Some early residencies, the completion of two Revolver songs, and John Lennon changing his name 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 22nd of April.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:29 – In 1961, the Beatles play the Top Ten Club in Hamburg, for their second German residency.
0:43 – In 1962, the Beatles perform another night at the Star-Club in Hamburg for their third German residency.
0:55 – In 1964, the Beatles keep shooting A Hard Day’s Night.
1:38 – In 1965, there’s more shooting for Help!, the Beatles’ second film.
2:35 – In 1966, the Beatles record overdubs on Taxman and Tomorrow Never Knows.
3:27 – In 1969, John Lennon adds Ono to his name.
4:02 – John & Yoko is recorded at the EMI Studios.
4:30 – Conclusion.

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

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