A farewell ball, a pirate radio prize, and a ground breaking recording session 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 6th of April.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:26 – In 1961, the Beatles play at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg.
0:41 – In 1962, the Beatles perform a lunchtime gig at the Cavern Club in Liverpool and a “Beatles Farewell Ball” at the Tower Ballroom in Wallasey.
1:09 – In 1963, the Beatles are engaged at the Pavilion Gardens Ballroom in Buxton.
1:21 – In 1964, the Beatles film the make-up room sequence of A Hard Day’s Night.
1:30 – In 1965, the Beatles completed the Rajahama restaurant scene of Help!
1:45 – The band receives the Bell award from Radio Caroline.
2:12 – The Beatles For Sale EP goes on sale in the UK.
2:54 – In 1966, the Beatles start recording their new album.
3:41 – Studio innovation in Tomorrow Never Know and Revolver.
4:33 – Recording Tomorrow Never Knows.
5:38 – In 1967, Paul McCartney and Jane Asher spend the day in and around Denver.
6:09 – George Martin produced mono and stereo mixes of Good Morning Good Morning and a tentative master tape for Sgt Pepper’s.
7:03 – Conclusion.

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

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