Groovy Beatles pictures

[brammy]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... years.html

So.... its the same material that we've all been listening to for decades, but perhaps a new release will be better quality.

[brammy]

The day they recorded "Please Please Me"

[electrofaro]

Somehow that makes me think of the Last Supper

[Medicus1963]

More like first supper!

Peter

[brammy]

The sound and mic problems during the rehearsal make it even more interesting

And the actual performance is one of their best ever

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[electrofaro]

Thanks for posting those, Kent. How weird that dutch tv never shows that footage - they must be overly busy broadcasting more PC humbug instead of good old stuff

[brammy]

yea.... with the reduced screaming, these Dutch vids are some of the best. Gawd....they were untouchable at that point.

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Happy Crimble everyone

[brammy]

An interesting contemporary of the early Fab Four with an interesting bio:

By late 1961 'Stumpy' McDougall, disillusioned with music and life in general, ran off and joined a touring transvestite cabaret and was soon replaced by Barrington 'Barry' Rude who the band found under a table in the Bird and Bee one night after a long drinking session. Glandstone and Rude soon hit it off and found a common love in psychiatry and songwriting.

Picked up by promoter Laurie Slime in early 1962 the band changed their style to merseybeat following the success of the Beatles but were soon to change to a surf sound due to their management suggesting that beat groups would not go anywhere. They soon changed their name to the Merceytides although the original intent was to be called the Merseytides, a sign-writer having stuffed it up on the side of the band van and the incorrect name stuck.

In August 1962 the band recorded the classic 'I wish I was Karl Jung', the inspiration coming from Glandstone's part time interest in psychiatry as he came from a long and distinguished family of psychiatrists. However, after coming under pressure from the record company the songs title was changed to 'I wish I was still young', owing to the controversial views of the Swiss psychiatrist on the relationship between patient and his/her pets as a means of identifying underlying issues.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g4qBxB60_c

[brammy]

Ok.... so what would you say is the WEAKEST Beatles album?

Please Please Me
With The Beatles
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles For Sale
Help!
Rubber Soul
Revolver
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Magical Mystery Tour
The Beatles (the white album)
Yellow Submarine
Let It Be
Abbey Road

... I'd have to say Let it Be.... but that is almost cheating since the release product was a Specter-ized thing, and not a 100% authentic Beatles product.

[electrofaro]

I think one of the earlier albums, Beatles for Sale, could be their least interesting album. It really comes and goes... With the Beatles and A Hard Day's Night have their weak points as well.