Beatles’ bootlegged products soar following business manager’s death

This article is a bit misleading.  It makes it sound as if Apple is floundering with the sad death of Neil Aspinall.  Neail has not been the head of Apple for some time.  He retired last year.  Maybe he stayed on as an advisor, but somehow we don’t think that’s the case.
 
Apple has been in [...]

Now and Then: to released as an elegy to fallen friend(s) + VIDEO.

There will always be rumors surrounding the Fab Four, even long after they are gone.  We’ve had news reports and rumors about the remastered back catalog.  We’ve had rumors about Anthology Threetle tracks that have never been finished.  Well folks, we have another one here.  The long-talked about lost Lennon song is being spotlighted in the news once again. 
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Animator draws from experience with the Beatles.

I have to admit that I simply love the Beatle cartoons.  As this article states, the Fab Four themselves were not too happy with the campy cartoons that beared their likeness. The animated Beatles were simply a way to cash-in on the mania and hoopla surrounding the group. 

The accents were horrible, the storylines, if you can even call [...]

Fuego Entertainment Commencing Digital Re-Mastering of the Historic Lost Beatles Tapes, “Jamming with Beatles and Friends, Star Club, Hamburg, 1962″

This press release is a bit of old news on the Fab Four release front, but it’s good to see CNN getting in on the action.  If you haven’t heard, the Star Club tapes are being remastered and re-released again.  It looks like there is some additional unheard things here, and it all looks to be in [...]

Cash in the attic after Beatles visit

It’s every rock and roll collector’s dream.  It’s almost become cliche over the years.  A huge group (i.e. The Beatles) visit your small town just as they are becoming famous.  You scour over relatives long-forgotten belongings or accidently hit a goldmine at a flea market while looking for old furniture.  Accidentally you strike memorabilia gold.
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Unheard Beatles material to be released?

Everytime you think you think that bootleggers have uncovered it all, and you are scraping the bottom of the Beatle barrel something like this happens. This gives us all hope folks! Just when you thought you’d heard it all and seen it all, an announcement like this is made.
 
We all know of the storied past [...]

Paul Rocks the Roundhouse Theater + VIDEO.

 Sometimes things just slip through the cracks around here.  We forgot to report that Paul McCartney rocked out at the Roundhouse Theatre last week.  For someone who is not touring, Paul sure is racking up those promotional appearances and one-off gigs to promote the latest album, which is being released soon in super-extra-deluxe edition.  The [...]

Have you heard the new Sgt. Pepper bootleg tracks?

I usually do not post too many news items about bootlegged albums, but you may remember a little something posted a few weeks ago about some internet DJ’s playing multi-track takes from Sgt. Pepper.

 While these tracks were mind-blowing, we all kept holding out for the actual separated complete tracks.  These tracks are true gems, folks.  [...]

AUDIO: Sgt. Pepper multi-track tapes to leak on the radio today.

It looks like some true bootleg gems have been leaking out this week.  Wwe usually do not report on bootleg news, but this is a bit of a big deal. Today, however, several radio stations across the US are playing some of the multi-track tapes from Sgt. Pepper. It seems that a few members in elite [...]

New documents shed light on Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl

An article like this makes me think about my favorite live Beatle moments.  Live, as in, in-concert.  I mean most Beatle fans will list the Shea Stadium experience as their favorite Beatles-in-concert moment.  I would have to agree, but following a close second would be the Hollywood Bowl concert.  It is the only officially released record (pun [...]