The Beatles Timeline

By John Whelan, Ottawa Beatles Site Chief Researcher

First published on January 1, 2000
Additions and revisions added since.

PREFACE:
The objective of the Beatles Timeline is two-fold:
First, it was written with the intention of being entertaining, hence the numerous
Beatle quotes as you read along. These quotes were selectively chosen in an attempt
to capture the essence and spirit of the band. For those familiar with the band and its
history, this will definitely be a fun refresher course. !nd to those of you who have
recently discovered the Beatles, this historical presentation should provide enough
insight for you to develop an appreciation of why Beatle fans, music lovers and
historians all agree that the Beatles were the greatest roc" #n# roll band to emerge out
of the twentieth century.
The second objective of the Timeline is to provide an accurate accounting of the major
events as they unfolded during the Beatles musical career. This includes some focus on
their solo careers just before the band would split up in early $%&'. ( did not document
their solo careers beyond that date. The individual careers of )ohn, *aul, +eorge and
,ingo after $%&' are quite e-tensive and there are plenty of boo"s available to read if
you need to learn more about them. .aving said that, the Timeline does continue to
detail further developments of the Beatles between $%&' and /'''. The tragic death of
)ohn 0ennon and the reaction of those who "new him is documented, as well as their
new hit albums, single releases, and recordings done by the surviving three Beatles. (t
should be noted here that the Timeline was written mainly from a 1orth !merican
perspective while touching briefly on the international events of the Beatles.
(n order to achieve the two above-mentioned objectives, ( went about doing three
months of investigative research, culling information from a variety of boo"s,
maga2ines, albums, the (nternet, radio and television broadcasts, to assemble the
information together. 3ince 14 415 *!,T(670!, B448 4, !7T.4, 9!3 ,50(5:
7*41 for developing the Timeline ;see list of !c"nowledgments at the bottom<, the
cross-referencing of information from one source to another made my tas" very tric"y
but not daunting. There is such a great wealth of available information on the band.
5ven in the final stages when this te-t was being proof-read for me, ( still decided on
some last minute changes to the copy, thereby ensuring that format and accuracy
were complete as possible for publication on the 4ttawa Beatles 3ite.
TECHNICAL NOTE: (n order to save space and to "eep the format tidy, ( have
grouped all of the Beatles 73! tour schedules together at the end of each year in the
Timeline rather than spreading them out sequentially by each individual performance.
This is the only e-ception where the dates deviate within this presentation, but
summari2ing and presenting it this way, ( believe, ma"es for easier reading.
,emember, the purpose of this chronology is to ma"e it as entertaining as possible=
DEDICATION: This Timeline is specially dedicated to the following people whom ( had
the pleasure to have made fond acquaintances with at ,ec.music.beatles: 6hristopher
>orley ;:igibanana?aol.com<@ :iana ;!maranthAB?aol.com<@ 3tephan !ugustsson
;webmaster of the 7nofficial Beatles 0yric !rchive<. Than"s guys for always being so
cordial both in your personal e-mail responses to me and on ,ec.music.beatles. Cou
fol"s really do "now how to wear your heart on your sleeve at ,mb, and it shows.
INVITATION: 3hould you be aware of a significant event in this period that is not
listed, or inaccurate, ( invite you to submit it to me by e-mail. The Timeline is not set
in stone, and will grow with information from fans worldwide.
John Whelan
December 4, 1999
And now, presenting...
A HISTORICAL "MAGICAL MYSTERY TOR" OF
THE BEATLES
;3ubtitle: 9ords of 0ove, by the Beatles - than" you Buddy .olly=<
!" #$hn %helan
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+eorge >artin, Beatles musical director, born )anuary D, in 0ondon
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Brian 3amuel 5pstein, Beatles manager, born 3eptember $% ;in ,odney 3treet, in
0iverpool<
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!nthony 5smond 3heridan >c+innity ;a.".a. Tony 3heridan<, born >ay /$, $%E' ;in
1orwich<
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,ichard 3tar"ey, born )uly & ;in family home, % >adyrn 3treet, :ingle, in 0iverpool<
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)ohn 9inston 0ennon, born 4ctober % ;at 4-ford >aternity .ospital in 0iverpool<
)ohn was born to )ulia and Fred 0ennon.
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)ohn#s father, Fred 0ennon, leaves home for good. )ulia moves in with her new man,
)ohn :y"ins.
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)ames *aul >c6artney, born )une $F ;at 9alton +eneral .ospital in 0iverpool<
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+eorge .arrison, born February /A ;$' minutes past midnight in their family#s terraced
home, $/ !rnold +rove, in 0iverpool<
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)ohn 0ennon moves in to stay with his !unt >imi 3mith who raises him.
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+eorge >artin, after wor"ing three months for the BB6, leaves and ta"es job at
*arlophone ,ecords as a result of being paid G&, four shillings and three pence, G$
more than the BB6 was paying at the time. +eorge >artin becomes an assistant to
chief producerHowner of the label, 4scar *reuss. +eorge is immediately given the tas"
of handling the classical repertoire which included baroque, orchestral and choral
music.
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Se2tem!e0
)ohn 0ennon enters Iuarry Ban" .igh 3chool
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Ame0i/an R$/3 4n4 R$ll an5 the C.na05 Yan3s m"th$l$6"
!round this time the influence of !merican roc" #n# roll was being felt in 0iverpool and
the rest of 5ngland. .ow that music appeared, particularly in 0iverpool, is an
interesting story. The generally accepted view which has recently come into question,
was that merchant seamen "nown as 6unard Can"s imported roc" #n# roll records from
!merica which were then passed along to 0iverpool musicians who had relations who
wor"ed on the ships. This, unfortunately, is not how !merican roc" #n# roll appeared in
a large scale in 0iverpool or for the rest of 5ngland. The truth of the matter is, about
%%J of !merican roc" #n# roll 0*s and singles were released by British music
companies.
To understand why that is, one must trace bac" to the origins of the 6unard Can"s
mythology. 4ne of the earliest publications that supported the 6unar" Can" viewpoint
was found in >ersey Beat. Bill .arry, editor of >ersey Beat publication, e-plains:
4riginally, when ( did some interviews in >ersey Beat for a series called K9hy
0iverpoolLM some of the answers from musicians such as )ohn >c1ally of the 3earchers
was that he got records from his brother who was a merchant seaman ;a 6unard
Can"<. ! couple of other musicians said this. 3o when ( did an introduction to my $%&&
boo" #>ersey Beat: The Beginning of the Beatles# ( mentioned this. .owever, as (
researched further ( discovered that %%J of the groups just got their repertoire from
records found in record stores. Those records were available on >erseyside and
throughout Britain. The more groups ( as"ed, the more ( discovered that the K6unard
Can"sM story was a myth. 3o ( put that right in subsequent writings. ,esearch is always
a voyage of discovery.
But had it not been for an irate 6avern :) Bob 9ooler along with the follow-up
research of BB6 music journalist 3pencer 0eigh whom decided to challenge the 6unard
Can" mythology, the real truth might not have surfaced. 3aid Bob 9ooler in Best of
Fellas - the 3tory of Bob 9ooler written by 3pencer 0eigh: ( accept that there were
hundreds of 6unard Can"s and that, before the 9ar, they brought bac" dance band
records which were unavailable here. There was a society in the 9irral that met to play
them. (n the $%A's, the 6unard Can"s brought bac" ja22 and country and western
records which were not released here, and )ohn >c1ally of the 3earchers got several
country records from his seafaring brother. .owever, there is no evidence, ( repeat, no
evidence, that beat groups were performing songs that were brought over from
!merica by the 6unard Can"s.
For his part, 3pencer 0eigh investigated 9ooler#s claims. .e discovered that of the E''
cover versions that British groups recorded from the !merican roc" #n# roll repertoire,
in almost every case ( discovered that the original version had been released in the
78, wrote 0eigh.
The unfortunate tragedy is that the 6unard Can"s mythology had spanned over several
decades with new media releases only reinforcing the myth, notability the >+> video
The 6omplete Beatles ;$%F/< and +ranada#s 9ho *ut the Beat (n >ersey Beat
;screened in $%%A<. 0ittle wonder the urban legend lasted so long=
A.6.st
)ohn 0ennon forms The Iuarry >en and the band performs what#s "nown in 5ngland
as s"iffle.
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The Iuarry >en perform at 3t. *eter#s 6hurch +arden Fete. )ohn and *aul meet and
the pair find out that they have similar pop idol interests: *aul, what "ind of music do
you li"eL as"ed )ohn. 9ell ( used to li"e 0onnie :onnegan but now that s"iffle is
fading out ( love the music of 5lvis *resley, 5ddie 6ochrane, +ene Nincent, 0ittle
,ichard... .ey, )ohn interrupted, they#re all the people (#m into.
Se2tem!e0
)ohn 0ennon commences studies at the 0iverpool 6ollege of !rt
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#an.a0" ),
The Iuarry >en perform at the 6avern. This would be the only performance billed as
The Iuarry >en at the club. (t would be a long wait, an ama2ing three years before
the band would turn up again at the 6avern but under their new name as The Beatles.
The 6avern is located in 0iverpool#s mar"et district.
Fe!0.a0" *
The Iuarry >en play at the 9ilson .all in 0iverpool, whereupon +eorge .arrison
decides to join the Iuarry >en. +eorge .arrison ;recalling those early days<: ( was
very impressed by )ohn, probably more than *aul, or ( showed it more. ( suppose (
was impressed by all the !rt 6ollege crowd. )ohn was very sarcastic, always trying to
put you down, but ( either too" no notice or gave him the same bac", and it wor"ed.
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)ulia 0ennon, )ohn#s mother, is fatally struc" down by a car driven by an off-duty
drun"en police officer named 5ric 6lague ;9hen the trial ends, the officer was
acquitted of the offence<. !s a result, )ohn becomes more bitter and cynical than ever
before about his life.
5ric 6lague: >rs 0ennon just ran straight out in front of me. ( just couldn#t avoid her.
( was not speeding, ( swear it. (t was just one of those terrible things that happen.
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T$n" She0i5an teams .2 9ith Vin/e Ta"l$0 an5 the Pla"!$"s
(n early $%A%, Tony 3heridan joins Nince Taylor and the *layboys where they would
play a residency in .amburg, +ermany. The band would eventually morph into the
Beat Brothers with a line-up consisting of Tony 3heridan ;vocalsHguitar<, 8en
*ac"wood ;drums<, ,ic" ,ichards ;guitar<, 6olin >elander ;bass<, (an .ines
;"eyboards< and )immy :oyle ;drums<. 4ver the years the band#s line-up would
continue to see many personnel changes. 3ome of the most notable inclusions were:
,ingo 3tarr, ,oy Coung, ,i""y Barnes, )ohn 0ennon, *aul >c6artney, +eorge .arrison
and *ete Best.
3heridan often bac"ed many other singers and musicians, writes author )oe 3unseri
in his /B%-page manuscript entitled Nobody's Child: The Tony Sheridan Story. 4ne
such singer was an !merican by the name of Nince Taylor. Taylor was a combination of
5lvis *resley and +ene Nincent. Nisually, he emulated Nincent with his leather and
chains, while vocally and aerobically he was a junior 5lvis. 3heridan got his first pair of
!merican blue jeans and a silver imitation leather belt from Taylor by bothering him
until he gave 3heridan the clothes just so he would be left alone. Tony went on many
tours with Taylor and performed on some of his records.
:uring this year Nince Taylor and the *layboys would appear on the BB6#s Saturday
Club program on !pril $$ and >ay $B with host Brian >atthew.
A.6.st )(
The 6asbah opens and the Iuarry >en ;)ohn, *aul, +eorge O 8en Brown< perform on
opening night. 6asbah would quic"ly have over /,''' club members join up. The
6asbah, owned by *ete Best#s mother >o Best, had this to say on the transition of her
basement in her home: 1ever once during that e-citing si- months did ( ever regret
the immense tas" - as it turned out to be - that ( had ta"en on in deciding to ma"e
part of my home a rende2vous for young people. The enthusiasm and the happy
atmosphere were wonderful. !lso in !ugust of #A%, ,ingo 3tarr begins drumming for
,ory 3torm and the .urricanes. ;,ingo would be ,ory#s drummer right up until !ugust
$F, $%B/<.
O/t$!e0
8en Brown and *ete Best form a band called The Blac"jac"s.
The group becomes the 6asbah#s house band when the Iuarry >en weren#t
performing. !ccording to author *ete Frame, who wrote The Beatles O 3ome 4ther
+uys, The Blac"jac"s "noc"ed out the roc" #n# roll classics which became the
foundation of the >ersey Beat. 9hole 0otta 3ha"in# +oing 4n, 3weet 0ittle 3i-teen,
.oney :on#t, Tutti Frutti, 0ong Tall 3ally... The Blac"jac"s would continue to play
together until !ugust of $%B'.
O/t$!e0 +'
Iuarry >en audition for 6arrol 0evis show in 0iverpool. :uring this audition period, the
band would change its name from Iuarry >en to )ohnny and the >oondogs by
1ovember $A. 4n that day, they lose out for the 6arrol 0evis finals.
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Ma" 1
The Iuarry >en now become The 3ilver Beetles. !round this time, !llan 9illiams - club
owner of the )acaranda - becomes the group#s part time manager. .e arranges with
0arry *arnes, an impresario for British pop stars, to audition The 3ilver Beetles. The
band fails the audition as bac"ing group to Billy Fury. (nstead, *arnes chooses the
band as a bac"ing group for )ohnny +entle. 4n >ay /', +entle and The 3ilver Beetles
begin a %-day tour in northern 3cotland.
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First professional performance of The 3ilver Beetles held at 1eston (nstitute.
A.6.st '*
*ete Best leaves the Blac"jac"s and becomes The 3ilver Beetles# drummer. The band#s
current line-up would now included )ohn, *aul, +eorge, *ete and 3tuart 3tutcliffe.
4n this date, the band travels to .amburg, +ermany.
A.6.st '8
1ew stage name and first performance as The Beatles at the (ndra 6lub in .amburg,
+ermany. *aul >c6artney ;on discussing performing and other things they learned in
.amburg<: 3e-...was one of the first things #cause we were "ids just let off the leash,
you "now. !nd then there was li"e, the amount of music we played -- we played -- the
shear amount of music. 3ome evenings ( thin" we probably...we played eight hour
periods #cause you#d come on and another band would ta"e an hour and you#d ta"e an
hour, so we probably played four hours but we had to stretch it over an eight hour
period. !nd that#s an awful long time, man, to play. ( mean even bands now with three
or four hours sets is a hell of a long time.
De/em!e0 1
The Beatles luc" in .amburg runs out:
- .arrison is deported for being underage for wor"ing in a night club@
- >c6artney O *ete Best are arrested for pinning a condom to a bric" wall and then
igniting it.
The two are told to leave +ermany. The band returns home, discouraged.
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Fe!0.a0" (
4n this date the group ma"es their first lunchtime debut as The Beatles for a session
at the 6avern.
Ma0/h )'
The Beatles first night-time appearance at the 6avern. The band gets paid a mere
PE/.'' per night. ,ecalls +erry >arsden ;of +erry and the *acema"ers< on a particular
visit to the 6avern: ( couldn#t believe how good they were. The energy, the way they
shaped up to the microphone together, you "now - *aul the left-handed bass player,
)ohn standing there, couldn#t give a shit, the attitude of the man. ( thought: #They#ll be
the first band out of 0iverpool to ma"e it.#
Ma0/h ),
Beatles leave to go bac" to .amburg, +ermany.
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Beatles 2e0;$0m as !a/3<.2 m.si/ians t$ T$n" She0i5an
4n this date, Tony 3heridan and The Beatles do first session recordings for Bert
8aempfert with the following songs: My Bonnie (Lies Over the Ocean)@ The Saints
(When the Saints Go Marchin !n)" Why" Cry #or a Shado$" %in't She S$eet"Ta&e Out
So'e !nsurance On Me Baby and Nobody's Child( !nd according to 5ric 8ras"er#s boo",
The Beatles Fact and Fiction $%B'-$%B/, the Beatles would record one more time for
Bert 8aempfert on >ay /E, $%B/, to re-record and provide bac"ing vocals and
instrumental trac"s for S$eet Georia Bro$n and S$anee )iver( Tony 3heridan#s
vocal#s were recorded two wee"s later for those numbers on )une &, $%B/ under an
operation "nown as synchroni2ation.
The ea0l" 5a"s $; the Beatles= F0$m le;t t$ 0i6ht: Ge$06e
Ha00is$n> Pete Best> #$hn Lenn$n an5 Pa.l M/Ca0tne"
5a9ne5 in leathe0 6ea0 9ith m.si/al e?.i2ment
*ete Best on why the band wore leather gear and not suits: 9hen
we went over to .amburg, we found out that the stage suits we had
actually rotted and fell apart with the long hours we were playing.
0eather was a lot cheaper in .amburg. 9e could wear it on-stage
and off-stage. 9e basically lived in it. !nd it enhanced the image we
wanted. 9hen we went bac" to 0iverpool, all the other bands were
still in stage suits and gold army jac"ets and such. 9e came in with
cowboy boots, tight jeans, leather jac"ets and hair grown long,
playing this powerhouse music. (t ran"ed us fairly high in the eyes
of the girls of 0iverpool.
The +erman *olydor single, My Bonnie bHw When the Saints Go Marchin !n was
released in !ugust $%B$ listed as T41C 3.5,(:!1 !1: T.5 B5!T B,4T.5,3 Q*olydor
H /E B&DR which became a big top-ten hit for 3heridan in +ermany. The 7.8. release of
the single was issued )anuary A, $%B/ and listed as T41C 3.5,(:!1 !1: T.5
B5!T053 Q*olydor 1. BB-FDDR. *olydor then later decided to release a Tony 3heridan
album aptly entitled My Bonnie in )une of $%B/ as *olydor 0*.> EB-B$/ QmonoR and
*olydor 30*.> /D&-$$/ QstereoR. The band#s line-up for the album consisted for the
most part of Tony 3heridan, *ete Best, )ohn 0ennon, *aul >c6artney, +eorge .arrison
and featured pianist ,oy Coung on S$eet Georia Bro$n.
A!$.t R$" Y$.n6: (n the late $%A's, ,oy Coung#s electrifying piano performances of
)i* !t +* and Tutti #rutti dubbed him with the distinction of being Britain#s answer to
0ittle ,ichard. .is first encounter with the Beatles occurred during his first trip to
.amburg in $%B$ at Top Ten 6lub. Then later, on !pril $D, $%B/, Coung served as
double-duty as house-band leader and recruiting agent for up-and-coming 5nglish
bands for the 3tar-6lub located in .amburg#s lively ,eeperbahn strip. !ccording to
respected Beatle historian 8ristopher 5ngelhardt in his boo" Beatles 7ndercover, he
reports that Brian 5pstein as"ed ,oy to join The Beatles during their spring $%B/
engagement at the 3tar-6lub. ,oy Coung, in an entirely different report, describes
how he turned the offer down: ( said, #( don#t "now, (#ll have to thin" about that one,#
meaning that he would have to consider his three-year club contract. ( started to wal"
away but then ( wal"ed bac" and said: #(#m going to give you my answer right now. (
have to decline the offer.# ,oy would continue to play and perform at the 3tar-6lub
with such stars as 0ittle ,ichard, Fats :omino, and +ene Nincent. (n the late #B's, bac"
in 5ngland, he formed The ,oy Coung Band, and performed as a regular at 0ondon#s
3pea"easy club.
Hist$0i/al F$$tn$te: !s once believed and reported by some very respected Beatle
historians, maga2ine and boo" publishers, the Beatles version of S$anee )iver never
appeared on the .amburg Twist 5* nor on Tony 3heridan#s >y Bonnie 0*. 5ric
8ras"er, who has recently published a boo" entitled The Beatles Fact and Fiction
$%B'-$%B/ wrote the following in an 5nglish summary manuscript: 9hile it is
perfectly correct that the Beatles recorded a version of S$anee )iver with Tony
3heridan on /E >ay $%B/, the documents ( discovered in the *olydor archives clearly
prove that it cannot be the version included on the >y Bonnie 0*, as the first pressings
of this album left the record plant in early !pril $%B/. 5ric 8ras"er#s seven-year
research effort also made the author come to the reali2ation that The Beatles version
of S$anee )iver has since either been destroyed or has disappeared altogether from
the *olydor tape archives. Thus, the .amburg Twist 5* as provided in .ans 4lof
+ottfridsson#s boo", The Beatles: From 6avern to 3tar-6lub, you will note that the
name The Beatles is credited on the label below each and every song. The Beatles
credit for 3wanee ,iver is incorrect along with the misleading cover sleeve entitled
T.5 B5!T053 with Tony 3heridian .!>B7,+ T9(3T which presents the song titles for
the 5*. 3aid 5ric 8ras"er: +ottfridsson was more or less forced to ac"nowledge this in
the boo" with a Bear Family bo--set reissue of the *olydor recordings....the fact that
Bear Family admitted the only surviving version of S$anee )iver had no Beatle
involvement.
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Bill Ha00" 2.!lishes "The Me0se" Beat" ne9s2a2e0
)ohn 0ennon would give the publisher an interview on how the name Beatles came
about: >any people as" what are BeatlesL 9hy BeatlesL 7gh, BeatlesL .ow did the
name arriveL 3o we will tell you. (t came in a vision - a man appeared on a flaming pie
and said unto them, #From this day on you are Beatles with an !#. #Than" you >ister
>an#, they said, than"ing him. !nd so they were Beatles.
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The band returns to 5ngland from .amburg, +ermany.
A.6.st
>C B411(5 H T.5 3!(1T3 ;9.51 T.5 3!(1T3 +4 >!,6.(1+ (1< ;single< is released
in +ermany ;:ecca ,ecords<
.al Fein, an associate of Bert 8aempfert and owner of ,oosevelt >usic publishing
company recalls that the single did reasonably well. 9hen the record was released,
the initials sales were about $F',''' copies, a fair-si2ed hit for +ermany, said Fein.
:ue to its success in +ermany, it was played on ,adio 0u-embourg -- one of the most
powerful stations in 5urope, beaming in all directions - into +ermany, into 5ngland,
and south into the continent.
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Brian 5pstein#s first awareness of the Beatles: >y Bonnie record ma"es its way into
15>3 stores.
6ontrary to 5pstein#s accounting in ! 6ellarful of 1oise, young ,aymond )ones who
supposedly requested the record, remains more fiction than actual fact to this very
day. !listair Taylor, 5pstein#s assistant e-plains: ( got fed up with youngsters coming
in as"ing for The Beatles record. 3o ( put a name, ,aymond )ones, in the order boo". (
just made it up. 4therwise Brian wouldn#t have paid any attention.
N$@em!e0 (
5pstein visits the 6avern 6lub to see the band perform.
De/em!e0 +
5pstein offers to manage Beatles: Iuite simply, you need a manager. 9ould you li"e
me to do itL as"ed 5pstein. ,ight, then, Brian, manage us now. 9here#s the
contractL (#ll sign it, retorted 0ennon.
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#an.a0" '
Beatles do a test record with :ecca ,ecords in 0ondon. !fter audition, :ecca decides
not to sign them to a record deal. They were later turned down by just about every
record company e-cept *arlophone. +eorge >artin: But Brian...got them to sign a
contract because they hadn#t got a manager at all that was any worth while...and so
he promised them the earth: #(#ll get you a record contract#. !nd of course he didn#t.
.e tried everywhere and everyone turned him down. !nd they were getting fed up and
thought they were never going to ma"e it. Brian had this unswerving conviction that
they were great and that they were going to ma"e it and ( thin" without that
conviction -- without that sincerity, ( don#t thin" that ( would have brought them down
from 0iverpool to listen to them. !nd ( thin" it#s a tribute to him.
Ma0/h 8
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A20il 8
Beatles leave once again for .amburg, +ermany. They would shortly return bac" home
after learning of a pending record deal with *arlophone. !fter receiving the good news
from Brian 5pstein, the band wrote bac" to him...
*aul: *lease wire G$',''' advance royalties.
+eorge: *lease order four new guitars.
)ohn: 9hen are we going to be millionairesL
A20il '-
3tu 3utcliffe dies of a brain hemorrhage
A20il )+
>C B411(5 H T.5 3!(1T3 ;73! single< is released ;:ecca ,ecords<
Ma" (
Telegram reported in >ersey Beat from Brian 5pstein: .!N5 3567,5: 641T,!6T T4
,564,:5: ;sic< F4, 5>( 41 *!,04*.415 ;sic< 0!B50 $3T ,564,:(1+ :!T5 F4,
)715 BT. - B,(!1 5*3T5(1.
Ma" ),
The Beatles 0ast ,ecording 3essions for Burt 8aempfert and *olydor ,ecords
Beatles go in and re-record the bac"ing vocals and instrumentals for 3weet +eorgia
Brown and 3wanee ,iver
#.ne ,
Brian 5pstein and Beatles officially sign record deal with *arlophoneH5.>.(.
#.ne *
The Beatles audition their music with music producer +eorge >artin at !bbey ,oad
3tudios.
#.ne (
Beatles %el/$me H$me Sh$9
!t the 6avern, The Beatles perform a belated 9elcome .ome 3how from &:'' p.m.
until midnight. For the ne-t $/ days the Beatles under contract would perform at the
6avern. !t this 9elcome .ome 3how, the 6avern bro"e an attendance record as %''
fans crowded themselves into the cellar to see the group. Featured on the bill this
night were The ,ed ,iver )a22men@ 8en :allas and The 3ilhouettes@ and the Four )ays.
#.ne )*
Brian 5pstein forms 15>3 5nterprises
A.6.st '*
*ete Best loses drummer role with Beatles
Brian 5pstein informs *ete Best of bad news: ,ingo 3tarr is to become the band#s new
drummer. 1eil !spinall would later recall how it came about: ...so ( drove him ;*ete
Best< into town to see him. ( was in the record store loo"ing at records, and he came
down and said he had been fired. .e was in a state of shoc", really. 9e went over to
the +rapes pub in >atthew 3treet, had a pint.
A.6.st '8
,ingo 3tarr joins Beatles as their new drummer. 0ocal Beatle fans protest wanting *ete
Best bac" into the line-up but ,ingo stays.
A.6.st ))
3ome 4ther +uy as performed by the Beatles is captured on film by 0eslie 9oodhead
for +ranada TN mar"ing it as the first film to be recorded on the Beatles intended for a
public television broadcast. The song was written by )erry 0eiber, >i"e 3troller and
,ichard Barrett. The soundtrac" for this video, according to 5ric 8ras"er, author of
The Beatles Fact and Fiction $%B' - $%B/, was recorded on 3eptember A, $%B/ in
which in can be heard very distinctly at the end of the song somebody shouting 9e
want *ete=, the fact remains that indeed they have officially ac"nowledged *ete Best#s
e-treme popularity.
*hoto: Film director 0eslie 9oodhead who, after /F-years of service, left +ranada in
$%F% to become an independent film director.
0eslie 9oodhead#s astonishing film-ma"ing career would come full circle in 3eptember
/''%, when he directed a fascinating film documentary on the sociological impact that
the Beatles had behind the (ron 6urtain. The documentary was aptly titled: .ow the
Beatles ,oc"ed the 8remlin which aired on BB6 Four on 3eptember B, /''%. The
documentary was then transmitted in 5urope by !,T5 in 4ctober and then on *B3 TN
nationally in the 7nited 3tates on 1ovember % of the same year which coincided with
the /'th anniversary of the fall of communism. For information on the story behind the
story on how the documentary came about, clic" here for video details as revealed by
:r. Cury *elyushono".
A.6.st )+
)ohn 0ennon marries 6ynthia *owell.
The marriage too" place at >ount *leasant ,egister 4ffice in 0iverpool
Se2tem!e0 +
The Beatles begin their second recording session at !bbey ,oad
Se2tem!e0 ''
The Beatles begin their third !bbey ,oad session, and record 04N5 >5 :4
O/t$!e0 1
04N5 >5 :4 H *.3. ( 04N5 C47 ;single< is released ;*arlophone ,ecords<.
Featured on this song is )ohn 0ennon#s harmonica playing which became an integral
part of the Beatles early recordings. !ccording to Beatle author ,ay 6oleman, 0ennon#s
harmonica playing was influenced by the !merican hit .ey Baby by Bruce 6hannel.
O/t$!e0 '7
T.5 B5!T053 F(,3T T505N(3(41 !**5!,!165 41 *eople and *laces ;+ranada
Television<
*re-filmed in the 6avern on !ugust //, the show#s producer, )ohnny .amp had this to
say: ( first saw the Beatles in a club in .amburg. They were very scruffy characters -
but they had a beat in their music which ( li"ed...( got into a lot of trouble over it.
5veryone said they were too rough, too untidy. But ( li"ed them. ( put them on again
and again.
O/t$!e0 )7
04N5 >5 :4 ;*arlophone single< enters at EFth spot on >elody >a"er hit parade
De/em!e0 '7
Beatles leave for their final trip to .amburg, +ermany. The band would play at the
3tar-6lub for fourteen days.
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The Beatles begin their concert tour in 3cotland
Fe!0.a0" )
The Beatles begin British tour with .elen 3hapiro as the top act on the bill
Fe!0.a0" ,
04N5 >5 :4 H *.3. ( 04N5 C47 is released as a single in 6anada ;6apitol ,ecords<
.istorical significance: The first true Beatles single is released in 1orth !merica.
*aul 9hite, then 6apitol 6anada record e-ecutive, had this to say on why he decided
to release the Beatles first single: ( used to listen to about fifty new records a wee".
Then one day ( put on 0ove >e :o by a group called the Beatles. ( immediately sat
up and too" notice. The sound was so different, so completely fresh.
(#m certainly not going to claim that ( could read the future and already "new how big
the Beatles were going to be, but ( did li"e them a lot and wanted 6apitol of 6anada to
get in on the ground floor. ( decided to release Beatles# records in 6anada.
Fe!0.a0" )-
*05!35 *05!35 >5 H !38 >5 9.C ;single< is released in 73! ;Nee-)ay ,ecords<
Ma0/h ))
*05!35 *05!35 >5 - their first album, is released in 5ngland, on *arlophone ,ecords
Ma" *
F,4> >5 T4 C47 H T.!18 C47 +(,0 ;single< is released ;Nee-)ay ,ecords<
This single pea"ed at 1o. $$B on the Billboard music chart in !ugust.
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3.5 04N53 C47 H (#00 +5T C47 ;single< is released ;3wan ,ecords<
#.l" )+
C$h!.0n : C$m2an" 20ints /$@e0 /li/3s $nl" ;$0 "Int0$5./in6 the Beatles"
4n this date, 6ohburn O 6ompany print up B,''' album cover slic"s for Nee-)ay#s
(ntroducing the Beatles 0* but Nee-)ay#s manufacturing plans for pressing the actual
vinyl are quic"ly scuttled. Two reasons that delayed this album release are: $< 4n
!ugust F, Transglobal in !merica who was a subsidiary of 5>( in 5ngland, was told by
5>( to legally inform Nee-)ay to cease production and distribution of all Fran" (field
and Beatles records until such times as the royalties were paid up. /< By 3eptember,
6ohburn and 6ompany sued Nee-)ay for over PA',''' owed on the account for various
album cover slic"s they had manufactured for Nee-)ay. The end result of this delay
meant that the ne-t issue of either a Beatle album or single on the Nee-)ay label would
not occur until )anuary $%BE, just in time to capitali2e on Beatlemania.
A.6.st +
The Beatles appear for the last time at the 6avern 6lub
Se2tem!e0
:uring this month, +eorge .arrison along with his brother *eter, visits their sister
0ouise in Benton (llinois in the 73!. 9hile there he would buy a guitar and also sat in
at a few clubs performing with a local band called The Four Nests. +eorge also went
camping with the family and also too" in some points of scenic interest in 3outhern
(llinois. !n-ious to get to get the Beatles "nown in !merica, +eorge and his sister visit
a local Benton radio station one 3aturday and meet up with a very young :) named
>arsha 3chaffer who hosted a $-hour roc" and roll program. There they persuade the
:) to play *lease *lease >e along with another Beatle single possibly ma"ing this the
first time Beatle records are heard over the radio in the 73!. Today both record and
the turntable which was used to spin the disc at the radio station are located at the
.ard :ay#s 1ight Bed and Brea"fast mini-Beatles museum on $$D >c6ann 3treet, once
home to 0ouise .arrison.
N$@em!e0 ,
!t the ,oyal Nariety 3how, held in *rince of 9ales Theatre, 0ondon, the Beatles
perform before the Iueen >other, *rincess >argaret and 0ord 3nowdon. )ohn 0ennon
humorously tells the audience: Those of you in the cheaper seats - clap your hands@
and those of you in the more e-pensive seats - just rattle your jewelry.
N$@em!e0 ))
9ith the Beatles ;lp< is released in Britain ;*arlophone ,ecords<
Trac" listing, 3ide 4ne: $< (t 9on#t Be 0ong /< !ll (#ve +ot To :o D< !ll >y 0oving E<
:on#t Bother >e A< 0ittle 6hild B<Till There 9as Cou &< *lease >ister *ostman
3ide Two: $< ,oll 4ver Beethoven /< .old >e Tight D< Cou ,eally +ot ! .old 4n >e E<
( 9anna Be Cour >an A< :evil (n .er .eart B< 1ot ! 3econd Time &< >oney
N$@em!e0 )1
Beatlemania 9ith The Beatles ;lp< is released in 6anada ;6apitol ,ecords<
.istorical significance: The first true Beatles album is released in 1orth !merica that
contained same trac" listing as 9ith the Beatles which was released only a three
days earlier in Britain.
N$@em!e0 )(
&'',''' advance orders for ( 9ant To .old Cour .and by British fans
De/em!e0
(n Britain, the Beatles Fan 6lub pea"s at F',''' strong.
! 0ondon Times music critic names them outstanding 5nglish composers of $%BD.
The 3unday Times critic declares them greatest composers since Beethoven.
De/em!e0 *
B5!T053 6.,(3T>!3 ,564,: is sent out to fan club members
The concept was thought up by their press agent, Tony Barrow who also wrote the
basic script for the first three 6hristmas records. Cou can listen to Tony Barrow#s lovely
recounting of how the Beatles 6hristmas ,ecord came about by clic"ing here.
De/em!e0 '-
CBS Ne9s ai0s a ;ilm /li2 $n The Beatles
6B3 news anchor 9alter 6ron"ite airs a film about the Beatles phenomenon in 5ngland
that was filed by their 7.8. correspondent, !le-ander 8endric". The film contained a
clip of the band performing 3he 0oves Cou along with some interviews. The sounds of
this British roc" and roll combo performing 3he 0oves Cou had created a strong and
favorable impression on >arsha !lbert, a $A-year-old girl from 3ilver 3pring, >aryland.
3he would later be ac"nowledged by the 9ashington *ost as the first Beatle fan who
"ic" started the whole Beatlemania cra2e on 73! radio.
.owever, while teenagers eventually went cra2y over Beatles and their music, 9alter
6ron"ite recalls his viewpoints as being a little less than favorable with regards to the
5nglish quartet: (n the wa"e of the Q)ohn F. 8ennedyR assassination story, nothing
else was happening in the world, at least in the 7nited 3tates -- stuff that was
important, that is. 3o we actually had an opportunity to use it.
( was not entirely thrilled with it myself, to tell you the truth. (t was not a musical
phenomenon to me. The phenomenon was a social one, of these rather tawdry-loo"ing
guys, we thought at the time, with their long hair and this cra2y singing of theirs, this
meaningless #wah-wah-wah, wee-wee-wee# stuff they were doing.
De/em!e0 '7
Ca00$l #ames $; %%DC 0a5i$ in %ashin6t$n !e/$mes the ;i0st D# in the
nite5 States t$ 2la" "I %ant t$ H$l5 Y$.0 Han5"=
The importance of Beatles music came to 6arrol )ames#s attention through >arsha
!lbert. 3he remembered being impressed with the Beatles performance of 3he 0oves
Cou from the 6B3 news broadcast. 3aid >arsha: (t wasn#t so much what ( had seen,
it#s what ( had heard. They had a scene where they played a clip of #3he 0oves Cou#
and ( thought it was a great song. ( wrote that ( thought Qthe BeatlesR would be really
popular here, and if Q)amesR could get one of their records, that would really be great.
!ccording to the 9ashington *ost, 6arrol )ames thought maybe the girl was onto
something, and he got the station#s promotion director to contact a local agent for
B4!6 ;now British !irways< to procure a copy of the band#s latest record, ( 9ant To
.old Cour .and which was currently unavailable in the 73! mar"etplace.
)ames eventually obtains a copy from the local B4!6 agent. 3aid >arsha: 6arroll
)ames called me up the day he got the record and said #(f you can get down here by A
o#cloc", we#ll let you introduce it.# 9hich >arsha did: 0adies and gentlemen, for the
first time on the air in the 7nited 3tates, here are the Beatles singing #( 9ant to .old
Cour .and.#
! few days later, 6apitol ,ecords threatened 99:6 radio by suggesting they would
consider using a legal injunction to bloc" airplay of ( 9ant To .old Cour .and,
because technically, the song wasn#t supposed to be released until )anuary $D in the
new year. .owever, both 6arrol )ames and the radio station ignored the threat and
continued to spin the disc over the airwaves. (n the end, 6apitol never sued 99:6
and decided on more positive course of action.
De/em!e0 )*
( 9ant To .old Cour .andH( 3aw .er 3tanding There ;6apitol ,ecords< is released
Though scheduled for a )anuary $D release date, momentum in the airplay of ( 9ant
To .old Cour .and continued. By now 6arrol )ames had already sent out copies of the
Beatle single to a fellow :) in 6hicago and also to a :) in 3t. 0ouis. 3ensing the single
is gaining momentum both in terms of airplay and interest from teenagers, 6apitol
,ecords decided to financially capitali2e on the opportunity: on this date they rush-
release copies of ( 9ant To .old Cour .andH( 3aw .er 3tanding There into the
mar"etplace. ( 9ant To .old Cour .and becomes the fastest selling British single in
!merica.
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#an.a0" '<'1
(ntroducing the Beatles ;lp< ;version S$ - Nee-)ay< is released
!ccording to Bruce 3pi2er, author of Sons, -ictures and Stories o. the #abulous
Beatles on /ee01ay, that Nee-)ay#s invoice summary sheets indicate that &%,$B% mono
and /,/'/ stereo copies of !ntroducin the Beatles were shipped to distributors during
the first fifteen days of the year before sales were halted by the temporary injunction
prohibiting Nee-)ay from issuing Beatles product.
4n this album, 0ove >e :o and *.3. ( 0ove Cou are listed in this trac" listing.
.owever, due to a copyright disagreement with the music publisher Beechwood, these
two songs were later removed and substituted with *lease *lease >e and !s" >e
9hy in version S/ album of !ntroducin the Beatles.
Trac" 0isting, 3ide 4ne: $< ( 3aw .er 3tanding There /< >isery D< !nna E< 6hains A<
Boys B< 0ove >e :o
3ide Two: $< *.3. ( 0ove Cou /< Baby (t#s Cou D< :o Cou 9ant To 8now ! 3ecret E< !
Taste of .oney A< There#s ! *lace B< Twist and 3hout
!lso released on Nee-)ay to distributors during first fifteen days of the new year was
the single: *lease *lease >e H From >e To Cou.
#an.a0" +
(n the 73!, the )ac" *aar 3how airs the Beatles# Bournemouth
performance of 3he 0oves Cou which was originally filmed on 1ovember $B, $%BD.
( 9ant To .old Cour .and ma"es S$ spot on the !ustralian music charts.
#an.a0" '1
Beatles perform for three wee"s in France at the *aris 4lympia
#an.a0" '8
( 9ant To .old Cour .and enters at 1o. EA on the !merican Billboard music charts.
#an.a0" )-
>55T T.5 B5!T053 ;lp< is released ;6apitol ,ecords<
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>C B411(5 H T.5 3!(1T3 ;single< is released ;>+> ,ecords<
Fe!0.a0" '
( 9ant To .old Cour .and reaches 1o. $ on the 7.3. Billboard music charts, selling
/,''',''' units ;3he 0oves Cou sells $,''',''' units in the 7.3.<
Fe!0.a0" +
T.5 B5!T053 9(T. T41C 3.5,(:!1 ;lp< is released ;>+> ,ecords<
Fe!0.a0" 1
Beatles return from *aris, France
Fe!0.a0" 7
*an !m Can"ee 6lipper flight $'$: Beatles land at 8ennedy !irport in the 73!. The
lads are greeted by D,''' screaming fans. 1ew Cor" :) >urray the 8 heavily
promotes the Beatles records over the radio and provides live interviews with )ohn,
*aul, +eorge and ,ingo. >urray the 8 would dub himself as the Ath Beatle. !
reporter for the 3aturday 5vening *ost noted: !nyone listening to a pop radio station
in 1ew Cor" would hear a Beatle record every four minutes and anyone listening to a
ju"e bo- might hear one right after the other. Beatlemania had arrived==
Fe!0.a0" (
Beatles debut on the 5d 3ullivan 3how in 1ew Cor"@ A',''' apply for &/F available
seats. !n estimated &D million viewers watch that night ;or /D,/E',''' households,
based on a 1ielsen rating<
The Beatles /a2t.0e5 in 2h$t$60a2h 5.0in6 the last se6ment $; the E5 S.lli@an Sh$9
*aul >c6artney: 3pecific memory of 5d 3ullivan: F5!,, F5!,, F5!,= #6ause you
"now, if somebody made the mista"e of saying, #4h, you "now how many people are
watching thisL# (f someone had mentioned &D million - 4hhhhhhh= 3o it was very very
nerve rac"ing. But you "now, by then we had so much practice, that the nerves didn#t
show. ( can see them when ( watch it. ( can remember it.
,ingo 3tarr: 9e had no idea what the #5d 3ullivan 3how# meant, we didn#t "now how
huge it was. ( don#t thin" we were nervous because we were doing songs that we "new
how to play, we#d done them before and we#d done plenty of TN. But the idea of just
coming to !merica was the mind-blower -- no one can imagine these days what an
incredible feat it was to conquer !merica. 1o British act had done it before. 9e were
just coming over to do our stuff, hopefully get recogni2ed and to sell some records. But
it turned into something huge.
4pening spot: $< !00 >C 04N(1+@ /< T(00 T.5,5 9!3 C47@ D< 3.5 04N53 C47
6losing spot: $< ( 3!9 .5, 3T!1:(1+ T.5,5@ /< ( 9!1T T4 .40: C47, .!1:
3ee what the reviewers said and a cartoon. For photos, clic" here.
Fe!0.a0" '-
(ntroducing the Beatles ;lp< ;version S/ - Nee-)ay< is released
Nersion S/ of this album is released on this date but this time with !s" >e 9hy and
*lease *lease >e replacing 0ove >e :o and *.3. ( 0ove Cou. 0ater, on February
/%, Nee-)ay#s !ntroducin the Beatles ran nine consecutive wee"s at the S/ spot only
to be shut out by 6apitol#s release of Meet the Beatles(
Trac" 0isting, 3ide 4ne: $< ( 3aw .er 3tanding There /< >isery D< !nna E< 6hains A<
Boys B< !s" >e 9hy
3ide Two: $< *lease *lease >e /< Baby (t#s Cou D< :o Cou 9ant To 8now ! 3ecret E<
! Taste of .oney A< There#s ! *lace B< Twist and 3hout
Fe!0.a0" ''
Beatles first concert appearance in the 73!: the 6oliseum in 9ashington, /',''' fans
attend performance.
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Two concert performances at 6arnegie .all
Fe!0.a0" '*
Beatles ma"e their second appearance on the 5d 3ullivan 3how in :eauville .otel,
>iami Beach, Florida. !n estimated &' million viewers watch that night ;or //,EEA,'''
households based on a 1ielsen rating<. 3ongs performed: 3.5 04N53 C47@ !00 >C
04N(1+@ T.(3 B4C@ ( 3!9 .5, 3T!1:(1+ T.5,5@ F,4> >5 T4 C47@ ( 9!1T T4
.40: C47, .!1:
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Beatles return to 5ngland.
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Beatles Drd 5d 3ullivan 3how, 1ew Cor". The Beatles had taped previously their third
show for 5d 3ullivan. 3ongs performed for the show were: T9(3T !1: 3.47T@
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Beatles begin wor" on their first movie, ! .ard :ay#s 1ight. !ccording to 9alter
3henson, producer of the film, the Beatles story line in the movie would portray them
as prisoners of their success. They go from the airport to the hotel to the theater or
stadium or concert hall bac" to the hotel bac" to the airport. (n any city it#s always the
same. They literally travel in a cocoon of 0iverpool. There#s the manager, the road
manager, a publicity man, the car, the driver, the guy who carries the equipment.
That#s all they see... Total cost for ma"ing the movie: PA'','''.
T9(3T !1: 3.47T H T.5,5#3 ! *0!65 ;single< is released ;Tollie ,ecords<
Ma0/h '+
6!3.B4T 6.!,T3 - *laces Beatles songs in top four slots:
$< 3.5 04N53 C47
/< ( 9!1T T4 .40: C47, .!1:
D< *05!35 *05!35 >5
E< T9(3T !1: 3.47T
>55T T.5 B5!T053 ;lp< is reported by this date to have sold D,B'',''' copies
6!1#T B7C >5 04N5 their ne-t single, has advanced order sales of $,&'',''' copies
in the 73! ;Britain would have, by >arch $&th, advanced sales of $,''',''' copies<
Ma0/h )+
:4 C47 9!1T T4 8149 ! 356,5T H T.!18 C47 +(,0 ;single< is released ;Nee-)ay
,ecords<
(n .is 4wn 9rite - 0ennon#s first humorous off-beat boo" is published by )onathan
6ape. The boo" would sell $'',''' copies during its first printing. The Times 0iterary
3upplement declared his boo" being 9orth the attention of anyone who fears for the
impoverishment of the 5nglish language and the British imagination. )ohn#s
jabberwoc"y style of penmanship was largely influenced from the literary wor"s of
0ewis 6arroll.
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Ma0/h +-
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APRIL *
B(00B4!,: 6.!,T3 - *laces Beatles songs in top five slots:
$< 6!1#T B7C >5 04N5
/< T9(3T !1: 3.47T
D< 3.5 04N53 C47
E< ( 9!1T T4 .40: C47, .!1:
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04N5 >5 :4 H *.3. ( 04N5 C47 ;single< is released ;Tollie ,ecords<
3(5 0(5BT :(6. H (#00 +5T C47 ;single< is released ;3wan ,ecords<
#.ne '
3955T +54,+(! B,491 H T!85 34>5 (137,!165 47T 41 >5 B!BC ;single< is
released ;!tco records<
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)immy 1icol becomes substitute drummer when ,ingo enters a 0ondon hospital for his
throat problem. The band travels to .olland and three days later perform in
!msterdam#s Blo""er auction hall. 4n )une Fth, the band would fly to .ong 8ong.
#.ne '-
Beatles perform two concerts at .ong 8ong *rinces Theatre.
#.ne ')
Beatles begin !ustralian tour at !delaide. :uring this tour, an !delaide crowd of
D'',''' lines up along the motorcade route and watches the band drive by. 4n )une
$E, ,ingo would reunite with the Beatles in >elbourne after recovering temporarily
from tonsillitis.
#.ne )*
! .!,: :!C#3 1(+.T ;lp< is released ;7nited !rtists ,ecords<
!(1#T 3.5 3955T H 14B4:C#3 6.(0: ;single< is released ;!tco ,ecords<
#.l"
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)ay ,ecords<
!ccording to Bruce 3pi2er, distribution of this album began in late )uly but did not
chart until the following 4ctober. ,oyalty statements indicate that $/D,BDA mono
copies were sold prior to 3eptember D', $%BE. !ggressive mar"eting resulted in
additional reported sales of /$B,D/F mono and &&D stereo copies during the last
quarter of $%BE.
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(n 0iverpool, a civic reception held for the premiere of ! .ard :ay#s 1ight. !bout
$'',''' 0iverpudlians pac" the streets to see )ohn, *aul, +eorge and ,ingo.
#.l" '+
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,ecords<
Hist$0i/al F$$tn$te ;$0 G.ita0 Pla"e0s: 5ver wonder why you can#t faithfully
reproduce on your guitar the same sound the Beatles used for the opening chord on %
2ard 3ay's NihtL (t is because three instruments are used together at the same time.
(n /''$, 9alter 5verett, professor of music for >ichigan 7niversity, published on page
/DB from his boo" - The Beatles %s Musicians: The 4uarry Men throuh )ubber Soul -
the following: The stri"ing ametrical opening chord, with >artin#s piano doubling
.arrison#s twelve-string above >c6artney#s bass, is given as e-ample D.$'a. *rofessor
5verett then notated the guitar, piano, and bass parts in 5-ample D.$'a on the ne-t
page of his boo".
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(#00 6,C (13T5!: H (#> .!**C )73T T4 :!165 9(T. C47 ;single< is released ;6apitol
,ecords<
!1: ( 04N5 .5, H (F ( F500 ;single< is released ;6apitol ,ecords<
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6apitol ,ecords issues a series of EAs on their 4ldies label: :4 C47 9!1T T4 8149
! 356,5THT.!18 C47 +(,0@ *05!35 *05!35 >5HF,4> >5 T4 C47@ 04N5 >5 :4H*.3.
( 04N5 C47@ T9(3T !1: 3.47THT.5,5#3 ! *0!65
A.6.st ''
>4T(41 *(6T7,5: ! .ard :ay#s 1ight is released ;running time: FA minutes<
,eleased by 7nited !rtists
3creenplay by !lun 4wen
*roduced by 9alter 3henson
:irected by ,ichard 0ester
>usical director and album produced by +eorge >artin
*layed in A'' cinemas across the 7nited 3tates, the movie earns $.D million in the first
wee".
1ew Cor"#s Nillage Noice proclaimed the movie as the 6iti2en 8ane of ju"ebo-
musicals.
.istorical first in the cinema picture industry: $A,''' prints made for world-wide
distribution.
! movie review appeared a month later in 6anada#s national maga2ine, >aclean#s,
which was written by 9endy >ichener. *lease clic" here for her review.
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,ingo 3tarr has his tonsils removed at the 7niversity 6ollege .ospital in 0ondon
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BB6 announcer ,oy 9illiams caused post-traumatic shoc" for ,ingo#s fans when he
mista"enly announced: ,ingo 3tarr#s T451!(03 were successfully removed this
morning. The announcement caused the BB6 switchboard to jam immediately with
calls from fans. ,oy 9illiams would apologi2ed in a later broadcast and also e-plain: (
misread the item. (t happens to all of us and ( bet ,ingo is glad (#m not his surgeon.
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0athom +edge, neighbor to ,ingo 3tarr, claimed that ,ingo#s tonsil operation has
given us our first peace for months. Teenage girls scream and shrie" all day long. They
get hysterical, fight and "ic" each other and chase every car that arrives in case ,ingo
is inside. ,ingo#s response: ( wish ( could do something about it - but ( can#t control
the fans.
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GRAMMY A%ARDS B'(*,C:
Best 1ew !rtist - The Beatles
Best *erformance by a Nocal +roup - The Beatles, ! .ard :ay#s 1ight, +eorge
>artin, producer
NORTH AMERICAN BAGSTDSEPTEMBER '(*,C BEATLES TOR:
3an Francisco ;!ugust $%<@ 0as Negas ;!ugust /'<@ 3eattle ;!ugust /$<@ Nancouver
;!ugust //<@ 0os !ngeles ;!ugust /D<@ :enver ;!ugust /B<@ 6incinnati ;!ugust /&<@
1ew Cor" ;!ugust /F<@ !tlantic 6ity ;!ugust D'<@ *hiladelphia ;3eptember /<@
(ndianapolis ;3eptember D<@ >ilwau"ee ;3eptember E<@ 6hicago ;3eptember A<@
:etroit ;3eptember B<@ Toronto ;3eptember &<@ >ontreal ;3eptember F<@ )ac"sonville
;3eptember $$<@ Boston ;3eptember $/<@ Baltimore ;3eptember $D<@ *ittsburgh
;3eptember $E<@ 6leveland ;3eptember $A<@ 1ew 4rleans ;3eptember $B<@ 8ansas
6ity ;3eptember $&<@ :allas ;3eptember $F<@ 1ew Cor" ;3eptember /'<
T$.0 Fa/t: Because of the mania, the Beatles seldom ventured outside of their
hotels. 4ne of the band#s favorite pastimes during this tour was playing the game of
>onopoly in their hotel rooms. !rt 3chreiber, who was one of five reporters ;two
!merican, three British< designated to follow the Beatles on this 1orth !merican tour,
recalls how it unfolded: 9hen we#d arrive at a hotel, (#d no more sooner get in my
room and the phone would ring and it would be )ohn 0ennon. .e#d say, #!rt, where are
you, we#re waiting.# 3o (#d go to his room and he and +eorge would be sitting there at
the >onopoly board. )ohn always stood up to sha"e the dice and roll. .e wanted so
badly to get *ar" *lace and Boardwal". .e could stand to lose the game, as long as
when he lost he had *ar" *lace and Boardwal".
:uring the game of >onopoly, 3chreiber recalls .arrison as being very aloof with a
preoccupation to acquire the BO4 ,ailroad deed. 3aid 3chreiber: ( as"ed him why he
wanted the BO4 so badly and he never did tell me. .e never did tell me much of
anything. 9e#d play until sunrise, and (#d be falling asleep at the table and )ohn would
po"e me and say #one more game, !rt.# :uring this whole time, +eorge would say
practically nothing.
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,ingo 3tarr marries hairdresser >aureen 6o- at the 6a-ton .all registry office. Brian
5pstein worries about negative female reaction as ,ingo gives up his eligible bachelor
status to >aureen. +eorge .arrison went on to say: ( don#t thin" the Beatles# image
could stand another marriage. The couple honeymooned in a secluded spot near
Brighton but fans show up=
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Two roc" #n# roll cover versions recorded by +eorge >artin and the Beatles are not
intended for the British mar"etplace but instead are slated specifically for 6apitol#s
Beatles N( album: ,ecording especially for the 1orth !merican mar"et, )ohn 0ennon
steered the group through raucous renditions of two of his favourite songs...#:i22y >iss
0i22y# and #Bad Boy#, wrote historian >ar" 0ewisohn regarding the >ay $'th recording
session at 5>(#s 3tudio Two. >inutes after the final recording, mono and stereo
remi-es were made of both, to be dispatched the ne-t day by air freight to 6apitol
,ecords in 0os !ngeles. The song #:i22y >iss 0i22y# would later appear on
*arlophone#s .elp= 0* while #Bad Boy# would ma"e its debut in $%BB on a Beatles#
album from the same label entitled ! 6ollection of 4ldies.
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! 3paniard (n the 9or"s - 0ennon#s second humorous off-beat boo" is published by
)onathan 6ape. )ohn 0ennon: There is something about changing words that ( love.
(nstead of saying #9al"ed to the door# ( write #( warped to the door#, that#s good. (t
wor"s. (t says something.
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AB,''' fans show up at 3hea 3tadium, 1ew Cor".
This was the Beatles# largest crowd on any tour, and
also the largest roc" concert attendance to that point in time.
Fan a220e/iati$n: Beatle fan >arc 6atone was actually at the 3hea 3tadium concert
in #BA and he e-mailed a scanned image of his tic"et stub. (f you clic" on the tic"et
you#ll get a larger view along with the flip side of the stub describing the terms and
conditions for a rain chec". 3aid >arc: 1ote that the 3hea had a rain date of FH$B
which probably accounts for early boo"s on The Beatles incorrectly stating that they
played two concerts at 3hea in $%BA.
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,eleased through 7nited !rtists
3creenplay by >arc Beham and 6harles 9ood based on a story by >arc Behm
*roduced by 9alter 3henson
:irected by ,ichard 0ester
>usical 3core by 8en Thorne
!lbum produced by +eorge >artin
9alter 3henson reported total cost of .elp= came in at P$,/A','''.''
,ichard 0ester: They ;the Beatles< said about .elp= #(t wasn#t our film. 9e felt li"e
guest stars and e-tras in our film.# ( thin" that was true. But it had to be true, because
not wanting to repeat this film...you had to ma"e a film which didn#t deal with their
wor", which is concerts, television, theatre, and all that....9e had to create this huge
baroque fantasy through which they passed....(#m very proud of .elp because ( thin"
.elp is as successful as ! .ard :ay#s 1ight in terms of ma"ing four people enormously
attractive to the audience. ( thin" that a lot of the things that they did and the way
they did them, the feeling of it - they were so bloody endearing...
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The 5d 3ullivan 3how - Taped earlier on !ugust $E before a live studio audience at
3tudio A' in 1ew Cor", this taped performance is aired live on this date. The Beatles
perform: $< ( Feel Fine /< (#m :own D< !ct 1aturally E< Tic"et to ,ide A< Cesterday B<
.elp=
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Beatles TN 6artoon 3eries aired in the 73! by 8ing Features 3yndicate for the
!merican Broadcasting 6orporation ;!B6<. *roduction highlights: !rtist *eter 3ander,
drew the Beatle characters on templates for other animators to follow@ 5pisodes were
made in 0ondon, 6anada and !ustralia@ !merican actor *aul Frees did the voices of
)ohn and +eorge while British comic actor, 0ance *ercival did the voices of ,ingo and
*aul. The last Beatle cartoon aired on a 73 networ" was !pril /', $%B%.
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Cou@ *lease *lease >eHFrom >e To Cou@ :o Cou 9ant To 8now ! 3ecretHThan" Cou
+irl@ ,oll 4ver BeethovenH>isery@ BoysH8ansas 6ity
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Beatles receive >B5 ;>ember of the 4rder of British 5mpire< medals at Buc"ingham
*alace. Former British *rime >inister .arold 9ilson ;>ember of *arliament for
0iverpool<, in $%F/ interview with author ,ay 6oleman, had this to say: ( saw the
Beatles, as having a transforming effect on the minds of youth, mostly for the good. (t
"ept a lot of "ids off the streets. They introduced many many young people to music,
which in itself was a good thing. ! lot of old stagers might have regarded it as
idiosyncratic music, but the >ersey sound was a new important thing. That#s why they
deserved such recognition.
!uthor 1icholas 3chaffner of The Boys From 0iverpool - )ohn, *aul, +eorge, ,ingo
wrote the following regarding the political fallout over the Beatles receiving their >B5
awards: !bout a do2en of the queen#s most distinguished subjects sent bac" their own
medals in a huff as soon as they heard about the Beatles# getting them. *aul *earson,
a former ,oyal !ir Force squadron leader, claimed he did so because it had become
debased. ! 6anadian politician said he no longer wanted his >B5 because it put him
on the same level with vulgar nincompoops. )ohn replied that most of the complainers
had earned their medals for "illing people. (#d say we deserved ours more. 9ouldn#t
youL
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B0ian %ils$n of the Beach Boys becomes inspired to out-do the new Beatles album
and composes *et 3ounds, which later inspires *aul >c6artney to come up with 3gt.
*epper. Brian 9ilson: ...the Beatles had cut ,ubber 3oul, and ( really wasn#t quite
ready for the unity@ ,ubber 3oul was a collection of songs - of fol" songs@ it was li"e a
fol" album by the Beatles that somehow went together li"e no other album made
before, and ( was very impressed. (t really blew me out. ( had to go in there ;the
studio< and e-periment with sounds. ( really felt challenged to do it good, and (
followed through with it. !nd ( actually did it.
#$hn Lenn$n: 9e were just getting better, technically, and musically, that#s all.
Finally we too" over the studio. (n the early days, we had to ta"e what we were given,
we didn#t "now how you can get more bass. 9e were learning the technique on ,ubber
3oul. 9e were more precise about ma"ing the album, that#s all, and ;we< too" over
the cover and everything.
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NORTH AMERICAN BAGST '(*1C BEATLES TOR: 1ew Cor" ;!ugust $A<@
Toronto ;!ugust $&<@ !tlanta ;!ugust $F<@ .ouston ;!ugust $%<@ 6hicago ;!ugust /'<@
>inneapolis ;!ugust /$<@ *ortland ;!ugust //<@ 3an :iego ;!ugust /F<@ 0os !ngeles
;!ugust /%-D'<@ 3an Francisco ;!ugust D$<
T$.0 Fa/t: 0arry 8ane, author of Tic"et to ,ide and who was one of the reporters
designated to accompany the Beatles during these tour dates, states in his boo" that
when the Beatles landed in .ouston Te-as by plane, the fans managed to swarm the
tarmac while the propellers on the plane were still running. This was a dangerous
scene not only for the fans but also for the Beatles. 1ot only did they swarm the
tarmac but when the engines of the planes were finally turned off, some of the older
fans managed to climb onto the wings of the plane with lit cigarettes in their hands
waving to the entourage inside. Fortunately for all concerned, the situation did not end
in a tragic e-plosion=
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+eorge .arrison marries *atricia !nne Boyd at 5psom registry office. 6ouple then
honeymoons in Barbados.
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)ournalist >aureen 6leave, 5vening 3tandard, decides to as" a religious question
outside the norms of regular pop interviews. 0ennon is as"ed his opinion on the 6hurch
and +od to which he responds: 6hristianity will go. (t will vanish and shrin". ( needn#t
argue with that@ (#m right and ( will be proved right. 9e#re more popular than )esus
now@ ( don#t "now which will go first - roc" #n# roll or 6hristianity. )esus was alright but
his disciples were thic" and ordinary. (t#s them twisting it that ruins it for me. Four
months later, )ohn#s comments made their way into !merican :ateboo" whereupon
the 8u 8lu- 8lan and the southern Bible belt in the 73! would denounce )ohn#s
anti-6hrist statements.
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!lan 9. 0ivingston, *resident of 6apitol ,ecords ;73!<, decides to pull the butcher
cover Cesterday O Today album which depicted the Beatles dressed up in white
smoc"s with red raw meat and decapitated heads from baby dolls. 0ivingston issues
the following statement: The original album cover, created in 5ngland, was intended
as pop art satire. .owever, sampling of public opinion in the 7nited 3tates indicates
that the cover design is subject to misinterpretation....For this reason...6apitol has
chosen to withdraw the lp and substitute it for a more generally accepted design. The
butcher cover album would become one of the most sought-out pri2es by Beatle
collectors. 1ote: !ccording to the $%%A edition of The 4fficial *rice +uide to the
Beatles *erry 6o- and )oe 0indsay would list a first issue, first state butcher cover
;6apitol 3T-/AAD< is appraised at P&,'''.
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Beatles arrive in >anila, *hilippines
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Beatles perform at the >anila#s 1ational Football 3tadium - A',''' fans in attendance.
0ater, the *resident of >anila would feel stiffed by the Beatles for them not showing
up at his children#s party. The band gets "ic"ed, punched as they leave >anila and
5pstein is forced to give bac" all the concert.
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Lenn$n4s "%e40e m$0e 2$2.la0 than #es.s" /$mment a22ea0s in "Date!$$3"
4n this date, 0ennon#s interview with >aureen 6leave ma"es its appearance in the
!merican teenage maga2ine, :ateboo". 9ithin days of publication, anti-Beatle
sentiment builds up and !merican disc joc"eys in the southern 3tates encourages a
+od-fearing youth to destroy their Beatle records and memorabilia at bonfire rallies.
!lso enforced was a radio ban on Beatle records that was started by a Birmingham,
!labama :.). The ban pic"ed up momentum by other radio stations in the southern
Bible belt. By !ugust B, thirty 73 radio stations have banned all Beatles records from
airplay.
World reaction to John's remarks:
3outh !frica: *iet >yer of the 3outh !frican Broadcasting 6orporation temporarily
banned Beatles records from being played and noted that The Beatles arrogance has
passed the ultimate limit of decency. (t is clowning no longer.
3pain: Three radio stations immediately bans the airing Beatle records.
.olland: 4ne radio station bans the airing of Beatle records.
The Natican had a somewhat different view on 0ennon#s remar"s: )ohn#s remar"s were
made off-handedly and not impiously...the protest the remar" raised showed that
some subjects must not be dealt with lightly and in a profane way, not even in the
world of beatni"s.
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Before the band would commence with a third !merican tour on !ugust $/, at the
6hicago (nternational !mphitheatre, Brian 5pstein holds an evening press conference
in 1ew Cor"#s >anhattan#s 3heraton .otel, to effect damage control over )ohn
0ennon#s anti-6hrist remar"s. The following statement was made by Brian 5pstein
with approval from )ohn: The quote which )ohn 0ennon made to a 0ondon columnist
nearly three months ago QsicR has been quoted and misrepresented entirely out of
conte-t of the article, which was in fact highly complimentary to 0ennon as a person
and was understood by him to be e-clusive to the 5venin Standard( (t was not
anticipated that it would be displayed out of conte-t and in such a manner as it was in
an !merican teenage maga2ine. 5pstein also commented: 0ennon didn#t mean to
boast about the Beatles# fame. .e meant to point out that the Beatles# effect appeared
to be a more immediate one upon, certainly, the younger generation. )ohn is deeply
concerned and regrets that people with certain religious beliefs should have been
offended.
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Lenn$n meets 9ith Ame0i/an 20ess < attem2ts t$ eE2lain
9hat he meant !" his "%e40e m$0e 2$2.la0 than #es.s" 0ema03
(n a hotel room on the /&th floor of the !stor Towers .otel in 6hicago where
unrelenting pressure from the !merican press was see"ing out a public apology from
)ohn 0ennon, the Beatle is recorded on film as saying: (f ( had said that television is
more popular than )esus, ( might have got away with it. (t#s a fact, in reference to
5ngland, we meant more to "ids than )esus did, or religion at that time. ( wasn#t
"noc"ing it or putting it down. ( was just saying it, as a fact and it#s true, more for
5ngland than here. (#m not saying we#re better or greater or comparing us with )esus
6hrist as a person or +od as a thing, or whatever it is, you "now, ( just said what (
said and it was wrong, or was ta"en wrong, and now it#s all this=
(nterestingly, the questions fielded by the press on this very subject alone lasted
between A-$' minutes before moving onto other topics. Tony Barrow, the Beatles
personal publicist who had witnessed the event, recalls how )ohn 0ennon had reacted
to the situation: The arrival in 6hicago was auspicious from )ohn#s personal point of
view because, that night in the hotel, for the first time perhaps, he personally faced
the press.....e was ta"ing great responsibility for something he felt terribly bad about
and was greatly concerned that this thing, ta"en completely out of conte-t, should
rebound. .e did not blame, for instance, >aureen 6leave in the least because of the
way he had told it to her. .e was concerned that this whole thing could rebound on
The Beatles. .e was more frightened, really scared stiff, that night, more than at any
other time (#ve seen him, because the whole thing fell on his shoulders.
Tony Barrow#s comments are supported by 6ynthia 0ennon in her boo", ! Twist of
0ennon: Q(Rn an interview )ohn li"ened the Beatles to )esus 6hrist. .is truly honest
assessment of their popularity offended the +od-fearing, clean living !mericans who
lived in the Bible belt of !merica. .is views were totally misconstrued. )ohn was very
bewildered and frightened by the reaction that his words created in the 3tates. Beatle
albums were burnt in a mass orgy of self-righteousness indignation. 0etters arrived at
the house full of threats, hate and venom.
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Beatles final 7.3.!. performance held in 3an Francisco#s 6andlestic" *ar"
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)ohn 0ennon flies to 3pain to star in the movie .ow ( 9on the 9ar. )ohn would play
the part of *rivate +ripeweed. The film is directed by ,ichard 0ester.
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displaying her art
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0448 maga2ine 5uropean 5ditor interview by 0eonard +ross is released. (nterview
was done during the filming of .ow ( 9on The 9ar. 0ennon provides the journalist
with more insight on what he really meant by saying the Beatles being more popular
than )esus. ( believe )esus was right, Buddha was right, and all of those people li"e
that are right. They#re all saying the same thing - and ( believe it. ( believe what )esus
actually said - the basic things he laid down about love and goodness - and not what
people say he said....(f )esus being more popular means...more control, ( don#t want
that. (#d sooner they#d all follow us even if it#s just to dance and sing for the rest of
their lives. (f they too" more interest in what )esus - or any of them - said, if they did
that, we#d all be there with them.
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GRAMMY A%ARDS B'(**C:
3ong of the Cear: >ichelle
Best 6ontemporary *op Nocal *erformance - *aul >c6artney, 5leanor ,igby
Best !lbum 6over :esign - ,evolver by 8laus Noorman
NORTH AMERICAN BAGST '(**C BEATLES TOR: 6hicago ;!ugust $/<@ :etroit
;!ugust $D<@ 6leveland ;!ugust $E<@ 9ashington ;!ugust $A<@ *hiladelphia ;!ugust
$B<@ Toronto ;!ugust $&<@ Boston ;!ugust $F<@ >emphis ;!ugust $%<@ 6incinnati
;!ugust /'<@ 3t. 0ouis ;!ugust /$<@ 1ew Cor" ;!ugust /D<@ 3eattle ;!ugust /A<@ 0os
!ngeles ;!ugust /F<@ 3an Francisco ;!ugust /%<
T$.0 Fa/t: 9e#d done about $,E'' live shows and ( certainly felt this was it, said
+eorge .arrison commenting on their last !merican concert at 6andlestic" *ar". (t
was nice to be popular, but when you saw the si2e of it, it was ridiculous, and it felt
dangerous because everybody was out of hand. 5ven the cops were out of line....(t
was a very strange feeling. For a year or so (#d been saying, 0et#s not do this
anymore.# !nd then it played itself out, so that by $%BB everybody was feeling, #9e#ve
got to stop this.# ( don#t "now e-actly where in $%BB, but obviously after the
*hilippines we thought, #.ey, we#ve got to pac" this in.#
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Brian 5pstein decides to merge with the ,obert 3tigwood 4rgani2ation which controls
such bands as The 9ho, The >erseys and 6ream. Brian would retain sole control over
the Beatles.
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1oted !tlanta psychiatrist Tom 0eland would lament upon this single and the
subsequent album, 3gt. *epper, by describing Beatles new compositions as spea"ing
in an e-istential way about the meaninglessness of actuality.
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EEB recorded cover versions of Cesterday by various artists - :isc O >usic 5cho
reports.
Ma" '
5>( publicly announces total world sales of Beatle records, including 0*#s, singles and
5*#s, have reached /'' million.
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*aul >c6artney meets his future wife, 0inda 5astman, at the Bag 4#1ails.
Ma" )-
!dvanced copies of 3+T. *5**5, are sent to the B.B.6. radio service. The B.B.6.
decides to ban ! :ay (n the 0ife from broadcast because it contained drug
inducement themes in the song.
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3unday Times reporter :ere" )ewel hails *epper as a tremendous advance even in
the increasingly progress of the Beatles. 3ome of the words are splendid urban poetry
- almost metaphysical...
;6ost to ma"e *epper: P$'','''@ studio time used to record the lp: &'' hours<
The Beatles comment about the album...
Rin6$ Sta00: The original concept of 3gt. *epper was that it was going to be stage
show - you "now, we start with clapping and people shouting and then ( come on - and
we were going to do it li"e theater@ we#d do it in the studio and simulate it. 9e didn#t
in the end. 9e did it for the first couple of trac"s and then it faded into an album - but
it still made it a whole concept.
Pa.l M/Ca0tne": ...it doesn#t have to be us, it doesn#t have to be the "ind of song
you want to write, it could be the "ind of song they might want to write...you could
write a song about 0ovely ,ita, meter maid...*aul >c6artney might not have...but
these people could, so it was very liberating and that#s how we loo"ed at the whole
thing.
Ge$06e Ha00is$n: 8laus Noorman had a harmonium in his house, which ( hadn#t
played before. ( was doodling on it, just playing to amuse myself, when 9ithin Cou
started to come. The tune came first, then ( got the first sentence. (t came out of what
we#d been discussing that evening.
#$hn Lenn$n: *eople just have this dream about 3gt. *epper. (t was good for then,
but it wasn#t that spectacular when you loo" bac" on it. ( prefer some trac"s off the
double album and some trac"s off !bbey ,oad. 9hen you thin" bac" on *epper, what
do you rememberL )ust ! :ay in the 0ife. Cou "now, ( go for individual songs, not for
whole albums.
Beatles 0e/$05 20$5./e0> Si0 Ge$06e Ma0tin BeE/e02t 20$l$6.e ;0$m his !$$3
"S.mme0 $; L$@e"C: 9ith 3gt. *epper the Beatles held up a mirror to the world. !nd
in this loo"ing-class the world saw a brilliant reflection of its "aleidoscopic $%B& self. (t
saw not the shambolic and often absurd cavortings of the hippie movement, but its
perfect image - an elegant ideal@ not the sordid gutter land of drug addiction, but the
intriguing possibility of creative substance abuse.
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*aul announces to the media he has ta"en 03: four times. The :aily >irror quotes
*aul as saying: ( don#t regret that (#ve spo"en out. ( hope my fans will understand...
#.ne )'
!merican evangelist :r. Billy +raham slams *aul#s use of drugs: ( am praying for *aul
that he finds what he is loo"ing for...he has reached the top of his profession and now
he is searching for the true purpose in life. But he will not find it through 03:.
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!00 C47 155: (3 04N5 is seen live by satellite by E'' million viewers in /E different
countries, mar"ing the first international satellite broadcast.
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!00 C47 155: (3 04N5 H B!BC C47#,5 ! ,(6. >!1 ;single< is released ;6apitol
,ecords<
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The Beatles and Brian 5pstein all sign their names to a full page advertisement in The
Times declaring the law against marijuana is immoral in principal and unwor"able in
practice. The list of names also included a variety of authors, painters, and politicians.
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T.5 F!>(0C 9!C movie premieres in 1ew Cor" with music from *aul >c6artney and
arranged by +eorge >artin.
A.6.st )1
Beatles leave 0ondon#s 5uston 3tation and arrive at Bangor, 1orth 9ales for mediation
with the >aharishi >ahesh Cogi.
A.6.st )7
Brian 5pstein dies in his home on /E 6hapel 3treet, Belgravia, 0ondon, from drug
overdose of sleeping pills.
*anic in the band quic"ly settles in. )ohn 0ennon would later lament: The Beatles
were finished when 5ppy died. ( "new, deep inside me, that that was it. 9ithout him,
we#d had it. *aul >c6artney, according to Beatles press agent Tony Barrow, felt that
the Beatles might not be together and so *aul quic"ly planned the >agical >ystery
Tour film project.
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The band begins filming >agical >ystery Tour
O/t$!e0 '7
>emorial service for Brian 5pstein at the 1ew 0ondon 3ynagogue. !ll four Beatles
attend.
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.5004 +44:BC5 H ( !> T.5 9!0,73 ;single< is released ;6apitol ,ecords<
N$@em!e0 8
.49 ( 941 T.5 9!, ;movie< premieres in 1ew Cor", starring )ohn 0ennon who
plays the part of *rivate +ripeweed.
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>!+(6!0 >C3T5,C T47, ;lp< is released ;6apitol ,ecords<
9ith *arlophone in 5ngland issuing a two disc 5* pac"age of >agical >ystery Tour
listing all of the trac"s especially recorded for the movie, the 6apitol release in !merica
not only contained those songs but also the additional hit singles from the band that
made up the B-side of the album: .ello +oodbye, 3trawberry Fields Forever,
*enny 0ane, Baby Cou#re ! ,ich >an, and !ll Cou 1eed (s 0ove. Those additional
trac"s made for a more complete album. (t turned out to be a successful mar"eting
strategy in the 73! selling / million copies of the 0*. The success would eventually
ma"e *arlophone release the !merican version in 5ngland. 3aid !merican Beatle
researcher Bruce 3pi2er: 1ine years after the release of 6apitol#s >agical >ystery
Tour 0*, *arlophone issued the same album, even using the same 6apitol master
tapes, which included duophonic mi-es of three of the songs= ;9hen the album was
issued on 6:, true stereo mi-es were used for all of the songs.< The 6apitol 0*
version was finally issued by *arlophone on 1ovember $%, $%&B. The 6: version was
digitally re-mastered and released by *arlophone in $%F&.
De/em!e0 ,
!pple Boutique opens selling trendy hippie fashions. 3hop is managed by former
Iuarryman *ete 3hotton.
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B5!T053 6.,(3T>!3 ,564,:: 6.,(3T>!3 T(>5 (3 .5,5 !+!(1 is issued to fan
club members.
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>!+(6!0 >C3T5,C T47, , a made for television film by the Beatles, is released in
5ngland only and is seen by some $A million Britons on television in monochrome.
! 0ondon newspaper slams film in their review as blatant rubbish and other pundits
viewed it as chaotic, appalling, and a colossal conceit. !s a result, the !merican
million dollar deal for broadcast rights was pulled.
GRAMMY A%ARDS B'(*7C:
!lbum of the Cear - 3gt. *epper#s 0onely .earts 6lub Band, +eorge >artin, producer
Best 6ontemporary ,oc" #n# roll !lbum - 3gt. *epper#s 0onely .earts 6lub Band,
+eorge >artin, producer
Best 5ngineered ;non-classical< ,ecording - 3gt. *epper#s 0onely .earts 6lub Band,
+eoff 5meric", engineer
Best !lbum 6over - 3gt. *epper#s 0onely .earts 6lub Band, *eter Bla"e, )ohn .aworth,
art directors.
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Fe!0.a0" '*
)ohn and +eorge leave for ,ishi"esh, (ndia and were followed four days later by *aul
and ,ingo for more meditation with the >aharishi >ahesh Cogi
Ma0/h '8
0!:C >!:411! H T.5 (115, 0(+.T ;single< is released ;6apitol ,ecords<
Ma" '1
The Tonight 3how ;73 television program< - Beatles announced the launching of
their own new business: !pple 6orps
Ma" +'
The Beatles begin recording T.5 B5!T053. 3ession concludes 4ctober $E.
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(n 5ngland, )ohn, *aul and +eorge attend premier of animated movie Cellow
3ubmarine at the 0ondon *avilion, featuring a Beatle soundtrac".
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,ecording sessions begin for .ey )ude in Trident 3tudios in 3oho. The Beatles would
use the F-trac" facility for the song up until !ugust $ when it was finally completed.
#.l" +'
!pple Boutique blowout - stoc" given away, one free item per customer. 3hop closes.
*aul would be quoted the ne-t day in the :aily >ail: 9e always ma"e our mista"es in
public.
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T.(1+7>CB4B ;single< is released by the Blac" :y"e >ills Band ;!pple ,ecords<
A.6.st '*
T.435 95,5 T.5 :!C3 ;single< composed by +ene ,as"in, is released by >ary
.op"in ;!pple ,ecords<. The single becomes !pple#s first major hit. The hit trac" is
produced by *aul >c6artney@ it sells E million copies world-wide.
A.6.st ))
Rin6$ Sta00 9al3s $.t $n the !an5 9hile 0e/$05in6 the "%hite Al!.m"
To commence on this day, the recording of Bac" (n the 7.3.3.,. .owever, before the
sessions would start, ,ingo 3tarr decides to wal" out on the band leaving )ohn, *aul
and +eorge to record the trac". 3aid ,ingo: ( left because ( felt two things: ( felt (
wasn#t playing great, and ( also felt the other three were really happy and ( was an
outsider. ,ingo would rejoin the group on 3eptember Drd. !s a welcome bac" gesture
from >al 5vans, flowers were dec"ed out all around ,ingo#s drum "it before he arrived
at the studio. (ronically, when he did return, there was nothing scheduled for him to
do. 4n 3eptember Eth, ,ingo and the other three Beatles are filmed by director
>ichael 0indsay-.ogg to promote their forthcoming single, .ey )ude bHw
,evolution. But 3tarr#s actual studio performance at 5>( did not occur until
3eptember Ath, adding drums and maracas for +eorge .arrison#s 9hile >y +uitar
+ently 9eeps.
A.6.st )+
6ynthia 0ennon sues )ohn 0ennon for divorce
A.6.st )*
.5C )7:5 H ,5N407T(41 ;single< is released ;!pple ,ecords< sells B million copies
world-wide
Pa.l M/Ca0tne" e-plains the origins of .ey )ude: (#d "nown 6ynthia for a long time,
she was a good friend. 9hen people li"e that are getting divorced you can#t just blan"
the wife...(#d got this little thing of .ey )ules. ( was thin"ing of a nic"name for )ulian.
#.ey )ules, don#t ma"e it bad, ta"e a sad song and ma"e it better.# Cou 8now, don#t be
too brought down by this divorce, lad, it#ll be all right, "ind of style.
C"nthia Lenn$n: *aul was devastated by the brea"-up. .e brought me a rose and
offered marriage, as a jo"e. #9e#ll show #em, won#t we, 6ynL# (t was very touching, and
on the way to the house he had written .ey )ude. (t always brings tears to my eyes,
that song.
A.6.st )8
347, >(08 35! ;single< is released by )ac"ie 0oma- ;!pple ,ecords<. This +eorge
.arrison composition features *aul >c6artney on bass, 5ric 6lapton on lead guitar,
,ingo on drums, +eorge and )ac"ie on rhythm guitars with 1ic"y .op"ins on piano.
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Beatles perform .5C )7:5 on :avid Frost TN show in 5ngland. Frost chidingly dubs
them as the greatest tea-room orchestra in the world.
Se2tem!e0 ',
1ew >usical 5-press reports gross sales for .5C )7:5 at P/,''','''
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!TN buys close to A'J of 1orthern 3ongs publishing company
O/t$!e0 * : '+
3mothers Brothers 3how ;73!< - re-broadcasts .ey )ude and ,evolution from
:avid Frost 3how
O/t$!e0 '8
)ohn O Co"o#s flat is raided and they are charged with possession of cannabis
N$@em!e0 8
6ynthia 0ennon is granted her divorce from )ohn
6ynthia ;in a much later reflection on their divorce< had this to say: ...)ohn had at last
found his soul mate...Co"o did not ta"e )ohn away from me, because he had never
been mine. .e had always been his own man and had always done his own thing, as (
had learned to do. ( had grown to be independent of )ohn. ( was shoc"ed, shattered
and lost, but not wea".
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71F(1(3.5: >73(6 14. $ - T94 N(,+(13 ;lp< by )ohn O Co"o, is released ;!pple<
N$@em!e0 '+
>otion *icture Cellow 3ubmarine is released ;running time: F& minutes<
! 7nited !rtist ,elease
!n !pple film presentation
3creenplay by 0ee >inoff@ !l Broda-@ )ac" >endelssohn and 5rich 3igal
6hief :esigner: .ein2 5delman
!nimation :irectors: )ac" 3to"es and ,obert 5. Balser
3pecial effects: 6harles )en"ins
*roduction 6oordinator: !be +oodman
Filmed in color by :elu-e
The voices of :ic" 5mery, 0ance *ercival, *aul !ngelus and 3heila :anille
Based on a suggestion from )ohn 0ennon in a D:'' a.m. phone call conversation with
!l Broda-: 9ouldn#t it be great if ,ingo was followed down the street by a yellow
submarineL
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T.5 B5!T053 ;double lp, a"a 9.(T5 !0B7>< is released ;!pple ,ecords<
*aul >c6artney: The 9hite !lbum. That was the tension album. 9e were all in the
midst of the psychedelic thing, or just coming out of it. (n any case, it was weird.
1ever before had we recorded with beds in the studio and people writing for hours on
end@ business meetings and all that. There was a lot of friction during that album...we
were about to brea" up. !nd that was just tense in itself.
Some interesting facts about the White Album:
F !dvance orders of the 9hite !lbum numbered $.% million copies. The album would
eventually go on to sell over B.A million copies ma"ing it the best selling double-
album of all time.
F The album#s cover design was thought up by ,ichard .amilton with the name The
Beatles embossed on the original releases. 0ater editions of the 9hite !lbum saw the
groups name appearing in light grey.
F *aul >c6artney states in The Beatles !nthology boo" that the idea of having each
album individually numbered was ,ichard .amilton#s idea. ...he had the idea to
number each album, which ( thought was brilliant for collectors. Cou#d have '''''$,
'''''/, '''''D, and so on. (f you got, for e-ample, '''/'' then that would be an
early copy -- it was a great idea for sales. The Beatles !nthology reports that ,ingo
3tar owns the first copy of the 9hite !lbum.
De/em!e0 )
941:5,9!00 >73(6 ;lp sound-trac" for the movie 9onderwall< is released by
+eorge .arrison ;!pple<
Ge$06e Ha00is$n: )oe >assot, the director, as"ed me would ( do the music for his
film...( decided to do it as a mini-anthology of (ndian music because ( wanted to help
turn the public on to (ndian music.
De/em!e0 '7
6!1:C ;movie< featuring ,ingo 3tarr is premiered in 1ew Cor"
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B5!T053 $%BF 6.,(3T>!3 ,564,: is issued to fan club members
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#an.a0" '
Beatles begin filming 05T (T B5
#an.a0" '-
Ge$06e Ha00is$n 9al3s $.t $n the !an5 9hile 9$03in6 $n "Let It Be"
9hile it remains true in the film that *aul >c6artney seemed to have gotten to +eorge
.arrison over a dispute in how to play chords on a number ;(#ll play what you want
me to play. 9hatever it is that will please you, (#ll do it, said .arrison< the real reason
why +eorge left ;according to an 4ctober /''' edition of >ojo maga2ine< was because
of )ohn#s obsession with Co"o deeply insulted .arrison. 0ennon repeatedly refused to
participate in group planning@ on )anuary $', .arrison told 0ennon he was leaving the
band immediately. +eorge would reconcile their differences a wee" later on the
condition that they don#t do a live concert abroad and to stop filming at the dreary
Twic"enham studios.
#an.a0" '+
C50049 37B>!,(15 ;lp< is released ;!pple ,ecords<
#an.a0" '8
)ohn 0ennon announces to :isc and >usic 5cho that !**05 ,564,:3 is in financial
chaos: !pple is losing money. (f it caries on li"e this, we#ll be bro"e in si- months...
#an.a0" )-
Beatles resume filming the 0et (t Be sessions but this time at !pple .eadquarters, D
3avile ,ow in their studio basement.
#an.a0" +-
The Beatles last live public appearance held on the roof of the !pple building at D
3avile ,ow. ;The rooftop performance was based on an idea two days earlier by
engineer +lyn )ohns.<
5-cerpt from !pple#s :elu-e The Beatles +et Bac" boo" describes atmosphere on the
roof: 9ith the wind sweeping the roof and blowing through the Beatles# hair, it
seemed as if the roof concert were occurring on ship dec", *aul stomping the wooden
plan"s, middle aged men and women on an adjoining roof waiting for the boat to
arrive, boys and girls on nearby buildings lying against the roof slopes and waving, the
Beatles smiling and singing to each other in the wind: #Cou can syndicate any boat you
row.# The Beatles performance ran about E' minutes before the police arrived to stop
the noisy noon disturbance.
Fe!0.a0" +
!llen 8lein appointed to loo" after the Beatles# affairs by )ohn, +eorge and ,ingo. *aul
>c6artney rejects the appointment, preferring 0ee 5astman, 0inda 5astman#s father.
Ma0/h ')
Birth of the !**05 36,7FF3. Female fans stal" D 3avile ,ow, !bbey ,oad, Trident and
4lympic recording studios and the Beatles homesteads waiting for an appearance of a
Beatle. ,ecalls !pple 3cruff 9endy: 9e only wanted to "now them as people really, it
was never a groupie "ind of thing. 9e didn#t "now what se- was all about....( thought
these are my Beatles and one day (#ll be in the right place at the right time and it#ll be
wedding bells.
+eorge O *attie .arrison#s home is raided and they are charged with possession of
cannabis.
*aul >c6artney marries 0inda 5astman at 3t. )ohn#s 9ood 6hurch in 0ondon. ,everend
1oel *erry-+ore presides.
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)ohn O Co"o married in +ibraltar by 6ecil 9heeler in the British 6onsulate building
Ma0/h )1 < +'
)ohn O Co"o hold Bed-in in room %'/ at !msterdam .ilton
#$hn Lenn$n: 4ur life is our art. That#s what the bed-ins were. 9hen we got
married, we "new our honeymoon was going to be public anyway, so we decided to
ma"e a statement. 9e sat in bed and tal"ed to reporters for seven days. (t was
hilarious.
Ma0/h +'
+eorge O *attie .arrison fined in court for possession of cannabis
A20il '
)ohn O Co"o appear in a bag while in Nienna
Pla"!$" ;$%F' interview<: 9hat about the reports of you ma"ing love in a bagL
Y$3$ On$: 9e never made love in a bag. *eople probably imagined we were ma"ing
love. (t was just, all of us are in a bag, you "now. The point was the outline of the bag,
the movement of the bag: how much we see of a person. (nside there might be a lot
going on. 4r maybe nothing#s going on. 3ee Bagism.
A20il +
Billy *reston, brilliant "eyboardist signs on with !pple
+eorge .arrison would later produce his first two albums on !pple: That#s The 9ay
+od *lanned (t and 5ncouraging 9ords. Billy would be used on the 05T (T B5 and
!BB5C ,4!: albums. +eorge >artin would later ac"nowledge that Billy#s musical
contribution to those albums would act as emollient to buffer the on-going friction
between band members.
Ge$06e Ha00is$n: (t#s interesting to see how people behave nicely when you bring a
guest in because they don#t really want anybody to "now that they are so bitchy...and
told him QBillyR to come into 3avile ,ow which he did. 3traight away it just became $''
percent improvement in the vibe in the room.
Bill" P0est$n ;reflecting on how it all happened<: ( was with ,ay 6harles in 0ondon
and +eorge was in the audience and he recogni2ed me and called me the ne-t day and
invited me over to see the guys. 9hen ( went over, they were in the studio, you "now,
recording and filming and they as"ed me to sit in with them. (t was a thrill enough just
being there and playing with them. !nd ( really didn#t "now about the label credit until
the record was out, said Billy. The record was a big surprise. ( was at the Beatles#
office, and )ohn said, #0oo", 9illy,# and he showed me the record. ( loo"ed, and it was
great. 9ow= (t was really something to do that for me.
Ma" 1
+5T B!68 H :41#T 05T >5 :491 - featuring Billy *reston, ;single< is released ;!pple
,ecords<.
Ma" )1
)ohn O Co"o arrive in Toronto and are temporarily detained by 6anadian (mmigration
authorities for over two and a half hours because of 0ennon#s previous drug conviction.
6anadian (mmigration decides to grant 0ennon a $'-day stay in the country. 9hile in
6anada, the couples activities spans from >ay /A to )une A and are headlined in major
newspapers, television media and radio.
Ma" )*
)ohn O Co"o hold Bed-in at .otel 0a ,eine 5li2abeth, room $&E/, in >ontreal
5056T,41(6 >73(6 ;lp< is released by +eorge .arrison ;Uapple ,ecords<
71F(1(3.5: >73(6 14. / - 0(F5 9(T. T.5 0(413 ;lp< is released by )ohn O Co"o
;Uapple ,ecords<
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)ohn O Co"o record +ive *eace ! 6hance which would become )ohn#s first solo record
but still credited as a 0ennonH>c6artney song.
3ee: ,abbi Feinberg joins Beatle in song.
#.ne +
The Lenn$ns @isit Otta9a
!t about A:D' p.m., )ohn and Co"o convenes for a peace seminar at the 4ttawa
7niversity !rts Building organi2ed by !llan ,oc", who today is now an !mbassador to
the 7nited 1ations ;previously he held several 6anadian cabinet positions including
>inister of .ealth, >inister of )ustice and >inister of (ndustry.< ! lively discussion on
peace was held including panelist *rof. 6olin 9ells, vice-dean of the university of arts
faculty along with 6anadian actor Bruno +erussi and >artin 0oney, president of the
6anadian 7nion of 3tudents.
3ee details of their visit to 4ttawa with $A rare e-clusive photographs,
and follow in )ohn#s and Co"o#s footsteps on a tour of 4ttawa in /''$.
)ohn and Co"o#s visit to the city would only last several hours. The couple boards a
train at $$:D' p.m. on this evening at the 4ttawa Train station. They arrive the ne-t
morning at B:D' a.m. at the 7nion 3tation in Toronto where the couple stayed at the
9indsor !rms .otel.
)ohn is seen here carrying Co"o#s A-year old daughter 8yo"o.
*hoto: )im .uber 6lic" the pic for story
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B!00!: 4F )4.1 O C484 H 40: B,491 3.45 ;single< is released ;!pple ,ecords<
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#$hn an5 Y$3$ lea@es Cana5a
4n this date, )ohn 0ennon and Co"o 4no chec" out of the 9indsor !rms .otel in
Toronto to catch a % p.m. flight to 0ondon, via Fran"furt. 9e are very happy with the
results of our visit and the >ontreal bed-in, said )ohn 0ennon to reporter ,itichie
Cor"e for the +lobe and >ail. Cou can#t change things overnight, but ( believe we#ve
made a lot of people thin" about peace. 9e#re going to "eep plugging away.
Cesterday#s activities saw the 0ennons head down to 1iagara Falls to do a film
documentary footage on his visit to 1orth !merica, wrote Cor"e. >eanwhile, !llan
8lein reported that The Ballad of )ohn and Co"o had already sold %'',''' copies in the
7nited 3tates and was 1umber $' on the 5nglish charts in one wee".
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Beatles begin recording !bbey ,oad album
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+(N5 *5!65 ! 6.!165 H ,5>5>B5, 04N5 ;single< is released by the *lastic 4no Band
;!pple ,ecords<
#$hn Lenn$n: 9e all have .itler in us, but we also have love and peace. 3o why not
give peace a chanceL
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The last time all four Beatles would record together in studio.
!ccording to author Barry >iles in his boo" >any Cears From 1ow, the last trac"
recorded by the band as a unit was ( 9ant Cou ;3he#s 3o .eavy<
A.6.st ))
0ast photographic session of the Beatles together.
Se2tem!e0 1
!llen 8lein successfully re-negotiates contracts with 5>( for 6anada, >e-ico, and the
73!. The band would now earn AF cents per album up until $%&/ and then it would
jump to &/ cents after that. *art of the new 5>( contractual agreement required the
Beatles to release at least two albums per year until $%&B. *rior to this re-negotiated
agreement, the Beatles $%BB contract with 5>( had them earning D% cents per album
and when the Beatles first signed up with 5>(, they only made B cents per album.
Se2tem!e0 '+
CONCERT: " LIVE PEACE IN TORONTO"
)ohn O Co"o#s second visit to 6anada. !t the Narsity 3tadium in Toronto, the couple
perform live with 5ric 6lapton, 8laus Noorman, and !lan 9hite. Together, at this
performance, the band records an !pple album later released as The *lastic 4no Band
-- 0ive *eace in Toronto $%B%
>al 5vans, the Beatles roadie recalls the event in an interview with Beat *ublications in
$%B%: (t was the first show ( had roadied for three years and ( was really loving every
minute of plugging the amps in and setting them up on stage, ma"ing sure that
everything was right. 5veryone wanted the show to go particularly well because !llan
8lein, who had flown over, had organised for the whole of )ohn#s performance to be
filmed. This was on top of it being video-taped by :an ,ichter.
Finally, at midnight, the compare, 8im Fowley, who is a well-"nown singer, producer
and songwriter in his own right, went on stage to announce the *lastic 4no Band. .e
did a really great thing. .e had all the lights in the stadium turned right down and then
as"ed everyone to stri"e a match. (t was a really unbelievable sight when thousands of
little flic"ering lights suddenly shone all over the huge arena, said 5vens.
Then )ohn, Co"o, 5ric, !llan and 8laus were on stage, and lined up just li"e the old
Beatles set-up. Bass on the left, lead guitar ne-t, then )ohn on the right with the
drummer behind. 5ach guitarist had two big spea"ers, one on either side of the stage,
and the sound was really fantastic right from the moment they began. But just before
they launched into their first number, )ohn said quic"ly into the mi"e 9e#re just goinM
to do numbers we "now, as we#ve never played together before. That was all. )ust a
brief word to put everyone in the picture.
The whole show was recorded for a special album...and you will hear all this on the
0*. !fter that, the boys gave a ten minute *ress conference.
>al 5vans noted in the interview to Beat *ublications that after they left Narsity
stadium, the band piled into four cars and drove two hours until they reached the
estate of >r. 5aton, a wealthy 6anadian businessman whose son had pic"ed the band
up after the show. The ne-t day, for fun they got into golf-carts e-ploring the huge
landscape that surrounded the estate. ,itchie Cor"e, pop reporter for Toronto#s +lobe
and >ail later wrote that )ohn and Co"o spent a total of DB hours in 6anada before
flying bac" to 5ngland.
Se2tem!e0 '7
"Pa.l Is Dea5 H$aE" sta0ts .2 in Ame0i/a
4riginating from :es >oines (owa when Tim .arper, a college editor, writes an article
for the schools :ra"e Times-:elphic entitled: (s Beatle *aul >c6artney :eadL 4n
4ctober $/, 981,-F> pic"s up on the story from a phone caller revealing hidden
clues in Beatle songs. The 6hicago 3un-Times later covers the story on 4ctober /$.
*aul would later appear on the front cover of 0(F5 >aga2ine ;1ovember &< with an
interview by )ohn 1eary entitled The 6ase of the #>issing Beatle#: *aul is still with us.
Se2tem!e0 )-
#$hn Lenn$n ann$.n/es t$ the $the0s that he is lea@in6 the !an5
!uthor Barry >iles in his boo" The Beatles: ! :iary e-plains that as *aul attempted
to discuss Beatle matters, )ohn 0ennon "ept saying 1o, no, no to everything *aul
suggested. *aul as"ed )ohn what he meant by no. )ohn replied: ( mean the group is
over. (Mm leaving. !llen was saying don#t tell. .e didn#t want me to tell *aul even. 3o (
said #(tMs out.# ( couldnMt stop it, it came out. *aul and !llen both said that they were
glad that ( wasn#t going to announce it, that ( wasnMt going to ma"e an event out of it.
0ennon#s announcement never made it to the press because of their newly negotiated
royalty contract they signed with 5>(.
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6ontrary to the popular belief that So'ethin was released as a money-ma"er, the
real reason for giving +eorge .arrison his first !-side to this single was to inspire him
on as a composer. For in $%%', Beatle historian >ar" 0ewisohn received a letter from
!llen 8lein which reads as follows: (t $as done on purpose, not to ma"e money but to
help the guy, wrote 8lein. 0ennon wanted to help him. .e "new that for all intents
and purposes for a period of time they weren#t going to be wor"ing together anymore.
So'ethin was a great song. But to ma"e moneyL 1ot a chance. (t was really to point
out +eorge as a writer, and give him courage to go in and do his own 0*. 9hich he
did.
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)ohn 0ennon returns his >.B.5. to the Iueen. .e does this as a political protest against
Britain#s involvement in Biafra and also because his solo single, 6old Tur"ey was
quic"ly slipping down the music charts
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)ohn and Co"o arrive in 6anada at Toronto#s (nternational !irport. The 0ennons third
visit to 6anada was bro"ered by ,itchie Cor"e. (n his boo", !-es, 6hops O .ot 0ic"s -
The 6anadian ,oc" >usic 3cene that was published in $%&$, he recalled how the
arrangement came about: (n 0ondon, in :ecember $%B%, ( found myself in the office
of )ohn and Co"o 0ennon discussing their forthcoming peace campaign in 6anada. The
0ennons needed somewhere to stay during their visit to Toronto, and ( suggested the
.aw"ins estate. 0ennon needed a quiet spot, well away from the never ending assaults
of the press@ he enjoyed the company of roc" #n# rollers@ and it appeared that the visit
might provide the attention needed to get .aw"ins# career bac" into the orbit
internationally.
For the ne-t B days, )ohn and Co"o become houseguests with pop roc" star ,onnie
.aw"ins. !h#m friends with the people promoting this peace festival, said .aw"ins in
his !r"ansas accent. !nd )ohn and Co"o don#t li"e hotels, so they phoned me from
0ondon an# as"ed if they could stay here while it was being organi2ed. They were
wonderful, great. !h was very honored.
.aw"ins would refer here to the proposed >osport *eace Festival that was to be held
from )uly D-A. The event was being organi2ed by roc" promoter )ohn Brower, the same
person who had )ohn and Co"o perform at Narsity 3tadium in Toronto.
!lso on this date, )ohn 0ennon and Co"o 4no decide to put up on eleven billboards in
major cities from around the world, the following slogan:
Clic& on the above i'ae .or a larer *icture( +sed $ith *er'ission .ro' Michael
McLuhan(
*op journalist ,itchie Cor"e lamented on the historical importance of the peace
campaign: )ohn totally believed that love could save us. .e thought that if one person
really stood up, things could be changed. (#ve never seen anyone so committed to a
cause, regardless of the cost. (f he thought his actions would serve a purpose, he
didn#t give a damn if they cost a lot of money or if they offended anyone#s sensibilities.
The guy was ama2ingly open-minded@ we used to sit around thin"ing of things to do in
the peace campaign, and he never ruled out anything. !t one point, somebody decided
that the way dates were bro"en up into B.6. and !.:. was ridiculous, that we should
start all over with C5!, 415 !.*., which was !FT5, *5!65. )ohn didn#t thin" that was
too far fetched@ he threw himself into the campaign.
6lic" here for a photo of )ohn and Co"o.
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)ohn 0ennon and Co"o 4no arrive by train and arrive in >ontreal just to say hello. !
press conference is held at 6hateau 6hamplain .otel. There it is revealed that the
0ennon spent P&/,''' anti-war billboards and that he would send the bill for his ads
and posters to 7.3. *resident ,ichard 1i-on, wrote the 6anadian *ress.
!nd although not "nown to the >ontreal press at the time, probably the real reason for
)ohn and Co"o arriving in >ontreal was to hold tal"s with two representatives from the
0e :ain 6ommission of (nquiry into the 1on->edical 7se of :rugs: (an 0. 6ampbell and
:r. .ein2 0ehmann.
The 0e :ain 6ommission of (nquiry was the 6anadian government#s response to the
concern over the use of illicit drugs and the need to obtain more information about
some of them, in particular cannabus, 03:, and prescription drugs such as
tranquilli2ers and amphetamines. The inquiry was officially announced in the .ouse of
6ommons on >ay $, $%B%, by )ohn >unro, >inister for .ealth and 9elfare. ;see also:
)anuary $% and >ay $&, /''D, entry in this timeline for )ohn 0ennon#s official
testimony.<
De/em!e0 )+
)ohn O Co"o meet with 6anadian *rime >inister *ierre Trudeau which lasted A'
minutes. )ohn declares to the 6anadian press about his pro-active peace movement:
*eace is no violence, no frustration, no fear, )ohn 0ennon said in a 6.B.6. interview,
(f ( smile at you, you#re liable to smile bac". 9e#re smiling at the world.
Both )ohn and Co"o on this date would later fly bac" to Toronto from 4ttawa and while
on board the plane, they accidentally meet 0ester B. *earson, a former 6anadian *rime
>inister and 1obel *eace *ri2e recipient for his diplomatic achievement: the proposal
of sending 7nited 1ations peace"eeping force to the 3ue2 6anal area. 3hortly after
arriving in Toronto, the couple head bac" to 5ngland by plane.
GRAMMY A%ARD B'(*(C:
Best 5ngineered ;1on-6lassical ,ecording< - The Beatles !bbey ,oad, +eoff 5meric",
engineer.
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1ew Cor".
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M$s2$0t Pea/e Festi@al Can/ele5
!fter an argument over whether or not a charge should be made for admission, )ohn
and Co"o disassociate themselves from the planned Toronto *eace Festival, due to
ta"e place D-A )uly. (t doesn#t, wrote >ar" 0ewisohn in his boo" The Beatles :ay by
:ay.
(nterestingly enough, printed on >arch /A for newsstand sales until !pril $B, $%&',
,olling3tone >aga2ine gives )ohn 0ennon#s response about the cancellation after a
query was made to him from the publisher. (n the early stages we weren#t sure
whether the show would be free or not, said 0ennon. There was a lot of tal" about
the 3tones# disaster and we were swayed into thin"ing maybe if it#s free, people would
have less respect or some such bullshit. .owever, Brower and Cor"e persuaded us to
come to 6anada and #announce the peace festival,# which we did in our usual way.
0ater, when we were in retreat in :enmar", we began thin"ing, #9hy shouldn#t it all
be freeL 3urely they can hustle some big firms or something to put up the money,
e-claimed 0ennon. !nd anyway, it loo"ed li"e the national and local government were
interested. 9ouldn#t it be a great plug for #Coung 6anada# -- and the tourist tradeL
.owever, promoter )ohn Brower on at least on particular point disagrees about the two
levels of government cooperating together for the >osport *eace Festival: 9e had
tremendous problems with the 4ntario government at the time, he said to 9illiam
,uhlmann of +oldmine >aga2ine, which was a 6onservative Q*artyR government, as
opposed to the federal government, which was 0iberal Q*artyR. !nd since the prime
minister of 6anada was 0iberal and had met with 0ennon, therefore the 6onservative
government was against the festival, because they felt that if it was staged in 4ntario
it would ma"e the 0iberal prime minister loo" good, and they didn#t want to do that.
Brower also went on to say that 0ennon gave us every opportunity to #+et it together,
man,# so to spea", and when we were not able to get a site together and we were not
able to consummate financing that would allow us to put the festival on in a way that
)ohn felt was most appropriate, he wal"ed away from it.
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5d 3ullivan 3how - From the 0et (t Be movie, two film clips are presented to the
viewing audience: T94 4F 73 and 05T (T B5
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*aul >c6artney publicly announces he has left the Beatles because of ..personal,
business and musical differences
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The orchestral score for The 0ong and 9inding ,oad was conducted and arranged by
,ichard .ewson and not scored by *hil 3pector as some Beatle fans would assume.
.ewson also did the orchestral score for >ary .op"in#s Those 9ere The :ays,
+oodbye and her album *ostcard. .e would later do the same for >c6artney#s
Thrillington album.
The 0ong and 9inding ,oad single sells $,/'',''' copies within two days.
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D,&'',''' advance orders<
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MOTION PICTRE: "Let It Be" is 0elease5 B0.nnin6 time: 8- min.tesC=
!n !pple production released through 7nited !rtists
*roduced by: 1eil !spinall
:irected by: >ichael 0indsay-.ogg, Co"o 4no, 0inda 5astman
*hotography: Tony ,ichmond, 0es *arrott and *aul Bond
5dited by: Tony 0enny and +raham +ilding
3ound Technicians: *eter 3utton, ,oy >ingaye and 8en ,eynolds
3ound 5ngineers: +lyn )ohns, >alcolm 5vans
Filmed in $Bmm and blown up to DAmm for commercial distribution
Filmed in Technicolor
>*!! rating: +
6ast: )ohn 0ennon, *aul >c6artney, +eorge .arrison, ,ingo 3tarr, Billy *reston and
Co"o 4no
The Beatles comment on how the band had broken up:
#$hn Lenn$n Binte0@ie9 9ith Da@i5 %i66> PBR Re/$05sC: The Beatles were
disintegrating slowly after Brian 5pstein died - and it was a slow death. (t was
happening: it was evident on 0et (t Be...it was evident in (ndia when +eorge and (
stayed there and *aul and ,ingo left. !nd it was evident on the 9hite !lbum, you
"now...
Pa.l M/Ca0tne" Binte0@ie9 ;0$m M.si/ian : Pla"e0 $n "%hen 5i5 the Beatles
!.!!le !.0stG"C: !bout a year before the Beatles bro"e up, ( suppose...friction came
in, business things came in, relationships between each other. 9e were all loo"ing for
li"e...people in our lives, li"e, )ohn had found Co"o. (t made it very difficult. .e wanted
a very strong intimate life with her, at the same time, we always reserve the intimacy
for the group. 3o we#re starting to find those things flashing at you - with Co"o. Cou
had to understand, he had to have time with her. But, does he have to have that much
time with her was the sort of feeling in the group. !nd, uhm, so these things started to
create in movable objects and pressures that was just too big.
Rin6$ Sta00 Binte0@ie9 ;0$m Anth$l$6"C: Cou "now !llan, a lot of days even with
all the cra2iness it really wor"s still. (nstead of wor"ing every day, it wor"ed li"e two
days a month, you "now, and then there were still good days, we were still really close
friends, then it would split up again into some madness.
Ge$06e Ha00is$n Binte0@ie9 ;0$m Anth$l$6"C: ( just li"e spent li"e the last si-
months producing an album of the fellow )ac"ie 0oma- and hanging out with Bob
:ylan and The Band in 9oodstoc" and having a great time and for me to come into the
9inter of discontent with the Beatles in Twic"enham was very unhealthy and very
unhappy....( thought (#m quite capable of being relatively happy on my own and if (#m
not able to be happy in this situation, you "now, (#m getting out of here.
Beatles 0e/$05 20$5./e0> Si0 Ge$06e Ma0tin BeE/e02t ;0$m Cana5ian M.si/
%ee3> tele@isi$n !0$a5/ast> '((8C: )ohn got very heavily into drugs and his
relationship with Co"o was very disruptive with everybody because...( mean, at one
point she was always at the sessions -- her very presence was disturbing. 3he wasn#t
even introduced to me until four wee"s into this, you "now. !t one point she was ill
and )ohn insisted on bringing her bed into the studio so she could lie there ill and
watch us ma"e records, and that isn#t the best atmosphere to ma"e a record. !nd,
9hat upset me most of all, wasn#t the fact that ( was losing control, which ( was, but
the fact that they were fighting so much amongst each other. ( mean, at one point,
)ohn and +eorge actually hit each other - they had a fist fight. !nd it was very sad
because they were such mates. !nd )ohn was acting very strange at that time...the 0et
(t Be thing...
Footnote: :espite their ill-will feelings towards each other during filming of 0et (t Be
and under their more amicable recording sessions of !bbey ,oad, un"nown to Beatle
fans, *aul >c6artney instructs 1eil !spinall to collect all past TN newsreels about the
Beatles to be culled from around the world: Cou should collect as much of the material
that#s out there, get it together before it disappears. ,ecalls 1eil: 3o ( started to do
that, got in touch with all the TN stations around the world...got news footage in...we
edited something together. (n $%%B at the /nd !nnual 4ttawa Beatle 6onvention,
0ouise .arrison revealed that her brother +eorge had discussed with her bac" in $%&',
the plans for a future Beatle project tentatively called: The 0ong !nd 9inding ,oadV.
(t would be /A years later before the project would be reali2ed and under a completely
different name: The Beatles !nthology. 1ote: (an >ac:onald#s boo", ,evolution in
the .ead claims 1eil collected $'' minutes worth of video material from various news
sources. !n eyewitness to the project was !pple#s house-hippie, ,ichard :i0ello,
author of the The 0ongest 6oc"tail *arty who wrote in his boo" said that a massively
ambitious cinematic Beatle document that chronicled their rise from the 6avern to
3avile ,ow was being overseen by 1eil !spinal. 9ith his two assistants, Tony and
+raham, he had amassed all e-isting footage of the Beatles...the entire gamut of
Beatlogical film history...
De/em!e0 '8
B5!T053 6.,(3T>!3 !0B7> is issued to fans club members only. 6ompiled on the
album were all the previous holiday greetings ;EA r.p.m. singles< done by the group
and becomes the final yuletide gift. This album was distributed by Beatles ;7.3.!.<
0imited, .eadquarters of the Beatles Fan 6lub. The fan club#s central registry was
,adio 6ity 3tation, *4 Bo- A'A, 1ew Cor", 1.C. $''$%.
De/em!e0 +-
*aul >c6artney begins legal procedures to end the Beatles partnership. The band is
estimated to be worth about P$'' million at the end of the year.
GRAMMY A%ARD B'(7-C:
Best 4riginal 3core 9ritten for ! >otion *icture or TN 3pecial, The Beatles 0et (t Be.
1ote: 4nly *aul and 0inda >c6artney appeared on stage at the +rammy#s to pic" up
the awards on behalf of the Beatles
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#an.a0" )
Beatles divorce starts to get testy... (n a !ssociated *ress report, 0ennon accuses
>c6artney of starting to ta"e over the group after 5pstein#s death. 9e bro"e up
then... That was the disintegration.
1ote: By February, the nastiness would pea". !ccording to !pple to the 6ore, a boo"
by *eter >c6abe O ,obert :.3chonfeld, headlines would start e-ploding across...the
British papers: B5!T05#3 F(,> (1 +,!N5 3T!T5= , *!70 (3 ! 3*4(05: 6.(0: --
,(1+4= B5!T053 !1: T.5 3*41+5,3 -- BC 051141.
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0awyer :avid .irst, filed papers demanding legal dissolution of the Beatles on behalf of
*aul >c6artney. The suit is filed against )ohn 0ennon, ,ichard 3tar"ey ;,ingo 3tarr<,
+eorge .arrison and manager !llen 8lein on three grounds: $< The group no longer
performs together@ /< >uch against *aul#s wishes, !llen 8lein was appointed as
business manager by the other three Beatles@ D< *aul never saw audited accounts of
the bands revenue after 8lein was brought on board to manage the group.
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MOTION PICTRE "LET IT BE" GETS AN OSCARH
4n this date the !cademy of >otion *icture !rts and 3ciences gives the nod to the
Beatles and awards them with an 4scar for Best Film >usic-4riginal Film 3core. This
is the only time the Beatles ever won an 4scar and this feat has never been duplicated
during their individual solo careers. The award was presented at the :orothy 6handler
*avilion in 0os !ngeles.
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eE2i0es an5 is n$t 0ene9e5
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Allen Ilein an5 ABCIO s.e #$hn Lenn$n ;$0 a t$tal $; J1-8>--- $@e0 alle6e5l"
.n0e2ai5 l$ans
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Th0ee Beatles s.e Allen Ilein
7nhappy with the past business management practices by !llen 8lein, )ohn, +eorge
and ,ingo decide on legal proceedings against their former manager. !ccording to
!llen ). 9iener, author of The Beatles - The 7ltimate ,ecording +uide wrote that the
three Beatles fired !llen 8lein and sued !B864 ;his company< in .igh 6ourt over
payments due The Beatles. 8lein then countersued for P$% million claiming that he was
due unpaid fees. 9hen the suits were settled on )an $', $%&&, 8lein paid The Beatles
PF'',''' and The Beatles paid !B864 between P$ million and PA million. 8lein had
also sued *aul for PDE million, but that suit was thrown out of court. 8lein was later
sentenced in 1ew Cor" to two months in prison and a PA,''' fine for ta- offences.
8lein#s approaching departure from !pple ushered in a period of renewed goodwill
among The Beatles.
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)udge rules in >c6artney#s favor and the Beatles are officially dissolved.
#.l" '7
,ingo 3tarr and >aureen 3tar"ey are divorced
+,!>>C !9!,:3: .all of Fame - The Beatles
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Ma" 7
Beatles bodyguard and roadie, >al 5vans, dies tragically from police gunfire
Ma" +'
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This album becomes the largest promotion campaign ever made by 6apitol and
*arlophone records. !lbum cover is slammed by the Beatles as cheap loo"ing -
6apitol would later redo artwor" and issue both albums separately.
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3id Bernstein - a promoter for the early Beatle tours in !merica - publicly offers the
Beatles P/D' million dollars if they would re-unite to do a concert for charity. )ohn,
*aul, +eorge and ,ingo turn down the offer.
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+eorge >artin, Beatles record producer: Those of us who were luc"y enough to be
present at a live Beatle concert - be it in 0iverpool, 0ondon, 1ew Cor", 9ashington, 0os
!ngeles, To"yo, 3ydney or wherever - will "now how ama2ing, how unique those
performances were. (t was just not the voice of the Beatles@ it was e-pression of the
young people of the world. - from #The Beatles at the .ollywood Bowl# bac" cover
album write-up, released by 6apitolH5>(.
#.ne (
+eorge and *attie .arrison are divorced
#.ne '+
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B5!T05>!1(! - ! Broadway show with Beatle loo"-a-li"e musicians, opens in 1ew
Cor" at 9inter +arden Theater
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Se2tem!e0 )
+eorge .arrison marries 4livia !rias
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Pa.l Is Dea5 Ret0$s2e/ti@e Is Ai0e5
0ocated in Brampton, 4ntario, 6F1C-F> becomes the first radio station ever to re-
broadcast the *aul (s :ead hoa- that was created by 981,. The show is hosted by
:) :ave >arsden who interviews )ohn 3mall, former 981, radio personality and who
was one of the three :)#s at 981, who had directly participated in the hoa-. The
>arsden program not only provided highlights from the actual 981, on-air broadcast,
but also insights from )ohn 3mall on how they went about putting together the various
clues for radio listeners.
Clic& on the above C#N60#M loo and listen to the oriinal broadcast that 3ave
Marsden did $ith 1ohn S'all7
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! Bo-ed 3et of $/ 4riginal British !lbums which included one new bonus disc
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*aul >c6artney arrested in )apan. .e is jailed for $' days for possession of marijuana
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"The L$n6 an5 %in5in6 R$a5 20$Ke/t"
8eith Badman#s boo" entitled: The Beatles !fter The Brea"up: $%&'-$%F' states that
)ohn 0ennon, just shortly before the fateful day of :ecember F, submitted a sworn
deposition against the producers of Beatlemania citing his personal interest regarding
his future plans to involve himself with a Beatles documentary entitled The 0ong !nd
9inding ,oad ;later renamed as: The !nthology as suggested by +eorge .arrison<
along with a reunion concert as a tie-in to that project. 8eith Badman reports that on
Friday, 1ovember /F, $%F': !s part of a legal deposition for !pple 6orps against the
producers of the #Beatlemania# stage show, )ohn states today that: #( and the three
other former Beatles have plans to stage a reunion concert#, an event to be filmed and
included as the finale to The 0ong and 9inding ,oad, an official Beatles produced
documentary to be released in the mid-5ighties. ;)ohn#s deposition will not be made
public until the case is settled on )une E, $%FB-see entry<.
De/em!e0 8
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%HAT THE IMMEDIATE BEATLE FAMILY SAID:
YOIO ONO: 3ean cried. .e also said, 1ow :addy is part of +od. ( guess when you
die you become bigger, a part of everything. )ohn loved and prayed for the human
race. *lease do the same for him.
CYNTHIA LENNON T%IST: ( would li"e to say how terribly upset we are at the
sudden and tragic death of )ohn 0ennon. ( have always had the deepest affection for
)ohn since the divorce and have always encouraged his relationship with )ulian, which (
thought was the best. )ulian, of course, is particularly upset about it. (t came so
suddenly. )ulian remained very close to his father in recent years and is hoping to
follow a career in music. .e was loo"ing to his father for guidance. )ulian was hoping
to see his father shortly. 9e don#t "now what will happen now.
PAL M/CARTNEY: ( can#t ta"e it at the moment. )ohn was a great guy. .e#s going
to be missed by the whole world.
GEORGE HARRISON: ;+eorge was incommunicado, but used a spo"esperson< - 9e
are deeply shoc"ed here and ( imagine +eorge is, too.
RINGO STARR: ;Too upset to tal" to the press, he too, used a spo"esperson< - .e is
e-tremely shoc"ed. .e doesn#t want to say anymore.
%HAT THE FAMOS SAID ABOT #OHN:
CHCI BERRY: .e had a white face but a blac" man#s soul.
MICI #AGGER: ...shattered...( "new and li"ed )ohn for eighteen years. But ( don#t
want to ma"e a casual remar" now at such an awful time for his family, millions of
fans and friends.
SID BERNSTEIN: ...so brilliant, so gifted, so giving. .e was Bach, Beethoven, the
,achmaninoff of our time.
DAVID GEFFEN: This is a great loss in every possible way. )ohn 0ennon was a great
artist, a wonderful father and a wonderful husband.
PRESIDENT #IMMY CARTER: )ohn 0ennon helped create the mood and the music of
the time...( am saddened by his death and distressed by the senseless manner of it.
MAYOR ED%ARD IOCH OF NE% YORI: )ohn 0ennon profoundly affected his
generation. .is music and that of the Beatles was worldwide in importance. 5very
death of someone of )ohn 0ennon#s stature intensifies this trauma. 9e mourn his loss.
ELLIE GREEN%ICH B9h$ 90$te "Be M" Ba!""C: (t#s a sin he was ta"en away
from us. .e was a tremendous talent. 9hat he gave to the world can#t be
comprehended.
NORMAN MAILER: 9e have lost a genius of the spirit.
FRANI SINATRA: (t was a staggering moment when ( heard the news. 0ennon was
a most talented man and, above all, a gentle soul.
MRRAY THE "I": The thing that impressed me about )ohn 0ennon in particular was
his honesty. .e was truthful. .e told you what you felt. The man also had a
tremendous amount of empathy. ( remember when ( was having a few problems. ( had
been >urray the 8, a celebrity in my own right, for years before the Beatles came
along. 1ow it seemed that everyone identified me only with them. )ohn and ( had a
long tal" about it. .e encouraged me a lot. ( also remember )ohn#s courage. .e came
out against the Nietnam 9ar before most other entertainers. .e also fought a
deportation hearing because he wanted to stay in !merica. ( was proud to be with him
in that battle.
HO%ARD COSELL: (#ll tell you something that no one should forget about )ohn
0ennon: he was never, ever a hypocrite about anything he ever did or said or believed.
9ith his family, his music, his ideals and his opinions, he was a man of conviction and
commitment. ( am proud to have "nown him.
,ead also: 0ennon dreamed for us all W A''' in 4ttawa say farewell
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Five years after his divorce, ,ingo marries actress Barbara Bach
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Fe!0.a0" )
!merican radio :) >urray The 8 8aufman who was responsible for promoting the
Beatles over the 1ew Cor" airwaves, passes away from a long fight with cancer
Ma0/h ))
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>ichael )ac"son buys up publishing rights of the Beatles music for PE& million
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+,!>>C !9!,:: 0ifetime !chievement !ward, )ohn 0ennon
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!**05H>*( .ome Nideos release an FD minute video which includes the first three 5d
3ullivan shows
+,!>>C !9!,:: 0ifetime !chievement !ward: *aul >c6artney
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)ohn 0ennon is inducted into the ,oc" #n# ,oll .all of Fame, performers category
N$@em!e0 +-
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De/em!e0 +-
>aureen 3tar"ey ;e--wife of ,ingo< passes away.
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A20il ,
,adio personality 8enney 5verett, A', dies of !(:3 in 0ondon. 8enney had the
privilege of interviewing the Beatles on numerous occasions for the BB6 and had the
honor of editing the last two 4fficial Beatle 6hristmas fan club singles.
Se2tem!e0 8 < '-
The first 4ttawa Beatles 6onvention, organi2ed by !lan 6hrisman.
This triggered the founding of the 4ttawa Beatles 3ite in $%%B.
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THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY
The BB6, and 7nited 3tates !B6 television present mini-series special. The special
would been seen in %E different countries.
Ge$06e Ha00is$n: (t#s difficult when four people are telling a story #cause it#s...it#s
actually four different stories. ( mean, you must reali2e it#s got to be somewhat of a
compromise when four people are involved. But we#re trying to just say how felt to
us.
De0e3 Ta"l$0: The Beatles !nthology is a collection of reminiscences by the
individual members of the Beatles including )ohn.
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.5,5 !+!(1< ;single< is released ;!pple ,ecords<. 3ingle achieves +old ,ecord status.
Pa.l M/Ca0tne" ;reaction to the recording<: !t first a couple of pundits were "ind of
saying They shouldn#t attempt this, so it was really nice when we got the idea to try
and ta"e a #)ohn trac"# because it was much more satisfying. (t was li"e, 4h, )ohn#s
goanna be there= 4h, than" +od for that= (t#s goanna be all right now...we#re all
together again. 4nce we got that part of the equation, it was actually very easy and
joyous. (t was really a good laugh. 9e had a laugh with each other, and it was really
good to reunite and to see your old mates again and to be ma"ing music together.
R.m$0s $; a "Beatle T$.0G"
Pa.l 0es2$n5s ;ta"en from 6anadian broadcast with :ic" Bartley - Beatles #%A<: (
don#t thin" so. Cou "now, we#ve had li"e a major humongous offer from !merica to do
ten dates across the country and the money is just ridiculous - you "now, it#s li"e
scandalous= But to me with the three of us on our own isn#t as e-citing as the four of
us and seeing that the Beatles were always four and people will say: 9hy wouldn#t
you get )ulian or 3ean to sort of help or something it#s still not the same. The Beatles
was the Beatles. The minute you got two of them or three of them, it#s not the
Beatles.
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3ingle achieves +old ,ecord status
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;Beatles !nthology, Nol. $ and / go on to sell $D million double albums<
#.ne '1
"Si0 Ge$06e Ma0tin" Iueen 5li2abeth gives a title of nobility to Beatles ,ecord
producer, +eorge >artin
.ere is how 3ir +eorge >artin reacted to the honor: 9hen ( got the bop on the lobe
and was made a "night, ( was completely shattered. (n fact, according to my wife,
when ( got the letter notifying me, ( went very pale and had to sit down. 3o ( passed
her the letter. 3he went went white and sat down, too. (t#s a great honor. But in the
end, you#re still the same person.
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De/em!e0 +-
"Si0 Pa.l M/Ca0tne"" Iueen 5li2abeth gives a title of nobility to *aul >c6artney
along with composer !ndrew 0loyd 9ebber.
GRAMMY A%ARDS B'((*C:
Best music video ;short-form<: F,55 !3 ! B(,:
Best music video ;long-form<: B5!T053 !1T.404+C
Best pop performances by a duo or group: F,55 !3 ! B(,:
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Se2tem!e0 8
!fter a lengthy illness, :ere" Taylor, The Beatles *ress 4fficer, passes away in his
3uffol" home at the age of BA.
Se2tem!e0 '+
GEORGE MARTIN PRODCES HIS '+th =I= NMBER A' HIT SINGLE
9hile this production by +eorge >artin was not a Beatle trac", 6andle in the 9ind
which was 5lton )ohn#s tribute to :iana, *rincess of 9ales, becomes a milestone for
+eorge >artin: 4n this date, B'',''' copies of the song are sold in 5ngland ma"ing it
the first single in history to enter the 7.8. charts at 1o. $. (nternationally 6andle
sold at least F million copies. 3aid +eorge >artin: (t became my last 1o. $ and
probably my last single. (t#s not a bad one to go out on.
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A20il '7
0inda >c6artney ;wife to *aul< passes away.
Se2tem!e0 '8
*aul >c6artney#s lyrics to .5C )7:5 are auctioned off at the .ard ,oc" 6afe, 0ondon,
for P$B&,&'' ;G$'','''<. The auction was overseen by 3otheby#s.
O/t$!e0 )-
SIR GEORGE MARTIN RELEASES FINAL ALBM: "IN MY LIFE"
3ir +eorge >artin, Beatles record producer and now &/ years old, releases (n >y 0ife
-- a swansong of Beatle cover versions on the >6! label.
,egarding media reaction over his final album, 3ir +eorge >artin had this to say in an
interview with )ane 3tevenson of the Toronto 3un: (n 5ngland, when it first came out,
we had a hostile reaction from some elements of the press. 4ne or two of the roc"
people said, .ow can +eorge >artin do thisL (t#s li"e strangling his own children.
They didn#t get the point of it. ( love Beatles music. ( never regarded it, however, as
The .oly +rail.
De/em!e0 )1 : )*:
The Brian 5pstein 3tory - ! BB6-/ television docu-drama portraying the history of the
Beatles manager is aired, in two parts, in 5ngland. The film ran $A' minutes and had
won the B!FT! !ward in 5ngland. 0ater, a poorly watered-down version of only EF
minutes is presented on the !rts O 5ntertainment networ" in the 7nited 3tates on
3eptember $%, $%%%. (t is on this BB6 broadcast where *aul >c6artney officially
announces and gives his past manager the nod: (f any one was a Ath Beatle, it was
Brian.
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3ir +eorge >artin is inducted into the ,oc" #n# ,oll .all of Fame, non-performers
category@
3ir *aul >c6artney is inducted into the ,oc" #n# ,oll .all of Fame, performers category.
A.6.st +-
D'',''' fans show up with $A' different bands performing music to help launch
Cellow 3ubmarine :ay in 0iverpool
Se2tem!e0 '8
C50049 37B>!,(15 341+ T,!68 ;cdHmovie< released ;!ppleH6apitol< ;>+>-movie<
Cellow 3ubmarine movie is refurbished. ,oger 6atlin of the 0os !ngeles Times reported
that restoration e-penses to the movie reached the allotted P$-million budget and for
the first time, the Beatles release a theatrical remi- :N: version using A.$ 3urround
3ound
Se2tem!e0 +-
Twenty lines of )ohn 0ennon#s ( !m the 9alrus lyrics are auctioned off at 6hristie#s
for P$/%,''' to an anonymous telephone bidder. !lso, +eorge .arrison#s $%B/
,ic"enbac"er guitar is also sold at 6hristie#s to an anonymous bidder for P%/,'''
De/em!e0 +-
GEORGE AND OLIVIA HARRISON ARE ATTACIED
D:'' a.m.: +eorge .arrison and his wife 4livia are awo"en by the shattering of glass.
9hile +eorge begins to proceed down to the ground floor room to investigate, 4livia
alerts the staff on the intercom. +eorge discovers that a DD-year-old "nife-wielding
intruder has entered his Friar *ar" mansion. +eorge confronts the attac"er first in an
e-change of words but cannot determine the intruders identity. .arrison then tac"les
the intruder in an effort to subdue him but gets stabbed in the chest. +eorge slumps to
the floor and screams out. 7pon hearing the screams, 4livia runs downstairs while
their son :hani emerges. The attac"er spots 4livia on the landing and steps over
+eorgeMs body and starts to move toward her. !t this point, 4livia pic"s up a very
heavy brass base -- a lamp, and yelled at the attac"er. 3he manages to ta"e the lamp
and smashes it across the assailants head, but in the e-change, 4livia receives cuts to
her forehead and hands. >iraculously, 4livia#s blow to the assailants head was hard
enough to cause him to stagger up to the landing where he collapsed and allowing
them to detain the attac"er. By this time, the police are well on their way to Friar *ar"
after a staff member alerted authorities by phone. Thames Nalley *olice arrive and
they arrest the suspect. +eorge and 4livia are rushed to the ,oyal Ber"shire .ospital
in ,eading. 4livia is treated for minor injuries and is released but +eorge .arrison
would be transferred just before D:'' p.m. to the .arefield .ospital in west 0ondon
where he would be treated for a minor collapse of the right lung. There, +eorge would
remain in stable condition with 4livia and their son :hani staying by his bedside during
the night. +eorge .arrison would be released from hospital on )anuary $. The suspect
is formally charged with two counts of attempted murder. .is ne-t court appearance
would be scheduled for February $$.
%HAT THE IMMEDIATE BEATLE FAMILY SAID:
Si0 Pa.l M/Ca0tne": Than" +od that both +eorge and 4livia are all right. ( send
them all my love. ( have no further comment to ma"e.
Rin6$ Sta00: Both Barbara and ( are deeply shoc"ed that this has occurred. 9e send
+eorge and 4livia all our love and wish +eorge a speedy recovery.
Si0 Ge$06e Ma0tin: ( am shoc"ed and naturally appalled by this....+eorge leads a
very quiet life....eMs very down to earth. .e li"es nothing more than doing his
garden....+eorge is a very peaceful person who hates violence of any "ind.
Y$3$ On$: >y heart goes out to +eorge, 4livia and :hani, and ( hope he will recover
quic"ly.
25ate: The attac"er#s date for his first trial hearing was postponed so that a more in-
depth psychiatric assessment could be made of the accused. The attac"er eventually
pleads not guilty by reason of insanity. The actual trial date commenced on 1ovember
$E, /''', at 4-ford 6rown 6ourt and lasted for two days. :uring the hearing, medical
testimony was submitted from three different psychiatrists supporting their position
that the attac"er was suffering from paranoid schi2ophrenia since $%%'. Based on the
evidence presented during the hearing, )udge >ichael !still instructed the jurors to
find the accused innocent by reason of insanity. The jurors acquiesced to the judges
request. )udge >ichael !still then ordered the assailant to be held in a mental hospital
without time restriction and must gain the approval of a mental health tribunal if he
see"s release.
De/em!e0 +'
!t the :ome in +reenwich, 0ondon, the Beatles song !ll Cou 1eed (s 0ove is sung by
performers to herald in the 1ew >illennium. The :omes# creative director >ar" Fisher
claims the song was chosen since (t e-presses the sentiment we all share for the
future of the planet, our children and ourselves.
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#an.a0" 1
3(, *!70 >c6!,T15C :41!T53 >(00(41 (1 >5>4,C 4F 0(1:! The !ri2ona 6ancer
6enter was given P$ million ;GB/A,'''< for research named in honors for his late wife
0inda who died of cancer. 3ir *aul also donated another $ million to the >emorial
3loan-8ettering 6ancer 6enter in 1ew Cor".
A.6.st '
THE BEATLES BECOME THE TOPPER MOST OF THE POPPER MOST:
"THE FAB FOR STAND FIRM AS HIGHEST CERTIFIED ARTISTSH"
,eporter 6hristina 3araceno of ,olling 3tone.com writes: Forget all the roc"Hrap
hybrids and teen pop that are ruling the 3oundscan charts -- more than forty years
after their formation, the Beatles have si- albums that hit new multi-platinum ;sales of
one million< heights, according to the ,ecording (ndustry !ssociation of !merica#s )uly
certifications.
The 9hite !lbum led the pac" at eighteen million, ma"ing it one of the seven highest
certified albums of all time. ,ight behind The Beatles ;The 9hite !lbum< are The
Beatles $%B&-$%&' at fifteen million, The Beatles $%B/-$%BB at fourteen million,
>agical >ystery Tour at si- million, ,evolver at five million and 0ove 3ongs at three
million. The )uly certifications bring the Beatles# totals up to $$D.A million units,
solidifying their spot as the highest certified artists in history.
O/t$!e0 1
"THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY" !$$3 is 0elease5
9ith DE',''' words and $,D'' images spread out over DBF pages, The Beatles first
memoir is released by 6hronicle Boo"s on this date. >att .urwit2 of +ood :ay
3unshine maga2ine in an interview with 5dna +undersen of +S% Today, reports the
!nthology as a well-put-together boo" that certainly worth the price. The four most
important pop-culture icons of the past several decades finally tell their own story and
set the record straight, he says. Funny thing is, they have different recollections.
(n that same report, leading Beatle historian >artin 0ewis had this to say about the
Beatles !nthology boo": (t#s an absolute joy to possess....(t#s an auto-chronology, in
the tradition of an oral history. *eople react differently when responding in spo"en
word to posed questions. (t#s the difference between recollection and reflection. The
Beatles have made such a deep impact on society and history and culture, they owe it
to themselves to place their immense contribution in perspective.
The +S% Today report revealed that &AJ of attendees at 0os !ngeles and 1ew Cor"
Beatle 6onventions are under the age of /A. 9ith such a captivating interest held
today by the younger generation regarding The Beatles and their music, >artin 0ewis
related that this group of Beatle fans will also embrace the new boo": 6ynics, all
these Blue >eanies, claim The Beatles appeal only to boomers, 0ewis says, But
young people li"e the music and understand the message. Cou can be :ionysian, li"e
the 3tones or 5minem, and be negative and aggressive, or you can be !pollonian, li"e
The Beatles, and engage with the noblest part of the human spirit. That never goes out
of fashion, because it#s natural to yearn for things to be better.
O/t$!e0 ',
"THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY" t$2s ew !ork Times !estselle0 list
!s reported in ,olling 3tone.com by !ndrew :ansby: !nyone who thin"s Beatlemania
died with the birth of the 3eventies is mista"en. The Beatles !nthology hit stores a
wee" ago to reams of press and scores of eager buyers, enough to send the boo" to
the top of the 1ew Cor" Times bestseller list. ! si-ty dollar price tag for the coffee-
table boo" didn#t seem to have any affect on !nthology#s sales as the boo" outsold all
non-fiction hardcovers on the Times# 4ct. //-/F bestseller list, even besting the debut
of 3tephen 8ing#s latest boo", the anticipated 4n 9riting: ! >emoir of the 6raft.
9ith an initial printing of D'','''...the boo" has been moving in numbers large
enough to put it atop Barnes O 1oble.com#s list of bestsellers. ! more telling statistic is
the boo"#s life in independent boo"stores. 4ne of 1ew Cor" 6ity#s finest independent
boo"sellers, 6oliseum Boo"s, reports that they#ve sold more than half of their initial
shipment and after one wee", they#ve placed an additional order for more copies,
describing the early sales for such a pricey boo" as quite strong.
O/t$!e0 '7
9alter 3henson, producer of the first two Beatle movies, ! .ard :ay#s 1ight and
.elp= passes away at the age of F$.
O/t$!e0 )*
PAL M/CARTNEY HAS NE% LOVE
4n an (ndependent British television program where .eather >ills was being
interviewed, *aul made a surprise guest appearance. 3aid the show#s producer, 9ill
.anrahan, 3ir *aul and .eather are quite clearly madly in love and we are delighted
to have been part of that.
*aul >c6artney e-pressed that his year-long relationship with .eather >ills has put
romance bac" into my life. ( love her, and ( get a lot of pleasure from that. *aul also
ac"nowledged that his relationship to >ills had helped him overcome the pain of losing
his wife 0inda, who died two years ago as a result of breast cancer ;0inda and *aul
were happily married together for more than D' years up until that point.<
N$@em!e0 '+
THE BEATLES ' ;double-lp@ 6:@ cassette< is released ;!ppleH5>( ,ecords<
9ith a collection of /& all-time chart-topping hits assembled on an album, The Beatles
$ becomes the $Ath 7.8. 1o.$ record by )ohn, *aul, +eorge, and ,ingo. ! report dated
1ovember // from the ,euters news agency, declared the album as being officially
certified as the fastest-selling album in Britain. ! spo"esman for the three surviving
Beatles said: The record has sold more than D$%,''' copies in Britain in its first wee".
,obbie 9illiams sold D$D,''' albums earlier this year, so the Beatles have topped
him. (n that same report, a spo"esman for Tower ,ecords in Britain mentioned: Teen
bands seem to "noc" each other off the charts wee" after wee"....They don#t seem to
have staying power, but the Beatles certainly do. (n the 7nited 3tates, since the
albums first debut, a 1ovember // report in Billboard >aga2ine claimed the album had
sold A%A,''' copies. 6apitol president ,oy 0ott said $ is also tops in $B other
countries to date, including such "ey mar"ets as )apan, +ermany, Britain, France,
6anada, !ustralia and 3pain. Towards the end of 1ovember, a revised figure from
,euters news agency revealed that the new album actually has hit number one in $%
countries in its first wee" of release. The same report went on to say that )apan#s fans
led the way, buying up &A',''' copies of the Beatles# greatest hits album.
By the end of the third wee", Beatles $ became the 1o. S$ album in /F different
countries. .aving thus sold $/ million copies within those first three wee"s, the disc is
recorded by the press as the fastest seller ever in the pop music industry.
!lso on this date T.5 B5!T053 $ official website is launched
5-ecutive producer for the site is Neil As2inall
6lic" on the Beatles $ album cover above...the lin" will transport you to another
historical magical mystery tour of the band filled with rare photos of The Beatles and
slic" high-tech computer animation=
N$@em!e0 '7
THE BEATLES REVOLTION
"The Beatles hel2e5 !0in6 5$9n /$mm.nism in R.ssia"
!B6 Television in the 7nited 3tates broadcasts a two-hour documentary called The
Beatles ,evolution. The show was televised on Friday between F:'' - $':'' p.m.
which attracted F.& million viewers.
>ilos Forman, director of !cademy !ward-winning 4ne Flew 4ver The 6uc"oo#s 1est,
said: (t sounds ridiculous but (#m convinced The Beatles are partly responsible for the
fall of 6ommunism.
.is claim is bac"ed up by :r. Cury *elyushono", a 6anadian based :octor of 3oviet
3tudies in >edicine and author of 3trings For ! Beatle Bass who grew up in the
former 733, in the $%B's: The Beatles had this tremendous impact on 3oviet "ids.
The 3oviet authorities thought of The Beatles as a secret 6old 9ar weapon, he said.
The "ids lost their interest in all 3oviet unsha"able dogmas and ideals, and stopped
thin"ing of an 5nglish spea"ing person as the enemy.
!s the interview progressed, >ilos Forman also added in: That#s when the
6ommunists lost two generations of young people ideologically, totally lost. That was
an incredible impact. ,olling 3tone 8eith ,ichards suggests that the music of the
$%B's played a big part in bringing about the end of 6ommunism: !fter those billions
of dollars, and living under the threat of doom, what brought it downL Blue jeans and
roc" #n# roll.
(nterestingly enough, the !B6 television program pointed out that today there is a
special Cellow 3ubmarine ,ide with Beatle cartoons located at what was once "nown
as 6hec"-point 6harlie at the Berlin wall. The ride is used to help to bridge and mend
the differences between 5ast verses 9est societies. !ll Cou 1eed (s 0ove cartoon was
featured as the younger children in the ride watched on.
3ee letter to The +uardian from :r. Cury *elyushono". !lso, The 4ttawa 6iti2en did an
interview with :r. *elyushono" entitled: .e loves them, yeah, yeah, yeah.
*lus, an 4ttawa Beatle 3ite special presentation: )ohn 0ennon 9all in *rague, circa
)uly, /', /''', with photo and brief write-up presented by )ean-*ierre !llard, 4ttawa
Freelance 3ports 9riter.
De/em!e0 '8
The Beatles Get Ba/3 9he0e the" !el$n6
%nanova(co' reports that the Beatles $ album has become /'''#s biggest-selling
album - in only five wee"s. The album $ overtoo" >oby#s *lay at the wee"end by
brea"ing $.D million sales. (t is at the number $ in the 78 chart for the fifth
consecutive wee", the longest run by the Beatles since !bbey ,oad in $%B%.
The 4ttawa 6iti2en reported ;:ecember $B< that the 6: is not just 1o. $ in 6anada
and the 7.3. (t is at the top of the charts in DA other countries.
&&)--'&&
Ma0/h )7
CRTAIN CALL FOR BEATLE STAGE
The stage of 3t. *eter#s 6hurch in 9oolton where )ohn 0ennon met *aul >c6artney
some EE years ago, is to be demolished and replaced with a new parish centre suited
to modern needs. The decision was made by 6annon )ohn ,oberts of 3t. *eter#s
6hurch who said: 9e are not here to run a museum. The present interior is not
designed to fit the present day activity of a lively parish.
6annon )ohn ,oberts# announcement quic"ly gave rise to hostile reaction when, in a
BB6 1ews article dated !pril $D, reported that the clergyman was receiving hate mail
from Beatle fans in an attempt to prevent the destruction of stage. ( have received
hate mail. These people are ignorant. ( have gone out of my way over the years to
welcome Beatle fans.
0ater, in article from the :aily *ost dated )une $F, reveals the 6hurch 6ouncil had
been in discussion the night before and have given consideration to sell off pieces of
the stage during an auction. The amount of money the church could collect from a
future auction is un"nown but *aul 9ane, owner of Tra-, a Beatles memorabilia
company suggested parts of the stage could be mounted on plaques and auctioned
off: This is what we did with the bric"s from The 6avern 6lub and The 5mpire. (f the
church decides this is what they want to do with the stage, then we would be very
interested in selling it.
>eanwhile, in the same article, the :aily *ost goes on to say that 0iverpool 6ity
6ouncil is pleading with the church not to destroy the stage. (n spite of the 6ouncil#s
pleas, the church attempts to auction off the stage on 1ovember /&, /''$, at
0ondon#s 3tic"y Finger#s 6afe but fails to sell it for GA','''.
Ma" +
BBC NE%S REPORTS:
"EL<BEATLE HARRISON TREATED FOR CANCER"
(n a statement from +eorge .arrison#s solicitors, +eorge visited the >ayo 6linic in the
7nited 3tates which speciali2es in cancer treatment to remove a cancerous growth
from one of his lungs. +eorge#s solicitors claim that the former Beatle made an
e-cellent recovery and the pop star was in the best spirits and on top form -- the
most rela-ed and free since the attac" on him in $%%%. .e is now enjoying a holiday in
Tuscany.
#.ne )(
LIVERPOOL AIRPORT TO HONOR #OHN LENNON
4n this day, the city announced that 0iverpool !irport will be renamed 0iverpool
)ohn 0ennon !irport sometime during /''/ when a new terminal opens.
!ccording to 661.com news, the new terminal hub will have a self-portrait of )ohn
0ennon along with the words above us only s"y -- words which were forever made
popular by 0ennon in his classic peace song, (magine.
3aid Co"o 4no: ( was honored and delighted when ( first heard of the proposal to
name the airport in 0iverpool after )ohn.
!s a gateway to the region this will be seen by millions of passengers and it is a fitting
tribute to the memory of my late husband.
>i"e 3torey, city councilor said: .is legacy and his huge talent will always be
remembered, but it is fitting that here, in the city of his birth, there will be such a
permanent tribute to his memory.
#.l" (
BBC NE%S REPORTS:
"HARRISON FINE AFTER CANCER TREATMENT"
,eports emerge that +eorge .arrison had been treated for a brain tumor by 3wiss
cancer specialist Fran"o 6avalli at the 3an +iovanni hospital in Bellin2ona. Fran"o
6avalli refused to give any further statements to the press with regards medical
condition of .arrison e-cept to say that e--Beatle claims he is feeling fine.
A.6.st ),
BEATLES THEMED HOTEL %ITH FINE ART BY SHANNON PLANNED FOR
LIVERPOOL
!t a cost of GF>, $/' beds will be created for holidayma"ers wishing to e-perience a
truly unique Beatle-connection while visiting 0iverpool. The resort is to be called %
2ard 3ay's Niht hotel. (t will be connected at the basement level to the 6avern 6lub
thereby allowing fans to e-plore related attractions in and around the 6avern Iuarter.
!rchitect, )ohn Tweedie will be in charge of overseeing the regeneration of the
building which is located at 6entral Buildings, 1orth )ohn 3treet in the 6astle 3treet
conservation area in the heart of 0iverpool. 6onstruction will include the renewal of
windows, electrical system, air conditioning and the addition of bedrooms with patios.
!s the rooms are completed, over $/' artistic murals will be added by world renowned
artist 3hannon. .er fine art illustrations have been *aul, +eorge and ,ingo approved
and will ta"e about a year to complete for the hotel.
6avern 6ity Tours 0td will manage the hotel with conditions of their contract to be put
forth by .orwath 7.8., special consultants in tourism, hotel and leisure industries.
!ccording to a BB6 report, the hotel should open in /''D and visitors can e-pect to
pay GB'-a-night for accommodation.
Artist Shannon has also done paintings for "#"$ %isne&$ 'ni(ersal$ Trump
)asinos. *er celebrit& clients ha(e included: S&l(ester Stallone$ Bill& +dol$
,an *alen$ o %oubt and )heap Trick.
S*ecial Note: The Otta$a Beatles Site $ishes to ive s*ecial than&s to Shannon .or
allo$in us to e0*ublish her 8Seven #aces o. 1ohn(((-aul, Geore and )ino8 art 'urals
in our discora*hy section( Than&s, Shannon7
Se2tem!e0 )-
DOGIE MILLINGS PASSES A%AY
(n a report by the Times 1ewspaper 0imited dated 4ctober D, /''$, :ougie >illings,
the tailor who made the distinctive round-collared suits in which the Beatles began to
conquer the world in $%BD, passes away at the age of FF. The Times 1ewspaper went
on to say that 9ithin a year or so of his first encounter with the Fab Four, >illings was
playing a self-moc"ing role as a miserable tailor in the film ! .ard :ayMs 1ight, while
pop stars, aristocrats, barristers and foreign diplomats lined up for suit fittings at his
small wor"shop in the heart of 3oho. The article also ac"nowledged the fact that
>illings made the special costumes for *aul >c6artney#s $%&/ 9ings tour as well as
the specials suits used in the photography shoot for the Band on the ,un album
cover. *aul >c6artney released the album on :ecember A, $%&D. The album went on
to receive a +rammy !ward for Best 5ngineered ,ecording in $%&E.
N$@em!e0 7
BBC NE%S HEADER READS:
HARRISON "BACI IN HOSPITAL"
4n this date, the BB6 1ews services publishes some very sad news that +eorge
.arrison is loo"ing very frail and gaunt after chec"ing into the 3taten (sland
7niversity .ospital in 1ew Cor". 7nder the care of :r. +il 0ederman, a specialist who
wor"s with advanced cancer cases, used a treatment on +eorge that is called
stereotactic radiosurgery which attac"s tumors with high doses of radiation but with
minimal damage to surrounding tissue the BB6 reported.
The 3taten (sland 7niversity .ospital helped +eorge get his appetite bac" up which he
had lost before. Though :r. +il 0ederman would not state whether or not +eorge
would live as a result of the treatment, it is suspected by fans that the prognoses not
loo"ing good for the former Beatle.
(n a report from !ustralia#s 1ews.com.au dated 1ovember /$, states that both *aul
>c6artney and ,ingo 3tarr had an emotional reunion with +eorge .arrison and that
*aul had bro"en down in tears when the three surviving Beatles got together in 1ew
Cor" last wee".
N$@em!e0 )1
APPLE DISCSSES A STAGE PRODCTION
%ITH INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED "CIRME D SOLEIL"
The 3unday Times report that !pple ,ecords is currently in discussion with 6irque du
3oleil regarding a theatric stage production of Cellow 3ubmarine. The show would
include acrobats, clowns, and aerial contortionists featuring the cartoon music from the
Beatles Cellow 3ubmarine film.
(n an article from 0aunch.com, they report that: The negotiation process has been
slow moving due to the comple-ity of the Beatles# business affairs. 4thers involved in
the tal"s include Co"o 4no, on )ohn 0ennon#s behalf, and >ichael )ac"son, who co-
owns many of the copyrights to the Beatles# songs.
9hen the contract is signed, it is e-pected that the show will be at the heart of a
themed entertainment comple- in 0ondon, according to sources close to 6irque du
3oleil.
N$@em!e0 )*
ABC NE%S HEADLINE: "FADING STAR"
!B6 1ews.com reports the following on +eorge .arrison:
1o 0uc" 9ith ,adical *rocedure -- .arrison, AF, left 1ew Cor"#s 3taten (sland
7niversity .ospital last wee" after undergoing an e-perimental type of radiosurgery.
That process reportedly did not stop .arrison#s brain tumor from spreading. .e flew
from 1ew Cor" to 760! >edical 6enter in 0os !ngeles to treat the inoperable
malignancy with the more conventional chemotherapy.
.arrison is said to be wea" and near the end of his life. But 3unday *eople said the
roc" star is not giving up.
N$@em!e0 )(
A "LIGHT THAT HAS LIGHTED THE %ORLD" IS NO MORE:
GEORGE HARRISON PASSES A%AY
!fter a brave and valiant fight, +eorge .arrison, "nown as the quiet Beatle,
succumbs to cancer. The AF year-old songwriter, musician, reportedly died at $:D'
p.m. ;%:D' p.m., 7.8. time< on Thursday in the 0os !ngeles home of his friend and
noted security e-pert on celebrities, +avin de Bec"er. !ccording to +eoff Boucher, 0os
!ngeles Times staff reporter noted in their 1ovember D'th on-line edition that
.arrison#s wife, 4livia !rias .arrison, and son, :hani, were with him at the time of his
death, which was not announced until early Friday morning.M
9hile +eorge was dying in Bec"er#s 3tudio 6ity mansion that Thursday, the 3unday
Telegraph reported that both 4livia and :hani were at his side and with two .are
8rishna friends, 3hayam 3undara and >u"unda, they sang soft chants as he died
serenely. The :aily ,ecord reported that 9ithin hours, he was cremated in a private
.are 8rishna service.
.is ashes will be scattered in the holy ,iver Camuna, E' miles from the Taj >ahal in
(ndia. ;1ote: >ore details were slowly surfacing over the wee"end as to where
+eorge#s ashes would be scatterd. (n a Fo- 1ews report dated :ecember D, reveals
+eorge#s ashes were to arrive in (ndia on >onday and be sprin"led in the +anges
,iver in the northern city of Narnasi....They were also to be scattered in !llahabad,
where hindu#s three holiest rivers -- the +anges, Camuna, and 3araswati -- converge.
-- end of quote.<
The .arrison family, upon reacting to the immediate outpouring by all those who loved
and enjoyed +eorge .arrison for his friendship, music, and spiritual beliefs, released a
statement which was pic"ed up by the news media including !nanaova.com on
:ecember /. The following was read to the press by their friend, +avin de Bec"er:
9e are deeply touched by the outpouring of love and compassion from people around
the world, said >r. .arrison#s wife 4livia and son :hani.
The profound beauty of the moment of +eorge#s passing - of his awa"ening from this
dream - was no surprise to those of us who "new how he longed to be with +od. (n
that pursuit, he was relentless.
>r. de Bec"er said: 4livia and :hani invite you to join them in a minute of meditation
in honour of +eorge#s journey, wherever you are on >onday at $:D' p.m. *3T ;$FD'
+>T<.
+eorge leaves behind his wife, 4livia who is AD, and his beautiful son :hani, who is /E.
.e is also survived by his brothers .arry, *eter and sister 0ouise. +eorge is also
survived by his first wife, *attie Boyd, who met each other on the filming set of !
.ard :ay#s 1ight in $%BE, the Beatles first motion picture.
%HAT THE IMMEDIATE BEATLE FAMILY SAID:
OLIVIA HARRISON Biss.e5 thei0 ;i0st statement t$ the 20ess $n !ehal; $; the
;amil" th0$.6h Ga@in 5e Be/3e0C: .e left this world as he lived in it, conscious of
+od, fearless of death and at peace, surrounded by family and friends.
.e often said, #5verything else can wait but the search for +od can#t wait, and love
one another#.
DHANI HARRISON: 9e#re truly grateful for the tremendous support we#ve received
from friends and from the very many members of the public whom we don#t "now
personally, but who thought of us and send us good wishes.
SIR PAL M/CARTNEY Bs2ea3in6 ;0$m his St #$hn4s %$$5 h$me> n$0th<9est
L$n5$nC: ( am devastated and very, very sad.
9e "new he#d been ill for a long time. .e was a lovely guy and a very brave man and
had a wonderful sense of humour.
.e is really just my baby brother.
RINGO STARR B;0$m Van/$.@e0> Cana5aC: +eorge was a best friend of mine. (
loved him very much and ( will miss him greatly.
Both Barbara and ( send our love and light to 4livia and :hani.
9e will miss +eorge for his sense of love, his sense of music and his sense of
laughter.
YOIO ONO: +eorge has given so much to us in his lifetime and continues to do so
even after his passing, with his music, his wit and his wisdom.
.is life was magical and we all felt we had shared a little bit of it by "nowing him.
Than" you, +eorge - it was grand "nowing you.
SIR GEORGE MARTIN: +eorge was a wonderful musician and a fine human being.
.e was the baby of the Beatles, and unli"e *aul and )ohn, he had a hard time
developing his songwriting talent and ma"ing his music alone.
But he wor"ed hard, and with enormous patience, building his music meticulously,
and he eventually came to write one of the greatest love songs of all time -
3omething.
+eorge was a true friend, intensely loyal, caring deeply for those he loved and he
inspired much love in return. 1ow ( believe, as he did, that he has entered a higher
state. +od give him peace.
NEIL ASPINALL BHea5 $; A22le Re/$05sC: This is a very sad day for !pple and for
all Beatles fans worldwide.
(t was my privilege to have been a friend of such a very special man - he will be
greatly missed by us all.
PATTIE BOYD BGe$06e4s ;i0st 9i;e sai5 9ith tea0s st0eamin6 ;0$m he0 e"esC: (
am just so, so sad. 4f course, we#ve been e-pecting it, but when it actually happens it
is still a great shoc" and (#m terribly upset.
CYNTHIA LENNON: This is a very sad day for myself and everyone who "new and
loved +eorge. .e was part of my teenage years, he was part of my marriage to )ohn,
in fact, a very important and unforgettable part of my life. .e was part of my family.
#LIAN LENNON: (t is a sad day for all of us, ( loved +eorge very much. .e was the
"indest of men. 4ur time together, though little, was always memorable. .e was a
man to be inspired by and he certainly touched my heart and millions of others. .e will
be missed, but ( believe that after all the pain he has endured, he is finally at peace.
>y heart goes out to 4livia and :hani, but ( "now that +eorge is still with them in
spirit and will be guarding them every day of their lives until they meet again. +eorge
you are beautiful.
0uv Ca !lways,
)ulian -
%HAT THE FAMOS SAID ABOT GEORGE:
TONY BLAIR> PRIME MINISTER OF BRITAIN: .e wasn#t just a great musician, an
artist, but did a lot of wor" for charity as well. .e#ll be greatly missed around the
world.
GERRY SCOTT> LIVERPOOL4S LORD MAYOR: .e was one of the greatest
0iverpudlians. .e was a warm, peace-loving man who was much more than a talented
musician.
MEEN ELINABETH II Ba s2$3es2e0s$n> 0e20esentin6 the M.een> ann$.n/e5C:
The Iueen was saddened by the news of +eorge .arrison#s death.
BADRDDONA CHO%DHRY> PRESIDENT OF BANGLADESH B$n 0emem!e0in6
Ge$06e4s A.6.st '> '(7' "Ban6la Desh" !ene;it /$n/e0tC: The people of
Bangladesh consider .arrison as their beloved man, who felt for them in $%&$ during
their days of agony and distress.
IHALEDA NIA> PRIME MINISTER OF BANGLADESH: +eorge .arrison will be
remembered forever by the people of Bangladesh.##
#EAN CHRETIEN> PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA: .e was a great personality. The
Beatles were, for a lot of people, e-tremely important and they made a big impact at
that time and it was a great group.
LIONEL #OSPIN> PRIME MINISTER OF FRANCE B5e/la0e5 Ge$06e asC: ...one of
the great figures of pop music and an impressive and masterful guitarist.
BOB DYLAN: .e was a giant, a great, great soul, with all of the humanity, all of the
wit and humor, all the wisdom, the spirituality, the common sense of a man and
compassion for people. .e inspired love and had the strength of a hundred men. .e
was li"e the sun, the flowers and the moon and we will miss him enormously. The
world is a profoundly emptier place without him.
MICI #AGGER B$; the R$llin6 St$nesC: ( am very saddened by +eorge#s death and
will miss him enormously. !s a guitarist, he invented many classic lines that were
much copied by others and he wrote several very beautiful songs that we will always
remember.
ALLAN %ILLIAMS BBeatles4 ;i0st mana6e0C: .e was a loveable person. ( would
say he was the major cog in The Beatles at that time. .e "ept them together probably
because of the calming effect he had.
PETE BEST Bthe Beatles $0i6inal 50.mme0C: (t is a tragic loss of life, a tragic loss
of a great musician.
GERRY MARSDEN B$; "Ge00" an5 the Pa/ema3e0s" 9h$ sha0e5 the Ca@e0n
s2$tli6ht $n sta6e 9ith the BeatlesC: This is a blac" day...he was always trying to
find his own way. By the end, he had.
#AMES BRO%N Bthe "6$5;athe0 $; s$.l"C: +eorge .arrison was one of the world#s
few good men, one of the better people ( ever met. ( will and the world will miss him.
.e was truly loved.
DENNY LAINE B9h$ 2la"e5 in Pa.l M/Ca0tne"4s 2$st<Beatles 60$.2> %in6sC:
(t was an uncanny feeling....+eorge was a very special person. ( "now you all loved
him. ( loved him. +od bless you +eorge.
PHILIP NORMAN Ba.th$0 $; Beatles !i$60a2h" "Sh$.t" state5 it 9as an "a9;.l
sh$/3"C: There was a certain bitterness about him, but later in life he reali2ed what
good fortune he had enjoyed.
.e had a happy marriage and a son and reali2ed there was more to life than being a
Beatle.
#EFF HEALEY B9h$ 5i5 a /$@e0 @e0si$n $; Ge$06e4s "%hile M" G.ita0 Gentl"
%ee2s"C: ( never had occasion to meet the man, unfortunately. ( definitely would
have loved to.
+eorge#s wor" with the Beatles is probably my favourite.
.e was a wonderful writer and a great guitar player as well and he wasn#t given credit
enough for that. .is general positive attitude towards things will be missed. .owever,
it#s still present in the music that he made.
MARY HOPIIN B;$0me0 A22le 0e/$05in6 a0tist an5 9h$> .ntil 0e/entl"> li@e5
nea0 him in Henle"<$n<Thames> sai5C: (t was not a surprise but was nevertheless
tragic news. ( hadn#t seen him for some time, not since his illness, and it#s a great loss
especially as he had such enormous talent.
CILLA BLACI Bs$n6st0ess ;0$m the Ca@e0n 5a"s 9h$ late0 ha5 en$0m$.sl"
s.//ess;.l st0in6 $; hit s$n6s /$m2$se5 !" the Beatles> sai5C: ( am deeply
saddened and shoc"ed to hear the news about +eorge. >y sympathies are with 4livia
and :hani and the rest of the family at this very sad time.
PETE TO%NSHEND B;0$m "The %h$" 0$/3 60$.2C: +oodbye sweet man. !T>*.
BRYAN ADAMS BCana5ian sin6e0D6.ita0ist> 2e0;$0me5 9ith Ge$06e in '((8 at
the P0in/e4s T0.st /ha0it" /$n/e0ts at %em!le" A0ena in L$n5$nC: (t#s a sad
day, because we don#t need fewer people that ma"e such beautiful music.
#EFF LYNNE Bmem!e0 $; Ge$06e4s "T0a@elin6 %il!.0"s" an5 m.si/ 20$5./e0C:
Cou always "new where you stood with +eorge, he was totally honest. ( feel blessed
to have been so close to him. .e was a great friend. .e wrote brilliantly original songs,
played the greatest slide guitar and had the most ama2ing sense of humor. .e really
had the #(nner 0ight# and always will. 3ome of the happiest days of my life were spent
in the studio with +eorge.
BRIAN %ILSON B;0$m the 4*-s 0$/3 60$.2 "The Bea/h B$"s"C: ( am horribly
saddened by the death of +eorge .arrison. 9hile we were not personal friends, ( thin"
that just li"e everybody in the world, ( have always considered all the Beatles to be my
friends. Their arrival in !merica in $%BE was electrifying, one of the most e-citing
things that ever happened in my life, and their music has always and will always mean
so much to me.
TONY BARRO% BBeatles 20ess $;;i/e0 ;0$m '(*)<*8C: +eorge was certainly the
friendliest Beatle from the very beginning.
.e had the reputation for being the quiet one. .e hated all of the Beatlemania thing.
9hen ( was arranging interviews for +eorge ( had to be very selective because sit him
down in front of an interviewer who wants to "now about his collection of instruments
and he would tal" all day.
.e was a fastidious musician - before a performance he#d often be putting not only his
own guitar in tune but also the instruments of the other lads.....e was a fine musician,
and if he had not lived under this overbearing shadow of 0ennon and >c6artney he
would have been recogni2ed as a great songwriter rather earlier.
This is a very sad day.
BOB %OOLER BThe Ca@e0n4s /$m2O0e 9h$ int0$5./e5 the Beatles $n sta6eC:
+eorge had to fight all the way to get the recognition he deserved.
The others really asserted themselves, and of course, eventually found the winning
formula which was 0ennon and >c6artney.
But in those early days it would have been wrong to tal" in terms of the >ersey
3ound, because all the Beatles sang in strict rotation, and mostly cover numbers made
famous by other artists.
This meant that +eorge, who always stood on the left, loo"ing at the stage, sang
quite a lot.
MICHAEL PALIN B;$0me0 M$nt" P"th$n /$me5ianC: ( was ama2ed and delighted
he was such a *ython fan.
.e enabled us to ma"e 0ife of Brian and other films li"e ! *rivate Function - none of
these would have happened without his enthusiasm.
+eorge had a great sense of humour - some of the best laughs (#ve had have been
with +eorge.
#OOLS HOLLAND B$ne $; the last m.si/ians t$ 9$03 an5 0e/$05 9ith Ge$06eC:
(#m deeply saddened to hear of the loss of my dear friend +eorge.
9e#ve not only lost one of the most important figures in popular music, but more
importantly one of the friendliest, most generous and funniest of people (#ve ever
met.
;1ote: (t is believed that +eorge#s final recording was on 4ctober $, /''$, at his 3wiss
home. .e cut vocal to the trac" .orse to the 9ater which is co-written by his son,
:hani. +eorge, "nowing the eventual fate of his own mortality, used his dar" humour
and credited the song to ,(* 0td /''$. The album -- 3mall 9orld Big Band --
contains +eorge#s new composition and made its debut in the final wee" of 1ovember,
coming in at $Fth spot on the 7.8. charts.<
MARTIN LE%IS BBeatle hist$0ianC: !s a guitar player, he was e-emplary. 3o many
musicians tal"ed about how they wanted the +eorge .arrison sound. The group the
Byrds, in !merica, listened to .arrison and said, #( want to be li"e that.# 3o many
guitar players today emulate .arrison#s guitar playing. Cou listen to his playing in the
#B's, he doesn#t sound out of date at all. (t is as contemporary today as it was then.
ALLAN IONINN BBeatle hist$0ian an5 Ne9 Y$03 Times 0e2$0te0C: ...he served
as an anchor for the quartet, leading the others on a spiritual quest toward 5astern
philosophy that influenced their music in the latter part of the $%B'#s, epitomi2ed for
millions of fans by the sitar he played on 1orwegian 9ood.
RAVI SHANIAR Bsita0 @i0t.$s$C: +eorge was my student. But on the other hand
he was a very close friend. .is death has been a tremendous shoc" to me which
cannot be e-pressed in words....( pray to +od that his soul to rest in peace.
IEITH RICHARDS B$; the R$llin6 St$nesC: To me, +eorge was, always will be,
above all, a real gentleman, in the full meaning of the word...0et#s hope he#s jamming
with )ohn.
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GEORGE HARRISON SECRETLY RECORDED FINAL CD:
"PORTRAIT OF A LEG END"
The Times of 0ondon reports that +eorge .arrison was secretly recording in his final
months on an album entitled: *ortrait of a 0eg 5nd. The project#s title is inspired on a
parody ta"en from a squashing foot graphic found in the opening sequence of the
>onty *ython television series.
(t is believed that there are /A trac"s that have been recorded. +eorge, apparently,
played the trac"s on 6: format to family and friends -- just four days prior to his
death. There are a few trac"s that date bac" to the early #F's but the Times of 0ondon
reported that the bul" of material is more recent and is an attempt by +eorge to put
his musical legacy in order. !ctually, ta"ing care of his musical legacy really began
when he re-released !ll Things >ust *ass not too long ago which contained a new
recording of >y 3weet 0ord and several other bonus trac"s.
)im 8eltner, long-time friend and musician who drummed on a lot of .arrison#s solo
trac"s including *ortrait of a 0eg 5nd said that (t was fantastic to be in the studio
with him again. 3ome of the new songs are very poignant concerning his life in the
past few years. (t will be obvious when you hear them what they are about. There is a
certain soulfulness about +eorge#s music that doesn#t need a lot once he has put that
voice on.
8eltner also went on to say: ( saw him last 3unday night. (t was a great gift to us that
he was so beautiful. .e loo"ed fantastic. .e loo"ed li"e a prince. .e didn#t loo" li"e a
person suffering from cancer. .is s"in was shining and he was smiling.
The Times of 0ondon also believes that 5ric 6lapton and a host of other musicians
played on the trac"s.
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BEAT BROTHER ROY YONG TELLS ALLH
*hoto: X +reg >alo, Thunder Bay Blues Festival, /''E. 7sed with permission.
4n this date, Beat Brother ,oy Coung gives an e-clusive interview with 4ttawa Beatles
3ite proprietor, Tony 6opple. ,oy Coung, famous for his boogie woogie piano talents
throughout the music industry, reminisces about his days when he performed on stage
in .amburg with )ohn 0ennon, *aul >c6artney, +eorge .arrison, Tony 3heridan and
*ete Best. ,oy provides the reader with his observations about the musical growth of
those band members and also comments on those famous *olydor recording sessions
they did for Burt 8aempfert.
,oy Coung also brings us up-to-date on his latest recording project entitled 1ow and
Then. (t is during this section of the interview when discussing his musical tributes
from the album that we learn about ,oy#s most heartfelt reflections on the passing of
his former band mates )ohn 0ennon and +eorge .arrison.
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February 7
HISTORIC BEATLE STAGE SAVED
Liverpool City Council reaches an agreement with church authorities: The stage at Saint
Peter's Church Hall in Woolton will be put into storage "in an undisclosed location while
tals are held to !ind a permanent home"" reports the ##C$
While the church attempted last year to sell the stage at London's "Sticy %inger's Ca!e"" it
!ailed to do so because a buyer could not be !ound to match the &'("((( price tag they were
asing !or$
With the !ailed auction" Liverpool City Council )uicly moved in to rescue the historic
stage: "The days are long gone when the city council turned a blind eye to its heritage by
allowing places lie the Cavern to be demolished"" said Councillor *ie Storey$ "We will
never let that happen again$ +t was on this very spot that one o! the most success!ul musical
partnerships in history !irst began$"
*ie Storey concluded by saying: "This stage is an important part o! The #eatles legend ,
Liverpool without the #eatles would be lie Strat!ord without Shaespeare$"
February 8
EMI RECORDS TO BE SCRAPPED
-n this date" the ##C .ews reported the !ollowing: "Troubled music company /*+ 0roup
is to reshu!!le its artists and sta!! in a move that will mean the /*+ record label will cease
to e1ist$
The /*+ 0roup will merge its labels into two global brands" 2irgin and Capitol$"
Surprisingly" the origins o! /*+ happened under similar conditions: to avoid banruptcy"
the 0ramophone Company and its arch,rival the Columbia 0raphophone Company merged
in 3pril 4564 to !orm /lectric and *usical +ndustries when the 0reat 7epression hit$
BOB WOOLER -- THE CAVERN CLUB'S COMPPRE -- PASSES AWA
!fter a lengthy illness, Bob 9ooler, the man who introduced the Beatles nearly E''
times between $%B$ and $%BD in the 6avern 6lub, passes away at the age of &B in the
,oyal 0iverpool hospital.
0iverpool music promoter, )oe Flannery -- who was a personal friend to Bob 9ooler
since $%A', made the following comments about the loss of his friend: Y.e was the
gentleman of the 6avern. .e was so loved by everybody.Z Flannery also added that
YBob never cashed in on being such a vital part of the Beatles scene, but his name will
remain forever a vital part of that story.Z
Bob 9ooler, who was restless wor"ing as a cler" in the railway doc" offices in +arston,
entered the music business in $%AB by managing s"iffle acts. .is job involved boo"ing
s"iffle acts ;such as the 8ingstrums< into different club venues where he soon found
himself introducing his acts as a way to warm up the audiences. The ne-t natural
progression in Bob 9ooler#s music career saw himself ta"ing on the additional role
of :isc )oc"ey at those clubs. Bob would play records between performance brea"s
while the ne-t act was getting ready to perform. By $%B', his name became
synonymous within 0iverpool#s music scene thus allowing him to have a solid
foundation to wor" from.
Bob 9ooler first met *aul >c6artney and +eorge .arrison at a bus stop at the
.olyoa"e :ance .all in 0iverpool during the month of :ecember in $%B'. 7pon noticing
that both *aul and +eorge were carrying guitars, he offered them a boo"ing at the
0itherland Town .all on :ecember /&, $%B' for a GB fee. *aul >c6artney singles out
the :ecember /& date in his Who9s Who entry as being the first important appearance
as the Beatles.
3hortly after the 0itherland Town .all venue, 9ooler boo"ed the bandMs first residency
at the 6avern 6lub on February %, $%B$. 9ooler would later witness the first contract
offer made to the Beatles on :ecember D, $%B$, from Brian 5pstein who became the
group#s manager.
The 6avern 6lub#s comp[re became the first writer to predict just how successful the
Beatles were to become. (n !ugust, $%B$, Bob 9ooler wrote down this observation in
the >ersey Beat edition concerning the Beatles: Truly a phenomenon. ( donMt thin"
anything li"e them will ever happen again. *erhaps 9ooler#s best summation about
the local success of the Beatles during that period can be found in a one catch-phrase
slogan that he came up with. .e declared the phenomenon of 6avern-era Beatles as
being The 3tuff That 3creams !re >ade 4f.
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ROYAL LINE<P CONFIRMED FOR MEEN4S GOLDEN #BILEE
:ubbed as a D-day *arty !t the *alace, it is announced that 3ir *aul >c6artney is
scheduled to perform at the Iueen#s +olden )ubilee concert on )une D. !mong others
confirmed in the line-up are: 5ric 6lapton, Brian 9ilson, *hil 6ollins, !retha Fran"lin,
Iueen, 3 6lub &, Tom )ones and *op (dol winner, 9ill Coung, writes a :otmusic.com
news source.
!nd in a much later report filed by !nanova.com on >ay $&, revealed that 3ir *aul
>c6artney plans chee"y song for the Iueen. The star will perform The Beatles song
.er >ajesty - originally a hidden trac" at the end of the !bbey ,oad album.
3ir +eorge >artin who was chosen as musical director for the entire jubilee ;including
a classical tribute slated in the program for )une $st< made the following comment:
The artists today represent the greatest composers and performers of their
generation.
Thousands will relish the chance to see them perform together live on stage at
Buc"ingham *alace.
.e added: 1o country has a finer tradition in producing great talent than ours, and we
should be very proud of the enormous contribution that British artists and composers
have made to the world of entertainment over the last fifty years.
(t was decided that /E,''' tic"ets be made available to the general public for the
Iueen#s +olden )ubilee. The tic"ets were distributed evenly in the following regions: all
of 5ngland, 3cotland, 9ales, 1orthern (reland, the 6hannel (sles and the (sle of >an.
Ma0/h ,
PAL M/CARTNEY TO %ED
The :aily *ost reports that 3ir *aul >c6artney announced yesterday that he will marry
his DE-year-old fianc\e .eather >ills during the month of )une.
9hile the wedding location was to be "ept secret from the media, the :aily *ost article
did find out what "ind of wedding dress the bride-to-be was planning to wear:
.eather has already decided on a off-white 6hantilly lace and sil" traditional wedding
dress with a corset-style bodice, veil and train. The :aily *ost also mentioned that
.eather was adamant to design the dress herself.
BEATLES PHOTOGRAPHER HERBERT DIES AGE 8(
5mma +unby of 0iverpool 5cho, writes: 4ne of the Beatle#s first official photographers
has died.
.erbert .ughes, F%, from Bir"enhead, was employed by the Fab Four#s manager
Brian 5pstein to ta"e a photo of the band on :ecember $&, $%B$.
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YOIO ONO BYS #OHN LENNON4S CHILDHOOD HOME
(n a 6.B.6. !rts 1ow news report, Co"o 4no has bought her late husbands childhood
home and donated it to Britain#s 1ational Trust.
!rts 1ow revealed that Co"o 4no paid a little more than ]$A',''' ;PDE',''' 6dn.<.
The home is located at /A$ >enlove !venue and has long since been regarded as a
historic cultural landmar" in 0iverpool -- the place being where the Beatles rehearsed
and wrote their first big hit *lease, *lease >e.
)ohn was raised in the >enlove home by his !unt >imi.
3aid Co"o 4no: ( thin" >enlove !venue has an important place in Beatles history, and
it saddened me to thin" that it might be lost. The fact that this is happening in the
same wee" that 0iverpool airport is officially opened as 0iverpool )ohn 0ennon airport
would have made my husband very happy.
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LENNON STATE NVEILED AT LIVERPOOL AIRPORT
! beautiful bron2e statue created by 0iverpool sculpture Tom >urphy was unveiled by
Co"o 4no, widow of Beatles icon, )ohn 0ennon.
The unveiling of the statue was used to commemorate the renaming of 0iverpool
!irport to 0iverpool )ohn 0ennon !irport after completing a new D' million pound
;PED million< terminal.
The statue stands seven-foot ;or /.$A meters< high and resembles the songsmith in
his 1ew Cor" days, striding out with long hair swept bac", reported )euters news
services. The statue also contained the inscription 8%bove us only s&y8 -- a phrase that
was immortali2ed in )ohn 0ennon#s classic hit-song: !'aine.
!t the special unveiling ceremony, Co"o 4no said: The world needs communication
and this 0iverpool )ohn 0ennon !irport will promote the growth of international
communication for 0iverpool and for the world.
6ommunication and e-changing will lead to understanding and understanding will
create love and peace. !nd the world needs peace.
( thin" the statue is brilliant. (t captures )ohn and shows him moving, alive, rather
than standing still li"e some statues.
Ma0/h )'
BEATLES "'" COMPILATION
STILL A STRONG CONTENDER IN SALES
*hil +allo from Nariety in .ollywood, reports the following 73! sales figures: 6apitol#s
Beatles# $ compilation...has now sold more than F.$ million units and continues to sell
about %,''' per wee".
A20il ')
HMV4s Q*--m FLOTATION OFFERS ELIT ROTE TO EMI
! report emerges from The Guardian that .>N +roup has announced plans for a
floatation deal to raise GB''m. .>N, a music, video and boo" retailer, would li"e to
see the owner of 9aterstone#s boo" stores obtain an eventual mar"et capitali2ation of
more than G$bn while offering troubled music group 5>( the chance to sell part of its
EDJ sta"e.
The GB''m raised by .>N would allow the company to e-pand in )apan -- a "ey
mar"etplace for the company -- from DE to $'' retail stores. !lso in the plan would be
a growth of retail outlets in Britain from $DA to /''. 9aterstone agreed that money
will also be used in restoration of older stores, about G/'m.
1amed after the trademar" image of a dog listening to .is >aster#s Noice on a
gramophone, writes the +uardian, .>N was part-sold by 5>( in $%%F to 73 venture
capital group !dvent which now controls E'J while management controls a further
$&J.
5>( had been considering a trade sale of .>N but is e-pected to hang on to
a small sta"e in the group post-flotation.
A20il '+
PAL M/CARTNEY PRAISES CANADIAN LEADERSHIPH
4n this date, *aul >c6artney performs the only 6anadian date from his :riving 73!
tour at the !ir 6anada 6entre in Toronto.
(n a 6anadian *ress interview, *aul continued promoting his public relations campaign
for an international ban on land mines and had some "ind words for 6anada:
( would be very "een at the moment on banning land mines, and seeing as 4ttawa is
the place where the treaty is from, you guys have been leaders on this, he said.
But unfortunately, places li"e the 3tates havenMt signed it. 9eMre very "een on that
issue and cleaning them up. There#s countless millions still in the ground.
!t the !ir 6anada 6enter, $B,''' fans saw *aul play tributes to deceased band mates
)ohn 0ennon and +eorge .arrison. *aul selected .ere Today -- a beautiful ballad he
wrote in memory of )ohn from his $%F/ solo album Tug of 9ar. (n a tribute to
+eorge, *aul chose 3omething, a beautiful composition from +eorge which became
the songwriters only S$ hit single when he was a Beatle. That single was released in
the 73! mar"etplace on 4ctober B, $%B% and became the second-most covered
version of a Beatles# song done by other artists, including Fran" 3inatra, placing it just
behind *aul#s Cesterday. *aul performed +eorge#s number by using a u"ulele which
was one of .arrison#s favourite musical instruments.
!part from performing 3omething, *aul#s set-list included additional Beatle songs:
.ello +oodbye@ !ll >y 0oving@ +etting Better@ Blac"bird@ 9e 6an 9or" (t 4ut@ >other
1atures 3on@ Cou 1ever +ive >e Cour >oneyH6arry That 9eight@ Fool 4n the .ill@
5leanor ,igby@ .ere, There and 5verywhere@ Bac" (n the 7.3.3.,.@ 6an#t Buy >e 0ove@
0et (t Be@ .ey )ude@ 0ong and 9inding ,oad@ 0ady >adonna@ ( 3aw .er 3tanding
There@ Cesterday@ 3gt. *epper 0onely .earts 6lub Band ;,eprise<@ and The 5nd.
>c6artney also performed selected numbers from his 9ings and solo era: )et@ 6oming
7p@ 0et >e ,oll (t@ 0onely ,oad@ :riving ,ain@ 0oving Flame@ 5very 1ight@ Nanilla 3"y@
Band on the ,un@ 6 >oon@ >y 0ove@ Freedom@ 0ive and 0et :ie.
(nterestingly enough, this Toronto tour date would see the first-performance only of
>ull of 8intyre -- this song, not originally listed in the DB song set-list when the tour
began, was bac"ed up by the *eel ,egional *olice *ipe Band of 4ntario.
A20il '(
OVERPRICED BEATLE MEMORABILIA:
EROPEAN COMMISSION SAYS CHRISTIE4S AND SOTHEBY4S FILED PRICES
(n what might e-plain for over-inflated prices of popular Beatle memorabilia, )euters
reporter :avid 0aws"y revealed that both 6hristie#s and 3otheby#s auction houses had
formed a secret duopoly in the world of art from $%%D to /''' and colluded in price
fi-ing. The 5uropean 6ommission who is currently investigating the duopoly
declared: 9e have collected evidence that the two leading auction houses have
colluded to fi- commissions and on other aspects of the trade. )euters :avid 0aws"y
writes that the statement comes more than one year after the 7nited 3tates convicted
them of the same offence and that 3otheby#s .oldings agreed...to pay out PEA
million in criminal fines in the 7nited 3tates.
6hristie#s, who was the first to blow the whistle on the duopoly, was granted immunity
by the 73 )ustice :epartment avoiding PEA million in criminal fines. .owever, while
3otheby#s paid PEA million in criminal fines, both 6hristie#s and 3otheby#s auction firms
agreed to pay out damages of PA$/ million to clients and P&' million to shareholders.
The 5uropean 6ommission further proclaimed that in addition to raising commission
rates, the companies agreed to other trading conditions including advances paid to
sellers, guarantees given for auction results and payment conditions. This collusion by
both auction houses, according to )euters :avid 0aws"y, impacted on much sought-
after treasures by collectors ranging from artistic wor"s of Nan +ogh, >onet, to
popular memorabilia items such as *rinces :iana#s evening dress and even signed
copies of Beatles albums.
Behind the mastermind scheme is &F-year-old !lfred Taubman, of 3otheby#s .oldings
who is facing a ma-imum three-year term in a 73 prison and is e-pected to pay PF&.B
million in fines, twice the sum sellers were overcharged. ;French billionaire Francois
*inault owns 6hristie#s auction house.<
0aws"y reported that 5uropean 6ommission spo"eswoman !melia Torres had no
estimate of how long the investigation might ta"e or what punishment might be.
A20il )*
PAL M/CARTNEY ANNONCES THAT
GEORGE HARRISON4S "PORTRAIT OF A LEG END" IS STILL IN THE %ORISH
(n an interview with *aul >c6artney conducted by *lain :ealer *op >usic 6ritic, )ohn
3oeder, had as"ed *aul whether he would do some sort of posthumous collaboration
for the album that +eorge more or less finished before he had passed away. *aul
responded with: ( don#t "now about that. ( do "now he ;+eorge< had a lot of good
material. ( heard some of the songs. ( do "now at some point something will be
coming out. ( understand there is a little bit of wor" going on about it. But ( don#t
"now if people want it "nown yet. 3o (#m not gonna go blabbing....!nd if someone
as"ed me to do something on it, (#d be honoured.
A20il )(
BEATLES4 4HEY #DE4 LYRICS BARRED FROM ACTIONH
*aul >c6artney was granted an injunction by )ustice 0addie at 0ondon#s .igh 6ourt
preventing 6hristie#s auction house from selling a draft manuscript of .ey )ude.
The lyrical manuscript#s estimated value is P$$B,''' but the sale was successfully
bloc"ed by *aul#s lawyer, ,ichard >eade. !ccording to )euters, the injunction was
granted because at issue in the case is a man identified in court only as >onsieur
Tessier and whether or not he is the rightful owner of those lyrics. The news report
went on to say that >onseiur Tessier bought them in the famous *ortobello ,oad
street mar"et in 0ondon when he was a student in $%&$ or $%&/. ,ichard >eade,
lawyer for >c6artney argued that the lyrics disappeared during one of the numerous
brea"-ins that occurred in *aul#s 3t. )ohn#s 9ood home. (n )ustice 0addie#s decision, a
BBC news report claims the judge halted the sale because the lyrics could end up
going abroad if sold in auction, ma"ing a future decision about ownership much
harder.
)euters declared in their news report that #The court order will be a major blow to
6hristie#s auctioneers, who billed the .ey )ude lyric as the centerpiece of Tuesday#s
pop memorabilia sale.#
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NE% GEORGE HARRISON BIOGRAPHY OT IN MAY
!nanova.com reports on this day that the 5ditors of ,olling 3tone maga2ine will
release a new +eorge .arrison biography in >ay. The boo" will contain a special
heartfelt forward written by 4livia .arrison.
But in an early release to the 6anadian mar"etplace, this writer discovered that the
biography also contains many personal family photographs by the .arrisons along with
past photography wor" of )urgen Nollmer@ >a- 3cheler@ !strid 8ircherr@ .arry Benson
and many others. The boo" includes ,olling 3tone interviews with +eorge@ a special
discography section e-ploring the musician#s iconic pop writing abilities@ and a review
of +eorge#s guitar artistry as covered by !ndy Babui", author of the highly acclaimed
boo", Beatles +ear.
The biography also includes some nicely written tributes from Bob :ylan@ >ic" )agger@
8eith ,ichards@ Co"o 4no@ Tom *etty@ 5lton )ohn and *aul 3imon.
The hardbound boo" is published by 3imon O 3chuster, (ncorporated.
Ma" '-
LIVERPOOL4S "BEATLES STORY MSEM" TO OPEN ELHIBIT ON BAND4S
MARRYMEN DAYS
This is...*op= reports that The Beatles Story museum in 0iverpool will present an
special e-hibit called: The Iuarrymen and 3"iffle -- the 7.8. Cears. The opening date
for the e-hibit is >ay $B and will run to 1ovember $, /''/.
The e-hibit which is apparently the first of its "ind in 0iverpool reveals the fascinating
yet forgotten story of how a new musical cra2e sweeping across Britain led to one of
the biggest stories the music industry has "nown, cites the report.
4n display at the e-hibition will be several of the original instruments used by the
group - including a banjo that )ohn 0ennon played, 6olin .anton#s first drum "it - still
with its stic"s and brushes and a record of 0onnie :onegan#s )oc& !sland Line, which
0ennon sold for / shillings and si-pence to ,od :avis. The e-hibit will also display
some recent photographs of the Iuarrymen and will offer an historical accounting of
how s"iffle music became the catalyst for rhythm and blues, roc" #n# roll, and pop
music in general.
The Beatles 3tory >useum will also be showcasing )ohn 0ennon#s upright 3teinway
piano, the one )ohn used to compose his classic hit song !'aine. +eorge >ichael
bought the piano on 4ctober $&, /''', through a .ard ,oc" 6afe auction organi2ed by
>ic" Fleetwood of Fleetwood >ac. >ichael#s successful purchase bid of G$.EA million
;or P/.$ million in 73 currency< caused +uinness Boo" of ,ecords to list the 3teinway
as being the most e-pensive piano in the world.
Ma" '8
LIVERPOOL STILL THE NMBER ONE HIT CITY
:avid ,oberts, editor for the newly released Guinness Boo& o. 2it Sinles, claims that
0iverpool is responsible for almost B percent of all the number one hits to enter the
charts in the past A' years.
(n ma"ing his announcement, ,oberts spo"e of a full-page dedication on 0iverpool#s
musical success story that is listed in the new Guinness Boo& o. 2it Sinles. .e
e-plain the rational for the full-page entry this way: There are $& number ones
from The Beatles, but there is a real diversity of talent out of 0iverpool, which has
stretched from 0ita ,o2a in $%AD right through to !tomic 8itten.
!nd of course since last year, when we announced 0iverpool as the 6apital of *op,
there have been two more number ones, a second from !tomic 8itten and +eorge
.arrison#s My S$eet Lord.
The :aily *ost, who filed the report, added that The 0ord >ayor, )ac" 3priggs, is to be
presented with several copies of new +uinness pop bible to be distributed to the city#s
libraries.
Beaming with pride, The 0ord >ayor proclaimed: (t was fantastic to get a world record
last year and now to thin" that people all over the planet will be reading about us in
this new boo" is very e-citing. 9e really are a music city.
Ma" ))
GLM MSIC INDSTRY OTLOOI PLAGES EMI
)euters news services files a report indicating that the 5>( +roup saw year-end profits
slump by E'J in adjusted pre-ta- profit. 1ews of the post-results meeting with
investors saw 5>( stoc" fall by & percent casting doubts as to whether or not
substantial improvements for 5>( would li"ely occur by the end of this year.
>artin :obson, head dealer at 1atwest 3ecurities in 0ondon, provided )euters with an
e-planation for 5>(#s poor profit woes: ;5>(< faces so much of a struggle with piracy
and they need to find a way to protect themselves. 3ales are falling and there are a
number of factors to ta"e into consideration, such as the .>N float not going well.
(n an effort to boost profitability, 5>( had announced a restructuring plan last >arch
that would see $,F'' job cuts along with E'' artists scrapped from its roster. 3aid
5>(#s 654 !lain 0evy in a news report last month with +S% Today: 1ot having star
power tends to ta"e the margins out of the music commodity. 9e#ve cut the artist
roster a lot, but it was still pretty bloated. 0ater, !lain 0evy would do just a little bit
of an about-turn on his comment: 0evy now wanted to find five stars topping five
million global sales in the ne-t three years, he told )euters, and two or three topping
$' million to help increase 5>(#s profit margins.
5>(#s restructuring plan has come at a cost -- /E' million pounds, for savings %F.A
million pounds. 9hile the total restructuring of job cuts won#t fully impact until
3eptember of this year, !lain 0evy hopes to improve 5>(#s profit margins from the
A.$J e-pected this year to $DJ percent in three years.
Some interesting facts about -"+:
F 5>( is the third-biggest music group with its financial statement in /''/ boasting of
some &' different labels.
F 5>( is the 1o. A record company in the 73! with %.DJ of album sales so far in
/''/.
F 5>( has not had a hit album to rival their /''' release of Beatles $ which sold //
million units worldwide.
F 4n February B, $%B&, 5>( reported that the Beatles combined world-wide record
sales when converted into single units ;i.e.: an 0* being the equivalent to si- singles
and 5* to two< was now in e-cess of $FF,''',''' units.
Ma" +-
THE LIVERPOOL LENNONS
4n this date, )ulian 0ennon announces at )oe )ohnsons# on-line Beatle Brunch, that the
O..icial Website o. the Liver*ool Lennons has been launched. The site traces the
history of the 0iverpool 0ennons from the $F''#s and right up to the present. This
e-cellent site by )ulian 0ennon boasts of some never-before seen family memorabilia.
3aid )ulian: ...items li"e the K3gt *epperM gold disc and :adMs afghan coat from
K>agical >ystery TourM. !nd much more. The site is well researched and very user-
friendly...de.initely a0'ust0see7
)lick on the photo and link to the .fficial Website of the /i(erpool /ennons0
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ROCI ROYALTY AT MEEN4S #BILEE
>ar"ing 5li2abeth ((#s A' year reign as queen from $%A/ to /''/, the BB6 production
of -arty at the -alace highlighted a special celebration of popular music with
performances from: 3ir *aul >c6artney, 3ir 6liff ,ichard, 5ric 6lapton, *hil 6olins,
,oger :altry, ,od 3tewart, Bryan !dams, ,ic"y >artin, Tom )ones, 3hirley Bassey,
422y 4sbourne, !retha Fran"lin, 5mma Bunton, 3teve 9inwood, !tomic 8itten, >is-
Teeq, Iueen, )oe 6oc"er, Brian 9ilson and 3ir 5lton )ohn ;who was pre-recorded on
video tape.<
!n estimated $ million people had lined up in Trafalgar 3quare, the >all, and par"s to
watch the performances from huge video screens while $/,''' luc"y tic"et-holders
converged at the queen#s bac" garden. There, popHroc" royalty showcased their
numbers before a swaying crowd.
3ir *aul >c6artney sang homage to 5li2abeth (( by selecting compositions from the
Beatles# musical cannon: 2er Ma:esty" Blac&bird" %ll 6ou Need !s Love" The 5nd" 2ey
1ude" and a vocal duet with 5ric 6lapton on While My Guitar Gently Wee*s
(n an interview the night before the gala event, 3ir *aul e-plained his rational for
choosing %ll 6ou Need !s Love: ( still believe that love is all you need, said 3ir *aul.
( don#t "now a better message than that.
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PAL M/CARTNEY MARRIES HEATHER MILLS
! very special day in the lives of .eather >ills and *aul >c6artney: the couple marry
in 3t. 3alvator#s church in 6ounty >onaghan, (reland. The church was built in the $&th
century and is located on 6astle 0eslie#s $,'''-acre estate. The wedding commenced
at around E p.m. ;$$ a.m. 5:T< and was conducted by the Nenerable 6ecil *ringle,
!rchdeacon of 6logher. The service was finished when the church bells rang out at
A:/' p.m. ;$/:/' p.m. 5:T<.
!ccording to a report filed by +S% Today: >c6artney#s brother, >i"e, who was best
man when *aul married 0inda 5astman in $%B%, was best man again Tuesday. )ohn
5astman, 0inda#s brother, along with *aul#s children, 3tella, )ames, >ary and
stepdaughter .eather, were on hand, but not part of the ceremony. >i"e#s $%-year-
old son )oshua was in charge of the bo- of rings at the wedding.
>i"e >c6artney, recounting later in an e-clusive interview with The Sun said of his
brothers marriage: 4ver there ( was just feet away from two people who love each
other - that#s all you want in life. (f you#re luc"y and you both love each other, that is
all anybody needs.
>i"e said that *aul, A%, felt luc"y before the wedding because he had spotted a bright
double rainbow the previous day.
!nd for e-tra luc" he wore a magic buttonhole to marry former model .eather, DE.
1ot only did he have a pin" >c6artney rose but he had a sprig from :ad#s lavender
bush and >um#s favourite flowers - two buttercups - in his lapel.
TO PAL AND HEATHER>
OR OTTA%A BEATLES SITE SPECIAL THOGHT TO YO:
"O; all the m.si/ that 0ea/he5 ;a0thest int$ hea@en> it is the !eatin6 $; a
l$@in6 hea0t=" << Hen0" %a05 Bee/he0
That lavender bush came from our family home in Forthlin ,oad, 0iverpool. !ll our
lives we had lavender around us.
>um would put it in little sachets and leave it in drawers and :ad would burn it in his
ashtray.
.eather#s bridal dress was made of ecru lace, designed by .eather but with assistance
from 0ondon fashion house !vis O Brown. .er hair was styled by !manda !mos from
Brighton and her ma"e-up was by >athew !le-ander of >ichael )ohn.
*aul >c6artney#s publicist, +eoff Ba"er, described the ceremony as joyful and
moving. .eather captured the hearts of the congregation when, overcome by the
emotion of the occasion, she briefly faltered and wept tears of joy whilst ma"ing her
vows. .eather was given away by her sister Fiona >ills. 9hile traditional hymns were
used at the service, *raise >y 3oul, The 8ing of .eaven and 0ord of !ll
.opefulness, the couple also selected .eather, a song written recently by *aul and
was used as >ills entered the 3t. 3alvator#s church while carrying a bouquet of $$ pin"
>c6artney roses. !s .eather and *aul made their way bac" down the church aisle, an
organist played the 9edding >arch which *aul had wrote in $%BB for the hit movie
The Family 9ay.
!part from the immediate family members in attendance, an estimated D'' guests
were also invited to *aul and .eather#s wedding. 3ome of the famous notables
present were: e--Beatle ,ingo 3tarr, the band#s producer 3ir +eorge >artin, *in"
Floyd#s front-man :avid +ilmour, )ools .olland, B'#s pop model Twiggy, 6hrissie
.ynde, and actor 3teve Buscemi.
4n Thursday, )une $D, the newly weds flew to the 3eychelles from Belfast to
honeymoon on one of the (ndian 4cean archipelago#s private islands.
!fter the honeymoon is over, the couples future plans will include co-hosting the
!dopt-!->inefield 3econd !nnual :inner to be held on 3eptember $F at the 6entury
*la2a .otel in 0os !ngeles. (t is e-pected that *aul >c6artney will perform with other
musicians while )ay 0eno emcee#s the event.
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PETER BLAIE RECEIVES INIGHTHOOD IN MEEN4S BIRTHDAY HONORS LIST
*eter Bla"e, responsible for the Beatles# St. -e**er's Lonely 2earts Club Band album
cover, receives a "nighthood in the Iueen#s Birthday .onours list. 3ir *eter Bla"e was
the first fine artist as opposed to a record-cover designer to transcended himself into
the art world...St. -e**er's Lonely 2earts Club Band became the pride in the homes
of millions of record-buyers during the Su''er o. Love in $%B& -- remembered not
only for its groundbrea"ing music, but also for its e-ceptional art wor" and cover
design. This was the first time in the history of pop where both music and art
combined together and became one.
3aid 3ir *eter Bla"e: (t#s a wonderful time to get this, as ( celebrate my &'th
birthday ne-t wee".
( started at the ,oyal 6ollege of !rt the year of the Iueen#s coronation in $%AD.
!nd it#s funny to be getting a "nighthood at the same time as >ic" )agger - we lived
A' yards away from each other. (t#s nice that two :artford boys are getting honours
simultaneously.
Some interesting facts about the Sgt. 1epper album:
F (n Britain, the album sold /A',''' units within a wee" of its release and A'','''
units within a month.
F (n the 7nited 3tates, the album had advance sales of $ million units and within
three months sold /.A million units.
F By mid-$%F&, the album#s twentieth anniversary, 3gt. *epper had sold $A million
copies.
2 3gt. *epper#s 0onely .earts 6lub Band was the first pop record to contain the lyrics
on the bac" of an album cover.
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BEATLES EARN Q+,=)M
The Beatles accrued a stunning GDE./> fortune after selling $$> copies of #$#, their
singles compilation, in the 73 last year. 3ignificant revenue from publishing earned a
substantial income for !pple 6orps, the group#s !merican holding company, reports
the :aily *ost.
The article also mentions 3ir *aul earning at least GF> from his recent !merican tour
with tic"ets for the show fetching up to G$,''' each on the blac" mar"et.
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RINGO STARR HELPS RAISE MONEY FOR THE DAVID SHEPHERD %ILDLIFE
FONDATION
(n an effort to both raise money and the profile of critically endangered mammals in
!frica and !sia, ,ingo 3tarr and his wife Barbara Bach turned up before a large crowd
in their hometown of 6ranleigh, 5ngland, to lend support to The :avid 3hepherd
9ildlife Foundation. ,ingo 3tarr encouraged the crowd to buy :avid 3hepherd#s
special s"etches and prints, each one being autographed by the artist himself. The
charity event saw GB,''' raised on opening day. The former Beatle is e-pected to
show up with celebrities the following day for the 6ranleigh 6arnival and Fun :ay.
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HARRISON4S ATTACIER RELEASED ON CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE
(n a statement from the >ersey 6are 1ational .ealth 3ervice Trust which oversees the
3cott 6linic in ,ainhill, >erseyside, +eorge .arrison#s attac"er has been given a
conditional discharge today by a mental health review tribunal. The attac"er who
suffers from schi2ophrenia, received fortnightly injections under the direct care of the
3cott 6linic to control his illness. 9hile the conditions of the patient#s release were to
remain confidential to ensure the safety of the public, both 4livia and her son
:hani .arrison were not notified of his release by officials. !s news quic"ly travelled
to the .arrison family concerning the attac"er#s release, 4livia and :hani provided an
interview )uly Ath with the BB6 and said: 9e can never forget how brutally close QheR
came to "illing dear +eorge and myself, nor the trauma inflicted on our son and
family. The .arrisons declared the vicious attac" on +eorge, who died of cancer last
1ovember, had robbed him of the vital energy he needed to maintain his health.
Then, on )uly %, a report emerged in 2ello7 maga2ine indicating that 4livia .arrison
has decided that she will sell Friar *ar". The $/'-room mansion is located in
4-fordshire and was purchased by +eorge .arrison on )anuary $E, $%&'. (n
:ecember of $%%%, it was here that 4livia .arrison fought off a "nife-wielding intruder
who tried to "ill her husband. 4livia#s decision to sell the G/'> property was based on
the new information about the attac"er#s release bac" into the community. 3aid a
family friend: Q.isR release just reinforces her decision to sell. 4livia and :hani didnMt
want to hold on to a property that, among some very good memories, also held some
pretty dreadful ones.
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FTRE DVD RELEASE OF THE CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION4S
PRODCTION
OF "#OHN AND YOIO4S YEAR OF PEACE" PLANNED
)ohn and Co"o#s Cear of *eace, which originally aired in 6anada to commemorate
0ennon#s B'th birthday on 6.B.6. television, will be released in :N: format in the
7nited 3tates on 3eptember $&, /''/. (n a report from the >usic 1ews (ndustry
1etwor" claims that (mage 5ntertainment will distribute the :N:.
9hen they were producing the special, the 6.B.6. made e-tensive use of its own
archival film from $%B%. (nterestingly, Co"o 4no also contributed to show not only by
way of providing e-clusive interviews, but donated photographs and rare film footage
which resulted the show being praised by The +lobe and >ail as a brilliant
documentary. (t also also won a finalist certificate at the 1ew Cor" Festivals. :oug
Thompson, the brainchild behind the program enlisted *aul >c+rath as the producer
and !lan 0ysaght as the programs director for the show. Both gentlemen were
responsible for chronicling the 0ennons three visits to 6anada in the special. :efinitely
an e-cellent program worth pic"ing up a copy for yourself=
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MEEN VISITS LIVERPOOL FOR BEATLE TOR
4n this date, Iueen 5li2abeth (( attends two very special functions in 0iverpool: The
Iueen is present for the official $':A' a.m. opening of a new airport terminal recently
built and renamed as the 0iverpool )ohn 0ennon !irport. There, the Iueen unveiled a
special plaque with Co"o 4no present. The second function saw the Iueen leave at
$$:/' a.m. to visit the city#s 9al"er !rt +allery which is currently displaying *aul
>c6artney#s art wor".
*aul >c6artney, who gave Iueen 5li2abeth a tour of his paintings, noted: ( thin" she
li"ed them. 3he said they were very colourful and ( too" that as a great compliment.
6ommenting on the ceremonies at the airport, Co"o 4no said this about the Iueen: (t
is such an honour to meet the Iueen. )ohn would have been very proud and
honoured. Co"o later watched a cultural parade from the balcony of the 0iverpool
Town .all. The Iueen also had a chance to meet with Tom >urphy, the sculptor of the
statue of 0ennon that is found in the chec"-in hall at the airport.
Se2tem!e0 (
GEORGE HARRISON4S "BRAIN%ASHED" LP SET FOR RELEASEH
5>( announces that the last material recorded by +eorge .arrison will be released on
1ovember $F. The album, whose provisional wor"ing title was *ortrait of a 0eg 5nd is
now to be called Brainwashed. !ccording to Billboard writer )onathan 6ohen, there
are $$ .arrison originals and an as-yet-unannounced cover.
The trac"s were produced by +eorge .arrison along with his son, :hani. 4verseeing
the final production aspects of the album is +eorge#s long-time musician friend and
record producer of 5lectric 0ight 4rchestra fame, )eff 0ynne.
The album will be released on :ar" .orse records and distributed through 5>(. :avid
>unns, vice chairmain of 5>( ,ecorded >usic told the :aily 1ews that 5>( is thrilled
to have this new affiliation with :ar" .orse.
+eorge .arrison is an absolutely legendary artist and this is an e-traordinary record
and a testament to his genius. 9e are proud to offer this album to the world.
(t is anticipated that Brainwashed could give +eorge a posthumous number one
album on the first anniversary of his death.
Se2tem!e0 '-
FOR THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE (D'' TRAGEDY> YOIO ONO PLEADS
"GIVE PEACE A CHANCE"
>ar"ing the first anniversary of the 3eptember $$ attac"s, Co"o 4no releases a new
re-mi-ed version of +ive *eace ! 6hance that includes lyrical references to the
tragedy. !ccompanying the re-mi- is a short film that was released on >TN music to
promote the idea of peace and not war. 3aid Co"o in a statement: 0et#s create peace,
unity and light. ( thin" )ohn#s words are needed just as much now as when they were
written -- #(magine all the people living in peace# and #+ive *eace ! 6hance#. 0i"e all of
us, (#d li"e to see the human race survive, living in health and in love with each other.
8Give -eace % Chance ;<<;8 $as available as .ree do$nload .ro' Mindtrain )ecords(
Se2tem!e0 ',
PAL M/CARTNEY PLANS TO RELEASE NPBLISHED BEATLE TRACI:
"CARNIVAL OF LIGHT"
*redating )ohn 0ennon#s )evolution =, the Beatles recorded Carnival o. Liht on
)anuary A, $%B&, during the St( -e**er period and will be heard for the first time in
DA years. The $E-minute trac", according to their record producer 3ir +eorge >artin, is
...one of those weird things. (t was a "ind of uncomposed, free-for-all melange of
sound that went on. !ccording to press reports, Carnival o. Liht will be used as a
soundtrac" to a film montage of his late wife 0inda#s photographs.
>usic historians consider Carnival o. Liht as the first avant-guard piece of recorded
material done by the Beatles and was the mastermind of *aul >c6artney. This is
confirmed later in an interview held on 3eptember /B with *rofessor +lenn +ass who
teaches a course on Beatles music at the (ndiana 7niversity. .e is interviewed by
:avid *ence" of 1orwich who is covering *aul#s latest tour across the 7.3.!. .ere is
what *rofessor +lenn +ass had to say: .e Q*aul >c6artneyR was the most eager to
e-periment. .e was more avant-garde than he gets credit for. *eople see *aul as
sentimental and )ohn as cutting edge. That#s not fair, and *aul gets a bit defensive
about it.
Carnival o. Liht had last been played at a 0ondon avant-garde festival in $%B&.
Se2tem!e0 )+
"THE BEST OF FELLAS < THE BOB %OOLER STORY"
(n an e-clusive to the 4ttawa Beatles 3ite, )oe ,obinson shares his personal
reminiscences of Bob 9ooler. )oe had the unique opportunity of having met Bob
9ooler in person on several occasions. This enabled )oe to personally assist Bob
9ooler in developing his memoirs regarding his days as the :) in the most famous of
all beat cellars: The 6avern.
)oe ,obinson#s e-cellent write-up provides readers with a taster of things to come
with the pending release of 3pencer 0eigh#s new boo": The Best of Fellas - The Bob
9ooler 3tory which is to be published on 1ovember &, /''/, by :rivegreen
*ublications. The boo" will be full of BobMs first hand accounts ta"en from his personal
memoirs.
6lic" on the lin" with e-clusive photos of Bob 9ooler along with a personal letter Bob
had sent to )oe...
http:HHwww.ncf.caHbeatlesHrobinson.html
A HARD DAY4S NIGHT DVD COLLECTORS EDITION IS RELEASED
>irama- releases in $.BB:$ anamorphic widescreen, ! .ard :ay#s 1ight, the :N:
6ollectors 5dition. The :N: sound quality is remastered in :olby :igital A.$, similar to
the theatrical re-release from a few years ago.
:N: Tal" critic !aron Beierle claims the quality of the film is a remar"ably clean
presentation, considering the age of the film. 4bviously, considerable wor" has been
done....1o major wear O tear is seen at all. .e also had praise for the soundtrac":
...the new A.$ soundtrac" hits the ears wonderfully from the opening moments with
the title music. The music sounds terrific throughout the picture, with a warmth and
clarity that impressed me.
The .ard :ay#s 1ight :N: 6ollector#s 5dition also an e-tra bonus: The :N: boasts up
to D' different people interviewed who were directly involved in the ma"ing of the
movie. Beatle historian >artin 0ewis interviewed /% of those D' people which included
,ichard 0ester and +eorge >artin. 7nfortunately, about the only thing that is missing
is an on-camera commentary from the Beatles themselves, otherwise, the :N: should
prove to be a another winner for Beatle fans and for the money coffers at !pple.
O/t$!e0 )
SIR GEORGE MARTIN RELEASES HIS NE% BOOI: "PLAYBACI"
*remiering his boo" at the .ard ,oc" 6afe in >elbourne, !ustralia, 3ir +eorge >artin
announces his limited edition autobiography entitled -laybac&. The boo", which has a
run of /''' copies are each individually autographed by 3ir +eorge >artin and
contains a 6:. 9hile the autobiography comes with a hefty price tag of PFF'.'', it
does contain previously unseen documents, diaries and recording notes that 3ir +eorge
>artin made at 5>( studios while he wor"ed with )ohn, *aul, +eorge and ,ingo.
-laybac& also lists his favourite Beatle albums, in order: %bbey )oad, )evolver, St
-e**er's Lonely 2earts Club Band, and )ubber Soul(
(n an interview with 3imon *lant of .erald 3un, 3ir +eorge >artin had this to say
about choosing favourite albums: ( love them all, really. (t#s a bit li"e as"ing, #9ho#s
your favourite childL#
Four decades later, the great importance of the 0ennon->c6artney partnership is not
lost in 3ir +eorge >artin#s mind as to their writing abilities of Beatles songs: Q9Rhen
they wor"ed together they produced something a little bit bigger than the sum of the
individual parts. (t wasn#t just a collaboration, it was a rivalry as well. ( don#t thin"
either of them really achieved the heights they did as Beatles in their solo careers.
They needed each other, he told The !ge press. (#m sure *aul misses )ohn very
much. !nd +eorge.
!nd what of the 0ennon->c6artney legacyL 9ell, 3ir +eorge >artin feels pretty
confident that )ohn and *aul#s musical collaboration is indeed secured in the history
boo"s: (#m not saying it#s as good as ,avel or Beethoven -- though it might be -- but
there is no other form of musical art in the late /'th century that is any better, he
told the .erald 3un.
3ir +eorge >artin has won five +rammy awards and holds the British record for
producing D' number $ hit singles. -laybac& is being published by .edley !ustralia.
N$@em!e0 +
L$nnie D$ne6an> "Iin6 $; S3i;;le" M.si/> Dies
0onnie :onegan, who has been ac"nowledged by The Beatles as a major influence on
their early musical careers, died in *eterborough, 5ngland, at the age of &$. 0onnie,
whose real name is !nthony )ames :onegan, introduced s"iffle music to 5ngland in
the $%A'#s. .e is best remembered for his hit song ,oc" (sland 0ine which lasted //
wee"s on the British charts. (t was that song that inspired both +eorge .arrison and
)ohn 0ennon to pic" up a guitar. 3aid +eorge .arrison in his autobiography, (, >e,
>ine: 0onnie :onegan was a much bigger influence on roc" than he was ever given
credit for. .e was a big hero of mine.
*re-dating roc" #n# roll, :onegan#s s"iffle music comprised of the following musical
instruments: a guitar, a washboard, jugs, a snare drum, and a stand-up bass with a
broom handle attached to an empty tea chest - and two chords that created a gritty
mi-ture of fol", ja22, gospel and blues. !ccording to .unter :avies, author of The
Iuarrymen, states that by $%A&, an estimated A,''' s"iffle groups e-isted in Britain
;in $%AB, 0ondon alone had $,''' s"iffle groups=< The music was joyous and yet
simple enough to create that caused )ohn 0ennon to form his own s"iffle group, the
Iuarrymen, around the time when 0onnie :onegan was at his pea".
0onnie :onegan#s other notable hit songs were: 3oes 6our Che$in Gu' Lose !ts
#lavor (on the Bed*ost Overniht)@ My Old Man's a 3ust'an and -uttin' on the Style.
.is accomplishments over the years eventually led him in receiving a lifetime
achievement award: the (vor 1ovello in $%%&. 0onnie was also made a >ember of the
4rder of the British 5mpire in /'''.
N$@em!e0 '(
Ge$06e Ha00is$n4s ;inal al!.m "B0ain9ashe5" is 0elease5H
"There8s nothing magic about this"" said 0eorge Harrison$ "+t8s acoustic guitars played by
musicians into a microphone that leads to a tape recorder$" 0eorge" in a video" was
re!erring to the demo tapes he made that would be used in the maing o! his new album"
"#rainwashed"$
%ull credit should be given to 0eorge8s son" 7hani" !or encouraging his !ather to record as
much o! the material as possible: "He used to say" '-h" you're going to have to !inish all
these songs$' +'d be lie" 'Well" not i! you do it !irst ,, get o!! your arse and !inish them9' "
7hani laughs$
+t was no secret to !riends and musicians who were closest to 0eorge that when he re,
mastered and recorded bonus tracs !or "3ll Things *ust Pass"" it became the catalyst !or
0eorge to write and record new songs which ultimately appeared on 0eorge's !inal album$
:e!! Lynne" who co,produced and !inished up the tracs with 7hani" said in an interview
with the Toronto Star: "+t wasn't the !irst time +'d heard these songs$ 0eorge had played
them all !or me live on his uulele$ + new he'd been woring on them in the studio" and
we'd been taling about producing them together when we !ound the time$ + had no idea
how much wor 0eorge had actually done in the studio until + opened the tape bo1es !our
months a!ter he died"" he says$ "The album was more or less complete" though it was in
demo !orm$"
(n a tribute to +eorge#s final songs, 6apitol ,ecords general manager, >ar" :i:ia,
threw a listening party for .arrison#s Brainwashed album and had this to say:
These aren#t songs that were left behind on the cutting-room floor -- these are from
his heart and soul. !nd, interestingly enough, +eoff 5meric" who had been wor"ing in
an adjacent studio where 6apitol ,ecords were throwing the listening party,
e-pressed some of his fond memories he had about +eorge: *eople don#t reali2e it,
but +eorge had a great sense of humour. .e was also such a gifted musician. 4n
Ta-man, from the )evolver album, ( can remember him writing the guitar parts
bac"wards to get the effect. .e could do anything. !t first, )ohn and *aul didn#t reali2e
how well he could write songs. But then they saw what he could do.
!dvance press reviews of Brainwashed had Fo- 1ews heralding the album as a
bona-fide success while 6oloradoMs ,oc"y >ountain 1ews in their write-up described
it as an album that echoes the sonic trademar" of his classic wor", Brainwashed
doesnMt sound dated@ it sounds timeless.
The album features some very respected musicians in the pop music industry: )im
8eltner and ,ay 6ooper on drums@ >i"e >oran and >arc >ann on "eyboards@ )ools
.olland on piano@ .erbie Flowers, bass and tuba@ )oe Brown, acoustic rhythm guitar.
The album#s co-producer, )eff 0ynne, plays bass, piano, guitar, "eyboards and supplies
bac"ing vocals while :hani .arrison plays electric and acoustic guitars, 9urlit2er and
contributes bac"ing vocals.
Said :e!! Lynne on 7hani's per!ormance !or this album: "7hani's a great guitar player" and
he matched his dad per!ectly"" says Lynne$ "He's an incredibly talented young man" a
musician" a painter" charming and nowledgeable$ He's in no rush to become a pop star$
He's very )uiet and wise" much lie his !ather$"
;$S$ retailers predict that "#rainwashed" might debut in the top,4($ Said 7ave 3lder" vice
president o! mareting and promotion !or 2irigin *egastores: "+t's a per!ect time !or
0eorge's album$ We'll be !eaturing the album at the !ront o! all o! our stores"" he told
<ollingStone$com$ "There's a curiosity among #eatles !ans about 0eorge's last album$"
COST CUTTING MEASURES RETURNS EMI TO PROFIT LEVELS
3!ter a massive program o! =ob cuts and a reduction o! poorly per!orming singers !rom
their repertoire" the ##C reports that /*+ "is bac in the blac$" The company saw
"&4>?$@m" return to pro!it during the !irst hal! o! this year$ 3part !rom =ob cuts and
reduction o! musical artists !rom its organiAation" /*+ also sold o!! their stae with 2iva
*edia and part o! their stae with the H*2 record chain which aided in the recovery$ The
report" which was announced by /*+ 0roup Chairman /ric .icoli" added that the company
is still tacling concerns a!!ecting pro!it margins: the decline o! album sales and musical
piracy in Latin 3merica" South 3sia and in Southern /urope as well as digital piracy$ That
part o! .icoli's announcement sent negative ripples into maretplace as "/*+'s shares !ell
!rom 4(B to 4C' pence shortly a!ter the London stoc maret opened"" the ##C reported$
However" .icoli was con!ident that /*+'s !inancial ledgers will improve "at all levels o!
pro!itability" as they continue to sell o!! their remaining interests in H*2$ 3lso" he
anticipates that with newly ac)uired pop superstar" <obbie Williams" should increase /*+'s
record sales thereby improving the company's pro!it margins: "We not only pro!it !rom
album sales"" said .icoli" "but also participate in revenue generated through other music,
related activities such as touring and merchandise$" /*+ is anticipating that all o! the
combined measures outlined will help the media giant maintain their strong !inancial
position well into D((6$
N$@em!e0 )7
Yea0 One: A=P= BA;te0 Pea/eC
%ith '1 ne9 2h$t$s $; #$hn an5 Y$3$4s @isit t$ Otta9a an5 M$nt0eal
By special arrangement with the >ontreal +a2ette and the 1ational !rchives of
6anada, the 4ttawa Beatle 3ite proudly presents a special photo essay on )ohn and
Co"o#s visit to 6anada. The feature includes an e-clusive interview from Timothy
*orteous, *rime >inister Trudeau#s 5-ecutive !ssistant who was present during the
historic A'-minute meeting when the 0ennons met with 6anada#s *rime >inister on
:ecember /D, $%B%. !lso included on the same page is an e-clusive interview with
!ndr\ *erry who produced +ive *eace ! 6hance and ,emember 0ove for the
0ennons. The interview was conducted by !ndrew 6roft, publisher of the highly
acclaimed Beatlology >aga2ine. 6lic" on the above image to gain access to both of
these e-cellent interviews and the photo collection.
N$@em!e0 )(
"C$n/e0t ;$0 Ge$06e at the R$"al Al!e0t Hall"
>ar"ing the first anniversary of +eorge#s death, *aul >c6artney, ,ingo 3tarr, 5ric
6lapton, Billy *reston and other close friends who "new and performed with the e--
Beatle, showcased a memorial concert in his honour at 0ondon#s ,oyal !lbert .all. The
concert, which was described by ,ingo 3tarr as a reflection and celebration, was
organi2ed by 4livia .arrison with 5ric 6lapton as musical director.
,avi 3han"ar, who opened the show with a combination of (ndian and 9estern musical
influences, presented a prayerful introduction which included The (nner 0ight, told
the audience: ( strongly feel that +eorge is here tonight. ( mean how can he not be
here when all of us who loved him so much have assembled all together to sing for him
and play music for him. !nd 5ric 6lapton, whom +eorge regarded as one of the
finest guitar players in the pop music industry, had this to say about the concert: (t#s
a beautiful occasion for me because ( can share my love of +eorge with you, his wife
4livia and son :hani can e-perience and witness how much we loved him through his
music.
The sell-out crowd of A,''' -- which included 3ir +eorge >artin -- saw performances
from the two surviving Beatles: ,ingo 3tarr and *aul >c6artney. ,ingo paid tribute by
performing *hotograph, a song that he and +eorge had written together in $%&D. For
this number, ,ingo was accompanied on guitar by +eorge#s son, :hani. The e--Beatle
also did .oney :on#t which was an old Beatles# cover version the band recorded on
4ctober /B, $%BE. Fans most familiar with the number will readily attest that some
very fine guitar pic"ing by +eorge .arrison can be heard on that recording -- so
raucous was the session that an overjoyed ,ingo 3tarr shouted on the trac": !h, roc"
on +eorge, one time for me= *erhaps it was the fun-filled memories of that recording
session that made ,ingo choose .oney :on#t -- and it certainly brought bac" lots of
memories for +eorge#s fans=
For *aul#s tribute, he chose three of +eorge#s songs: the classic For Cou Blue which
was one of the big highlights from the 0et (t Be album and 3omething from the
!bbey ,oad album. *aul also did a duet with )eff 0ynne on !ll Things >ust *ass, the
title trac" from .arrison#s first solo album since leaving the Beatles. 4f all the three
songs that caught the most media attention, was 3omething. The (ndependent news
reported that >c6artney#s solo u"ulele version of #3omething# glided beautifully into
6lapton#s reliably note-perfect guitar solo which caused the song#s symphonic
grandeur to shine brightly. 4n stage, *aul made mention that his heartfelt
performances were a tribute to a beautiful friend.
The memorial concert also saw fervent appearances from )ools .olland@ +ary Broo"er@
Tom *etty@ 3am Brown@ :hani .arrison and )oe Brown on .ere 6omes the 3un. Billy
*reston performed >y 3weet 0ord and did a duet with 5ric 6lapton on (sn#t (t !
*ity.
*roceeds from the concert will go to the >aterial 9orld 6haritable Foundation, funded
by >r. .arrison since $%&D, to support the arts, music, education and people with
special needs, reported the :aily Telegraph.
De/em!e0 8
Beatles 4'4 << Fastest Sellin6 Al!.m E@e0H
4n this date, This is London reports the following: The compilation album of the
Beatles# number one hits - #$# - was the fastest selling in history. This fact is also
ac"nowledged by Guinness World )ecords when they declared #$#, Qwhich wasR
released on 1ovember $D, /''', sold $D.A million copies around the world in the first
month, ma"ing it the fastest selling album. 3ales of Beatles #$# continue to prove to
be quite lucrative for its shareholders when accounts filed by !pple saw the company#s
pre-ta- profits for the year Q/''/R to last )anuary soared to G$F.Em, wrote This is
London. 3ir *aul >c6artney, ,ingo 3tarr, +eorge .arrison#s widow 4livia, and )ohn
0ennon#s widow Co"o 4no also made G&.Am each for promotional services charged to
the company as well as payments for the use of their name and li"enesses.
3pecial 1ote of (nterest: Guinness World )ecords also states that The Beatles have
amassed the greatest sales for any group. !ll-time sales have been estimated by 5>(
at over one billion discs and tapes to date.
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#$hn Lenn$n4s 4Ima6ine4 << Cente02ie/e
$; Ne9 Amnest" Inte0nati$nal Cam2ai6n ;$0 H.man Ri6hts
9ith usage rights from Co"o 4no, !mnesty (nternational will re-record )ohn 0ennon#s
legendary anthem #(magine# featuring an international children#s choir. The recording is
to be produced by !cademy !ward winning composer, .ans Uimmer and will be used
over the ne-t two years by !mnesty (nternational as a campaign to reach out across
generations to rally support for human rights, wrote the 7.3. 1ewswire services.
(n a statement from Co"o 4no: The #(magine# campaign is such a beautiful campaign.
(#m just enthralled by it. Bringing this #(magine# campaign all over the world, and by
as"ing children of different countries to sing the song, it#s a way of getting children --
and adults -- to come together. (t will mean so much to today#s world for children to
sing this song.
The campaign includes a 6: to be released in the 3pring of /''D, a music video,
television ads, print and radio as way to get their message out. !dvertising for the
#(magine# campaign had already commenced in a :ecember Fth edition of the Ne$
6or& Ti'es and a a four-page insert will be included in the :ecember /D issue of
The Ne$ 6or&er according to the press report. !mnesty (nternational 73! ;!(73!<
has also commenced with an interactive on-line website with a special interview from
Co"o 4no: http://www.amnestyusa.org/imagine
6urt +oering, senior deputy e-ecutive director for !(73!, e-plained why the
organi2ation chose #(magine# for their crusade: )ohn 0ennon#s vision was of a world in
which the needs and rights of every single person were respected and people
everywhere lived in peace and harmony. .is lyrics challenged people to imagine and
act -- the same challenge !mnesty (nternational has issued for E' years. 9ith ongoing
and impending conflicts around the globe, !mnesty (nternational calls on people
everywhere to join us not only in imagining a better world, but also in wor"ing to
protect human rights and create a more secure and just world.
3ince its founding in $%B$, !mnesty (nternational has freed more than EA,'''
prisoners.
De/em!e0 ))
Si0 Pa.l M/Ca0tne" 6ets his $9n /$at $; a0ms
3ir *aul >c6artney has sealed his move from roc" star to pillar of the 5stablishment
with a coat of arms to go with his "nighthood. The arms - with a guitar and a 0iver Bird
symbolising his music career and 0iverpool roots - use a formula that dates bac" to the
$Ath century, wrote >ar" 0udlow of The Sunday Ti'es( The shield features two blac"
flaunches, or curved emblems. 5ach is divided in two and the resulting four shapes,
resembling beetles# bac"s, symbolise >c6artney and his fellow Beatles )ohn 0ennon,
+eorge .arrison and ,ingo
3tarr. Two circles refer to records and 6:s, and guitar strings pass over them. !t the
bottom of the coat of arms contains the motto: 5cce 6or >eum and is 0atin for
Behold >y .eart which is the title of an oratorio he composed.
Iueen 5li2abeth (( gave *aul the title of nobility on :ecember D', $%%B. .e then
applied for the coat of arms but the design and approval was delayed when 0inda
>c6artney, *aul#s first wife, died from cancer in $%%F. The shield was finally granted
by the 6ollege of !rms ;part of the royal household< and was delivered to >c6artney
after payment of a GD,A'' fee, wrote The Sunday Ti'es(
4nly two other pop stars have their own coat of arms: 3ir 6liff ,ichard and 3ir 5lton
)ohn.
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#an.a0" 7
The Beatles B$$3 M$nthl" ;$l5s
!fter a E'-year publication run, 3ean 4#>ahony, founder of the Beatles first fan2ine --
The Beatles Boo" >onthly -- has printed its final edition this month. *ublication of
the 0ondon-based fan2ine first began with approval from Brian 5pstein, the Beatles
manager, in !ugust, $%BD. !ccording to :avid 6harters of the 3aily -ost Sta.., The
Beatles Boo" >onthly had long been revered as a bible to followers of the most
famous group in the history of popular music noted for covering topics such as the
early chart success of the >op Tops, through the cra2y years of mystical discovery and
psychedelia to the acrimonious brea"-up, and then the tragic deaths of )ohn and
+eorge.
!t the pea" of success, sales of The Beatles Boo" >onthly in the 7.8. alone was in
e-cess of DD',''' copies while at the same time overseas distribution figures ran well
into the hundreds of thousands, wrote the 3aily -ost. But several factors were cited
;including from its founding editor< for the demise of the publication: $< ,ecent sales
of the publication have dwindled to about $','''@ /< The number of things the former
Beatles are doing gets less and less as the years go on, e-claimed 3ean 4#>ahony.
But perhaps the most significant point was summari2ed best by :avid 6harters of the
3aily -ost when he wrote: ...the Beatles Boo" >onthly is to cease to publication,
simply because it has said all that need be said.
5ach issue of the Beatles Boo" >onthly ran EF pages long with a retail value of GD and
contained news, merchandise and articles on the Beatles. Beatle song titles such as
)un", The Noid, 1ot +uilty, and 9hat#s The 1ew >ary )ane first surfaced in The
Beatles Boo" >onthly maga2ine via articles and reports from those who wor"ed very
closely inside the Beatles inner circle, i.e. Tony Barrow, the Beatles *, 4fficer from
$%B/ to $%BF. Tony Barrow had ghosted many articles for >al 5vans and 1eil !spinall.
#an.a0" '-
Get Ba/3 Ta2es Re/$@e0e5H
0ed by the (nternational Federation of *honographic (ndustry ;(F*(<, 0ondon and :utch
detectives have recovered A'' reel-to-reel tapes of the famous +et Bac" sessions
which eventually became the creation of the 0et (t Be album. The anti-piracy swoop
ended a D'-year disappearance of the recordings ;most Beatle fans never "new that
the tapes were stolen in the first place.< !ccording to 1ew Cor" Times reporter !llan
8o2inn, the tapes are monaural recordings made on a pair of 1agra tape recorders for
reference purposes by a film crew that was documenting the sessions for a proposed
television documentary and each tape runs about $B minutes each. The investigation
included 0ondon and :utch detectives which led to the arrest of five suspects, two in
9est 0ondon and three in an undisclosed location 3outh of !msterdam. The scam was
e-posed when the 9est 0ondon pair, a man and woman who are suspected of being
employed in the Beatles# !bbey ,oad studios at the time of the alleged theft in the
early $%&'s, attempted to sell the tapes to an undercover detective posing as a
representative from 5>(. The amount the suspects were demanding from 5>( was
PB&/,'''. *art of the money was shown to the 9est 0ondon pair by the undercover
detective while the other three suspects in 3outh !msterdam were shown the rest of
the money at the same time by undercover officers from the 1etherlands police, the
:aily Telegraph reports. 9hen the man in 0ondon and the :utch people agreed by cell
phone to complete the sale, police moved in. Three people were arrested in .olland.
1o money was paid out.
>ichael 5llis, head of the (F*(#s western 5uropean unit, could not over-emphasi2e
enough the importance of the these recordings: 9e were always interested in finding
these tapes. The tapes were made in $%B% and they represent a significant part of the
heritage of the British music industry. (t was li"e a priceless painting being stolen.
#an.a0" ')
The Best $; Fellas4 << A T0i!.te t$ Ca@e0n /$m2O0e B$! %$$le0
at the Philha0m$ni/ Hall Li@e02$$l
)lick on the abo(e image for Joe 3obinson's e4cellent Bob Wooler tribute0
0iverpool#s )oe ,obinson, who attended The Best of Fellas -- ! Tribute to Bob 9ooler,
salutes the legendary 6avern comp[re through his personal reminiscences of the
various musicians and friends who participated at the festive occasion. )oe#s e-clusive
photography that he too" that night at *hilharmonic .all is presented in his
tribute. !nd, published for the first-time ever, )oe provides us with the complete trac"
listing of songs that were performed in honour of Bob 9ooler.
The The Best of Fellas tribute night was used as an opportunity for the ,oy 6astle
0ung Foundation to raise money -- a charity which Bob 9ooler had been a long
supporter of. *roceeds of tic"et sales went directly to the charity. :uring the program,
>ar" 3cragg, son of ,oy 3cragg from the :enisons, presented a cheque of G$,F''
which topped-up the tic"et sales. 6heryl and 1orman 9illiams of The ,oy 6astle 0ung
Foundation had organi2ed the event.
#an.a0" '1
Ge$;; Eme0i/3 t$ Re/ei@e "Te/hni/al G0amm" A9a05"
+eoff 5meric", the Beatles recording engineer who has received +rammy !wards for
,evolver, 3gt. *epper and !bbey ,oad, will be adding another to his prestigious list:
The Technical +rammy !ward. The +rammy is presented to individuals andHor
companies who have made contributions of outstanding technical significance to the
recording field, reported Business 9ire.com. The award will also be presented to
3hure (ncorporated who has been world leader in audio electronics since $%/A ;the
company invented the first practical stereo phono cartridge=<
The creative fearlessness of +eoff 5meric" and the immeasurable contribution that
3hure (ncorporated has made to the world of audio are the achievements of true
visionaries, said *roducer O 5ngineers 9ing :irector 0eslie 0ewis. 5meric"#s
groundbrea"ing and s"ilful techniques continue to inspire generations and 3hure#s
audio equipment consistently sets the standard for e-cellence. The world would have
sounded very different without the contributions of our honourees.
The +rammy !wards are to be presented on February /Drd at 1ew Cor"#s >adison
3quare +ardens between F -$$:D' p.m. ;*3TH53T< on 6B3 Television.
#an.a0" '(
An Otta9a Beatles Site EE/l.si@eH
Le Dain C$mmissi$n $; In?.i0" int$ the N$n<Me5i/al se $; D0.6s << "The
P0i@ate Testim$n" $; #$hn Lenn$n"
9hen questioned about his 03: usage, )ohn 0ennon once told )ann 9enner in $%&$ in
the boo", 0ennon ,emembers, that (t went on for years. ( must have had a
thousand trips. 9enner as"s 0ennon, 0iterally a thousand trips or a couple of
hundredL to which 0ennon responds bac" with: 0ots. ( used to just eat it all the
time. That was the very public )ohn 0ennon tal"ing with much bravado for the ,olling
3tone interview. But then there is the very private )ohn 0ennon who, only two years
before, was certainly not bragging about his 03: usage. For in :ecember $%B%, )ohn
0ennon and Co"o 4no testified at the 0e :ain 6ommission of (nquiry (nto the 1on-
>edical 7se of :rugs where )ohn declared his reasons for stopping his 03:
consumption: ( thin" it probably does burn your head off, because -- ( stopped using
it because it did burn my head off, and, of course, now there#s bad drugs going #round.
Cou can#t even trust the drugs that come because people are selling acid that has got
+od "nows what in it, you "now.
)ohn 0ennon#s testimony is &B pages long and as you might e-pect from the pop star,
he delves into the many themes relevant to him and the hippie movement of the late
#B's. The interview was conducted by two representatives from the 0e :ain
6ommission, :ean (.0. 6ampbell and :r. 0ehmann, in >ontreal.
The publication of the *rivate Testimony of )ohn 0ennon at the 0e :ain 6ommission of
(nquiry (nto the 1on->edical 7se of :rugs was the result of a A-^ month
investigative effort made by )ohn 9helan, the 4ttawa Beatle 3ite#s 6hief ,esearcher.
0ennon#s interview has never been published before until now.
6lic" on the following lin" for )ohn 0ennon#s interview:
http:HHwww.ncf.caHbeatlesHlennon_inquiry.html
Ma0/h )1
Rin6$ Sta00 0eleases "Rin6$ Rama" CD ;eat.0in6 a t0i!.te s$n6
t$ Ge$06e Ha00is$n
(n a very candid interview in a Beverly .ills hotel, ,ingo 3tarr reveals to )ane
3tevenson of the Toronto 3un why the e--Beatle wrote 1ever 9ithout Cou, a new
song in memory of his late former band mate, +eorge .arrison: ( was happy to do it,
because it was a great way to e-press joy and loss, and it was the best way ( could do
it -- with a song.
9e started the album last year, in February, three or four months after he died, so it
was to the fore that he#d gone. But where we started the song ;starts singing<, #9e
were young, it was fun ...# it automatically went to the group, to The Beatles.
!nd then ( was trying to put )ohn 0ennon in to say #.i, )ohn,# and .arry 1illson. But it
just got too messy and +eorge was on my mind. 3o we decided, #0et#s stop all this.
)ust ma"e this for +eorge.#
!nd when we decided that, then we could tailor it more. Then ( put in all those lines
that +eorge wrote. #9ithin you, without you,# is from his song. !nd so we too" artistic
licence, which e-pressed more than ( could ever say. !nd that#s how it was. !nd it was
really a great way to have some closure.
1>5.com wrote that 5ric 6lapton, a close friend to +eorge, was chosen by ,ingo and
given the tas" of providing a solo guitar brea" in the song. 3aid ,ingo: ( wanted 5ric
to come and play that solo because ( only wanted people on the trac" who +eorge
"new and loved.
,ingo ,ama contains $E trac"s ;the last one, ( ,eally 0ove .er, has ,ingo performing
on all of the instruments< and comes with a 0imited 5dition Bonus :N: ;over E'
minutes long< with interviews from ,ingo and The ,oundheads with session
appearances from :avid +ilmour, 5ric 6lapton, 9illie 1elson, 6harlie .aden, Timothy
B. 3chmit and Nan :y"e *ar"s.
Ma0/h )7
LENNON4S CHILDHOOD HOME IS TO OPEN TO THE PBLIC
The childhood home in which )ohn 0ennon grew up in between the ages of five to /D
;$%EB - $%BD< with his !unt >imi, is to open to the public on 3aturday, >arch /%. The
announcement was made today by both Co"o 4no and Britain#s 1ational Trust.
#>endips#, a pebble-dashed moc" Tudor #semi# located on /A$ >enlove !venue, was
purchased last year by Co"o 4no for 1!0,0'' when the previous owner died. Co"o
then donated >endips to the 1ational Trust who then restored it to the homey
ambience that 0ennon grew up in. 3aid 4no: 9hen )ohn#s house came up for sale (
wanted to preserve it for the people of 0iverpool, and )ohn 0ennon and Beatle fans all
over the world. The house resonates with a special atmosphere. (t was after all, where
some of )ohn#s songs that we now hold so dear were born....!nd it gives me great
pleasure to see >endips restored as a permanent memory of a place that formed him
and his ama2ing talents.
!dvising on the decor of the home was >i"e 6adwallader, a cousin of the family who
use to visit !unt >imi and )ohn 0ennon. 6atherine )ones, reporter for !C Liver*ool,
best described )ohn#s $'ft by &ft bow-fronted bedroom as that of a A's teenager who
has discovered girls and roc" #n# roll. *ictures of 5lvis and Brigitte Bardot are tac"ed on
the walls, EAs by 0onnie :onnegan are strewn around the eiderdown-covered bed, and
boo"s by the much-loved 0ewis 6arroll sit open on a des".
3ome of 0ennon#s earliest writings were created at >endips: )ohn used to formulate
his songs in the bedroom, Co"o 4no told the British Ti'es On Line( .e told me that
when he was writing in his diary, sometimes >imi used to loo" into it, and he found
out about that, so he started to write in gobbledegoo"...and so even before surrealism
appeared in his songs, it was there.
(nterestingly, other areas of the home were as equally important from a historical
perspective: )euters reported that the porch of the house is where 0ennon formed his
first band, The Iuarrymen, and later rehearsed with *aul >c6artney. 9hile the porch
was only big enough for )ohn and *aul standing, strumming their guitars, The
Observer wrote of a different location the twosome used where a tiled floor and glass
created the boomy #bathroom# acoustic the lads coveted, and here they practised and
germinated such songs as #*lease *lease >e#, #( 6all Cour 1ame# and #(#ll +et Cou.#
Fiona ,eynolds, director-general of the 1ational Trust, described today#s special
announcement as e-traordinary and e-citing. >s. ,eynolds declared that )ohn
0ennon made a tremendous contribution to /'th century popular culture. The 1ational
Trust is delighted that, as a result of Co"o#s generosity, we have been able to protect
>endips and open it to the public. Through his music and words )ohn touched the lives
of millions of people, and it is e-citing for us to be able to present the place in which it
all began.
Tours of >endips are being offered by the 1ational Trust and is combined with a visit
*aul >c6artney#s old house in Forthlin ,oad, !llerton, 0iverpool. Fees are GA for
members, G$' for non-members, by pre-arranged minibus only.
Ma0/h +'
The Beatles Anth$l$6" is 0elease5 in DVD ;$0matH
4n this date, the Beatles !nthology is officially released in :N: format in Britain and
issued the following day in 6anada and the 7nited 3tates. The !nthology set boasts a
total of A :N: discs: the first four discs presents the original $'-hour documentary
that came out in N.3 format in $%%B while the fifth disc contains F$ minutes of Beatle
material, almost all of which has never been seen before.
*ere is a breakdown of the important highlights from this new %,%:
F ! rare )une /D, $%%E jam session filmed at +eorge .arrison#s home features *aul,
+eorge and ,ingo doing snippets of ,aunchy@ Blue >oon of 8entuc"y@ Thin"ing
of 0in"ing ;a >c6artney song that *aul wrote when he was $B<@ 9hat :o Cou 9ant
>e To :o and !in#t 3he 3weet. These short snippets ma"es for about $' minutes
of unheard music with *aul and +eorge on acoustic guitars while ,ingo used brushes
on the drums. 4ther songs saw *aul and +eorge on the u"uleles while ,ingo slapped
his legs to "eep the beat=
F ! >ay $%%A film recording shows the Beatles producer, +eorge >artin, *aul, +eorge
and ,ingo, play bac" and discuss the multi-trac" tapes of +olden 3lumbers and
Tomorrow 1ever 8nows.
F Free !s ! Bird and ,eal 0ove, which were the Beatles first recordings in /A
years to be released as 6: singles in $%%A and $%%B, contain short documentaries
from *aul, +eorge, ,ingo and producer )eff 0ynne in how those recordings were
made. There is even an interview from )oe *yt"a, director of the Free !s ! Bird
promotional video who provides intriguing insight into how the +rammy award-
winning video was created. !nd of course, the actual ,eal 0ove video is included
here for the first time which didn#t appear in the original N.3 format.
F The :N: is upgraded and digitally mi-ed by engineers at !bbey ,oad 3tudios, with
picture noise, film and dirt scratches removed. The Beatles !nthology :N: comes in
three sound options: :olby :igital A.$ surround@ :T3 A.$ surround and
uncompressed *6> stereo.
:avid >unns of 5>( ,ecorded >usic said: 9e are really pleased to be releasing #The
Beatles !nthology,# which tells the story of their lives and careers in the medium of
:N:. This was always a great series and the 3pecial Features :isc will be a huge
addition to the collection of any music lover and Beatles fan -- it provides an intimate
and fascinating chapter to the story that continues to captivate the world.
A20il ,
PAL M/CARTNEY BYS RIGHTS TO CARL PERIINS4 CATALOGE
*aul >c6artney#s music company, >*0 6ommunications (nc, announces on this date
that a long-term publishing deal has been arranged for worldwide administration of /D
classic roc" #n# roll songs written by the late 6arl *er"ins. 4f those /D classics, the
Beatles in their heyday did three cover versions of his wor": >atchbo-@ .oney
:on#t and 5verybody#s Trying to Be >y Baby. )ohn 0ennon in his solo career
recorded Blue 3uede 3hoes found on the 0ive *eace (n Toronto $%B% concert ;the
original $%AB recording by *er"ins, sold / million copies before 5lvis *resley made it
into a major hit for himself.<
6arl had always remained good friends with the Beatles both during and after the
bands brea"-up. +eorge .arrison and ,ingo 3tarr appeared with 6arl *er"ins on a
cable TN special in 0ondon called: 6arl *er"ins and Friends: ! ,oc"abilly 3ession and
in $%F/, 6arl performed electric guitar and vocals on *aul >c6artney#s +et (t from
the Tug of 9ar album.
The ,oc"abilly 8ing in an interview once said about the Beatles: +eorge .arrison told
me #>an, you wrote your songs, you sang your songs, you played guitar. That#s what
we wanted to do.# *er"ins had even publicly declared that both the Beatles and the
,olling 3tones too" roc"abilly further than he ever anticipated. They advanced it so
much, said 6arl. That roc"abilly sound wasn#t as simple as ( thought it was. (n
another interview, *er"ins noted that They put a nice suit on roc"abilly. They never
strayed from the simplicity of it. They just beautified it.
Today#s announcement from >*0 6ommunications included a statement from *aul
>c6artney: 6arl *er"ins was one of my earliest influences@ ( am quite simply a fan of
his. ! recent cover version of >atchbo- appears on *aul >c6artney#s Bac" in the
7.3. concert film while .oney :on#t, a solo performance from ,ingo 3tarr appears
on the highly acclaimed +o, 6at, +o 6: released in $%%B by *er"ins.
The inclusion of the 6arl *er"ins musical catalogue e-pands >*0 6ommunication#s
growing list of music publishing rights that includes Buddy .olly, )erry .erman, Fran"
0oesser and >eredith 9ilson.
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The Beatles Anth$l$6" DVD De!.ts at N.m!e0 '
The Beatles continue to astound the music industry by establishing a new record within
the :N: medium: The Beatles !nthology :N:, released !pril $, /''D, debuts at the
number one position on Billboard#s :N: >usic Nideo 6hart and on the >usic Nideo
6hart, having sold nearly A%,''' units in the first wee", reported *,1ewswire. This is
the biggest >usic Nideo :N: bo-set debut in the soundscan era.
0i"e all great artists, The Beatles# music is timeless and their story continues to be
relevant to all music lovers, says 6apitol ,ecords *resident and 654 !ndrew 3later.
*,1ewswire also revealed that The Beatles catalogue has ta"en major jumps on the
Billboard *op 6atalog 6hart this wee", including the return to the S$ chart position for
the Beatles $ 6:, with sales now approaching % million copies in the 73 alone.
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F$0me0 Beatle Pete Best s.0@i@es a h$00i;"in6 m$t$09a" a//i5ent
9hile traveling bac" to 0iverpool after a show, the si- members of The *ete Best
Band - which included *ete Best and his brother ,oag - narrowly wal"s away from
death with only cuts and bruises after a lorry had hit their minibus. The incident
occurred 3aturday morning while driving on the >B near 3to"e.
(n an !pril $Ath publication by the 0iverpool 5cho, *ete Best, B$, revealed to reporter
1ic"y Tabarn, how the accident unfolded: ( was do2ing when the ne-t thing ( "new a
wagon had clipped us and we were smashing into the barriers. 5verything was in slow
motion and it seemed li"e an eternity. 9e managed to climb out of the wrec"age and
did a head count to ma"e sure everyone had got out o". 3omeone really must have
been watching over us.
,oag Best, E', who was driving the minibus, told 1ic"y Tabarn how he lost control of
the van: 9e spun right round and hit the railings on the hard shoulder. The roof
caved in, the driver#s door was ripped off and the windscreen flew out. The shattering
of glass had injured members of The *ete Best Band.
The police at the scene said we must lead charmed lives, said ,oag Best. ( really
thought we were going to die.
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Tens $; th$.san5s ;l$/3 $.tsi5e R$me4s C$lise.m
! very noteworthy entry into this Beatles Timeline: 4n this date, *aul >c6artney
performs a free concert before an unprecedented crowd of around A'',''' at the
6oliseum in ,ome. 3aid *aul, (#m completely blown away - it was one of the most
fantastic evenings of my life and (#m so chuffed that at my stage in the game this was
the biggest show of my entire career, wrote the :aily *ost. The day before, *aul held
a charity concert at the 6oliseum before a crowd of E'' people who paid up to P$,EFA
in an internet auction for tic"ets. *roceeds of P/FA,''' were raised from the concert
and will go towards !dopt-!->inefield and to archaeological projects in ,ome.
Ma" '7
Lenn$n $n 50.6s: the Beatles4 se/0et testim$n" $n ma0iK.ana in Cana5a
(n a major news article by the Otta$a Citi>en, veteran music reporter 1orman
*rovencher reveals the circumstances as to why )ohn and Co"o#s drug testimony was
held in secrecy before the Le 3ain Co''ission o. !n?uiry into the Non0Medical +se o.
3rus( *rovencher interviewed several "ey participants who were involved with the Le
3ain Co''ission including former .ealth >inister )ohn >unro. For the article, please
clic" on the active lin": 0ennon on :rugs
Ma" ),
Pa.l M/Ca0tne" R$/3s in M$s/$94s "Re5 S?.a0e"
8We .ind it absolutely senseless and blas*he'ous to hold roc& concerts in a raveyard
o. a s*ecial &ind $here Stalin, Lenin, Bre>hev, Gaarin and other *ro'inent
*ersonalities are buried( % roc& concert on )ed S?uare has a covert *olitical 'eanin
and $ould re?uire the use o. a sini.icant nu'ber o. *olice and security .orces( 6ou
'ay .ind yoursel. in the very center o. a serious *olitical scandal(8
- >essage to *aul >c6artney and >oscow mayor Curi 0u2h"ov in a final plea to hold
the concert elsewhere in ,ussia. (t was signed by deputies !le-ei >itrofanov, 1i"olai
Be2borodov, 3ergei ,eshuls"y, Tatyana !stra"han"ina, Curi 1i"iforen"o and others as
reported in a >ay $D, /''D, (nterfa- press release.
Bac&trac&: Based on a study by his >inister of 6ulture and fearful that it would only be
corruptive on 3oviet youth, 1i"ita 8hrushchev in the early $%B'#s denounces 9estern
popular music: The youth of the 3oviet 7nion do not need this cacophonous rubbish.
(t#s just a small step from sa-ophones to switchblades. The statement made by
8hrushchev ushered in a ban on all Beatle records in the 7.3.3.,. when the group
became popular in the 9est.
By using the sa-ophone as an e-ample of 9estern decadence, he was lumping
together all pop music instruments, especially electric guitars. That instrument was
deemed the cause of most of the corruption among young people in the 3oviet 7nion,
wrote :r. Cury *elyushono", author of Strins .or a Beatle Bass 0 The Beatles
Generation in the +(S(S()( and who grew up in the 3oviet 7nion while under
communistic rule. (t went without saying that the Beatles, who seemed to be armed
with electric guitars, would be totally forbidden. (nterestingly, the ban on Beatles
music would later include recordings of *aul >c6artney#s $%&'#s band 9ings. (t
would be a very long time coming before Beatles and 9ings records were approved
for commercial distribution by the ,ussian governmentV, let alone even a roc" concert
performed by *aul. For his part, the former Beatle actually wrote to 0eonid Bre2hnev in
$%F' as"ing if he could perform during the >oscow 4lympic +ames but was turned
down.
QV5ditorial: By >arch $%FB, 8Melodiya8, the 3oviet recording company would officially
release two Beatle albums at the same time in ,ussia: 8% 2ard 3ay's Niht8 and 8%
Taste o. 2oney8. The album trac"s for 8% Taste o. 2oney8 were culled from three
different British Beatle albums: 8-lease -lease Me8, 8With the Beatles8, and 8Beatles
#or Sale8. ,egarding *aul >c6artney#s 8C2OB% B CCC-8, the album was issued twice
by 8Melodiya8: a rare unauthori2ed version was issued on 4ctober D$, $%FF, contained
$$ trac"s and a yellow cover bac" with notes by !ndrei +avrilov. The authori2ed
version from >c6artney was released on :ecember /E, $%FF, contained $D trac"s with
a white cover bac" with notes by ,oy 6arr that were ta"en from the 1ew >usical
5-press.R
#ast0.or$ard: 4n >arch $%, /''D, the !ssociated *ress covers *aul#s official
announcement to perform in ,ussia and headlines it with: >c6artney to *lay 4pen-!ir
+ig in >oscow ;in the ,ed 3quare, >ay /E<. (n the news article, *aul said, (#ve long
wanted to play in ,ussia, but for a number of years when the communists were in
power, they didn#t want me to. The former Beatle added: (#ve never even visited
,ussia as a tourist, so it#s e-citing for me now to be getting to perform there with a
band and finally be singing #Bac" in the 7.3.3.,.# and all these other songs for people,
who, (#ve got a feeling, might be ready for it.
(n spite of the natural optimism coming from *aul, on !pril $A, ,ussia#s !nter.a@ web
media announces some government dissention concerning *aul#s visit to >oscow.
!le-ei >itrofanov, a representative of the 0iberal :emocratic *arty ;0:*,< believes
that it is #inappropriate# to hold a concert on ,ed 3quare, wrote !nter.a@( The politician
wanted to discuss his request addressed to the ,ussian president to prevent
>c6artney from performing on the ,ed 3quare, but was turned down by the 3tate
:uma 6ouncil ;,ussia#s 0ower .ouse< on Tuesday.
>itrofanov told !nter.a@: 3uch concerts should not be held on ,ed 3quare, and it is
essentially an unprecedented event, as artists have given concerts on this square only
on holidays, for e-ample, 6ity :ay.
3ergi >itro"hin, deputy head of Cablo"o parliamentary faction, was surprised by
>itrofanov#s initiative. .e Q>c6artneyR won#t be doing a strip-tease, he told !nter.a@.
!nd !ndrei Nulf, a member of the 7nion of ,ight Forces faction, called the upcoming
concert a wonderful idea....>illions of ,ussian#s have waited for this moment for D'
years, and ( don#t doubt that >c6artney has at least twice as many fans in ,ussia as
the number of supporters of the most popular political parties.
4n >ay /E, Nulf#s comments about how ,ussian fans have long-awaited for a roc"
performance from *aul >c6artney, was confirmed by >oscow Beatle fan 3acha
+orbachev: ( was a Beatles fan under 6ommunism when ( was young. ( wore a
6ommunist badge with >ar-, 5ngels and 0enin on it, but ( changed it to show )ohn
0ennon. The authorities did not li"e it and threw me out of college, he said. ( have
been waiting D' years for this concert. +orbachev#s comments appeared in the 3"y
1ews >edia.
"A massi@e sta6e has !een e0e/te5 K.st "a05s ;0$m Lenin4s ma.s$le.m ;$0 the
e@ent < the ;i0st time a 0$/3 /$n/e0t has !een hel5 in Re5 S?.a0e=" << S$.0/e:
S3" Ne9s
-aul McCartney Beco'es -ro.essor o. St( -etersbur Conservatory, May ;;: 4n this
date, )euters announces that *aul >c6artney has been awarded a diploma of *rofessor
of .onour of 3t. *etersburg 6onservatory. >c6artney, spea"ing in ,ussian, said:
.ello= ( am glad to be here. This is a great honour for me. Than" you. Then,
spea"ing in 5nglish, >c6artney pointed to his doctorate and said: (t#s really e-citing
to be in the same school that such great composers as Tchai"ovs"y came to. (t#s
fantastic to be here. !nd receiving this diploma is the icing on the ca"e.
:uring the award ceremonies, Nalentina >atviyen"o, *resident Nladimir *utin#s
regional envoy to the 1orth-western Federal :istrict, proclaimed >c6artney as a great
musician and idol for millions of fans: Cour music showed that there is no music for
the elite, but music for everyone.
The )ed S?uare Concert by -aul, May ;A: !fter access had been opened up just $.A
hours before the show, )euters news service reported an estimated /',''' spectators
had finally gathered onto ,ed 3quare to hear a three hour concert from *aul
>c6artney. :ays before the concert began, $&,''' tic"ets were sold and prices had
ranged from $,''' to B,''' rubbles, with $',''' tic"ets destined to the N(* 2one. To
put some "ind of monetary value in terms of dollars, the %ssociated -ress in their
report said that Tic"ets ranged from about PD' to PD''. 9ith the average Q,ussianR
monthly wages around P$E', the concert was a splurge for many. 3ome ,ussian fans
bought the cheapest tic"ets available just to see *aul >c6artney perform. Those who
didn#t have tic"ets for the show gathered behind the barricades and listened, wrote
the %ssociated -ress( The fans were treated to many classic Beatle tunes including
8Bac& in the +(S(S()(8 and many other hits from >c6artney#s solo era.
5arlier in the day, >c6artney met with ,ussian *resident Nladimir *utin for tea and
guided tour in the 8remlin. >c6artney revealed to the press that when he had his
meeting with the ,ussian president, he did a private performance of 0et (t Be. *utin
told his guest that Beatles# music was considered propaganda of an alien ideology. (t
did not seem to some people that art was beyond ideology. The ,ussian president
also went on to say that the music had been a symbol of freedom. *utin, who had
been a former 8+B agent, had always been a fan of the pop star#s music since his
youth had welcomed the >c6artney concert: (#m very e-cited that after all this time
of the Beatles banned in ,ussia that we can finally come and do this show.
3aid *aul >c6artney about the ,ussian fol": ( always suspected that people had big
hearts. 1ow ( "now that#s true.
Clic& here .or *hotos o. the days activities(
Se2tem!e0 '8
The Last G0eat Beatle St$0" is T$l5: "Pa.l M/Ca0tne" in Re5 S?.a0e" ai0s $n
A:E
-re.ace: 8No res*ectable %'erican co''entator $ill state the real reason that the
Soviet cou* .ailed( They tal& tediously about the bureaucratic ine*titude o. the
*lotters, or ho$ lasnost had ained sur*risin su**ort( They never 'entioned the
*o$er that actually s'ashed the Co''unist -arty and the BGB( The 'ost *otent .orce
on earth is not our 'ilitary or C!%, but lo$0li.e %'erican culture: .ast .ood, blue :eans,
T0shirts and roc&'n'roll(8 00 5d 4uillen, :ournalist, 3enver -ost, Se*te'ber C, C==C(
8Thouh recordins by The Beatles $ere banned durin the Soviet era, the band's
'usic 'ade it throuh the !ron Curtain in s'all doses, ivin 'any here their .irst
taste o. roc& 'n' roll(8 00 !ra !osebashvili, :ournalist, Mosco$ Ti'es, October D, ;<<D(
4n this date, the !rts and 5ntertainment networ" airs a documentary e-ploring how
,ussian Beatle fans were deprived from witnessing firsthand, Beatlemania while under
the control of the communist ideology. The documentary featured special interviews
with *resident Nladimir *utin, former *resident >i"hail +orbachev, ,ussian :efence
>inister 3ergie (vanov, and many other ,ussian nationals whose lives were changed as
result of e-periencing Beatles music. (t also featured some of *aul >c6artney#s finest
musical wor"s both as a Beatle and solo artist.
>any of the ,ussian testimonies given on the program confirmed that Beatles music
meant more to them than perhaps to the 9estern generation because of the covert
ways they had to listen to the music. !ndre >a"arevich, founder of the 3oviet pop
group, Time >achine, declared on the program: The Beatles QmeantR more Qto usR
than the Beatles for any other country because in any other country, people could feel
that they#re not far from them. 4ne day they come to their town and play their show
and you can go to the shop and buy a new record. 9e understood that we lived on a
separate planet and they will never come here -- never see the albums in the shop.
That#s why it was much more important for us.
.ow did official Beatles albums and official Beatle singles end up being banned in the
B's in ,ussiaL (t started under the leadership of *resident 1i"ita 8hrushchev who was
one of the strongest supporters of communism. .e publicly made it "nown through the
,ussian media that he viewed roc" #n# roll music as decadent 9estern culture and that
it was subversive and a corruptive influence on ,ussian youth which might lead to the
hollowing out of communism. To that end, ,ussia#s (deological :epartment of the
6entral 6ommittee - a bureaucratic department who supported pure thought on
communism, reviewed all arts, languages and national upheavals -- those big scale
things that would impact negatively on communism. The review on the arts included
roc" #n# roll music from the 9est and the music of the Beatles. !s each and every new
Beatle album and single was being released either by *arlophone or by !pple records
in Britain at that time, ,ussia#s (deological :epartment of the 6entral 6ommittee
decided to ban the official British releases, denying The Beatles an entry into the
,ussian mar"etplace. .owever, the first Beatle trac" that did appear in ,ussia,
occurred under the most oddest set of circumstances: !ccording to ,euters news
services Beatles trac"s began to appear anonymously on 3oviet anthology 0*#s. The
song Girl turned up as early as $%B& on an disc called 8Stars o. #orein /ariety8 and
that the groups name remained unidentified on the disc and simply credited as a
Nocal-(nstrumental 5nsemble ;5ngland<. 9hen ( recently spo"e with :r. Cury
*elyushono", author of 3trings for a Beatle Bass - The Beatles +eneration in the
7.3.3.,., he confirmed the ,euters report is correct and that Girl sounded very much
li"e a ,ussian fol"-song as opposed to decadent roc" #n# roll, a musical piece that
the ,ussian people just melted over which is why it became the only Beatle trac"
allowed into the 3oviet 7nion during the $%B'#s.
But the ban on the Beatles, as a musical ensemble and their official British releases,
continued on until sometime into $%&D when a series of Beatle 5*#s were released in
,ussia on the >elodiya label. 9hile the songs of themselves were credited as ).
0ennon-*. >c6artney, once again the group#s name remained unidentified on the
discs and simply credited as a Nocal-(nstrumental +roup. (t wasn#t until $%&A when
>elodiya finally decided to include the group#s name, B5!T053, on an 5*. 3aid
,euters news agency in $%&A: ...it is the first time that Beatles# authorship has been
ac"nowledged on the record label. The latest pressing from the state >elodiya record
factory has #Beatles# - or #Bitl2# as it is spelled in ,ussian - emphatically printed on its
pin" label. The seven-inch disc contains three Beatles numbers - Let !t Be, %cross the
+niverse and !, Me, Mine.
!s already mentioned in this Beatles Timeline, the first official album release of the
Beatles occurred in >arch $%FB on the >elodiya label. But in between these 5*
releases and album releases, the Beatles music was illicitly distributed throughout
,ussia#s blac" mar"et. 4ne form of distribution was "nown as disc on bones. !rtemy
Troits"y, who appeared on the program and who is a published author of ,oc" and
the ,est of the 9orld e-plained in his boo" how out of necessity that music was
transferred onto T-ray film: ,ecords and tape recorders were in catastrophically short
supply. This led to the birth of a legendary phenomenon -- the memorable records #on
ribs#. These were actual T-ray plates -- chest cavities, spinal cords, bro"en bones --
rounded at the edges with scissors, with a small hole in the centre and grooves that
were barely visible on the surface.... *eople bought them by the hundreds from
hospitals and clinics for "ope"s, after which grooves were cut with the help of special
machines ;made, they say, from old phonographs by s"illed conspiratorial hands.< (
as"ed :r. Cury *elyushono" what "ind of shelf life did those T-ray sheets have after
they transferred Beatle music onto them. From what he revealed is that they could
play disc on bones up to /'' times on a record player before it would diminish and
become useless. (n terms of sound quality, they would hear some sort of bac"ground
hiss normally associated when using this type of T-ray film, but, he said, the sound
quality of the music itself was always good, at least good enough for the listener to get
the feel for what was being played bac" through the record player.
The documentary also heard first-hand testimony that the title trac" from *aul#s
album, Band on the ,un had been banned and the program also suggested that a
,ussian urban legend sprung from their passionate interest in the Beatles music: that
the Beatles allegedly performed a concert at a ,ussian airport in $%BB=
Beatle fans can loo" forward to a possible :N: release of the program ne-t year.
5arlier in the day, during a >31 web chat, *aul >c6artney said: Because it#s going to
be on TN first (#m holding off on putting together the :N: as ( would li"e it to be a
major TN event around the world. .owever once we#ve done that, ( would love to ta"e
up some of the offers we#ve already had to ma"e a :N: out of the show. This will also
mean that we can ta"e some time to put together all of the e-citing e-tras you can get
on :N:. 3o ( would estimate sometime ne-t year.
9e#re all loo"ing forward to the documentary :N: release, *aul=
For more information on ,ussian censorship and the impact of the Beatles music on
,ussian culture, please read You Say You Want a Velvet Revolution? John
Lennon and the Fall of the Soviet Union which is a +rad *aper written by :ave
0aFontana of .arvard 7niversity.
3ee also: 6onfessions of a 3oviet >optop
SBS 3adio5Australia 6ournalist atasha )uculo(ski
25ate De/em!e0 8> )--,: 4n this date 1atasha 6uculovs"i, journalist of 9orld
Niew for 3B3 ,adio - !ustralia, interviews +lenn !. Ba"er - >usicH,oc" historian, !le-
>englet - Beatles fan, actor, ,ussian - !ustralian and :r. Cury *elyushono" on a
program entitled: The !nniversary of )ohn 0ennon#s :eath. This $' minute audio
interview eloquently e-amines how the Beatles own pop music created a cultural
revolution behind the (ron 6urtain. Cou can listen to the program either in ,eal*layer
media audio ;clic" here< or in 9indows media audio ;clic" here<.
A55iti$nal .25ate> Fe!0.a0" '+> )--(: Beatles in the 7.3.3.,. - a documentary
by *aul +ambaccini, was broadcasted on this date by the BB6 9orld 3ervice radio. The
program features :r. Cury *elyushono" and another ,ussian guest. The complete
Broadcast is presented in ,eal*layer media audio ;clic" here<. ,unning time:
appro-imately /D minutes.
Se2t ),
Beatle Families t.0n .2 at the "C$n/e0t ;$0 Ge$06e" %$0l5 P0emie0
*aul >c6artney, ,ingo 3tarr, Co"o 4no, turns up with 4livia and :hani .arrison for the
9orld *remier 6oncert for +eorge at the 9arner Brothers 3tudio in 0os !ngeles. The
6oncert for +eorge was performed at 0ondon#s ,oyal !lbert .all in 1ovember of
/''/. The %'-minute film includes performances from some of +eorge .arrison#s
closest friends and musicians that covered such songs as: Ta-man, 9hile >y +uitar
+ently 9eeps, +ive >e 0ove, >y 3weet 0ord and (sn#t (t ! *ity. The film is
slated to appear in three do2en 7.3. cities on 4ctober D and slated for :N: release in
1ovember. For photo coverage, clic" here.
Se2t )1
Y$3$ On$ t$ iss.e ne9 Lenn$n DVD:
"Lenn$n Le6en5"
This is as definitive a collection as it is possible to be, says Co"o 4no. )ohnMs life was
an ama2ing one, and one that ( feel privileged to have been part of. 6ompiling this
:N: has been a very emotional e-perience: unearthing rare footage, watching it
increase in clarity before my eyes, reliving hundreds of memories that were part of our
lives and which are now being passed on to a new generation.
!ccording to 6hartattac", the 0ennon 0egend :N: will be released in 6anada on
1ovember E. (t will feature rare film footage of 0ennon from Co"o#s personal archives.
For e-ample, the :N: will include a $%BF never-before-seen e-cerpt performance of
the couple culled from )ohn and Co"o#s Film SB ;5verybody .ad ! .ard Cear<. 1ew
videos on 9or"ing 6lass .ero and Beautiful Boy ;:arling Boy< are presented on the
:N:. Co"o also promises that the :N: will contain )ohn 0ennon#s performance of
(magine which appeared on the 3alute To 0ew +rade show in $%&A. (t will also
include the couples famous >ontreal Bed-(n along with their performance of +ive
*eace a 6hance. 0ennon 0egend will highlight the famous :ecember $E, $%F' vigils
that were held for the pop star in 0iverpool, 0ondon and 1ew Cor".
N$@em!e0 '8
Let It Be===Na3e5
Trac" listing, :isc $: +et Bac", :ig ! *ony, For Cou Blue, The 0ong !nd 9inding ,oad,
Two 4f 7s, (#ve +ot ! Feeling, 4ne !fter %'%, :on#t 0et >e :own, ( >e >ine, !cross
The 7niverse, 0et (t Be
Bonus :isc /: 3un 8ing, :on#t 0et >e :own, 4ne !fter %'%, Because ( 8now Cou 0ove
>e 3o, :on#t *ass >e By, Ta"ing a Trip to 6arlolina, )ohn#s *iano *iece, 6hild of
1ature, Bac" (n the 7.3.3.,., 5very 0ittle Thing, :on#t 0et >e :own, !ll Things >ust
*ass, 3he 6ame (n Through the Bathroom 9indow, *aul#s *iano *iece, +et Bac",
>aggie >ae, Fancy >y 6hances 9ith Cou, 6an Cou :ig (tL +et Bac"
*rior to this release date, )ohn .arris of The +uardian was one of the first reporters to
have an advance listening of 0et (t Be...1a"ed. The +uardian published his review on
4ctober $% and declared 0et (t Be...1a"ed as a DA-minute, $$-trac" album that a<
sounds li"e a coherent wor" rather than a patched-up postscript, and b< stays true to
>c6artney#s original idea of abandoning the studio alchemy that had so defined the
psychedelic Beatles and re-emphasising the fact that they were a four-piece roc" group
;often augmented here by Billy *reston on "eyboards<.
.arris is quite correct in suggesting 0et (t Be...1a"ed is a bac"-to-basics roc" album
by The Beatles and it is the way *aul >c6artney originally intended the album to be
released, the most obvious being is the removal *hil 3pector#s 9all of 3ound and the
studio chatter which appears on the original album. Though some of the changes on
this new album are rather significant, one trac" in particular should delight Beatle fans.
>ost stri"ing of all is the new mi- of !cross the 7niverse, said .arris. .ere it
sounds li"e a starga2ing companion to #)ulia#, 0ennon#s heart-stopping acoustic piece
from The Beatles.
4ther significant changes on this new Beatle album are: The 0ong and 9inding ,oad
- this version differs from the 0et (t Be and !nthology D 0*H6: release and it has
)ohn 0ennon on bass guitar@ +eorge .arrison#s ( >e >ine is minus the orchestral
arrangement@ 0et (t Be is ta"en from the film which features +eorge .arrison#s
original solo brea". There are other surprises: +one are >aggie >ae and :ig (t
from the original album and substituted with )ohn 0ennon#s :on#t 0et >e :own. !lso
presented on the new album are cleaned up versions of For Cou Blue@ 4ne !fter
%'% and +et Bac".
9ith the Beatles new release of 0et (t Be...1a"ed, the band has in effect, now come
around full circle once again. 3o too, has this writer as this is now the last entry to be
made into this Beatles Timeline.
The Beatles have had an illustrious musical career and their songs will be long
remembered as The Classics o. -o* Music. The obvious gems come to mind:
Cesterday, (n >y 0ife, 3trawberry Fields Forever, .ey )ude 0et (t Be, .ere
6omes the 3un and 3omething will always be embraced by music lovers even /A'
years from now. But the legacy of )ohn, *aul, +eorge and ,ingo is much deeper and
broader than just those gems alone...their albums reflected and captivated the
generation of their times: The first two Beatle albums, *lease *lease >e and 9ith
the Beatles spun the world upside down on its head as it helped to fuel Beatlemania
-- but those were fun innocent times for fans. .owever, the real change came with the
release of ,ubber 3oul and as 0ennon once said it was all about getting smart and
hip when they recorded that album= Their music was changing and so too were their
fans and pop groups that followed their lead. 3gt. *epper 0onely .eart#s 6lub Band
would only help to inspire the golden 3ummer of 0ove in $%B& with the hippies, all
for peace and free love, as in !ll Cou 1eed (s 0ove. 4n !bbey ,oad the Beatles
produced a flawless album both technically and musically spea"ing. From it the Beatles
were inviting everyone for one last time to 6ome Together as the #B's were drawing
to a close.
(t can be said that the Beatles created a musical genre that has thus far remained
unmatched and unsurpassed. Their compositions have become timeless for music
aficionados, or, as :ere" Taylor once pined that the Beatles were the twentieth
century#s greatest romance. (f, for e-ample, the recent sales figures of Beatles $ is
any indication, that Beatles romance which :ere" described has now carried on into
the twenty-first century. $ - released three years ago - has helped to recruit more
young fans to their music, wrote the :aily *ost on 4ctober % of this year. 6rucially
there has been a huge surge in the number of teenagers and young adults who have
bought it. *rior to the release $F percent of Beatles buyers were /E or under. But for
Beatles $ the number soared to D/ percent. Those aged E' and upwards remained the
same at just under E' percent. But for Beatles $ the number soared to D/.& percent.
The :aily *ost also reported that Beatles $ has sold more than /A millions copies
around the world. 9ith enormous success of $, it is anticipated that 0et (t
Be...1a"ed should scale to the top of the music charts around the world and become
another million-seller for The Beatles=
1ostscript:
Pamela %allin: 9hat did you see that no one else didL ( mean, when they came
"noc"ing on your door they had been to every record label in 0ondon. 5verybody said:
+o away. Cou even sent your assistant to the first session and they had to come and
grab you and ta"e you bac". 9hat did you seeL
Ge$06e Ma0tin: The first time ( met them, ( wasn#t aware of any great musical
quality. ( mean they hadn#t written anything ;outstanding<. But ( fell in love with them.
They had tremendous charisma. They were fun to be with.
( was famous for them at the time because they "new ( had made all the *eter
3eller#s ;and< +oon records and they loved this "ind of thing. They had that same "ind
of humour. But they had this charm -- they had the quality ;that< when you were with
them, you felt richer for being with them and when they left the room, you felt
diminished. Cou "now what ( meanL !nd ( thought to myself: #(f they have that affect
on me, they#re going to have that affect on other people on the stage#, so ( signed
them.
Pamela %allin: Cou said about changing the music, ( mean even those first hits,
-lease, -lease Me, and all that was bac" to the drawing board: 6hange the rhythm,
change the tempo, all of that. 3o did you have something in your mind that you were
creatingL
Ge$06e Ma0tin: 9ell, ( "new we had to find a hit song and Love Me 3o wasn#t it -- (
"new it straight ;away< and it didn#t ma"e very many inroads.
Pamela %allin: +ee, ( really li"e it=
Ge$06e Ma0tin: 9ell, it did o.". (t got to number $& but it wasn#t the bloc"buster we
were loo"ing for. !nd -lease, -lease Me had been around but it was a very slow
drudgery tune, a "ind of ,oy 4rbinson mournful ballad. ( said to them: #:ouble the
tempo and we might get something out of it.# 3o we tried that: 9e added harmonica
and so on and it wor"ed beautifully. !nd in fact at the end of it ( said: #+entleman,
you#ve just got your first 1umber $.# !nd it was. (t was o.". !nd then after that they
"ind of inspired to start writing and thin" about writing...they learnt their craft very
quic"ly. !nd what was great about them was that every song that they produced
wasn#t a carbon copy of the one before. (t was something new. They never gave me
3tar 9ars (((, you "now, it was always something new coming along which was great.
Pamela %allin: 3o they were not as )ohn once said: #)ust a band that happened to
ma"e it very big#L ( mean, there was a unique chemistry...
Ge$06e Ma0tin: They were more than the sum of their parts, there was a fusion of
the four that made them shine more brilliant. (t was li"e a...li"e a nuclear e-plosion,
almost.
(nterview aired, A >arch $%%F,
6.B.6. 1ewsworld
B0ian E2stein Bin Ne9 Y$03> N$@= '(*+> la"in6 5$9n the 20$m$ti$nal
60$.n59$03 ;$0 the Beatles assa.ltC: The Beatles have bro"en every conceivable
entertainment record in 5ngland. They are the most worshipped, the most idoli2ed
boys in the country, he told the 1ew Cor"er at the ,egency .otel. They have
tremendous style and a great effervescence which communicates itself in an
e-traordinary way. Their beat is something li"e roc" #n# roll but different from it. They
are quite different from the big 5nglish roc" #n# rollers in that they are not phoney.
They have none of that mean hardness about them. They are genuine. They have life,
humour and strange, handsome loo"s...they have been called a wor"ing-class
phenomenon but ( disagree with the sometimes e-pressed notion that their appeal is
sometimes to the wor"ing classes. The Beatles are classless. 9e get fan letters from
public schools as well as from wor"ing-class people. >ummies li"e the Beatles, too --
that#s the e-traordinary thing. They thin" they are rather sweet. They a**rove(
9ith riotous scenes of Beatlemania having occurred in Britain during $%BD, 5pstein, in
the same interview boasted that the groups British record sales now stood at PA
million. !s the interview was winding down with the 1ew Cor"er, 5pstein parted with a
final shot where he bla2ingly predicted: ( thin" that !merica is ready for the Beatles.
9hen they come, they will hit this country for si-.
(nterview published, /F :ecember $%BD,
1ew Cor"er maga2ine
The depth of the Beatles song writing,
or of )ohn O *aul#s contribution to the
Beatles, in the late 3i-ties was more
pronounced@ it had a more mature, more
intellectual -- what ever you want to call
it -- approach. 9e were different. 9e
were older. 9e "new each other on all
"inds of levels that we didn#t when we
were teenagers. The early stuff -- the
.ard :ay#s 1ight period -- was the
se-ual equivalent of the beginning
hysteria of a relationship. !nd the 3gt.
*epper - !bbey ,oad period was the
mature part of the relationship. !nd
maybe, had we gone on together, maybe
something interesting would have come
of it.
-- 5-cerpt quoted directly from a *layboy
interview: )ohn 0ennon O Co"o 4no -
the Final Testament , !ugust $%F$, by
+. Barry +olson, published by Ber"ley
*ublishers.
( thin" we gave hope to the Beatle
fans. 9e gave them a positive
feeling that there was a sunny day
ahead and there was a good time to
be had and that you are your own
person and that the government
does not own you. There were those
"ind of messages in a lot of our
songs.
The bottom line is, as )ohn ;0ennon<
said, it was only a little roc" #n# roll
band. (t did a lot and it meant a lot
to a lot of people but, you "now, it
really didn#t matter that much.
5-cerpt quoted directly from the
4ttawa 6iti2en: .is +uitar +ently
9eeps, by Bruce 9ard, published in
the 6iti2en#s 3aturday 4bserver

3ection on :ecember $, /''$.
+'ll Follow the Sun
7John /ennon51aul "c)artne&8
One day, you'll loo& to see !'ve one 0
#or to'orro$ 'ay rain, so !'ll .ollo$ the sun(
One day, you'll &no$ ! $as the one 0
But to'orro$ 'ay rain, so !'ll .ollo$ the sun(
%nd no$ the ti'e has co'e and so 'y love ! 'ust o(((
%nd thouh ! lose a .riend, in the end you $ill &no$(
Oh, one day, you'll .ind that ! have one 0
But to'orro$ 'ay rain, so !'ll .ollo$ the sun(
6et to'orro$ 'ay rain, so !'ll .ollo$ the sun(
Co*yriht by Northern Sons, Ltd(, C=EA
A/3n$9le56ements
Resea0/h mate0ial .se5 ;$0 the Timeline:
"Beatle: The Pete Best St$0">" Pete Best : Pat0i/3 D$n/aste0> 2.!lishe5 !" PleE.s P.!lishin6> '(81
"Beatles 4(1>" Cana5a P$st C$02$0ati$n : Bl$/3!.ste0 Vi5e$ B0a5i$ !0$a5/astC> '((1
"#$hn> Pa.l : Me Be;$0e the Beatles"> !" Len Ga00"> 2.!lishe5 !" CG P.!lishin6> '((7
"The B0ian E2stein St$0">" Btele@ise5 BBC) !0$a5/astC> '((8
"The Beatles F$0e@e0>" !" Ni/$las S/ha;;ne0> 2.!lishe5 !" M/G0a9<Hill B$$3 C$m2an"> '(78
"The Beatles : S$me Othe0 G.": R$/3 Famil" T0ees $; the Ea0l" SiEties" !" Pete F0ame> 2.!lishe5 !"
Omni!.s P0ess> '((7
"The Otta9a CitiRen : Cana5ian B0$a5/astin6 C$02$0ati$n" ne9s a0ti/les> '(*(
"Re@$l.ti$n in the Hea5" !" Ian Ma/D$nal5> 2.!lishe5 !" Pimli/$> '((,
"YeahH YeahH YeahH M.si/4s G$l5 B.6s: The Beatles" a0ti/le !" Al;0e5 G= A0n$9itiR> 2.!lishe5 !" the
Sat.05a" E@enin6 P$st> '(*,
"Time Ma6aRine" a0ti/le $n S6t= Pe22e0> '(*7
"ABC Ne9s Se0@i/es"> '((8
& L$.ise Ha00is$n> siste0 $; Ge$06e Ha00is$n> 6.est s2ea3e0 5.0in6 "?.esti$n an5 ans9e0 sessi$n" at the
)n5 Ann.al Otta9a Beatles C$n@enti$n> '((*
"#$hn Lenn$n" !" Ra" C$leman> 2.!lishe5 !" F.t.0a> '(81
"#$hn Lenn$n : Y$3$ On$ < The Final Testament" Pla"!$" Inte0@ie9s> Be03le" 2.!lishe0s> A.6.st> '(8'
"The Ma3in6 $; S6t= Pe22e0"> TV S2e/ial> '(()
"Rin6$ Sta00 < St0ai6ht Man $0 #$3e0G" !" Alan Cla"s$n> 2.!lishe5 !" Pa0a6$n H$.se> '(()
"The Pet S$.n5s Sessi$ns < The Bea/h B$"s" 2am2hlet inse0t> 0elease5 !" Ca2it$l Re/$05s> '((*
"#$hn Lenn$n < All Y$. Nee5 Is L$@e"> s2e/ial ma6aRine e5iti$n 2.!lishe5 !" Ma0<#am P.!lishin6> '(8-
"The Otta9a S.n Ne9s2a2e0" an5 "Ass$/iate5 P0ess"> '(((
"Yell$9 S.!ma0ine Res.0;a/es" !" R$6e0 Catlin> L$s An6eles Times> '(((
"An5 In the En5===The Beatles>" M$K$ Ma6aRine> O/t$!e0> '((*
"A22le t$ the C$0e" !" Pete0 M/Ca!e : R$!e0t D= S/h$n;el5> 2.!lishe5 !" S2he0e B$$3s Limite5> '(7+
"Sh$.tH The T0.e St$0" $; the Beatles" !" Phili2 N$0man> 2.!lishe5 !" Elm T0ee B$$3s> '(8'
"The Fi0st G$l5en Beatles Al!.m" !" Cha0les Hans$n 2.!li/ati$n> '(*1
"The Beatles < In Ri/ha05 Leste04s A Ha05 Da"4s Ni6ht" !" #= Phili2 Di F0an/$> 2.!lishe5 !" Pen6.in
B$$3s> '(78
"The Fa!.l$.s St$0" $; #$hn> Pa.l> Ge$06e an5 Rin6$" 2.!lishe5 !" O/t$2.s in ass$/iati$n 9ith
Ph$e!.s> '(71
"The Pa.l M/Ca0tne" St$0"" !" Ge$06e T0emlett> 2.!lishe5 !" F.t.0a P.!li/ati$ns Limite5> '(71
"The #$hn Lenn$n St$0"" !" Ge$06e T0emlett> 2.!lishe5 !" F.t.0a P.!li/ati$ns Limite5> '(7*
"St0a9!e00" Fiel5s F$0e@e0: #$hn Lenn$n Remem!e0e5" !" Vi/ Ga0!a0ni> B0ian C.llman 9ith Ba0!a0a
G0a.sta03> 2.!lishe5 !" Delilah B$$3s an5 Bantam B$$3s> '(8-
"Anth$l$6" Vi5e$ A8>" Mall$ Film Vi5e$ D A22le
"%$n5e09all" slee@e inse0t ;0$m CD> Ge$06e Ha00is$n> A22le Re/$05s> '(()
"Cana5a M.si/ %ee3" inte0@ie9 9ith Ge$06e Ma0tin> '((8 Binte0@ie9 9as hel5 at "The %est$n Ha0!$0
Castle" in T$0$nt$C
"M./h M.si/ $; Cana5a" inte0@ie9 9ith Ge$06e Ha00is$n
"The /ase $; the Missin6 Beatle: Pa.l is still 9ith .s" < LIFE Ma6aRine> N$@em!e0 7> '(*(
"Lenn$n: A Mem$0"" 2.!lishe0> ARDA> In/$02$0ate5> '(8-
"R$llin6 St$ne Ma6aRine"> #an.a0" ))> '(8'
"Man" Yea0s F0$m N$9"> Ba00" Miles> 2.!lishe5 !" Vinta6e> '((8
"The Beatles Get Ba/3"> !" A22le P.!lishin6> 20inte5 !" Ga00$5 an5 L$;th$.se Inte0nati$nal Limite5>
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"The Beatles Ta2es ;0$m the Da@e %i66 Inte0@ie9s>" PBR Inte0nati$nal> '(78
"M/Ca0tne" Inte0@ie9 as 0e/$05e5 ;$0 M.si/ian: Pla"e0 : Listene0"> CBS Re/$05s> '(8-
"#$hn Lenn$n> The Li;e : Le6en5 < S$me Da"s In the Li;e>" !" Ma03 Le9is$hn> 2.!lishe5 !" The S.n5a"
Times> '(8-
Inte0@ie9 9ith Alistai0 Ta"l$0> The In5e2en5ent> N$@em!e0 '*> '(((
"The O;;i/ial P0i/e G.i5e T$ The Beatles < Re/$05s : Mem$0a!ilia>" !" Pe00" C$E an5 #$e Lin5sa">
2.!lishe5 !" H$.se $; C$lle/ti!les> '((1
"Fi;th Beatle Has His S9an S$n6 C$@e0e5>" T$0$nt$ S.n inte0@ie9 9ith Si0 Ge$06e Ma0tin> !" #ane
Ste@ens$n> O/t$!e0 '*> '((8
"S.mme0 $; L$@e>" !" Ge$06e Ma0tin an5 %illiam Pea0s$n> 2.!lishe5 !" Pan B$$3s> '((1
"Beatles at the H$ll"9$$5 B$9l>" Line0 Al!.m N$tes> Ca2it$l Re/$05s> '(77
"A Ha05 Da"4s %0ite>" !" Ste@e T.0ne0> Ca0lt$n B$$3s> '((,
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"The Beatles < A Dia0": An Intimate Da" B" Da" Hist$0"" !" Ba00" Miles> 2.!lishe5 !" Omni!.s P0ess>
'((8
"The Beatles" !" H.nte0 Da@ies> 2.!lishe5 !" N$0t$n 2a2e0!a/3> '(*8
"The Beatles A T$ N" !" G$l5ie F0ie5e> R$!in Tit$ne> an5 S.e %eine0> 2.!lishe5 !" Meth.en> '(8-
"The Beatles> A Da" In the Li;e" !" T$m S/h.ltheiss> 2.!lishe5 !" M.i/3 F$E> '(8'
"The Pianist %h$ T.0ne5 D$9n The Beatles"> #$hn G$55a05> 2.!lishe5 !" The Otta9a CitiRen> Ma" '*>
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"%ith A Little Hel2 F0$m M" F0ien5s" < hea5e0 ;$.n5 $n "$0i6inal ;aE t0ansmissi$n" !" I0ist$2he0 I=
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"Si0 Pa.l: Than3 G$5 the"40e OI"> BBC Ne9s> De/em!e0 +'> '(((
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"Beatles anthem is millenni.m s$n6"> BBC Ne9s> De/em!e0 '8> '(((
"Si0 Pa.l D$nates Milli$n D$lla0s In Mem$0" $; Lin5a"> 2.!lishe5 !" EE/ite =I=> #an.a0" 1> )---
"The Beatles A;te0 The B0ea3.2: '(7-<'(8-" !" Ieith Ba5man> 2.!lishe5 !" Omni!.s P0ess> '(((
"The Fa! F$.0 Stan5 Fi0m as Hi6hest Ce0ti;ie5 A0tists" !" Ch0istina Sa0a/en$> 2.!lishe5 !" R$llin6
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"F$0 J*-> a ti/3et t$ 0ea5" !" E5na G.n5e0sen> SA T$5a" 9e!site> 5ate5 O/t$!e0 1> )---
"Beatles Anth$l$6" T$2s Bestselle0 List" !" An50e9 Dans!"> R$llin6St$ne=/$m> O/t$!e0 ',> )---
"Ge$06e Ha00is$n Atta/3e0 A/?.itte5" !" the Ass$/iate5 P0ess ne9s a6en/"> 2.!lishe5 !" the Las Ve6as
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"The Beatles Re@$l.ti$n"> ABC tele@isi$n !0$a5/ast> ai0e5 $n N$@em!e0 '7> )---
"Beatles hel2e5 !0in6 5$9n /$mm.nism in R.ssia"> 2.!lishe5 !" Anan$@a Lt5> N$@em!e0 '7> )---
"Ne9 Beatles 0elease> '> ;astest<sellin6 al!.m in B0itain" !" Re.te0s ne9s a6en/" an5 a22ea0e5 in the
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"Beatles Fans An6e0 At Sta6e Sell $;;"> ;0$m the BBC Ne9s> A20il '+> )--'
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"Men5i2s O2ens T$ P.!li/"> A0/he0 an5 Vale0ie $; The Beatles Pa6es> Ma0/h )8> )--+
"Beat G$es $n in Lenn$n4s /hil5h$$5 h$me"> !" the B0itish On Line Times> Ma0/h )8> )--+
"The0e a0e 2la/es I 0emem!e0"> !" The O!se0@e0> Ma0/h +-> )--+
"At Last 4The Beatles Anth$l$6"4 $n DVD !" PR Ne9s9i0e> Fe!0.a0" '8> )--+
"+ Beatles in se/0et 0e.ni$n" !" De0e3 B0$9n> The On<line S.n> Fe!0.a0" '8> )--+
"Anth$l$6"4: Let It Be E@en L$n6e0"> !" Allan I$Rinn> the Ne9 Y$03 Times> Ma0/h +-> )--+
"Beatle Fans Get A Ne9 FiE"> !" Be0na05 Pe0.sse> the M$nt0eal GaRette> A20il '> )--+
"The Beatles Anth$l$6""> !" Mi/hael Cla03> the G9innett Dail" P$st> A20il ,> )--+
"Ca0l Pe03ins < %e4ll Al9a"s Remem!e0 < A R$/3 O!it.a0" %e! Site"> !" #$h Lan6> B2.!li/ati$n 5ate n$t
in5i/ate5 $n 9e! siteC
"M/Ca0tne" B."s Ri6hts t$ Ca0l Pe03ins4 Catal$6.e"> !" Re.te0s> A20il ,> )--+
"The Beatles Anth$l$6" DVD De!.ts at N.m!e0 '"> !" PRNe9s9i0e> A20il ''> )--+
"Beatle Ma5ness"> !" Ma0tin A= G0$@e> 2.!lishe5 !" Man$0 B$$3s> '(78
"M$t$09a" 50ama ;$0 Pete Best"> !" Ni/3" Ta!a0n> Li@e02$$l E/h$> A20il '1> )--+
"The Beatles $;; the Re/$05"> !" Ieith Ba5man> Om!.nis P0ess> )---
"A T9ist $; Lenn$n"> !" C"nthia Lenn$n> A Sta0 B$$3 2.!li/ati$n> '(78
"M/Ca0tne" t$ Pla" O2en<Ai0 Gi6 in M$s/$9"> !" the Ass$/iate5 P0ess> Ma0/h '(> )--+
"LDPR mem!e0 9ants M/Ca0tne" /$n/e0t $n Re5 S?.a0e /an/elle5"> !" Inte0;aE> A20il '1> )--+
"M/Ca0tne" t$ tea/h M.si/ Semina0 in R.ssia"> !" La.n/h Yah$$=/$m> A20il '7> )--+
"Ti/3ets ;$0 M/Ca0tne"4s /$n/e0t in M$s/$9 al0ea5" a@aila!le"> !" Inte0;aE> Ma" '> )--+
" O;;i/ial Al!.m Releases" Pa.l M/Ca0tne" !" Ch0istian Hen0i3ss$n> De/em!e0> '((8
"Ch$!a ! << R.ssian @s= Ame0i/an 0elease"> !" AleEan5e0 G.sa3$@> Re/=m.si/=!eatles> A20il 1> '((1
"Si0 Pa.l Pla"s Hist$0i/ C$l$sse.m Sh$9"> !" the BBC> Ma" ''> )--+
"Hal; a milli$n ;ans in R$me !l$9 Si0 Pa.l a9a""> Dail" P$st> Ma" '+> )--+
"D.ma 5e2.ties $22$se5 t$ M/Ca0tne" /$n/e0t Re5 S?.a0e"> Inte0;aE> Ma" '+> )--+
"M/Ca0tne" Be/$mes P0$;ess$0 $; St= Pete0s!.06 C$nse0@at$0""> !" P0a@5a ne9s a6en/"> Ma" ))> )--+
"M/Ca0tne" !e/$mes h$n$0a0" 5$/t$0 $; St= Pete0s!.06 C$nse0@at$0""> !" Inte0;aE> Ma" ))> )--+
"EE<Beatle M/Ca0tne" Gets R.ssian Di2l$ma"> !" Re.te0s> Ma" ))> )--+
"M/Ca0tne" in R.ssia: 4m" 50eam /$me t0.e4"> !" AP ne9s an5 a22ea0e5 $n R.ssia4s #$.0nal Dail"> Ma"
)+> )--+
"R.ssia is ma5 ;$0 Ma//a" < S3" Ne9s me5ia> Ma" ),> )--+
"Ba/3 in the BeEC<SSR: th$.san5s $n Re5 S?.a0e ;$0 M/Ca0tne""> !" AFP> Ma" ),> )--+
"EE<Beatle Pa.l M/Ca0tne" R$/3s Re5 S?.a0e"> !" AP ne9s> Ma" ),> )--+
"M/Ca0tne" Se0ena5es P.tin> R$/3s Re5 S?.a0e> Re.te0s> Ma" ),>)--+
"+( Yea0s a6$> Ne9sman Ha5 F0$nt0$9 Seat t$ Beatles Hist$0""> !" Ri/3 Nathans$n> Al!.?.e0?.e
#$.0nal> A.6.st ))> )--+
"St0in6s ;$0 a Beatle Bass < The Beatles Gene0ati$n in the SSR"> !" Y.0" Pel".sh$n$3> PLY 2.!lishe0>
'((*> '((8
"Pa.l M/Ca0tne" MSN 9e!/hat" Se2tem!e0 '8> )--+
"R$/3 an5 the Rest $; the %$0l5"> !" A0tem" T0$its3"> Fa!e0 an5 Fa!e0> '(88
"It4s Onl" R$/3 an5 R$ll" !" E5 M.illen> the Den@e0 P$st> '(('
"Pa.l M/Ca0tne" in Re5 S?.a0e"> !" the A0ts an5 Ente0tainment net9$03> Se2t '8> )--+
"A C$n@e0sati$n 9ith D0= Y.0" Pel".sh$n$3 at his Otta9a 0esi5en/e" inte0@ie9e5 !" #$hn %helan> Se2t
),> )--+
"#$hn Lenn$n DVD EEt0a@a6anRa D.e Be;$0e The H$li5a"s" !" Man.ela S2iRRi00i $; Cha0tatta/3=/$m>
Se2t= )1> )--+
"The Lenn$ns an5 the 0$/34n40$ll 0e@i@al" !" Rit/hie Y$03e ;$0 the Gl$!e an5 Mail> Se2tem!e0 )-> '(*(
"Pa.l An5 Rin6$ At P0emie0e $; Ge$06e Ha00is$n Film" !" La.n/h Ra5i$ Net9$03s> Se2t= )*> )--+
"It4s n$t mania !.t===4BitlR4 ;inall" ma3e it in S$@iet ni$n" !" Re.te0s ne9s in M$s/$9> #.ne '7> '(71=
"Beatles Remem!e0e5 in Anni@e0sa0" Sh$9" !" I0a I$se!ash@ili> M$s/$9 Times> O/t$!e0 +> )--+
"Ge$06e Ma0tin: "In M" Li;e" < inte0@ie9 9ith Pamella %allin" C=B=C= Ne9s9$0l5> Ma0/h 1> '((8
"The Man %h$ Ma5e the Beatles" !" Ra" C$leman> 2.!lishe5 !" Vi3in6> '(8(
"The Beatles Ban5 $; the Cent.0"" !" M Ma6aRine> '(((
"S$n6s> Pi/t.0es an5 St$0ies $; the Fa!.l$.s Beatles Re/$05s $n Vee<#a""> !" B0./e S2iRe0> 2.!lishe5 !"
,(8 P0$5./ti$ns> '((8
"Ba/3<t$<!asi/s Beatle m.si/ 20$@in6 a !i6 hit 9ith ne9 6ene0ati$n"> !" The Dail" P$st> O/t$!e0 *> )--+
EMI #a2an 9e!site: O;;i/ial T0a/3 Listin6 ;$0 "Let It Be===Na3e5"> O/t$!e0> )--+
"The Beatles> Let It Be===Na3e5"> !" #$hn Ha00is> 2.!lishe5 !" The G.a05ian> O/t$!e0 '(> )--+
"Ti/3et T$ Ri5e"> !" La00" Iane> 2.!lishe5 !" R.nnin6 P0ess B$$3 P.!lishe0s> )--+
"O.0 Hea0ts %ent B$$m < The Beatles In@asi$n $; Cana5a"> !" B0ian Ien5all> 2.!lishe5 !" Vi3in6> '((7
"The Beatles Fa/t an5 Fi/ti$n '(*-<'(*)" VEn6lish s.mma0" man.s/0i2t a//$m2anie5 9ith !$$3W> !"
E0i/ I0as3e0> 2.!lishe5 !" Atlanti/a<Se?.ie0> )--+
"Hel2in6 Han5 < She T0i66e0e5 Beatlemania in '(*+ B.t P0e;e0s He0 R$le t$ Be ns.n6"> !" Ri/ha05
Ha00in6t$n> The %ashin6t$n P$st> #an.a0" )*> )--,
"H$9 the S met the Beatles"> !" Bill!$a05> #an.a0" +-> )--,
"It %as ,- Yea0s A6$ T$5a": Beatles %in G0amm" ;$0 De/a5es $; Ins2i0ati$n"> Beatles P0ess Release $n
G0amm" %in> Fe!= (> )--,
"The B$"s F0$m Li@e02$$l < #$hn> Pa.l> Ge$06e> Rin6$"> !" Ni/h$las S/ha;;ne0> Meth.en In/=> '(8-
"The Beatles an5 in the en5"> !" M$K$ Ma6aRine> O/t$!e0 )---
"The ltimate Beatles M.iR B$$3 II" !" Mi/hael #= H$/3ins$n> St= Ma0tin4s P0ess> )---
"The Beatles < The ltimate Re/$05in6 G.i5e" !" Allen #= %iene0> B$! A5ams In/=> '(8*
"P0est$n ha22" t$ 6et !a/3 t$ the 9$0l5 $; the Beatles"> !" #$hn G0$/h$9s3i> Chi/a6$ S.n<Times>
A.6.st )-> )--,
"He Hel2e5 C0eate the Beatles < P0$5./e0 Ge$06e Ma0tin s2ea3s t$5a" in LeEin6t$n"> !" %alte0 T.nis>
LeEin6t$n He0al5> Se2t )1> )--,
"The Beatles < '- Yea0s That Sh$$3 the %$0l5"> a !$$3 !" M$K$ ma6aRine> /$nt0i!.tin6 90ite0s: #$hnn"
Bla/3U Ma03 Le9is$hn> 2.!lishe5 !" Da0lin6 Iin5e0sle"> )--,
"The Beatles As M.si/ians: The M.a00" Men th0$.6h R.!!e0 S$.l"> !" %alte0 E@e0ett> 2.!lishe5 !"
OE;$05 ni@e0sit" P0ess> )--'
"Ca2it$l Al!.ms Finall" C$min6 O.t $n CD"> !" B0./e S2iRe0> 2.!lishe5 at A!!e"R5 Beatles Pa6es> )--,
"A M.iet Da" in the Lenn$n4s li;e>" !" Rit/hie Y$03e ;$0 the Gl$!e an5 Mail> #.ne 1> '(*(
"Lenn$n Passes 2 Visa < Flies H$me>" !" Rit/hie Y$03e ;$0 the Gl$!e an5 Mail> #.ne *> '(*(
"Lenn$n an5 On$ !0in6 messa6e ;$0 "$.th t$ Cana5a>" !" Rit/hie Y$03e ;$0 the Gl$!e an5 Mail> Ma" )7>
'(*(
"Li@e Pea/e In T$0$nt$" !" e5it$0 #$hnn" Dean> Beat P.!li/ati$ns> N$@em!e0> '(*(
"The Beatles Da" !" Da"= A /h0$n$l$6"> '(*)<'(8(" !" Ma03 Le9is$hn> Ha0m$n" B$$3s> '((-
"The Beatles Di6est" !" G$l5mine ma6aRine> 2.!lishe5 !" I0a.se P.!li/ati$ns> )---
"The Balla5 $; #$hn an5 Y$3$>" !" the e5it$0s $; R$llin6 St$ne> 2.!lishe5 !" R$llin6 St$ne P0ess> '(8)
"AEes> Ch$2s : H$t Li/3s < The Cana5ian R$/3 M.si/ S/ene>" !" Rit/hie Y$03e> M=G= H.0ti6 Lt5>
P.!lishe0s> '(7'
"The Best Man: Onl" Th0ee Pe$2le Ali@e Can Sa" The" %e0e Beatles= Pete Best %as One $; Them>" !"
%alla/e Baine> Stanta C0.Re Sentinel> A.6.st ''> )--1
"Be;$0e He %as Fa! < Ge$06e Ha00is$n4s Fi0st Ame0i/an Visit>" a !$$3 0e@ie9 !" La5"Kean $;
A!s$l.teElse9he0e=net> )--)
"Ha05 Da"4s Nite: Be5 an5 B0ea3;ast> Beatles mini<m.se.m .2 ;$0 sale>" !" An50ea Hann> The S$.the0n>
#.ne '(> )--1
"N$!$5"4s Chil5: The T$n" She0i5an St$0"" < man.s/0i2t 90itten !" #$e S.nse0i
"T$n" She0i5anDThe Beatles" !" the En/"/l$2e5ia $; P$2.la0 M.si/> 2.!lishe5 !" M.Re I Lt5= '(8( <
)--,
"C.na05 Yan3s>" e<mail /$00es2$n5en/e t$ #$hn %helan ;0$m Bill Ha00"> De/em!e0> )--1
"Sat.05a" Cl.! Ba Title an5 Ai0 Dates G.i5eC>" !" #$hn La@allie> A.6.st ',> )--1
"The Best $; Fellas < The St$0" $; B$! %$$le0>" !" S2en/e0 Lei6h> D0i@e60een P.!li/ati$ns Lt5=> )--)
SPECIAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:
B0a5 H$9a05> 2ast 2.!lishe0 $; the %$0l5 Beatles F$0.m 9h$ 20$@i5e5 the Ame0i/an m$@ie 0elease
5ates t$ all Beatle m$@ies=
Diana BAma0anth1*Ta$l=/$m> "$.0 ;0ien5l"> /hee0;.l "A22le S/0.;;" at Re/=m.si/=!eatlesC 9h$
0esea0/he5 an5 20$@i5e5 /la0i;i/ati$n as t$ 9hethe0 the '(*1 E5 S.lli@an B0$a5/ast 9as "li@e" $0 a "20e<
0e/$05e5" 2e0;$0man/e= She als$ 20$@i5e5 ;$0 me the /l$sest 2$ssi!le 5ate $n Si0 Ge$06e Ma0tin4s
3ni6hth$$5> as 9ell as 0esea0/h mate0ial ;$0 9hen #$hn Lenn$n ann$.n/e5 he 9as lea@in6 the !an5=
Visit Diana4s Ha0i S/0.;;s Ge$06e Ha00is$n Fansite B999=ha0is/0.;;s=/$mC=
#.5" Bnama0ieeTeE/ite=/$mC an5 9e!maste0 $; the He" #.5e Beatle 9e! site 9h$ hel2e5 /la0i;" the
a/t.al 5ate ;$0 Rin6$4s t$nsil $2e0ati$n=
Ma0/.s Bma0/.s'(1-T9e!t@=netC ;$0 20$@i5in6 0esea0/h mate0ial /$n/e0nin6 the $nl" ;ilm /li2 that 9as
20esente5 in the #a/3 Paa0 sh$9 an5 ;$0 the 5ate $n 9hen it 9as ;ilme5 BMa0/.s a/t.all" 0emem!e0s
seein6 the #a/3 Paa0 sh$9 9hen he 9as thi0teen an5 6$t h$$3e5 $n the Beatles ;0$m that 2$int
;$09a05C= He als$ s.66este5 that I hi6hli6ht the Beatles 2e0;$0man/e $; A.6.st '1> '(*1 BShea
Sta5i.mC int$ the Timeline sin/e it 9as the la06est /0$95 e@e0 t$ atten5 a Beatle /$n/e0t= Belie@e it $0
n$t> Ma0/.s 9as a/t.all" at that /$n/e0t=
Ch0is %ils$n B/h0is9ilT/amte/h=net=a.C ;0$m A5elai5e 9h$ 20$@i5e5 a55iti$nal !a/360$.n5 0esea0/h ;$0
the #.ne ')> '(*, t$.0 5ate= Ch0is als$ 20$@i5e5 s$me inte0estin6 in;$0mati$n in his e<mail t$ me $n
h$9 the A5elai5e 5ate ;inall" ma5e int$ the Beatles t$.0 s/he5.le: "The $0i6inal t$.0 5i5 n$t in/l.5e
A5elai5e> !.t a;te0 a h.6e 2etiti$n 9as $06aniRe5 !" a l$/al 0a5i$ stati$n> A5elai5e 9as in/l.5e5 t$ ha@e
, 2e0;$0man/es at Centennial Hall> /a2a/it" +---= Then it 9as $;; t$ Mel!$.0ne t$ K$in Rin6$ an5 the
0est $; the A.st0aliaDNe9 Nealan5 t$.0="
T$m B$9e0s 9h$ 20$@i5e5 the /$00e/t 0elease 5ate ;$0 the T$n" She0i5an "M" B$nnie" al!.m=
S2e/ial than3s t$ B0./e S2iRe0 ;$0 the "hea5s<.2" $n the Vee<#a" 5is/$60a2h"=
S2e/ial than3s t$ Ma0/ Cat$ne ;$0 60a/i$.sl" 20$@i5in6 the Shea Sta5i.m ti/3et st.!=
A sin/e0e than3s t$ Pat Man/.s$> ;$0me0 P0esi5ent $; the O;;i/ial Ge$06e Ha00is$n Fan Cl.! ;$0 20$@i5in6
in;$0mati$n $n the 20e/ise time 9hen Ge$06e Ha00is$n 9as !$0n= Pat tells me the in;$0mati$n 9as
/.lle5 5i0e/tl" ;0$m Ge$06e4s m$the0 he0sel; an5 that /$nt0a0" t$ s$me 0e2$0ts> Ge$06e ne@e0 ha5 a
mi55le name=
Than3 "$. B0a5> Diana> #.5"> Ma0/.s> T$m> Ch0is> B0./e> Ma0/ an5 Pat= Y$.0 assistan/e 9as 5ee2l"
a220e/iate5H
Finall"> t$ m" !.55" an5 2al> Da@e Ban5 his 9$n5e0;.l 9i;e L./"C in T$0$nt$> 9h$ !$th 5$.!le</he/3e5
an5 5i5 the 20$$;<0ea5in6 ;$0 this Timeline= Da@e an5 m"sel; 5ate !a/3 t$ $.0 hi6h s/h$$l 5a"s 9he0e
9e .se t$ sla6 $;; e@e0" 9ee3en5> sin6in6 an5 2la"in6 Beatles 0e/$05s t$6ethe0= O.0 /l$se 0elati$nshi2
0emains inta/t t$ this @e0" 5a" !e/a.se $; the Beatles m.si/> s$ than3 "$. #$hn> Pa.l> Ge$06e an5 Rin6$
;$0 th$se 9$n5e0;.l timesHH T$2 $; 2a6e
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