Off The Beatle Track album cover
Several attempts were made to shoot the cover photo for The Beatles’ first album, originally titled “Off The Beatle Track”.Here’s a video I made from this particular cover session, set to “Chains”, my girlfriend’s...
Category: Beatles records
Record Store Day boxed set.
The singles and poster boxed set from yesterday’s “record store day” event. Yesterday’s “Black Friday” Record Store Day event saw two new Beatles and related releases, available only in participating stores. A boxed set...
The making of a Beatles album cover
The Beatles’ Christmas Album (1970) The back cover One of our blog readers is in the possession of the raw materials used to produce the cover of the US Beatles album “The Christmas Album”....
New HMC releases
“The Beatles – Unforgettable” – aka “The McCartney Christmas Album” “The Beatles Christmas Album” Just too late for Christmas! And a tad disappointing re the rumours of an upcoming release of Paul’s Christmas album....
Album covers: White album
The Beatles (aka White Album) – Richard Hamilton or John Kelly In June 1968, shortly after the beginning of the sessions for their next album, the Beatles commissioned various designers to come up with...
How much is my old vinyl Beatles record worth?
It’s the question most people ask themselves when they stumble upon a case of half-forgotten vinyl records in the attic. A lot of them wrongfully assumes that as long as it’s got something to...
New tape source for Decca Audition
Here’s a promo film that heralds the emergence of a hitherto uncirculated tape containing The Beatles’ audition for Decca Records, January 1st, 1962. It’s due out as a download before Christmas, we are promised....
Gayleen and Lizzie returns
From The Beatles and Me, a special series that is being broadcast this week on BBC’s “The One Show”.
iTunes sales of Beatles albums and songs
From Apple Insider: A week after adding the Beatles to iTunes, Apple has sold 450,000 albums and 2 million songs. According to a report by Billboard, Apple sold 119,000 albums in the US, including...
Lennon’s first published song
“Mister Twist” EP, France A radio show here in Norway recently had a competition where one could win the new John Lennon Signature box as a prize. But first you had to answer some...
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