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The Honeymooners have arrived - March 17, 1969 - Paul, Linda and Heather arrive in New York for the start of their Honeymoon.
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JOHN LENNON INTERVIEW, DECEMBER 1969: “THE BEATLES SPLIT UP? I DON´T KNOW IF I WANT TO RECORD TOGETHER AGAIN" - John Lennon gave an exclusive interview to Alan Smith (New Musical Express) published in the December 13th, 1969. I MAY be wrong, a...
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Having a Large Time! - I’m still working on the manuscript, but I just got the proof for the cover for my upcoming book about Southern music, and I’m very pleased with how it tur...
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LIBB P762: 11 March 2024 - Show 1455 Panel: Graeme Dickenson, Gary Lally, Greg Armstrong *LIBB Show 1455 WynFM Podcast P762* Download Or Stream LIBB Show 1455 WynFM Podcast P762...
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Paul McCartney’s Lost Höfner Bass - Unless you’ve been living under a rock you are probably aware by now that Paul’s 1961 Höfner 500/1 bass guitar, which was stolen in 1972, has been…. In Sep...
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If we ever get out of here – ‘Band on the Run’ overkill - Let me start by saying how much I love Band on the Run. I think it’s one of the greatest albums ever made, right up there with Sgt Pepper and Abbey Road, a...
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Harry Benson : « Paul » livre l'intimité de McCartney - C’est en 1964 que Harry Benson commence à photographier le jeune Paul McCartney, année charnière pour les Beatles qui déferlent sur l’Amérique, sillonnen...
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ED治療の際はシルデナフィルの使い方を正しくマスターしよう! - シルデナフィルはED治療によく使用されていますが、使い方を間違えると命に関わることもありますので注意が必要です。一番良い方法は、医師や薬剤師など専門家に相談し、指示を守って服用することですが、ここでは一般的に言われているシルデナフィルの正しい使い方についてご紹介します。 市販されているシルデナフィルには25...
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William Leslie Anthony (Les Anthony): 30 April 1933 - 21 May 2020. - Les Anthony, John's driver from 1965-1971, has died. The story goes that John was having problems finding a suitable chauffeur, and so Brian Epstein, upo...
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The Decca Tapes - First Time In Stereo (By Lord Reith) - BITRATE: FLAC TRACK LISTING: Money The Sheikh Of Araby Memphis, Tennessee Three Cool Cats Sure To Fall September In The Rain Take Good Care Of My Baby Till...
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The Final Beatles' Recording Session - On April 01 1970, final work was done on three of the tunes for the upcoming "Let It Be" (formerly known as "Get Back") project. The session was held in St...
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Bitcoin and Other Donations - Hello fellow Beatle-people! I have not been idle but been working on many things including the promised book for Comprehensive Beatles. I hope to have new...
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Beatles Rarity of the Week – “Act Naturally” (Ringo Starr duet with Cilla Black, 1971) - Welcome to the Beatles Rarity of the Week. On August 1st, 2015 long-time Beatles-friend and fellow Liverpudlian Cilla Black (real name Priscilla Maria Vero...
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The Beatles' "Long Tall Sally" EP, featuring a photo of The Beatles in Sweden. Ok, so we brougth you a survey of the most ...
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Saturday 29 December 2012
This is your life, George Martin
Friday 21 December 2012
Full Christmas tree photo
I was wondering why this photo was reproduced in black and white in my calendar, because it was obviously shot in colour. When you search for it on the internet, the sizes you will find are usually very small, but at least they'll be in colour.
Today I came across the version you see depicted here, which shows the full photo before it was trimmed. As you can see, the Beatles are standing on a roll of red wallpaper for this particular shot. You'll usually see the photo trimmed like this:
There's another, similar shot where George is holding his hand to his face, leaning on it. That one was used for a Bravo cover, but they seem to have gotten a black and white version only, because they have clearly coloured it themselves:
Of course, this has also originally been shot in colour, as evidenced by this version, courtesy of another, older calendar:
There's only one other shot of the full tree I've seen, although it's only available in less-than-mediocre quality:
The rest of the photos from the session has all the Beatles sitting in front of the tree, opening presents.
All photos: Robert Whitaker
Thursday 13 December 2012
Cut Me Some Slack - McCartney/Nirvana
1.Helter Skelter - Paul McCartney & band
2.Let Me Roll It - Paul McCartney & band
3.Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five - Paul McCartney & band
4. My Valentine - Paul McCartney & Diana Krall
5. Blackbird - Paul McCartney
6. Cut Me Some Slack (new song) - Paul McCartney & Nirvana
7. I’ve Got A Feeling - Paul McCartney & band
8. Live And Let Die - Paul McCartney & band
Sunday 9 December 2012
John Lennon and Yoko interview from Dec 1980
Friday 7 December 2012
Thursday 6 December 2012
The Christmas song - two versions
It was previously believed that the version of "Wonderful Christmastime" on the new single would be by the band "The Shins", as this was the version included on the Hear Music comp, but now that the single has materialised, it turned out to be Paul's original recording. The single is a limited edition release, and has already turned up at inflated prices on ebay.
Wednesday 5 December 2012
Hillsborough music video
Here's the music video for the Hillsborough charity single: He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by the Justice Collective. Kenny Dalglish, Paul McCartney, Alan Hansen, Robbie Williams, Gerry Marsden, Melanie C, Paloma Faith and Shane MacGowan are among the cast of stars in the collective. Their aim is to have the no.1 hit Christmas single, to raise vital cash for the families continuing to fight for justice for the 96 Liverpool fans who lost their lives in the 1989. Paul McCartney and Gerry Marsden were also participant singers in the first Hillsborough charity single, "Ferry Cross The Mersey" back in 1989. On the new single, McCartney contributes some vocals and guitar parts.
If the video is temporarily unavailable, you can try this link. The track will be released on December 17th.
Sold! The incomplete 1982 Decca Tapes needledrop
Our guess is that EMI realised that this tape was just a dub off an old vinyl bootleg from the seventies, and not a copy of the historic tape from 1962. This may be the highest price anyone has ever paid for a needledrop of a bootleg.
The tape has been called "a safety master" by the auction house, but documentation included with the tape shows that the tape is just the origin of a 1982 "grey market" release from Back Stage Records
The tape box is marked with BSR 1111 A and BSR 1111 B. Back Stage Records released a record with catalogue number BSR 1111 in 1982 with these songs in the same order and with the same timing as this tape has. Their source is likely to have been a tape made from the original Decca Tapes bootleg on Circuit Records depicted above.
The Telegraph
Monday 3 December 2012
The Beatle who vanished
Originally a collector of The Beatles' bootleg recordings, Berkenstadt collaborated with Scott Belmer in publishing Black Market Beatles: The Story Behind the Lost Recordings , a guide to the underground market. Talking to Citypages, Berkenstadt said "Somebody had been to Apple Corps to meet with Neil Aspinall. They saw a copy of our book on his desk. A chapter in the book highlights the most significant black-market Beatle releases. The Beatles Anthology box set, released later, aligned closely with our recommended recordings. I think they had a reference there. When they hired me in the late 1990s, it proved to be true."
The Beatles' Apple Corps company hired Mr Rock'n'Roll detective Jim Berkenstadt to dig up audio, video and other artifacts for projects including LOVE, the Las Vegas Cirque de Soleil show, and the box set George Harrison: The Dark Horse Years 1976-1992. Among other things he was able to supply George and Giles Martin with 10 or 15 hours of spoken-word Beatles audio to be peppered into the audio mix for the Cirque du Soleil Love show in Vegas.
The website for his new book can be found here. Be sure to pay his blog a visit too, you won't regret it!