Between 1963 and 1965, The Beatles released at least three singles a year and two albums, an unbelievable production for a group that was making tours, filming, talking to the press and writing most of their material. By the time the Beatles emerged in the industry, pop music was plastered …
Read More »Beatles – Drive My Car
Electricity from the cutting guitar, then the heavy bass and drums are the first notes you hear from the sunny Rubber Soul. Then comes Paul’s booming voice: Asked a girl what she wanted to be/She said, “baby, can’t you see/I want to be famous, a star on the screen/But you …
Read More »Beatles – Do You Want To Know A Secret
The structure of “Do You Want To Know A Secret” is very similar to most of the songs in Please Please Me album, 1963, being that it follows the ‘verse/ verse/ bridge/ verse’ pattern. One identifiable difference is the Spanish-flavored introduction, which adds a distinguished touch to the song and …
Read More »November 9, 1961. From the very first time that Brian Epstein saw The Beatles in person sixty years ago today
November 9, 1961. From the very first time that Brian Epstein saw The Beatles in person sixty years ago today, he was instantly smitten with their charisma and stage presence. At this point, they had been playing around Liverpool for a few years, and their often unprofessional performances had alienated …
Read More »BEATLES “BEATLES 1”:
BEATLES “BEATLES 1”:On November 13, 2000, the album called “BEATLES 1” is published in the USA under the Apple / Parlaphone label, Capitol Records, which is a chronological compilation of 27 of the singles that were published by “The Beatles” both in the UK and the USA. they reached the …
Read More »John and George working on the Imagine album, May-June 1971, Ascot Sound Studios, Tittenhurst Park.
John and George working on the Imagine album, May-June 1971, Ascot Sound Studios, Tittenhurst Park. Imagine movie, 1972 released and directed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, was filmed mostly at their Tittenhurst Park home in Ascot, England, during 1971, and was intended for television. All the songs from Lennon’s …
Read More »November 16, 1962 – The Beatles recorded their second appearance on Radio Luxembourg, for the show “The Friday Spectacular”
NOVEMBER 16, 1962 – The Beatles recorded their second appearance on Radio Luxembourg, for the show “The Friday Spectacular”, a program designed to plug EMI’s latest releases. Recorded at EMI House, the label’s headquarters in Manchester Square, London, The Beatles were interviewed and then performed both sides of their latest single, …
Read More »Rare Beatles photo Casbah Club
When this rarely-seen photo first emerged, it was sent to Roag Best, brother of Pete and custodian of both the Casbah Club and the Magical Beatles Museum in Liverpool. Roag had never seen the photo before but confirmed that it is a photo taken in one of the upstairs rooms …
Read More »OTD In ’66, UK newspapers announce that the Beatles will no longer be on tour.
The Beatles had secretly made the decision to stop touring three months earlier on a rainy night in Cincinnati, Ohio.There had been talk amongst the band members about going off the road for some time, especially from George and John, but Paul thought it best to continue.“I’d been trying to …
Read More »1958 Was it convenient to accept a 15-year-old boy in the band?
“When John and I met, his guitar had four strings. John’s mother showed him some chords. He had a cheap guitar with a small round resonator hole and only four strings. John didn’t even know that the guitar had to have six strings. He played chords like a banjo, stretching …
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