Ep. 130: The Beatles’ Big 1960 Audition And Other Stories

An audition for a Scottish tour, a couple of concerts in Hamburg, and a 1965 recording session 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 10th of May.

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Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:28 – In 1960, the Silver Beetles audition before Larry Parnes and Billy Fury.
2:23 – In 1961, the Beatles are on the stage of the Top Ten club in Hamburg, West Germany.
2:37 – In 1962, the Beatles perform at the Star-Club in Hamburg.
3:28 – In 1965, the Beatles film the Buckingham Palace interior scenes for Help!.
4:41 – Conclusion.

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

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