Welcome to the Beatles Rarity of the Week. It’s no secret that The Beatles summer 1964 tour of the U.S. was a tremendous success and the shows at Philadelphia’s Convention Hall were no exception. Apparently it was simulcast by radio station WIBG giving us one of the few decent soundboard recordings of The Beatles touring [...]
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Tag Archives: John Lennon
Release date approaches for the John Lennon solo remasters
It’s going to be three separate releases. I have updated an article on this originally posted in June here. 7 people think this is FAB! Click here if you change your mind.
A Night In The Life: A John Lennon 70th Birthday Celebration
For you John Lennon fans who want to celebrate his upcoming 70th birthday in style, here is something you might appreciate, if you can be in the New York City area on Saturday, September 25: The great Beatles tribute band, The Fab Faux, will be returning to NYC with a new show – The [...]
Beatles Rarity Of The Week – If I Fell (composing tape, Jan. 1964)
Welcome to the Beatles Rarity of the Week. John Lennon got a head start on writing new material for the yet untitled first Beatles movie, in early January 1964, when he wrote and recorded the initial home demos for If I Fell in his London flat. Legend has it that the recordings were taped over [...]
The Beatles On Juke Box Jury
I had a recent request from my friend Cara, to share some of The Beatles on the UK BBC Television program Juke Box Jury. So here is an audio recording preceded by some background info about the show: On December 7th 1963, the Beatles gave an afternoon concert at the Empire Theatre in their hometown [...]
The Fest For Beatles Fans 2010 – A few minutes with Jude Southerland Kessler
My friend Judith Kristen (author of A Date With A Beatle) interviewed a fellow author, Jude Southerland Kessler, at The Fest For Beatles Fans on August 13, 2010 for Fab 4 Radio. Jude gives us some very interesting info on her fascinating work-in-progress. JUDE SOUTHERLAND KESSLER has authored two books (of what is to be [...]



