Ep. 149: Two Hamburg Songs Come Out And Other Stories

The Beatles returning to Liverpool after their first tour, early concerts and a single issued by Polydor 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 29th of May.

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Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:30 – In 1960, the Silver Beetles returned to Liverpool after the conclusion of the Johnny Gentle Scottish tour.
1:16 – The silver lining of a bad experience.
1:40 – In 1961, the Beatles are engaged at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg, West Germany.
1:53 – In 1962, the Beatles play the Star-Club in Hamburg.
2:05 – In 1963, the Beatles and the rest of the Roy Orbison packaged tour are onstage at the Rialto Theatre in York.
2:15 – In 1964, Polydor released a single with two songs recorded by the Beatles in Hamburg.
2:49 – Conclusion.

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