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A farewell ball, a pirate radio prize, and a ground breaking recording session 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 6th of April.

0:00 - Introduction.

0:26 - In 1961, the Beatles play at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg.

0:41 - In 1962, the Beatles perform a "Beatles Farewell Ball" at the Tower Ballroom in Wallasey.

1:09 - In 1963, the Beatles are engaged at the Pavilion Gardens Ballroom in Buxton.

1:21 - In 1964, the Beatles film the make-up room sequence of A Hard Day's Night.

1:30 - In 1965, the Beatles completed the Rajahama restaurant scene of Help!

1:45 - The band receives the Bell award from Radio Caroline.

2:12 - The Beatles For Sale EP goes on sale in the UK.

2:54 - In 1966, the Beatles start recording their new album.

3:41 - Studio innovation in Tomorrow Never Know and Revolver.

4:33 - Recording Tomorrow Never Knows.

5:38 - In 1967, Paul McCartney and Jane Asher spend the day in and around Denver.

6:09 - George Martin works on a tentative master tape for Sgt Pepper's.

7:03 - Conclusion.

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