29 October 1962 - Monday Granada TV Centre Manchester Photographer: unknown I've made an educated guess on the date for these photos. They were taken off a television screen. Because of Ringo's drum head, they have to date late 1962. Because John is seen without his guitar in at least photos 1 and 3, they must be miming "Love Me Do". However, in photo 2, George appears to be singing. Is that a second song? In the earliest surviving footage of The Beatles performing/miming to "Love Me Do" (August 1963), George is not seen singing. Below is a list of The Beatles' 1962 television appearances. 17 October 1962 People And Places "Love Me Do" - "Some Other Guy" Lewisohn seems to indicate that this was a live performance. 29 October 1962 People And Places "Love Me Do" - "A Taste Of Honey" Lewisohn describes this appearance as "a most unusual stage-setting... George and Paul standing... John sat without and instrument... as would a solo singer fronting a support group." However... Lewisohn goes on to describe that, for "A Taste Of Honey", they removed their jackets. If the photo of George is from a second song, he still has his jacket on 3 December 1962 Discs A Go Go "Love Me Do" 4 December 1962 Tuesday Rendezvous. "Love Me Do" - "P.S. I Love You" This is probably the performance seen here 17 December 1962 People And Places "Love Me Do" - "Twist And Shout" NOTE: I typically try to clean up the photos but I kind of liked the way these looked old so I've left the images as is. |
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