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Help! turns fifty
29. July, 1965: Help! premieres at the London Pavilion. 50 years ago, the Beatles' second motion picture "Help!" premiered at the London Pavilion, Piccadilly Circus, London, with The Beatles in...
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Tug of War & Pipes of Peace - full details
Tug of War: Archive edition.Release date: October 2, 2015.Tug of War will not only be made available as a Deluxe edition, but also as a SUPER Deluxe edition, limited to 1,000 copies worldwide. (Update:...
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Tug / Pipes press release and commentary
For the first time since The Beatles, Paul hired George Martin to produce his albums.MPL and the Concord Music Group are proud to announce two more landmark installments in the multiple GRAMMY-winning...
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Cilla and The Beatles
Cilla Black, 1943-2015Cilla Black was born Priscilla Maria Veronica White in Liverpool, England, on 27 May 1943 and grew up in the Scotland Road area of the city. Her parents were John Patrick White...
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Paul jams with Jefferson Airplane, 1967
4th April 1967 in San FranciscoThis photo has been floating around on social media sites the past couple of days, prompting speculations about what the occasion was, until someone was able to sort it...
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Alternative poster art
© 2015 Mitch O'ConnellChicago artist Mitch O'Connell decided Paul McCartney needed a new tour poster, and he was the one to make it. In O'Connell's words: "I decided to stop waiting for Sir Paul to...
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The U.K. Help! album turns fifty
A very light and very blue photo of a "Help!" album cover.It is fifty years since The Beatles released their "Help!" album. Photographer Robert Freeman decided that he wanted to shoot the album cover...
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Beryl Bryden meets the Beatles in Barcelona
Paul McCartney and unknown lady at the Beatles' hotel room in Barcelona. Photo: Juana BiarnésBeryl Audley Bryden (11 May 1920 – 14 July 1998) was an English jazz singer and washboard player, who played...
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At last - Lennon at the Hit Factory 1980
Stills from video of John Lennon in the studio, 1980Yesterday, we could finally feast our eyes on moving images from the footage of John Lennon recording "I'm Losing You" at the Hit Factory Studio. On...
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Introducing The Beatles to kids
New book for young readers: Fab Four Friends - The Boys Who Became The BeatlesWe die-hard fans may know who John, Paul, George and Ringo were, as will a generation of baby boomers, and also that...
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Help! photo from Beatlefan
The upcoming issue (#215) of "Beatlefan" celebrates fifty years of Help!In the upcoming issue of Beatlefan, there is going to be a trivia competition where the winner will get a 16" x 16" print of the...
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Meryl Streep at the Shea Stadium concert - the truth
Meryl Streep with dark hair and a cap at a Beatles concert at Shea Stadium.One recently much publicised myth is that actress Meryl Streep was at the famous Beatles concert at Shea Stadium in August...
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The Shea Vox continental organ
Playing with his elbow, John Lennon at Shea Stadium, 1965.The Vox Continental Portable Organ used by John Lennon at the historic August 15, 1965, Shea Stadium concert, as well as the Beatles' August...
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The missing piece
Paul, John and George at the bar, Indra Club, Hamburg, August 1960.Fifty-five years ago today, The Beatles started their professional career as musicians. Leaving jobs, school and parents behind, they...
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Update: Indra photo found
The five Beatles at the Indra Club, Hamburg, August 1960.Having just arrived at the Indra Club in Hamburg, fifty-five years ago, five piece band The Beatles was photographed inside the club, wearing...
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Hamburg Beatles collection on the market
George Harrison at the Beatles' living quarters in the cinema building across the street from the Indra Club.German Beatles expert, fan, historian and collector Uwe Blaschke died in 2010, leaving a...
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Beatles concert to air on the radio
Celebrating fifty years since The Beatles played their one and only Minnesota concert, at the (Old) Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, local radio station WDGY has produced an hour-long retrospective...
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Lennon and McCartney in October
Rehearsals for the One to One concertsYesterday, the official John Lennon accounts on Facebook and Instagram published the above photo from the One to One rehearsal. The caption went:Which one would...
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McCartney: Take it Away edit released
Paul is the cover boy, in this 1982 incarnation.The new "Uncut" magazine is out tomorrow in Britain, and features an exclusive interview with Paul McCartney. They visit Sir Paul at his studio in Sussex...
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121 new Beatles photos
The Beatles on stage in Copenhagen. Photo: Johan Brun. From Digitalt Museum.The Beatles never came to Norway, but photographer Johan Brun from the Norwegian newspaper "Dagbladet" was sent to Copenhagen...
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