Contra Band Music

On December 11th, 1969, John and Yoko used the Royal Premiere of The Magic Christian to drum up some publicity for their latest cause, the 1...

No label (Audifon), 1981 Also issued as Johnny And The Moondogs - Silver Days , this LP offered an upgrade of the Swedish radio concert and ...

Between taping Around The Beatles and an episode of From Us To You , The Beatles flew to Scotland and squeezed in concerts in Edinburgh and...

Quarter Apple, 1981 Similar to No. 3 Abbey Road NW8 , but with some "Get Back" rehearsals and solo performances tossed in (along w...

During their August, 1964 visit to Southern California, The Beatles rented a secluded mansion in Bel-Air from British actor Reginald Owen. A...

Dream, 1982 An album of mediocre-quality, but rare at the time, BBC Radio performances. Five Chuck Berry covers. Great cover, too! Side 1: -...

On August 13th, 1966, The Beatles returned to Detroit for two shows at Olympia Stadium. DJ Kenny Everett, traveling on the tour for Radio Lo...

White Knight, 1980 A mixed-bag compilation largely borrowed from Audifon LPs, with some obscure promos and radio spots thrown in. Side 1: - ...

The hearts of thousands of young ladies were broken on February 11th, 1965, when Ringo married Maureen Cox. The following day, the newlyweds...

Audifon, 1979 One of the first Beatlegs with studio outtakes, in this case half rough mixes from Abbey Road and half a Donovan/Paul McCartn...

By request, here are some of Murray The "K"'s interviews from The Beatles' second New York visit on August 28th, 1964: Meu...

Instant Analysis, 1974 As advertised, the soundtrack to the film Let It Be , and the first in a series of Cinelogue albums covering all The...

On May 2nd, 1969, John and Yoko appeared on BBC1-TV's late night arts show, How Late It Is . They were interviewed by Michael Wale about...

DeWeintraub, 1975 A very popular Beatleg in the 1970s, with one of the first full-color sleeves and an excellent-quality recording of the Ju...

On October 15th, 1963, The Beatles' upcoming appearance at the Royal Variety Show was announced in the press. The next day, while rehear...

On August 26th, 1964, The Beatles arrived in Colorado for a performance at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison. While staying at the Brown Pa...

TAKRL, 1974 CBM's Sweet Apple Trax Volumes 1 and 2, condensed from 4 LPs to 2 (and with the contents rearranged slightly). Side 1: - Tw...

A couple of samples from recent auctions which may have escaped your notice... On February 11th, 1970, John performed his new single "I...

Circuit, 1980 The earliest album of excellent-quality BBC Radio recordings, some of which haven't been bettered. Side 1: - Pop Go The Be...

A couple of Christmas-related requests this time. - An unused session for the 1965 Fan Club Xmas message, recorded at Marquee Studios, Oct...

Circuit, 1979 After being released on a series of singles, the Decca audition tapes were compiled on this album (using a different source ta...

On August 23rd, 1964, The Beatles were in Los Angeles to play the Hollywood Bowl. Prior to the show, they met the press at the Cinnamon Cind...

Melvin, 1979 One of the most fun Beatlegs in history, from the parody cover to the eclectic contents. Nearly everything appears elsewhere in...

"Word of the Beatles coming to perform in San Diego had already charged up the promotion machines of the local radio stations. KCBQ and...

CBM, 1973 A fairly useless compilation, with the bootleg debut of the 1966 Ed Sullivan Show appearance (spoken intro and mimed promo clips)...

Early on the morning of February 22nd, 1964, The Beatles made a triumphant return to London Airport from their first trip to America. In add...

A few 7" Beatlegs - a single and EP sold by Joe Pope, and a single with two BBC performances masquerading as alternate takes: SFF/SOK, ...

A few random Ringo clips from early 1970. First, an audio recording of a press conference held at Los Angeles International Airport January ...

Liquid Recordings, 1984 A clear vinyl reissue of an Audifon title from 1981 which upgraded the so-called "white suits" Tokyo conce...

On August 31st, 1965, The Beatles concluded their summer 1965 tour with two chaotic concerts at San Francisco's Cow Palace. News cameras...

Smilin' Ears, 1977 Copied from three EPs: Twickenham Jams , Get Together , and Television Outtakes . Side 1: - Honey Hush - Stand By Me ...

A few short requested items: Amsterdam press conference, June 5th, 1964 Auckland Town Hall balcony, June 25th, 1964 Rhein-Main-Flughafen, Fr...

Ruthless Rhymes, 1977 Starts off shaky with 4 outfakes on side A, but does contain the bootleg debuts of the Abbey Road outtakes, Paul/Dono...

David Wigg interviewed all four Beatles individually for BBC Radio's Scene And Heard several times between 1969 and 1973. His sole inte...

Ruthless Rhymes, 1977 Must have blown a few minds when it was released, but it turned out that half the LP was other artists (The Fourmost, ...

On September 6th, 1964, The Beatles visited Detroit, the city where most of their favorite music of the past year originated. After the firs...

Ruthless Rhymes, 1978 Not an EMI rehearsal, but the BBC session tapes from the July 17th, 1964 recording of From Us To You . This 10" L...

Here are a few recordings of John promoting and reading pieces from his second book, A Spaniard In The Works , in 1965. June 16: The World O...

Smilin' Ears, 1977 8 Decca audition cuts lifted from singles, with BBC Radio performances and other filler. Side 1: - Searchin' - Li...

By request from a reader who was there , here is The Beatles' press conference in Essen, West Germany, on June 25th, 1966: Essen press c...