ON THIS DAY IN 1961, THE BEATLES PLAYED A VALENTINE’S SHOW AT TWO SEPERATE VENUES IN LIVERPOOL

Firstly they attended the Cassanova Club, where advertisements credited them with the creation of a foot-stomping dance called “The Atom Beat”, though it is unsure if anyone actually performed the dance on the day.

Next, the band headed to Litherland Town Hall for another set, this one specifically more Valentines themed. During the show, Paul McCartney performed a cover of Elvis Preley’s, Wooden Heart, with a very literal wooden heart pinned to his coat. The heart was covered in sequins and embroidered with the names John, Paul, George and Pete, and would later be raffled off after the show.

The winner of the heart also won a kiss from Paul, an apparently much coveted prize, as when the winner took the stage to claim her prize, dozens of other girls followed her on stage, squealing, in what some call an early display of Beatlemania. John Lennon was actually knocked to the floor and bouncers had to close the curtain, putting the show on hold until order was restored.