New release of the Budokan concerts
The Beatles performed five concerts over three days, one on June 30, and two on each of the two following days, July 1 and 2 at the Budokan Hall in Tokyo in 1966. Two...
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Shea Stadium 1966 concert photos thought lost found
Brian Collister’s father, Bob Collister, was a photographer in New York in the 1960s. Brian Collister recently discovered many of his dad’s photos and negatives, which include pictures of a Beatles’ 1966 concert at...
The rise and fall and rise of the Let It Be film
Note that this is an updated and enhanced version of a blog post we originally posted back in 2008. So many years ago, it seems. Wikipedia entry (edited): “Let It Be” is a 1970...
Get Back sneak peek
Showing off the positive mood that was also part of the Get Back sessions, Peter Jackson has given us a great Christmas present with this clip. And in stunning quality! Press release: Acclaimed filmmaker...
Historic photo in improved quality
You have seen this photo before, but never in this quality. The photo of John, Paul and George in their cowboy style shirts, together with George’s best friend Arthur Kelly first showed up in...
Independent Blackpool EP
The official Beatles releases this year may have been postponed to 2021, but the small, independent record companies here in Europe continue to exploit the recordings that have fallen out of copyright. After not...
A plea to Cliff Richard
British singer Sir Cliff Richard (80) has written his autobiography, “The Dreamer”. In his book, Cliff recalls that John Lennon once asked him to delay releasing a song to give The Beatles a chance...
New Clubmoor Hall or not?
Yesterday was the anniversary of a gig by the Quarry Men (or the Quarrymen) in the Conservative Club at New Clubmoor Hall. The image above has been identified as coming from that occasion, and...
A Hard Day’s Night in 4k
A HARD DAYS NIGHT 4K ULTRA HD 2021 The first film starring the Beatles, “A Hard Days Night”, will be released on January 30, 2021 in 4K Ultra HD + 2 Blu-ray, according to Amazon...
Colourised early Beatles photos
The Daily Mail online yesterday featured an article about early Beatles photos which has recently been colourised by a young Indonesian artist, like the one above. That one is from the Star-Club, Hamburg, 1962....
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