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Monthly Archives: July 2010

Jul 23
Jul 23 8 comments

Rain – promo video, 1966

On May 20, 1966, The Beatles filmed new color promo clips for their new single tracks Paperback Writer and Rain. It was first aired in black & white, however on UK’s Top Of The Pops program. This is an upgraded account of Rain with a short comment from John Lennon toward the end concerning the [...]

Jul 21
Jul 21 0 comments

Twist And Shout

The Beatles visit an art show in Paris and perform to give a dejected girl inspiration for her art. 2 people think this is FAB! Click here if this is FAB! Click here if you change your mind.

Jul 20
Jul 20 2 comments

Beatle John Lennon could be face of new Royal Mint coin

Beatle John Lennon could be immortalized forever on a commemorative coin if he takes the lead in a groundbreaking poll. For the first time in its 1,100-year history, the Royal Mint is asking the public to decide who should be commemorated on the next coin in its Great Britons collectible series, alongside Shakespeare, Churchill, Charles [...]

Jul 19
Jul 19 5 comments

Beatles Rarity Of The Week – Twist And Shout (Swedish Radio, 1963)

Welcome to the Beatles Rarity of the Week. I’m Happy Nat and I put one of these out each week (usually on Mondays…to kind of help in some small way to get us through them). When The Beatles made their October 1963 visit to Sweden, their first order of business was to record a radio [...]

Jul 16
Jul 16 9 comments

Backmasking – a ‘Meat City’ example

Backmasking (also known as backward masking) is a recording technique in which a sound or message is recorded backward onto a track that is meant to be played forward. Backmasking is a deliberate process, whereas a message found through phonetic reversal may be unintentional. The Beatles are credited with the first usage of backmasking in [...]

Jul 16
Jul 16 5 comments

In My Life – HQ promo for Beatles Anthology DVD documentary set

After mentioning In My Life in the last BROW segment, it brought back memories of this video account of John Lennon’s beautiful song from the Rubber Soul LP, as it was prepared for the Anthology documentary. The video served as an apt promo for a great film series. 12 people think this is FAB! Click [...]