A 5 quid gig, an arrival in New York City and the completion of a video 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 7th of February.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:26 – In 1961, the Beatles performa at the Merseyside Civil Service Club in Liverpool.
0:53 – In 1962, the Beatles play a lunchtime and an evening gig at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
1:11 – In 1963, the Beatles play the ABC Cinema in Doncaster for the Helen Shapiro packaged tour.
1:42 – In 1964, the Beatles land in New York for their first time.
2:56 – The arrival in New York: the press…
4:27 – …and the Hotel Plaza.
6:13 – In 1965, John and Cynthia Lennon, George Martin and his girlfriend return to England from their Swiss holiday.
6:27 – In 1967, the Beatles complete the filming of the promotional video of Penny Lane.
7:33 – In 1969, George Harrison is hospitalized in London.
7:41 – In 1970, John Lennon appears in The Simon Dee Show.
8:06 – George Harrison produces Govidna by Radha Krishna Temple.
8:34 – Conclusion.

Thanks to Alessandro d’Amito, Chiara Colafemmina, Daniele Monterisi, Fabio Ingegno, and Mariella Tarantino.
Bibliography for the series.
The Beatles land in New York.

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