Friday, December 31, 2010

Paris Sports Palais



CBM, 1974

The first, and for a long time, only, issue of the afternoon Paris concert from June 20th, 1965.

- Twist And Shout
- She's A Woman
- I'm A Loser
- Can't Buy Me Love
- Baby's In Black

- I Wanna Be Your Man
- A Hard Day's Night
- Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
- Rock And Roll Music
- I Feel Fine
- Ticket To Ride
- Long Tall Sally

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

A Hard Clay's Night



Disc jockey Tom Clay of CKLW-AM in Windsor, Ontario flew to London early in April 1964 to visit The Beatles at Twickenham Studios during filming of their first motion picture. Sometime around April 7th, he taped interviews with various combinations of Beatles (depending upon who was needed on the set).

Clay's interviews were issued on two singles mailed to "International Beatle Boosters", one in 1964 and the second the following year. Here is a composite of both recordings.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

The Black And White Minstrel Show



Stash Records, 1988

Compilation of Beatles covering their favorite artists - one side each for Buddy Holly/Carl Perkins/Chuck Berry/Little Richard. Mostly from BBC Radio performances with some Get Back jams and solo renditions thrown in.

NOTE: The last song on side 3 cuts off abruptly due to damage on my copy of the LP.

- That'll Be The Day
- Love Me Do
- Words Of Love
- Crying, Waiting, Hoping
- Cannonball/Not Fade Away/Hey Little Girl/Bo Diddley
- Peggy Sue
- I'm Gonna Love You Too
- Maybe Baby/Peggy Sue
- Well All Right
- Maybe Baby
- Crying, Waiting, Hoping
- Mailman Bring Me No More Blues

- Glad All Over
- Honey Don't
- Sure To Fall (In Love With You)
- Matchbox
- Lend Me Your Comb
- Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
- Honey Don't
- Your True Love
- Blue Suede Shoes

- Too Much Monkey Business
- I Got To Find My Baby
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Roll Over Beethoven
- Johnny B. Goode
- Sweet Little Sixteen
- Carol
- Rock And Roll Music
- I'm Talking About You

- Lucille
- Long Tall Sally
- Ooh! My Soul
- Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey!
- Jenny Jenny/Slippin' And Slidin'
- Short Fat Fannie
- Rip It Up

Monday, December 27, 2010

Yo Ho Ho! A Pirate Christmas


On December 6th, 1966, in the midst of extended sessions for "Strawberry Fields Forever", The Beatles took time out to record some Christmas greetings for Radio Caroline and Radio London, two offshore (pirate) radio stations which had enjoyed a banner year.

Although they were reading scripted messages, the group decided to liven things up by recording them against backgrounds of Mellotron loops and sound effects from the Abbey Road tape library. Here is a monitor mix of several takes; some of these were released on the "Free As A Bird" single in 1995.

Friday, December 24, 2010

Watching Rainbows



Audifon, 1978

- Watching Rainbows
- Madman
- Mean Mr. Mustard/Madman
- Blackbird
- Honey Hush
- Stand By Me
- Hare Krishna Mantra
- "Well, If You're Ready"
- Two Of Us
- One After 909

- Too Bad About Sorrows
- Just Fun
- She Said She Said
- Mean Mr. Mustard
- Don't Let Me Down
- All Things Must Pass
- Fools Like Me
- You Win Again
- She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
- Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight
- A Quick One While He's Away
- Her Majesty

Thursday, December 23, 2010

My Eyes Ken Seymour




Here is another of the many interviews John Lennon and Yoko Ono gave from their room in Montreal's Queen Elizabeth Hotel during the May 1969 Bed-In. This one, conducted by Ken Seymour for CBC Radio, may have been taped the morning of the 27th, before the Bed-In officially began, according to this:

"Ken was roaming around Montreal, where he was living, looking for stories and contacts. At about midnight, he received an anonymous tip that John and Yoko had booked in at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel. At the time, they couldn’t enter the USA because of his drug convictions in Britain.

“As soon as I got up the next morning, I went straight round there,” recalls Ken, now from Saltash, Cornwall, during a visit to the museum. “I asked to see them and eventually talked to Derek Taylor (then The Beatles’ publicity officer). I think he remembered me from coverage of Ringo’s honeymoon in Hove, Sussex. He said that they’d give me five minutes, so I went in. I did the five minutes, but we struck it off so well. It was flowing beautifully.”

Ken said that was all he needed for the news bulletin, but he invited them to continue the interview for a possible documentary about their “bed-in”. They agreed.

“John was wearing pyjamas and Yoko was in a nightdress,” says Ken. “They were preparing to do the bed-in, but hadn’t yet started it."

Source: http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-arts/2008/12/03/listen-to-john-lennon-s-vision-of-heaven-64375-22391522/2/

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Almost Grown



King Records, 1983

The second album in Yellow Dog's early 80's Get Back trilogy. Some fun Chuck Berry covers from Apple Studios on side A, and some dull Twickenham rehearsals on side B.

- Get Back
- Bad Boy
- Sweet Little Sixteen
- Around And Around
- Almost Grown
- Madman

- One After 909
- All Things Must Pass
- Across The Universe
- A Case Of The Blues
- Gone Gone Gone
- Let It Be

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Québec, Jojo!



The Beatles' only performances in Montréal took place September 8th, 1964 at the Forum (at 4:00 pm and 8:30 pm). It was the last stop prior to a short break in the North American tour, and notable for the death threats Ringo received (as well as a bomb scare prior to the second show). A press conference was held at 6:00 pm between concerts, and Larry Kane recorded lengthy interviews with Paul, George, and an understandably distracted Ringo backstage.

Monday, December 20, 2010

From Session To Session...



Alternative Record Company, 1983

Sloppily-designed compilation with a handful of Beatles/Lennon outtakes, a song from Tokyo, a few Get Back rehearsals, and a Badfinger song.

- Angel Baby
- Be My Baby
- How Do You Do It
- Come And Get It
- Let It Be

- Yesterday
- I've Got A Feeling
- Get Back
- Don't Let Me Down
- House Of The Rising Sun
- Let It Be

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Big B.D.



A few weeks into the prolonged "White Album" sessions, Paul flew to America to promote Apple Records and meet with Capitol executives in Los Angeles. While there (between June 20th and 25th, 1968), Paul spoke with disc jockey Bobby Dale about Apple Films, the Maharishi, the military draft, and setting up the new company.

Friday, December 17, 2010

Beatlemania 1963-69 Twenty Never Published Songs



Zakatecas, 1976

Pretty much a sampler from Sweet Apple Trax and Yellow Matter Custard, with some Christmas bits and "Some Other Guy" tossed in.

- Christmas Time (Is Here Again)
- Move It/Good Rockin' Tonight
- Honey Hush
- Shakin' In The Sixties
- Hi-Heel Sneakers
- I Me Mine
- Across The Universe
- House Of The Rising Sun
- Some Other Guy
- Suzy Parker
- Get Back
- Tennessee

- "Get Off!"
- Crying, Waiting, Hoping
- The Honeymoon Song
- Nothin' Shakin' (But The Leaves On The Trees)
- So How Come (No One Loves Me)
- I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)
- A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues
- Sure To Fall
- To Know Her Is To Love Her
- The Beatles' Seventh Christmas Record

Thursday, December 16, 2010

George, Jerry & Debbie



Cleveland disc jockey Jerry G. Bishop would accompany The Beatles on their August 1965 North American tour, but a few months earlier, he had the opportunity to speak with George Harrison.

During the filming of Help! in mid-April 1965, Bishop placed a call to Twickenham Film Studios and was able to chat with George, a "slow eater", in the studio canteen after the others had finished lunch. Also on the line with Bishop was teenage fan Debbie Kreuger, who asked a few questions. It's interesting to hear George confirm that Eight Arms To Hold You is no longer the film's title, but that the new one hasn't been decided just yet (which places this interview just prior to April 13th, when the title song "Help!" was recorded).

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

The Beatles [The Black Album]



no label, 1981

Perhaps Audifon's best-selling title, the "Black Album" was a three-disc set of Get Back rehearsals packaged as a "White Album" antithesis. Discs one and two are just CBM's Sweet Apple Trax LPs, but the third disc has some new material and some upgrades. Came packaged with a full-sized poster including a photo collage and dialogue from the Get Back book.

- Tennessee
- Across The Universe
- House Of The Rising Sun
- "Commonwealth"
- "Enoch Powell"
- "Get Off!"
- Honey Hush
- For You Blue
- Let It Be

- Get Back
- Don't Let Me Down
- Two Of Us
- Baa Baa Black Sheep
- Don't Let Me Down
- Suzy Parker
- I've Got A Feeling
- Get Back

- Let It Be
- She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
- Be-Bop-A-Lula
- She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
- Hi Heel Sneakers
- I Me Mine
- I've Got A Feeling
- One After 909

- One After 909
- Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
- She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
- La Penina
- "Shakin' In The Sixties"
- Move It/Good Rockin' Tonight
- Across The Universe
- Two Of Us
- "Ramblin' Woman"/I Threw It All Away/Mama You've Been On My Mind
- I Me Mine
- Domino

- Honey Hush
- Stand By Me
- Hare Krishna Mantra
- Two Of Us
- "You Got Me Going"
- Twist And Shout
- Don't Let Me Down
- I've Got A Feeling
- St. Louis Blues
- One After 909

- Too Bad About Sorrows
- Just Fun
- She Said She Said
- Mean Mr Mustard
- Don't Let Me Down
- All Things Must Pass
- Fools Like Me
- You Win Again
- She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
- Watching Rainbows

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Meet The Baggy Sweegers



"Marsha Albert, 55, was a 15-year-old schoolgirl in Silver Springs, Maryland, when she first heard the Beatles on a CBS television report about the group's phenomenal success in Britain.

A snippet of the report had been shown on the morning news on November 22, 1963, the day that With the Beatles, the band's second album, was released in Britain, and the full four-minute version was to be broadcast on The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite. But President Kennedy was shot that day and CBS cancelled its regular programming.

Ms. Albert happened to be watching when the segment was finally aired on December 10. It opened with a clip of the Beatles playing She Loves You.

The next day, she wrote to her local DJ, Carroll James of WWDC in Washington, asking: "Why can't we have music like that here in America?" Mr. James, who had also seen the CBS report, got a BOAC flight attendant to bring him a copy of the Beatles' latest single from Britain. On December 17, 1963, he invited Ms. Albert to the studio to introduce I Want to Hold Your Hand. Listeners went berserk.

"The switchboard went crazy," Mr. James recalled. "They were begging us to play it again, and you know, I did something that I had never done until that day - and that was play the same song twice during my show. For ten days, WWDC was the only station in America to have a copy."

Capitol Records had not planned to release the Beatles record until January 13, 1964, and hired a lawyer to seek a cease-and-desist order. But the record label decided that it would be wiser just to bring forward the release date."

Source: http://www.thefab40.com/media/pressclips/thetimes_20040117.html

When The Beatles finally arrived in Washington DC on February 11th, they were more than willing to chat live on the air with Carroll James, who would also MC their first US concert that night at the Washington Coliseum. The result was a loose and silly interview, and even Marsha was there to meet the boys!

Baggy Sweegers

Monday, December 13, 2010

At The Alamo



Tuna Records, 1980

Yet another issue of the 1965 Houston concert, this one brought to you by Charlie the Tuna.

- Twist And Shout
- She's A Woman
- I Feel Fine
- Dizzy Miss Lizzy
- Ticket To Ride
- Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby

- Can't Buy Me Love
- Baby's In Black
- I Wanna Be Your Man
- A Hard Day's Night
- Help!
- I'm Down

Friday, December 10, 2010

You Always Hurt The One You Love



By request, here is a recording of David Wigg interviewing Ringo for the BBC Radio series Scene And Heard. The conversation was taped in the back of a limo as Ringo traveled to Apple Studios for the start of "phase two" of the Get Back recording sessions on January 21st, 1969.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Liverpool May 1960



Indra, 1987

Yellow Dog's issue of the less-than-thrilling "Beatals" home recordings from early 1960. Most of the set is rambling (and artificially extended) blues instrumentals, but a couple of real songs give a glimpse into the early repertoire of John, Paul, George, and Stu.

- I'll Follow The Sun
- Instrumental
- Instrumental

- Hallelujah I Love Her So
- Instrumental (aka "Turn The Switches Off")
- "Come On People"
- "I Don't Need No Cigarette Boy"

- "I Don't Know"
- One After 909
- Movin' And Groovin'/Ramrod
- Instrumental

- Instrumental
- Wildcat

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Assignment: Almeria



This is one of my favorite John Lennon interviews. In the autumn of 1966, John traveled to Germany and Spain to film a supporting role in Richard Lester's movie How I Won The War.

Towards the end of October 1966, as shooting was winding down, entertainment reporter Fred Robbins visited the film set in Almeria, Spain, and taped a lengthy conversation with Lennon for his syndicated radio show Assignment: Hollywood.

Halfway between the end of Beatles touring and the start of the Sgt. Pepper sessions, John was at a crossroads in his life. In this interview, he sounds weary and ruminative, a feeling captured in his contemporaneous composition, "Strawberry Fields Forever".

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

A Hard Road



Moriphon, ca. 1981

Side one contains stereo tracks from the One To One benefit concert. Side two features extracts from one of John's final interviews, conducted by Andy Peebles for BBC Radio on December 6th, 1980.

- Peace Message
- Mother
- Come Together
- Give Peace A Chance
- Imagine

- John talks to Andy Peebles
- Chicago press conference
- A Day In The Life

Monday, December 6, 2010

Come To Town At 6.30



On November 20th, 1963, Pathe cameras came to The Beatles' concert at the ABC Cinema in Manchester to film a full-color newsreel, The Beatles Come To Town.

Also backstage was a crew from Granada TV, who interviewed the group for Scene At 6.30 prior to the concert. The main topic was their upcoming visit to the USA.

Friday, December 3, 2010

Yellow Matter Custard (Remastered)



Starlight, 1988

"Upgraded" version of the classic TMOQ boot, mastered from the newer high-quality tapes used on Yellow Dog's Beatles At The Beeb series, with a few bonus tracks added.

- I Got A Woman
- Glad All Over
- I Just Don't Understand
- Slow Down
- Don't Ever Change
- A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues
- Sure To Fall (In Love With You)
- I Got To Find My Baby
- Youngblood
- That's All Right (Mama)

- Nothin' Shakin' (But The Leaves On The Trees)
- Lonesome Tears In My Eyes
- So How Come (No One Loves Me)
- I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)
- Crying, Waiting, Hoping
- To Know Her Is To Love Her
- The Honeymoon Song
- I'll Be On My Way
- The Hippy Hippy Shake
- Johnny B. Goode

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Two Junkies



A low point in John Lennon's career was the January 1969 Get Back sessions at Twickenham, and perhaps the low point of that period was this interview. Known to collectors as "Two Junkies", it was filmed on the 14th by CBC-TV but never aired (bits have appeared in Imagine: John Lennon and other documentaries).

Whether due to drug use, alcohol, or something he ate that morning, John grew progressively greener and more nauseated as it progressed. After pausing halfway through to visit the toilet, he returned to Yoko's side and completed the interview, but it's a highly uninspiring 29 minutes to sit through.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

The Final Curtain



Beat, 1995

A Japanese colored vinyl release of "Get Back" material that was one of the last Beatleg LPs produced (although they have been making a comeback in recent years). In this case, the contents are copied right from the CD Jamming With Heather. As such, they are more interesting than the usual Kum Back/Sweet Apple Trax fare on most vinyl boots.

- Two Of Us
- "I Told You Before"
- I've Got A Feeling
- Don't Let Me Down
- I've Got A Feeling
- All Things Must Pass
- She Came In Through The Bathroom Window

- Take This Hammer/Lost John/Five Foot High And Rising/Bear Cat Mama/Black Dog Blues/Right String, Wrong Yo-Yo/Run For Your Life
- I've Got A Feeling
- Hear Me Lord
- Carry That Weight
- Octopus's Garden/Carry That Weight
- Carry That Weight
- improvisations
- "My Imagination"

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Texas Two-Step



The Beatles held two press conferences in the state of Texas. The first took place at Dallas Memorial Auditorium on September 18th, 1964, near the end of their summer tour of North America.


One year later, they faced the press at the Sheraton-Lincoln hotel in Houston. A bit of the conference was captured on film; later that day (August 19th, 1965), they performed two raucous shows at the Sam Houston Coliseum.

Monday, November 29, 2010

1967



"Parlophone", 1988

Well-designed package of demos and outtakes from 1967, complete with lyrics on the back cover!

- Sgt. Pepper Inner Groove
- A Day In The Life
- Strawberry Fields Forever
- Only A Northern Song
- Penny Lane
- All You Need Is Love
- It's All Too Much
- A Day In The Life

- Magical Mystery Tour
- The Fool On The Hill
- Mellotron Music
- Blue Jay Way
- Your Mother Should Know
- I Am The Walrus
- Christmas Time (Is Here Again)

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Get A Job, Cop!



The Beatles' first visit to Philadelphia took place on September 2nd, 1964. Prior to their concert at Convention Hall, they were interviewed backstage by Charlie Murdock, a DJ from WQAM Radio in Miami. Murdock took the opportunity to pass along greetings from police sergeant Buddy Dresner, The Beatles' minder during their February stay in Miami Beach.

Monday, November 22, 2010

File Under: Beatles



Gnat, 1983

The TMOQ original, with plenty of new material from the "Boardroom tape" and other sources.

- Come And Get It
- Rip It Up/Shake Rattle And Roll
- Leave My Kitten Alone
- I'm So Tired
- Cannonball/Not Fade Away/Hey Little Girl/Bo Diddley
- I Me Mine
- Third Man Theme
- Bad To Me
- Christmas Time (Is Here Again)

- Goodbye
- Blue Suede Shoes
- If You've Got Trouble
- "Negro In Reserve"
- That Means A Lot
- Get Back
- One After 909
- Dig A Pony
- Kansas City

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Beatlegmania Update


Volume 1 is SOLD OUT
Volume 2 is down to 8 copies!
Volume 3 still available but going fast...
Volume 4 should be out early in 2011.

Make haste to the Multiplus Books website before it's too late.

I hope to get back to regular blog posts on Monday, but in the meantime, don't miss the 1964 Washington Coliseum concert - complete from the video source for the first time ever - on iTunes.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Big Beatlegmania Bargain Book Bonanza!



If you've enjoyed this blog and want to read more about vinyl bootlegs, I have just the books for you! Beatlegmania is an illustrated discographical series covering singles, EPs, and LPs in depth, with full-color photos of sleeves (front and back), labels, accurate contents listings, and little-known facts behind each release.

The most recent in the series, Volume 3, is on sale from now until December 31st, 2010. Save $10 by ordering now at www.multiplusbooks.com. I also have a very limited number of copies of Volumes 1 and 2 remaining - please write me at dinsdalep@aol.com to check availability.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Magical Mystery Tour Plus Beatle Rarities



Wizardo, 1975

Disc one condenses CBM's Cinelogue V: Magical Mystery Tour from 2 discs down to one (omitting "I Am The Walrus"). Disc two is mostly copied from CBM boots, with two Pete Best singles thrown in for bad measure.

- Magical Mystery Tour
- The Fool On The Hill
- Flying

- Jessie's Dream
- Blue Jay Way
- Death Cab For Cutie
- Your Mother Should Know
- Magical Mystery Tour
- Hello Goodbye

- Mean Mr. Mustard
- All Together On The Wireless Machine
- Step Inside Love
- Nice Time
- Peace Of Mind
- Miss Ann/Kansas City/Lawdy Miss Clawdy
- What's The New Mary Jane

- The Way I Feel About You
- If You Can't Get Her
- Boys
- Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey!
- People Say
- I'm Walking
- I'll Be On My Way
- Soldier Of Love
- George phone interview w/Ed Rudy
- Tony Barrow interview w/Jerry G. Bishop

Monday, November 8, 2010

E. H. Eric



On June 30th, 1966, The Beatles performed their first concert in Japan. On the way down from their suite to a press conference at the Tokyo Hilton, they filmed a TV interview with "E. H. Eric", who would be the master of ceremonies that night at the Budokan Hall. The brief interview also circulates on video, with a totally out-of-sync soundtrack.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Back In 1964 At The Hollywood Bowl



Berkeley, 1976

The dirt-common Hollywood Bowl concert, copied from TMOQ's version.

- Twist And Shout
- You Can't Do That
- All My Loving
- She Loves You
- Things We Said Today
- Roll Over Beethoven

- Can't Buy Me Love
- If I Fell
- I Want To Hold Your Hand
- Boys
- A Hard Day's Night
- Long Tall Sally

Friday, November 5, 2010

Let The Feasting Begin!



The Beatles' first press conference on US soil was by far the most covered and one of the more energetic, spontaneous, and chaotic of their career. Shortly after landing at JFK airport in New York on February 7th, 1964, they lined up in front of a Pan Am Airlines backdrop and faced a room packed with newspaper, radio, newsreel, TV, and magazine reporters. As press officer Brian Sommerville did his best to field questions, The Beatles fired back snappy and disarming rejoinders.

Here is a composite recording of the event, assembled from over a dozen audio and video sources.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

What A Shame, Mary Jane Had A Pain At The Party



Parlophone, 1980

First bootleg appearance of two lengthy mixes of "What's The New Mary Jane" from a November 1969 acetate - the second containing a new layer of overdubs on the original 1968 recording. "Parlophone" in this case was later and better known as NEMS/Bag Records.

- What's The New Mary Jane (RS4)

- What's The New Mary Jane (RS5)

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

TM on TV, Part 2



Audience response to John and George's 1967 appearance on The Frost Programme was so well-received that Frost invited them back on October 4th to further discuss Transcendental Meditation.

This time, other guests were on the panel, including TM proponents John Allison and Nick Clark. Taking up the opposing (or at least highly skeptical) viewpoint was writer John Mortimer. John and George weren't exactly persuasive in their counterarguments, with George coming off condescending and John merely cranky.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

The Beatles Live In Milan



Why Not, 1989

A 12" picture disc EP (the other side does have a picture of The Beatles, trust me) whose contents are copied from an earlier Tobe Milo 7" EP.

- Twist And Shout
- She's A Woman
- I'm A Loser

- TV interview

Monday, November 1, 2010

TM on TV, Part 1



After the twin triumphs of Sgt. Pepper and "All You Need Is Love", The Beatles were bound to hit a fallow patch, especially after the death of Brian Epstein. In addition to filming the ill-fated Magical Mystery Tour and opening the even iller-fated Apple Boutique, they spent the autumn of 1967 learning Transcendental Meditation from the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, with only George seeming completely devoted.

He and John appeared on The Frost Programme September 29th to promote the practice of TM, explaining the discipline to a skeptical but patient David Frost. They would make a more contentious return the following week.

Friday, October 29, 2010

Directly From Santa Claus



Santa Claus, 1984

A very obscure picture disc chock full of rare (at the time) BBC Radio performances.

- Besame Mucho
- Some Other Guy
- Side By Side
- Boys
- I'll Be On My Way
- Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
- Misery
- Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey!
- She Loves You
- Words Of Love
- There's A Place

- Long Tall Sally
- From Me To You
- Memphis, Tennessee
- This Boy
- I Want To Hold Your Hand
- Chrimble Medley
- Roll Over Beethoven
- I Forgot To Remember To Forget
- And I Love Her

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Amikky Mendip Multiplus



March, 1964 was one of the busiest months in The Beatles' career. They began on March 1st with an EMI recording session, spent the next week on a train filming A Hard Day's Night, continued filming at Twickenham and various locations the rest of the month, appeared on Top Of The Pops and Ready Steady Go!, accepted Variety Club and Carl-Alan awards, sat for TV, print, and radio interviews, and closed out the month recording music for Saturday Club.

In the midst of all this, they found time to record special inserts for BBC Radio's The Public Ear. On March 18th and 19th, George commandeered a tape recorder and interviewed his fellow Fabs as they worked on the film and drove to the Dorchester Hotel to pick up their Variety Club awards. Ringo helped by introducing the show and reading out the credits, Paul joked with George in the back of a limo, and best of all, John treated listeners to a reading of his poem "Alec Speaking". The results were aired March 22nd.


Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Cinelogue Yellow Submarine



CBM, 1974

The nearly-complete soundtrack to the film Yellow Submarine. This is from a US TV broadcast, so "Hey Bulldog" is absent, and oddly, so is "Only A Northern Song".

- Yellow Submarine
- Eleanor Rigby
- Love You To
- A Day In The Life
- All Together Now

- When I'm Sixty-Four
- Nowhere Man
- Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

- Yellow Submarine
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- With A Little Help From My Friends
- All You Need Is Love

- Baby You're A Rich Man
- It's All Too Much
- All Together Now

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Cow Cow Boogie



On August 29th, 1965, The Beatles visited the Los Angeles headquarters of their US label. At the Capitol Records Tower in Hollywood, radio, TV, newsreel, and print journalists assembled to cover the Beatles' press conference, presided over by Tony Barrow. Capitol's president Alan Livingston listened as the group disparaged his company's version of the Help! LP, and then presented them with a Gold Record award for it.

Here is a 36-minute composite recording of the press conference, created from five sources (film footage, an unreleased audio tape, two interview CDs, and a bootleg CD).

Monday, October 25, 2010

Stars Of '63



Swingin' Pig, 1989

Issued simultaneously with the CD version, this LP contains a major upgrade of the Stockholm radio concert from October 1963, along with unrelated interview snippets from 1964 and 1965.

- I Saw Her Standing There
- From Me To You
- Money (That's What I Want)
- Roll Over Beethoven

- You Really Got A Hold On Me
- She Loves You
- Twist And Shout
- Copenhagen interview
- The Beatles Abroad interview

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Half A Scotch Egg



Ringo's first major film role was Youngman Grand in the movie adaptation of Terry Southern's novel The Magic Christian. He and co-star Peter Sellers spent much of February-April 1969 filming the movie on various locations in London and at Twickenham Film Studios.

Concurrent with the film's production, Tony Palmer directed a documentary, Will The Real Mr. Sellers..., for airing on BBC December 18th to promote the movie's release. Here are some brief excerpts from the documentary, with Ringo and Peter playing wine connoisseurs, and Paul falsely denying Linda's pregnancy.


Friday, October 22, 2010

The Decca Audition Tape



Berkeley, 1975

Not the Decca Audition, but BBC Radio performances in the familiar form of Yellow Matter Custard.

- I Got A Woman
- Glad All Over
- I Just Don't Understand
- Slow Down
- Don't Ever Change
- A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues
- Sure To Fall (In Love With You)

- Nothin' Shakin' (But The Leaves On The Trees)
- Lonesome Tears In My Eyes
- So How Come (No One Wants Me)
- I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)
- Crying Waiting Hoping
- To Know Her Is To Love Her
- The Honeymoon Song

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Commotion In Cleveland



August 14th, 1966 saw The Beatles' last tour visit Cleveland for a concert at Cleveland Stadium.

Prior to the show, they were interviewed by Cleveland-based disc jockey Jerry G. Bishop, who had traveled with the group throughout their 1965 North American tour.

Taking the trip this year was Ken Douglas, who spoke with Ringo and then brought his recorder to the concert. During "Day Tripper", hundreds of fans broke through police barricades and ran towards the stage, causing a temporary delay. Douglas captured both the chaos and the recommencement of the performance with "I Feel Fine".

Also present were Kenny Everett, who filed a report for Radio London, and reporter Bess Coleman, who taped this wrap-up.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Great To Have You With Us



no label, 1986

A bizarre amalgam of solo rarities, promo discs, TV and radio commercials, and "for others" sessions.

- No Values
- No More Lonely Nights
- For No One
- Corridor Music
- So Bad
- Goodnight Princess
- Thingumybob

- Silver Platter Service interview
- Fab Four On Film
- Open-End Interview With The Beatles
- The Beatles Introduce New Songs
- Music City/KFWBeatles
- "The Beatles Decade" radio spots
- Top Of The Pops chat
- Dialogue from The Beatles' Motion Picture "Let It Be"

- I Lost My Little Girl
- Lucille
- Too Bad About Sorrows
- "Melvyn Bragg In The Parlour Having Tea"
- Mull Of Kintyre
- That'll Be The Day
- Desert Island Discs
- McCartney II TV spot
- Wings Greatest TV spot
- Go Your Own Way
- Dark Horse
- The Concert For Bangla Desh radio spot
- Band On The Run radio spot
- I Saw Her Standing There
- All My Loving
- Can't Buy Me Love

- Too Many Cooks
- God Bless California
- Dance The Do
- Ten Years After On Strawberry Jam
- What Do We Really Know?
- Givin' Grease A Ride
- The Holdup
- Let's Love
- I Wrote A Simple Song
- You're Breaking My Heart
- Make Love Not War
- Edward

Monday, October 18, 2010

Moss Thumping



On April 27th, 1964, The Beatles rehearsed their TV special Around The Beatles in front of an audience at Wembley TV Studios. 4,000 miles away, Atlanta disc jockey Paul Drew placed a call to England in hopes of speaking with the busy stars.

In between make-up sessions and other duties, Ringo, George, and Paul took the phone to speak with Drew, while Neil Aspinall filled in for an occupied John Lennon.


Sunday, October 17, 2010

Complete Christmas Collection 1963 - 69



CBM, 1972

Pirated from the Apple Fan Club LP, or equally likely copied from TMOQ's Complete Christmas Collection: 1963-1969.

- The Beatles' Christmas Record
- Another Beatles Christmas Record
- The Beatles' Third Christmas Record
- Pantomime: Everywhere It's Christmas

- Christmas Time (Is Here Again)
- The Beatles' Sixth Christmas Record
- The Beatles' Seventh Christmas Record

Friday, October 15, 2010

Let Me Introduce To You


This blog began almost a year ago with bits of Beatle studio chatter compiled from the Beatles On Record TV special and the CD remaster mini-docs.

Herewith, I present 64 further Fab mutterings, taken from song intros (and outros) heard during gameplay of Beatles: Rock Band.

Rubber Soul

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown): 1 2
Michelle: 1
Girl: 1
In My Life: 1

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Fixing A Hole: 1 2
She's Leaving Home: 1 2
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!: 1 2 3 4 5 6
When I'm Sixty-Four: 1 2
Lovely Rita: 1 2
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise): 1 2
A Day In The Life: 1 2 3

Abbey Road

Maxwell's Silver Hammer: 1 2 3 4 5 6
Oh! Darling: 1 2 3 4 5 6
Because: 1 2
You Never Give Me Your Money: 1 2 3
Sun King: 1 2 3
Polythene Pam: 1 2
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window: 1 2 3 4 5
Golden Slumbers: 1 2
Her Majesty: 1

Miscellaneous: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Recovered Tracks



Bornoby Records, 1981

An interesting mixture of BBC Radio tracks, TV performances, mono mixes, outtakes, and other miscellanea, although not everything sounds as good as it should.

- How Do You Do It
- I Forgot To Remember To Forget
- Dizzy Miss Lizzy
- Lucille
- I Wanna Be Your Man
- A Hard Day's Night trailer
- I'm A Loser
- Love Me Do/Please Please Me/From Me To You/She Loves You/I Want To Hold Your Hand

- The Beatles Come To Town
- She Loves You
- I Feel Fine
- I'm Down
- Act Naturally
- Ticket To Ride

- Savoy Truffle
- Tomorrow Never Knows
- Get Back
- Hey Bulldog
- Love Me Do
- Misery
- Words Of Love

- Back In The USSR
- Don't Let Me Down/Those Were The Days
- Una Sensazionale Intervista Dei Beatles
- Hey Jude
- Revolution