A most unusual concert, a record really hard to beat, and an attempted jam session with Jefferson Airplane 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 4th of April.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:28 – In 1961, the Beatles play the Top Ten Club in Hamburg.
0:39 – In 1962, the Beatles performed a a lunchtime and an evening concert at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
0:50 – In 1963, the Beatles recorded several songs for BBC Radio’s Side By Side.
1:52 – At night, they performed at the Roxburgh Hall in Stowe.
2:26 – In 1964, the Beatles make history placing 12 songs on the Hot 100 Billboard chart.
4:03 – In 1967, George Harrison and George Martin complete Within You Without You.
4:44 – Paul McCartney meets Jefferson Airplane.
5:26 – In 1969, Glyn Johns works on a new mono mix of Get Back and Don’t Let Me Down.
5:43 – Conclusion.

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

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