Abbey Road: The Sessions Begin

A name change, two recording sessions, and a car crash 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 1st of July.

0:00 - Introduction.
0:37 - In July 1960, the Silver Beetles became the Silver Beatles.
0:46 - A peculiar engagement.
2:06 - In 1961, the Beatles play the Top Ten Club for the last time.
3:07 - In 1962, the Beatles open for Gene Vincet at the Cavern Club, in Liverpool.
3:40 - In 1963, the Beatles record She Loves You in Abbey Road.
4:35 - In late July 1963, Dezo Hoffmann films the Beatles in victorian costumes.
5:02 - In 1964, the Beatles leave Australia for London.
5:15 - In summer 1965, The Music Of Lennon & McCatney TV special starts taking shape.
6:22 - In 1965, the Beatles arrive in Madrid, Spain.
6:41 - In 1966, the Beatles play the Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
7:29 - A subdued audience.
8:06 - In 1968, John and Yoko launch the You Are Here art exhibition.
9:31 - The Beatles keep working on Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey.
9:50 - In summer 1968, the Beatles start drifting apart.
10:45 - In 1969, John Lennon crashes his car on the Highlands.
11:35 - The hospital.
12:44 - The other Beatles work on You Never Give Me Your Money.
14:32 - Conclusion.

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