Parlophone releases I Want to Hold Your Hand in the UK
Parlophone released the Beatles' single I Want to Hold Your Hand in the UK on November 29, 1963, per the Beatles Bible.
Pre-orders passed a million copies before release, and the clip below is the Beatles playing it on The Ed Sullivan Show.
1969 in 1960s music: the full year guide
The Beatles hit No. 1 with Come Together / Something
The Beatles reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the chart dated November 29, 1969, with the double-sided single Come Together / Something, per Wikipedia.
Billboard had begun listing two-sided singles once instead of ranking each side, it was the Beatles' 18th Hot 100 No. 1, and the clip below is Come Together.
The Rolling Stones play two shows at Boston Garden
The Rolling Stones played two shows at Boston Garden on November 29, 1969, the last scheduled dates of their American tour, per Rolling Stones Data.
The Harvard Crimson reported more than 30,000 seats sold out within hours, and the clip below is Honky Tonk Women, their 1969 single.
1968 in 1960s music: the full year guide
Apple releases Two Virgins in the UK
John Lennon and Yoko Ono's album Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins came out in the UK on November 29, 1968, just over two weeks after its US release, per the Beatles Bible.
Distributors sold the LP in a plain brown wrapper to hide the nude cover, and the clip below is Give Peace a Chance, the Plastic Ono Band single from 1969.
1967 in 1960s music: the full year guide
The Beatles edit Christmas Time (Is Here Again)
The Beatles edited Christmas Time (Is Here Again) in the Studio One control room at EMI Studios on November 29, 1967, with George Martin and Geoff Emerick, per the Beatles Bible.
It was their fifth fan club Christmas record, edited a day after they recorded it, and the clip below is Hello, Goodbye, the single they had just released.
1966 in 1960s music: the full year guide
The Beatles record take 7 of Strawberry Fields Forever
The Beatles returned to Studio Two at Abbey Road on November 29, 1966, and retook the arrangement they had begun the day before, per Wikipedia and the Beatles Bible.
The better of that day's takes became take 7, which took overdubs and fills the first minute of the finished record, and the clip below is the finished song.
1965 in 1960s music: the full year guide
The Rolling Stones play the Denver Coliseum
The Rolling Stones played the Denver Coliseum on November 29, 1965, their first show at the venue, per Rolling Stones Data.
They were touring behind Get Off of My Cloud, which had reached No. 1 in the US that month, and the clip below is that single.
1964 in 1960s music: the full year guide
John Lennon films Not Only... But Also at BBC Television Centre
John Lennon recorded an appearance on Not Only... But Also in Studio One at BBC Television Centre on November 29, 1964, reading from his book In His Own Write with Dudley Moore and Norman Rossington, per the Beatles Bible.
He read the book's back-cover biography alone, and the clip below is I Feel Fine, the Beatles single released two days earlier.
1963 in 1960s music: the full year guide
Parlophone releases I Want to Hold Your Hand in the UK
Parlophone released the Beatles' single I Want to Hold Your Hand in the UK on November 29, 1963, per the Beatles Bible.
Pre-orders passed a million copies before release, and the clip below is the Beatles playing it on The Ed Sullivan Show.
The Beatles play two shows at the ABC Cinema in Huddersfield
The Beatles played the ABC Cinema on Market Street in Huddersfield on November 29, 1963, their only visit to the town and the 24th date of their autumn tour, per the Beatles Bible.
It was also the day I Want to Hold Your Hand reached shops, and the clip below is All My Loving, from their With the Beatles album.
1962 in 1960s music: the full year guide
The Beatles play the Majestic Ballroom in Birkenhead
The Beatles played the Majestic Ballroom in Birkenhead on November 29, 1962, the 12th of their 17 appearances there, per the Beatles Bible.
They were touring behind their first single, Love Me Do, and the clip below is its B-side, P.S. I Love You.
1961 in 1960s music: the full year guide
The Beatles play lunchtime and evening shows at the Cavern Club
The Beatles played the Cavern Club in Liverpool at lunchtime and again in the evening on November 29, 1961, per the Beatles Bible.
The evening set was their 29th evening show at the club, and the clip below is Please Please Me, the single that put them on the UK charts in 1963.
1960 in 1960s music: the full year guide
Paul McCartney and Pete Best are arrested in Hamburg
Paul McCartney and Pete Best were arrested in Hamburg on November 29, 1960, after club owner Bruno Koschmider reported them for attempted arson at the Bambi Kino, per the Beatles Bible.
Accounts differ on what they set alight, they were deported the next day, and the clip below is Love Me Do, which the Beatles released less than two years later.
Frequently Asked Questions
When was I Want to Hold Your Hand released in the UK?
Parlophone released the Beatles' I Want to Hold Your Hand in the UK on November 29, 1963. Pre-orders passed a million copies before release, per the Beatles Bible.
What was No. 1 on the Hot 100 on November 29, 1969?
The Beatles' Come Together / Something reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the chart dated November 29, 1969. It was the group's 18th Hot 100 No. 1.
When was Two Virgins released in the UK?
John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins came out in the UK on November 29, 1968, just over two weeks after its US release.
Where did the Rolling Stones play on November 29, 1969?
The Rolling Stones played two shows at Boston Garden on November 29, 1969, the last scheduled dates of their American tour, per Rolling Stones Data.
Why were Paul McCartney and Pete Best arrested in Hamburg?
Hamburg police arrested them on November 29, 1960, after club owner Bruno Koschmider reported them for attempted arson at the Bambi Kino. They were deported the next day, per the Beatles Bible.
Which Strawberry Fields Forever take did the Beatles record on November 29, 1966?
The Beatles recorded a retake of their arrangement at Abbey Road on November 29, 1966. The better take became take 7, which fills the first minute of the finished record.