The Beatles getting a prize, the filming of a performance for A Hard Day’s Night, and an episode showing how divided the Beatles have become 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 what happened to the Fab Four on the 23rd of March.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:29 – In 1962, the Beatles play a lunchtime and an evening concert at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
0:43 – In 1963, the Beatles play at the City Hall in Newcastle-upon-Tyne for the Montez/ Roe packaged tour.
0:53 – In 1964, the Beatles are at the Scala Theatre in London to record a performance for their A Hard Day’s Night film.
1:18 – John Lennon appears on the BBC’s Tonight.
1:57 – the Beatles are at the Empire Ballroom in London to receive a Carl-Alan Award.
2:24 – In 1967, the Beatles complete Getting Better in Abbey Road.
3:16 – In 1970, Paul McCartney completes his first solo album.
3:48 – Phil Spector starts working on the Get Back tapes to produce an album out of them.
4:30 – Conclusion.

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

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