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The Night That Changed America

January 28, 2014, 1:12 am
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Yesterday, the Beatles tribute concert "The Night That Changed America" happened in Los Angeles. Ringo and Paul appeared together in the finale.

Paul and band played "Sgt Pepper's ..." with Ringo joining on "With A Little Help From My Friends"

Other participating artists: Joe Walsh, Peter Frampton, Steve Lukather, Dave Grohl, Jeff Lynne, Dhani Harrison (who sang “Something” with Jeff Lynne), the Imagine Dragons, Stevie Wonder, Katy Perry, the Eurythmics, Pharell Williams and the Cirque Du Soleil troupe “LOVE” from the Beatles show in Las Vegas.
Other celebrities on stage: Jeff Bridges, Eric Idle (as the Rutles reporter), LL Cool J, Kate Beckinsale and Johnny Depp.
The 2 hour concert will be screened on CBS in the USA on February 9th, in the "Ed Sullivan Show" time slot.

The Daily Mail has lots of photos from the event.


Set List:
All My Loving - Maroon 5
Ticket to Ride - Maroon 5
Don't Let Me Down - John Mayer & Keith Urban
In My Life - Ed Sheeran
Let It Be - Alicia Keyes & John Legend
Revolution - Imagine Dragons
Yesterday - Katy Perry
Fool on the Hill - Eurythmics
Here Comes the Sun - Pharrell Williams & Brad Paisley & Cirque du Soliel acrobats
Hey Bulldog - David Grohl and Jeff Lynne
Something - Jeff Lynne, Joe Walsh & Dhani Harrison
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Gary Clark, Jr.; Joe Walsh & David Grohl
We Can Work It Out - Stevie Wonder (two takes)

Jeff Bridges introduces Ringo
Matchbox
Boys
Yellow Submarine

Sean Penn introduces Paul McCartney (with his current band)
Magical Mystery Tour
Birthday
Get Back
I Saw Her Standing There
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - straight into
With a Little Help From My Friends - joined by Ringo
Hey Jude - Ringo on drums


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More to come

January 29, 2014, 12:43 am
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Photo: Apple Corps Ltd
In an interesting article in Variety by Christopher Morris, President-CEO of Universal Music Enterprises, UMG’s catalog division, Bruce Resnikoff confirms the upcoming release of the Beatles mono albums vinyl set. He also has this to say:

"The latest boxed set (US Albums) marks an opportunity to re-introduce them to a new demographic", says Resnikoff. “(There’s) an entire generation who hadn’t seen these particular records the way they were released in the U.S., in one place, in one fashion, with a sound quality that would be satisfying,”

About the "Bootleg Recordings 1963" release in December, Resnikoff remarks “That collection performed very well from our perspective, and the people associated with Apple Corps and the Beatles felt the same way. I think there’s an opportunity as we cull through the vaults to find additional material like that.”

Universal Music Group paid $1.9 billion in 2012 for EMI Records’ label holdings, and the Beatles' music is now jointly released by UMG’s Capitol Music Group and the Beatles’ own Apple Corps.

The article goes on to speculate about a possible 50th anniversary release of the Beatles' first movie, "A Hard Day's Night" is to be released by Criterion Collection, something we have speculated about in this very blog.

The future seems bright for Beatles fans, as Resnikoff says “We have a combined global Beatles team in a partnership with Apple Corps and the Beatles to not only discuss what we’re doing now, but to bring forth a global strategy going forward, well beyond six months, 12 months or 18 months.”

Unfortunately, they seem to have failed to ask Resnikoff about the upcoming "1"- themed collection of The Beatles' music videos, or the rumoured release of the "Let It Be" film.
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The Sixties: The British Invasion

January 29, 2014, 1:52 am
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A one hour special about the British invasion kickstarts a new series on the sixties from CNN
The one-hour special, THE SIXTIES: The British Invasion will premiere on CNN/U.S. on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 9:00pmET and PT. Produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog, the special is a pilot of sorts for the upcoming CNN original ten part series, "The Sixties", which begins in May 2014.
The Sixties: The British Invasion begins with the breakthrough performance of The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show, which was watched by a record-setting 73 million viewers, blazing a culture-changing path through America fifty years ago next month. The Beatles’ success was quickly followed by other British bands hoping to conquer the hearts of American teens. Those siren calls of The Animals, The Kinks, The Hollies, The Dave Clarke 5, The Who, and The Rolling Stones are all revisited in this paean to the power of the music that defined a generation – and remain vital and relevant today.
Throughout the special, soul song legend Smokey Robinson, Graham Nash, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, David Wild, Micky Dolenz and others all provide insights into how the “British invasion” was actually a reciprocal flow of influences back and forth with American artists.

Source: CNN Press Room
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The Beatles: More cowbell!

January 29, 2014, 6:56 am
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The Long Tall Sally EP
Starting with the release of the 2009 remastered versions of the Beatles' recordings, the song "I Call Your Name" has gotten some more cowbell!

Released on the British EP "Long Tall Sally" on 19 June 1964, the Lennon-McCartney original has always featured the very prominent sound of a cowbell. Now it has even more! In the USA, the song debuted a month earlier on "The Beatles' Second Album" on Capitol Records 10 April 1964.

The 2009 Past Masters CD revealed two extra cowbells before the instrumental break. These are edited in from the end of the song to mask the edit. This version has now reappeared on the new edition of "The Beatles' Second Album".


The mono version released on "The Beatles' Second Album" was mixed on 4 March 1964, whereas the British "Long Tall Sally" EP used another mix, from 4 June, 1964.

The stereo "The Beatles' Second Album" featured a stereo mix of the song from 10 Mar 1964.

It has always been part of Beatles' history that the cowbell on this track differs on the mono versus the stereo version of the song, and to add to the confusion, there are two different stereo versions where the cowbell enters the song in different places.
The original mono Long Tall Sally EP has the cowbell begin when the drums and bass and 2nd guitar kick-in. In the stereo version, the cowbell starts much later.
On the stereo "Second Album", the cowbell starts on the word "call" when Lennon sings the opening line and title, "I call your name...".
On another stereo mix from 22 Jun 1964 which debuted on the "Rock'n'Roll Music" double album in 1976, the cowbell enters just before Lennon sings "But you're not there".
Starting with the remastered 2009 version, this stereo version has been edited further, adding the two new cowbell beats in.

The re-released "Second Album" features the song in mono first (taken from the original Second Album mix from 4 March 1964) but the new stereo mix replaces the original US stereo mix with the remastered stereo version of the song from 2009.
The original stereo mix can be heard here.

This was the first stereo mix which changed the guitar and faded a different vocal track (containing the cowbell) early. The second stereo mix fades up the other vocal mix (sans cowbell) which is why it appears later in the song.

The song was an early Lennon original. “That was my song,” said John Lennon in his 1980 Playboy interview, “when there was no Beatles and no group. I just had it around. It was my effort as a kind of blues originally, and then I wrote the middle eight just to stick it in the album when it came out years later. The first part had been written before Hamburg even. It was one of my first attempts at a song.”

Lennon had recorded a demo of the song to give to Billy J. Kramer in June 1963. Kramer and his group The Dakotas recorded the song on June 27th and released the song as the flip side to “Bad To Me” which reached #1 in Britain. The Beatles resurrected it for possible use in the film "A Hard Day's Night", but director Dick Lester rejected it.

The song features George Harrison playing the Rickenbacker 360/12 guitar, offering the distinctive "A Hard Day's Night" sound of the famous guitar to the world for the first time.

You can read more about "I Call Your Name"here.

Ringo Starr famously recorded a version of "I Call Your Name" for a 1990 John Lennon tribute, with Jim Keltner handling the cowbell.

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Ringo's Summer Tour 2014

January 29, 2014, 12:20 pm
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No news posted on his website yet about the tour, but we've got the itinerary anyway:

No change in the band lineup: Steve Lukather (Toto), Richard Page (Mr.Mister), Todd Rundgren, Mark Rivera, Gregg Rolie (Santana & Journey) and Gregg Bissonette.

June 6 - Ontario - Ontario Rama Casino
June 7 - Canandaigua, NY- Sands Pavilion
June 8 - Williamsport, PA- Community Arts Theater
June 10 - Albany, NY- Palace Theater
June 11 - Westbury, NY - Theater at Westbury
June 12 - Vienna, VA - Wolftrap
June 14 - Oakdale Theater, Wallingford, CT
June 15 - Providence, RI - Performing Arts Center
June 17- New York, NY- Beacon Theater
June 18 - New York, NY- Beacon Theater
June 20 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theater
June 21 - Atlantic City, NJ - Caesars Circus Maximus
June 22 - Durham, NC - Durham PAC
June 24 - Buffalo, NY - ArtPark
June 25 - Verona NY - Turning Stone Casino
June 27 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Center
June 28 - Chicago, IL- Chicago Theater
June 29 - Cleveland, OH - Jacobs Pavillion Nautica

July 1 - Toledo, OH - Toledo Zoo Ampitheater
July 3 - Tunica MS - Horseshoe Casino
July 5 - Dallas, TX - Windstar World Casino
July 9 - Albuquerque, NM - Sandia Pavillion
July 11- San Diego, CA- Humphrey's
July 12 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl
July 13 - San Jose CA - City National Civic of San Jose
July 15 - Vancouver BC - Hard Rock
July 16 - Woodenvile, WA – Chateau Ste Michelle
July 19 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre

According to Variety, Ringo's 22 shows across the USA in 2012 grossed $4.2 million (ranking him No. 169 among North American tours). Variety also has an interview with Ringo online.

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Extended "Tune In" sold out

January 29, 2014, 1:48 pm
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This just in from a tweet (actually three tweets) from Mark Lewisohn:
"The extended edition of Tune In has sold out and is now unavailable. Another print may or may not be scheduled at some future time. The e-book (issued in two halves) IS still available, but it’s UK only. My US publisher, Crown, wouldn’t issue the extended book and couldn’t agree terms for the e-book. I’m sorry about that, for me and for everyone in US who wants to buy it, but I can do nothing about it."

And if you're wondering if the book is worth reading, here's a review.
Below are links to the e-book on Amazon (UK).

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Some fun tonight

January 30, 2014, 6:10 am
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Some Fun Tonight - a 2 volume set

In case you should have some money left after buying the BBC sets, the Bootleg Recordings, the US Albums, Photograph, not to mention the extended "Tune In" and Howlett's BBC book, Chuck Gunderson has a new book out. It's all about the Beatles' US tours.
Price for the two-volumes housed in a sleeve is $160.00 plus $15.00 for North American orders only (Total $175.00). International customers need to contact Gunderson for the shipping rate. All info at the book's website.

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Why adults dismissed the Beatles

January 31, 2014, 3:43 am
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Tea. And biscuits.
The Daily Beast is running a series of articles extracted from the book "Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!: The Beatles and America, Then and Now" by respected political journalist Michael Tomasky. Today's excerpt is about why the "serious" press dismissed the Beatles initially. You can read it here.
Personally, I'd like to address a related issue: What was it with the hair? What made otherwise intelligent people (parents of the time) wonder if long hair on boys attracted lice?
Why didn't they think that the boys washed it very often?
How come the New York press in 1964 wondered if the Beatles ever had haircuts?
Didn't they think that boys' hair grew indefinitely and had to be trimmed to whichever length the boy wanted it to be?
Were the adults of that era actually idiots?
Wasn't it enough to watch girls with long hair to realise that long hair could both be washed often, didn't attract lice and had to be trimmed to stay at the desired length? This has me puzzled.

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The Beatles Museum in the Netherlands

January 31, 2014, 4:59 am
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The entrance to the Beatles museum
Tomorrow, February 1st, 2014 sees the opening of Azing Moltmaker's Beatles museum in Alkmaar, The Netherlands. Here are some pre-opening photos.





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One step back - photo mystery

February 3, 2014, 1:52 am
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The sincere look on "Time" magazine
Advertising the new "US Albums" boxed set, the photo of the Beatles in front of the stars and stripes flag is seen everywhere, these days. Here's one description we found: "The Beatles pose with an American flag in a Paris photo studio prior to their first visit to the United States in January 1964". Or is it? Other sources say that the photo was taken in April 1964 during a photo call promotion ahead of the band's first American tour (in August). We don't know which is the correct description. Do you? And better still, who is the photographer?

The boxed set and sampler has a slightly more cheerful McCartney
From the annals of time, here are some glimpses of the bigger picture - a step back if you prefer.

The same photo as on "Time", but not such a narrowly cropped one.
Stepping even further back, here's another one.

Ringo has lightened up considerably, it seems!
All photos in this post are © Copyright Apple Corps Ltd.

Update! Mystery solved: One of the readers, Stephane Fremon from France directed me to this ebay listing of a collector's card from 1998 with the photo, and the back says that it was taken by Dezo Hoffmann. This gave me a clue, so I leafed through my copy of Hoffmann's book "With The Beatles". There, beside a small black and white reproduction of the photo, Hoffmann remembered having taken it immediately after they had heard the news about "I Want To Hold Your Hand" hitting #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. So I guess these photos were taken some time between having the pillow fight (Benson) and Eppy wearing the chamber pot on his head.

Dezo Hoffmann's photo book

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The Beatles at Shea Stadium 1966

February 3, 2014, 10:35 pm
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Here's something you probably won't have seen before. It's a colour home movie shot by Bud Harper of the Beatles' second Shea Stadium appearance, in 1966.



When interviewed for The Beatles Anthology, the boys themselves couldn't even remember having played Shea twice, they just remembered the big 1965 concert there. We apologise for a confusing soundtrack, they appear to have overdubbed different music to the clip twice and you can hear both instances.
From The Beatles Bible:
23. August, 1966: A little over a year after their first triumphant appearance at New York's Shea Stadium, The Beatles returned for a second time.
The concert did not sell out, with 11,000 of the 55,600 tickets still available. Nonetheless, The Beatles made more money from their appearance than they had in 1965, receiving $189,000 - 65 per cent of the gross takings of $292,000.

Curiously enough the second Shea Stadium concert had about 11,000 seats unsold. So it was a pretty unsettling time. And it was against this background that they said, 'Right, we definitely won't do any more. We are going to have a break and then we are going into the studio to make a record.'
George Martin, Anthology

The support acts were The Remains, Bobby Hebb, The Cyrkle and The Ronettes. The Beatles performed 11 songs: Rock And Roll Music, She's A Woman, If I Needed Someone, Day Tripper, Baby's In Black, I Feel Fine, Yesterday, I Wanna Be Your Man, Nowhere Man, Paperback Writer and Long Tall Sally.

During the performance of Day Tripper hundreds of fans broke through barriers and attempted to reach the stage. They were held back by security guards and none managed to get close to The Beatles.

When they played Shea Stadium again, for me it blended in with the first one, though it was said there were slightly fewer people there than the year before. For some reason I missed the police van that was taking us. I had gone back for something, and before I could get in the van, they slammed the doors and of it went. I was left at the hotel, so I got a cab, but that broke down in Harlem. Another cab took me to the stadium, but there were thousands of people, and I thought: 'Oh God, they're really going to let me in! I'm going to just knock on the door and say, "I'm with The Beatles?"' Then I saw the four of them banging out of a window, and they saw me wandering round the car park. It was like magic; they were shouting, 'There he is! Let him in!'
Neil Aspinall, Anthology

Straight after the concert The Beatles flew to Los Angeles. They arrived the following morning in the early hours and enjoyed a rest day before flying on to Seattle.
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Paul's letter from the Jacaranda

February 4, 2014, 4:24 am
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Anorak had a news story yesterday about an old letter from Paul McCartney from 1960. The letter is in reply to an ad in the Liverpool Echo, where a drummer is looking for a band. On the verge of going to Hamburg for the first time, the Beatles were indeed looking for a drummer again. Mark Lewisohn refers to the letter in "Tune in" and concludes that it may not ever have been sent. As y'all know, they ended up with Pete Best.

The letter mentions the Beatles' then headquarter, the Jacaranda Club in Slater Street (soon to be reopened under new management after having been closed for two years), the club's then telephone number and club owner Alan Williams. The club's new owners ought to have it framed and put up on their wall somewhere.
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Beatles videos for "Let It Be...Naked"

February 5, 2014, 1:56 am
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Here are some music videos that were made to promote "Let It Be...Naked" back in 2003.



One After 909 - straight from the rooftop concert



Two Of Us - using images from the Let It Be recording sessions to create something new.



Get Back - assembled from the recording sessions.



Don't Let Me Down - straight rooftop performance.

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Photo mystery solved?

February 5, 2014, 2:46 am
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Mystery: When where and who?
A few days ago, we posted a photo puzzle: Who took these photos with the flag - and where and when? We had been presented with two different photo captions: One which said the photo was taken in January 1964 in Paris, the other had it from a photo call in April 1964 for future use to promote the upcoming (August) U.S. tour.

One of our readers, Stephane Fremon from France pointed us in the direction of a collector's card from 1998 with the photo, and the back says that it was taken by Dezo Hoffmann.


This gave me a clue, so I leafed through my copy of Hoffmann's book "With The Beatles". There, beside a small black and white reproduction of the photo, Hoffmann remembered having taken it immediately after they had heard the news about "I Want To Hold Your Hand" hitting #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. So I guess these photos were taken some time between having the pillow fight (Benson) and Eppy wearing the chamber pot on his head. But then we heard from another reader...

Dezo Hoffmann's photo book from 1982
We thought we had it solved until Roland showed up. Roland Lestoquoit wrote in his commentary:
These photos were taken in Paris in 1964 by David Steen (see his book "Heroes and Villains" on Genesis Publications). The band was appearing at the Paris Olympia during three weeks and they were staying at the George V hotel. Prior to their future visit to the US, David was asked to take promo shots and borrowed the flag from the American embassy in Paris; The flag was then Army escorted from the embassy to the hotel for the session. Unfortunately, David later lost the copyright. So how come Dezo thought that he had taken the photos?

David Steen's photo book from 2005 even has the famous image on it's cover
Both Dezo Hoffman's book and David Steen's limited-to-1250-copies book are reproducing only cropped, black and white versions of the photo.

From David Steen's book
Unless something else happens, we are going to go with the David Steen version of the story. Hoffmann didn't mention an army escort from the U.S. embassy. What's a bit strange though, is an observation by another reader, McCracken, who commented: "It's a 48 star (pre 1959) flag."


Allposters are selling this art print of an alternate photo.
All photos are © copyright Apple Corps Ltd
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Washington concert celebrated

February 5, 2014, 5:43 am
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Live at the Washington Coliseum. Photo: Fred Ward
There are so many things happening in the U.S.A. to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary that we can't begin to cover these events in our blog. But most of the happenings are taking place in New York City, so here's a guide to those, while we're going to concentrate on one event which is celebrated both in Washington D.C., and in Los Angeles: The Beatles' first U.S. concert.

Following their triumphant debut on the Ed Sullivan show on February 9, 1964, the Beatles very first concert in America took place at 8:31 p.m. on Tuesday, February 11, at the Washington Coliseum at 3rd & M Streets, NE.

50 years later, on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, this landmark concert will be reenacted as it occurred at the historic Washington Coliseum, with the iconic performance replicated by tribute band, BeatlemaniaNow who will play the original set list and then play other Beatles favourites. Presented by the DC Preservation League and Douglas Development Corporation, tickets will be on sale at www.beatlesyesterdayandtoday.com at $45 for general admission standing tickets and $100 for seating.
Doors will open at 6pm; with a selection of goodies from local food trucks and live music performed by Something Wild, an exhibition of Mike Mitchell’s original photographs, which will be on sale with proceeds benefiting the DC Preservation League, as well as other surprises.

The concert will be opened by The Beatles' original opener Tommy Roe and a 20-minute historic documentary featuring the history of The Washington Coliseum/Uline Arena from its concept and construction through its current and future incarnation.

Website: beatlesyesterdayandtoday.com

Photo: Fred Ward
In Camarillo, "Sessions At The Loft" presents Fred Ward's photos from the Beatles concert at the Washington Coliseum in D.C. Some of these have never before been seen in public, and some of them are in colour. The iconic photographs on display are also for sale, and include newly “rediscovered” and uncirculated images not seen in public. All images were created from his original negatives. At the same time, "Sessions At The Loft" are also presenting Beatles memorabilia from the private collection of composer/guitarist Grant Geissman. This event is free and first opens Sunday, February 9, 2014 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM (PST). 2465 Ventura Blvd., Camarillo, California.
Website: sessionsattheloft.com
Make sure you take a look at their photo section.
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Paul and Ringo in empty theatre

February 5, 2014, 6:43 am
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Paul and Ringo pictured at the Beatles tribute concert
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr taped an interview with David Letterman on Tuesday, February 4th at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, without an audience. The segment will air this Sunday on "The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles" on CBS.

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Shirley Temple

February 12, 2014, 4:55 am
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Still from "Bright Eyes"
Another person from the Sgt Pepper cover has left us with the passing of Shirley Temple yesterday, at 85. The above photo, a still from the "Bright Eyes" movie, was used on the cover. Actually, Shirley was used twice on the cover, because the doll is a vintage Shirley Temple doll.

The doll on the cover
Originally there were three instances of Shirley Temple on the cover, the third image of her was obscured by the Beatles' wax figures. For a complete guide to the people on the Sgt Pepper's cover, see this previous posting.
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New TV spot for U.S. Albums

February 12, 2014, 11:09 pm
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The Beatles/Apple Corps Ltd/Universal Music Group just released a TV spot for the new U.S. Albums releases with a difference. Take a look:


One store had a poster on display which carried a disclaimer:

A word of warning

It's relatively simple, and is also apparent from the liner notes in the booklet: The original (US-mixes or early UK mixes used on US albums) mixes were used only when they were deemed unique for the US albums. An example of a unique mix is when there are noticeable differences (an extra verse, different edits in the song, an instrument is mixed out or in) between the US version and the UK remasters. Mixes not regarded as unique are when they just contain added reverb, when a mono mix is created by folding down the stereo mix or when a stereo mix is created from a mono mix (duophonic stereo). This line of thought is followed throughout the albums.
However, they forgot or overlooked a few of the unique US mixes in the process, so it's a flawed effort on those grounds.
Additionally, as I said in my earlier blog post, some of the stereo mixes we consider unique to the US albums didn't appear on the album when it was originally released (in "duophonic" stereo), but showed up on later, real stereo editions of said album, released in the seventies, indeed, some of the unique mixes seem to only have appeared on 8-track cartridges or cassettes.

I feel that it is the absence of the additional reverb that has upset the U.S. fans, hence the disclaimer depicted above.
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Beatles exhibition in New York City

February 13, 2014, 12:42 am
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Ladies and Gentlemen...The Beatles!
I was in New York City this past weekend. No time for the Fest for Beatles Fans at the Hyatt though, but I did manage to squeeze in a few Beatley things while I was there. Saturday night I went to see my friends, "Bambi Kino" at the Union Hall in Brooklyn, and Sunday night I went to the Hard Rock Cafe on Times Square to see a presentation of a 1968 John Lennon interview (see link) as well as a concert with the Cavern Club Beatles before going to the hotel for the final part of the CBS TV show "The Night That Changed America". Oh, and I had a few words with Freda Kelly at the Hard Rock Cafe before I left. Then on Monday I went to the New York Library for the Performing Arts to see their Beatles exhibition.
Paul McCartney's jacket from, among other things, the Shea Stadium concert in 1965 
It was a great exhibition, featuring some very cool items. Personal letters from the Beatles to their fans, a few set lists (as featured in earlier WogBlog postings), Paul McCartney's tan stage jacket, an original lyric sheet for "What You're Doing" in Paul's hand, the original bass drum from the Ed Sullivan Show, records, magazines etc.

An original Pepsi radio, as seen in the "First U.S. Visit" film 

There was also a feature where Ringo taught you to play drums like him (as also featured in the Grammy Museum Ringo exhibition).
The exhibition is free, and there was also a free programme to take away.
The library is staging a few events in conjunction with the exhibition. On the day I went, Mark Lewisohn was scheduled for a talk, but I had a flight to catch back home, so I missed out on that.
Tomorrow, Friday the 13th, there a screening of the original 1964 film "What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA" by the Maysles brothers and surviving brother Albert Maysles will be attending. A few other films are also on the agenda in the upcoming weeks, "Give My Regards To Broad Street" is due April 14th, "Imagine:John Lennon" will be shown May 12th, "Good Ol' Freda" is scheduled for May 15th and "Shanghai Surprise" will be shown on June 5th.
You'll have to go sooner than that though, as the exhibition itself is only up until May 10th.
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A Hard Day's Night confirmation

February 13, 2014, 11:59 am
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A Hard Day's Night
While we were in New York, word got out that a freshly restored version of the Beatles' first motion picture "A Hard Day's Night" will premiere at the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood 10-14. April. After this, it is expected to be released as a DVD and a Blu-ray. We've mentioned it before, and there's still no official word from Apple Corps Ltd, but independent British distributors Second Sight Films have confirmed that they are working on a Blu-ray release, according to Blu-ray.com. According to a tweet from Giles Martin which we have mentioned earlier, he seems to have been involved in some capacity, and no doubt that will be in the sonic department. We also hear that long time film and audio restoration expert Ron Furmanek is involved.
Related to this, a BBC TV-show "The One Show" is making a documentary about "A Hard Day's Night". They have been looking for extras from the original film, and are soon set to be shooting some new scenes at Marylebone Station, where the opening sequences of "A Hard Day's Night" were filmed. This of course, parallells the Arena TV-special that was shown during the promotion of the restored Magical Mystery Tour.  So, still no word about any home video release date, but the world premiere of A Hard Days Night was July 6th, 1964, so perhaps they are timing it to that particular 50th anniversary?

TCM Classic Film Festival
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