Lennon in High definition
John Lennon - the original mixes go high def.In celebration of John Lennon’s 74th birthday on October 9, eight essential studio albums, two compilations, and the acclaimed John Lennon Signature Box are...
View ArticleAbbey Road - creating the back cover
The untouched back cover photoWe have received a letter from Mike Cockcroft, who has been doing some further research about the work his dad, John Cockcroft did for the Abbey Road cover. This is a...
View ArticleThree Beatles and Barbara
A photo Barbara Streisand published on Twitter for Lennon's 74th birthday recently.On April 7, 1973, Universal executive Jennings Lang hosted a fund-raiser at his home for Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony...
View ArticleHull concert recording offered up for auction again
Tour programme from the UK tour which ran from 9th October 1964 to 10th November 1964.16 pages with Beatles '4 Aces' front cover, measuring 8" x 10.25".As we reported in June, in conjunction with a...
View ArticleSome nice Brummy photos
Ringo is mobbed at the Beatles' final appearance on Thank Your Lucky Stars, taped in Birmingham.The 50th anniversary year continues with articles in several local British newspapers about the Beatles'...
View Article"New" Collector's Edition on SHM-CD
The new "New", also available as SHM-CDPaul McCartney's "Collector's Edition" of "New" has been announced in two variations. One features regular CDs, and a more expensive one has the 2 CDs in the...
View ArticleDestiny OST
The soundtrack for Destiny has been releasedThe soundtrack of "Destiny" is now available on iTunes and Amazon, but not in a physical format. Here are the links: iTunes/Destiny - Amazon/Destiny.There...
View ArticleThe Beatles on Thank Your Lucky Stars
The Beatles on Thank Your Lucky Stars: Never plugged in.Thank Your Lucky Stars was a British television pop music show made by ABC Television, and broadcast on ITV from 1961 to 1966. Many of the top...
View ArticleFull set of Abbey Road photos to be auctioned
No. 5 as a print. Photograph: Bloomsbury AuctionsA full set of the six photos Iain Macmillan took of the Beatles crossing Abbey Road plus one of the street sign for the back cover of the album will be...
View ArticleUniversal Music in Japan: December Lennon releases
Lennon is, as it were, on sale again.Universal Music is releasing these John Lennon albums in Japan on December 3, 2014:-John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band-Imagine-Sometime in New York City-Mind Games -Walls...
View ArticleSpanish English teacher influenced Sgt Pepper?
John Lennon spent 44 days in Almeria, Spain in 1966, filming "How I Won The War" and starting to compose "Strawberry Fields Forever". A movie and a book have recently been released about it. The book,...
View ArticleWings: Best Buy exclusives
The "Best Buy" 2CD editions of the new McCartney Archive releases include exclusive singles.Okay, so here we go again. Smart marketing on behalf of the "Best Buy" chain of stores in the U.S.A., and bad...
View ArticlePaul McCartney's Twitter Q&A: I am in fact an alien!
Yesterday, Paul McCartney took the time to answer questions on Twitter. Here are most of these:elijah Kraling: What goes through your mind when you walk out on to the stage with a huge crowd?Paul...
View ArticleLong Tall Sally EP for Record Store Day
The "Long Tall Sally" EP has been rereleased a lot, here it comes again!The British EP "Long Tall Sally" is getting a rerelease for Record Store Day.Released in 1964, “Long Tall Sally” was the fifth...
View ArticleGeorge's house sold
George Harrison's childhood home as it is now.George Harrison's former Liverpool home, 25 Upton Green in Speke, was sold for £156,000 at an auction yesterday - to a Beatles fan who tried to buy John...
View ArticleGeorge Harrison also set for SHM-CDs
Does the SHM-CD format bring some extra texture to the music?One of our readers has alerted us to the fact that on October 28, George Harrison's individual titles which were in the Apple Years box are...
View ArticleThe mystery man again
The "Mystery man" on the Abbey Road cover Who is that person beside the police van?This is an update about a mystery that we have previously covered. The update was made because we got hold of some...
View ArticleHalf a Harrisong
Olivia and George HarrisonOlivia Harrison was a guest on a BBC radio show on Monday, during which she let us hear about one minute of a demo with a previously unknown song by George, a cover of "Fear...
View Article"White album" no. 01 for sale
White album no. 01The Beatles: The Beatles (White Album), Apple PCM 7067 UK 1968 mono album, 1st pressing complete with poster and photos, sleeve No 01, a rare number variant.When purchased by the...
View ArticleBeatles magazine from 1963 returns
2014 Collector's Edition of the "Meet The Beatles" magazine.Souvenir Press Ltd, the company who released the magazine "Meet The Beatles" in 1963 has announced that the company will reissue the magazine...
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