Beatles

George got his first Gibson with humbuckers in 1965, a ES-345 that he used while miming in promo videos for ‘Day Tripper,’ ‘Help!,’ ‘I Feel Fine,’ ‘Ticket To Ride,’ and ‘We Can Work It Out.’ He played it that December on what turned out to be the band’s final British …

We were doing a demo near London during a Bones Brigade tour in 1990 when a kid asked if we’d like to come to his house for dinner. It was an unusual request, but he had confidence and explained that his dad would be excited to meet us. We quickly …

Home From Greece July 31, 1967 – Jane, Paul and Alex Mardas leaving Heathrow.. I met Magic Alex the other day in the center of Athens.He is an old man who doesn’t want to talk about the Beatles. He told me that he has already said everything about those days …

ebruary 23rd 1964 – Recording ABC TV’s ‘Big Night Out’ (Broadcast on 29th) The Beatles participate in three comedy skits, one of them showing customs inspectors searching The Beatles’ luggage as they are returning from America and finding the suitcases are all filled with cash. Then The Beatles play lip-sync …

Taking a break from his busy schedule, Paul McCartney ventured into the vast California desert in April 2024. The dry air and stark beauty of the landscape provided a welcome contrast to the city lights.

What a great letter from John to George, in 1974- likely a month or so before George embarked on his North American tour. Thanks to Ole for posting this image elsewhere! We had not seen it before. Plenty of proof here that John certainly cared about George, well after the …

George, John, and Maureen O’Grady (writer for Boyfriend magazine) at the Blue Angel, Liverpool, 12 June 1963. The first one has been well-circulated. The one with John is somewhat less known.

In a car video interview that took place in his native Liverpool, Paul McCartney saw a barbershop in “Penny Lane”, Paul did not hesitate to get out to give a surprise to the owner of the barbershop, the lady so impressed she did not believe what is happening. Paul walks …

Fired up after sharing the stage at the Concert for Bangladesh, Ringo and George raced back into the studio to record this single. Co-written and produced by George, “Back Off Boogaloo” was inspired by a turn of phrase from T. Rex’s Marc Bolan and works itself up into an appropriately …

The Beatles appeared with Rory Storm & The Hurricanes,Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Remo 4, Earl Preston & The Tempest Tornadoes and Faron Young & The Flamingos. The concert was Sam Leach’s “Operation Big Beat II”. The Beatles had already played The Casbah Club in Liverpool before arriving at the …