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What? I mean, what?
I know I rarely post in this journal now but I just had to draw everyone's attention to the following auction item:
Brian Epstein's coat
From the description:
This smart looking wool and cashmere coat made by Aquascutum of Regent Street in London was once the property of Brian Epstein, owner of NEMS and manager of the Beatles ( Read more... ) -
Brian? Or not Brian?
Someone on Tumblr posted this picture and tagged it as containing Brian Epstein.
I'm not convinced but then I'm really bad at recognizing people in photos. (Or in person for that matter.)
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Today I went to the British Library and, after much battle with two microfilm readers, came back with a complete copy of the long interview that Brian did with Melody Maker in August 1967. Now I must just decide if I want to type it out and where I could post it to maximize visibility for the other half dozen people in the world who might be -
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Great interview with Derek Taylor here. It was used for "The Brian Epstein Story," but this is the bigger, longer uncut version. Excellent material and food for thought:
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Beatles mock their manager
I love this snippet from a 1965 press conference:
GEORGE: "And South America-- I don't think they've ever heard of us down there ( Read more... ) -
The myth of "Love Me Do"
abbihalsey and I have been discussing the question of whether or not Brian tried to buy "Love Me Do" into the charts. Both Joe Flannery and Peter Brown say that he did, mentioning the figure of 10,000 copies. However, other people have cast doubt on this story
Bill Harry made a post on the DM Beatles forum that does a good job of analyzing the myth. I ( Read more... ) -
Brian interview!
Someone posted another Brian interview on YouTube. This is from October, 1964, when Cellarful of Noise was released. Very interesting in terms of his managerial approach. Why do interviewers always accuse him of "exploiting" his artists?
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Seen the article about the lost Beatles track?
The track was played just once, at the festival, and is said to include distorted guitar, organ sounds, gargling and band members shouting phrases such as "Barcelona!" and "Are you all right?"
Who was shouting out "Barcelona," do you think? And why? :)
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