The

.Beatles :eo,o ,k

The Seatle-s;, Own MontJdy Magaxi'ne.

Nie., i62, SEPT. 1968 -

· EDITQ,R IIAIL

P.ublrs 1 c-r: SEAN o·~MAHONY

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Editor ,: JOHINNY DEAN

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BEAT iPIJJ.BUCA1ilOINS tLTD·.

F:i!Jl' di!lc,ron irl whtite o, in .!)art of an:,· 111Cidc . •i~/io1.-t pcrmh·.; ·on 1:i; j)r,i;i~ jft.i c,::l]I

EH~ry Beatie p,er.so11 !know . just ho . nu.11,:·1:i. dtou~hl ,and cffhrl i;.oe_i;. info !I! · I)· □ew J!-eafl' ,, smig. T o 1' · u n~o w · 1N.•p0Jib1d 1ihi!!.t '' n~ll!ltian , ,~"as Hnei!ll ••r to b Uie I w ing~e. 'But.~ 8jj so often happeru., aft r' R l,roh1f on' '1'1. d lbeea ~rdloo Ute :bo:,.· c nae- up w.iilih :.rm il:!ven beiter umber. H : e ,. Jude· "" is: liilrm' the 'A'~ sid~ imd • Rc-vollllmfo11H 1tbe, • 'B" s-Me. So w. we:r,cin't , :t1mpk 'cly ~a!m~ 'I/ ·h.c-n ,,e h!ild! ou •·hat •Re1,•olrution" 1 ·11i•a: · go mg to be tl:'1 cw "nglc - irt m!'ii l!)Jlll,! . ide of ··t t aJJ)"r\'IJ !

Tr~t n e Be tie to 'be diJJcttnt1 1 c:an • U1.falk of uy olh!i!r mm rrae. ' 1111:iM11 D'ho would ha,­dvcn :ww ~ y the entire stook -of his hop 0111,c-c tii d~<:-died t@ do (l: if do n. l• 's jll8l ll:i.c- o.rl of wa.J"mhea; ted g:es·mme wfildl one ·wo;JJJ,d b. -~ c. pi.,c-1(-d f runl'I •. obn~ P :,ml~ CE:□,r e and ll i □g ,_ And they dldo'it IN us do n ..

any B~~d People will,, 1 .;:iim s1.1r . be ·,·, Iry glad 10 he· r ci 1 01.c- Bc-uUi:s. :1rc- not =._"Cllin.~ to have :o m~D)' bu in p:robfern to, ,o>C"cup ' theb mi nil · i111 fotulic . H wii 11 gl,.·e tl'lem mucl'I. mo:r:e- 1!im to ~P- ru1 in ·rlhc n~L'ltlnJing :!:il□diD praduciJilg thoS<! 'f::iinmasti · eoord whid • re· llh en\'y gf ,e,· ry otl:ier pop a,( t r111 the 11\l{trlld.

kny ·p11oto,e,rnpher in 1he IN>P , o:rld t ill rc-11 )'Oltl. UuU t ]Um~ a rr oup h one or 11he toug;be of .all ars_~,ll!mt:~s. \ by? \Ve·111 lhcy all -oom;t t ~rr four or lh imlflhicl.Lia.t Vi•1 th a .o h:l'd h, ir­s.tyie.. oo5ces., ey a.mil chiM a.ndl, try M, he may, ~he ptitoto ~ pl1tt ha · n hL'l"l or :1 job m ki~ 1hem look differeoG fro:iu an}' ,otl&t:r grou[I). A (l]Ulc look at an}' of tlt pop rap r- -...-i !!ti Slllor,,, you -u•h._cQt mi!an. RL!lt1 the Bea.ti!l!s. :are 1L!lnu!Wai in that almost (!\'er' time · '(:11 otogrnp ler c-lk

· the snu~er or hi · cau era tL g,el o ud in,g ,...·orth,~•M~e. · P111ul, parlricul rt bus: ofr('1i Imm dcs:cdbi:.'111 LS. 'the nia~1sf plto:tu;g@nt-c po(I' . ti41:' ill Ui 'lliOrM

· nd I :ll~•l?'c: ''f'I ith 1hii.;. entiirely., [ think itt. Ms. eJ,'1:!!:> wMch always :appear , Ii • !'ld i11JIH"CS.il11 in Ye-t"f [l!hoto. John ehlaoge hi - :aippe · aoce · .o fireq1 ti)' th1U · lrnost 111 __ pidurn ii.i;. out~af­dlate a c:oup]e of :montli.s afli.'T. ll has been t lk.,~o. 'flfit dar, 1 ·~l1rL□dlstHnc- Geor-ge alw~y icolllle up well hd. Rii□~D ma.□.al,l,C. tio, inj~ct li:iir; warm, fr.tmdly per.ron:1lity in~o e"ery 101.

~ o many p _[l!I a, con ht t. -~ t ·l'.lg if"' c~n s-e31 chem new p,i; or mht 11.m:,;.s. 1h ·f fttd 'elly M der!;id,ed rto do 11U"oug;b HiL:: fan duh. [n •his i Li ii:,u 11,,m :sl!:c: flour· Y-eil"f unu, L!la]

pliotogl', pll of l'hc B , a·tlcs 'l'i hid1 J0111. c:1111 ib11Jry d ir~d f rum ·mhl!: clulJ. ·. ·ee ,~ 2(,,(27)., 1 D-ou ii jw;t mi.'ke to th:,m'k all ,11o:s ~ !Beane People w!lo na:v,c wriu - to riii(\ n.'tt.'llr'IJ. TI,e

Beal~~ also al""•ay eoy.i :re· din,g )'OUt' lencrs illtl1.-o~h 1h11 do1i ··r ~il."m much timl! 1he!j.(! d~)-· , to np.lf to, a,nyone. B~~E. wJ m • ou ay .iis. n.•r. lll1po:rt □.t hec:e.u!ie it t.el lls .• _I ohn. Geo.Ti' , R"ngo

. nd P L'l[ wlmt • ou • rrc CJhinkin.i.=, and hi?'tp. ·them to dedd,e, w!'l~t ~o do in , h; rutllN'.

Johnny Dean Editor.

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CI u b, Tel pho.ne Number; 05 l~-709 1410

* **·F·O R IM M'E D IATE MEMBERS H.lm P just s:end your flirst yearrt-s. s.1.1bs.c1ript1on 1( P·OS'11i All. 0 RD·ER FO· R 7 /6.d.) ph,1,5, a STAM PED, :s E LF<-ADDRE.SS1E D :EN VELO PlE ,(si :z.ie no s ma~ ler ti'han 9 .. x 4"')r to Fir-eda K · ny at the ~d dlf",es.:s a.bova.

SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER ]!)rEAR BEAl LE - · 0 , I,. ,1

I rt 1li1~ ilJld ea t·ly Jul · qui c.t~ ::ri lot o r the letc 1· en iri by mcm l-x:-rs c.1iscu& ed J-oh111, Cynthfo. illlmi Y()kO On • ln .lluly nd thr l,J • m uc. lht: la. 1 fe · wee · 5, ;;it lea. as n'h ny mem . n ha vc wriu,:;:n .a bou r Paul and J i.'t I st u r ~nou~h e,.,1~ryo.n l1a- d NC:n!i, of qucs.Lio-Ti • to a&k. nd m~ny of yon h ,,- bee •' co dy 1 pu fon•ri.n.:I. yout op1J1j-0ns . Wif John i;m,J Cy,Hhia. get di orced '! Is J(llhlii':;, frica p , ith Yoko On g.om ng, rn las.t 7 I it .eally II over bc~,¥<..-e11 ill u.l and Jane. or- ,vi 11 they b~ b:tc k loge Lher ag,ai n tor,c km,s? ] Pau 1 going ouc. \ -_' i fh oHu:r gi rh now ? I could fill th~ r,e t of t'h i.s ~gc w~th yol!tr q ue tio s

IN, EAD, ["LL F ILL EV LI ' IT.H THlS · · 1 ~R. H • RE AT THE FA B \!. G \ 1llTH ·. J- D VRO-H; [N LAST MON - .· ·. OK- . T MAT ·r HE S D V . S T E A . D IN DIV I A UV ES \ S Hi THEIR B- • D N IF ARIE TH] DON'T L l'Hf. ' l L T SIIO MO · HL HE. P , . , 1) 1 SS TliEri. ]T'S •· ... 0 PLACE TO STA.R:f. l R · CLE ... R A . .RSONA . TH · PR]VATE . .. . F fOlJ R H UMA - U ~. V . TO D-1 . . GOSS.IP COJLUMN ·• A . , , . '[ JO IS TH R . HEY CHOO' TO 1)0 ABOUT THEI HOP ), ION, B l'Ht:M. LO G UA HAV S . . R · A Wf, -A ]N R A BIT · N TH R RT OF - CTIC LlVE B:'"'R. '\ RK r SURE BOTH JOH · AND PA.UL WlLL WORK O l PROB' S _rn_ OWN \ ' AYS ·. D l .,HINK TH Y SHQlJL' . OR HI r RA ,CE F RO t HRl A.[N'S M :ILLIO ·. SO LE!

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A CLUB O ._ : W had quite 8 bit o.f m. ii ~o pass on t d1;c Sea:rkev residence in · . ,cybridge fa. t month- from fo lk who, • ntcd t(l, .1:1ememb r J'iilAUREEN s 2211d birmhdi'lly (August 4J, amd JA O ' ry fir t b.ir'mhday (Augu ·t 19). __ . , 1121.n~ of ad,d.-e.. to n;:-port t11i rno n! h for th r•i=e: o...- r ,il. foJJ dub br8 m:h.l!s- jn • NA D , ] L , and ]' R · L. The r .O . .BoK ' ruml>cr of th~ ,~nlildlian Bnrn 1 addre ha been chafged from 54 to 2-054. rr ) 'CJ u ..., ould I ike t .· begi.n a pen-fr ieod hip i th .a muk o r fem le- B,:;. c le Person in F in.ls nd., drop 2 line to i\,1R . MATTI MILA . PI E.T Rf K TU lE .A. 34, HEL :,lNKI, 14-, FIN LA D. And if yo.-u ~ r-c: m 11 t1.;:r,:;~tr,;d Ln gc~ ti ng, to k111 w a.1~ [srae~i pem1i-pal m he 11 w bran-ch .iJd:n ·s to \: 'l'i lle to i : L[ GOLDFARB. 90 ACHAD HA'AM STR-ET, .I : iv. l. 'RAEl :

-r h~ t: •~ b-ou t mt fo r t.hi s mc.m th-exc:i::p : HJ r,c:rnind you Ill.a t ~here L a · oond ;) nd, final cha.11ce f r ,ordcri11 YO R ,copy of Gile ,:nltho,ised oiogr:1.phy '·TUE BEATLES .. by HU rTER_ DA_ -~_ES the 40(}..p, g: book •,, htr.;h_ will be publi6~hcd m. t lhc. ,c:nd of thi s mo•nth cl- here rn rh 1 · 1.· u1.:_ R E H H!R HA If YO . 0 · R. HRO GH TH FAN CLUB, U '.I G TH SPE I I. .F RM O J\~G - BO THIS ISS UE, YOUR CO.PY W]LL B P )S"J D 1·0 · OU TO RRIVE O r PUDLJCAT ION DAY. A " D YOU'LL OET A SET OF O' R ·. REE BEAT E F AI\HT ·•f PHOTOGRAPH'. r K Er. B ; r HAT ACE C.. M · RA 1.AN RI GO ,rl 'ARR !

Tarrah fo, now • . REDA K E L.

N alfo1u1J Sr::cre-tur y af Tiu! Offic:kd lJer:ti'Jes Fmt CJ-ub

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The Eighleenlh Single How the Be.at/es reao·rded

'h···· •. I B. •• JE • t~ _e,r new s1ng,e .. [V ,,,a .. vans "H· 1 EY, JiUde '~ and

1 "'Re"·olnt OIDI ' · · has ~ be c •.un,e

the Beatles' eighteenth single, their v,ery irst to be released oni tliei r own App~c abet abnost fil'e years. to the day after hSJte Loves YoiU ', which came out at tbe ,end tlf Aogut;t l'!"t'63~

· -o hen: an;· omc t;c~ i de h) :s.caril }'OU ofL ' Revo.J u­t inn .. W:!I. John's. kk i - om; :)r • he Llg5, he ·t:a ed

ork -on hi le he w _ al th!! Mah:!! ri shi . pl · • i I1 fodj -and if }'OU • n say this r • totd.t1lg has a kad vm.:a list then it mu:,;t be 1 :h 11 ,

••tter, ..il ude'' ~s a mo e r«eJH ,rnmber. be :-rl on one of Ps u l' i~~s,. but 11-vor ·cd on will't much joi ~t effort f to,m. bomh John aru:l Paul be-fore mt rc::~chcd i·hc rcoordin1fl tudlo •

The fi. l · •e .comi o.f ... Re­volumion•• w~::. put o n tape rm,orc th~ n i h"iee month ago, A~. • tu t t g, it I ted a li t'LI~ ov 1r te:n minull.1!:s_ If you re.ad th~ Ju ly i: UL!: of 17f.e. Rti!mlt-..s M-1:mtJiJy you ~ .i 11 · 1.e1nbe1r ihat them wa che· frirs.t exdus.i' ... e :repol'it .i.botrt •· ltc .. ·ol ucion •• i.n

thc::rc. At ()m: p oint ic. loo .r:.:-d a if thi mlgh be the m .in id1..; of the 1ew i 11ig]e. B11t

ch r,t-c f url.hr.:-r vr:.:rs. io n !i uf " R ·oluti n · ·· 1,1,r r,e rec rd~ ed bef · l'e th .Bealle: w .t E.hnrr(rn."hly h:Jppy :!I bmu the flni 0• ~d p,rodiuci. -on.

V•i ork \\'a... Llirted on Ve.I"'• sion Num btr Thrri:c: mi l ues,day, July 9. l"hal night Ringo a.rrj• ·ed .at E fii.·1 I e li'li l.h :rn lh.e ;re. t of th;i.:: fo llows . S h~ dropped in n a · S• sion. Lil OJlC::: of th other !jtucU • :a nd did !} bit of hl! nd.­clil pping on il record Solo• 11lOJl K tng ,; .as. Jii.-iJk i ,, e ! As. H!;u ~I the 1rs.t jo. , w;,t15 l•o l y down on ta the inilf.al la ·e of the aci..;om-p,ailime·n.L [ 11 o th,:;:-r word.-s to make the· ba king Ha .k • No~ l1ing exhaord1 nary as. r;.is.ed i ll the way of h1s.trumen1 !!tion - just th • nor ma 1 ihl •UP, Df 'thrte· guitai-s ,amid dtu.rm1s.. Then, ,vhc-ni l hi.::rn '!,';;'::its a brealk ra u I~ R ingo a ud I H'oHoo off to L n,e-.atby pub for tQ-;fl!:ited chec::;e :!i21 n.d-1, ·i 11,cs. FOUR VARIATIONS

Before El end 01 ~h m(m:th !here were f out' oom­ph::ted. '\1a r1ac ions (.lf « R,~ ·~•ol u t1011 • to choose f om, and it s H1.e fourth. a:nd fir~a l om~e hich we it onco.

che "B ·•- idl • oflhe ~fogle. Mca 11 time there , a!)

pl n t of oEher s.tud[o .cfivi:ty. Alom'.n ,uunbers.

were bd ng. w rk«I. Olil very bu -ily, Ringo •.:i1.as adding a bi L ~,f piam:i-pla}'ilig :to hi

wn iti.: _ c llcd -Don •t P~ s Me .Bv'' Paul ·w.-.s ·•ctfoi;g g. tug~ c)~ a Cdypso­tyl.)'C so11g. h,c d wri ttcn.

SEVEN By the end of Jul ·_ a toc:al

11_rf !:iL:V(.!"n t ,L""Cc,rdin.i;!:i lhad l:,1.:cr:.:n compl-et d f r the L1<C.Xt lka.tles LP ]bum_ hl ad~ dition the fdlows h:;id b~clll getting pretty j nvoh•ed w·o:11 som-e of the c"J:ther A ppf e si riiglcs, George hsd. bi:cn s.upeli i ~ng the record.in · of Jack ie l.orltli.u.·s. "Som M il Sc • and ' · sg.k Laugh. At You' , Paul hao bcclfll prutlm:::i1ig the Mar._ Hop,k: ic11 s.i ngk, '' ;. ~ ho5e W -1!:ire , he Days" an:d ·T~ r.n, Tum,

um" . A.ru'...I th.t:re had been the fi rn si,::s5.io n.s with yet an­o,ther Apple di O • O\'CI")'. James "f:a lot, A ll this. wod: hadl 'l:x."t:"n Jone 11.t ··tudios. v.'I! had n~ er \J :soo! 'bc:for.i!, Trident in Wardour Street. Th-e bas me1rt m.udio lh ~re i ju:lit ,gru.iliL Lu 'I! c:.n.uugh lu ~_i:'ve pk:-nt.y of scope-, but small eno~rg,h to be ;e;:om~ fortab~e and mnf orrn.al. A~-

though th i::y hudl al betlil ak1J1 the("(:, the » ., !cs h~d yet to arrnnge one cl Hteir ow11 group ess..ion -ill t th Trid.re-nt StmJmo .

On F riday • .J u!y 26. Joh a1~d Pau! ·p ill m st of th d.:iy .at Pauls. '.ho u!> • p uU in. lh - fina l to ~1 ,es •o • hdr I.all.est com - [• i.011; .. 1-1 y J~1d.c'". Thi:;- foHtJw in~ M un-· day ·cni l , .t -· ~h 'f b::::,g_an to r he· e i l \ ith

,coq;i;: :;1 n dl R in.go. The 11 · t night , e had a

I oud () f f1 hn peo1,ie in. to t kc 11101,,•ks f I hie- ' · He •, Ju<i.e ' e s..ion , l EM for a $0-m i nuk- fc,Uu.r • about the na( ai nm sic of I-k it, in.

T he1i, 0tl! the Viledne&d ;)}'. ,., mo•,:eJ from EM I to l"lfid nt whkh jg where the r,csl of the ~ urk ·· · d 11 1.:: rn, H cv ml r.:: • . In fact "L

fresh wrsJon f he number ,; s. ::.ta rtl'd f ram . el'atch ,NJth eor,Bc 011 ckctrfo guitar, Paul 11 ptil no nd Ringo pl~· •in • the l1:1 m­bou .in . . ·1· the nr , bac-kin · trnch Pitul · d<led his. olo ,., e;:,I and ~hen the -ol hcr~ j oi11ed him w put _ th h :~r rnony s. tu IT.

PLAINT~VE On . hmsc.hy, Au~u c

1,,v,c j mported a 4 ~-vi n::ht tr.a, the I il'r'g s.t gr 1..1 p,

of. c~omp«nimcnt m u!iici ms. we· d rn;(l(] ince the ~tk'"' c.Lid • A Da,, In l"h~ Lifi.::·· f r •• •· t, P,cppi:r'; ,,·cl I (lVl!'F l!

r a o. · 5 vou all ·now by E er~• • I k,i Jude.. mns out ,a:; i1 p!~1 i n~ti \' o,;: h::1 I tad .,,,..ith Paul vo\:c well 1,1 p in ft'O Jlt of .a fajJ'ly s.i rn.plc: bi::t . k­in ·,. hl.!"n ii.ht: a W u'.! gii!m.e-1~ t bcgi n to b iii up , ow:;i rds i:I n c[• i 11 dim a . T h~~,· ·wh...:re the big orch st • ca.me in . fost ly t hey j"U t hdd

s,j1,gle 1~0 Les fot .lom1g period C otge l'larfr,01i J)..~ i 1:11 i t.y. . lo unJcr l ine ,:rnd emph:;1 l!:il: O ne ofc'he n ·w l!i 1mbers P::i ul Che whole. tm ph re of the wro te ~urned lnto au 24-reeordi ng,. mi 1rnt r--eco.rd ing. · right old

TOW. R D 5 'JH E IEND ja.rn · ,. s1on '"° j th John p,l:,iiy-Of 1' H .. E . 0 WE ing lxLs g~1it:;i r just fo r D ED TO fvlA , chat1 ·. Doubt jf [t __ i ll D · U SE OF l'I IIE 40 . Li l l. be 2 -mi1l ut s ~ON~- by M [A • B; AS 1hc mimi: t reach,:;: tho:;:· LP THEM IF THEY'D becau e it ,1..-0111.di till mot

· · A BIT O F of on-e id. . if it d id . . ·1 • ·r AP , : . It :;, handy !):;11,,•in ~ Pa II s.

HANDS. TH E 'r{ \VER hou.e so n r the Ml Q ' A.SIED TO Lrudio . . Som ~im jf We' t e 0 TH .I: · N -• frelf ng a. bJt p<:ckish by 111 ki-T H E S T R. A llght or the · bouts, we

.JP A PP ~ D troop rou1id to hts. plaoe ro r G IR •• ~ , no!:i , brce.:i k. Gc-orgc 1 m N DER getting g r at at coo ing try-

CL U . R- up ·up'P(! rs :-i nd. his. - pi=ct1:11 i ty

SPECTACULAR So ··1-1 V Jude' W, , nni· h­

i::d that night al 'LI ·!.!: e-1Hl .of a. highly pect, c.:~1.l~ r sion. The ct t day we e-n [ bilck lo de i::n · o do l hc fmal re-­mm ' jo b o 11 the tape and by f tida_ a.ftern 0 0 11 1.ve had ~·he first ro1i h i s, the :;id-an e acetates a il1 ., a

i'.:a l ll!'tl, b.a.dk up a.t th , A -pple­o ffiC(.".S. f. r c, rvo-ne to hc~u-.

I c.~n•t ,g i nto great d1,:, taiJ about nlo t of the- che-r J uh,r , nd .u li-t so:;:s ions j1,1 ·t y .c. becau the . , re • II j n con ll (;t: ti( n with Lht: rH:·, .1 LP , 111d the: tit e , ~ •lU' l, ~1 h-hu:sh'" unt il 21 bit n < I' ~h.

I • 1,: d tc. U I c.-m say is. tha t ther1.:: • · me tcrri fie m.al,c-ri:.i I <J 11 LapLi, mote lhill n h. If thr.: · P 15 re~ rly and mhe

c of the trn k r1 re tidng d<J ne Lhl t'l'li0 1l1h. Rt11g-0 h.ill n;:c r d.c:id two ilitles- 1.hc o-ne­hi.: wir tc hi m cJf and ,;1t1-

01 . et 1h ic-h J hll and Paul did for h im and whi 'h hu ., JU - pica;: o rchc:sl r c:ho1r and ,..en a harp i i it . . t,,,nd. of cou . e, there ·s ~ ncv..-

in th kit i;-hcri Unc i ht. rt. blend of' egg , lb:aoon tmmu, e!i .um] f rti::cl brd Ld, whk h slhm,l~tc cv.eryone .in teadinc f'o1 th re t f II.hie n ight •s. recmd.i ng !

FABUILOUS 11d dc11 tn!~y. (,'1,1:k ing.a out

G 01:ge t•,emi ds me about the: fa bulou~ 11e,"'' •u i t<Lr hi: g;11V<C to o 1,1 r re t Ji ttlc Appl illgel'. M ar Hopkitli. Mary ·a.me a l()II -,. t c~ o ne of the Ll> SJ ssi ns and. o.n the spur- of th . ino 1t) n t. G . orgi decided to gn o ut •md get h r uitar .a a gifc . Lt ·,.v.as a 1--ea.l y good oilt:, tou. W h.-:.m he c 11.1;1;;: b;11~ k · o the tudio with jt h must ih _., fe lt b i[ shy abo ul hand ing it over. · · o, whco "' were lea jng 1 ga e Ma· y the gl!.lit-· r ill ing r _ i miipl j', • I t.'s; a r~·cnt fro m Geo.-. •c .,_ ' h. -could n't s.D.Y "tha ttk · u ·• btit her i. ~footLdeep

:;.mi h:: :sl!' l!'mt::d to fi t f.h·C' b ill. H rorc l fini. h :,ff for thi s

mon• h ] mus.[ tt.: ll ~ ou a bit a bo ut rhii!· ,·ery ~p,..,.-..c i.al photo

L":..c;sion , c h.uic.l one S um.la-., j l.lSt ~ f cw ·weeke-nd-s ~g~.

The ide,a, as. 11.0 ~rec moge:the.­a whole new c,;;i]kct i,;_m of picture res I ly good o n· • t:rnm wh.ich H1,e fa 11 l ubs · could have f res.h supplLes_ Thi s fone lhe Di:atk wr:n; dekrmined to do omcth~ ng a bit bti;tt(::r than j ist pUJltmng H1e.i r four head toge!her in f rot1t of at . nit A flc:r 11J I a sekclirm of pictuIT:S wotdd be .goJ n all the- ,.,, y round the world to 1more tham1 40 different bran.chc-cS . ~r che lBe:;itk:io . an ·. I ub, 5-0 it w ¥ orHt a ib 't of spe-ciil 1 effor:t CO• LUt'll ut g od OtLes_

\ . e met at Pm.d :;. huw-a:: :around! I 11i1chtirillc and set out in il liUJ , ,ca . •a lc.::i.de of ,,,-ehr Ees _ John ca.me ,,1i th mr: in my car and. I \t brnught my s:m.a~j s.,on Ga r.y .1 long for the ride. Tile ot!he piled into Ringo':; white Merc(;dc:i. and a van c.arr)•ing all the· different co tum and c.lo ches trailed behi1id 'u .ts. we cross.c-d lond.011 f ron'!l St. J oh1i's W.ood tbrnug·h the \.Ve~t E;nd to Fleet Sm reel and bey,ond, irst :.. tup was. the S1 Plday Times b mild in \\'here , used tne ro f to do· &1.1!: fi rsi set of pictur~s-

nd we 1,1 cd w[ml m -chine to ,get nice cflbcts. on lne fello •s.' hair. I 111 fact I th~n!k mt hdped to prndm::..:. some or the first s;roup pho,togrnphs to sh · w alJ our Deacle f oreheadls mic-0,v.ered beneath wi mil- wepm: ~ti.l i t!

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rom then: ~ went East ilg1'i n st ppi ng i c1 a s.ub11Jrban r s.jden tmaf an::a. to do a few Stli!!el : hot in front of ho~ 11; - before l:t~ding for ch~ o.ndon Docl<: •

in:all . , we rdor.ned tu St. J otm's. · Vood and Paul's hous.t:, for mon:· l.(:" nd c·hc l11s. t loc O, p. ol;og,r. ph-, Thms.

·tj me r"u l rn11 °ivc do M.a . cha. got in t.o thic- ace I ill:,e sh a l.ways d c . oC thal anvon,,c · 111t111ded be­e:au5,: he ·s. a .:a re:1t dog at1d very photogen.tc wh21 t s. ri-...ore .

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[P•i-ct u re-11:i.l k ing. We trqclped do n. lo the foot of hi :!/J11rd.c-n. -1 r , hidden aiway behind a ll th tre . Paul ha. th i . fac'Uilistk gla s.-d m~ ed .sun-th i n,gy. l kn w Lhcn::'5 a spedill w td for i'L bu ; rm ll.lil'e ) Ou kn,;_Jw what L me· n, any\ ay t h qulte hmgh a . q 1a1re building ait tlw IJ.ottom -with gla w11l I ..

iu:r pillars. go r mght ·up :o the glass nJ-of a ~d th re's l rnund hydrau lic: lift. You

j~mst stand on th · :;t . p and. ll p Y,OIJJ! g.o, intc) t he dom4;:, Got ~ me- grca t pkt11.1 up there; with Paul, Ri,~go antl Manha, plus. a fow 5hots. of all che f~rn r fol o-. .. •s. Any~ way, jf ~ n<I. ·when y,011.1 s.ta re. c ll · ing the fl('(\v !ie.L of photographs. whkh llw l:-"1'11 Ch.11 b i olf cring, you II lkno .• :;i It .a b~::i,1.1t the Dilckgrou nd co H1em. O h y s. • _ .. alill rhc (mes i 11 :!J:Ol;l:_gks. nd crash hr:lmc..-ts were done on th · ·~'ffda}f Tim1J.s roof. luo_ So lillOW ~•ou know _

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BEHIND THE

TWO YEA RS AGO

by B,ill·y Sh1ephe1rd and Jiohnny Dean

G. · • ·O back two years, to Scptem beir , 966, :arnd the :Beatles we.re• tappin,g d,e c~arrts with ' 1Yel ~ow ~1ubmari ne:11

• backed by 1!:~e v,ondr(IIY , '' E le~or l\1gby'1• Co.--t1roYe:r.1:y s11;1,U 1Fag•ed ovie.r- tli'i · m rcc-.or-d1 ng wha.t W:Ji$ d scr1 bt!!d

a.$. a ""k~'dd"es."' tun ·11, but it sold ridiw1lou5,lyfast :a:11 over the world. A.nd t ake t ,od ay, Septe m b,er 19~. w h~n

·y e:I low Su b11n.!Jr l ri,e' ', i n ,._111-1 ength mo•vi e c:ut.oon fo,rm, is. bu stin g; box-,ci,•ffice r,e!!:or d s:. Wh ic,h gives a n ic.e coinciid'e ntaB tou c:h to whu h:a:s: 10 be the l.!! :St n. our ··Reh i ndl T h,e Spotlight" s,c. t i~s.. Why MIIJST It be the l~d We 11 , in t he last cou pl•e or ye,ars. t ht.I"' has bcee n 3 d r-a:5,t c c.h:;1ng,e ~n how ithe Bea.t les

ai'w'e managed ,:.heir I n..:red i bl e re-er 3:$, ~ t: ro1J1 p ..

0 1,1r1ing has gone by ithe board, almost •en­'· r'e ly. T !evi$iO.n ~p,pe;JJra.n<:es: fh ,!J'i'e lbtien (ew and far b~ tw~i;l n. I I n ,cad. th r;:y' v-e fo l~ I owe m di '!i' id u:al c-o1J1rse:s:, comill'lg to,geth,er-; t.owe'w'ell", for kmg ,5;pel1J:s, In the ll'e<:o rding st ud io.i . h: ':s: b -c-n a 11a1 u ral pr'ogi-es:s iQn and m: he mi I.I ions or fans u nde:rstand whait ha·s: be,en gol1n.g ori,

1"1ay c· t h•c ch .nge $ beH ~um med up In ~ h::it John t~ n ncm said, i::_wo f{!:air.s: a~,o it hit mon.: h ~ ··we re h11JJ m:allil be·1 n,gs and we re not tr:,i ng: ri:o pass ou i".S:elv,e~ ,off ~as. i:eenagie.r:s.. Whether we look our fu ll :ag,c: o not, ~he ra i;:t Is t h at we oft1en , feel years and years old r t h n we re Uy :;!I r e,"

.STRAIN In oth,12r words:, diic B I les we r!(:- f e Ii ,g:

the strain of non-sto p and histo ry-m:alki g, a,ctlvli!;y m: hrnuigh the y,e r s o stardom that w (!,n b fo,rie-. :So the re wo Id be mo m~ny

'fM .lJ.mrk:. ,,'t' " pr~~rl.l1ed 11.•,1'1·/i 1tm1JJ' ItWJ.r:t' tfi}fi/1.~ d r1ri'rJI[' t f /fr I 1/tr · -~ 'ti '.l/ 1/J /

◄ J. turdorlt. Ri~"i> {lfJ/h'af,t' ll ~1 Mt mysr If.id t.. ri, , ; ' ., • t! .i: ,d/mir't' cif .r t . fh 11 p "1·~w~ It~ ~im b. · !Jriri!, /J ~ ,·. ·••·i' • ,1r d!.iw/PIM ll<"m'J' Coop who _1: OJt ca1, s« J1, rlH• b(rf' ,r:rorm'fi.

g p$, too m ny :s p-ells of ,e❖rri parac ivc i1n~ a.cti ..- ity. too littl G nostalgic n.ews;, if we con­Eim!l~d digging b:ack to whi;111;: they w~•re dloi .€, bcehi tJ ·the :s:po~lig h~.. tw,o yea · ago.

But we can stm rou111'1,d it off neat ly. As September 1966 came in . the bo~ we re round Ing (!,ff ainoi:her ia:n i;;a5:~,c:ail I y :;i: i:: s:s.f u I t irip to Am c icai. 111"(1,li i•~ lly, s12v:12ral -of the­local stations had ,got hoM of what th•ey _ eg rdl d -'!$ a ~,coop over the re In 11:he States. It wa~ •. o,rri p,I, tc- Wit h ,d~tails, t hit J i;11 ne As.her wais fly ing iililt.o he St:!!!i:ecS :and thaii:: TH E m rr :iige w s ·bout r:o t l.!.e pll::io!:e . Funny how t h st- 1,!J1 111iOurs Start i n1 II: h,t fi r' Srt: place--p ro b::ibly th rough o,ne per-:son meet:­i ng 11:hc- Bead es. and dec.l,d I nig to ·te 11 t he wor ld how th•t.: boys. .. let m>B i n·i::o ·c:h i r oon• fidence"'- buc it wasn't t r we., despite: tl:n! weah; h of f L t t h:u cerul n br~dc:;!l~t.ers [Pill · into it.

HAVEN OF REST In t he Sita.:e , thre- ~oys re n·tie · mti: si . e

house in Hc:iilllywood' s. Ca.~o n T 12 mite. ihis was :a sort o haven of rest betwee n e•n­gagern,ems .. n d If aoy~dy needed' the ll:11re.!l k it was fohn L -non, For «>On afrtet g,cni ng bad e: to Br i taii n. the others we re off •O lili ho l i­d y,5; • . , • while John was due to have his h,ai r :S:horn re~ y. ror hi:s. s:tairrlng role ll'li ··How I Wol'il Th~ War". IDwring, th s,c. off~i;:h.11t')",!. spells ill t hei r tern pora P/ iho,me. lotl!i or :5,tar:s. calmed iround . . . t he Byrd s;, for in­:S. t nee. nd Jo n Bae:i and rr1ariy others.

mn an inii:: ·r i w, John 11.nd Pa I dropp,ed hi nu that they wc·rc- fim:ling 11: he :s,i; r-3.l 1'1 andl ii: he re[Peti t ion o co n:s t:a nt i:.ou i n.g w. s: getting :a bit. too much. Some w r-ito rs w:a nt1!d ll;Q, know ir they Wi! ll"e thi nking; or go-i ng

i.nro c:h e :S 't.age-m . ir;: ;,il o.,ri:: of comipos i ng work- Wli' . of Rodg I'".$ aindl H a.m,m erstei n tt~ m of the m 960s. Th a. t 'tiV.a:s. smardy p,ut down by Mr. !Lenno n and Mr. McCarcney. They _sa.id: .. Musk is our- wor ld. not mu i I comedy. The show-tnt$1 n~s $ ne r ally Is ri 't u.s:. W~ doni' t re.e~ ,hat wa'f, or t hin k .:'h t way. we .. •e: s:12en some ve,ry good musicals, but we can't see us si .ti ng down ain d do-ng anyt h Ing :si m ii~ r

.. We"re lrnpres:sed by a lo of t hG pop• m ir,: w ' h a d iin America and it's made us re-alisE: t hat you can neve r s.t-op learn ng, or- exper imenti ng_ People who pui:: dow pop mus c ~ e n;,u p Id a.n<l I h idk l:J.ocau se: it ''~ ob1■%::i us: hai: t.h,cr-c: a re no im•lts to sti-ck. inside. If eno ugh t ho ughrr goes lnir:;o It. ,f:s, ai l ways po.ss Me to come up wi i::h sornei::I ing, cre:i.1:J..,e a , d d iffet .:. ····

FOREMOST Biut, a!$ we ve 5:e~lilJ In h past (Ouple of

ye rs., it It Jkes • n awful lot of ti me in the :mjdio to come up w i1th maite.rj:;d in m:lh;!lt category. T he Be~des h . '■'e il.l W ys. reg l'de,d r;he m:5-elve5: . m u:s:i c:I M fl rst and fo rnmost . Noi:: h:a an ~rou nd i;: ter-tai n•er b,it. _ . •

O ne t rade paper- story _g;!lve the 'boy.s: bl t of a giggle. It <.0 nc . rried a OiJ ng i ni,gc-r who m It up wit h a ln-~$i-guitar-i st in Germany back. i m I '96 1 _ The l]m ;sist saiid he had .:i few songs t hait m gh c •~terest the .S i ger­:and th, t ti,e • d b~ p pa e:d to p:a$S: them ove r .LL$ he· didn 't k:lii much ch a.nc.e fo r hi:s. ,oW1f'I group to be m:a kiill'llg reca rds. T he be™ ~t w:;!ls IP:;!lu t M~Ca rit~ey- yo guess d ! Th · I l!liger was W yn, G i b~on. who I.ate r did "<:ove r" .a. couple: of Beat ie :songs. Story was th a.t W a'1 ne t iu med dlowri i;: h,e .s:ong:s. nd1 also retur l!lied to ilol'ldo n i:iO try and f1 nd fam c fo r him If wi11:h, foir g::<ample , •'She Love s You .. ! In fact, Paul couldn' ii: r emember ex­act ly wh:a.t songs he- had hli 1rn~nd- bu it"$ I nte re'.5- i;: ng 11:0 ie-e h,ocw Ii i:: le- quirks a 1d n lgg les of fa,t can have- ro much effect_

Ehn it IS ai point th a.t had he acce1Pted the s:ong:s., he coul pe rh21ps have had a h I {Q r hi m!i:elf,

S:e[Ptern be 1966 w Pop Poll tFmra ag,:airn­a nd i · Melody Ma er, for a :s.ta.rt, ii: he Beatles t de-cl to t ight em, t heir- tl rip o ni !I: h I n:gs r-at he.- t h:a n sho,w any s i:gn of ::;,I ppl rig. B rifrs.h sectio n: to p, g ro p: Jolhri ennoll fifth top solo :sl n.ger ; P~it.!~ M cCa rim y

seventh; George Ha l.s:on s.ccond in m11,1:s.l• c i:ans' :s,ect on.- · nd Pi u I t<f!nth ; top vo,i::;!11 record : · · ~perbtlc Wnit>0r••.

T,op g oup in th e W od d ;Section , ho l<l­i ~g off t h~ tBraach Boys ; John igfi th best ~, n,ge r (solo section) ; George t hi rd be:srr nnusldan-an-d · · P p .-In( k W .riter-•• l11_ga n t he be:S.t vo-cal reeord of t he ye:a r . . • b~t­i g:, i neidcni::ally. l:,lvi s Pr-es ley' $ ' ' F a.n ki ci

A John n :r" in to :s,econ d plat: • Anothe r fun ny r;h I ni.g was. that :as t hese

re,.$ul i::s we e a- ouncrad, G,eorge ·was. iilll iB,-om bay ca r :,- i,ng 011 Eiil s e nm:hus l.:i:S>m for t h G sit.a r a.s; a possiib!e po p~m sic I n:S.tru rn tit .

Med it.atio n :;)nd · h ochc I' t hings wer--e to come later, bu . ;H this. t i me he was t;1 ng· a se lou:; i ntc c:tt in Yoga, He :s,a.ld : ' ' I ,uicd il:o be a. pre t lty wiry fol low 'r/11 Ith i fa iir amo unt o st re ngch, bu·t t he at · ~igns. I •m :d ,r~i d. t h.rt: ~·m gei::1i ig ~ bit tlab by. Must be II th t ang Ing round In hotel lo y nges. I' -.-. told

t h:at Y og_a poses. wo u Id h I~ toni:i· w p my musdes , .. • nd from what I've r e:ad it m 1,1:s.t ibe , mo:S. ' iiU~Mst i ng subject .. ••

It was from t his trJp, 3Jn d { o l i:: 1s 111-terest ~ Iii y oga, t hit G,eo git <C:Yc-ntuau., ,got de.,epe r .:irnd dee,Pe-r into o· he r re l igio n:s. :and 11:heoti s.

And so we c.ame to t he .u1 ming up of this, whole series- a .s:e rics: whrch hais; bee•n mos Inter s ing t o wri e , incldent~lly, spe-c:ia lly fu r tthe _ memories I h · brougiu: back of how t he Seu le$ ros i:o an lJ n h l:!!a r-d­ofi posi t on In pop m iJ ~ic W e: were privileged ito be w ill: h II'. h<:im o m1 mm£ o, .: he rn:ajor momc na :a,nd we got to, k ow 1th n .a.s. in~ dliv id u:als ais wel I a i·ri th ai r pl;! ,fonm i n,g g roup I mag,e.

rn vi ably, the'f ha._.e ha.d co slow ,d,owo. Th y can not be men tEoned lfi y ordi ur-:,­pop-m usi-c <:~tegory- lb sC3USc- t h i:::y lo ng ago m!iie ~bo'w',e i . W-c I S?ne them split up te m po rar~I:, in that Septe rn be r o two year$ ago_ W ra leave them wi i;:h no hint In o what d ~r-eclt ion t hey w II be flie di g i 1wo yG:a rs time·

It .s wh in you rt:ali~ i:i how fast s-ome g roups c.Ollil a and go that ya u ,re,al l$e sc F, ow ,g reat has been Beatie A< h le..,ern t. And we I know there i n uc • mu,ch mq,ire to com,e.

We"r repfa.<i mg i::his :s: d,;:i w1ith some up r new iJeu. But. rnOr<I! about that next

mo nth.

SUBMAIUIE I J

PllEMIED.E

•·• J h pc 011 of }'OtI '1-vmll buy me :L d r"nk or ~,vo an -r all Lha !" muu.eri.::d per pi ring J( -Jrnl-ilJl , · ::i'>·ilio n sL. ffm~u~ wh im­p · ·sibk ws.k . ::.-eme,ci. t ibi.: w k r,;: J ::i d i!:!! r ~,asS.:L~ fo r thi..: E.:.~ • ,mcll ye~ tu lt.!t 'lhi: Prcs.­phot gm phcr . t [h~j r s.Luff.

T . o P~-opl ·overt:'d fr m head to feel in _:•ellow h::i 11 l ::1gi.::~ h :~ nd out il ppf s. A 1l

en rmm1s nln Mc.:. n i p1 ,~c d · l>tmt m1 th l)ttvemc1rU. R lliml,!; S Lon e !ii rngg.kd thr4)Ugh th dm>rw )'. • omc lice rce: , G inger Dal t:'r of t lw rca m .ltld 11:1 . ti. f thi.: G mpefru it fi u r rn ai:rt'L ed. Twig y 2ln d .J ust1 ic 11 Id ., n un~he-d uff!!d Pre, con­~- renc o rI 1.hi;:: .sf ti to ,:rn I1(Hl.!'!ICC thci en­~ag<:: lll it:' 11 [ .

f' t C B ·~tie • R. aJl;!]: N<LS fi rst lD l! rrivc-. · 1 ;:rn reen ,lS -..vilh him. we:~ri n IT !;I b !LI if u.l 'i-. hLle I J.(".('- lml;!'-;L!:. Then •. me G l];Oi'ge ill >•clJm11,• s 1,1 it r. nd m. Cehi ng h, I \ ·ith a · elk1w S:ub:m jj'j )e badge ju t b [)\!{! hi !i f, TI;-hc,~Ld.

SH()H·rLY after e·~, t o ' . Jock l¾.Uii.: wo re ·dlm~·. to - whh a pmple Ollil t e e_ \'emmg _of We_d!lile_ s.daiy, h.etd b-and . Last c't m . Pa u I. John amd Yoko J l 17 1 n..:::g B l 0Po-.E1,:rn! p ti~lg a Yt: ir)' fl 11 -~ ydlow ~ii -I Ui :}' · ';l,iu ,; .eat · JUaJa tie J h1l i:n <i \Yhite suit wi (h -1 d:;i r •abluc.

u·a gri.p,petl ti.g,htl,}1 ilJn t,<1mdo111's rumi.:-fm n~<.:-d shlrt. West E:nd for t • itiirst dm-e io :a I n idc cllc th , H'e .:i sho•rt carlo ) 1• fo.H.lun:: couple uf year: + In all d!ire.c-tioiJJ - W."t - a lread1t· cm the ·r-e..c:1111. f,fot ~ h 1' didn 'il a lo:ng Pic,cadiHy and ,d@;wn :R.egeril!t stop l ~ tdc:vi ion crew foUowing each S 1.~ ii ~ f SI ft 11.. fn::5 I ·-arri d .Be cl · il l.I the " ay inlo th • · · tred, up tJK 11cngtw1 '°' ··• a e i.1Uf)' drc~e and d o~ ••~ to m h.c (-:en tre Qf th~ f ront A ve-.. m.1e- ~raffic came to ~ s.tarul.-- liow. rumerns. whirli ng. aPd bdglH ha nd •h Id sf l as thoussuds upon tholllsands of l:lmp hin1n out .-b-olU them~ fans gaii ,hefed as close as tW:le)· 0 011dd get to t]le Lorulo:n Pa l'iHi0n theatre to see the BcatJes arrive for ti c World Premiere of ~ Ve]~ow s11·b­mari1ID · ' .

L inc of IL ndon '' ' bob h i •· ~in·k .d :arm t ho~dl back [h pres i ng ma se - of bodi s. b long.i 1\g to faL,.hfu I De,H le l¾mpli::·.. Thi:: last ti nu:- I k""C.a.cl!J I C i rc:us. had :-.c-c:n ~ hi kind of thin w.-s bi:llck ~n the u~y f 1964 :;in di 1965 whe.-i •• A Hili!rd Day's j e:ht •• .a nd. lh. El .. n e!p r I lm<l thi;::ir -i:qu,i lly sp;d Lc:u!u gala opc-ni n _

ln th~ thc;;1t re arrow O}'Cr :sc re of rcp,on r .- nd mern.me11 j stied with ch.e fomou. . The B.ctJtfets Mmrth}y p ubl i h. r Sell n O' tuhu.ny, ;:Jjtor Johnny De 11,

photo~raphcr u:-s tc Bryce: and. yours ·tr u.lly wcd~d our ch • the D ot of thi.: a ir~ cas. s the c Lebrif e began to arrive.

24

CELEBRATIONS

-rhe end f th ililm ·. S. b~ fl. Ci I l !.!' 11 11 ' rhe nd or !he e · n i ng' ,;:elcbratfon . f romi

.P•r:::r:::21tliHy Cir-cu:;, • ! rea m f •ca r crossed Lon:don t I he .B • w.-ter R , d. .a nd 'Jhe Ro • I .l....3Jnc. st,e, I Imel. Tl~ n: the Ra n · Or a1~i ·1tic.m threw n c:elchrh y pa rty • o !a u nch their new ell w ."'uibm.airj n di --coth uc morn. M · t or the fa mous f .ce ,; ~· d ·. ~ t1 ◊ ·er · t the P· iii on re-l! ppc-.Qred h~tween l I p.m. an l mLc ni •ht t the .Roya I L:~ n ~Lstc:r. ,01,1.t hcrn, ·rclcvi ion we orga tl• fa in star i nter\.1fo.,,~•s. DeieJ ::. like P.ece Brad y, Ton:y Blaekburn, s.i mo,, D1.:e .a.ml Kenn)' fa·en: Ll wt:rt: lln::ling i nl:o pla te:;. o f !hdp-yoursi:'I f :-!I lad. &-='.an C.I 1,1 b seen;~ ~r.~ f rcd;::i · d~y nd h r hu ·oa d, Bri n. chatted w a v.-r[cty o.f Bea,rl ba.:::kroom boy ft' m . EMS and Apple. Oc1 [he fteslNtit

.,1 RO Yr.· : Tlr ,;.-c•w ! in J'frcarlili · · · l"('J4nL' "riftJtw,rn •· al iire l't.Jrilimr

nrrto w ,- I' orfll,m: r. wbbi

side- or th bi. g,'I. · . oo rs Picc~1,dilly; · l:k t le Pc r>I. re-.1 -~-tlfllblt':J for furl h,c-r .-,1j 111 p e f lheit fa ve foursom e_ Dow,1~ ~.'\if in • h•!.! Y ~l lO"'r\' Suhm rinc dfa,1;:-ot 11~ !Ji,:; ,,t 1-c.as t ~00 peo I· did t hc:iir t t <I an •

in u 11 area whmch nil r:!ht acco mm date 50 .i 11 00111for E, -·11.a mp.uigt'lie \ .as. .::.:rved •,vi ch m ~1.4;; 11- ,g.cn r-o it by tl,:n:..:n of w·ti~ i.::r -,

"G rnd ual.l)" Oll i.! found 0 11 c:: \ 1fr'.~t ri 11<1 ing ,nol'{' ~111,d m o re bro ··c,~ "'·1. -.;; i,rl the c::,i r pi::1.-11 L c .a J - of wild Ci:l I' I . s. ,, ie- s m, 1 he p; rE f th: gu -t · - hut bl':t:;,i u !-ie 1 he I r :i!.h t

·iu -11 made- ~pilhJ1g:; mid sm.Ls hi 11 .::i~ a 11 1 i 1te- i table_

i It Hie reg[ n ' l''O ti n,d l hL" lates. t HIT! ... , l ~ , 11 to ld the whule- crow(_kd, yell w, -tat'•

· cud d:ed, . l~;;, ,np:1 •ne-!-; r.· r'.k led ev. n i_c g g;:.iv,c the Dr..~ ;,Lt les. c rl oon ft m a ~ ::ilt: nd rd e-n.d­o lT! · nd fM w k .af"i ,·w.anJ:; t hcrc: ere ~, U-e,.·eni 11g qu u - ut ·iJt: 'Lhr.: .P:n:i ion :rnd :I· Strud io Onie. Ihi.:! p ;.i j r of \ c ~ End ci.r~eina ·:it - ·hich •I 'Yd low s,~bm ~ri !1 ... , \\', being s.h uwn_ Im.lcctl;I, bot 11 I oc.atiOil reporti::d rn p:1ci1 bu i 11 a Tl il long lh,e line ..

·. o, C Ile tiim L pl.1ying at !-;I rin~ of I. ;;.1d­ing [ It .:u,es LhrrmshouL t h~ ou1U r _ , in m~j-· r ,i: im ie ·md , -c r t , Again i t :;ee m. as. though '·y ·110, S:ubm, rim: '' i pro,·1ri:_

R N GO I R ST ;~ rcoord-b.-ea ki1•g oo'.\: omci.: ~ ttra-c- t ion I\ L -.-.-, r'L u:-. Jl10menm~ all fo~, rr Ri;:a~ I d _ pite that brief . p:;i ti..: of i.-:x, e • kt! Pir i.:: s.s

ti ror 1)1;!0 i 11 . . ~ Lifl R i 11 ,g.o w~ fl rst - the- tmiL":; ~ t the b gi rming o f A ngu t !i u 11 -

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THE OFF ICIAL B-EAT I ES FAN CLUB'S SUPE PIX SALES SERVl1C~ ! Thi;: f:m Clu . h. or ·ni ng iL L) W l!l t:X -1~, ~·v ph t ·. _clli.1,g si.lr-.·ir::e, i) ffcr ing se ts. o f

brn nd • 11 ' ;pic-l ure o f fohn, Paul, ~ii..: 'f,£00 ~i.nd R i L1 ~u--". un(crfu] ~0 1,1 .. •1;1 i 11h0Logr ph s. D.-1.·a tk s ~ rpmx whik l ,, OT be a. .Jiilabl , el ::-whi:!rc_

AJ I .ro 1,1 1 h the ,· l)f Bi:u Liem~, nma we stuck t . our pol icy of 11 E - 11 i 1\1; ~ o~L" 11 i hrough thr.: ;i u ::- ~:n:· ri:; It i• ~q-• . 1·i hr · e hou~d ril!'m:l i 11 t, n , p,p,· ~i,il:ti on s.ocit!' tj' ,iJ.Jid j n fur io i~,, fo:r Bc.i.lUe Propl!.! mm her m h ~ 11 ,1, m ,r k t plac • _

h is rhc- d ub o mb~rs. ,. ·ho h:1.,.·1.: pe-rsu(Li:)ci;:I ui; to change mh~11l po icy n w. t 'if h O,U~' I nd · or )'Oll e i ti ,~g in [ -U :; I.Y " sh uk1 be aore • [Tt-r al Ii=-:, t ~L 1111~ 11 rn n.ge f ·I, pi;i.:i.'1 l item - -lich as. p,h-ottHmapJ,:,,.

SO W E'RE LAUNCH ! ,u ·rH P IX Al .:."· S.ERVlCE WITH A BA , H 0- EIGH SJ>I -TAKE . U , iRO UP SHOTS A D I } I Vi l)' AL I PORT tv ns o . PA U L. GE m-:. v REN < .

:I_ The:: pt~(;,:: is . . . ii:1 • ' t £ I for the ft tsl compkti= ~ t of ci lu, \V ·n .j.J!Jd new ; Bc:aLles. Su rptx 10 • he .ri gula r' i ,~ Ltir',~1 Is_ They won ' l be )e,1[P re-prod u t i,0, 11 _.

f. ~~h rkwrc ~ve nd om 'i¥tll be 1:L l uxurio LL!-;J -pr du d gl : •i 111 I p ) tcd • o the purch e Lfi .a .:.l i tTe·net:I cnvd()p i:: t(l ' . dam.-ge i ,~ mailin~. ch 'uperpi:< plmh) 1nt=as u n: · • '. ou .chi; ,vh i-c I - or full-phtlil!' size •

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Exciting New"'.SUPE.RPIX,, Go on Sale

'fhe:se an11. ju· t smaH reproduc:t:ions of wme new photographs: i1fl the BEAiil'll!.ES SU PEIRP.~ X se.-i e:· now lbei ng made. available to the pl!lbl ic on m 41 order through The O fflcial Beatl-e.s F;an Ciu1b. TheFe. :are a total of eight diifferelflt, ,e')cch,.1:5:ive ,and

u~to-d:i.te photogll"aphs in the inidal b~ttk of S,U IP ERPI X (SE1i A), .. Th . etu I s iize o:t' -each is i ust a. lbi t l:airger th:an a w hol pag'e of thi.s. boo!k. Ill lu.S;trated airF-!i!i oli1C ,of two _grou1p shots. ,(Al)~-a pc0rtrait of John (Al)•• ·. po..r-u·.ai·t of Ringo (A6). andl ai :sp!tl□al

ph:wre of !Paul 1pl us Martha. at hQme with Ringo in the b.ackg rouind, ,( AS).. Mor·e shot from the s:et ,n e_xt month, b , .. u: 1rn_e:antmme s.ii!0 Fr da 1KJeU :t~ _Se;ptc.m ber N ew.s:-~ ett-er (p •ges 4 :;md S) for- moll"•C: die · lfis :about BIEATll!.cS 'SUPERiPIX. _J .

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MORE APPLE RECORDS Tiu: ··w • nr:I l~ . r .l~ l · cquippro rcrordLI11,; -tudrn • b1,1 iU inUJi

the, ~ -~.c.'.□ l of " ' . \'m ,ow, Thi? &attn □ll"W pple he.• da q rte-rs i □ Londo□ · · \.\'ese ·.1t t1, are almost op rntiarial a□d n:adi.)· t . ,:ape wilh llhc- fl it:1000 of i,on • 1l1e : tudio:;. , •i IJ 1}1? IJSM nOL or1l)0 by Tile Be.aiUes~ tho II lln ~ • orr1ple ·, Cli,cir o~n l.lP .-crordi~s II •r hu~ by ml'ler arti!il • utw mm! t, on eh , A1r11,11~ label :,um:I. b1· <ml l ,1,cr · who ,ill b abtc ro □ iii•!;:' ~uolilll' pi:;H:c t'r-om timl? to time-,

M!?.3!Dl'1i'hifc, ih.e li ' of pp !Rt 1)1:'d . :3!1:'ll!'it ha. ah"eady -r · :r,li'o • ]n rim!it casi:s o□c or mure o TI Bf!3c·tei;. \ ·i11 b . in ol.1· ~ i1t O productio□ of otbc-r Ulil~ ·• n: rd~ fo r 111,c J1ple l\abc-1. au1 i ~,,,d lo h partkutarli}· mtl'l•msht. ti'i! l4oout DREY AND. DY . . n~ • J!i'(UIJI co be nlll?lil. THE IVIES. Pc-t..-r b r ha!; produced lw-o ·'d • fol' :;'Ii i.11gl wltth a□ merka.n arlJ • JAM' . TA YLOIR. m m:h:hl i.on i ppl R,c . rd a-re , cherlulh1 Ckl an l.P :n lb um b.>' . H.f . - ·iOD QU R

HARRISONS HOLIDA V Ho1id~ p<ir 'I of 15 H rrison

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