Hendrix releases Axis: Bold as Love in the UK
Track Records released the Jimi Hendrix Experience album Axis: Bold as Love in the UK on December 1, 1967, per Wikipedia.
It arrived only seven months after their debut, Are You Experienced, and the clip below is Castles Made of Sand, one of its tracks.
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Delaney & Bonnie open their UK tour at the Royal Albert Hall
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, with Eric Clapton in the lineup, opened their UK tour at the Royal Albert Hall in London on December 1, 1969, per Wikipedia.
George Harrison went backstage after the show and agreed to join the tour, playing with them from the next night in Bristol, and the clip below is Only You Know and I Know.
1967 in 1960s music: the full year guide
Hendrix releases Axis: Bold as Love in the UK
Track Records released the Jimi Hendrix Experience album Axis: Bold as Love in the UK on December 1, 1967, per Wikipedia.
It arrived only seven months after their debut, Are You Experienced, and the clip below is Castles Made of Sand, one of its tracks.
Hendrix plays Central Hall in Chatham
The Jimi Hendrix Experience played Central Hall in Chatham, Kent on December 1, 1967, on a bill with Pink Floyd, The Move, The Nice, Outer Limits and Amen Corner, per This Day in Music.
The show fell on the same day their second album reached UK shops, and the clip below is Purple Haze, their 1967 single.
1966 in 1960s music: the full year guide
Tom Jones hits UK No. 1 with Green, Green Grass of Home
Tom Jones reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart with Green, Green Grass of Home on December 1, 1966, per Wikipedia and the Official Charts Company.
It held the top spot for seven weeks and became the UK Christmas number one, and the clip below is the song.
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The Rolling Stones play the PNE Agrodome in Vancouver
The Rolling Stones played the PNE Agrodome in Vancouver on December 1, 1965, during their second American tour, per Wikipedia.
The tour supported their album Out of Our Heads, and the clip below is Get Off of My Cloud, their 1965 single.
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Ringo Starr checks into hospital for his tonsils
Ringo Starr was admitted to University College Hospital in London on December 1, 1964, and had his tonsils removed the next morning, per the Beatles Bible.
He stayed ten days, and the clip below is Honey Don't, his lead vocal on Beatles for Sale.
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The Four Seasons hold No. 1 with Big Girls Don't Cry
The Four Seasons reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with Big Girls Don't Cry on November 17, 1962, so the chart dated December 1 was its third week on top, per Wikipedia).
Like Sherry before it, the single spent five weeks at No. 1, and the clip below is the song.
1961 in 1960s music: the full year guide
The Beatles play their 60th lunchtime show at the Cavern
The Beatles played a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club in Liverpool on December 1, 1961, their 60th lunchtime appearance there, per the Beatles Bible.
Their first single, Love Me Do, was still ten months away from release, and the clip below is that single.
The Beatles headline the Big Beat Session at the Tower Ballroom
The Beatles headlined a six-group Big Beat Session at the Tower Ballroom in New Brighton on December 1, 1961, their third show at the venue, per the Beatles Bible.
Promoter Sam Leach billed it as a five-and-a-half-hour show that drew about 2,000 people, and the clip below is My Bonnie, which the Beatles recorded in Hamburg with Tony Sheridan that year.
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Bobby Darin marries Sandra Dee
Bobby Darin married the actress Sandra Dee in Elizabeth, New Jersey on December 1, 1960, after a one-month courtship, per her Deseret News obituary.
The couple met on the set of Come September, and the clip below is Darin's theme from that film.
Paul McCartney and Pete Best head home from Hamburg
Paul McCartney and Pete Best reached London Airport on December 1, 1960, then spent their last money on a bus to Euston and a train to Liverpool, per the Beatles Bible.
They had been deported from Germany the day before, and the clip below is Why, which the Beatles recorded in Hamburg with Tony Sheridan the following year.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was released on December 1, 1967?
Track Records released the Jimi Hendrix Experience album Axis: Bold as Love in the UK on December 1, 1967, about seven months after their debut.
Who was number one in the UK on December 1, 1966?
Tom Jones reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart with Green, Green Grass of Home on December 1, 1966, and stayed there for seven weeks.
Who was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the chart dated December 1, 1962?
The Four Seasons held No. 1 with Big Girls Don't Cry. It reached the top on November 17, 1962, so this was its third week.
When did Bobby Darin marry Sandra Dee?
They married in Elizabeth, New Jersey on December 1, 1960, after a one-month courtship.
Where did the Beatles play on December 1, 1961?
They played a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, then headlined the Big Beat Session at the Tower Ballroom in New Brighton that night.
Where did the Rolling Stones play on December 1, 1965?
They played the PNE Agrodome in Vancouver during their second American tour.