CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «Yesterday And Today» (a.k.a. the «butcher cover») by The Beatles
Yesterday And Today is the title of the ninth album by The Beatles released by Capitol Records in the United States and Canada in June […]
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When two random people accidentally ended up on The Beatles’ Abbey Road record sleeve
Back in the day when record sleeves had to be photographed, with limited chance to touch up on the results after the fact, certain things […]
When The Beatles fired Pete Best, Ringo offered to join on Saturday, and George got a black eye
The Beatles went through their share of turmoil in their time. Their first significant upheaval might have been when they fired their first drummer Pete […]
RINGO STARR – «What’s My Name» (2019)
Ringo is not known for being the biggest musical prodigy in The Beatles (beyond being a very musical and tasteful drummer, which I will debate […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Her Majesty» by The Beatles
We just celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the classic album Abbey Road, with a release extravaganza of several formats having just been released. People can […]
THE WIGHT ALBUM – starring John London, Paul McCatnoy, Gnorde Harrison – and Richard Starkey!
OK! It is time for a bit of fun. In writing about a track from The Beatles’ eponymous 1968 album (a.k.a. The White Album) recently, […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Revolution 9» by The Beatles
Sometimes you take a closer look at a track not because of its artistic worth, but because the back story and the circumstances around its […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «It Don’t Come Easy» by Ringo Starr
After the recording of the Abbey Road album, John Lennon announced his departure from The Beatles to the rest of the group on 20 September […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: “You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away” by The Beatles
You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away was recorded on 18th February 1965, and is prominently featured on the album and in the movie Help! […]