Some Other Guy - single camera
This in from Alejandro Barranco, an unedited single camera version of Some Other Guy from the Cavern Club, and as a bonus, the rest of the known footage edited to the recent find of Kansas City.The...
View ArticleBeatles with an A
© Otava "Beatles with an A", subtitled "Birth of a band" is not a comic book, but it's more adult equivalent, a graphic novel. Using the comic book format and language, the Beatles' early history is...
View ArticleOn Air - Live at the BBC Volume 2 cover photo
The cover photo - click for bigger versionUpon researching the internet for possible leaks about the upcoming new album release of The Beatles' BBC recordings, I discovered three things:- The full...
View ArticleThe BBC Volume 2 photo
Guildford Street, walking towards Russell SquareWhether the photo we revealed yesterday really is the cover chosen for the new November Beatles album, "On Air - Live at the BBC Volume 2" or not, let's...
View ArticleVollmer exhibition - last few days!
© Copyright: Jürgen VollmerIf you're in Hamburg or planning to go there, you may want to go and see the current exhibition of Jürgen Vollmer's photos.The address is East Hotel,...
View ArticlePost no. 1000!
It's been a busy August here at the WogBlog headquarters, mainly due to the fact that I'm currently out of a job. My final day at work was at the end of June, I spent most of July on holiday in...
View ArticleNEW from McCartney
From today, Paul McCartney's new album "New" may be pre-ordered from iTunes. Track 6 is the title track and may be listened to today.Album cover?Genres: Rock, MusicExpected Release: 14 October 2013℗...
View ArticleSecond BBC Volume news go main street
First, The Guardian picked up ny news item about a second set of BBC recordings, quoting me, and then Rolling Stone repeated the story, quoting The Guardian.What bugs me about new, quick journalism is...
View ArticleMark Lewisohn - hot off the press!
Mark Lewisohn holds a freshly printed copy of his book, "Tune in". Photo: © 2013 Anita EpsteinPictured at the printer's, Mark Lewisohn holds a freshly printed copy of his Beatles biography, Tune In,...
View ArticleSir David Frost
David Frost with George and John, 1967.The legendary British broadcaster Sir David Frost succumbed to an apparent heart attack at 74 this week-end.He hosted That Was the Week That Was (known as TW3), a...
View ArticleMcCartney's "New" on a disc
A lot of old school collectors will want to try and get Paul McCartney's new single, "New" on a physical disc. Well, here's your chance - although so far it has only been released as a promotional item...
View ArticleLewisohn - the bigger edition
Special Edition - UK version"More words" and "some more pictures as well" is what's in store for buyers of the special edition of Mark Lewisohn's "Tune In". It will be split into two books, because...
View ArticleGuide to the Beatles London’ Book Celebrates 50 Years of ‘Beatlemania
The acclaimed book "Guide to the Beatles London" is now available on Kindle, on the 50th anniversary of ‘Beatlemania’ and the Beatles move to London. The book is by Richard Porter, a life long Beatles...
View Article"New" from McCartney on Virgin EMI
Amazon UK has listed the upcoming McCartney album on vinyl and CD (and one DeLuxe CD edition with bonus tracks), and as label they have put down Label: Virgin EMI. Amazon in the USA lists the same...
View ArticleDon't ill treat me pet dingo, Ringo
The Beatles with Billy J Kramer and Rolf Harris at the 1963 Christmas showsRolf: Fellas you feel like singing a chorus with me?Beatles: yehh mmm okay yup etc etcRolf: Theres enthusiasm for you Ill give...
View ArticleConfusion re "New" track lists
Today, several Beatles news sites have published the same 14 tracks track list that we published here on Friday. However, French Amazon is now out with a track list of their DeLuxe Edition, looking...
View ArticleBBC Volume 2 goes official
Today the news were announced officially: Amazon.com jumped the gun ahead of Apple and Universal, when they announced the release of the brand new double album by The Beatles, "On Air Live at the BBC...
View ArticleBBC Beatles trailer
George's short tie is back!See «THE BEATLES 'ON AIR - LIVE AT THE BBC VOLUME 2'» on YouTubeTracklisting CD1 And Here We Are AgainPop Go The BeatlesTrans: 23 July 1963Rec: 24 May 1963Studio Two, Aeolian...
View ArticleOn Air - Live at the BBC Volume 2 - notifications
DigipackFor posterity, here's the email sent out by The Beatles to advertise the upcoming new album.New 2 CD and Vinyl LP Collections Feature 40 Performances from The Beatles’ 1963-1964 BBC Radio...
View ArticleBeatles BBC Sampler
Ltd. ed. litho from the official Beatles storeJust got word that there's going to be produced a 14-track limited edition sampler from "On Air - Live At The BBC Volume 2", both on vinyl and CD. Of...
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