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January 17, 2022

John Lennon Writes A Day In The Life

8 minutes

The sale of a painting, lots of live performances, and the birth of A Day In The Life 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 will focus on what happened on the 17th of January.

0:00 - Introduction.

0:34 - In 1960, Stu Sutcliffe buys a Hofner President bass.

1:27 - In 1962, the Beatles perform twice at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.

1:39 - In 1963, the Beatles are at the Cavern Club.

1:50 - Then they play the Majestic Ballroom in Birkenhead at night.

3:13 - In 1964, the Beatles play the Olympia in Paris.

3:24 - In 1967, John Lennon writes A Day In The Life.

5:19 - The Beatles complete Penny Lane.

6:39 - In 1969, the Yellow Submarine soundtrack is released in the UK.

7:28 - Conclusion.

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By Simon Mas