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Sat, November 7th, 2009
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    Thu, November 7th, 1957: The Quarry Men perform at Wilson Hall, Garston, Liverpool.

    Mon, November 7th, 1960: The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

    Tue, November 7th, 1961: The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. That night they perform at the Merseyside Civil Service Club, Liverpool, after which they return to the Cavern Club for a night appearance.

    Wed, November 7th, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

    Thu, November 7th, 1963: The Beatles hop over to Ireland during their British tour to make their only two appearances in Eire. They are interviewed upon their arrival at the airport in Dublin, the interview being broadcast that evening on the RTE television news program "In Town". With The Beatles is screenwriter Alun Owen, who has been appointed to write the screenplay for The Beatles' first (as yet untitled) motion picture. Owen spends three days with The Beatles observing their hectic, chaotic lifestyle. That night, The Beatles perform two shows at the Adelphi Cinema, Dublin, Eire.

    Sat, November 7th, 1964: The Beatles, on a tour of Britain, perform two shows at the Capitol Cinema in Cardiff.

    Tue, November 7th, 1967: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio One, EMI Studios, London). Final mixing of "Blue Jay Way" and "Flying". Paul McCartney adds vocal and sound effects overdubs to both the mono and stereo mixes of "Magical Mystery Tour". This marks the completion of "Magical Mystery Tour". But The Beatles have only six songs--too few for an album and too many for an EP. The Beatles and EMI resolve the situation by deciding to issue a double-EP, with a gatefold sleeve and a 28-page booklet. This will be released in the UK on December 8, 1967. Capitol Records, however, doesn't think the double-EP format would be acceptable for the US market, so they decide to put out an album instead. The six "Magical Mystery Tour" songs will go on side one and five of the six songs from The Beatles' 1967 singles will go on side two ("I Am the Walrus", the sixth song from their singles, appears on side one of the album as a "Magical Mystery Tour" film track). Whereas the "Magical Mystery Tour" film will be a major failure for The Beatles, the vinyl releases (the UK double-EP and the US album) will be major successes. The "Magical Mystery Tour" album will not be issued in the UK until November 1976; the double-EP UK format will never be issued in the US.