Paul Comes Up With Magical Mystery Tour

A precautionary defection, the birth of the Magical Mystery Tour, and the fine tune in for a single release 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 7th of April.

0:00 - Introduction.
0:28 - In 1961, the Beatles play at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg.
0:42 - In 1962, the Beatles perform twice without George Harrison.
1:16 - In 1963, the Beatles play the Savoy Ballroom in Portsmouth.
1:31 - In 1964, the Beatles film the police station sequence of A Hard Day's Night.
2:10 - In 1965, the Beatles shoot the pub cellar sequence scene of Help!
2:36 - In 1966, the Beatles add tape loops on Tomorrow Never Knows.
3:52 - Then, they start recording Got To Get You Into My Life.
4:23 - In 1967, George Martin completes several stereo mixes for Sgt Pepper's.
4:58 - Paul McCartney has an idea that will become Magical Mystery Tour.
6:03 - In 1969, Paul McCartney and Glyn Johns work on the final mix of Get Back.
6:50 - Conclusion.

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