Paul and Mal drove to Seville and organised someone to drive the Aston back to London. They flew to Madrid and from there to Nirobi. They had a ten-hour stopover in Rome where they spent sightseeing at St. Peter's and the usual sights.
November 13
-The Four Tops played the Saville Theatre with a backdrop supposedly designed by Paul.
November 18
-The single 'From Head To Toe'/'Night Time' by The Escorts, produced by Paul McCartney, was released in the UK as COLUMBIA DB 8061.
November 19
-Paul, Jane and Mal flew back to London from Kenya.
November 20
-Brian Epstein gave a party for The Four Tops in his home in Chapel Street. John and George attended.
November 24
-Abbey Road. The Beatles reconvened to start work on a new album, beginning with John's "Strawberry Fields Forever'.
November 25
-The Beatles' fourth Christmas record Pantomime: Everywhere It's Christmas was recorded in the demo studio in the basement of the New Oxford Street offices of Dick James, their music publisher.
November 27
-John made a filmed appearance in Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's BBC Television show Not Only... But Also in which he played a uniformed nightclub doorman. The filmed location for the club was the underground gentlemen's lavatory on Broadwick Street, near Berwick Street market, Soho. John was shown wearing his new "granny" glasses.
November 28
-Abbey Road. The group recorded three more takes of 'Strawberry Fields Forever'.
November 29
-Abbey Road. More work on 'Strawberry Fileds Forever'.
December 1
-Paul saw The Young Rascals make their UK debut at the Scotch St. James.
December 2
-Paul was so impressed by The Young Rascals that he saw them a second time, this time at Blaises.
December 6
-Abbey Road. Work began on 'When I'm Sixty Four'. The Beatles also taped Christmas greeetings for the pirate stations Radio London and Radio Caroline.
Dcember 8
-Abbey Road. Paul added his vocal to 'When I'm Sixty Four' in the afternoon and all four Beatles arrived for an evening session working on 'Strawberry Fields Forever' again.
December 9
-Abbey Road. The Beatles continued to work on 'Strawberry Fields Forever'.
December 10
-The album A COLLECTION OF BEATLES OLDIES was released in the UK as PARLOPHONE PMC 7016 (mono) and PCS 7016 (stereo).
December 11
-The BBC Home Service programme The Lively Arts broadcast an interview done with George in India in which he discussed philosophy and Indian music.
December 15
-Abbey Road. The Beatles continued work on 'Strawberry Fields Forever'.
December 16
-Members of The Beatles fan club were sent copies of The Beatles' fourth Christmas flexi-disc called Pantomine: Everywhere It's Christmas.
Ringo: "We worked it out between us. Paul did most of the work on it. He thought up the 'Pantomime' title and two song song things."
Paul: "I drew the cover myself. There'sa sort of funny pantomime horse in the design if you loo closely. well I can see one there if you can't."
December 18
-Paul and Jane attended the premiere of the film The Family Way at the Warner Theatre which had an incidental sountrack written by Paul and arranged by George Martin.
December 19
-Binder, Edwards and Vaughan announced that Paul had made an experimental electronic tape to be played at the Carnival of Light to be held at the Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, in January.
December 20
-Abbey Road. More vocals were added to 'When I'm Sixty Four.'
-The Beatles recorded interviews with John Edwards for the ITN (Independent Television News) programme Reporting '66 and were filmed arriving at Abbey Road and working on a song together.
December 21
-Abbey Road. Woodwind was added to 'When I'm Sixty Four' and John added more vocals to 'Strawberry Fields Forever.'
-The single 'Love In The Open Air'/'Theme From The Family Way' by The George Martin Ocrhestra and written by Paul McCartney was released in the UK as UNITED ARTISTS UP 1165.
December 25
-All four Beatles remained in London and the Home Countries for Christmas.
December 26
-John's appearance on Peter Cook and Dudely Moore's BBC Television Show, Not Only... But Also, was screened.
December 29
-Abbey Road. Paul working alone in the studio recorded the backing track to his 'Penny Lane', finishing up at 2:15 am.
December 30
-Abbey Road. Further work done on 'When I'm Sixty Four' and 'Penny Lane'.
December 31
-George and Patti, Brian Epstein, Eric Clapton and others were refused admittance to Annabel's Night Club because George was not wearing a tie. he refuses the one offered to him by the doorman. They saw in the New Year at the Lyon's Corner House Restaurant on Coventry Street.