Mark Lewisohn (author of The Complete Chronicle of the Beatles): “EMI Studios, Bombay, India. Producer: George Harrison; Engineers: J.P. Sen and S.N. Gupta. Worked on the soundtrack for the film “Wonderwall”.Rita Tushingham (actress): “I left Liverpool just before the Beatles. They were still playing at the Cavern. I knew them because we all went to…
A year earlier at this time, the quiet Beatle had traveled to India, specifically to Bombay, to work on the soundtrack of the film Wonderwall. In 1969, about to start recording Get back, and after enduring the quarrels between Lennon and McCartney, Harrison announced to his bandmates his intention to leave the band. And with…
On January 10, 1969, George Harrison left the “Get Back” sessions at Twickenham Studios. In addition, it had recently become apparent to Apple’s management team, and therefore to the Beatles, that the company was losing money and that the situation was becoming untenable.This Sunday, the four Beatles met at Ringo Starr’s home in Weybridge to…
He is a full and generous person and I cannot think of anyone I admire or like better.’ – Brian Epstein ‘Lennon’s very image, his caustic wit, his attitude and his mentality is what attracted Brian. I know he found him attractive. It was more than a sexual attraction. It was a sort of love…
These January 1963 photos, taken by Les Chadwick, help illustrate just how cramped conditions were when The Beatles performed in The Cavern. Sitting with arms folded next to George in the top image was his girlfriend Bernadette Farrell. “It was no big, raging love affair, but George was my boyfriend,” she’d tell the Liverpool Echo…
“[She Loves You]…It had such an impact on me that I remember exactly where I was when I heard it: I was walking down Witton Road in Aston, I had a blue transistor radio and, when that song came on, I knew from then on what I wanted to do with my life, that song…
The Japanese tour in December 1991 was Harrison’s only other tour as a solo artist. His 1992 album Live in Japan contains a version of “Give Me Love” ( Give Me Peace on Earth) from this tour, recorded at Tokyo Dome on 15 December 1991. George delegated the solos to a fellow musician: in this…
January 1981……To complete the song “All Those Years Ago”, Paul, Linda and George Martin visit Friar Park to record backing vocals.George Harrison initially composed the song (with different lyrics) for Ringo Starr to sing, but Starr felt the vocal range was too high for him, and he didn’t like the lyrics. George and Ringo recorded…
In 1964, in the midst of Beatlemania, everything the Beatles touched turned to gold. Even Paul McCartney was surprised.There was a song written by the band’s bassist that they released as part of an album that was more successful than they expected.When The Beatles released A Hard Day’s Night, it was clear that it would…
When the Ronettes’ record “Be My Baby” became a hit, the Beatles wanted to meet them. “They had seen us on Sunday Night at the London Palladium and they said, ‘We have got to meet these girls with the black long hair and slits up the side,’” said Spector. Both groups were invited to a…