Location: EMI House
Concert Apr 02, 1963 • United Kingdom • Sheffield
Concert Apr 04, 1963 • United Kingdom • Buckingham
Concert appearance Apr 05, 1963 • Private ceremony: The Beatles' first silver disc
Concert Apr 06, 1963 • United Kingdom • Buxton
Radio show Apr 07, 1963 • Easy Beat
Next concert appearance Nov 27, 1974 • United Kingdom • Lewisham
On this day, The Beatles were awarded their first silver disc, for sales of more than 250,000 copies of their single “Please Please Me”, at a lunchtime ceremony attended by the press and EMI record executives. They received their award from their producer George Martin. During the presentation ceremony, the group gave a private performance and posed for photos.
In January 2022, a recording of “Please Please Me” and “From Me To You” surfaced online. The recording premiered on a Beatles radio show in USA, “Breakfast with The Beatles” with André Gardner. He played it on his final show, a radio show which has been running for 32 years.
This was the 1st and only concert played at EMI House.
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