According to this article in Design Week, the iconic bubble writing that adorns the front of The Beatles’ 1965 Rubber Soul album is about to go on sale at Bonham’s, valued at £10 000. The trademark stretchy font, which has been credited with launching a swarm of imitations, was created in 1965 by Charles Front, [...]
Several news sites are reporting that not to be outdone by his former band mate, Ringo Starr has announced that his EMI label solo back catalog will be available for digital download starting on August 28th. The albums covered under the deal include, “Beacoups of Blues,” and 1973′s “Ringo” plus “Photograph: The Very Best of [...]
Over at the Monsters & Critics website is a piece by Paul McCartney giving some of the background and thoughts on each of the tracks featured on Memory Almost Full. Discussing the single track, Dance Tonight, Paul says “With this little instrument at home over the holiday, I started stomping in the kitchen, just enjoying [...]
Even though I’d already listened to the preview MP3s of Memory Almost Full I decided to stop in at my local Starbucks on the way to the day job this morning, just to participate in the much promoted “Global Listening Event.” The staff had the volume so low that you couldn’t actually hear what was playing – it was [...]
While the two remaining Beatles may not be publicly celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the official Beatles’ website has not let this weekend’s milestone go unnoticed. Over at Beatles.com they have launched a new mini-site marking the release of the groundbreaking album. The site, which can [...]
Paul McCartney is featured on an exclusive video clip playing some of “Dance Tonight,” a track from Memory Almost Full on the Amazon website HERE. In related news some sources that Paul has cancelled the World Tour planned to promotoe the album due to “personal circumstances.” Â
While magazine articles are written, tribute albums planned and concerts performed featuring its songs, it seems like the 40th anniversary of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, isn’t that big a deal for the two surviving Beatles. Paul McCartney has reportedly decided not to mark the fortieth anniversary of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band [...]
According to a report in Variety, EMI have announced that it will release the entire digital catalog of Paul McCartney.Digital tracks spanning the era between 1970, when he released his debut solo album “McCartney,” and 2005, when he recorded “Chaos and Creation in the Backyard,” will be sold on iTunes and other digital platforms. All [...]
Starbucks Press Release. Starbucks Connects Music Fans Worldwide to McCartney’s New Album Through Unprecedented ”Global Listening Event” Six Million People in 29 Countries Set To Experience “Memory Almost Full†Released by Hear Music on June 5. On June 5, Starbucks (Nasdaq:SBUX) will make history by hosting an unprecedented Global Listening Event to celebrate the release [...]
RTE reports that Paul McCartney has won the Best Album award at the Classical Brit Awards for his fourth classical album ‘Ecce Cor Meum (Behold My Heart)‘.Other artists competing in the same category included Sting, Katherine Jenkins, Alfie Boe and Bryn Terfel. The award – the only one to be decided by public vote – was [...]
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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.
