A concert at a prestigious hall, the first live performance on BBC Radio, and several studio sessions 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 20th of February.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:28 – In 1962, the Beatles play at the Floral Hall in Southport.
1:18 – In 1963, the Beatles give their first live BBC Radio performance from the Playhouse Theatre in London.
3:00 – In 1965, the Beatles work on That Means A Lot and on several mono mixdowns of their work.
4:10 – In 1967, George Martin and Geoff Emerick work on a sound collage for Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!.
5:19 – In 1968, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr arrive in India.
6:13 – In 1969, the Beatles probably had a rehearsal in the Apple Studios today.
7:20 – In 1970, two mixing sessions start the conclusion of the work on Ringo Starr’s Sentimental Journey.
8:01 – Conclusion.

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

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