They stayed at the prestigious George V Hotel during their residency.John and Paul shared a suite because they were required to write a number of songs during their stay for the “A Hard Day’s Night” film and album. In a move to promote productivity, a piano was installed in their …
Read More »31 Fantastic The Beatles Photos from History
Hello The Beatles fans we listed best, amazing, fantastic and special The Beatles photos from history, hope you like… Alfie Bass on the door at the Rajahama restaurant, filming scene from Help! London 1965 George and Paul, the Cashbah Club, February, 1961 Paul is missing some strings George Harrison & …
Read More »In John Lennons’s words “That’s me in my Dylan period again”
Beatles Song #86 : “You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away” – A Lennon song off the 1965 ” Help ! ” album , and also a single (France only) with the B Side being “Yesterday” . John claimed his inspiration for this song was plain and simple ….Bob Dylan …
Read More »Paul McCartney – Little Lamb Dragonfly
The song was originally recorded during the sessions for McCartney’s Ram album in early 1971, and thus Hugh McCracken plays guitar on the recording rather than Wings’ guitarist Denny Laine. However, Laine did provide backing vocals during the production work for Red Rose Speedway. McCartney originally intended to use the …
Read More »December 1966, “Penny Lane” was recorded.
Written by Paul, it was originally intended to be included on the Sgt. Pepper LP, but was instead released as a single to satisfy the record company demand for a new release. John’s original lyrics for “In My Life” included a reference to Penny Lane. Soon after the Beatles recorded …
Read More »January 1 1965, George’s new Aston Martin DB5 was delivered to his Surrey Estate
The iconic British luxury sports car was known for appearing in James Bond movies like Goldfinger, Thunderball and Cannonball. George’s purchase of the car was arranged through Bydor Cars, a company co-owned by Brian Epstein which supplied sportscars to many figures in the Swinging London era, including the Beatles and …
Read More »During the 1964 Christmas Show John accidentally dropped his Rickenbacker
During the 1964 Christmas Show run at the Hammersmith Odeon, John accidentally dropped his Rickenbacker 325 off the stage. He gave the guitar a quick once-over, and he decided it looked alright.But when he went to play the guitar the following night, he found the more he played it, the …
Read More »On September 10, 1962, Brian Epstein purchased two guitars for John and George
On September 10, 1962, Brian Epstein purchased two nearly identical Gibson J-160E acoustic-electric “Jumbo” guitars for John and George at Rushworth’s Music House in Liverpool. John used his guitar to co-compose such Beatles classics as “I Saw Her Standing There,” “She Loves You” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand.”Brian …
Read More »January 13 in ‘66, John, Ringo, Cyn and Mo vacation in Trinidad.
Maureen was 19 1/2 years old and required her parents’ permission to travel as she had done in September 1963, when vacationing in Greece with Ringo, Paul and Jane Asher. Cynthia was older than John and was born in 1939. In 1964 she would of been turning 25. Maureen was …
Read More »January 10, 1964 The Beatles released Introducing.
The Beatles is the first Beatles album released in the United States. Originally scheduled for a July 1963 release, the LP came out on January 10, 1964, on Vee-Jay Records, ten days before Capitol’s Meet The Beatles!. It was the subject of much legal wrangling, but ultimately, Vee-Jay were permitted …
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