The Beatles · 1967

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1. The BeatlesAugust 12, 1967

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   “All You Need Is Love” by The Beatles was the best-selling single in the U.S. according to Cashbox magazine. A week later, it reached No. 1 on the Billboard chart and later topped the charts in nine other countries.
2. The BeatlesAugust 19, 1967

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   The Beatles scored their fourteenth US No. 1 single with “All You Need Is Love”, which remained at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for one week. The song became a worldwide hit that year and topped the charts in eleven countries. It was the British contribution to Our World, the first live global television broadcast, in which The Beatles performed it from the EMI studios in London on 25 June. The programme was transmitted by satellite and watched by more than 400 million people in 25 countries. Backing vocals on the recording were provided by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Keith Moon, Graham Nash, Marianne Faithfull and Gary Leeds of the Walker Brothers.
3. The BeatlesAugust 23, 1967

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   The Beatles continued recording the song “Your Mother Should Know” at Chappell Recording Studios in London's Mayfair. The temporary relocation of the recording session was due to scheduling conflicts at EMI Studios. During the session, they concentrated on layering backing vocals for the song intended for the “Magical Mystery Tour” project. This evening was also the last visit to the studio by their manager Brian Epstein; he died four days later.
4. The BeatlesAugust 23, 1967

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   The Beatles met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at the Park Lane Hilton in London.
5. The BeatlesAugust 25, 1967

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   The Beatles released the single “Baby You’re a Rich Man” in the US.
6. The BeatlesAugust 24, 1967

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   John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at his lecture at the Hilton Hotel on Park Lane in London. They later traveled to India and studied transcendental meditation with him.
7. The BeatlesAugust 26, 1967

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   Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull joined The Beatles in Bangor, North Wales, where they were collectively seeking guidance from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. After his lecture, The Beatles held a press conference at which they announced that they had become his disciples and joined his “Spiritual Regeneration Movement”. The group also announced that they were giving up drug use; according to the sources, the group was to donate one week's earnings to the movement each month.
8. The BeatlesAugust 31, 1967

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   The Beatles announced that they would manage their own affairs following the death of their manager Brian Epstein.
9. The BeatlesSeptember 1, 1967

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   Following the death of manager Brian Epstein, The Beatles met at Paul McCartney's house in St. John's Wood, London, to discuss their future. They decided not to seek a new manager and to manage their business affairs themselves, with McCartney taking over most business decisions. At the same time, they postponed their planned trip to India and began production of the long-delayed film Magical Mystery Tour, for which they had already recorded “Magical Mystery Tour” and “Your Mother Should Know.” McCartney presented the others with his idea for a film based on “Magical Mystery Tour.” This decision contributed to the creation of Apple Corps.
10. The BeatlesSeptember 2, 1967

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    The Beatles’ album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band remained at number one on the US album chart for the tenth consecutive week.
11. The BeatlesSeptember 5, 1967

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    The Beatles began recording “I Am the Walrus” at Abbey Road Studios in London, recording 16 takes of the basic backing track on the first day. Sound effects and additional overdubs, including an excerpt from a BBC radio broadcast, were added later.
12. The BeatlesOctober 4, 1967

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    George Harrison and John Lennon appeared on David Frost's television program, where they expressed support for transcendental meditation. Author Juan Mascaró later sent Harrison a book containing a translation of Chapter 47 of the Tao Te Ching, whose text Harrison used as the basis for the song “The Inner Light.”