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Read all about John Pizzarelli's "Midnight McCartney"

abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net (Steve Marinucci) — Wed, 9 Sep 2015 22:09:00 -0700

You can read our review at this link on our Paul McCartney Examiner page..

New TV show about the Beatles' Apple

abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net (Steve Marinucci) — Wed, 9 Sep 2015 07:51:00 -0700

Former Apple CEO (and longtime Beatles associate) Tony Bramwell announced on Facebook today that there's a new TV show being made on the Beatles' Apple Corps. No other details are available yet. Coincidentally or maybe not, a search on Amazon.com for "Strange Fruit: The Beatles Apple Records," the documentary on the Beatles' record label, shows it's unavailable. It is on Amazon Prime. As we reported, the documentary had a tough initial debut back in 2012..

Watch for more details on the new Apple TV show here or on Beatles Examiner.

Beatles PopMarket Mono CD bargain

abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net (Steve Marinucci) — Thu, 3 Sep 2015 09:38:00 -0700

Pop Market has "The Beatles in Mono" CD box priced less than Amazon for 24 hours starting now. The Pop Market price is $179.99 with shipping. The Amazon Prime price with shipping is $250.

Mark Lewisohn on his what's coming in his Beatles biography

abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net (Steve Marinucci) — Wed, 2 Sep 2015 17:55:00 -0700

Read about it in this special report in our Beatles Examiner column.

Photo by Steve Marinucci

Great story about a Beatles fan in need ...

abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net (Steve Marinucci) — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 19:47:00 -0700

He can use a little help from his friends ... take a read ..

New Beatles book out Friday

abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net (Steve Marinucci) — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 13:25:00 -0700

Out Friday (Aug. 28): "The Beatles: Then There Was Music" by Tim Hill
"With a day-by-day chronology from the earliest days of the Beatles through to the present day this is a full visual record of the Fab Four accompanied with authoritative text and features covering every aspect of the band." You can order it here.

McCartney deluxe reissues in Japan

abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net (Steve Marinucci) — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 10:05:00 -0700

Remember the days when Japanese releases had something added to them that others don't, like lyric books or UBIs. No evidence of that in these pictures, interestingly enough.

Japanese version of "Tug of War" Super Deluxe reissue (translated page says "Tag of War") Cost according to latest exchange rates: $125.12, which doesn't include mailing.

"Pipes of Peace" deluxe reissue in Japan. (Latest exchange rate conversion: ($89)

David Gilmour's cover of a Beatles song

abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net (Steve Marinucci) — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 14:33:00 -0700

We discuss it on Beatles Examiner (where you can also hear the song) ...

Brother Malcolm

abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net (Steve Marinucci) — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 13:34:00 -0700

Posted on YouTube.

Next release in superb "Beatles Beginnings" series

abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net (Steve Marinucci) — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 10:17:00 -0700

"Beatles Beginnings: The Aintree Institute Set," a new volume of this excellent series of tracks that influenced the Beatles coming Sept. 11, according to Amazon.co.uk. We reviewed earlier volumes of this great series previously on Beatles Examiner. Good to see another one. The past volumes have used the original master tracks, so remakes aren't substituted.

Pre-order the vinyl on Amazon.co.uk here. The CD isn't listed there yet. It's also not listed yet on Amazon.com, though the seven previous volumes in the series have been.

Here's the tracklist:
1. Overture - William Tell
2. What'd I Say - Gerry & The Pacemakers
3. Boys - The Shirelles
4. Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles
5. Wooden Heart - Elvis Presley
6. C'mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran
7. Twenty Flight Rock - Eddie Cochran
8. Hallelujah! I Love Her So - Horst Fascher
9. New Orleans - Gary U.S. Bonds
10. Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues - Buddy Holly.
11. Red Sails In The Sunset - The Quarrymen
12. Crying, Waiting, Hoping (NY Overdub) - Buddy Holly
13. Over The Rainbow - Gene Vincent
14. Mean Woman Blues - Elvis Presley
15. Lucille - Little Richard
16. Hey Good Looking - Hank Wiliams
17. Blue Moon of Kentucky - Elvis Presley
18. Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
19. Don't Forbid Me - Pat Boone
20. Corrine, Corrina - Ray Peterson
21. Overture - William Tell

New Barry Miles Beatles book

abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net (Steve Marinucci) — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 06:38:00 -0700

New book:" The Zapple Diaries: The Rise and Fall of the Last Beatles Label " Coming March 1, 2016. The first full-length illustrated look at the Zapple label—the Beatles’ experimental label and the most ambitious expression of the Beatles’ determination to be leading members of the counterculture movement. Pre-order here.

More Paul shows!

abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net (Steve Marinucci) — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 06:15:00 -0700

Yoko's poll

abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net (Steve Marinucci) — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 18:10:00 -0700

Which one would you like to have heard?#onthisday 20 Aug 1972 - At the Fillmore East at 105 2nd Ave & E6th St, NYC,...
Posted by John Lennon on Thursday, August 20, 2015

From Lucrecia López Sanz of the Bayonets

abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net (Steve Marinucci) — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 17:03:00 -0700

Posted by Lucrecia López Sanz, who's also in Brian Ray's the Bayonets.

#Nube9 #BeatleWeek2015 @cavernliverpool @beatlesexaminer @beatlesstory @SteveMarinucci @BeatlesRadio @nube9oficial pic.twitter.com/x4GVlQoQcU
— Lucrecia López Sanz (@LucreLopezSanz) August 24, 2015

New Beatles graphic novels

abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net (Steve Marinucci) — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 07:36:00 -0700

Coming next June: "The Beatles: All Our Yesterdays."

Scheduled for release in June, 2016. 150 pages.

Joe Louis Arena in Detroit jumps the gun on McCartney announcement

abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net (Steve Marinucci) — Sun, 23 Aug 2015 19:54:00 -0700

Tweeted Sunday

“Oh, I believe in yesterday.” Get ready, Detroit! #OUTTHERE pic.twitter.com/50gRbLVT6u
— Joe Louis Arena (@JoeLouisArena) August 23, 2015

Going back to 1965

abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net (Steve Marinucci) — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 21:26:00 -0700

Picked this up at Barnes & Noble the other day. It's not all Beatles, but it does have archival material from NME and Melody Maker. Apparently, this is a monthly magazine. Didn't see 1964, but would have loved to. (Thanks to Kris Tash.)

Exclusive: The missing Beatles music and video from Shea Stadium

abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net (Steve Marinucci) — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 20:59:00 -0700

http://www.examiner.com/article/exclusive-the-beatles-at-shea-stadium-what-you-may-never-get-to-see-or-hear

Authors say they will reveal truth behind firing of Pete Best

abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net (Steve Marinucci) — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 14:30:00 -0700

http://www.examiner.com/article/forthcoming-book-to-investigate-drummer-pete-best-s-firing-from-the-beatles

New picture of Paul McCartney with members of the Jefferson Airplane

abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net (Steve Marinucci) — Tue, 4 Aug 2015 15:00:00 -0700

McCartney's 2015 reissues -- all the details

abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net (Steve Marinucci) — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 10:06:00 -0700

http://www.examiner.com/article/what-s-all-paul-mccartney-s-tug-of-war-pipes-of-peace-2015-reissues

New HMC bootleg release coming soon

abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net (Steve Marinucci) — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 05:31:00 -0700

Heartbreaking letter from Lennon's Aunt Mimi after his death to go under the hammer

abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net (Steve Marinucci) — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 19:05:00 -0700

Heartbreaking letter from Lennon's Aunt Mimi after his death to go under the hammer http://ow.ly/Q5dtG

Ringo 'Help!" jacket sells for big bucks

abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net (Steve Marinucci) — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 17:59:00 -0700

http://www.examiner.com/article/ringo-starr-help-jacket-sells-for-over-46-000-at-frenzied-auction

Reported bonus track lineup on new McCartney 'Tug of War' reissue

abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net (Steve Marinucci) — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 17:58:00 -0700

http://www.examiner.com/article/report-mccartney-deluxe-tug-of-war-reissue-will-have-11-bonus-tracks