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Checking out the roof
New photo © Apple Corps Ltd.The Beatles' Facebook page has published this hitherto unseen photo of Paul, Ringo, Mal Evans, Kevin Harrington and some unidentified people checking out the roof of the...
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The live Temporary Secretary
The Temporary Secretary 12" single"Paul finally plays his biggest hit live!"- YouTube uploader Paul EggletonWhen Paul McCartney played his song "Temporary Secretary" live in London last night, it was a...
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The Paul McCartney Alternate Archive Collection
Illustration mock-up.As we all know, Paul McCartney is in the process of releasing his albums anew, including more stuff from his archives to expand the albums to multiple discs. However, most...
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Guitar:1. Welcome to Birmingham jam2. MatchboxHöfner bass guitar:3. One After 9094. Drive My CarPiano:5. C Moon6. Let 'Em In7. CelebrationAcoustic guitar:8. It's So Easy9. Hope Of Deliverance...
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HBO: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony 2015
Television: Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame 2015The 2015 Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame event was aired by HBO in USA last weekend, here's what the show looked like:Intro: a few glimpses of Paul and Ringo, among...
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The Beatles in Belfast
The Beatles at the King's Hall, Belfast, 2 November 1964. Photo: Nick Newbery(BBC Northern Ireland) A selection of previously unreleased photographs from a concert the Beatles played in Belfast can be...
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John Lennon's 1962 Gibson "jumbo" J160E guitar
John's (actually originally George's) Gibson J160EAndy Babiuk (of Beatles Gear book fame), recently discovered John Lennon's long lost 1962 Gibson J160E guitar. It was the guitar's current owner, John...
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The Beatles on Scene at 6:30
The current company ITV Granada (originally Granada Television or Granada TV) is the Channel 3 regional service for North West England. Granada Television was founded by Sidney Bernstein and based at...
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Lennon's Jumbo Gibson - more details
July 1, 1963, outside the EMI Studios in Abbey RoadOur original posting about John Lennon's stolen "Jumbo" 1962 Gibson J160e is attracting lots of comments, and the consensus among commentators is that...
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Ringo Starr and Father McKenzie
Latest edition of the bimonthly Swedish "Rock'n'Roll Magazine"The current issue of Sweden's "Rock'n'Roll Magazine" features a recent phone interview with Ringo Starr, made by long time Swedish Beatles...
View ArticleOuttakes from the "Hello Goodbye" video
Scenes recorded for the music video for "Hello Goodbye" have been made public on YouTube by Revolver Records. We see Tony Bramwell with the clapper board and then John, Paul and George are fooling...
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Unseen Milan photos
Posing on the terraces of the Duomo, Milan. From the Farabola archives.On June 24, 1965, the Fab Four held their two unique concerts in Milan - one in the afternoon and one in the evening at the...
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The Star Club tape running order
The 2-part series appeared in these issues of Record Collector.The original Star-Club tape, including almost 300 minutes of The Beatles and others groups live at the club was recorded 53 years ago. In...
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New Ringo Starr biography
So far, I only have one Ringo biography in my Beatles library, Alan Clayson's "Ringo Starr: Straight man or joker?" from 1991, so I guess it's about time we had another! Also, it's out in time for...
View ArticleLost TOTP appearance emerges!
Film of The Beatles' first ever "Top Of The Pops" appearance has been uploaded to YouTube. Taped 19 March 1964 for insertion into the 25 March edition, pieces of "Can't Buy Me Love" and (at the very...
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Another "Help!" photo book
Coming September 8, 2015: Another "Help!" book.We have previously told you about "Eight Arms To Hold You", a crowd funded photo book concentrating on restored photos from the set of the "Help!" film,...
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Ringo's birthday
From Ringo Starr's press office:Join Ringo Starr on his birthday for worldwide #PeaceAndLove celebration at noon on July 7th! Hollywood event open to the public - all are welcomeLos Angeles, CA, June...
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Zu Laut! - revised edition
Revised editions now availableAs predicted, the new information in Record Collector about the correct running order of the songs in the Star Club sets have inspired Beatlefans to compile a revised...
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Concierto en Madrid
Booklet frontWe've come across an advert for the recently reported upcoming release of the Beatles' concert in Madrid. It is presented in two editions, either a limited edition 220 gram vinyl LP (which...
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The diaries of Mal Evans
Mal Evans with the Beatles in Sweden, 1963.Malcolm Frederick "Mal" Evans (27 May 1935 – 5 January 1976) was best known as the road manager, assistant, and a friend of the Beatles.In the early 1960s,...
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