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Beatles Rarity Of The Week – That Means A Lot (John Barrett mix)

Welcome to yet another Beatles Rarity of the Week. This week’s feature was recorded on February 20, 1965, when the Beatles spent their last day at Abbey Road Studios, prior to setting off to make their upcoming film Help! Four rehearsal takes of That Means A Lot, written specifically for the film, were recorded that [...]

Collector’s Corner – ‘Yesterday And Today’ (and the infamous ‘Butcher Cover’)

Welcome to the first installment of Collector’s Corner! This time I will be covering what is widely considered a staple to any serious Beatles vinyl collection – the first issuance of the U.S. and Canada only LP release titled Yesterday And Today, but more commonly referred to as the “Butcher Cover” album. Background information: The [...]

Beatles Rarity Of The Week – Yes It Is (take 1 series #3)

This week’s BROW continues with the third in our “take 1″ series. The entire evening session of February 16, 1965 was spent on John Lennon’s Yes It Is. The band used their conventional line-up of Paul on bass, Ringo on drums, George on electric guitar and John on acoustic guitar, playing rhythm. George would be [...]

Beatles Rarity Of The Week – 12-Bar Original (complete version)

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0savesSave Welcome to the Beatles Rarity Of The Week. This week we go back to 1965 when The Beatles were quickly trying to wrap up a collection of songs for their Rubber Soul album in time for the Christmas market. This lengthy instrumental track was originally going to be included, but after John came up [...]

Beatles Rarity Of The Week – Help! (takes 8 & 9)

This week’s BROW is available as a podcast. This week’s BROW, like last week’s, is in recognition of the just-released 2007 remaster of the Help! movie on DVD. Have you got your copy yet? It’s a bit pricey if you get the deluxe version with the huge book. Last week I featured the live version [...]

Beatles Rarity Of The Week – Help! (live at Shea)

This upcoming Tuesday the long-awaited remaster DVD of the Help! film hits the stores. I thought it would be a good idea to have a Help!-related BROW this week. When The Beatles performed their famous gig at New York’s Shea Stadium on August 15, 1965, the Help! movie had just hit the theaters and the [...]