According to a BBC News report, the “man who tried to sell stolen tapes of the Beatles’ recording sessions for their Let It Be album has been placed under a two-year supervision order. Nigel Oliver, from Slough, was charged with two counts of handling stolen goods. He was found unfit to plead. Judge Jeremy McMullen [...]
Friday 14th July, 1961 The Beatles played two gigs at The Cavern Club in Matthew Street on this day. The first was a regular lunch time gig while the second evening session was branded as a “Welcome Home” concert.
Thursday, 13th July, 1961 Following their two week holiday after the return from Hamburg, The Beatles resumed their routine of regular gigs in and around the Liverpool area. The first return date was a perfomance at The St Johns’ Hall on Snaefell Aveneue in Tuebrook, Liverpool. The date was arranged by Pete Best’s mother, Mona, who [...]
 “The Beatles” made a surprise appearence on the balcony of Liverpool Town Hall a few days ago in a recreation of the scenes during their civic reception on July 10 1964  for the premiere of A Hard Day’s Night. According to the Liverpool Echo amused onlookers grabbed their camera phones to capture the re-enactment [...]
Penny Lane will keep its name. Liverpool officials said recently that they would modify a proposal to rename streets linked to the slave trade when they realized the road made famous by the 1967 Beatles song was one of them. The unassuming suburban street was named after James Penny, a wealthy 18th century slave ship owner. Liverpool, [...]
In an excellent article over at the Liverpool Echo web-site writer Paul Collins looks back at the all-too-brief life of the original “5th Beatle”, Stuart Sutcliffe and wonders what contributions he may have made if he had lived longer. You can find the full article HERE.
The case surrounding the recovery of stolen tapes from the final Beatles “Get Back” recording sessions, recovered in January 2003, opened at Southwark Crown Court. According to the BBC report Nigel Oliver, 55, from Slough, is on trial on charges of handling stolen goods. He is accused of trying to sell the tapes for a [...]
The BBC reports that Paul McCartney’s first guitar is going up for sale later this month. The Rex acoustic guitar is expected to fetch more than £100,000 at Cooper Owen’s Music Legends auction at Abbey Road Studios in London on 28 July. Sir Paul learned his first chords on the instrument, which was owned by his [...]
Once more the excellent He’s A Whore blog provides us with links to another classic Beatles concert. This time its The Beatles at Shea Stadium and links to the various tracks performed by the Fab Four on that momentous night can be found HERE. Go listen and enjoy.
The BBC is reporting that “work is beginning on a £1m project to turn a rundown area of Liverpool into a school sports facility, named after former pupil Ringo Starr. Dingle Swings recreation ground is being converted into “Starr Fields” in honour of the former Beatle. It will include a floodlit synthetic pitch, three tennis [...]
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Alan J. Porter has been a Beatles fan since he first saw them perform on a regional British TV show back in 1963 when he was just a wee lad. He is the author of the critically acclaimed BEFORE THEY WERE BEATLES and occasional contributor to Beatlology Magazine. He now lives in Central Texas and occasionally writes about things other than The Fab Four. You can find out more here.
