For today we have the final part of the review of the life of the Beatles during January and part of February 1968, before their trip to India. Let’s say in other words, the calm that preceded the storm.On February 8, in Studio Two, John and Paul’s backing vocals for “The Inner Light” were recorded….
Paul bought this hollow body made in Holland by Egmond and renamed by the Rosetti Company at Hessy’s Music in Liverpool (sometime later it was restrung with four piano strings for bass). When he switched to the Hofner Bass in April 1961, this Rosetti was demolished. “I didn’t want to get rid of it, but…
George’s parents bought this Dutch-made guitar in 1956. George learned to play guitar on it and used it in his first band, The Rebels, a skiffle group formed by the Harrisons and this three mates. Since 2003, this guitar has been on display at the Beatles Story Museum in Liverpool. Thank you to Boris for…
During the band’s 18 night residency at the Olympia Theatre in Paris in January 1964, EMI’s German counterpart, Electrola Gesellschaft, wanted the band to re-record the vocals on ‘She Loves You’ and ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’, in German. The session was scheduled to take place on January 27. George Martin arrived at the…
OTD in ‘63, Brian charters a plane and flies Ringo, Celia Black and Mai Evans from London to provide them some rest and relaxation in Liverpool. Between their frantic touring schedule and rehearsals for the Beatles Christmas show, the band had a rare four days off.
….”Not only was there a wizard, a Christmas tree, acres of food and oceans of drink, but also John and Yoko agreed to dress up as Santa Claus and deliver presents to all the children. Dinner was a 43-pound turkey( according to supplying butchers, the largest turkey in Britain).December 23….. The preparations had begun at…
“It’s The Beatles”, a weekly series of 15 episodes lasting 15 minutes each, hosted by Peter Carver, began airing on Radio Luxembourg.Capitol Records sends a memo to sales managers and regional managers, noting the start of the “Beatles Campaign.” The note contains a lot of interesting, important, and historical information about the issued promotional items,…
In late December 1974, the Beatles were in the midst of finalizing the band’s break up and John was supposed to appear in New York to sign the final dissolution papers. The other three Beatles had already signed the documents. Instead, John blew off the meeting and traveled with May Pang and 11-year-old Julian to…
n this rare photo, Paul and George are backstage together at Cirque de Soleil’s “O” in Las Vegas on December 16,2000. George would pass on November 29, 2001. Thank you to Boris for providing this photo and story.
The music publishing I own is fabulous. Beautiful. I owe it all to Linda’s dad Lee Eastman and her brother John. Linda’s dad is a great business brain. He said originally, ‘If you’re going to invest, do it in something you know. If you invest in building computers or something, you can lose a fortune….