Welcome back for yet another Beatles Rarity Of The Week. “Something” was a song written by George Harrison in January 1969 and later featured, not only on the Abbey Road album later in the year, but also on the A-side of a single coupled with John Lennon’s “Come Together” on the B-side. This was George’s [...]
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One After 909 – The Beatles Jan. 30, 1969 rooftop performance
I thought this would be an appropriate choice for this week’s video feature since the date is September 9th. The Beatles, along with friend and keyboardist Billy Preston, made their final concert appearance at around 1:00 pm on January 30, 1969, on the roof of their Apple headquarters and studio at 3 Savile Row, London. [...]
Beatles Rarity Of The Week – an early version of ‘I Want You’
Welcome to the Beatles Rarity of the Week. A well-known period of Beatles history known as the Get Back Sessions filled the entire month of January 1969. During this time, movie cameras rolled while The Beatles rehearsed their new material, as well as covered a massive host of oldies that they learned during their formative [...]
The Beatles – The Ballad Of John And Yoko (original promo)
John Lennon wrote The Ballad Of John And Yoko during his honeymoon in Paris with Yoko Ono in March 1969. Although the word ‘ballad’ is commonly used to describe a slow love song these days, this song is referred to as ballad from a more traditional definition, meaning a narrative poem set to music. John’s [...]
Beatles Rarity Of The Week – I’m Talking About You (BBC Live for Saturday Club)
Welcome to The Beatles Rarity Of The Week. It is an unquestionable fact that The Beatles were fascinated by many of the pioneers from the golden era of American rock and roll. Of course there was Elvis Presley. But there are a few others that made a profound influence on the development of The Beatles [...]
Beatles Rarity Of The Week – Oh! Darling (early test session)
Welcome to the Beatles Rarity of the Week. In hindsight, January 1969 was an interesting month in the history of The Beatles. With their White Album at the top of the album charts in both Britain and America, you’d think that they would have been in high spirits when they reconvened on January 2nd, to [...]
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