quinta-feira, 27 de janeiro de 2022

2014-01: The night that changed America...

TV show was recorded to celebrate the 53rd anniversary:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CZNzOdUuzSL/?utm_medium=copy_link

Includes the setlist.

2022-01: The rooftop concert streamable...

The setlist:
"Track List

1. “Get Back” (Take 1)
2. “Get Back” (Take 2)
3. “Don’t Let Me Down” (Take 1)
4. “I’ve Got a Feeling” (Take 1)
5. “One After 909”
6. “Dig a Pony”
7. “Jam/God Save The Queen”
8. “I’ve Got a Feeling” (Take 2)
9. “Don’t Let Me Down” (Take 2)
10. “Get Back” (Take 3)"
(...)
"Get Back: The Rooftop Performance debuts just in time for the show’s anniversary on January 30th, 1969, at the end of the sessions. The Beatles went up on the roof of their Apple headquarters in London, as crowds gathered in the streets below, until the show got shut down by the police. Three of the roof performances made it on to the finished Let It Be album: “I’ve Got a Feeling,” “Dig a Pony,” and “One After 909.” It turned out to be the last time the Beatles ever played live in public."

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beatles-rooftop-concert-let-it-be-1291122/

quarta-feira, 26 de janeiro de 2022

2020: Paul McCartney did an AMA...

... by the time of McCartney III. Fun to read:
https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/interview/reddit-ama-ask-me-anything-chat/

1965-08: Mike talks about...

... Paul. A fluffy story being told by Paul's brother:
https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/interview/portrait-of-paul/

terça-feira, 25 de janeiro de 2022

1970: Phil Spector notes (admiration) for...

George Harrison?
Yes. Written notes, song by song. So interesting to read:
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/phil-spector-recording-notes-george-harrison/
Quoting:
"Harrison was anxious to work with Spector, having stockpiled nearly 30 songs for a solo album. And unlike The Beatles producer, Spector was overwhelmed by the maturity, the majesty and the diversity of the material presented to him. “It was endless,” Spector recalled. “He had literally hundreds of songs and each one was better than the rest. He had all this emotion built up when it was released to me”.

In written correspondence, Spector noted the “buried” vocals, the lack of “wailing sax”, not forgetting the trademark orchestral flourishes Spector was known for adding to pieces. What comes across most notably is Spector’s admiration for Harrison’s vocal prowess, perhaps feeling that he had been underserved by the albums in The Beatles canon."

sábado, 22 de janeiro de 2022

2022-01: The only music credited to McCartney-Harrison?

... (from the Quarrymen). And the 23 years that should have been one week:
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-only-paul-mccartney-george-harrison-song-by-the-beatles/

sábado, 8 de janeiro de 2022

2022-01: A história de Mal Evans...

... assassinado em 1976 pela polícia Norte Americana:
https://amp.radiox.co.uk/artists/beatles/the-tragic-story-of-beatles-roadie-mal-evans/
Citando:
"On 5th January 1976, Evans was shot dead by Los Angeles Police Department officers at his home after he confronted the officers with a rifle. It was subsequently discovered that the weapon was just an air rifle. Evans was 40.

How did such a loved and amiable man end up in this tragic situation?"

domingo, 2 de janeiro de 2022

1964: A grammy was won by a Chipmunks record...

... singing the Beatles!

https://www.instagram.com/todayinthebeatleshistory/p/CXw5xL6O5_L/

2022-01: Beatles film producer dies...

Quoting:
"O’Dell’s passing was confirmed by his son Arran, who told The Associated Press yesterday (January 1) that he died of natural causes at his home in Almería, Spain on Thursday December 30. 

Breaking out into the world of film in the 1940s, O’Dell racked up an impressive catalogue that sported such hits as It’s A Wonderful World (1956), Tread Softly Stranger (1958) and The Playboy Of The Western World (1962). He first linked up with The Beatles in 1964, mounting their production of A Hard Day’s Night as an associate producer."
Source:
https://www.nme.com/news/music/beatles-film-producer-denis-odell-has-died-aged-98-3128221?amp