đ ON THIS DAY: George and Pattie Harrison are fined for drugs possession (1969)
On 12 March 1969, George Harrison and his wife Pattie had their Esher home raided by the Drugs Squad. Following an initial court appearance six days later, their trial took place on this day.
It took place at Esher and Walton Magistratesâ Court. The Harrisons pleaded guilty to possessing the cannabis, which was likely to have been planted in the house by police officers.
George wore a navy blue suit and Pattie wore a crimson velvet jacket. The couple were each fined ÂŁ250 plus 10 guineas each in court costs, and were put on probation for a year.
Esher and Walton Magistrates Court closed in 1993 and is now a youth club and theatre school.
đ ON THIS DAY: Cover shoot for Sgt. Pepper (1967)
Prior to a late night recording session at Abbey Road, The Beatles visited Michael Cooperâs London photographic studio where the cover photographs for Sgt Pepperâs Lonely Hearts Club Band were taken.
The shoot took place at 4 Chelsea Manor Studios, 1-11 Flood Street, just off Kingâs Road in Chelsea. The studios opened in 1902, and Cooper established his studio from 22 July 1966.
The Beatles arrived in the late afternoon. The soon-to-be-famous collage, designed by Peter Blake and his wife Jann Haworth, had been assembled in the studio during the preceding eight days.
đ ON THIS DAY: The Beatlesâ butcher photo session (1966)
On 25 March 1966 a photo session which was to become a notorious part of The Beatlesâ history took place: the infamous âbutcher coverâ pictures were taken.
The session took place at a top floor studio on the second floor of 1 The Vale, Chelsea, London. The space was rented by Oluf Nissen, but the photographer was Robert Whitaker.
Before it took place, though, the group posed for a more conventional session at the studio for Nigel Dickson, working for The Beatles Book magazine. They wore light turtleneck sweaters and dark jackets, for what became their 1966 handout and standard promotional pictures.
They also taped an interview for Radio Caroline DJ Tom Lodge, for a free flexi disc titled Sound Of The Stars which was given away by Disc And Music Echo, co-owned by Brian Epstein.
Whitaker had the idea of creating a satirical commentary on The Beatlesâ fame, inspired by the German surrealist Hans Bellmerâs images of dismembered doll and mannequin parts.
"I did a photograph of the Beatles covered in raw meat, dolls and false teeth. Putting meat, dolls and false teeth with The Beatles is essentially part of the same thing, the breakdown of what is regarded as normal. The actual conception for what I still call âSomnambulant Adventureâ was Moses coming down from Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments. He comes across people worshipping a golden calf. All over the world Iâd watched people worshiping like idols, like gods, four Beatles. To me they were just stock standard normal people. But this emotion that fans poured on them made me wonder where Christianity was heading." â Robert Whitaker
đ ON THIS DAY: UK album release: Please Please Me (1963)
The Beatlesâ debut album was rush-released on 22 March 196 to capitalise on the success of their singles âLove Me Doâ and âPlease Please Meâ.
The singles had both been recorded in 1962. They were contained on the Please Please Me LP, along with their b-sides. The rest of the album had been recorded during a mammoth session on 11 February 1963, which lasted just under 10 hours.
Producer George Martin originally wanted to call the album Off The Beatle Track, but dropped the idea.
On this day only the mono version was issued. Its catalogue number was PMC 1201. A stereo version â PCS 3042 â followed on Friday 26 April. Both were released on EMIâs Parlophone subsidiary.
Please Please Me was a huge success. It spent 70 weeks in the UK album charts from 6 April, and was at the top position for 30 weeks from 11 May.
đ ON THIS DAY: John Lennon marries Yoko Ono (1969)
Having failed to get married in Paris a few days earlier, John Lennon and Yoko Ono chartered an aeroplane to Gibraltar, on the advice of Apple employee Peter Brown.
"We chose Gibraltar because it is quiet, British and friendly. We tried everywhere else first. I set out to get married on the car ferry and we would have arrived in France married, but they wouldnât do it. We were no more successful with cruise ships. We tried embassies, but three weeksâ residence in Germany or two weeksâ in France were required." â John Lennon
đ ON THIS DAY: UK single release: Lady Madonna (1968)
Recorded before their trip to India, but released in their absence to sustain public interest in the group, âLady Madonnaâ â The Beatlesâ 17th Parlophone single â was released in the UK on this day.
Lady Madonna was coupled with George Harrisonâs âThe Inner Lightâ, the third and final of his Indian-style recordings with The Beatles.
The single was Parlophone R 5675. It entered the charts at number five on 20 March, and the following week reached the top spot. It spent two weeks at number one, and just eight weeks altogether in the charts.
Initial copies of Lady Madonna came with a fan club insert offering applicants a free colour poster.
A promotional film was made for the single. It was shot on 11 February 1968 inside EMI Studios at Abbey Road, while The Beatles recorded Hey Bulldog. The film was shown on BBC televisionâs Top Of The Pops the day before Lady Madonna was released.
đ ON THIS DAY: Paul McCartney marries Linda Eastman (1969)
Paul McCartney married Linda Eastman at Marylebone Register Office on 12 March 1969.
Although the event was supposed to be a secret, many onlookers and reporters heard about it and turned up for a glimpse of the couple. The register office had been booked the previous day, and McCartney had bought a ÂŁ12 ring âjust before the shop shutâ.
"We were crazy. We had a big argument the night before we got married and it was nearly called off. We were very up and down, quite funky compared to the eventual image of âTwenty-five years of married bliss! Arenât they lucky for people in showbiz?â But we are. You get this picture of us swanning along in a little rowboat managing to avoid the white water, but we were right in the middle of that white water, man, so itâs even more miraculous that we made it. But we did." â Paul McCartney, Many Years From Now
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đ ON THIS DAY: George and Pattie Harrison are fined for drugs possession (1969)
On 12 March 1969, George Harrison and his wife Pattie had their Esher home raided by the Drugs Squad. Following an initial court appearance six days later, their trial took place on this day.
It took place at Esher and Walton Magistratesâ Court. The Harrisons pleaded guilty to possessing the cannabis, which was likely to have been planted in the house by police officers.
George wore a navy blue suit and Pattie wore a crimson velvet jacket. The couple were each fined ÂŁ250 plus 10 guineas each in court costs, and were put on probation for a year.
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đ ON THIS DAY: Cover shoot for Sgt. Pepper (1967)
Prior to a late night recording session at Abbey Road, The Beatles visited Michael Cooperâs London photographic studio where the cover photographs for Sgt Pepperâs Lonely Hearts Club Band were taken.
The shoot took place at 4 Chelsea Manor Studios, 1-11 Flood Street, just off Kingâs Road in Chelsea. The studios opened in 1902, and Cooper established his studio from 22 July 1966.
The Beatles arrived in the late afternoon. The soon-to-be-famous collage, designed by Peter Blake and his wife Jann Haworth, had been assembled in the studio during the preceding eight days.
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đ ON THIS DAY: The Beatlesâ butcher photo session (1966)
On 25 March 1966 a photo session which was to become a notorious part of The Beatlesâ history took place: the infamous âbutcher coverâ pictures were taken.
The session took place at a top floor studio on the second floor of 1 The Vale, Chelsea, London. The space was rented by Oluf Nissen, but the photographer was Robert Whitaker.
Before it took place, though, the group posed for a more conventional session at the studio for Nigel Dickson, working for The Beatles Book magazine. They wore light turtleneck sweaters and dark jackets, for what became their 1966 handout and standard promotional pictures.
They also taped an interview for Radio Caroline DJ Tom Lodge, for a free flexi disc titled Sound Of The Stars which was given away by Disc And Music Echo, co-owned by Brian Epstein.
Whitaker had the idea of creating a satirical commentary on The Beatlesâ fame, inspired by the German surrealist Hans Bellmerâs images of dismembered doll and mannequin parts.
"I did a photograph of the Beatles covered in raw meat, dolls and false teeth. Putting meat, dolls and false teeth with The Beatles is essentially part of the same thing, the breakdown of what is regarded as normal. The actual conception for what I still call âSomnambulant Adventureâ was Moses coming down from Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments. He comes across people worshipping a golden calf. All over the world Iâd watched people worshiping like idols, like gods, four Beatles. To me they were just stock standard normal people. But this emotion that fans poured on them made me wonder where Christianity was heading." â Robert Whitaker
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đ ON THIS DAY: UK album release: Please Please Me (1963)
The Beatlesâ debut album was rush-released on 22 March 196 to capitalise on the success of their singles âLove Me Doâ and âPlease Please Meâ.
The singles had both been recorded in 1962. They were contained on the Please Please Me LP, along with their b-sides. The rest of the album had been recorded during a mammoth session on 11 February 1963, which lasted just under 10 hours.
Producer George Martin originally wanted to call the album Off The Beatle Track, but dropped the idea.
On this day only the mono version was issued. Its catalogue number was PMC 1201. A stereo version â PCS 3042 â followed on Friday 26 April. Both were released on EMIâs Parlophone subsidiary.
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đ ON THIS DAY: John Lennon marries Yoko Ono (1969)
Having failed to get married in Paris a few days earlier, John Lennon and Yoko Ono chartered an aeroplane to Gibraltar, on the advice of Apple employee Peter Brown.
"We chose Gibraltar because it is quiet, British and friendly. We tried everywhere else first. I set out to get married on the car ferry and we would have arrived in France married, but they wouldnât do it. We were no more successful with cruise ships. We tried embassies, but three weeksâ residence in Germany or two weeksâ in France were required." â John Lennon
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đ ON THIS DAY: UK single release: Lady Madonna (1968)
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Lady Madonna was coupled with George Harrisonâs âThe Inner Lightâ, the third and final of his Indian-style recordings with The Beatles.
The single was Parlophone R 5675. It entered the charts at number five on 20 March, and the following week reached the top spot. It spent two weeks at number one, and just eight weeks altogether in the charts.
Initial copies of Lady Madonna came with a fan club insert offering applicants a free colour poster.
A promotional film was made for the single. It was shot on 11 February 1968 inside EMI Studios at Abbey Road, while The Beatles recorded Hey Bulldog. The film was shown on BBC televisionâs Top Of The Pops the day before Lady Madonna was released.
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đ ON THIS DAY: Paul McCartney marries Linda Eastman (1969)
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Although the event was supposed to be a secret, many onlookers and reporters heard about it and turned up for a glimpse of the couple. The register office had been booked the previous day, and McCartney had bought a ÂŁ12 ring âjust before the shop shutâ.
"We were crazy. We had a big argument the night before we got married and it was nearly called off. We were very up and down, quite funky compared to the eventual image of âTwenty-five years of married bliss! Arenât they lucky for people in showbiz?â But we are. You get this picture of us swanning along in a little rowboat managing to avoid the white water, but we were right in the middle of that white water, man, so itâs even more miraculous that we made it. But we did." â Paul McCartney, Many Years From Now
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