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David Bedford
For many years, we have known that George Harrison, at the invitation of his school friend Paul McCartney, auditioned before John Lennon a few times. The place where he was successful, according to all sources, was on...
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The Beatles Recording Session March 30 1965
EMI Studios, 30 March 1965 After an initial attempt at recording That Means A Lot on 20 February 1965, The Beatles returned to Abbey Road to remake the song. Two takes of That Means A Lot had been recorded in the...
When was the first colour photograph of The Quarrymen Taken?
The Quarrymen in colour at Dinas Lane Sometimes, just finding out a date for a photograph can take weeks. In “The Fab one hundred and Four”, I was determined to find out when the first colour photograph of...
The Beatles at the Barnston Women’s Institute
On 25th September 1962, The Beatles returned to my favourite venue; the Barnston Womens Institute on the Wirral. They first appeared at this tiny venue in March 1962 with Pete Best in their new suits, and now they were...
7th September 1962: The Beatles at Irby Village Hall
The Beatles: Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr In this little hall on 7th September 1962, in between The Beatles two EMI sessions on 4th September and 11th September, John, Paul, George and...
John, Paul, George and Mahapurush
John, Paul, George and Mahapurush? Sound familiar? Well, it happened, and the full story is in “Finding the Fourth Beatle” – not long now to reserve your limited edition copy of the new book that is...
“There Goes The Knighthood!” said Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr When Ringo recorded “Elizabeth Reigns” on his Ringo Rama album (2003), he signed off by saying; “there goes the knighthood”. Some of his lyrics were not overly complimentary to her...
How John Lennon and Pete Shotton robbed a house for a tea-chest bass!
In the first look at the Fab 104, we examined the impact and importance of George Smith, Julia Lennon and, of course, harmonica tutor Arthur Pendleton. This time we look at the founding members of The Quarrymen: John...