Ep. 068: The Beatles’ Second Packaged Tour And Other Stories

The start of a new packaged tour, the end of some shooting sessions, and a recording session in Abbey Road 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 9th of March.

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Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:55 – In 1962, the Beatles perform a lunchtime and an evening concert at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
1:10 – In 1963, the Beatles take part to the Tommy Roe/ Chris Montez packaged tour, with the first gig at the Granada Cinema in London.
2:10 – In 1964, the Beatles complete the scenes on the train for their A Hard Day’s Night film.
2:49 – In 1965, the Beatles film some pick-up shots for Help! in the Bahamas.
3:07 – In 1967, the Beatles record the rhythm track for Getting Better at the EMI Studios.
5:04 – Conclusion.

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

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