april 12th

Today in Beatles History
April 12

1962
Brian and George travel to Hamburg, for Star Club performances.

1963
Performance at the Cavern, with Faron's Flamingos, the Roadrunners and the Dennisons.

1964
Shooting of opening scenes of 'A Hard Day's Night', at the Marylebone Railway Station.

1965
UK LP release: 'George Martin Scores Instrumental Versions Of The Hits'.

1967
Last day of Paul's stay in the US, according to initial plans.

1969
'Yellow Submarine' LP, 13th week in the Top 100 (Billboard).

John and Yoko go to the offices of Henry Ansbacher & Co., to put order in their accounts.


1970
Paul incorporates McCartney Productions Ltd.

1996
'Anthology 2' number 17, 1st week in the Top 30 (chart based on record stores sales in Santiago, Chile).
'Anthology 2' number 2, 2nd and last week in the Top 5 ('Feria del Disco' record stores English music sales, Chile

paul is dead!

Monkberry Moon Delight

April 6

1962
While shopping in Penny Lane, Cynthia begins feeling labour pains.

1965
UK EP release: 'Beatles For Sale'.

1966
'Rubber Soul', 18th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).

Studio 3. 8.00pm-1.15am. Recording: 'Mark I' (working title of 'Tomorrow Never Knows') (takes 1-3). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Phil McDonald.
1st session for 'Revolver'. 1st session of Geoff Emerick as balance engineer. 1st non-conventional use of Leslie speakers and 1st use of ADT.


1967
Evening: Paul watches Jane perform in a play of 'Romeo and Juliet'.

Studio 2 (control room only). 7.00pm-1.00am. Mono mixing: Crossfades for LP; 'Good Morning Good Morning' (remixes 1, 2, from take 11). Stereo mixing: 'Good Morning Good Morning' (remixes 1-5, from take 11). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.


1968
Francie Schwarz leaves her hotel room and moves to a friend'sflat in Notting Hill Gate.

1969
Disc-jockeys John Peel and Alan Freeman broadcast copies of 'Get Back', announcing its release as single on 11 April. They convince Paul that the song needs a final mix.

just another day

Today in Beatles History
April 5

1946
Jane Asher is born, in London.

1962
Performance at the Cavern.

1963
EMI House, ground floor studio. Performance before EMI executives, journalists and photographers from British pop newspapers. The Beatles are presented with awards.
Evening. New Public Baths, Leyton, London. Main Bath Hall. Beatles live performance.

1964
'El club de los Beatles' ('The Beatles Club'), 1st Chilean radio programme dedicated to the Beatles, is first broadcast.

Shooting of opening scene of 'A Hard Day's Night', at Boston Place, London, and other opening scenes at the Marylebone Station.


1967
Paul and Jane spend the day in the Colorado Rocky Mountains and go to the theatre in Denver.

1969
'Yellow Submarine' LP, 12th week in the Top 100 (Billboard).

Dick James does not convince the Beatles to sell their shares to ATV. John and Paul reject 900,000 pounds for them.


1996
'Anthology 2' number 3, 1st week in the Top 5 ('Feria del Disco' record stores English music sales, Chile).

george

Beatles' ally Neil Aspinall dies

Neil Aspinall, who ran the Apple Corps music empire for the Beatles, has died at a hospital in New York, aged 66.
A school friend of Sir Paul McCartney and George Harrison, he was regarded by some of the band as the "fifth Beatle".

In an Apple Corps statement, Sir Paul, Ringo Starr, and the widows of Harrison and John Lennon paid tribute to "Neil's trusting stewardship and guidance".

Notoriously media-shy, Aspinall nonetheless fought hard to protect the Beatles' music, image and copyright.

Road manager

Aspinall also played background instruments on tracks including Magical Mystery Tour, Within You Without You and Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite.

The Real Mills revealed

Heather Mills' evidence in her divorce case with Sir Paul McCartney was "inconsistent, inaccurate" and "less than candid", according to the judge.
Mr Justice Bennett's High Court ruling has been revealed in full after Ms Mills was told she could not appeal against its publication.

Ms Mills told the BBC she thought the judgement was "outrageous".

The full ruling was published a day after she was awarded £24.3m at the High Court in London.

JUDGEMENT IN FULL
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The judge determined the final figure after the couple failed to reach an agreement in court last month.

The former model had asked for the full text to be kept private - but two Court of Appeal judges rejected her argument that her daughter's security could be put at risk.

Ms Mills was not present in court.

In the full report, Mr Justice Bennett described Ms Mills as having "a strong-willed and determined personality", and said she was also a "kindly person and devoted to her charitable causes".

BREAKDOWN OF SIR PAUL'S £15.8M OFFER
Costs, not exceeding £150,000 per year, for security would be met for two years
Annual, index-linked payments of £35,000 for Beatrice until she is 17 or ends secondary education
Nanny would be employed for no more than £25,000
He would discharge costs for school fees, uniforms and reasonable extras
Lump sum for the return of some art
"She has conducted her own case before me with a steely, yet courteous, determination," he said.

Sir Paul's evidence was described as "balanced".

"He expressed himself moderately though at times with justifiable irritation, if not anger. He was consistent, accurate and honest," Mr Justice Bennett said.

The judge wrote that he gave Ms Mills "every allowance for the enormous strain she must have been under".

But he added: "I am driven to the conclusion that much of her evidence, both written and oral, was not just inconsistent and inaccurate but also less than candid".

"Overall she was a less than impressive witness," he said.

BREAKDOWN OF MILLS' £125M CLAIM
£3.2m per year for herself and Beatrice
Properties in Los Angeles and New York
Between £8m and £12.5m for a home in London
£3m to purchase a New York home
£500,000 to £750,000 to buy a London office
Monetary value on compensation for loss of earnings
Ms Mills said the decision to publish the address of her houses had affected the security of her and her daughter, Beatrice.

The ruling questioned Ms Mills' statement that she owned a penthouse flat in Piccadilly worth "approximately £500,000" when she met Sir Paul, along with a Brighton property "worth £250,000".

"I have to say I cannot accept the wife's case that she was wealthy and independent by the time she met the husband in the middle of 1999," said Mr Justice Bennett.

He said the penthouse flat "was not worth £500,000 in 1999", adding she sold it in 2001 for £385,000 after the London property market had risen substantially since 1999.

"She did not in 1999 own the property in Brighton. That was not bought until March 2000," he said.


Sir Paul McCartney likened his divorce to "hell" last year
He also questioned her claim that she had £2m-£3m in the bank at this time, adding: "There is no documentary evidence to support that assertion."

And her claim to have had "very significant earnings as set out in her affidavit" were not supported by her tax returns, the ruling said.

The judge added that her tax returns "disclose no charitable giving at all", despite Mills saying she gave "as much as 80% or 90% of her earnings ... direct to charities".

Commenting on that claims, Ms Mills said it was because her accountant "hadn't ticked the tax return box".

The judge found the total value of Sir Paul's assets was about £400m. Ms Mills had sought £125m and been offered £15.8m.

Sir Paul, 65, and Ms Mills, 40, got married in 2002, but they split four years later, blaming media intrusion into their private lives.

you only give me your money

BREAKDOWN OF MILLS' £125M CLAIM

£3.2m per year for herself and Beatrice

Properties in Los Angeles and New York

Between £8m and £12.5m for a home in London

£3m to purchase a New York home

£500,000 to £750,000 to buy a London office

Monetary value on compensation for loss of earnings

MACCA STILL ENJOYING LIFE!

Oh Woman Oh Why!