The Beatles arrival in Hong Kong, two recording sessions, and a wedding 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 8th of June.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:29 – In 1961, the Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg, West Germany.
0:46 – In 1963, the Roy Orbison packaged tour, featuring the Beatles, is on the stage of the City Hall in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
1:01 – In 1964, the Beatles and Jimmy Nicol land in Hong Kong.
1:41 – John Lennon salutes the girls of the Miss Hong Kong pageant.
2:02 – In 1965, Norman Smith creates a stereo mix of I Want To Hold Your Hand.
3:00 – In 1966, the Beatles start recording Good Day Sunshine.
3:55 – In 1967, the Beatles work on You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) with Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones.
4:39 – In 1968, George Harrison and Ringo Starr visit Joan Baez in Carmel, while Paul McCartney attends his borther’s wedding.
5:16 – Conclusion.

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

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