The Beatles on Mersey Beat

Mersey Beat Readers Love The Beatles

Some prizes, a flop, 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 will focus on what happened on the 4th of January.

Timeline

0:00 – Introduction.
0:33 – In 1962, the Beatles won the first Mersey Beat popularity poll.
1:01 – In 1963, the Beatles play the Dingwall Town Hall.
2:51 – In 1964, the Beatles record bits of interviews.
3:41 – In 1965, Paul McCartney attends a luncheon for Dick James.
4:30 – In 1967, the Beatles work on Penny Lane.
5:11 – How is a song recorded?
6:59 – In 1970, Let It Be gets overdubs.
8:34 – Conclusion.

Thanks to Alessandro d’AmitoChiara Colafemmina, Daniele Monterisi, Fabio Ingegno, and Mariella Tarantino.

Navigation

Go to the 3rd of January or to the 5th of January episode.
Click here for a list of all the January episodes.

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Click here to buy the deluxe version of the podcast.

Click here for the series bibliography.
Click here for a list of all the songs rehearsed during the Get Back project.

Click here for an article about the Rushworth music shop.