A name change, the tiring continuation of the filming for Help! and the recording of two guitar solos 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 5th of May.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:30 – In 1960, the Beatals acquire a new drummer and become the Silver Beetles.
1:22 – In 1961, the Beatles play the Top Ten club in Hamburg, West Germany.
1:39 – In 1962, the Beatles perform at the Star-Club in Hamburg.
1:50 – In 1965, the Beatles have their last day of shooting for Help! in Wiltshire.
2:45 – In 1966, George Harrison records 2 backward guitar solos on I’m Only Sleeping.
3:24 – In 1969, the Beatles continue working on Something.
4:09 – Conclusion.

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

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