December 27 - Today in Beatles History

1960
Performance at the Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool.

1961
Performance at the Cavern, with Gerry and the Pacemakers, and Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes.

1962
'Love Me Do', number 17 in Britain. [29 December?]

1963
London 'Times' critics award Lennon and McCartney as the best composers of the year.

'Beatles Christmas Show', at the Astoria Cinema, Finsbury Park, London.

UK single release: 'Love Of The Loved', with Cilla Black.

1965
Cilla Black's pantomime debut in 'Little Red Riding Hood', at the Wimbledon Theatre, London, for 6 weeks.
Start of Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas in 'Mother Goose', at the Globe Cinema, Stockton, for 3 weeks.
Start of Gerry and the Pacemakers in 'Cinderella', at the Gaumont Cinema, Southampton, for 3 weeks.

1967
Bad critics for 'Magical Mystery Tour'.

'Hello, Goodbye' number 1, 4th week (UK New Musical Express chart).

Paul is interviewed for TV by David Frost.

1969
'The Wedding Album', number 178, 3rd and last week in the ranking (Billboard). Its highest position.

1982
BBC broadcasts a 3-hour radio programme, with the stuff of the Beatles first BBC session's 20th anniversary programme, themes included in the US edition of it and new tracks.


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