Ep. 030: The Beatles’ Rooftop Concert And Other Stories

The shooting of the Strawberry Fields Forever video, The Beatles last performance, and a meeting with The King 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 the 30th of January.

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Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:25 – In 1961, the Beatles play the Lathom Hall in Liverpool.
0:45 – In 1962, the Beatles play at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
0:56 – In 1963, the Beatles have another engagement at the Cavern Club.
1:07 – In 1964, the Beatles perform at the Olympia Theatre in Paris.
1:15 – In 1967, the Beatles are at the Knole Park in Kent to film their video for Strawberry Fields Forever.
2:57 – George Martin produced a mono mix of A Day In The Life in Abbey Road.
3:40 – In 1969, the Beatles play their last live gig.
4:23 – The “Rooftop” concert.
7:02 – Glyn Johns has a mixing session at the Olympic Sound Studios.
7:33 – In 1970, Ringo Starr meets Elvis Presley in Las Vegas, NV.
8:13 – 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.

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