The Beatles’ first silver disc, the Fabs first encounter with Indian music, and a birthday surprise 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 5th of April.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:29 – In 1961, the Beatles play at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg.
0:42 – In 1962, the Beatles perform at a Beatles Fan Club event at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
1:39 – In 1963, the Beatles give a private performance at the EMI House in London.
2:03 – Then, they play the Swimming Baths in Leyton.
2:12 – In 1964, the Beatles start filming the opening sequence of A Hard Day’s Night.
2:49 – In 1965, the Beatles film the Rajahama restaurant scene of Help!
3:10 – The band encounters Indian music for the first time.
4:07 – In 1967, Paul McCartney surprises his girlfriend Jane Asher for her birthday, in Denver.
4:35 – In 1970, Ringo Starr is interviewed for BBC’s Scene And Heard.
5:06 – Conclusion.

Thanks to Alessandro d’Amito, Chiara Colafemmina, Daniele Monterisi, Fabio Ingegno, and Mariella Tarantino.
Bibliography for the series.
Ringo’s interview for Scene And Heard.

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