Ep. 050: The Beatles’ First Number One And Other Stories

A bittersweet announcement, a couple of studio sessions and another trip to India 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 what happened on the 19th of February.

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Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:25 – In 1961, the Beatles play the Casbah Coffee Club in Liverpool.
0:41 – In 1962, the Beatles perform a lunchtime concert at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
0:51 – In 1963, the Beatles perform an evening concert at the Cavern Club for the first time in a fortnight.
2:53 – In 1965, the Beatles recorded You’re Gonna Lose That Girl.
3:45 – In 1968, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr leave London for India.
4:14 – In 1970, two recording sessions focussing on Ringo Starr take place at the EMI Studios.
5:09 – Conclusion.

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

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