The start of the second leg of a tour, a big night out, and the start of a film 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 23rd of February.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:23 – In 1962, the Beatles perform at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, the Tower Ballroom in Wallasey, and at the Technical College Hall in Birkenhead.
0:52 – In 1963, the Beatles play the Granada Cinema in Mansfield.
1:25 – In 1964, the Beatles record an appearance at ABC’s Big Night Out.
2:50 – In 1965, Norman Smith mixes 11 songs in stereo.
3:24 – the Beatles start filming Help! in the Bahamas.
4:41 – In 1967, the Beatles complete A Day In The Life and start recording Lovely Rita.
5:24 – In 1969, the Beatles and Glyn Johns prepare a master take of I Want You (She’s So Heavy).
5:51 – Conclusion.

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

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