An 8-hour marathon, Paul creating the basic plan for Magical Mystery Tour, and George and John leaving Rishikesh 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 12th of April.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:28 – In 1961, the Beatles play the Top Ten Club in Hamburg, West Germany.
0:43 – In 1962, George Harrison and Brian Epstein travel to Hamburg.
1:06 – In 1963, the Beatles take part to A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues Marathon No. 2.
1:33 – In 1964, the Beatles keep filming the initial scene of their A Hard Day’s Night.
1:56 – In 1965, the Beatles film a scene of Help! set in Buckingham Palace.
2:17 – BBC and Brian Epstein agrees for more content from the Beatles.
3:12 – In 1967, Paul McCartney puts to paper his idea for Magical Mystery Tour.
4:28 – In 1968, George Harrison and John Lennon leave Rishikesh.
5:41 – A misbehaving Yogi?
6:56 – Writing Sexy Sadie.
7:36 – Conclusion.

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

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