A most unusual concert, a record really hard to beat, and an attempted jam session with Jefferson Airplane are among the highlights of this episode of What A Fab Day, the podcast telling you the day by day story of the Beatles. Today, we focus on what happened to the Fab Four on the 4th of April.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:28 – In 1961, the Beatles play the Top Ten Club in Hamburg.
0:39 – In 1962, the Beatles performed a a lunchtime and an evening concert at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
0:50 – In 1963, the Beatles recorded several songs for BBC Radio’s Side By Side.
1:52 – At night, they performed at the Roxburgh Hall in Stowe.
2:26 – In 1964, the Beatles make history placing 12 songs on the Hot 100 Billboard chart.
4:03 – In 1967, George Harrison and George Martin complete Within You Without You.
4:44 – Paul McCartney meets Jefferson Airplane.
5:26 – In 1969, Glyn Johns works on a new mono mix of Get Back and Don’t Let Me Down.
5:43 – Conclusion.

Thanks to Alessandro d’Amito, Chiara Colafemmina, Daniele Monterisi, Fabio Ingegno, and Mariella Tarantino.
Bibliography for the series.

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A new BBC recording session, the completion of Within You Without You, and a number of interviews are among the highlights of this episode of What A Fab Day, the podcast telling you the day by day story of the Beatles. Today, we focus on what happened to the Fab Four on the 3rd of April.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:30 – In 1961, the Beatles play the Top Ten Club in Hamburg.
0:44 – In 1963, the Beatles record 3 songs for BBC Radio’s Easy Beat.
1:58 – In 1964, the Beatles return to the Twickenham film studios to shoot the video promo of A Hard Day’s Night.
2:38 – They film an interview for Tyne Tees Television’s Star Parade.
3:56 – In 1967, Paul McCartney and Mal Evans fly to Los Angeles.
4:33 – George Harrison works on Within You Without You.
5:36 – In 1969, George Harrison is interviewed for BBC Radio 4’s The World At One.
5:57 – John Lennon and his wife Yoko appears on The Eamonn Andrews Show.
6:42 – Glyn Johns works on the Get Back tapes at the Plympic Sound Studios.
6:52 – Conclusion.

Thanks to Alessandro d’Amito, Chiara Colafemmina, Daniele Monterisi, Fabio Ingegno, and Mariella Tarantino.
Bibliography for the series.
The A Hard Day’s Night promo.

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Some early live gigs, some filming, and some mixing sessions are among the highlights of this episode of What A Fab Day, the podcast telling you the day by day story of the Beatles. Today, we focus on what happened to the Fab Four on the 2nd of April.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:24 – In 1961, the Beatles play the Top Ten Club in Hamburg.
0:36 – In 1962, the Beatles are on the stage of the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
0:50 – At night, they are engaged at the Pavilion Theatre in Liverpool.
1:20 – In 1963, the Beatles perform at the Azena Ballroom in Sheffield.
2:30 – In 1964, the Beatles shoot the press party sequence for A Hard Day’s Night.
2:41 – In 1965, the Beatles keep on filming Help! in Twickenham.
2:56 – George Martin completes a stereo mix of You’re Going To Lose That Girl.
3:13 – In 1970, Phil Spector concludes his work on Let It Be.
5:03 – Conclusion.

Thanks to Alessandro d’Amito, Chiara Colafemmina, Daniele Monterisi, Fabio Ingegno, and Mariella Tarantino.
Bibliography for the series.

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The start of the Beatles’ second Hamburg residency, John Lennon reuniting with his father, and a stormy last recording session are among the highlights of this episode of What A Fab Day, the podcast telling you the day by day story of the Beatles. Today, we focus on what happened to the Fab Four on the 1st of April.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:43 – In April 1958, Eric Griffiths leaves the Quarrymen.
1:11 – In 1961, the Beatles start their residency at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg.
2:07 – In mid April 1961, Stu Sutcliffe writes to Allan Williams to inform him that he won’t earn any commission for the Beatles’ engagement in Hamburg.
2:37 – In late April 1961, Deutsche Grammophon agrees to record Tony Shridan with the Beatles as backing band.
3:11 – In mid-to-late April 1962, Bert Kaempfert records another two songs with Tony Sheridan featuring the Beatles.
4:25 – In 1963, the Beatles record two shows for BBC Radio’s Side By Side.
5:37 – In 1964, the Beatles return to the Scala Theatre in London to shoot the party sequence of A Hard Day’s Night.
6:13 – After the shootings, John Lennon is summoned at NEMS offices to meet his father for the first time after 18 years.
7:45 – In early April 1964, Derek Taylor starts working on Brian Epstein’s A Cellarful Of Noise.
8:56 – In 1965, the Beatles kept filming Help!.
9:11 – In 1966, John Lennon acquires The Psychedelic Experience by Timothy Leary and others.
10:30 – In 1967, the Beatles record one last song for the Sgt. Pepper’s album.
11:56 – In 1969, John Lennon is interviewed with his wife Yoko for ITV’s Today.
12:47 – During spring 1969, a bootleg copy of Glyn Johns’s mixes of the Get Back album appears in the United States.
12:59 – In 1970, Phil Spector records a choir and an orchestral on three Let It Be tracks.
14:48 – Conclusion.

Thanks to Alessandro d’Amito, Chiara Colafemmina, Daniele Monterisi, Fabio Ingegno, and Mariella Tarantino.
Bibliography for the series.

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A return to live performances after a month, more work on the Sgt Pepper’s album, and a final fall out are among the highlights of this episode of What A Fab Day, the podcast telling you the day by day story of the Beatles. Today, we focus on what happened to the Fab Four on the 31st of March.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:26 – In 1962, the Beatles perform at the Subscription Rooms in Stroud.
1:58 – In 1963, the Beatles/ Montez/ Roe packaged tour is on for its final night at the De Montfort Hall in Leicester.
2:22 – In 1964, the Beatles mimed a live performance at the Scala Theatre in London.
3:13 – Then, they recorded a live session for BBC’s Saturday Club.
4:15 – In 1965, the Beatles kept filming Help! at the Twickenham Film Studios.
5:08 – In 1967, the Beatles are in Abbey Road to record overdubs for Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!
5:45 – In 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono have a bag in event in Vienna, Austria.
6:23 – George Harrison and his wife Pattie plead guilty of cannabis possession.
6:50 – In 1970, Ringo Starr is interviewed for BBC’s Open House.
7:33 – In the evening, Ringo almost comes to blows with Paul McCartney.
10:57 – Conclusion.

Thanks to Alessandro d’Amito, Chiara Colafemmina, Daniele Monterisi, Fabio Ingegno, and Mariella Tarantino.
Bibliography for the series.
Bag-in event in Vienna.

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