Meeting the Rolling Stones for the first time, completing the recording Paperback Writer, and that of the band’s first stereo single 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 14th of April.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:31 – In 1961, the Beatles play the Top Ten Club in Hamburg, West Germany.
0:46 – In 1962, the Beatles perform at the Star-Club in Hamburg.
1:09 – In 1963, the Beatles appear on ABC’s Thank Your Lucky Stars for the third time.
1:54 – The Beatles meet the Rolling Stones for the first time.
2:33 – In 1964, the Beatles shoot a scene for A Hard Day’s Night.
2:58 – In 1965, the Beatles film the initial scene for Help!.
3:51 – In 1966, the Beatles complete Paperback Writer and start working on Rain.
4:29 – A peculiar recording practice.
5:09 – The actual recording.
5:46 – In 1969, John and Paul record The Ballad Of John And Yoko.
6:29 – An important recording session.
6:52 – John and Paul working together in harmony…
7:37 – …or maybe not?
8:54 – Conclusion.

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

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