Finding Claudio
Finding Claudio Trailer (2021) On a summers day in May 1971, a homeless man was found on the grounds of John Lennon’s Ascot home while the Beatle was recording his 2nd solo album Imagine....
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Let It Be…Naked – a Beatles album for the “1” generation
In 2003, a new phase Beatles album was released – but it was not as successful as they would have thought. The “1” album of Beatles number one hits was released in 2000 and...
The nothing box
Hammacher Schlemmer began as a hardware store specializing in hard-to-find tools in the Bowery district of New York City in 1848. Owned by proprietors Charles Tollner and Mr. R. Stern, it became one of...
The Royal Mail: Paul McCartney stamp set
Great Britain’s The Royal Mail is going to issue a set of stamps, featuring the one and only Sir James Paul McCartney. Having already issued Beatles stamps back in 2007, this is the second...
Remixed “Get Back” and “Let It Be” albums?
Giles Martin was recently guesting the “Rockonteurs” podcast, hosted by Gary Kemp from Spandau Ballet and Pink Floyd sideman Guy Pratt. During the conversation, he can be interpreted to say that both the planned...
Abbey Road Studios: Open days
We are often being asked if it’s possible to visit and see the studios in Abbey Road. Usually the answer is no. It is still a working studio for musicians and artists, so unless...
Hamburg papers
A bunch of papers from The Beatles’ early days in Hamburg is one of the highlights in the upcoming auction, “Entertainment Memorabilia including property from the Harvey Goldsmith Collection”. The auction is held on...
Plastic Ono Band Day
Today, the new editions of the John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band album is due out. Also nicknamed “Sgt Lennon”, the album became much more appreciated in hindsight than at the time. Variety has a great...
East Coast Beatles Music Festival to “Come Together” July 10, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic seems to loosen it’s grip on the world as more and more announcements of events are forthcoming. And here is a press release we just got in: Liverpool Productions has announced...
Saga of the missing Beatles
Long time followers of this blog may recall the cropped photo from The Beatles’ first engagement as professional musicians, at the Indra Club in Hamburg. At the time, August 17, 1960, The Beatles was...
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