An audition at Decca, performances for a couple of Christmas productions, and the arrival of a director 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 will focus on what happened on the 1st of January of each and every year, plus those events taking place during the various Januaries (if a specific date couldn’t be pinned down).

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
1:03 – In January 1958, the Quarrymen become a more or less stable skiffle quintet.
1:52 – In 1959, a not-too-successful performance leaves the Quarrymen without a drummer.
3:27 – In January 1960, the Quarrymen find a stable bass player.
5:02 – In January 1961, Paul McCartney becomes the bass player of the Beatles.
6:27 – In 1962, the Beatles have an audition at Decca Records.
9:29 – In January 1962, the Beatles are hired to go to Hamburg for a second time.
10:31 – In 1963, the Beatles return to London from Hamburg.
10:42 – In 1964, the Beatles perform in The Beatles’ Christmas Special.
12:02 – In January 1964, the American press start focussing on the Beatles during their Paris residency.
12:29 – Brian Epstein negotiates two American engagements for the Beatles.
13:10 – In 1965, the Beatles perform in Another Beatles Christmas Show.
14:23 – Radio Luxemburg starts a weekly programme about the Beatles.
14:55 – In January 1967, director Peter Goldmann arrives in London.
15:36 – Conclusion.

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

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