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I have been fascinated by the work of The Beatles for a long time. I have been collecting recordings by them since 1976 which is longer than I have been an adult. Over the years my interests grew beyond the official recordings, and also from group efforts to solo-Beatle projects, and from collectible vinyl to CDs and video media. I even started collecting material by other artists that had one or more of The Beatles contributions as supporting musicians. What I really wanted to do was to get everything they ever did musically, but the more I collected and the more I learned, the more I realized what a nearly impossible endeavor this would be. So I do not claim to have everything; maybe everything that I am aware of, but not everything. Whenever I become privy to something I don’t have, I do what I can to get it, and into this listing it goes. Each week, on Monday, I pull out one of the rarities from the list for you to hear.

Feb 03 0 comments
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It’s So Hard – John Lennon visits Mike Douglas Show, 1972

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0savesSave On February 14-18, 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono did a one week co-host stint on US television’s Mike Douglas Show. This performance aired on the Feb. 14th show and was actually taped two weeks earlier on Jan. 31st. John and Yoko are joined onstage by the Elephants Memory Band to perform a song [...]

Feb 01 0 comments
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Singalong # 35: Penny Lane/Eleanor Rigby

With introductions handled by George and Ringo, sing along with The Beatles to “Penny Lane” and “Eleanor Rigby”. Click the image above to play the video. Here are some Amazon links to read more on, or purchase, some Beatles-related music: The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. 3 people think this [...]

Jan 30 0 comments
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Beatles Rarity Of The Week – “Good News” (extra from ‘Vertical Man’ sessions)

Welcome to the Beatles Rarity of the Week. With Ringo Starr’s new album Ringo 2012 hot off the presses, I thought it would be a good week to scrounge up a Ringo rarity. Has it really been 50 years since he first went on a record?! Additionally, you can consider this a follow-up to an [...]

Jan 27 2 comments
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You’re Going To Lose That Girl (clip from Help!, 1965)

On February 19, 1965, The Beatles did an afternoon recording session to record John Lennon’s new song, “You’re Going To Lose That Girl.” The 4-track mix consisted of John’s Gretsch rhythm guitar, Paul McCartney’s bass and Ringo Starr’s drums on track 1, George Harrison’s guitar solo and electric piano on track 2, backing vocals from [...]

Jan 25 0 comments
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And Your Bird Can Sing

The Beatles work with a bird catcher and her lovesick colleague to catch a rare singing bird. Click the image above to play the video. Here are some Amazon links to read more on, or purchase, some Beatles-related music: The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. 6 people think this is [...]

Jan 23 0 comments
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Beatles Rarity of The Week – “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” (earliest demo)

I’m hoping most of those reading this have had the opportunity to check out Martin Scorsese’s recent biographical documentary George Harrison: Living In The Material World by now. Back in October it made it’s debut in cinemas across the U.K. and was also released on home video. In the U.S., it made it’s first appearance [...]