The sale of a painting, lots of live performances, and the birth of A Day In The Life 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 17th of January.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:34 – In 1960, Stu Sutcliffe buys a Hofner President bass.
1:27 – In 1962, the Beatles perform a lunchtime and an evening gig at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
1:39 – In 1963, the Beatles are at the Cavern Club for a lunchtime concert.
1:50 – Then they play the Majestic Ballroom in Birkenhead at night.
3:13 – In 1964, the Beatles play the Olympia in Paris.
3:24 – In 1967, John Lennon writes A Day In The Life.
5:19 – The Beatles complete Penny Lane.
6:39 – In 1969, the Yellow Submarine soundtrack is released in the UK.
7:28 – Conclusion.

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

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