60 YEARS AGO TODAY:
7/30/66 – The Beatles have another US #1 Album as “Yesterday … And Today” moves in and occupies the top spot for the next five weeks. Released in the US and Canada only at the time, it offered up the chance to catch up on the last three Beatles’ singles in LP form … a couple of leftover tracks from the British “Rubber Soul” album and three new tracks that were advance-released from their upcoming “Revolver” album, which will hit the stores next month.
Regardless, a ban on all Beatles music takes a foothold in the South after John Lennon’s comments about The Beatles being more popular than Jesus are circulated. Soon “Stamp Out The Beatles” bon fires will be common, just as the band is about to arrive for their new (and final) US tour.
(You can read all about the controversial photo that originally graced this LP release in our post dated March 25th)
