The fiftieth anniversary of Paul McCartney & Wings landmark album “Band on The Run” was late last year but has been celebrated this year with official as well as unofficial releases. Official limited edition poster Universal Music released a half speed mastered version of the album, like they have with Paul’s previous fiftieth anniversary albums. In addition they released an “underdubbed” version of the album in early mixing stages. Official merch has been touted by the Paul McCartney store. Bootleggers have also been busy with their celebrations, both Misterclaudel and HMC have release ..read more

Image from the press release A press release from Universal Music, Canada chapter, states that a new double album with Wings will be released on June 14, 2024, from when they recorded the TV documentary “One Hand Clapping” at Abbey Road Studios in 1974. The new line-up of Wings had been on a trip to Nashville where they stayed at and recorded “Junior’s Farm” and also, among other things, recorded “Walking In The Park With Eloise” and “Sally G”. After Denny Seiwell and Henry McCullough had left the group before the “Band on the run” recordings, new guitarist Jimmy McCulloch and drummer Geoff ..read more

What you are met with at www.thebeatles.com these days. Word started to spread a few days ago, that the Let It Be documentary film from 1970, directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, was about to finally become available again. Yesterday, I was told that the film will debut on Disney+ in May, and will be released on physical media later this year. I wrote about it over on my Norwegian Wood blog, and made a mock-up of a blu-ray cover, just as an illustration. Over on Facebook, I published the same picture on the Daily Beatle Facebook page, with no words, as I figured news would be out in an officia ..read more

All Things Must Pass. It will soon be over for the LOVE performance at The Mirage hotel in Las Vegas. It was originally George Harrison who took the initiative for the acrobatic Beatles show, but he did not live long enough to see it become a reality in 2006. The final show will take place on Ringo’s birthday, 7 July 2024. Probably the last known photo of George and Paul together. This is supposed to be backstage at a Cirque du Soleil show in Las Vegas in December 2000. The music in the performance are original compositions and recordings of The Beatles, which Giles Martin and his father G ..read more

There will be a 7″ single on red vinyl as a limited edition from Ringo Starr. The two songs are taken from Ringo’s upcoming EP, “Crooked Boy”. The single will only be for sale at the record store Amoeba in Hollywood on April 18, over the counter only and one copy per customer. The two tracks on the single are “February Sky” and “Gonna Need Someone”. The same day, Ringo’s entire “Crooked Boy” EP will debut on Amoeba Records, as a listening party. The A-side will debut on streaming services and YouTube this week, Friday April 12, and the 12″ marble coloured vinyl EP will go on sale on Record St ..read more

The publicity photo Betty Littlewood wanted to have signed. Photo via Gotta Have Rock And Roll. In a current auction over at GottaHaveRockAndRoll, we are once again zooming in on one very interesting item. John Lennon Incredible “Beatles for Sale” Original Signed Album Cover Artwork Drawing. The black and white Starpics portrait signed on the reverse in blue ballpoint and with four sketched designs by John Lennon for the album’s front cover and record label. Dimensions: 6 in x 7¾in. Provenance: From the Collection of Betty Littlewood. Betty Littlewood went to see the Beatles at the Ode ..read more

In their upcoming Rock & Roll Pop Culture Auction, the company Gotta Have Rock and Roll has announced a very interesting lot. Film footage from the “Sgt Pepper’ Lonely Hearts Club Band” launch party at Brian Epstein’s home in London on May 19, 1967. The footage has not been known by Beatles fans until now. On May 19th 1967, the Beatles gathered at Brian Epstein’s house in Chapel Street, Belgravia, for the launch party of their new album, “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”. Among the invited guests were all the top music journalists and DJs, including one visiting American photographer ..read more

In the upcoming Beatles auction by Omega Auctions, a reel of 8mm film (no audio) containing approximately 18 minutes of colour footage, shot in March 1964 by Rediffusion lighting supervisor Teddy Fader is up for sale, with an estimated price of £5,000 – £10,000. The film reel is sold with full copyrights. Two USB sticks containing copies of the footage in various formats are also included. There is approximately 12 minutes of footage of the Beatles. 11 minutes of footage are from the Ready Steady Go! TV-show (also some of the “Mod Ball” at Wembley) and approximately 7 minutes from “Around Th ..read more

Ringo’s audio diaries of 1966. A series of compact cassette tapes with recordings Ringo made during the Beatles’ 1966 tour is going under the hammer at Omega Auctions. Audio cassettes was a novelty at the time, and Ringo probably enjoyed the small format tapes, even though the portable cassette player and recorder may have been heavy to carry around on tour. The Beatles’ press officer Tony Barrow had also acquired a portable Philips cassette player, with which, at Paul’s request, he recorded the historic final Beatles concert in Candlestick Park in San Francisco. It was in August 1963 that ..read more

Furore no. 28 is another Beatles special. Piet Schreuders has issued another Beatles special of his (nearly annual) Furore magazine. In the new issue, we are delighted to inform that one of our own articles has been put to print, the one about Beatles autopen autographs. The bulk of the magazine is the interview with Maureen O’Grady, teen reporter from Boyfriend magazine, chronicling the rise of pop magazines in the British press in 1963, aided by O’Grady’s memories, diary and other memorabilia from her archives, including photos (some unseen) and clippings. Sadly, the autor of the piece, A ..read more