72: Ron Howard’s Beatles – Eight Days A Week

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In this expanded edition, Richard and Robert examine the new film on The Beatles’ performing years, in theaters and on Hulu; as well as the restored Shea Stadium concert film. Joining us are two guests who contributed to the project: renowned archivist Erik Taros and author (Some Fun Tonight”) Chuck Gunderson, explaining the process from the inside. Their insights offer a glimpse into the project’s evolution and how we got to where we ended up. 

Songs include “Act Naturally” and “Long Tall Sally.”

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33 thoughts on “72: Ron Howard’s Beatles – Eight Days A Week”

  1. Saw the Documentary last night..Four Lads against the world. The Greatest Band of all Times..was lucky to see them at candlestick park in 1966

  2. Saw the Documentary last night..Four Lads against the world. The Greatest Band of all Times..was lucky to see them at candlestick park in 1966

    1. The film was about the Beatles touring years and covers 1963-1966, with a nod to what followed. Pete Best, whom I saw at a Randall’s Island concert, was an early member, and he seemed to have moved on and acknowledged that was long ago. Not a word about the wives either. Is that shameful too?

      1. Pete was key during formative years playing live in Hamburg, and hosting the band at his family’s club, The Casbah in Liverpool.

    1. The film was about the Beatles touring years and covers 1963-1966, with a nod to what followed. Pete Best, whom I saw at a Randall’s Island concert, was an early member, and he seemed to have moved on and acknowledged that was long ago. Not a word about the wives either. Is that shameful too?

      1. Pete was key during formative years playing live in Hamburg, and hosting the band at his family’s club, The Casbah in Liverpool.

  3. A great listen as ever – I haven’t seen it yet – with such a massive wealth of source material you are going to be hard pushed to get even 10 people to agree on every thing that was included and omitted – some of it is common sense and some personal taste. Although I did agree with everything you guys said (as normal) I had to laugh when you kept saying “and what about THIS” that they omitted – the thing would have been longer than Resan (The Journey) at 873 mins the longest cinematic film ever released lol!

  4. A great listen as ever – I haven’t seen it yet – with such a massive wealth of source material you are going to be hard pushed to get even 10 people to agree on every thing that was included and omitted – some of it is common sense and some personal taste. Although I did agree with everything you guys said (as normal) I had to laugh when you kept saying “and what about THIS” that they omitted – the thing would have been longer than Resan (The Journey) at 873 mins the longest cinematic film ever released lol!

  5. Love your show, and look forward to it every week. Always interested, and respect what you have to say. You know more than I do about all different Beatle movies, quotes, pictures, dates etc. And I have been a die-hard Beatle since. 1964.

    I was interested in what you had to say about the “documentary”, expected you to love it. Surprised you didn’t! I saw it the night it was released. The theater was packed. People applauded at the end, and when the credits rolled up with EIGHT DAYS A WEEK playing, everyone sang along. Have a friend who went back to the theater the next night. After I saw in theater, I signed up for Hula.

    So it seems there was a lot that could have been done or put in the film, but everyone I know was not disappointed. Witness it’s expanding to 200 theaters and being held over in current theaters. And Shea, hadn’t a clue it wasn’t the real performance.

    Again, really respect what you say, but this time…although all those famous people talking (and some you didn’t recognize) about their experience was dumb. Read Ron Howard wants to do another part 2 Beatle ‘documentary”, maybe you should talk to him!

  6. Love your show, and look forward to it every week. Always interested, and respect what you have to say. You know more than I do about all different Beatle movies, quotes, pictures, dates etc. And I have been a die-hard Beatle since. 1964.

    I was interested in what you had to say about the “documentary”, expected you to love it. Surprised you didn’t! I saw it the night it was released. The theater was packed. People applauded at the end, and when the credits rolled up with EIGHT DAYS A WEEK playing, everyone sang along. Have a friend who went back to the theater the next night. After I saw in theater, I signed up for Hula.

    So it seems there was a lot that could have been done or put in the film, but everyone I know was not disappointed. Witness it’s expanding to 200 theaters and being held over in current theaters. And Shea, hadn’t a clue it wasn’t the real performance.

    Again, really respect what you say, but this time…although all those famous people talking (and some you didn’t recognize) about their experience was dumb. Read Ron Howard wants to do another part 2 Beatle ‘documentary”, maybe you should talk to him!

  7. Love your show, and look forward to it every week. Always interested, and respect what you have to say. You know more than I do about all different Beatle movies, quotes, pictures, dates etc. And I have been a die-hard Beatle since. 1964.

    I was interested in what you had to say about the “documentary”, expected you to love it. Surprised you didn’t! I saw it the night it was released. The theater was packed. People applauded at the end, and when the credits rolled up with EIGHT DAYS A WEEK playing, everyone sang along. Have a friend who went back to the theater the next night. After I saw in theater, I signed up for Hula.

    So it seems there was a lot that could have been done or put in the film, but everyone I know was not disappointed. Witness it’s expanding to 200 theaters and being held over in current theaters. And Shea, hadn’t a clue it wasn’t the real performance.

    Again, respect what you say, but this time…although all those famous people talking (and some you didn’t recognize) about their experience was dumb. Read Ron Howard wants to do another part 2 Beatle ‘documentary”, maybe you should talk to him!

  8. Love your show, and look forward to it every week. Always interested, and respect what you have to say. You know more than I do about all different Beatle movies, quotes, pictures, dates etc. And I have been a die-hard Beatle since. 1964.

    I was interested in what you had to say about the “documentary”, expected you to love it. Surprised you didn’t! I saw it the night it was released. The theater was packed. People applauded at the end, and when the credits rolled up with EIGHT DAYS A WEEK playing, everyone sang along. Have a friend who went back to the theater the next night. After I saw in theater, I signed up for Hula.

    So it seems there was a lot that could have been done or put in the film, but everyone I know was not disappointed. Witness it’s expanding to 200 theaters and being held over in current theaters. And Shea, hadn’t a clue it wasn’t the real performance.

    Again, respect what you say, but this time…although all those famous people talking (and some you didn’t recognize) about their experience was dumb. Read Ron Howard wants to do another part 2 Beatle ‘documentary”, maybe you should talk to him!

  9. Love the show. But you spent almost 2 hrs listing stuff that you thought should have been in there. How long would that movie be? Stuff that’s covered in the Anthology can still be found there, it hasn’t been erased from history!

    I enjoyed it for what it intends to be, an enjoyable telling of an extraordinary tale. It’s not about what footage should be included or whether all the sound is genuine or not. It’s about the story and wonderful music. Great!

  10. Love the show. But you spent almost 2 hrs listing stuff that you thought should have been in there. How long would that movie be? Stuff that’s covered in the Anthology can still be found there, it hasn’t been erased from history!

    I enjoyed it for what it intends to be, an enjoyable telling of an extraordinary tale. It’s not about what footage should be included or whether all the sound is genuine or not. It’s about the story and wonderful music. Great!

  11. Okay… and not ONCE did you guys mention Richie’s older bother Chuck who vanished after Season 1 of Happy Days. And you guys call yourselves experts!
    😉

  12. Okay… and not ONCE did you guys mention Richie’s older bother Chuck who vanished after Season 1 of Happy Days. And you guys call yourselves experts!
    😉

  13. hi – great one. The top Ten footage does not exist – it was listed in the book just by hearsaw and the so called owner would not show the footage to the authors.
    I would have never included such “information” in my books.

    1. But just when you thought that was the case….something totally unexpected emerges.

      As a direct result of this show, there in fact MAY be something substantiated after all, prompted by a listener who knew somebody who knows somebody else.

      Watch this space!

  14. hi – great one. The top Ten footage does not exist – it was listed in the book just by hearsaw and the so called owner would not show the footage to the authors.
    I would have never included such “information” in my books.

    1. But just when you thought that was the case….something totally unexpected emerges.

      As a direct result of this show, there in fact MAY be something substantiated after all, prompted by a listener who knew somebody who knows somebody else.

      Watch this space!

  15. This conversation brings to light the need of an updated, upgraded Anthology DVD and CD Boxset. So much new (and cleaned up) audio exists and since so much video has been cleaned, Anthology can be better than ever.

  16. This conversation brings to light the need of an updated, upgraded Anthology DVD and CD Boxset. So much new (and cleaned up) audio exists and since so much video has been cleaned, Anthology can be better than ever.

  17. Another interesting show. I was able to enjoy the film for what it was – not having so much intimate knowledge of what good live footage is out there I did get some enjoyment without dwelling too much on the omissions. However, the “flown in” audio really screamed out to me while watching – it just didn’t match the visuals and I would MUCH prefer to hear a unique and otherwise unreleased performance even if the audio would be imperfect.

    I was slightly bothered by the short shrift given to the pre-US years but I suppose they had to start somewhere to keep the thing at a digestible length. On the other hand, I felt the film couldn’t quite decide what it wanted to be. A documentary on the Beatles on tour? Well, no, it contained way too much that was extraneous to that topic. So was it a documentary about the Beatles’ career? If so it fails by its many omissions, especially those after 1966.

    Even so, the film has value – my son is just getting into the Beatles and hasn’t got the attention span for Anthology, but this will work for him and is far more interesting than listening to me drone on and on with Beatles anecdotes. I did find it entertaining and some of the footage was new to me and fun to see – George flicking his ash on John’s head, etc. I also made sure to watch it on my own before showing it to my son – I assumed, incorrectly, that some of the “Satyricon on Tour” anecdotes would HAVE to surface here. Alas, the film shies away from anything really uncomfortable. I will have to check out “When the Beatles Drove Us Wild,” which does appear to be available online.

    In any event, thanks for the great work as usual, guys.

  18. Another interesting show. I was able to enjoy the film for what it was – not having so much intimate knowledge of what good live footage is out there I did get some enjoyment without dwelling too much on the omissions. However, the “flown in” audio really screamed out to me while watching – it just didn’t match the visuals and I would MUCH prefer to hear a unique and otherwise unreleased performance even if the audio would be imperfect.

    I was slightly bothered by the short shrift given to the pre-US years but I suppose they had to start somewhere to keep the thing at a digestible length. On the other hand, I felt the film couldn’t quite decide what it wanted to be. A documentary on the Beatles on tour? Well, no, it contained way too much that was extraneous to that topic. So was it a documentary about the Beatles’ career? If so it fails by its many omissions, especially those after 1966.

    Even so, the film has value – my son is just getting into the Beatles and hasn’t got the attention span for Anthology, but this will work for him and is far more interesting than listening to me drone on and on with Beatles anecdotes. I did find it entertaining and some of the footage was new to me and fun to see – George flicking his ash on John’s head, etc. I also made sure to watch it on my own before showing it to my son – I assumed, incorrectly, that some of the “Satyricon on Tour” anecdotes would HAVE to surface here. Alas, the film shies away from anything really uncomfortable. I will have to check out “When the Beatles Drove Us Wild,” which does appear to be available online.

    In any event, thanks for the great work as usual, guys.

    1. Yeah, yeah, yeah, aTomTen!

      And it’s too bad George Burns isn’t still alive to be interviewed on his expertise on the Beatles’ touring years. After all he played Mr. Kite too, years earlier in the 1978 musical / film Sgt. Pepper’s.

    1. Yeah, yeah, yeah, aTomTen!

      And it’s too bad George Burns isn’t still alive to be interviewed on his expertise on the Beatles’ touring years. After all he played Mr. Kite too, years earlier in the 1978 musical / film Sgt. Pepper’s.

  19. Yeah wow, good show. The bits from Taros and Gunderson were great to hear. This movie changed focus and for the die hards most are disappointed. I enjoyed it as a “night out” at the movies and did not learn much new, but it was fun and yes I will get the 2 Blu-ray version in 2 months. As you guys discussed a lot of things missing. The “rooftop” medley at the end was great other than the credits running over it. Also must say that as a 60’s girl, Sigourney was cute and it was a moment in my theater when people were like “oh my God, that is her as a kid”. Shea looked amazing and like you guys said needs to be a part of a “Beatles Live Blu-ray box set” maybe next year?

  20. Yeah wow, good show. The bits from Taros and Gunderson were great to hear. This movie changed focus and for the die hards most are disappointed. I enjoyed it as a “night out” at the movies and did not learn much new, but it was fun and yes I will get the 2 Blu-ray version in 2 months. As you guys discussed a lot of things missing. The “rooftop” medley at the end was great other than the credits running over it. Also must say that as a 60’s girl, Sigourney was cute and it was a moment in my theater when people were like “oh my God, that is her as a kid”. Shea looked amazing and like you guys said needs to be a part of a “Beatles Live Blu-ray box set” maybe next year?

  21. I saw it here in Japan where I’m currently living ~ I was surprised the volume in the theater was low I was hoping for a different experience. Looked around at the Japanese people who came to see the movie and really didn’t see any young people all, the people there were mostly in there 60’s ~ The movie was as lame as Ron Howard’s Tv series Happy Day I kept on wishing John Lennon were alive to help reconstruct Paul McCartney’s memory, I don’t think Ringo would seriously disagree with Paul ~ Paul and now Ron Howard turn what should have been a good premise for a movie into an episode of Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color I really agree with Richard & Robert’s review here about the Marco’s and also where were the groupies come on are we supose to forget about Eppie handing out rubbers to the boys so they didn’t get in trouble ~ I heard from Wog Blog that here in Japan they were going to run the video The Beatles live in Tokyo (The only live color video tape of them) but they showed Shea instead ~ It’s no wonder they show a live concert after the film because all the live video in the film was butchered to death ~ My only hope is that they make up for all this by giving the extras in the DVD package more concert film ~ OMT ~ I don’t think this film is worth paying extra for the BluRay nothing transferred will give you a better experience.

  22. I saw it here in Japan where I’m currently living ~ I was surprised the volume in the theater was low I was hoping for a different experience. Looked around at the Japanese people who came to see the movie and really didn’t see any young people all, the people there were mostly in there 60’s ~ The movie was as lame as Ron Howard’s Tv series Happy Day I kept on wishing John Lennon were alive to help reconstruct Paul McCartney’s memory, I don’t think Ringo would seriously disagree with Paul ~ Paul and now Ron Howard turn what should have been a good premise for a movie into an episode of Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color I really agree with Richard & Robert’s review here about the Marco’s and also where were the groupies come on are we supose to forget about Eppie handing out rubbers to the boys so they didn’t get in trouble ~ I heard from Wog Blog that here in Japan they were going to run the video The Beatles live in Tokyo (The only live color video tape of them) but they showed Shea instead ~ It’s no wonder they show a live concert after the film because all the live video in the film was butchered to death ~ My only hope is that they make up for all this by giving the extras in the DVD package more concert film ~ OMT ~ I don’t think this film is worth paying extra for the BluRay nothing transferred will give you a better experience.

  23. I’m a diehard Beatles fan and I loved the film. I think it captured the joy and energy of the early Beatles. The mixed-age audience felt it, too. It got me as close as I’m going to get to being at a 60s Beatles concert. I don’t feel at all nitpicky about what the film didn’t include or should have included.

    Also, I really appreciate that the film was not just about Paul and John, as too many books and documentaries seem to be. Lots of George in the film–always a good thing!

    I plan to see it again in the theater–I relish the communal joy.

  24. I’m a diehard Beatles fan and I loved the film. I think it captured the joy and energy of the early Beatles. The mixed-age audience felt it, too. It got me as close as I’m going to get to being at a 60s Beatles concert. I don’t feel at all nitpicky about what the film didn’t include or should have included.

    Also, I really appreciate that the film was not just about Paul and John, as too many books and documentaries seem to be. Lots of George in the film–always a good thing!

    I plan to see it again in the theater–I relish the communal joy.

  25. Of course it was great to see “the boys” on the big screen and while very enjoyable it was a disapointment. It didn’t tell the story, and as your show points out, the story didn’t start in 1964 in the US. Of course we all know that Beatlemania started in in the UK and that their ability as a touring band was forged way before that. I do find the total exclusion of Pete Best’s existence rather sad and underlines that this was a long way from being a documentary. The complete exclusion of the seminal Kircherr photographs is illustrative of the laziness of the film maker. Both the film and the so called soundtrack emphasise the quality of Ringo. The truth is the best document of the Beatles during this time is the Maysles bother’s film “The US Visit” which really gives a sense of the interaction between the 4 Beatles, subtly suggests that girls may have been around and again highlights the strength of Ringo’s personality and charisma. So Eight Days a Week while not bad is a missed opportunity. Such a pity.

    1. I got the Deluxe BD for an Xmas gift. Pete is mentioned, albeit briefly, on disc 2 where their days in Hamburg are discussed, and also by the TV producer who filmed them at the Cavern.

  26. Of course it was great to see “the boys” on the big screen and while very enjoyable it was a disapointment. It didn’t tell the story, and as your show points out, the story didn’t start in 1964 in the US. Of course we all know that Beatlemania started in in the UK and that their ability as a touring band was forged way before that. I do find the total exclusion of Pete Best’s existence rather sad and underlines that this was a long way from being a documentary. The complete exclusion of the seminal Kircherr photographs is illustrative of the laziness of the film maker. Both the film and the so called soundtrack emphasise the quality of Ringo. The truth is the best document of the Beatles during this time is the Maysles bother’s film “The US Visit” which really gives a sense of the interaction between the 4 Beatles, subtly suggests that girls may have been around and again highlights the strength of Ringo’s personality and charisma. So Eight Days a Week while not bad is a missed opportunity. Such a pity.

    1. I got the Deluxe BD for an Xmas gift. Pete is mentioned, albeit briefly, on disc 2 where their days in Hamburg are discussed, and also by the TV producer who filmed them at the Cavern.

  27. Great show, as always!

    What version of Eight Days A Week is played at the end of this episode? Where can I find a recording of it?

    Thanks!

  28. Great show, as always!

    What version of Eight Days A Week is played at the end of this episode? Where can I find a recording of it?

    Thanks!

  29. Excellent show, gentlemen. I think your “grades” of the film were generous, actually. There was one small editorial/directorial choice that Howard made that I think stands as an accurate metaphor for the film’s overall failings: in the Washington DC concert, when Paul urges the audience to clap their hands, Howard has discreetly edited out John’s “crip” routine (which is visible in all the prior versions of this concert, as with all Beatles live performances at this stage of their career). This sanitization is silly and clearly shows, I think, that the filmmakers were more interested in the film’s commercial potential with contemporary viewers than with making an accurate historical film.

  30. Excellent show, gentlemen. I think your “grades” of the film were generous, actually. There was one small editorial/directorial choice that Howard made that I think stands as an accurate metaphor for the film’s overall failings: in the Washington DC concert, when Paul urges the audience to clap their hands, Howard has discreetly edited out John’s “crip” routine (which is visible in all the prior versions of this concert, as with all Beatles live performances at this stage of their career). This sanitization is silly and clearly shows, I think, that the filmmakers were more interested in the film’s commercial potential with contemporary viewers than with making an accurate historical film.

  31. I’m looking at the Deluxe 2 disc Track listing and disc 2 looks dismal. My point being how much footage from Japan 1966 is in this film? And could there be more, because – don’t get me wrong, I love all their music – but in 1966 it’s starts to get really interesting! I would love to hear and see full songs from the Revolver album time frame including singles like Paperback Writer.

  32. I’m looking at the Deluxe 2 disc Track listing and disc 2 looks dismal. My point being how much footage from Japan 1966 is in this film? And could there be more, because – don’t get me wrong, I love all their music – but in 1966 it’s starts to get really interesting! I would love to hear and see full songs from the Revolver album time frame including singles like Paperback Writer.

  33. Ron Howard’s movie is a totally inaccurate sanitized version in reality,The Beatles had sex with tons​ of young women groupies,many who were just teen girls especially during their touring years of 1963-1966 ironically they did this the most during the joke fake cleaned up image their manager Brian Epstein created for them in their early days.

    In reality they were like pimps playing the part of priests! It’s no coincidence that in The Beatles Anthology video series that Paul, George, and Ringo made, the story of The Beatles being thrown out of a US hotel in August 1965 because Paul was found in his hotel bedroom with an underage teen girl, was totally left out of it. Paul McCartney also said in Hunter Davies 1968 first edition of the only authorized great Beatles biography called, The Beatles, that he had sex at age 15 with a girl who was older and bigger than him, and most 15 year old boys weren’t having sex in 1957,and he said he bragged about it to his classmates the next day and that he was the first one in his class to have sex which he referred to as getting it and he said he supposes that 15 was a bit young to get it.

    Paul also said in this book, that he would go into strip clubs at only 13 and he was the lad in his class that drew nude women. He also got another girl who was his girlfriend pregnant when he was only 17 and she was only 16 and Paul’s father and her parents wanted them to get married but she had a miscarriage.

    https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/culture/2012/10/why-i-didnt-tell-whole-truth-about-beatles

    This 1983 People Magazine review of the then new book by The Beatles manager Brian Epstein’s assistant,Peter Brown called,The Love You Make:An Insiders Story Of The Beatles says that the book is a gothic tale of drugs,sex,music greed and genius.It also says that the book also reveals what unlovely lives The Beatles really led,gulping speed,sucking down Scotch,keeping dozens of groupies in various hotel rooms for indiscreet pleasure,The Beatles far more resemble The Rolling Stones than the fresh-faced youngsters the press has always rhapsodized about.

    https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-the-love-you-make-an-insiders-story-of-the-beatles-vol-19-no-21/

    In September 2018 Paul McCartney said in a GQ interview that he masturbated with John and a group of other teenage boys when they were teens and that Paul had sex with two women prostitutes at the same time when The Beatles were on tour in Las Vegas they only played in Las Vegas on August 20,1964.

    https://www.gq.com/story/the-untold-stories-of-paul-mccartney

    Here is Rolling Stone Magazine’s May 1983 review of this book,

    Peter Brown’s Beatles Book:Sex,Drugs,and Rock & Roll

    The Trusted Friend and Confidante Dishes The Dirt On John,Paul,George and Ringo

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/peter-browns-beatles-book-sex-drugs-and-rock-roll-67530/

    No doubt when George Harrison sings the lines about caresses in the morning light,casualties at dawn and we did it all, in this song When We Was Fab, he wrote on his 1987 Cloud Nine album,George was definitely referring to how wild they all really were having sex with tons of young women groupies,many as I said who were teen girls like the ones screaming in their concerts,and as also said ironically they did this the most when they were touring from 1963-1966 with their totally fake joke cleaned up image when they were wearing their matching suits and ties.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4XqngClCE0

  34. Ron Howard’s movie is a totally inaccurate sanitized version in reality,The Beatles had sex with tons​ of young women groupies,many who were just teen girls especially during their touring years of 1963-1966 ironically they did this the most during the joke fake cleaned up image their manager Brian Epstein created for them in their early days.

    In reality they were like pimps playing the part of priests! It’s no coincidence that in The Beatles Anthology video series that Paul, George, and Ringo made, the story of The Beatles being thrown out of a US hotel in August 1965 because Paul was found in his hotel bedroom with an underage teen girl, was totally left out of it. Paul McCartney also said in Hunter Davies 1968 first edition of the only authorized great Beatles biography called, The Beatles, that he had sex at age 15 with a girl who was older and bigger than him, and most 15 year old boys weren’t having sex in 1957,and he said he bragged about it to his classmates the next day and that he was the first one in his class to have sex which he referred to as getting it and he said he supposes that 15 was a bit young to get it.

    Paul also said in this book, that he would go into strip clubs at only 13 and he was the lad in his class that drew nude women. He also got another girl who was his girlfriend pregnant when he was only 17 and she was only 16 and Paul’s father and her parents wanted them to get married but she had a miscarriage.

    https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/culture/2012/10/why-i-didnt-tell-whole-truth-about-beatles

    This 1983 People Magazine review of the then new book by The Beatles manager Brian Epstein’s assistant,Peter Brown called,The Love You Make:An Insiders Story Of The Beatles says that the book is a gothic tale of drugs,sex,music greed and genius.It also says that the book also reveals what unlovely lives The Beatles really led,gulping speed,sucking down Scotch,keeping dozens of groupies in various hotel rooms for indiscreet pleasure,The Beatles far more resemble The Rolling Stones than the fresh-faced youngsters the press has always rhapsodized about.

    https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-the-love-you-make-an-insiders-story-of-the-beatles-vol-19-no-21/

    In September 2018 Paul McCartney said in a GQ interview that he masturbated with John and a group of other teenage boys when they were teens and that Paul had sex with two women prostitutes at the same time when The Beatles were on tour in Las Vegas they only played in Las Vegas on August 20,1964.

    https://www.gq.com/story/the-untold-stories-of-paul-mccartney

    Here is Rolling Stone Magazine’s May 1983 review of this book,

    Peter Brown’s Beatles Book:Sex,Drugs,and Rock & Roll

    The Trusted Friend and Confidante Dishes The Dirt On John,Paul,George and Ringo

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/peter-browns-beatles-book-sex-drugs-and-rock-roll-67530/

    No doubt when George Harrison sings the lines about caresses in the morning light,casualties at dawn and we did it all, in this song When We Was Fab, he wrote on his 1987 Cloud Nine album,George was definitely referring to how wild they all really were having sex with tons of young women groupies,many as I said who were teen girls like the ones screaming in their concerts,and as also said ironically they did this the most when they were touring from 1963-1966 with their totally fake joke cleaned up image when they were wearing their matching suits and ties.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4XqngClCE0

  35. And this very good 1999 E! True Hollywood Story, The Beatles Wives with many who were close to them are interviewed and it also reveals how sexually wild they were with young women groupies and affairs especially during their early touring years with their fake joke cleaned up fake image wearing the suits and the ties.

    https://vimeo.com/497231797

  36. And this very good 1999 E! True Hollywood Story, The Beatles Wives with many who were close to them are interviewed and it also reveals how sexually wild they were with young women groupies and affairs especially during their early touring years with their fake joke cleaned up fake image wearing the suits and the ties.

    https://vimeo.com/497231797

  37. My other longer post is waiting in moderation, but I explained that Ron Howard’s movie is a totally sanitized inaccurate version and the reality was far from the squeaky clean portrayal of The early Beatles and they had a totally fake cleaned up image wearing the suits and the ties, in reality they really were like pimps playing the part of priests!

  38. My other longer post is waiting in moderation, but I explained that Ron Howard’s movie is a totally sanitized inaccurate version and the reality was far from the squeaky clean portrayal of The early Beatles and they had a totally fake cleaned up image wearing the suits and the ties, in reality they really were like pimps playing the part of priests!

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  40. […] I do hope that Apple elects to release The Beatles At Shea Stadium in full at some point in the future, and with an option to hear the real concert soundtrack instead of this mashup Martin version, for those of us who prefer historical accuracy.There’s a very good two hours long podcast discussing Howard’s film and the Shea film, which includes important interviews with insiders working with the production crew, Chuck Gunderson and Erik Taros. It’s hosted by Robert Rodriguez and Richard Buskin. You can find it here. […]

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