An appearance at the London Palladium, the birth of Up Against It, and a mysterious meeting at Ringo’s 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 12th of January.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:28 – In 1962, the Beatles play twice in the same day.
1:19 – In 1963, the Beatles play the Invicta Ballroom in Chatham.
1:42 – In 1964, the Beatles appear in ITV’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium.
3:26 – In 1965, the Beatles are engaged in another two houses of Another Beatles Christmas Show.
3:39 – In 1966, John and Ringo leave for a holiday in Trinidad.
3:54 – In 1967, David Mason is summoned to play piccolo trumpet on Penny Lane.
4:21 – Classical instruments are overdubbed on the song.
5:02 – Joe Orton is commissioned a re-write of a script for the Beatles’ next film.
6:03 – In 1968, George Harrison keeps on working in Bombay, India.
6:45 – In 1969, a meeting might or might not have taken place at Ringo’s house.
7:20 – Conclusions.

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

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