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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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Wednesday 30 August 2017
Revisiting Beatles sites in Stockholm 1963
Friday 25 August 2017
Beatles premonition in Superman comic book
Superman #177, published May, 1965 featuring Beatles lyrics from 1968! |
Half pages with gags featuring a character called "Casey The Cop", made by Henry Boltinoff were used as filler material in comic books from DC. This particular one feature, in the last frame of the strip, the name of the Beatles' white album ("The Beatles") as well as a couple of lyrics from the album's track "Revolution #9", namely "Twist" and "The Watusi".
Thank you for your attention, now back to our regular programme. Or, check out our other posts about Superman - Beatles connections.
Thursday 24 August 2017
Paul's new single and album wikileaked?
Paul McCartney - new single and album soon? |
Apparently, the Wikipedia contributor is a reliable one, still we can't help taking this piece of news with a grain of salt. The news was first spread on the Steve Hoffman music forum, and then reported on Richard Porter's blog, as far as we can tell. Further edits of the Wikipedia page inserted Denny Laine appearing on the new single, singing it as a duet with Paul, however that edit was not done by a regular contributor.
Of course, last time we checked - all these new edits were removed from said Wikipedia page.
Source: French Wikipedia
Thursday 10 August 2017
The Danilo calendars
Beatles Official Calendar 2018 - Yellow Submarine edition |
Here are some photos of the The Beatles Official 2018 Calendar A3 Poster Format (available from August 1, 2017 in USA, August 15 in the UK):
January 2018 |
June 2018 |
The back of the calendar. |
The front is made to look like an inner sleeve. |
July features this Swedish record sleeve |
January: a mad day out photo |
Year overview: still photo from the Revolution video |
Back cover |
Links:
Amazon (USA)
Amazon (UK)
See also our post with the unofficial calendars.
Monday 7 August 2017
Ringo - recorded in Sweden
One of the songs on "Give More Love" was recorded in Sweden! |
You Can’t Fight Lightning composed by Richard Starkey himself and performed by Ringo alongside Alberta Cross.
Track produced and arranged by Petter Ericson Stakee and Peter R Ericson
Engineers: Viktor Buck and Fred Appelvist
Recorded at Fred´s Kitchen Studios in Stockholm
Ringo Starr: Vocals
Guitar, backing vocals and percussion: Petter Ericson Stakee
Guitar and lap steel: Matthew Pynn
Drums and percussion:Fredrik Aspelin
Bass guitar: Erik MacQueen
Piano and Hammond Organ:Pete Remm
Backing vocals: Viktor Buck and Peter R.Ericson
This info courtesy of our friend Arno Guzek from Denmark. We don't know anything else about the recording, and suggest that Ringo may have "phoned in" his contribution, as we have had no report of the drummer visiting Sweden since performing there in 2011.
Of course, the original recording of "You Can't Fight Lightening" was done for Ringo's planned 1981 album, "Can't Fight Lightening" and the lightening struck Richy and girlfriend Barbara Bach, who he was later to marry. Ringo had enlisted help from his former bandmates John, Paul and George, but after Lennon was murdered, the album was severely altered, The song "You Cant Fight Lightening" and several others were removed, and the album was eventually released as "Stop and Smell The Roses". "You Cant Fight Lightening" remained unreleased for the next 13 years, until it was included as one of several bonus tracks when "Stop and Smell The Roses" was given a U.S. CD release in 1994.
Ringo has already released a couple of the songs from his upcoming album. Here's "We’re On The Road Again" where Paul McCartney contributes on bass guitar and some vocals near the end:
The title track "Give More Love" is available as a single download, and also available through streaming services like Spotify.
Amazon (USA) links:
Give More Love CD (out Sep 15)
Give More Love LP (out Sep 22)
Amazon (UK) links:
Give More Love CD (out Sep 15)
Give More Love LP (out Aug 22) (probably a mistake by Amazon)
Wednesday 2 August 2017
Harry Benson's book republished
Harry Benson: The Beatles |
It was in early 1964, that photographer Harry Benson received a call from the photo editor of London’s Daily Express, who asked him to cover The Beatles’ trip to Paris. It was the beginning of a career-defining relationship, which would both make Benson’s name and produce some of the most intimate photographs ever taken of The Beatles.
In Paris, Benson captured the Fab Four in the midst of a pillow fight at the George V Hotel, a spontaneous moment which came to epitomize the spirit of the band — Benson himself has called it the best shot of his career. Later that year, he followed the group on the road for their debut US tour, documenting their appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, their surprising encounter with Cassius Clay, and the hysteria of New York Beatlemania. Benson also photographed George Harrison’s honeymoon in Barbados, documented the Beatles on the set of their debut movie A Hard Day’s Night, and was present on the now infamous final 1966 U.S. tour.
Harry Benson has photographed every US President since Eisenhower, the Civil Rights movement, and was next to Robert Kennedy when he was assassinated. As well as The Beatles, he has shot some of the biggest personalities of the last 50 years, including Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor and Her Majesty The Queen. In 2009, he was made Commander of the British Empire (CBE).
Details:
Harry Benson. The Beatles
Hardcover, 22.4 x 31.6 cm, 272 pages
ISBN 978-3-8365-5767-2
Multilingual Edition: English, French, German
This new edition is priced at £ 29.99 / € 29.99, whereas the original edition was available for £ 44.99 / € 49.99. Available now from Taschen.