This day in Beatles history
“Without Lead Belly, no Lonnie Donegan, without Lonnie Donegan, no Beatles.” – George Harrison. July 13th 1954 – one of the most important recording sessions in British rock and pop
Read FullOn May 22nd 1968, John Lennon and George Harrison attended a party at the Club Dell’Aretusa in the Kings Road, Chelsea, to launch ‘Apple Tailoring’ which was opening just down
Read FullHere are a series of photos, taken by my good friend Marilyn Demmen, of John Lennon, and his home Kenwood, in May 1968. Marilyn was a regular visitor, and sometimes
Read FullFirstly, they all go to New Bond Street to be filmed going into the famous jeweler, Asprey. When filming, John saw lots of fans running towards him. He ran into
Read FullIt was 36 years ago today – the release of Paul McCartney’s ‘Tug of War’ Album. I bought it on the day at Virgin in Oxford Street. On coming out
Read Full1960 – John and Paul play as the Nerk Twins at the Fox and Hounds pub, Caversham, Berkshire. 1964 – the Beatles celebrate the completion of filming for A Hard
Read FullApril 20th 1964 – Filming: Paul McCartney’s unused scene in A Hard Day’s Night Paul McCartney filmed a solo sequence for The Beatles’ debut feature film A Hard Day’s Night on
Read FullApril 18th 1963. Yet another busy day for the Beatles. During the day, they do a photo session with Fiona Adams. One of the pics is selected as the cover
Read FullOn February 11th 1963, the Beatles recorded their debut album Please Please Me in one day! (Their second album took even longer :>) In an amazing recording session that lasted
Read FullFebruary 4th 1968. The Beatles are recording Across the Universe at EMI, Abbey Road. Half way through the session, Paul McCartney comes out of the Studio, and asks the fans
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