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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.

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, touches 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 brother's wedding.

5:16 - Conclusion.

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