Some early concerts, a couple of fruitful recording sessions and a trip to the 14-Hour Technicolor Dream 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 29th of April.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:28 – In 1961, the Beatles have another night of their second Hamburg residency at the Top Ten Club.
0:44 – In 1962, the Beatles are on the stage of the Star-Club for their third Hamburg residency.
0:53 – In 1964, the Beatles play the ABC Cinema in Edinburgh and give an interview to BBC Scotland…
1:24 – …but they were photographed at Madame Tussaud’s in the morning.
2:18 – In 1965, the Beatles shoot two scenes for Help!…
2:49 – …and give an interview to Chris Denning for Radio Luxembourg.
3:29 – In 1966, Paul, John and George record some vocal tracks to Eleanor Rigby.
3:48 – The Beatles record a re-make of I’m Only Sleeping.
4:26 – In 1969, the Beatles record some overdubs for Octopus’s Garden.
6:22 – Conclusion.

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

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