Early gigs in West Germany and England, the 1964 NME Poll Winners concert, and three different recording sessions 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 26th of April.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:31 – In 1961, the Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club for their second Hamburg residency.
0:46 – In 1962, the Beatles play the Star-Club in Hamburg for their third German residency.
1:00 – In 1963, the Beatles are on the stage of the Music Hall in Shrewsbury.
1:13 – In 1964, the Beatles appear at the top of the bill of the 1964 NME Poll Winners’ All-Star Concert.
2:07 – In 1966, the Beatles record And Your Bird Can Sing at the EMI Studios in Abbey Road.
2:44 – In 1967, the Beatles work on the overbuds for Magical Mystery Tour and complete Only A Northern Song.
3:17 – In 1969, John Lennon mixes John & Yoko.
3:31 – Paul McCartney records vocal overdubs on Oh! Darling, and the Beatles record Octopus’s Garden.
4:21 – Conclusion.

Thanks to Alessandro d’Amito, Chiara Colafemmina, Daniele Monterisi, Fabio Ingegno, and Mariella Tarantino.
Bibliography for the series.
The Beatles at the 1964 NME Poll Winner’s All-Star concert.

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