Having said that... woul'nt it also be great if the GPO issued a series of commemrative stamps celebrating Liverpool in 2007/2008
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Having said that... woul'nt it also be great if the GPO issued a series of commemrative stamps celebrating Liverpool in 2007/2008
Love unveils new angle on Beatles
The Martins said their first concern was to do justice to the Beatles
There was more than a twinkle of emotion in George Martin's eye when he was asked what John and George would have thought of Love, the new album of reworked Beatles' songs.
"I think they would have liked it," he said. "To be honest, I believe they were there with us as we worked on it,"
And whether the idea of newly mixed version of the Fab Four appeals or appals, there is no arguing about the - well, love - that has gone into it.
The legendary producer was speaking at the album's launch in Abbey Road's Studio 2, where he helped to craft many of the Beatles most iconic tracks.
When approached, three years ago, to create a soundtrack to a Beatles-themed show by Cirque Du Soleil, Martin enlisted help from his producer son, Giles.
It was an honour to be able to work with the Beatles in this way
Martin, 80, said: "The condition was that we could use any sound we liked that had been recorded by the Beatles.
"This gave us an enormous palette to work with while keeping us disciplined in not doing anything unsuitable to the rightly treasured Beatles songs."
The project was backed from the beginning by the surviving members of the band as well as widows Olivia Harrison and Yoko Ono.
Giles, 37, said: "It was an honour to be able to work with the Beatles in this way but it was especially good that Paul, Ringo, Olivia and Yoko were so enthusiastic.
"They would keep encouraging us to go further, try something new and, as Yoko said, if we did something they didn't like, no one was going to hear it."
The Beatles constantly reinvented their sound and image
The result is a "soundscape" of familiar Beatles' songs. Some, like Help!, are used in almost their original form, whereas others have been ambitiously remixed.
The keyboard of Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite dissolves into the plodding guitar of I Want You (She's So Heavy).
Strawberry Fields Forever builds from Lennon's acoustic demo into a psychedelic swirl of sounds that incorporates bits of Hello Goodbye, Baby You're a Rich Man, Penny Lane and Piggies.
Only one track broke the rule on using no new music. An early recording of While My Guitar Gently Weeps was preferred but Olivia Harrison felt it was too "raw".
I never thought I would get this deeply involved with the Beatles again
George Martin
To bridge the impasse, Martin scored a new orchestral backing.
All about love
"It was strange, writing this for an old friend who was no longer with us," said George Martin.
"Yesterday was first score I ever wrote for a Beatle song way back in 1965 and this, 41 years later, is the last. They bookend an extraordinary time."
He acknowledged that some fans might be alarmed at the idea of "playing with perfection".
"But if you worried about what might upset some of the fans, you would never do anything and we have simply done what we thought was right.
"I never thought I would get this deeply involved with the Beatles again. It's been a real journey but we were doing something worthwhile.
"We were trying to create a feeling of what the Beatles were all about, and what they were all about was love."
Love will be released on 20 November.
I remember the Beatles well, they ruined a great jazz club.
Please don't all batter me at the same time, :)
Aye Aye we'll have less of that.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by shytalk
A ONE-OFF Beatles record rarity created from cheeky opportunism, and worth thousands of pounds, is to go on display in Liverpool.
The only copy of the Beatles "White" Album recorded on blue vinyl has been donated to the The Beatles Story, by the album's owner, 49-year-old TV cameraman Colin McDonald.
In 1978 Mr McDonald worked at a record pressing plant in Hayes, Middlesex. It was used to produce a 1,000 limited edition in white vinyl of the double album, originally recorded in 1968, for the management of the Beatles' record company EMI.
But before they were returned to the vaults in London, Colin got overseers to turn a blind eye while he pressed a single album.
He explained: "I never thought about how much money it would make. As a Beatles fan I just wanted to have something that was unique. In fact, until the mid-90s it was in my loft next to my old vinyl copies of Zeppelin, Floyd and Purple."
He was curious about its value and went to Sotheby's for a valuation. "But EMI got a bit humpy about it. I really didn't care about the money so I thought it would be better to put it on display where all Beatles fans could see it," said Colin, who now lives in Buckinghamshire.
The cover has even been signed by Paul McCartney - a passionate collector of his rare past work.
"We couldn't believe our eyes," said Louise Collier, operations manager at The Beatles Story. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime find. Colin's generosity has enabled fans from all over the world the chance to see this unique album."
Pete Nash, the Beatles expert for Record Collector, the world's pop valuation bible, said Beatles oneoffs were at the top of the collectors' tree and valued Colin's specimen at a conservative £5,000. He said there were other Beatles collectables but they were difficult to evaluate as they had never come on to the market but were undoubtedly worth a mint.
"For instance there are covers of the songs Fever and Summertime recorded for a disc in Hamburg in October 1960.
"It had Lou Walters of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes singing with Ringo - still with the Hurricanes - on drums plus John, Paul and George. There are only five known to exist"
George Harrison's Maton MS-500 Mastersound which he played throughout 1963 will go under the hammer at Copper Owen's Music Legends auction at Air Studios in London on Thursday, November 30. It is expected to fetch £100,000.
THE blue "White" album will be on display at the Beatles Story from tomorrow.
Record Collector magazine's Top Five Most Expensive rarities
1 The Quarry Men That'll Be The Day/In Spite of All the Danger (10-inch 78 rpm acetate plain sleeve one copy) 1958 £100,000/priceless.
2 The Quarry Men That'll Be The Day/In Spite of All the Danger(7 inch and 10 inch copies of 1958 acetate Parlophone sleeves) 1981 £10,000. 25 copies of each.
3 Sex Pistols God Save The Queen/No Feelings (A&M AMS 7284) £7,500+. 300 copies only. Beware: much bootlegged.
4 The Beatles "White Album" (Apple PMC/PCS 7067/8) Initial plain white sleeve embossed with numbered copies 1 to 1,000. £5,000 to £8,000 for those numbered 1-10. Next 900 numbered copies usually fetch around £1,000 each.
5 Sex Pistols Anarchy In The UK/No Fun (EMI 401) 7 inch 1976 £6,000+ Double sided acetate three copies of which are known to exist.
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What is blue vinyl? The colour of the plastic?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kev
I have a tape reel given to me by an artist. He said it was of the Beatles between acts, when recording something at I think Wembley studios - and other bits. He kept the tape rolling - he was working on the set or something. I have never got round to getting the tape transferred to cassette to see what is on it. I'l have to one day.
I also have a plastic cheapie guitar cover with the Cavern on it from circa 1963/64. Bought from Hessey's. It may be worth £50 at an auction.
You want a Revolution
A BEATLES-inspired nightspot is being opened at a Las Vegas hotel and casino.
The Mirage promises visitors to its new Revolution Lounge - due to open its doors for the first time next month - will be able to relax in a "psychedelic sensory environment".
The lounge is aimed at people who visit The Mirage to see the Cirque du Soleil's stunning Love production, based on the Beatles' music, and will extend the experience before and after the show.
Jean-Francois Bouchard, creative director of the Cirque du Soleil Experience, said: "The inspiration for Revolution began with the Beatles' message of love, but the atmosphere will be a modern twist on their era of freedom, self-expression and free-love."
The new 400-capacity venue, which will open next month, is being billed as an 'ultra lounge', with a revolutionary design and atmosphere.
It will create a contemporary interpretation of The Beatles era, and each night both the music and interior will transform into something different, with the music starting with a strictly Beatles playlist and then moving through lounge, house, rock, electro, new wave and Brit pop.
The Abbey Road Bar, in front of the main entrance of Revolution, will be open from 11am eachday, while the lounge itself will be open from 5pm until 5am.
It is the first time Canadian company Cirque du Soleil has created a nightlife experience in Las Vegas.
Yeh, I am sure that will go down well with Bushies with their evangelical "family values." :PDT_Xtremez_12:Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul D
Chris
This is a new building in Brazil called Liverpool residence with a slight Beatles theme,they get everywhere.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...ight=Liverpool
Hi folks
Hope you'll all forgive for me for pluggin my online galleries - i'm a fellow scouser - born in Kensington (opposite Littlewoods - edge lane) and i studied art at the college in Hope Place in 1976 - anybody remember the gaff!!!
used to drink at ye olde crack :PDT_Aliboronz_24: and the phil - the cracks got the worlds greatest jukebox collection of 60's classics - including the wonderful 'waterloo sunset'.
anyway - im a big Beatles fan - i said a quick hello to Macca at an art preview in London last year - hes a nice guy - very down to earth and easy going.:celb (23):
please take a quick look at my work if you get the chance - and if theres any old geezers like me who were at the college back then please do say hello!!
have some work at the liverpool design initiative:
http://www.designinit.org.uk/creativ...il.asp?id=1204
and have some work on this website....
http://www.blogtext.org/JJKportraiture/profile.html
bye for now
john kelly (ps - not quite used to this bloggin thing as yet as you can tell!!:unibrow:
Hi there. I went to Liverpool faculty of Art & Design, Hope Place. :) .. not those years tho' ... that building has been converted into something else now.
:) :)blimey!Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterways
you could be sitting upon a small fortune there!! i am so jealous!!:)
I agree. Forget about the plastic cheapie guitar cover with the Cavern on it - have those tapes checked out! Sounds as if they could have great potential if not to market as such but a goldmine for researchers and documentary makers for future books and documentaries on the Fab Four.Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterways
Chris
Veteran musician Sir Paul McCartney is one of three British celebrities in the running for the title of the nation's greatest living icon.
The former Beatle will go up against singer Morrissey and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough in the BBC poll.
The three were ranked ahead of David Bowie, Sir Michael Caine and five other famous faces in the survey, conducted by BBC Two's Culture Show programme.
The eventual winner, decided by public vote, will be announced on 16 December. continues....
It seems to me that the whole world celebrates the Beatles, except Liverpool. Even here, in west central Florida, we have a "Beatles Festival", however, Liverpool it's self has a "Mathew Street Festival". The world knows the Beatles but who other than Beatles officianados and Scousers know the significance of Matthew Street in Beatles folk lore? The name Mathew Street in Beatles lore is like "Merseyside" is to the name "Liverpool".