The filming of A Hard Day’s Night and Help!, a “bigger than Jesus” moment, and the start to work on the Get Back album master 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 4th of March.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:27 – In 1961, the Beatles play at the Aintree Institute in Liverpool.
0:39 – In 1962, the Beatles perform at the Casbah Coffee Club in Liverpool.
0:48 – In 1963, the Beatles are on the stage of the Plaza Ballroom in St. Helens.
1:27 – In 1964, the Beatles continue filming A Hard Day’s Night with the “Hey Mister, can we have our ball back?” scene.
1:54 – Meanwhile George Martin produces a mono mix of I Call Your Name.
2:12 – In 1965, the Beatles keep filming Help! in the Bahamas.
2:22 – In 1966, the Yesterday EP is released in the UK.
2:48 – John Lennon makes his “bigger than Jesus” remark in an interview.
4:43 – In 1969, George Harrison in interviewed by David Wigg for BBC’s Scene And Heard.
5:42 – Glyn Johns starts mixing songs for a master tape of the Get Back album.
6:16 – Conclusion.

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

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