Beatles and Beatle-related events on April 7:
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April 7, 1967: While filming Jane taking a walk, Paul McCartney comes up with the idea for "Magical Mystery Tour."
The hourlong film, which first aired Dec. 26, 1967 in the UK, was pretty much a Beatles' home movie-type project with an informal script. Victor Spinetti, who'd appeared with the Beatles in "A Hard Day's Night" and "Help!", had a role in this film as well. Critics called it the Beatles' first bomb. In England, the film music was released in a double EP package with a book with the tracks "Magical Mystery Tour," "The Fool on the Hill," "Blue Jay Way," "Flying," "Your Mother Should Know" and "I Am the Walrus." In the U.S., however, Capitol Records released the music as a full-size album, putting the soundtrack on side one and fleshing it out with five more tracks on side two: "Hello, Goodbye," "Penny Lane," "Strawberry Fields Forever," "All You Need Is Love" and "Baby You're a Rich Man." The album was later released in the UK as well. Though never formally aired in the U.S. as it was in the UK, it is available on DVD.
- April 7, 1961: The Top Ten Club engagement continues.
- April 7, 1962: Day show at the Casbah, but without George Harrison, who was ill. He also didn't play the Cavern show that night.
- April 7, 1962: Evening show at the Cavern Club with the Saints Jazz Band. Advertised as their farewell show before leaving for Hamburg.
- April 7, 1963: Beatles play the Savoy Ballroom in Portsmouth.
- April 7, 1963: A previously taped "Easy Beat" show with the Beatles airs on the BBC.
- April 7, 1964: "A Hard Day's Night" filming continues at Twickenham Studios. Scenes inside the police station are filmed.
- April 7, 1965: More "Help!" filming at Twickenham. The pub-cellar sequence is filmed.
- April 7, 1966: Work on "Tomorrow Never Knows" and "Got to Get You Into My Life."
- April 7, 1967: Stereo mixes done for "With a Little Help From My Friends," "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite," "Fixing a Hole" and "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds."
- April 7, 1969: Mary Hopkin's single "Goodbye"/"Sparrow" released in the U.S.
- April 7, 1969: Kenny Everett and John Peel premiere "Get Back" on the radio ahead of the release date.
- April 7, 1976: McCartney Productions Ltd. becomes MPL Communications Ltd.
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