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The Beatles had a new single to promote but did not want to interrupt their Revolver recording sessions to visit television studios all over the world to perform it for everyone, so instead they enlisted the help of director Michael Lindsay-Hogg (who would also end up working on a few Beatles projects after this) to create promo films of both sides of the single (Paperback Writer & Rain). The clip seen here was filmed on May 19, 1966 and in the U.S. was aired exclusively on the Ed Sullivan show on June 5, 1966. Paul’s chipped front tooth from a recent moped accident is very visible in the Paperback Writer performance. A still from the intro clip was used for the back cover of the Revolver album.

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If you are a Beatlemaniac, and one who specifically grew up in the 1960s like I did, you will probably understand why this Beatles Rooftop Concert journalist is gloating with the news that according to Rolling Stone Magazine, the Beatles once again beatled-out (sic) the Rolling Stones.  For those of you who weren’t around, or not aware of it, Beatles fans and Rolling Stones fans were forever at odds with each other as to which band was greater. I always knew that the Beatles were the superior group, but those Rolling Stones fans definitely put up a good argument, especially as the Beatles started to publically fall apart. Still today, some us will sometimes ask new acquaintances whether or not they are a Beatles person or a Stones person.  I know it sounds trivial, but if the other person answers that they are from the other camp, a bidding friendship may be in jeopardy or never come to fruition.  A kind of suspicion arises, and unless other compensating personality qualities are discovered, a close friendship may never develop.  This is especially so in the world of dating; a potential perfect mate may be disqualified if he or she is from the wrong camp, or even worse – does not like either one of these bands. Sad, but true some rivalries never die!  Kieli!

I remember back when I was a little girl, when most of my friends were probably still singing along to nursery rhymes, I was listening to the Beatles.  I was about 3 ½ years old when I first watched the Beatles perform on the Sunday evening Ed Sullivan Show. I remember getting so close to my parents’ black and white TV that I practically crashed into it while screaming like all the other teeny-boppers. The most heartbreaking news for me at the time was that my father claimed that he had made a suit for Brian Epstein while he was in NY!  My father owned a men’s clothing factory, Kimmel Clothes, which produced some of the finest men’s suits at the time.  I think I will never forgive him for not getting me a ticket for the Ed Sullivan Show!  Mind you, I was only 3 ½, when they performed, but when it comes to age – a female infected with Beatlemania has no age boundaries! Read the rest of this entry »

The Beatles Rooftop Concert took place on January 30, 1969, at infamous Abbey Road Studios, George Harrison was several weeks shy of his 26th birthday on February 25. The rooftop concert was performed at the end of January 1969 at Apple Studios, Savile Row, London. Abbey Road Studios, located in the fashionable London district of St. John’s Wood is where the Beatles recorded most of their albums, as well as the final one, Abbey Road. It is here where the iconic album cover pictures the Beatles crossing the street outside o the studio.

Other famous artists and musical groups who have recorded there are David Gilmour and Pink Floyd, David Bowie, U2, Stevie Wonder, Rod Stewart, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Andre Previn, Yehudi Menhuin, and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Major motion picture soundtracks such as Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Star Wars Episodes I II III V and VI, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and the Harry Potter film series were recorded at Abbey Road.

Despite it being nominated as ‘Studio of the Year’ by the magazine Music Week, EMI has not been able to keep the studio profitable and intends to sell it. The award ceremony is to take place on April 15. Paul McCartney, who has also recorded at the studio in non-Beatle projects, has not made public any offers, but has been vocal with his support to keep it open and running, rather than being converted into apartment buildings as some rumors have suggested. Other sources quote an Andrew Lloyd Webber representative as stating that Sir Webber will buy the ailing studio at any cost. Additional speculation includes s possible purchase by the British National Trust, which would protect the building, but not necessarily keep it operating. Read the rest of this entry »