Groovy Beatles pictures

[lyle_from_minneapolis]

...and the Duo Jet many years later...

[kiramdear]

Hope it's OK. I know this is not technically a Beatles picture but it sure is one of my very favorite ever of Paul. I love this picture

[jimk]

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George is playing his red Duo Jet in this picture (above). Personally I liked the look of the black one better....... but does anyone know why he abandoned this Gretsch model? The Gent was nice but I always felt that it was slightly too BIG of a guitar for George. The Duo Jet seemed just right.

I don't know much about Gretsch guitars, having only played 2 of them in my life. But I would hazard a guess that this change was but one more step in George's search for The Ultimate Rock'n'roll Guitar.

JimK

[rickboy88]

This image of McCartney playing the 4001S is also in the "Rare Photo-McCartney Plays 4001S" thread that I started, but I thought it would be good to post it here. I've only seen it in that old Beatles magazine that I used to have. At least I tore out this full page image:

[brammy]

Kira... thats a classic Pauly pic. Thanx.

[brammy]

[brammy]

I think it's very cool that George thought to display the old Duo Jet. Thanks, George.

but why the strap over the right shoulder?

[kiramdear]

bursitis?

[jamie]

Here's one of John in Japan 1966.

[jamie]

Here' s a strange pic of Paul in a costume.

[brammy]

The actual Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band bass drum skin, hand-painted by Joe Ephgrave, will be auctioned at Christie's in London. It's expected to fetch $300,000 or more. The seller is remaining anonymous.

Summer 2008: The drum head which appeared on the cover of The Beatles' album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band has sold for £541,250 ($1.07m), nearly four times the estimated price, at an auction in London.

[gregga41]

I seem to recall Paul McCartney had the Sgt Pepper drumhead on his mantlepiece. I'm sure i read that in a bio somewhere. He must have handed it on at some stage.

[simer4001]

I wonder if the alternate head is on the back.

[servant]

We were in London a year and a half ago and walked past the current Apple Corps office (on Ovington Square near Harrods). There
was a Sgt Peppers drumhead on the wall in a room on the lower level. I wondered (but doubted) if it were THE drum head.

[shamustwin]

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