A couple of Spanish holidays, a TV special, and the start of the work on Eleanor Rigby 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 28th of April.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:26 – In 1961, the Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club for their second Hamburg residency.
0:40 – In 1962, the Beatles play the Star-Club in Hamburg for their third German residency.
0:51 – In 1963, the Beatles go on holiday. George, Paul, and Ringo go to Tenerife.
1:04 – John Lennon and Brian Epstein fly to continental Spain.
2:17 – In 1964, the Beatles have one last rehearsal for their ITV special and an interview with Swedish Radio…
2:47 – …and then film Around The Beatles.
3:49 – In 1965, the Beatles keep on filming Help!.
4:16 – They receive a Grammy Award from Peter Sellers.
5:03 – In 1966, the basic track of Eleanor Rigby is recorded in Abbey Road.
5:51 – Conclusion.

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

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