A Hard Day's Night comparison
MPI laser disc, 1984Celebrating the good news about an upcoming restored edition of "A Hard Day's Night", we take a look at the bonus material on the previous two DVD releases of the film, as well as...
View Article"1" TV spot and chart action
"1" is performing well on the chartsIn conjunction with the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' arriving Stateside, a joint TV spot for the US albums and the greatest hits compilation "1" has been made....
View ArticleMcCartney to Uruguay?
South America-bound again? Photo:AFPWhile we were eagerly awaiting the announcement of Paul McCartney's proposed UK tour with perhaps a few European dates thrown in, news reached us from Montevideo,...
View ArticleThe Beatles cartoon series
Action figures based on The Beatles cartoon seriesThe Beatles is (among other things) an American animated television series featuring the fanciful and musical misadventures of the popular English rock...
View ArticleRare Quarrymen disc on ebay
Ebay: Quarrymen 78 r.p.m. discBeatles author Hans Olof Gottfridsson alerted us about a current ebay listing for what indeed looks like a 1981 replica disc of the famous first "Beatles" recording, the...
View ArticleMcCartney in South America update
Unofficial sources confirm a South American tour in April for McCartney. Photo: MPLThe Peruvian news site peru21.pe today confirmed Paul McCartney's upcoming tour of South America in April, stating...
View ArticleThe Beatles' new stateside chart success
A sample of albums by the BeatlesLooks like the wave or should we say blitz of media celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' first U.S. visit has made an impact on record sales. The...
View ArticleI Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) and The Beatles First U.S. Visit (1991)
DVD coverThe fiftieth anniversary for The Beatles' arrival in the United States of America has been triumphantly celebrated in the USA, and as a result, no fewer that thirteen Beatles albums are on...
View Article"1" art prints
New 12" boxed set of art printsSanctioned by Apple Corps, Pyramid America has released a limited edition (of 1964) box set collection of art prints based on the single covers illustrated in the "1"...
View ArticleWings axeman with book
Photo: Laurence JuberLaurence Juber was lead guitarist with Paul McCartney's group Wings from 1979 to 1981. The photo above is only one of many photographic memories from his new book "Guitar with...
View ArticleBeatles in Concert: Indiana State Fair
Title frame of 1964 TV SpecialThe Beatles played two shows at the Indiana State Fair on September 3, 1964. The 5:00 PM show in the Coliseum was recorded on audio tape and film. The audio recording was...
View ArticleThe Fifth Beatle trailer
The Fifth Beatle is an upcoming film about Brian Epstein. This is the trailer for the graphic novel.The Fifth Beatle is the untold true story of Brian Epstein, the visionary manager who discovered and...
View ArticleLennon auction
This drawing, here used as the front cover for the Free As A Bird single, is among the lots in the auction.There's an upcoming auction for June 4th at Sotheby's in New York of John Lennon's...
View ArticlePaul gets the finger
A special prizePaul McCartney picked up his special "Songwriters' Songwriter" Award in London yesterday at the NME (New Musical Express) Awards. The shape of the prize has stirred up some controversy...
View ArticleMcCartney Archives for June
Concord previewAccording to a 2014 Concord Priorities presentation, the two Wings albums "Venus and Mars" (1975) and "Red Rose Speedway" (1973) are due for the McCartney Archive treatment in...
View ArticleWings "Speed" confusion
Which album will accompany the archive release of Venus and Mars?Yesterday we reported about a memo from Paul McCartney's record company in the U.S.A., Concord, that pencilled in two McCartney Archive...
View ArticleStar Club revisited
A new release based on the Star Club recordings of the BeatlesSo, it looks like someone has decided to try to profit from some Beatles recordings made in 1962 - that year that escaped the new EU...
View ArticleBootleg Recordings 1963 - on vinyl
From Sapple RecordsThe Beatles – Bootleg Recordings – The Copyright Extension release is now out as a vinyl bootleg. The release consists of 4 LPs on 180 gram virgin vinyl with a 40-pages booklet...
View ArticleGeorge on Bob Dylan tribute concert
Konserten fra 1992 er nå utgittThe 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration from 1992, originally released on CD and VHS in 1993, is now out on DVD and Blu-ray for the very first time. This edition...
View ArticleMcCartney: Chile concert official
The first announced gig in the new year of Paul's ongoing "Out There"-tour is Chile PaulMcCartney.com just announced the first official word about the upcoming new South America leg of the "Out There"...
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