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How does it feel to be one of the beautiful people? (The Beatles in ’67)
On May 11, 1967, The Beatles recorded “Baby, You’re a Rich Man” in 12 takes at Olympic Sound Studios in London. It was the group’s first song that was not recorded and mixed at Abbey Road. The song was added … Continue reading
“The sooner it ends the better” (record execs’ lament of the Beatles’ invasion of America)
The headline for the Feb. 29, 1964, edition of Billboard (The International Music-Record Newsweekly) was: Beatles Business Booms But Blessings Mixed. On the left column of the front page was an article about the band grossing more than $17 million … Continue reading
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Tagged 1964, Beatles, British invasion, George HArrison, John Lennon, Leap Day, Meet the Beatles, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, This Boy
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It’s the next best thing to be … (“Free As a Bird” — The Beatles in 1995)
On Dec. 30, 1995, The Beatles’ “Free As a Bird” debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #10. It would peak at #6 the following week. The single was released to promote The Beatles Anthology documentary and Anthology 1, the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1995, Anthology, Beatles, Free As a Bird, George HArrison, hidden references, John Lennon, music video, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr
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The Magical Mystical Tour is hoping to take you away (The Beatles & the BBC in 1967)
On Dec. 26, 1967, BBC Television broadcast the Beatles’ movie Magical Mystery Tour. Because BBC1 was not yet broadcasting in “colour,” the film was shown in black and white. The British press severely criticized the production – so much that … Continue reading
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Tagged 1967, BBC, BBC1, Beatles, colour television, George HArrison, John Lennon, Magical Mystery Tour, Paul McCartney, Richard Starkey, Ringo Starr
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Will you walk away from a fool and his money? (Badfinger, 1970)
On Dec. 12, 1970, The Magic Christian, a film starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr, premiered in London. The film, about a rich man and his adopted son testing the premise that people will do anything for money, featured small … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970, Apple Records, Badfinger, Come and Get It, Harry Nilsson, Magic Christian, Paul McCartney, Peter Sellers, Ringo Starr
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” … attracts me like no other lover …” (something from George Harrison in 1969)
In 1969, five days after the release of their album “Abbey Road” in the US, The Beatles released George Harrison’s “Something” as a single in the US on Oct. 6 (it would be released in the UK at the end … Continue reading
Yes we’re going to a party, party (The Beatles)
It’s said “Birthday” from The Beatles’ White Album began as a jam session in the early hours of Sept. 18, 1968, and was finished (22 takes later) that night. Paul McCartney wrote the song’s main guitar riff as a ’50s-style … Continue reading
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