Concierto en Madrid - first look
Out today! The Beatles: Concierto en MadridFriend of our blog, Josep M. Navarro purchased the vinyl+cd edition of the new release today in Barcelona, and has provided these scans for us.Vinyl album -...
View ArticleMadrid - from Efe Eme
Vinyl, cd and vinyl+cd editionsThe Spanish magazine Efe Eme, which first reported about an unreleased professionally made concert recording of The Beatles' one and only Madrid concert, is now making...
View ArticlePaul in Esquire
Interview with Paul McCartney in EsquireAs we have just turned our Beatles calendar over to July, the August issue of Esquire is already out, with Paul as cover boy. The magazine has also been so kind...
View ArticleThe great rock and roll swindle
The Beatles in Madrid (the photos, that is)Okay, we fell for it, hook, line and sinker. It was after all, a good story with a beautiful bonus at the end - a chance to hear a professionally recorded...
View ArticleJohn's Jumbo Gibson was never stolen?
The two guitars in action on Late Scene Extra.There was a big discussion in the comments section of this blog post about whether or not John Lennon's 1962 "Jumbo" J160E Gibson guitar rightfully belongs...
View ArticlePaul McCartney Concert # 28
Poster for Norway, rare 1st edition.Tonight Paul McCartney is playing a concert in Norway again. It has been 11 years since he last played here, just as it had been 11 years between that and the...
View ArticlePaul McCartney in Norway
Photo: Helge Røys HalkjelsvikWe are back from Paul McCartney's fantastic concert at Telenor Arena in Bærum (just outside Oslo). The concert attracted very good reviews from the biggest newspapers in...
View ArticleReplacement Rock'n'Roll LP
John Lennon: Rock'n'RollAs many will have noticed, the copy of John Lennon's "Rock'n'Roll" album which was included with the recent Lennon vinyl boxed set had a production error. "Sweet Little Sixteen"...
View ArticleBeatles museum established in Hungary
The Beatles are alive and well in Hungary!Egri Road Beatles Museum has been established in Hotel Korona, in the heart of the historic town of Eger. The name "Egri Road" is pronounced close enough to...
View ArticleTug / Pipes for September
coming in September, according to Music TapAccording to the website Music Tap the next two releases in Paul McCartney's series from the archives are set for release September 18, 2015, which usually...
View ArticleFull Budokan concert with McCartney
Advertisement for the TV broadcast.11 July, the full 28 April concert with Paul McCartney from Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo was televised in Japan. The full concert is now available on YouTube in high...
View ArticleRain footage
Those naughty people at Revolver Records and Video have done it again! Set to an extended version of "Rain", here are outtakes from the filming of the "Rain" video. We'd also like to draw your...
View ArticleAn update on Lennonology
THE TIME HAS COME THE WALRUS SAID...Fifteen years in the making, the first volume of the LENNONOLOGY series is near realization. Strange Days Indeed—A Scrapbook Of Madness is a day-by-day account of...
View ArticleLet It Be will not be out this year
Still not ready for prime time: Let It Be.In a recent birthday interview with Access Hollywood, Ringo was asked a question which we at WogBlog are very interested in: Is the "Let It Be" movie ever...
View ArticleMcCartney Archives: Tug of War track list
Archive edition: Tug of WarLooks like the cat is out of the bag as far as the contents of disc 2 of the archive edition of Paul McCartney's "Tug of War" album is concerned. The eager listers over at...
View ArticleBeatles newsreels let loose
British Movietone/Associated Press have launched their own YouTube channel and are uploading new footage daily. For Beatles buffs, here's a query link to the channel's Beatles related films. Beatles...
View ArticleEight Arms To Hold You available for pre-ordering
Eight Arms To Hold You - a photo book from the shooting of "Help!"As reported earlier, "Eight Arms To Hold You" (not to be confused with Chip Madinger's and Mark Easter's book from 2000, "Eight Arms to...
View ArticleThe Beatles at Abbey Road revisited
Coming up from HMC: TMOQ Gazette #21Between July and September 1983, for the first time the doors to Abbey Road's famous studio 2 were opened to the public. They were treated to a tour of the studio...
View ArticleBeatles photo exhibition in London - and app
Sample photos from the exhibition.An exhibition in London displaying a hand-selected collection of 20 limited edition prints taken during the Beatles 1964 visit to America is currently being held at 40...
View ArticleThe Beatles with Pete ...and Ringo
John, Paul, George, Pete ...and Ringo at the Tower ballroom. Photo: Dick MatthewsTake a close look at this photo. It's possibly the only photo of The Beatles with both their drummers, Pete Best and...
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