Ep. 151: The Beatles Pops Alive! In 1964 And Other Stories

The conclusion of the Beatles’ third residency in Hamburg, a photo shooting, and a couple of 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 31st of May.

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Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:30 – In 1961, the Beatles are engaged at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg, West Germany.
0:46 – In 1962, the Beatles conclude their thir hamburg residency playing one final night at the Star-Club.
1:07 – In 1963, the Beatles and the rest of the Roy Orbison packaged tour play the Odeon Cinema in Southend-on-Sea.
1:20 – In 1964, the Beatles top the bill of the fifth Pops Alive! show at the Prince Of Wales theatre in London.
2:50 – In 1966, Ringo Starr was photographed by The Beatles Book magazine.
3:06 – In 1967, the Beatles continue working on It’s All Too Much at the De Lane Lea studios in London.
3:49 – In 1968, the Beatles continue their work on Revolution.
4:44 – Conclusion.

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

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