Ep. 014: The Beatles At The Casbah Coffee Club And Other Stories

A return to a familiar venue, a trip to Paris, and a junkie moment 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 14th of January.

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Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:28 – In 1961, the Beatles perform at the Aintree Institute in Liverpool.
0:44 – In 1962, the Beatles play the Casbah Coffee Club in Liverpool.
1:15 – In 1963, the Beatles performed at the Civic Hall in Ellesmere Port.
1:41 – In 1964, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney arrive in Paris.
3:42 – George Harrison goes clubbing with Derek Taylor in Paris.
4:37 – In 1965, the Beatles are featured in the Another Beatles Christmas Show production.
5:00 – In 1969, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr continue the Get Back rehearsals without George Harrison.
6:48 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono give the “two junkies” interview.
7:24 – In 1970, Ringo Starr works on his Sentimental Journey LP.
8:55 – Conclusion.

Thanks to Alessandro d’Amito, Chiara Colafemmina, Daniele Monterisi, Fabio Ingegno, and Mariella Tarantino.
Bibliography for the series.
List of all the songs rehearsed during the Get Back project.
The “two junkies” interview.

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