A “Big Beat Session”, the first visit of the Beatles at the Twickenham Film Studios, and several recording 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 the 11th of March.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:27 – In 1961, the Beatles play the Aintree Institute.
0:41 – Then, they play at the Big Beat Session at the Liverpool Jazz Society.
2:08 – In 1962, the Beatles perform at the Casbah Coffee Club.
2:22 – In 1963, the Beatles record their last appearance on The Friday Spectacular at the EMI House in London.
3:25 – In 1964, the Beatles are at the Twickenham film Studios to film A Hard Day’s Night.
3:58 – In 1965, the Beatles land in London from the Bahamas.
4:11 – In 1969, Glyn Johns has a mixdown to create a master tape of the Get Back album…
4:36 – …and George Harrison and Paul McCartney produce and play for a Jackie Lomax session.
5:17 – In 1970, George Harrison gives an interview for BBC Radio 1’s The Beatles Today.
6:23 – Another session for Ringo Starr’s It Don’t Come Easy.
6:32 – Conclusion.

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

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