1967-01: Início de gravação do vídeo de Strawberry Fields

Detalhes do primeiro dia de gravação (1967-01-30):

https://www.instagram.com/p/CKp2pZBnkzU/

1968-01: Gravação do pequeno segmento...

... dos Beatles no final do filme Yellow Submarine (1968-01-25). Sabiam que as vozes no filme não foram gravadas por eles? 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CKc19qJHHa4/

1968: The Rishikesh compound in India today

Some photos and a little bit of context (and an error, 1969 is mentioned as the year for the white album):

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-beatles-ashram-left-behind-india-travel/amp/

Quoting;

"The property became the victim of government politics for some time but nevertheless maintained its artsy vibe. It has been a site of illustrious graffiti since 1990 where trespassers decorated the wall as a tribute to the Beatles. Encouraged by the street artist Pan Trinity Das, the government, after initial hesitation, officially opened the ashram to the public in 2015. In February 2016, The Beatles Ashram Mural Project saw Das along with four other artists producing murals for what used to be the ashram’s lecture hall. Marking the 50th anniversary of Lennon and Harrison’s visit to Rishikesh, the celebration in the Chaurasi kutia followed the example of the two-year Liverpool museum exhibition.

Take a glimpse at the ashram that nourished the Beatles’ creativity, below."

2021-01: McCartney and tik tok?

Photobomb as they say:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/13845217/woman-freaks-out-paul-mccartney-photobomb-new-york/

2021-01: McCartney III na revista Visão...

https://visao.sapo.pt/visaose7e/livros-e-discos/2021-01-25-a-terceira-vaga-de-paul-mccartney-no-disco-mccartney-iii/

2017: Lyrics of a George Harrison song to Ringo...

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/ringo-starr-handed-lost-beatles-10647216

Quoting:

"A lost song, written by George Harrison has been discovered inside an old piano bench.

George's widow Olivia, has revealed that after making the exciting discovery she handed the notes straight over to Ringo Starr.

The lyrics to Hey Ring were penned by her late husband to the drummer as a desperate bid to keep the band together.

George wrote the song in the 1970s when the band were at breaking point over their creative direction."

2021-01: James Taylor biography and Beatles mentions

James Taylor escreveu a sua biografia e refere os Beatles que o contrataram para a Apple e tocaram no primeiro disco dele, a audição com George e Paul e o empréstimo da frase "Something in the way she moves" que ele sempre considerou acidental:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/james-taylor-looks-back-on-his-early-years-11611334730

Citando:

"“I stopped the story with the release of ‘Sweet Baby James’ because at that point, I become a public person and said everything worth saying,” says Mr. Taylor on the phone from a recent Montana ski trip. “I was on the cover of Time magazine in 1971 and became sort of an open book.”

Mr. Taylor has had a seismic cultural impact. His manager says that he has sold 100 million albums. Taylor Swift was named after him, as she announced from the stage of Madison Square Garden in 2011 when Mr. Taylor joined her to sing “Fire and Rain.” In addition to his own songs, Mr. Taylor has excelled as an interpreter, notching hits with covers including Carole King’s “You’ve Got a Friend” and “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You),” which was written by the Motown team of Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Eddie Holland."

2021-01: Here Comes the Sun in the "Celebrating America" TV Special celebrating Joe Biden election

https://youtu.be/L5b5A8Tr9P0

Quoting:

"Jon Bon Jovi contributed a pre-taped performance of the Beatles' George Harrison-penned Abbey Road classic "Here Comes the Sun" to Wednesday's (Jan. 20) Celebrating America primetime TV special. The show honored incoming President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

The Bon Jovi frontman's cover version was perfectly serviceable, and it sat nicely alongside appearances from Foo Fighters, Bruce Springsteen and others. But there's just something about the Jon Bon Jovi performance that gave some viewers a chuckle, as was evident on social media."

Source: Jon Bon Jovi's Beatles Cover Draws Amused Reactions From Viewers | https://loudwire.com/jon-bon-jovi-beatles-cover-biden-inauguration-special/

1966-01: George Harrison marries Patty Boid "in secret"

O segredo não durou muito. Engraçado perceber que foi Brian [Epstein] que recomendou/forçou que o casamento fosse discreto e civil... E que John Lennon ou Ringo Starr não estiveram presentes (!!!) por... estarem de férias. A 1966-01-21:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CKSef6KJ8Yk/?igshid=chvji7vcgmkb

1965: The "nothing box" and John

... at least in photos:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CKSef6KJ8Yk/?igshid=chvji7vcgmkb

2021-01: A História de Phil Spector...

... para quem não viu o filme ;)

https://www.vulture.com/article/phil-spector-music-producer-murderer-obituary.html?utm_source=undefined&utm_medium=undefined&utm_campaign=feed-part

Citando:

"His signature Wall of Sound consisted of one or two or three pianos, four or five or six guitars, as many bassists, drummers and percussionists, all playing together, precisely, and recorded with preternatural care to form a tsunami of aural effect. Over it, he took songs by some of the nation’s best songwriters and married them to the yearning, indelible voices of young singers. The result was an emotionalism on a scale that simply had never been conceived of before. “Spector’s real greatness is his ability to induce those incredible little moments of poignant longing in us,” Leonard Cohen once reflected.

It’s probably true to say that he expanded the sound of pop, and the very possibilities of the form, more radically than any other person in the years between the heyday of Sun Records and the rise of the Beatles. The results are not just familiar but seem like they’ve always been here: “She’s a Rebel” and “Da Doo Ron Ron” by the Crystals; “Be My Baby” and “Walking in the Rain” by the Ronettes; a series of hits for the Righteous Brothers, including “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’”; and then “River Deep — Mountain High,” an ambitious mini-epic he crafted for the voice of Tina Turner. They are a dim part of the cultural landscape now; at the time, they created a new center of gravity for the world of pop."

1962-01: The Beatles fan club and Freda Kelly...

... who worked for them until 1972 sincebthe age of 17!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CKKyZYGnjVD/?igshid=mx5s6ba7wj9p

2021-01: Phil Spector (producer) dies at 80

The man of the "wall of soud", producer of Let it be (the non-naked version), George Harrison's "All Things must Pass" and some other John Lennon records (and that allegedly put a gun against his head) died at 80:

Phil Spector, Famed Producer Convicted of Murder, Dead at 80 - Rolling Stone

Quoting: 

"Spector returned to the music world in 1969. A new Ronettes single, “You Came, You Saw, You Conquered,” flopped, but that same year he also released Sonny Charles and the Checkmates’ “Black Pearl,” a Number 13 hit. Now securely back in the production saddle, Spector hooked up with the Beatles. He produced John Lennon’s solo hit “Instant Karma!” and was given the task of creating an album out of the group’s abandoned Get Back sessions. The result was the Beatles final studio album, Let It Be.

Some of Spector’s critics, including Paul McCartney, were unimpressed with his string-heavy treatment of tracks such as “The Long and Winding Road.” But McCartney’s bandmates were happier with Spector’s work. George Harrison not only asked Spector to produce his triple-album, All Things Must Pass, but Lennon brought him on to co-produce The Plastic Ono Band and Imagine, albums that had an uncharacteristically spare sound for Spector. Fittingly, Lennon also had Spector, the creator of the greatest rock Christmas album of all time, produce his single “Happy Xmas (War Is Over).”

Kate Bush version of...

... Come Together:

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/kate-bush-the-beatles-come-together-cover/amp/

Quoting:

"The band with Bush would play around 20 shows in London and, during one of those, run through a rendition of The Beatles track ‘Come Together’. It marks the song out as one of Bush’s best covers and a glimpse of the unchartered talent she was about to unleash on the world."

Video in YouTube:

https://youtu.be/t5Fv1iYJS6o

1964: James Bond about the Beatles?

In a specific scene of the film Goldfinger:

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/james-bond-and-the-beatles-when-007-made-fun-of-the-fab-four/amp/

Quoting:

"It’s hard to ignore the clash of cultures here. The Beatles were the brand new dawn of a new culture and James Bond was a defender of the old. The tension between the franchise and The Beatles grew in 1964 when Goldfinger was released and a noted piece of dialogue became the talk of the music industry.

During a particularly hot and heavy scene of flirtation, 007 is with a lady in his bedroom when notices that the champagne has gone warm. It’s an unacceptable situation for the secret agent and provokes him to utter an unforgettable line: “My dear girl, there are some things that just aren’t done; such as drinking Dom Perignon ’53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs”."

2021-01: Paul McCartney interview in...

... Deep Hidden Meaning available in Apple music here:

https://music.apple.com/us/station/paul-mccartney/ra.1547489365

2021-01: Paul McCartney canta All Things Must Pass...

... no concerto de homenagem a Harrison no mês em que faz 50 anos que o primeiro álbum a solo de George Harrison chegou ao número 1 do top de vendas dos EUA (e ficou por lá 7 semanas):

https://www.instagram.com/p/CJtkxKJhuGR/?igshid=7b4gecuodh2k

2021-01: Paul McCartney | Billboard videos

An interesting source of latest videos from Paul McCartney: 

Paul McCartney | Billboard

Link address: https://www.billboard.com/music/paul-mccartney

2021-01: Paul McCartney says goodbye to Gerry...

... from the Gerry and the Pacemakers, Beatles main competition, on his words.

The highlight is a photo of Paul McCartney (and the rest of The Beatles)  Gerry and... Roy Orbison himself also. Top sixties:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CJmM-s2H1oi/?igshid=70vnie2uwvab

A news piece made over the IG post: 

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9506337/paul-mccartney-gerry-marsden-dead-tribute

updated: 

- More sources (billboard)