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The Beatles Official Newsletter
3rd December 2010
Find your perfect Beatles gift in the stores this week - we have lots to
offer including bags, CDs, clothing, games, calendars, and lots more!
We have created some recommendations to make choosing that bit easier!
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The Beatles Official Newsletter
26th November 2010
All Things Must Pass Restored for Limited Edition 40th Anniversary Vinyl
Collection
Friday, 26 November - George Harrison's magnificent 1970 solo debut, All
Things Must Pass, is released today in a limited-edition, numbered
180-gram vinyl set in its original 3LP configuration, with faithfully
replicated original monochromic album art, poster and lift-top box
packaging.
Mastered at Abbey Road Studios from the original analogue master tapes,
the deluxe vinyl reissue commemorates the landmark album's 40th
anniversary and is available at Record Store Day participating
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design (choice of men's or women's style) and collectible pin set.
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The Beatles Official Newsletter
16th November 2010
The Beatles. Now on iTunes.
We are proud to announce that The Beatles are now available for the first time on the iTunes Store.
Starting today, the band's 13 legendary remastered studio albums with iTunes LPs, the two-volume "Past Masters" compilation and the classic "Red" and "Blue" collections are available for purchase and download on iTunes worldwide as either albums or individual songs. Fans can also get a special digital "Beatles Box Set" featuring the "Live at the Washington Coliseum, 1964" concert film, a worldwide iTunes exclusive which captures the Beatles' very first US concert.
Beatles fans can stream and view the "Live at the Washington Coliseum, 1964" concert film from iTunes for free for the remainder of this calendar year.
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The Beatles Official Newsletter
19th October 2010
Band On The Run Out Now!
Paul McCartney & Wings' epic #1 album from 1973 is out now! Band On the Run is available in multiple formats featuring remastered rare bonus audio and video content with special exclusive packaging.
Paul personally supervised all aspects of the Band on the Run reissue. The remastering work was done at Abbey Road using the same team who recently remastered the complete Beatles' catalog.
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Band On The Run
Paul McCartney & Wings' epic #1 album from 1973 is out now! Band On the Run is available in multiple formats featuring remastered rare bonus audio and video content with special exclusive packaging.
Paul personally supervised all aspects of the Band on the Run reissue. The remastering work was done at Abbey Road using the same team who recently remastered the complete Beatles' catalog.
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Podcast series
You can watch Episode 4 from Paul’s Band on the Run Podcast Series here : http://beatles.chtah.com/a/tBM0bYOAekWpmB8VhjhCbKDYiEp/podcast-1 . Or, in case you missed the other episodes, you can see them all on Paul’s Facebook page : http://beatles.chtah.com/a/tBM0bYOAekWpmB8VhjhCbKDYiEp/facebookpm-1 . Just click on the Band on The Run tab.
Band on the run
Standard Edition
* The original 9-track #1 album, remastered at Abbey Road Studios in London
* Housed in a digipack featuring a redesigned booklet and lyrics to all songs
* All 9 tracks as premium DRM-free 320Kbps MP3s
Standard Edition (CD + Digital) £8.99| Standard Edition (Digital only) £5.99
Special Edition
* The original 9-track #1 album, remastered at Abbey Road Studios in London
* 9 bonus audio tracks, including the hit single Helen Wheels
* DVD disc includes music videos, rare footage of the McCartneys in Lagos, behind-the-scenes at the album cover shoot in London’s Osterley Park, as well as the One Hand Clapping television special highlighted by studio performances at Abbey Road in 1974
* 3 disc (2 CD, 1 DVD) in enhanced packaging featuring additional photos, new liner notes by Paul Gambaccini and lyrics
* Digital download of all 18 tracks as premium DRM-free 320Kbps MP3s + audio documentary + all bonus video material
Special Edition (3 disc + Digital) £12.99| Special Edition (Digital only) £9.99
Vinyl Edition
* The original 9-track #1 album, remastered at Abbey Road Studios in London
* 9 bonus audio tracks, including the hit single Helen Wheels
* 2 disc 180 gram audiophile vinyl in a gatefold package featuring the original accompanying poster
* 3 disc (2 CD, 1 DVD) in enhanced packaging featuring additional photos, new liner notes by Paul Gambaccini and lyrics
* Digital download of to all 18 tracks as premium DRM-free 320Kbps MP3s
Vinyl Edition (2x12" Vinyl + Digital) £19.99
Deluxe Edition
* The original 9-track #1 album, remastered at Abbey Road Studios in London
* 9 bonus audio tracks, including the hit single Helen Wheels
* Remastered documentary disc featuring interviews and alternative versions of the album tracks
* 120-page book containing many previously unpublished images by Linda McCartney and Clive Arrowsmith, album and single artwork, and a full history of the album, complete with a new interview with Paul and expanded track by track information for all four discs.
* DVD disc includes music videos, rare footage of the McCartneys in Lagos, behind-the-scenes at the album cover shoot in London’s Osterley Park, as well as the One Hand Clapping television special highlighted by studio performances at Abbey Road in 1974
* Includes a special Band on the Run audio documentary (originally produced for the 25th Anniversary edition.)
* 4 disc (3CD, 1 DVD) in deluxe packaging
* Digital download of all 18 tracks in all formats + audio documentary + all bonus video material
* Deluxe Edition audio is available as DRM-free 320Kbps MP3s, FLAC, Apple Lossless and high resolution 24bit 96kHz audio (limited and unlimited)
* High Resolution Audio — the deluxe edition includes limited and unlimited high resolution 24bit 96kHz audio versions of all 18 songs on the remastered album and bonus audio disc.
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The Beatles Official Newsletter
19th October 2010
The Remastered Red and Blue Albums Are Out Today!
We are very pleased to announce that The Beatles’ original 1973
compilations, 1962-1966 ("Red"), and 1967-1970 "Blue", have been
digitally remastered for worldwide CD release and are available in
stores globally from today. Both 2CD packages include expanded booklets
with original liner notes, newly written essays by Bill Flanagan, and
rare photos.
The first Beatles compilations to be released after the band’s
1970 disbandment, the popular "Red" and "Blue" collections each feature
a selection of singles and album tracks written by the band's members.
"Red" and "Blue" have been remastered by the same dedicated team of
engineers at EMI Music's Abbey Road Studios responsible for remastering
The Beatles' original UK studio albums, carefully maintaining the
authenticity and integrity of the original analogue recordings. The
result is the highest fidelity the catalogue has seen since its original
release.
You can order your copies as single albums or as a combined set, or even
bundled with an exclusive Red or Blue T-shirt. Visit the official
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The Beatles Official Newsletter
8th October 2010
Imagine Peace: Let's send 1 Million wishes for PEACE for John Lennon's
birthday, October 9th
A Message From Yoko
Dear Friends,
On October 9th at 8.00pm GMT, I will relight Imagine Peace Towerin
Reykjavik, Iceland in memory of my late husband John Lennon.
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Spread the word, Forward this email, let's send a million wishes
for peace for John's birthday!
Love, Yoko
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The Beatles Official Newsletter
30th September 2010
Collaborations:Dark Horse Records Announces Ravi Shankar and George
Harrison Box Set Release
Dark Horse Records recently announced the October 19th release of a
limited edition deluxe box set, entitled COLLABORATIONS. The release honors sitar master Ravi Shankar's 90th birthday.
Collaborations is a 3 CD and 1 DVD uniquely numbered limited edition box
set. All compositions were composed by Ravi Shankar and produced by
George Harrison over a period of 20 years.
The DVD is a rare concert performance of Ravi Shankar's Music Festival
From India recorded at London's Royal Albert Hall in 1974. The albums
include the acclaimed Chants Of India(1997), The Ravi Shankar Music
Festival From India(studio version 1976) and Shankar Family &
Friends(1974). The 56-page book includes a foreword by Philip Glass, a
history of George and Ravi "in their own words" and rare photographs
from both family archives.
Collaborations is available on Dark Horse Records.
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The Beatles Official Newsletter
23rd September 2010
Paul McCartney & Wings' legendary "Band On The Run" to be reissued
MPL and the Concord Music Group are pleased to announce the re-release of Paul McCartney & Wings' iconic Band on the Run. Heralded as one of the greatest albums of all time, the Grammy winning, smash #1 album - originally released December of 1973 - yielded the immortal title track and world-wide hit "Jet" becoming Wings' most successful and celebrated album ever.
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The Beatles Official Newsletter
22nd September 2010
The Official Beatles Stores: New products & new store design.
15% off your next visit, for 48 hours only!*starts 12am GMT 23rd
September
We have re-designed the US and UK Beatles stores to showcase the new
ranges of Beatles products, and to celebrate the re-launch we are
offering 15% off your next visit! For the first 48 hours just enter the
code "LAUNCH15"at checkout to get the discount.
Here are some of the latest products now in store:
If you buy the remastered Red and Blue we will drop in a red and blue
postcard into your delivery - or pick up an official red or blue t-shirt
bundle!
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Want your baby to stand out on the playground? Take a look at the latest
buggy offered from Maclaren with a Beatles Edge - the Yellow Submarine!
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Each month features a black and white photo, with this 2011 calendar.
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Diecast limited edition model cars and buses are available for
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The Beatles Official Newsletter
5th August 2010
Come And Get It: The Best of Apple Records
First commercial multi-artist compilation in Apple's history
set for release on October 25th 2010
'The Radha Krishna Temple' Added to Historic Release of
Original Apple Albums from 1968 to 1973 - Remastered CDs and
Apple's First Digital Downloads Due October 25th 2010
CD Bonus Tracks and Digital Download Extras Now Announced
The dazzling range of music originally issued by Apple Records between
1968 and 1973, which is now the subject of an unprecedented multi-album
worldwide campaign starting October 25th - including remastered
CDs (with bonus material revealed for the first time below) and
Apple's first digital downloads - will now be augmented by
two additional titles: 'Come and Get It: The Best Of Apple
Records,' the first commercially issued multi-artist compilation
in the label's history; and 'The Radha Krishna
Temple,' the self-titled album of devotional music produced by
George Harrison.
'Come and Get It: The Best Of Apple Records,' a 21 track
compilation of singles, ranging from the folk-rooted tunes of Mary
Hopkin and James Taylor, and the energetic rock of Badfinger (also The
Iveys) and Jackie Lomax, to the deep soul of Doris Troy and Billy
Preston, will also be released in the physical and digital marketplace
on October 25th 2010.
'Come and Get It' displays Apple's vibrant years of
musical experimentation in full flower, from bona fide hit singles to
the cult classics of the catalogue, as represented by brass band The
Black Dyke Mills Band, Cajun collective The Sundown Playboys, and more.
Hot Chocolate (as 'The Hot Chocolate Band') makes an
appearance, as does Ronnie Spector, Bill Elliot & The Elastic Oz Band,
Chris Hodge, Brute Force, and others.
Launched by The Beatles in 1968, Apple served as the new outlet for
their own recordings as well as the music of an eclectic roster of
artists who were all personally brought to the label by The Beatles
(individually and/or collectively). In the revolutionary spirit of the
times, Apple's utopian artist-orientated mission celebrated
diversity in a friendly creative environment. The result was a rainbow
spectrum of music, from folk, rock and soul to The Modern Jazz Quartet
and the work of contemporary British classical composer John Tavener.
As Apple Corps Ltd. and EMI Music prepare for the upcoming 17 album CD
and digital download release, it is a reminder that the introduction of
an artist on The Beatles' record label was avidly followed by fans
across the universe - then and now. Each of the albums has been
digitally remastered at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London by the
same dedicated team of engineers behind The Beatles' recent
remastered catalogue releases of 2009.
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The Beatles Official Newsletter
22nd July 2010
Ringo Starr Live at the Greek Theatre CD & DVD and Summer Tour
This July 27 Hip-O/UMe are proud to announce the release of
the Ringo Starr's All Starr Band "Live At The Greek Theatre
2008," on CD and DVD, also available in 5.1 Surround Sound.
More than a memento of a wonderful show, this is a remarkable
playlist of music you know and love which is enhanced by the
pleasure the musicians had playing it, and the fun the audience
had hearing it. Each All Starr Tour is unique, a collection of
individual musicians who have never come together before and
played as this particular band. So each version of their hits has
a quality that is distinct to this specific group. There is a
palpable exuberance and joy that comes through every
one of these remarkable songs.
Available July 27
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RINGO LAUNCHES SUMMER TOUR
Fans can expect to hear a jukebox worth of classics including Ringo's
"It Don't Come Easy", "Photograph", "Little Help From My Friends",
"Yellow Submarine," "Octopus's Garden" as well as selections from his
latest release Y NOT (Hip-O/Ume). Ringo will alternate with hits from
the All Starr's
including: "Free Ride," "Frankenstein," "Broken Wings," "Kyrie," "Hang
on Sloopy," "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo," "Dreamweaver," "Talking In
Your Sleep," and "What I Like About You."
The tour kicks off June 24 with two nights at Fallsview Casino in
Ontario and 11 shows later, on July 7, Ringo will celebrate his 70th
birthday with a "Peace & Love" celebration at Noon, followed that
evening with a concert at Radio City Music Hall. The North American tour
concludes August 7 at Los Angeles's Greek Theater.
Ringo and His 10th All Starr Band performed their last show at
the Greek Theater in Los Angeles California on August 2, 2008.
With stars above them and all around them, they played an
exuberant set that included highlights spanning Ringo's entire
career, from Beatles classics to solo hits. The show at the Greek
was the culmination of a fantastic summer playing music
on the road.
Tour Dates
7/2/10 State Theatre Easton, PA
7/3/10 Caesars Circus Maximus Atlantic City, NJ
7/5/10 State Theatre New Brunswick, NJ
7/6/10 American Music Theatre Lancaster, PA
7/7/10 Radio City New York, NY
7/9/10 PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Cincinnati, OH
7/10/10 Chastain Park Atlanta, GA
7/11/10 Durham PAC Durham, NC
7/13/10 Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater, FL
7/15/10 Hard Rock Arena Hollywood, FL
7/17/10 St Augustine Amph. St Augustine, FL
7/18/10 Beau Rivage Biloxi, MS
7/20/10 Nautica Pavilion Cleveland, OH
7/21/10 Sands PAC Canandaigua, NY
7/23/10 Caesars Windsor, ON Canada
7/24/10 Horseshoe Casino Hammond, IN
7/25/10 Mystic Lake Casino Prior Lake, MN
7/28/10 Jubilee Auditorium Calgary ALB Canada
7/30/10 Northern Quest Casino Spokane, WA
7/31/10 Chateau St Michelle Woodinville, WA
8/1/10 Cuthbert Amphitheatre Eugene, OR
8/3/10 Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA
8/5/10 Agua Caliente Rancho Mirage, CA
8/6/10 Humphrey's San Diego, CA
8/7/10 Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA
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The Beatles Official Newsletter
6th July 2010
Badfinger, Billy Preston, Mary Hopkin, James Taylor, and more
Apple Records catalogue remastered and reissued on CD and digital
download - Classics Set For Release on October 26th
Launched by The Beatles in 1968, as the new outlet for their own
recordings as well as the music of an eclectic roster of artists - James
Taylor, Badfinger, Billy Preston, Mary Hopkin, Doris Troy, and Jackie
Lomax among them - who were all personally brought to the label by The
Beatles (individually and/or collectively), Apple Records made popular
music history from the very moment it opened its doors.
Four decades later, Apple Corps Ltd. and EMI Music raise the curtain on
remastered CD and digital download releases of 15 key albums from the
Apple Records catalog. All 15 titles will be released on October 26th,
2010. Most of the physical CDs will include bonus material. Together,
the 15 albums represent the first ever Apple Records releases to be
available via digital download.
In the revolutionary spirit of 1968, The Beatles' explosive
musical output (characterised by their double-LP White Album) was only
exceeded by their fascination with what they saw and heard going on
around them. Five years into The Beatles' reign, Apple Records
afforded them the unique opportunity to sign new (and established)
artists who appealed to each of them. In turn, the introduction of an
artist on The Beatles' record label was an imprimatur taken very
seriously by fans across the universe.
Apple Records' utopian artist-orientated mission immediately set
it apart, as the first operation of its kind in the major-label sphere.
Diversity was celebrated, and artists were encouraged to record and
release their music in a friendly creative environment. Apple developed
a distinctive graphic aesthetic, from its legendary
'apple-core' logo to its advertising and merchandising, in
the process setting a subtle new benchmark for the industry to follow.
From 1968 to 1973, Apple Records bedazzled the world with a rainbow
spectrum of releases - and fans were unusually well-informed about
individual involvements of The Beatles with nearly every project.
1968's self-titled debut album by Boston-based singer-songwriter
James Taylor, for example, features Paul McCartney and George Harrison
on "Carolina In My Mind". Paul was instrumental in bringing
the Welsh chanteuse Mary Hopkin to Apple, and produced her debut single,
"Those Were The Days". Badfinger, also from Wales, was still
known as The Iveys when they recorded "Come And Get It",
written and produced by Paul (for The Magic Christian movie soundtrack).
The Beatles had been fans of Billy Preston ever since seeing him in
Little Richard's band in Hamburg in 1962. George went on to
produce and play on Preston's Apple debut, That's the Way
God Planned It. Harrison was one of the producers and played (along with
Ringo Starr) on Doris Troy's self-titled Apple album. George also
produced and played (with Paul and Ringo) on Jackie Lomax's debut
album, Is This What You Want? featuring the Harrison composition,
"Sour Milk Sea".
John was much taken with the music of The Modern Jazz Quartet, who
released the only two jazz albums in the Apple catalogue. Ringo was
intrigued by the music of contemporary British classical composer John
Tavener, and his Apple album, The Whale has become one of the most
sought-after Apple collectibles of all time.
Each of the 15 albums in this bumper batch of Apple Records releases has
been digitally remastered at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London by
the same dedicated team of engineers behind The Beatles' recent
remastered catalogue releases of 2009.
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The Beatles Official Newsletter
6th July 2010
Ringo Launches 11th All Starr Band Tour and Celebrates His Birthday with
Peace and Love!
Ringo launched his 11th All Starr Band tour this week featuring Edgar
Winter, Gary Wright, Richard Page, Wally Palmar, Rick Derringer and
Gregg Bissonette.
Fans can expect to hear a jukebox worth of classics including
Ringo's It Don't Come Easy, Photograph, Little Help From My
Friends, Yellow Submarine and Octopus's Gardenas well as
selections from his latest release Y NOT (Hip-O/Ume). Ringo will
alternate with hits from the All Starr's including: Free Ride,
Frankenstein, Broken Wings, Kyrie, Hang on Sloopy, Rock and Roll,
Hoochie Koo, Dreamweaver, Talking In Your Sleep and What I Like About
You.
The tour, booked by Dave Hart, kicks off June 24 with two nights at
Fallsview Casino in Ontario and 11 shows later, on July 7, Ringo will
celebrate his 70th birthday with a "Peace & Love"
celebration at Noon, followed that evening with a concert at Radio City
Music Hall. The North American tour concludes August 7 at Los
Angeles's Greek Theater.
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This July 7, 2010 Ringo will turn 70 and he will celebrate his birthday
in New York City. At Noon Ringo will be joined by family, friends and
fans all together in one simple salute: "Peace & Love".
The genesis of the July 7 Peace & Love Celebrations began in 2008 when
Ringo was asked during an interview with Access Hollywood, "what
would you like for your coming birthday?" and he replied
"more Peace & Love." That launched a Peace & Love campaign,
and Ringo encouraged everyone everywhere to say Peace & Love at Noon
their local time. The idea took hold and on July 7 2008, a wave of Peace
& Love swept the planet, with Ringo and Barbara joining throngs of fans
and Peace & Lovers on the streets of Chicago in front of the Hard Rock
Hotel.
The Hard Rock International will once again host various celebrations
around the world, with additional spontaneous Peace & Love events
cropping up everywhere. (In 2008 Peace & Love events occurred at the
Hard Rock Hotel in Chicago, LA, New York, and Florida as well as
happening at Abbey Road in London, one at Capitol Records in Los Angeles
and one at Strawberry Fields in New York's Central Park).
Please join the wave of Peace & Love as it continues this July 7 2010.
Whether you say it along with a crowd, out loud as you go about your
day, Tweet it or simply think the words, we hope you will join Ringo in
celebrating ‚"Peace & Love" wherever you are at Noon your local time.
Other noon celebrations
* London will celebrate with a Peace & Love gathering at Abbey Road.
* In Los Angeles, fans will gather for a Peace & Love moment in front of
Capitol Records, and at Ringo's star on the walk of fame, Hollywood &
Vine.
* The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, celebrates Ringo's birthday
by unveiling one of Ringo's drums on display as of July 7; Also tied to
the premiere of PBS artists den performance taped earlier this year at
The Met with Ringo and Ben Harper and Relentless 7 Broadcasts,
nationally from the week of July 5th.
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The Beatles Official Newsletter
5th July 2010
John Lennon. Gimme Some Truth
Eight of John's classic solo albums and other standout recordings have
been digitally remastered from his original mixes for a global catalogue
initiative commemorating the music legend's 70th birthday, which falls
on October 9.
Overseen by Yoko Ono, John's "Gimme Some Truth" campaign
will launch on 4 October (5 October in North America) with the worldwide
release of eight remastered studio albums and several newly-compiled
titles...
Double Fantasy, 1980's GRAMMY Award winner for Album of the Year, will
be presented in a newly remixed "Stripped Down" version remixed and
produced by Yoko Ono and Jack Douglas, co-producers of the original mix
with John Lennon. The new stripped down version of the album comes in an
expanded 2CD and digital edition pairing the new version with Lennon's
original mix, remastered.
The campaign's other new collections include a hits compilation in two
editions titled "Power To The People: The Hits‚" a 4CD set of themed
discs titled "Gimme Some Truth"‚ a deluxe 11CD collectors box with the
remastered albums, rarities, and non-album singles, titled the John
Lennon Signature Box. All of the remastered albums and collections will
be available on CD and for download purchase from all major digital
service providers.
Yoko Ono said: "In this very special year, which would have seen my
husband and life partner John reach the age of 70, I hope that this
remastering / reissue programme will help bring his incredible music to
a whole new audience. By remastering 121 tracks spanning his solo
career, I hope also that those who are already familiar with John's work
will find renewed inspiration from his incredible gifts as a songwriter,
musician and vocalist and from his power as a commentator on the human
condition. His lyrics are as relevant today as they were when they were
first written and I can think of no more apposite title for this
campaign than those simple yet direct words "Gimme Some Truth".
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The Beatles Official Newsletter
8th March 2010
Paul's New Single "(I Want To) Come Home" Out Now
This Golden Globe nominated track is taken from the Miramax film
'Everybody's Fine' starring Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore and Kate
Beckinsale. Paul specially wrote and recorded the track after being
asked to by director Kirk Jones and seeing an early screening.
Talking about the writing process Paul explained, "When I saw the film
originally, I was just watching and enjoying it, when at the end I found
that the director had, unbeknown to me, put in the place where he wanted
the new song another song of mine: 'Let It Be' sung by Aretha Franklin.
I kind of left the theatre thinking well, I can't write another 'Let It
Be' and I can't sing like Aretha much as I want to, so I might have to
pass. But that evening, I came back from dinner and started doodling
with some chords and I had an idea and it all grew from there."
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The Beatles Official Newsletter
29th January 2009
All Together Now is nominated for a GRAMMY Award
All Together Now, the documentary about the making of The Beatles and
Cirque du Soleil's The Beatles: LOVE, is nominated for a GRAMMY Award in
the Long Form Music Video category (Adrian Wills, video director; Martin
Bolduc & Jonathan Clyde, video producers).
All Together Now details the story behind the unique partnership between
The Beatles and Cirque du Soleil that resulted in the creation and 2006
launch of LOVE, the stage production still playing to packed houses at
The Mirage in Las Vegas. The film also documents the creation of the
show's music, the experimental Beatles soundscape album of the same name
which garnered two GRAMMY Awards for producers Sir George Martin and
Giles Martin in the categories of Compilation Soundtrack Album for
Motion Picture, Television or other Visual Medium and Surround Sound
Album.
The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards will be presented Sunday, January 31, 2010
in Los Angeles.
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The Film
All Together Now is a feature-length documentary chronicles the making
of The Beatles' LOVE by Cirque du Soleil. The film details the story
behind the unique partnership between The Beatles and Cirque du Soleil
that resulted in the creation and launch of LOVE and the double
Grammy-winning album of the same name. The film is dedicated to the
memory of Neil Aspinall, an Executive Producer.
All Together Now faithfully recounts how the LOVE project came into
being, borne from the personal friendship between George Harrison and
Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte. George saw how the twin talents
of Cirque's artistry and The Beatles' music could be fused into
something new and totally original.
The director, Adrian Wills, records early meetings between the Cirque &
Apple Corps Ltd. creative teams, as well as contributions from Sir Paul
McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison discussing
how The Beatles' music can be used in a different way. We hear about
the decision to utilize the combined talents of Sir George Martin and
his son Giles Martin to produce what became a 90-minute soundscape
created from The Beatles' multi-track recordings and how this new
audio adventure was being quietly worked on in the famous Abbey Road
Studios in London, England whilst the first creative ideas for the show
were being formulated in Montreal, Canada.
These early stages of the project were all filmed, as were the first
rehearsals at the Mirage Hotel theatre in Las Vegas, which was
completely rebuilt with a one-of-a-kind sound system and complex round
staging to house the LOVE show. George and Giles Martin, the show's
Musical Directors, were involved every step of the way with the
remarkable Cirque du Soleil creative team, performers and backroom
staff.
It wasn't all "plain-sailing" and there has been no attempt to disguise
some of the disagreements that took place along the way regarding how
some of the songs would be portrayed visually. These creative
differences, a necessary part of the overall process of bringing LOVEto
its most vibrant life, illustrate the participants' love and respect
for the music and vision of The Beatles.
The All Together Now documentary provides fascinating insight into the
creative skills and passion that went into making this project a
groundbreaking critical and commercial success.
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The Beatles Official Newsletter
13th January 2009
Ringo's new album "Y Not" now in stores!
For the first time ever, Ringo produces himself on his most personal
album yet. Ringo is joined on Y Not by old and new friends including
Paul, with whom Ringo sings on Y Not's stunning first single, "Walk With
You", a moving new song about the power of friendship.
NEWS RELEASE: For the first time in one of popular music's most enduring
and illustrious careers, Ringo has decided to take charge and produce
himself. The result is perhaps the most personal and impressive album of
this rock legend's entire solo career.
Y Not is a groovy and deeply felt song cycle that finds Ringo leading a
smaller core group of old and new friends including longtime pal and
recent brother-in-law Joe Walsh, Dave Stewart and longtime Roundheads
member Steve Dudas on guitar, Benmont Tench of Tom Petty and the
Heartbreakers on keyboards, Don Was and Mike Bradford on bass. The album
also features Starr's engineer and co-producer Bruce Sugar on keyboards,
as well as some special guests like Edgar Winter on horns and alto sax,
and Joss Stone, Ben Harper and Richard Marx on vocals, Ann Marie Calhoun
on violin and Tina Sugandh - aka Tina The Tabla Girl â€" on tabla and
chanting. Starr's songwriting collaborators on Y Not also include
familiar and new names like Joe Walsh, Dave Stewart. Joss Stone, Glen
Ballard, Richard Marx, Van Dyke Parks, Gary Nicholson plus Gary Wright
and his former Roundhead band member, Gary Burr.
Yet no collaborator featured on Y Not is likely to receive as much
attention as Starr's former bandmate and longstanding mate Paul, who
adds a characteristically brilliant bass part to the inspiring "Peace
Dream" - Starr's latest heartfelt plea for peace and love - and even
more notably provides his unmistakably fabulous vocals to "Walk With
You," an exquisite new composition by Starr and Van Dyke Parks.
"Walk With You" is a moving, even spiritual meditation about the lasting
power of friendship, and McCartney's inspired participation on the track
was a testament to McCartney's generosity of spirit and musical talent.
"Paul was doing the Grammys, so he came over to the house and was
playing bass on "Peace Dream." So I played him this other track and Paul
said, "Give me the headphones. Give me a pair of cans". And he went to
the mike and he just invented that part where he follows on my vocal.
That was all Paul McCartney, and there could be nothing better. He makes
it bigger and he makes it fuller. It makes the song like a conversation
between us, and that was Paul's idea to do his part one beat behind me.
That's why he's a genius and an incredible bass player."
Starr was already particularly thrilled with one early review for the
first album he produced that came from someone he helped produce too. "I
just played it for my son Zak," Starr explains. "And Zak was so great.
He said, "Dad, it's great. This rocks! You should have been doing this
forever. It's nice coming from your boy, especially since he's a really
good drummer."
Listen for yourself. And hear Ringo Starr - also a really good drummer -
doing exactly what he should be doing today and forever.
Why?, Y Not.
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