Hello all; Since the newsletter doesn’t aspire to serve as Grim Reaper, we’ll save the casualties for last, shall we? Instead, we go with the current Beatles-in-the-news story, RE that “find” in Canada of a reel containing the January 1, 1962 Decca audition. The 15-song set has only officially been made available in excerpted form …
Hello all! Before getting to the fun stuff, I just wanted to make clear a couple of things RE the newsletter: first, I have sent these out every Monday since the start back in November 2024. It may be early in the day; it may be just as you are getting into bed, but always …
Hello all, We’re now in March – a month not as heavy with Beatles anniversaries as other months I can think of but with some notable ones nonetheless. One that comes to mind is the start of the A Hard Day’s Night shoot back in 1964, on the heels of their triumphant return to the …
Hello all; I hope everyone has had a chance to take a dip into 300. I am glad to have finished it up, but I think I would’ve been fine-tuning it to death, absent a deadline, to no one’s great benefit. But once again I am grateful to all who contributed their thoughts, input and …
Hello folks; I had hoped to have the much-touted 300th episode finished by now, but it’s still – at this hour – in progress. Fingers crossed, I am hoping to give it that final push in the next 36. Your input was fab: listeners and past guests both, so I am hoping to honor your …
Greetings all; Let’s get the sad news out of the way first before moving on: first, the passing of EMI engineer John Kurlander. He began working with The Beatles while still in his teens; a class field trip when he was 13 saw him witness a bit of the Help! sessions, but he found employment …
Hey there folks, Welcome to the working week. We just now passed the anniversary of the Ed Sullivan Show debut on February 9 (aligning with the 1964 calendar on a Sunday). I am thinking that the tardy arrival of Beatles ’64 in November rather than the actual 60th anniversary months earlier may make the milestone …
Hey there Beatle folk; For this week’s edition, we’ll lead with actual news: the Grammy Awards handed out last night yielded one win for team Beatles (“Now and Then”); one for the John Lennon’s Mind Games reissue and two acceptances by one person, Sean Lennon. (Per Sean, Giles was supposed to be the one to …
Hey everyone! Maybe it’s my COVID-induced dementia, but I meant to include a couple of more Ringo things in yesterday’s mailing: First, for those who can see it in real time, Ringo will be appearing tonight on Jimmy Kimmel’s show to promote his hit album, Look Up. I will try to be mindful of these …
Hello folks; Thanks to all of those taking the time for well-wishes. The recent COVID event was prolonged, but not as bad as it might have been. It’s behind me now and I appreciate all the kind words. Hopefully by now most of you have listened to the conversation with Richard Mills. He is a …
