Ep. 024: The Beatles Play At NEMS Shop And Other Stories

Some early Quarrymen gigs, an interview for the American army, and an aborted film project 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 the 24th of January.

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Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:26 – In 1958, the Quarrymen perform at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
1:02 – In 1959, the Quarrymen perform at the Woolton Village Club.
1:39 – In 1962, the Beatles play a lunchtime and an evening gig at the Cavern Club.
1:55 – In 1963, the Beatles play an acoustic gig at the NEMS main shop in Liverpool…
2:20 – …and then play at the Assembly Hall in Mold.
2:58 – In 1964, the Beatles record an interview for the AFM. then, they play at the Olympia Theatre in Paris.
3:40 – In 1967, Paul McCartney, Brian Epstein, and Joe Orton talk about Up Against It.
4:49 – In 1969, the Beatles continue the recordings for Get Back at Apple.
6:42 – 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 1964 AFN Beatles interview.

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