The first Beatles appearance at the Royal Albert Hall, the rehearsals for ITV’s Around The Beatles, and a lengthy late 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 18th of April.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:31 – In 1961, the Beatles play the Top Ten Club in Hamburg, West Germany.
0:47 – In 1962, the Beatles perform at the Star-Club in Hamburg.
0:55 – In 1963, the Beatles are at the Royal Albert Hall.
1:22 – The concert and the BBC broadcast.
2:32 – Paul meets Jane Asher.
2:47 – In 1964, the Beatles re-record some dialogue for A Hard Day’s Night.
3:01 – In the afternon, they take part to their first rehearsal for Around The Beatles.
4:23 – In 1965, three mono mixes of Help! and several stereo mixes of Help! and The Night Before are completed.
4:49 – In 1966, George Harrison and John Lennon see the Lovin’ Spoonful live.
5:25 – In 1969, George Harrison completes Old Brown Shoe…
5:51 – …and then, with John Lennon, completes I Want You (She’s So Heavy)
6:24 – Conclusion.

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

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