Day: December 28, 2014

A LOOK BACK: LBJ IGNORED AS NEW YORK CROWDS CHASES BEATLES . . . FEBRUARY 15, 1964

Motor City Radio Flashbacks logoFrom the MCRFB NEWS archive: 1964

‘U. S. ROCKS AND REELS FROM BEATLES’ INVASION’

 

 

 

 

 

BEATLEMANIA! Billboard, February 15, 1964
BEATLEMANIA! Billboard, February 15, 1964

NEW YORK — President Lyndon B. Johnson visited here late last week but his arrival was overshadowed by the Beatles’ invasion. Few were aware of the President’s visit in their midst, but no one could miss the fact that Britain’s Beatles have descended upon the city. Radio, TV and all other communication media were filled with Beatle clamor. At Kennedy Airport here, Beatle greeters here began lining up at 4 a.m. Friday to await the group’s arrival that afternoon.

LBJ arrives in New York, February, 1964
LBJ in a visit to New York, 1964

For the first time in disk history, a single attraction had five sides in the Hot 100 — all going up — plus three albums in the Top LP’s chart. RIAA already has certified the Capitol single already has a million seller, and the Capitol album as having sold more than 500,000 copies. The group, which was first introduced to U.S. television audiences on the Jack Parr Show via film a month ago, arrived here for its live TV debut on the Ed Sullivan Show, February 9. END

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(Information and news source: Billboard; February 15, 1964)

BEATLES FANS awaits to get a glimpse of the Liverpool group following their arrival at JFK Airport, New York City, February 7, 1964.

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THE BEATLES HITS BIG AGAIN ON CHARTS . . . DECEMBER 26, 1964

Motor City Radio Flashbacks logoFrom the MCRFB NEWS archive: 1964

Two Albums, Single, Moves 1,000,000 Sales Mark

 

 

 

The Beatles Story 2 LP - Capitol Records - released November 23, 1963NEW YORK — The Beatles are hitting are hitting the gold disk route — again. Late last week Capitol Records asked the Record Industry Association of America for gold records award certifications on two albums, “Beatles ’65” and “The Beatles’ Story”  and a single, “I Fell Fine.”

“The Beatles’ Story,” a two-disk LP, was released late-November and hit the 1,000,000 sales mark within the first week. “Beatles ’65” was released a week ago and has already scored over 1,000,000  copies in sales. The single,  “I Feel Fine,” was released November 23 and Capitol reports 1,000,000 copies were sold immediately thereafter. END

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(Information and news source: Billboard; December 26, 1964)

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BEATLES ’65 * Great New Hits By John, Paul, George, Ringo * CAPITOL (12/15/1964)

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50TH! FAB (FOUR) SONGS THAT DEFINED BEATLEMANIA

MEET THE BEATLES!
MEET THE BEATLES! (No. 4) * The Beatles * NOT A SECOND TIME * (January 20, 1964)
BEATLEMANIA! ’64 (click image for large detailed view).
A LOOK BACK: IMAGES OF BEATLEMANIA! ’64 (click image for large detailed view).

Meet The Beatles (Cover)“Meet The Beatles” was released in the U.S. by Capitol Records, January 20, 1964 (Click on image 2x for largest detailed view).

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