A possible first meeting between the four Beatles, several recording sessions and some filming at Gatwick 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 13th of March.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:28 – In 1958, the Quarrymen play at the opening of The Morgue Skiffle Cellar in Liverpool.
1:24 – John, Paul, Goerge and Ringo meet for the first time?
3:17 – In 1961, the Beatles play the Cavern Club and the Liverpool Jazz Society.
3:41 – In 1962, the Beatles perform during the lunchtime break at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
3:50 – In 1963, John Lennon overdubs harmonica on Thank You Girl in Abbey Road.
4:26 – The other three Beatles are on the stage of the Rialto Theatre in York.
5:01 – In 1964, the Beatles film a couple of scenes for A Hard Day’s Night at the Gatweck Airport South.
6:06 – In 1965, the Bealtes arrive in Austria, where they will shoot more scenes for Help!
6:40 – In 1967, the Beatles record overdubs on Good Morning Good Morning.
8:06 – In 1969, a master tape for an unissued EP is prepared at the Apple Studio.
8:34 – Glyn Johns keeps on working on the Get Back album.
9:06 – In 1970, Sentimental Journey is mixed in mono.
9:33 – Conclusion.

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

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