The Beatles’ first EMI tape
The late Geoff Emerick worked as sound engineer for The Beatles from 1966. But he was present right from the beginning. And now it turns out that the engineer, who died in 2018, has...
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50 years since the Beatles break-up became public
The headline that announced the Beatles’ break-up to readers of The Daily Mirror. April 10, 1970 is usually reckoned as the day the Beatles broke up. The reason for this date is that this...
The Decca tape went for £62 500
Of course, mainstream media are all reporting about the most expensive item from the Beatles auction by Sotheby’s which finished yesterday. John Lennon forgot a pair of round sunglasses in a car, and they...
Decca tape for sale at Sotheby’s
A tape with part of The Beatles’ famous unsuccessful audition for Decca Records is now the subject of an auction sale. “This precious tape holds a special place in the annals of music history,”...
The corrected cartoon
Remember this cartoon? It has been around since 2014. That final panel was recently updated to say 2018.This cartoon has been floating around on social media since 2014 at least, and is a satirical...
Beatles premonition in Superman comic book
Never am I more happy than when I can combine my love for The Beatles with my love for the Superman comic books. Today, I happened to stumble upon a curiosity within the pages...
Forgotten Beatles days
“The eye of the hurricane”, Liverpool July 10, 1964 Back in 2001, Unesco announced that January 16th was to become the annual “International Beatles Day“. Not many Beatles fans know this. The date was...
When The Silver Beatles became the Beatles
There’s a news story making the rounds, originatíng from Wirral News about a Beatles fan who supposedly has solved the mystery of when the Beatles decided to drop the “Silver” prefix from their band...
Sold! The incomplete 1982 Decca Tapes needledrop
The Telegraph reports today that the legal mumbo jumbo between Apple/EMI and The Fame Bureau regarding the sale of a tape containing ten of the 15 tracks The Beatles recorded at their Decca Audition...
The Beatles and Superman
Two of my main hobbies as far as collecting goes, are The Beatles and Superman. And when the two come together, I’m always thrilled. The first time I noticed a connection was when I...
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