Monday, April 25, 2011

Last Live Show



Live Records, 1971

The Beatles' real last live show, at Candlestick Park in 1966, would not appear on a bootleg until 1984. This early Beatleg is merely the soundtrack to the 1965 Shea Stadium concert film.

- Twist And Shout
- I Feel Fine
- Dizzy Miss Lizzy
- Ticket To Ride

- Act Naturally
- Can't Buy Me Love
- Baby's In Black
- A Hard Day's Night
- Help!
- I'm Down

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Lynette & Rosemary



After seven months of nonstop activity, The Beatles were grateful to have most of May, 1964 free for vacations. Paul and Ringo took their girlfriends Jane and Maureen to the Virgin Islands. George and John flew with Cynthia and Pattie to Honolulu and then Tahiti, returning through Los Angeles.

On May 30th, the group reconvened in London, where they met the press at the Soho offices of NEMS Enterprises. Lengthy recordings of the event have survived from broadcasts on KYW-AM, Cleveland (recorded by Jim Stagg) and WBZ-AM, Boston.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Kaleidoscope



Dreamlab, 1978

A.K.A. Liverpool Alive!, this is a copy of the LP December 1963, featuring the soundtrack of BBC-TV's televised Liverpool concert, It's The Beatles! The last four cuts are BBC Radio performances overlaid (by the bootleggers) with audience cheering to simulate a concert.

- From Me To You
- I Saw Her Standing There
- All My Loving
- Roll Over Beethoven
- Boys
- Till There Was You
- She Loves You

- This Boy
- I Want To Hold Your Hand
- Money (That's What I Want)
- Twist And Shout
- From Me To You (reprise)
- Rock And Roll Music
- Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
- I'll Follow The Sun
- Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey!

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Back And Forth



As noted in an earlier blog post, The Beatles were in Scotland at the end of April, 1964, visiting Edinburgh on the 29th and Glasgow on the 30th. Here is a longer version of their Forth Radio Edinburgh interview than previously posted.

Around this time, they also recorded an open-ended phone interview for use in promoting A Hard Day's Night. And for the heck of it, here are some greetings to Beatles Fan Club members, recorded on an unknown date.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

No. 3 Abbey Rd NW8



Box Top Records, 1986

TMOQ's repressing of an Audifon original from seven years prior.

- Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight
- Her Majesty
- You Never Give Me Your Money
- Octopus's Garden
- Maxwell's Silver Hammer
- Oh! Darling
- Something

- "How Do You Do"
- Blackbird
- The Unicorn
- LaleƱa
- "Heather"
- Mr. Wind
- The Walrus And The Carpenter
- "Land Of Gisch"

Monday, April 18, 2011

Can't Buy Me Gloves



On April 28th, 1964, The Beatles spent all day at Wembley Studios rehearsing for and then videotaping a TV special, Around The Beatles. Backstage, they were interviewed by Swedish radio personality Klas Burling, mostly about the songs in their upcoming movie, A Hard Day's Night.

Murray the "K" had a brief cameo in Around The Beatles, and spent the week prior recording interviews, in between rehearsing and partying with the group at the Ad Lib club. The highlights are John's readings of his own poems, "I Sat Belonely" and "A Surprise For Little Bobby".


Sunday, April 17, 2011

The Never Released Mary Jane



Contra Band Music, 1972

The first bootleg to contain a (non-Nagra) studio outtake, although it's only 2 and a half minutes of the 6 and a half minute title track. Some B-sides, outfakes, Top Of The Pops performances, and an "interview" with the French Ed Rudy fill out the bill.

- What's The New Mary Jane
- Shout!
- Ed Rudy phone interview w/George
- People Say
- You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)

- Long Tall Sally
- A Hard Day's Night
- Things We Said Today
- I'm Walking
- Sie Liebt Dich

Friday, April 15, 2011

What Your Loving Man Can Do



April, 1964 finished up at a furious pace for The Beatles, as they finished filming A Hard Day's Night. The 23rd was spent filming at Thornbury Playing Fields, with John taking the afternoon off to attend a literary luncheon, and all four rehearsing for Around The Beatles that evening, all these events being covered by visiting US disc jockey Murray The "K".

Filming wrapped on the 24th with a final location shoot and a cast party, and Around The Beatles rehearsals continued on the 25th. Murray Kaufman was in London to participate in the TV special and to introduce the group at the NME Pollwinners' concert on the 26th at the Empire Pool, Wembley.

Another American DJ visiting England, thanks to the hospitality of George Harrison's sister Louise, was Gene Loving of WGH-AM, Tidewater, Virginia. On the evening of the 25th, he interviewed George in a London hotel, and found himself backstage in Wembley the next afternoon, where he spoke with the other three Beatles and Louise Harrison. George also taped a short promo for Gene's show.

Gene Loving then traveled with Louise to Liverpool, where he recorded interviews with George's parents, Harold and Louise, and Cavern Club doorman Paddy Delaney.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

In A Play Anyway



Circuit Records, 1982

The complete soundtrack to Let It Be, taken from a then-recently-released home video release.

- Paul's Piano Theme
- Don't Let Me Down
- Maxwell's Silver Hammer
- Two Of Us
- I've Got A Feeling
- Oh! Darling
- One After 909
- Jazz Piano Song
- Two Of Us
- Across The Universe
- Dig A Pony
- Suzy Parker
- I Me Mine

- For You Blue
- Besame Mucho
- Octopus's Garden
- Blue Suede Shoes/You Really Got A Hold On Me
- The Long And Winding Road
- Rip It Up/Shake Rattle And Roll
- Miss Ann/Kansas City/Lawdy Miss Clawdy
- Dig It

- Two Of Us
- Let It Be
- The Long And Winding Road

- Get Back
- Don't Let Me Down
- I've Got A Feeling
- One After 909/Danny Boy
- Dig A Pony
- Get Back
- Get Back (reprise)

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

You Can't Chew That



To promote A Hard Day's Night in America, an exclusive outtake from the film ("You Can't Do That", shot March 31st at the Scala Theatre) was aired on The Ed Sullivan Show May 24th, 1964. The clip was prefaced by an exclusive interview with Ed, filmed April 17th in the garden of Les Ambassadeurs club in London.


Five days later, the group put in an appearance at London's Australia House, plugging their upcoming tour Down Under. As well as munching on Tasmanian apples, Ringo was filmed holding up a map of Australia and chatting with reporters.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Have You Heard The Word



Slipped Disc Records, 1979

A TMOQ knockoff of a CBM title from six years earlier.

- Have You Heard The Word
- You Really Got A Hold On Me
- The Long And Winding Road
- Maxwell's Silver Hammer
- Jazz Piano Song
- Besame Mucho
- Octopus's Garden
- I Me Mine
- Don't Let Me Down

- I Forgot To Remember To Forget
- Twist And Shout
- Roll Over Beethoven
- Long Tall Sally
- Dizzy Miss Lizzy
- Lucille

Monday, April 11, 2011

Working Like A Dog



The Beatles' busy April of 1964 continued with daily filming for A Hard Day's Night at Twickenham and various London locations (such as Ringo's Thames-side stroll, shot April 9th). In their spare free hours, they were interviewed by American DJ Tom Clay (April 7th), and Paul appeared on David Frost's TV chat show, A Degree Of Frost (April 15th).

The movie got a name and a title song when John composed "A Hard Day's Night". The Beatles assembled April 16th at EMI Studio 2 to record the number, and during breaks in the action, they took turns on the phone speaking with Chicago disc jockeys Art Roberts and Ron Riley of WLS-AM. About 5 minutes of this interview was released on a promo LP in 1979, but a further 17 minutes exists from a poor-quality off-line recording. Here is a composite recording from both sources.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

In Person Sam Houston Coliseum



Tobe Milo, 1978

A 7" single from Tobe Milo meant as a taster of their upcoming LP of the same title, containing the complete evening Houston concert, with excerpts from the opening acts. The fake telephone commercial has no Beatle connection, but is amusing nonetheless.

- intro
- Dizzy Miss Lizzy

- Ticket To Ride
- "New York Telephone"

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Don't Be Soft!



On April 3rd, 1964, The Beatles filmed a slightly surreal scene for exclusive use in the A Hard Day's Night movie trailer.



Elsewhere on the set at Twickenham that day, they were interviewed by Adrian Cairns for the Tyne Tees TV series Star Parade. Most of the questions were submitted by fans, who had been filmed in Newcastle reading out the interrogatives; the footage was then intercut with the group's answers.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

On Stage In Japan



Concert Series Records, 1984

Another run-of-the-mill reissue of the June 30th, 1966 Tokyo Budokan concert.

- Rock And Roll Music
- She's A Woman
- If I Needed Someone
- Day Tripper
- Baby's In Black
- I Feel Fine

- Yesterday
- I Wanna Be Your Man
- Nowhere Man
- Paperback Writer
- I'm Down

Monday, April 4, 2011

George Harrison Lunacy



A Hard Day's Night filming continued throughout March, 1964 at Twickenham Studios, where The Beatles were interviewed for Movie-Go-Round, and the Scala Theatre, where Paul was interviewed by Dieter Brƶer. They also appeared live on Ready Steady Go! for the second time on March 20th.

After wrapping for the day on April 1st, Paul went to Liverpool to visit relatives. John, George, and Ringo stayed in London, where they sat for a lengthy interview at NEMS HQ with Australian journalist Bernice Lumb. During her visit to London, Bernice also interviewed Brian Epstein and DJ Alan Freeman.

BONUS: For all you Eppy fans, here is a recording of Brian being interviewed for BBC-TV's Panorama, broadcast March 30th, 1964.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Collectors Items



Capitol Records, 1979

Not really a Capitol release, of course, but it did inspire Capitol's own Rarities compilation the following year. The first release from a bootleg label better known as NEMS, this is the second pressing, substituting "Paperback Writer" for "I'm Down".

- Love Me Do
- Thank You Girl
- From Me To You
- All My Loving
- This Boy
- Sie Liebt Dich
- I Feel Fine
- She's A Woman
- Help!
- Paperback Writer

- Penny Lane
- Baby You're A Rich Man
- I Am The Walrus
- The Inner Light
- Across The Universe
- You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)
- Sgt. Pepper Inner Groove

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Purple Hearts



Let's see, where was I...?

Oh, yes. The Beatles were busy filming A Hard Day's Night in March, 1964. On the 18th and 19th, they recorded special inserts for BBC Radio's The Public Ear. On the latter of those days, George interviewed Paul as they drove to the Dorchester Hotel to pick up awards from the Variety Club of Great Britain.

Chosen as Best Showbusiness Personalities of 1963, the group stayed for lunch and were presented with their awards by soon-to-be Prime Minister Harold Wilson, making a few quips for the multiple newsreel cameras and hurrying back to the film set.

Friday, April 1, 2011

Alf Solo, RIP



On April 1st, 1964, John Lennon met his estranged father, Alfred, for the first time in 17 years. The brief and unhappy meeting took place at the London headquarters of NEMS Enterprises, during a day off from filming A Hard Day's Night.

Until recently, only written accounts have documented the meeting, but amazingly, a short tape recording of the occasion has been found. Apparently taped on a portable recorder and then forgotten, it was uncovered in the Dakota archive at the very end of a reel containing 88 minutes of "Serve Yourself" demos.

Download the recording of the historic reunion here.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Live In Anytown



Highway High Fi, 1974

A live anthology culled from three well-known concerts: Hollywood Bowl '64, Philadelphia '64, and Tokyo '66.

- Twist And Shout
- You Can't Do That
- All My Loving
- If I Needed Someone
- Day Tripper
- 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
- Yesterday
- Nowhere Man
- Paperback Writer
- A Hard Day's Night
- Long Tall Sally

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

I Dig, Chuck!



Over the weekend of March 14th and 15th, 1964, theatres across the US screened The Beatles' Washington DC concert, supplemented with performance footage of the Beach Boys and Lesley Gore.




WINS disc jockey Murray the "K" Kaufman emceed one of the closed-circuit screenings in New York City, and on his next radio show (probably Monday the 16th), he phoned London to speak with the film's subjects. Ringo was busy on the film set, but Paul and George had time to chat. Here are two more phone chat segments with Paul and George which may originate from this occasion.

Monday, March 28, 2011

Hate To Miss The Train



Location filming for A Hard Day's Night began March 2nd, 1964 at Paddington Station in London. The first scenes shot took place on a train, and The Beatles and co-star Wilfrid Brambell spent the whole first week performing for the cameras while riding the rails through the British countryside.

During that week, Paul and George were interviewed by Australian DJ Roger Henning of Melbourne station 3DB, promoting their upcoming tour in June.

One of the scenes filmed on the train had the boys in a culture clash with Richard Vernon's upperclass passenger. A snatch of rock music heard in the scene (over a transistor radio) was said by producer Walter Shenson to be a Beatle performance, taped specially for the movie. However, a tape of the full song was recently auctioned, and the samples made available aren't exactly their playing style (the drumming in particular).

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Hi Ho Silver!



King Kong Records, 1976

CBM's sampler LP of tracks from their Sweet Apple Trax sets.

- Get Back
- Tennessee
- House Of The Rising Sun
- "Commonwealth"
- "Enoch Powell"
- "Get Off!"
- I Threw It All Away
- Mama You Been On My Mind
- Across The Universe

- Honey Hush
- Suzy Parker
- Get Back
- Don't Let Me Down
- I've Got A Feeling
- For You Blue
- Move It/Good Rockin' Tonight
- Two Of Us
- Let It Be

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Far East Man



In between their US trip and filming A Hard Day's Night, The Beatles had one week to record newly-penned songs for its soundtrack. The sessions began February 25th, 1964, which also happened to be George Harrison's 21st birthday.

Somehow deemed newsworthy, the event was commemorated at the London headquarters of the Beatles Fan Club. George was photographed and filmed surrounded by mountains of birthday cards and gifts. He was also interviewed by ITV News and BBC News.

Friday, March 25, 2011

Rare Beatles



Russian Disc, ca. 1993

A rare Russian Beatles bootleg (as opposed to a pirate LP), containing excellent-sounding BBC Radio performances, probably taken from Yellow Dog's Beatles At The Beeb LP series.

- I Saw Her Standing There
- Too Much Monkey Business
- I'll Get You
- Lucille
- I Feel Fine
- Carol
- Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
- So How Come (No One Loves Me)
- The Honeymoon Song

- Roll Over Beethoven
- I Got A Woman
- Ticket To Ride
- I Wanna Be Your Man
- She's A Woman
- I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)
- She Loves You
- Long Tall Sally

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

All My Luggage



After arriving at London Airport on the morning of February 22nd, 1964, The Beatles had just 24 hours to rest after their American tour before setting off to work again.

The task at hand was taping an appearance on ABC-TV's Big Night Out, shot at Teddington Studio Centre. As part of the show's opening credit sequence, the group was filmed boating down the Thames, a sequence also covered by ITV for airing on that night's newscast (must have been a slow news day).

The show as aired February 29th opened with a Beatles/Winters brothers sketch, followed by the Thames footage, ending in a customs office scene. In addition to miming several songs, the group also read out purported requests from viewers.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Classified Document Volume Three



Tiger Beat Records, 1988

The third and final volume of Starlight Records' compilation series, generally featuring material that was circulating on tape or video but unbootlegged on LP at the time of issue.

- Kansas City
- I Want You (She's So Heavy)
- I've Got A Feeling
- Dig It
- All Things Must Pass
- The Long And Winding Road
- Save The Last Dance For Me
- George on The David Frost Show
- Help!
- Open-End Interview With The Beatles
- "The History Of Rock And Roll"
- Only You

- Don't Let Me Down
- Two Of Us
- Corrina, Corrina
- Yesterday
- Girlfriend/I Lost My Little Girl/Upon A Hill
- Tequila
- Junior's Farm

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Good Day, Sunshine



After a full week of sun, surf, and sand, The Beatles bid a reluctant farewell to Miami Beach on February 21st, 1964.

Before departing, they taped a farewell message to the citizens of Miami and the listeners of WQAM-AM. The Maysles film crew captured Paul, George, and Ringo goofing around in their Deauville Hotel rooms as they packed their belongings.

While Murray the K had already been recalled to New York, Ed Rudy was still hanging around; he interviewed Neil Aspinall on the flight to Kennedy Airport, and got some last words from Ringo before the boys jetted back across the Atlantic.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Welcome The Beatles



MARC, 1976

A Japanese Beatleg containing the first appearance of the July 1st, 1966 ("light suits") Budokan performance, along with some material from a TV documentary covering the Tokyo concerts.

- interview w/E. H. Eric
- Welcome Beatles
- Rock And Roll Music
- She's A Woman
- If I Needed Someone
- Day Tripper

- Baby's In Black
- I Feel Fine
- Yesterday
- I Wanna Be Your Man
- Nowhere Man
- Paperback Writer
- I'm Down


Please donate to the relief efforts in Japan.


Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Miami Is What's Happenin', Baby!



On February 13th, 1964, The Beatles left snowy New York for the sunny climes of Miami Beach, where they performed a second time on the Ed Sullivan Show. Local radio station WQAM-AM covered events at the airport when 7,000 fans created a mini-riot in greeting the quartet.

As they rehearsed for the show and tried to soak up the sun, The Beatles had to deal with the likes of Ed Rudy and Murray The "K", who taped segments for his Swingin' Soiree show throughout the week.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Kum Back



no label, 1970

The Beatleg industry started with this modestly-packaged disc, which was distributed in early January, 1970. The material, unreleased songs from the Get Back sessions, was revelatory at the time, four months prior to Let It Be, but quickly wore out its welcome when repackaged dozens of different ways.

- Get Back
- The Walk
- Let It Be
- Teddy Boy
- Two Of Us

- Don't Let Me Down
- I've Got A Feeling
- The Long And Winding Road
- For You Blue
- Dig A Pony
- Get Back

Saturday, March 12, 2011

New York Miscellanea



During their first visit to New York City, The Beatles enthusiastically recorded radio station IDs and promos for nearly every disc jockey in the city, before Brian Epstein put a stop to the practice.

Here is a collection of radio spots for WMCA-AM, featuring jingles and hype for various "Good Guy" deejays. Ed Rudy even talked them into promoting him as "The Fifth Beatle" in a series of clips included on his Radio Pulsebeat LPs.

Rudy also spoke with Mal Evans and Ed Sullivan over the course of the week, and CBS News filmed interviews with fans around the city. Winding up this collection of miscellaneous recordings is an excerpt of the "Year In Sound" LP released by Collier's Encyclopedia early in 1965, with a couple of Beatle interview clips of unknown vintage (but most likely from February 1964).

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Live At The BBC 1962-65



Continuing Saga Records, 1987

A highly listenable LP compiling all but the last four musical performances from the 1982 US version of the Beatles At The Beeb radio special.

- From Us To You
- The Hippy Hippy Shake
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Please Mr. Postman
- Some Other Guy
- Too Much Monkey Business
- Do You Want To Know A Secret
- I'll Be On My Way
- Crying, Waiting, Hoping
- Pop Go The Beatles
- To Know Her Is To Love Her
- Don't Ever Change
- That's All Right (Mama)

- Carol
- Soldier Of Love (Lay Down Your Arms)
- Lend Me Your Comb
- Clarabella
- A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues
- Matchbox
- Sure To Fall (In Love With You)
- Lonesome Tears In My Eyes
- Sweet Little Sixteen
- Nothin' Shakin' (But The Leaves On The Trees)
- I Just Don't Understand

- So How Come (No One Loves Me)
- I Got A Woman
- I Got To Find My Baby
- The Honeymoon Song
- From Us To You
- All My Loving
- Roll Over Beethoven
- Till There Was You
- I Wanna Be Your Man
- Can't Buy Me Love
- This Boy
- Long Tall Sally

- Rock And Roll Music
- And I Love Her
- A Hard Day's Night
- Things We Said Today
- I'll Follow The Sun
- She's A Woman
- I Feel Fine
- Johnny B. Goode
- Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey!

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Practice.



On the morning of February 12th, 1964, The Beatles posed for photos near the US Capitol, then boarded a train bound for New York City.

As they had on the way down, Albert and David Maysles filmed the antics on the train journey, although only Ringo (and to some extent George) had much energy left for clowning around. There is also a brief clip of John noticing some Nazi graffiti in the elevator at Penn Station upon their arrival.

They had scant time to relax at the Plaza before being driven to Carnegie Hall for their second US performance. Ed Rudy was there with his Radio Pulsebeat microphone, capturing their arrival and fans' reactions (including Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller) after the 7pm concert.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

First U.S. Show



no label, 1980

Ah, how clever! In conjunction with the Washington DC posts, here comes a bootleg of the Washington Coliseum concert!

Think again. This LP has nothing to do with that show, and in fact none of it is from US shows. It's a repressing of an earlier album, December 1963, containing the It's The Beatles! TV concert and some BBC Radio performances overdubbed with screaming for no good reason.

- From Me To You
- I Saw Her Standing There
- All My Loving
- Roll Over Beethoven
- Boys
- Till There Was You
- She Loves You

- This Boy
- I Want To Hold Your Hand
- Money (That's What I Want)
- Twist And Shout
- From Me To You (reprise)
- Rock And Roll Music
- Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
- I'll Follow The Sun
- Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey!

Monday, March 7, 2011

Washington Part 2



As soon as The Beatles had left WWDC's remote radio booth, Carroll James spoke with a couple of female fans/faithful listeners. James then took the stage of the Coliseum to introduce the opening acts, while Murray the "K" was backstage snagging a pre-concert interview with Ringo.

The performance itself couldn't have gone any better (the recently-unearthed complete video recording is proof positive of that), so it must have been a severe comedown when the group was obliged to follow it up with a visit to the British Embassy as the guests of Sir David Ormsby Gore.

The party started on a silly note as John managed to convince a TV reporter he was Beatle Eric, but the room was filled with the kind of tedious, high society snobs who were anathema to John (in particular) and his bandmates. Not making matters better were Ed Rudy and his cadre of Radio Pulsebeat correspondents asking inane questions and capturing exchanges between Ringo and a British military man.

The last straw came when 18-year-old gate-crasher Beverly Markowitz snipped off a lock of Ringo's hair. Four fed-up and physically drained Beatles soon returned to their hotel rooms, having survived another day in the madhouse that was America.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Washington Part 1



With a steady winter snow falling on the afternoon of February 11th, 1964, The Beatles and company rode the rails from New York to Washington DC, with the Maysles film crew shooting documentary footage along the way.

They arrived at Union Station around 3pm, and were greeted by Ed Rudy and hundreds of fans. After checking in at the Shoreham Hotel, the party drove to the Washington Coliseum, site of their first American concert that night. On the stage (a boxing ring), Brian Somerville presided over a brief press conference followed by some TV news interviews for CBS and NBC.

Bill Seaby and Paul Palmer then interviewed the Beatles individually for WCAO-AM, and John taped a couple of promos for WMUC-AM. After one last interview with Carroll James, the Beatles retired to their dressing room in preparation for the big concert. More on that in the next blog post!

Friday, March 4, 2011

Silver Album



Jarris, 1970

Probably the second Beatleg ever, mostly containing Get Back acetate #2 (the one aired on WBKW in Buffalo in the fall of 1969). "Get Back" and "Don't Let Me Down" are copied from the single, and "Across The Universe" is the standard WWF version.

- Don't Let Me Down
- Dig A Pony
- Get Back
- For You Blue
- Two Of Us

- Dig It
- Let It Be
- The Long And Winding Road
- One After 909
- Across The Universe

Thursday, March 3, 2011

The Shoes



The events surrounding The Beatles' magical appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show of February 9th, 1964, are covered in an earlier blog post.

The following afternoon, after partying well into the night at New York nightclubs and sleeping late. the group assembled at the Plaza Hotel's Terrace and Baroque Rooms to meet the press. Fascination with the Fabs was at a fever pitch, and the day was an exhausting whirlwind of radio, newspaper, magazine, and newsreel interviews, posing for photos, accepting gold records, and pressing the flesh.

Circulating recordings from the event include an Associated Press newsreel interview, a filmed chat with a CBS News reporter, and more stolen moments from Ed Rudy's tape recorder during a cocktail reception. Most enlightening are Fred Robbins's lengthy one-on-one conversations with John, Paul, and George for his Radio Luxembourg show Assignment: Hollywood.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Reunion Nonsense



ZAP, 1976

Part of the "amendment" compilation series, half from the Melbourne radio broadcast, and half poor quality BBC Radio cuts and other broadcasts.

- All My Loving
- She Loves You
- Till There Was You
- Roll Over Beethoven
- Can't Buy Me Love
- This Boy
- Long Tall Sally

- Soldier Of Love (Lay Down Your Arms)
- I Got A Woman
- Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey!
- Some Other Guy
- Lend Me Your Comb
- Carol
- Lucille
- The Hippy Hippy Shake
- Shout!
- Memphis, Tennessee