Some early Quarrymen gigs, an interview for the American army, and an aborted film project 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 the 24th of January.

Timeline

0:00 – Introduction.
0:26 – In 1958, the Quarrymen perform at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
1:02 – In 1959, the Quarrymen perform at the Woolton Village Club.
1:39 – In 1962, the Beatles play twice at the Cavern Club.
1:55 – In 1963, the Beatles play an acoustic gig at the NEMS main shop in Liverpool…
2:20 – …and then play at the Assembly Hall in Mold.
2:58 – In 1964, the Beatles record an interview for the AFM in Paris.
3:40 – In 1967, Paul McCartney, Brian Epstein, and Joe Orton talk about Up Against It.
4:49 – In 1969, the Beatles continue the recordings for Get Back at Apple.
6:42 – Conclusion.

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

Navigation

Go to the 23rd of January or to the 25th of January episode.
Click here for a list of all the January episodes.
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Click here for the series bibliography.
Click here for a list of all the songs rehearsed during the Get Back project.
Click here for the 1964 AFN interview.