While in Melbourne in June 1964, George borrowed a sports car and drove up to the nearby mountains, the Dandenongs (where I live). He lunched at Kenloch, a restaurant and reception centre housed in an Edwardian mansion, surrounded by ten acres of manicured English-style gardens. “Eve Martin-Grey, the daughter of …
Read More »August 18, 1964. Press conference
August 18, 1964. Press conference, location unknown but possibly on arrival at San Francisco Airport. Next day, first concert at Cow Palace, San Francisco. Photo by a friend of my folk’s who was a lifestyle reporter for The Hayward Daily Review, Trudy Hertzog.
Read More »John, George, Julian, Cynthia and Pattie
March 27, 1965 at John Lennon’s house in KenwoodBetween 1964 and 1968, Lennon moved to Kenwood, a house on St. St. George’s Hill, Weybridge, Surrey, where he lived with Cynthia and her son Julian…. Kenwood had pool, garden and even a recording studio.Photographs by Henry Grossman
Read More »George Harrison’s plagiarism charge turned into one of the longest legal battles in America
George Harrison in Cannes in 1976 George Harrison in Cannes in 1976 / Michael Putland / Getty Images Alicia Sanchez gomez 31/08/2021-15:21 CET 4 ‘ George Harrison was baffled after hearing the guilty sentence. When he wrote My sweet lord he was unaware of the hell that would come all …
Read More »John Lennon faced the recording of Imagine
John Lennon faced the recording of Imagine, his second solo album, with the aim of returning to the top spot in the rankings. He was the only Beatle who hadn’t had a number one, so he sought to show himself as the successful composer he had been with his band, …
Read More »In 1994, Paul, George and Ringo gathered to record background music for Anthology
In 1994, Paul, George and Ringo gathered to record background music for Anthology. They really wanted to instead compose and record new music but according to George, the Beatles had always agreed that if one of them was not in the band, the others would never replace them and “go …
Read More »Beatles – She’s A Woman – Review
She’s a Woman was one of Paul’s big personal triumphs. Not only was it a staple of the Beatles’ stage repertoire for the season of 1965, but as the “Unplugged Special” in 1991, it was clearly on the composer’s own short list of Beatles’ songs he’s proud to still play …
Read More »The Beatles – Oh! Darling
An early take of The Beatles song “Oh! Darling,” along with a completely remixed version of the track: the two cuts appear on a 50th anniversary edition of the band’s penultimate studio album, Abbey Road.The released version of “Oh! Darling” is the band’s fourth take at recording the song, made …
Read More »George Harrison – Shelter in your love
Two rare songs by George Harrison, only bootlegged.George was a very big fan of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, a zany late 1960s musical group best known for their hit song “I’m the Urban Spaceman.” It turns out that there was going to be a reunion/tribute album for this band …
Read More »The Beatles Get Back (Rooftop)
Although Abbey Road was the final album to be recorded by the four Beatles, Let It Be was the last to be issued in May 1970, weeks after the group’s split made headlines around the world. The black-trimmed cover gave it funereal quality, and fans anxiously studied to the parting …
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