The

Beatles BOO·k

The Beatles> 0 wn Monthly Magazine

No. 61, AUG. 1968 - - -- -

EO ,IT ·ORIAL - - - -

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BEA'T PIIBLHJATIONS, LTD. 3~-39 WES.TB.OU p; E GROVE

LO NOON W .2, ENGLAND

f.djw,r; JOHN NY DEAN

a~cr J Biwi,; P'hoc1.1graphi f>; li..es.11 · Br:;Ce; M&I !Evans

:1.1nd Tony Sr-.1.mweU

World Ccprrigh'I; iR~ rY(:d

~ BIEA''f PUB U C:A Tl O NS L''liO.

/1:epradoc.tian in w.h,;J;: or Jm p_.:i , c of 1111r

,;i,1; ,;:rc- wlt~041C ~ mi.ti!.hl l') is: pr i:>h ibiL~

For tilnci!: 1lhi ,c:ritiics .;1re, in ,complete i.greeme t; The !Be Ucs · ·y cHow Suiami.rine cartoon !Hm i a gl'e big 'MASH~ A latm lh l '!; ,m war1111 th h ad of !Be:111He people 9H O\' I'" tl:w wm:Jil. J".iot that they need tl'le, ,pp01it of :a re · show bu ·n. s.s C':\perm!'ri of ooi\lr ; but if is nii.c-e to ha:,--e it th.ere , •. • in p:ri1U, Th film ct.'ll"hilinl desien·, ~ l the prni .e if re<:eh•edl. I ·imj,gy,ed C'\lcry !7ii1111gl\e !'iitcond r,f th-e pr mier.

But, 1!11hilc we-'re 1'.aU, ing ~bout Jlf.l · , let oo,t forg ·t II fih!i!' l'ery t:1~ent,ed people who 1te:mped ro :put H togeih. r. Anifl then: Li; ,ane il'lam 1 'd like to menUOJ:fl-sormbo.dly ~m 1111 kno. YCI")' w~n-Gcorg I'v:b tin. ) "e ogl,ed !Mm ou.t bt."('.lJlll.'iC hes Ote il)lefSOD \\'l!IO ~ ran~oo II ~ht Seatf croch ts. and q1run· n; .i:ato the · und h~ ·, •hich i , 1.mdou□t d~y1 (me of th out­. hmding if eatull'e . of tit :fiJErn.

· 'o ~mmer holiday i r th Beil ti thi · •c ir. r don t lihink ·ilhe have e,·er worked so h.Rrd, e ' tept perl:l. ps in (bosc hi-ctic months of '9'63eM ~'he th · " t.'t ~L'mcd h~ swip dashmg f rum Olil!i! perfo:i:'m_,an,-ee to, anothe • Tl~}' h l 't: t 'kl: □. Ott 9 lrc-mcndon.'j amo,mt of wo-rk- Mt only · ll'•e 1il e. pit.md in,. nom1rs in fhc iJ11?COrd.1ng .i;itw:lio i(perh~J:ii , J liou!d ay s.1utlio.s, b c::mse this ai me· thA.1· ar u. i □g - o. 3 i.t ' · M. l. · I. Jolm's Wood whtllt'\' t.'11" o. 2 is not .wailra.ble), but th y are a~ o, . tml'l~ ,g a · 'r)' li5i;: shm,,·bu.r;in~ com le in A JJiJ)le. ali'd I.)' 'r'ctlk tp9. · s. w~•hout o.at '.l!lciiiflc- 1,r 1math,e,;r da'3h.fag off for 1' b g ,•level coofore.nc - n:.ry ofl;en oQ he omher de of the A Jamie, too !

We recei ed · tremeJI.dou fjoad o.r lcUe.r.i;. thj~ 11110111th alb uf Job DJ and 1i oko. 81J1m~ as al-y , T/J'e Beat-le_\. Book :ire . rdf.i;. thi:r; as p t ,of John' prlir. le lif.C'. We hs.ve .a~w.:ly · :a,·oided

prying in o 1\he boy • lives onc,e the ltil\' · left the- :spotlight. rn:m time to U:me, or course- f'.bc_ ha e 1tt it d ffl}'Si'1lf and The Bt:•uJl _r; lfo k p]liotog:.-phu inro th:C'lli lho.rncS-t and »1.!' ba'li'e . howri you pictnrr ·· of Rjqgo Y.'if'li laureen · nd. Z k or !P ul ,.,,ith JHJ111e1 • · rge ,.,, th P~Uie • nd .J o.1:m with C .mtMll d JuJiu rn 9ird Joltn and! Yoko. llut ] don f ,hink it :s fafr to dlher .foh111 or c.r nflhi to, :say .imyd1iing aibo'uf wll:at J . e:r •. privalit · ff :i1!ir ooht~ them. 'll:!at' lbee111 ou por cy up to mn,-· :amd we ~r,c ooint l,□, stick w it.

El-ll!r'f, playback (N Jh rm JC · :~r/1'0 I. a rt'.r • impw-11mt e"~·ml' jt;N" 11 lkrat/,c:;, He r;f;.' R lfO ► ,r~,• 1-J /Jlg to tl/.e Ji, ish.e.d 1/.t'i' E!Nt of ,,u r ne~· s ,,~.

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INiHio al Secretary· IF RE.DA KE LL Y

Po:sul .Add res;s :

TH E O - FIC,IAb BEA TlLES FAN C L IU B

P. 0. BO.X Nlo. ~l !L IVERPOOL I

Cl u l:t Tel 1phonc Nu rn ber: 05 Ii-'109' 24 ,o

• .,,. F01R ~MIMED A T E MEMBER.SH IP j lll5t s:end yolllrr -first _:r-ear"'~ sub cri ptio ,(,:OST AL ORDER IFO R. 7 /6d.) p lus, a STAM PED. SEil F-ADD·R ESSEO E.IN VIE LO PE ( s1;:;e no, sm!d ler than 9-"" 4'" ). to F r-Bda K.e•lly :a.t the address ab.ov-ie.

AUBUST NEWSLETTER DEAR BEATL E PEOPLE.

Our.in • thi:: lais.t few 'Mt-e'k • Georgi.: ~ I .r' l'is.on has be n npe~ · i ing Apple rooo.Fdi.ng sessions. wHh Liverpudl ian Jackie m ~. on..: a member of the IJnderL ki:rs :-1 n.cl . .ntt'H'c.,· ret.fn. t.l )~, 21. l!u21.rler of u.rt A n,g.Jo-A ra~~rica n . fouts.ome e.ill led the Lo1ma_x ,:1irn~nce for whom Brmn Eps.tcm acted as. manager a hort t I me bdi re h1 death, ..I~,;; k 1e 1:;, :;i;g;uu:d to A ppie R cord • as a. solo att ist . Fi .. t 1\ pple LP alb um i . the 111e you '\'C ~ I re~dy read b u't 'n Tltc Brorles rmthly- ~n intriguingly p~,:;k tg(,.-d. :; un rUr~c:k nx ord frnm the lil n'II • Wom1de ~ wall' feamn r' i11g Ge rge· nm ii.: whi h 'h record wiG lt v rJo,u gr ups f musid:n,s in Lonidon andi Jomb.ay, And lhi:rl! i~ t he Au ll!;l debur si1~gl frr.:nn Mar_ Hop,ki11, who we· . sei.::1~ .rnd hea rd so nuJ.Ch of ~L Hughie Gr~n · ~oppo-rt 1,1 111ii>' Knocks. V ·how.

·,i: · hr~(!j mo re, lhe lkaHe-s' cw'l'1 n-e-w _m,~gl will ,corn1im1g ut 11 the Appl labeE- th-et r fi r t ince the whch from P'.arl ph 11 lo App r.::- wi1.hi n the next cou rl • .f w ·ks. Al!>o ;!,; htt::lh.!lit:d is th i r1.g]e upoJ, . hi h T he Blac Dyke Ml 11 la. nd. ch , m.1111t1ty mo t fo rnom; brass band nrndc- 1,1 p of · 9 mi:::n wh • age ' r n.ge· f"rom uroum,-1 I~ 11. 0 tLnJ 1,1 nd 60. ·pl ~Y P u!~s .. Th ing;u mylbob TV th ni and an mi1 .[ · [ - h arr nge rn nt or "Y How 'ubma r~ni..:",

au went up to Elnu lfon;l ju:;'L a fit.·w undu. ag(J to prod u(:e Lhe~ c., o il"C(:o r-tl in . B' 'f · B TS~ ArE · rii i and tl1cr p r ~ type who • u -nd , Ilic M yfoi r pcnin.

o.f .JO , J .. "'To Yoko Frc)mn John Li.::nnm, •• <.tt'l e:hi bL1 ion al 1.he: R b t t fl';Lel' Gilli ry wcr uucrly a t u nde<l to lbc erved , .. i th gla sr;s of pri 11g water instead of the us.u 11J tipp.li n.g of ch, m a,g,~ ! John f le ~hi s " .as. i1~ keeping with th ge n .ril l j ki.1 th m of th whole aff:;i ir .• . . PA J -~ · m· .sivc M ARTH A rll'I! de ,a ibj • hit with i!ve:n.•m,e " ' lten. h a.oc mJ} · n · ~d • he Be.atli.: to Brad -0rd for- Pa u r • I han ~, my bob·· ] V liccording: 5c io1, with The· Bla(·k Dy!ke M ills Barul. Ir~ fac t Ma rch.a ·s photogril ph got sp.aci.: i 11 qui t i.:: .ai fi w n~~ p • p r the n~ I m, rn i ng ! . . , ()r a p rogr :-1 m mi: in thi: curri:::rn A rntrit:-1 11 • . lo'Llr TV s.er i;es .. Dai id Ft st Pre nts. .. : ·. produced nd fi lm i:n London, PA' made a ,gu t appear::i.11.0l" in. whmch ht: had an. ad lib chat wilh Fir.a11kie I-Im er'd b fote i1Hrodu,ci r1.g hi o n

-PIPk- - j n.B,ing d~ ·1; v~ry. M A Q Y H Of·K I • :S~dly l h ~v,c Io ·tdl m;i tha l ther,e ::tre no pt ent pl ,,,s fol' th!.! serj 10 hown. 0 .11 .8 it,is.h le!evhion . . ,, . V ho w~s the Be-aut~f,d Be:1111 P~rs.ot 1,amed JA · ET th o had a :gL· nt .il!':Pk-....s.haiJ:J<::d bi thday caike bak d

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for h ,rsel f .lind h r frt1mds? .A mli'il11n•dlou • sphcrkaJ a.ff l\ir ,coated i 1 ic.i n~ and green-ti 1Ttcd mar.£lp,!Ln ! . , . '·Th[ngumyb(Jb' , tne fie"/ ondo1l Wee e1iJ TV .serit s.tart Augu t :2 • • . . In the :ews Of Th Wo.r Jd ho'll viz wrhet W~ston T lllyk,r ciJJi nK-d he w.a. n;::vcaling ::a:crct informn~Ll.ion -0 su:rpri e Beat ie P'c p,le whi::n h reporu:·d that the .· o.ic.{_~ or acto,r:!=: had be.en usr:d! to Sl}C'.uk di logu lines fo J,ohn, Pau!. G~orge irnd Ring,o on the •y U(JW ubm, ri11e" fl .Im oundtrac . The REA L ·urprrsc fot' Bc::atl Pe-opk· wa ths( a n ~ion h1cwsp.ape:r houJd be s.o I ate with i1:s •• n ·1,'j · ' . T/Je Bemfe:s Mo tr My Book :rea.ucrs l!m w ii.he facts li<.'l!-rly a month ,.r.lier , ia •~ ri:ews page tory. A . D the~ knew that ~l.!ither the Beatl !:i nor the · ,;: ,cl !ow Subm L1rfo " ilil n, pcopre h aid td ed to, m e a111y SiC<:: c f i . AN C 1B · OT -S: SANDRA MORS is fhe 11:cw Bt'anch · eicrern.ry for •.h.e: U nit . d · tare • o r A. rn l'i !ll jjJdwugh 1.hi;:: club , · ,ci, York offi dd rcss. rem _Lin u n h::rn cd, • . . C,u,11,srnrnla r1on w A.ustri ;tt; Branch ix:1·,e~a.ry SYl. VI A. HONED R u]}On he reee1~ t m~~r~ 1ria,ge. Shc: i nov MTS, yJ i ei · eiger. . , • New tu;1 dre . for dub bram;;h in Dnu: · J LS : ,cj,o ROB ERTO NU ~f.S C.A.[ :A POST L 3272 RIO D' JA ·· EJR 1., a .RAZ[ .- , , . T[ A G ,OOL~H , , At't:~ · .. C, fot Sm,1th '\V:11k~. _ha h·1d W !re i:ri tha t P()SitioJl for ,r1:r Olili:d. J!S..t'liCli5, In fut ur • lR \ IN • V~ s.. cx.1 tu g Area Sc:c. for N orth Wales. w1Jl be: t ("-~pomible for I oo i,,g fttcrr a ll o ur · I h ·13c~~de reupk it11 mth and Sou.th :areas. . • • tt ELE. .r E ]CK E R~ G. N orEh u mbeitbng A rea S(;c., < nd hic-r fr iend · · roth}', _:s.,Pcnt a.· Vl ~ ·k • h lid.a.y m n Li eq'moi ~ 11d . 'l!ry k i ndlt Jent u· man. hours ()f thci . fone hdping wmlh wor · a c lhe I J ub I t::!dqua rter:;,

Before l sign off l mu iil ptt,ss o~l lo cvery,oue Ring \ ·i,cry h~ . re t ha. bir thd,11,y c:, td gift t1Jlid telic-grn.ns. whkh re, ·h~d hkn on Ms 2 B ' · trthdaY, . ' Tar · W ' IDo':L.fLJ'.1-v

_ (Jfim1t:J/ S,f,i•r.efory (!

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E IN

WITH PAUL TO

HOLLYWOOD **l.i~r:Pudl an Ton:r Br·.taimw,ell write,: ilis '[Jrtt p~ece fo,r The Beade-s: Book. tthjs month. r:on,y, who wa.5; with, HEMS Enter pr s s dtl'oughout tho :Part s;x years, l<s now a prod'u<:rion man with, Appl{t.

PAUL wais due to fl:,r f~m Lon don A I rpo rt to La,s. Angeles ait rrwo o'clo-i:ik

on Th u rsd a:y :;!lfr:;e,r noon. June 10. At one o'clock he nvl·t; d me to go with 1h i m which meant d e~ay in~ o ur fl lgh i:: u ntl I lat~ir m the dar- We caught. ~ 6 p. m. pl m e, g:o to, New York ,s;even hours biter., sw. tt:h d flig ht:s ;aftd airrl ved in l o~ A ge:r es in t he mi ddl12 of · the nl,ghit. Th ird member of th e par y wa~ faur•s o,d fr l,eod Ivan Va t11g han. the guy w ho introd uced him o John so,rner;ti i1 g like 11 yea .s :ago i · l ive rpaal.

We went strii:i ight ,o, d Cl B.everly 11--l i I l:5, Hotel wh erre we shared a vast 3-bed­roo med b n,galo~ ne -of :a d,wen, dott12d arn1,1 nd t htt grounds of the hotel in aimonigst ii: i e pal'm t rees nd othe·r luxiuri91n r; Californ ian gireen,er y.

0 n frid.iy morn Ing:, s:tm ti red !bu . rnri ' to go., we werre plck-eid1 up by R.on Kus: (h,ead o App le R<:-Mrds.) for a s;h opp Ing s,p rte d owo Sun­s;et Si:: ·i p:. 001,1,ght .?i {ew j::i-l!ht.s: a11:1d some American :s.u ngl·a,ue$., A bi t J~1er we

:s.howed 't,h e Capi tol Re~o rd:!l pe,opl ~ the fij m we: d mad e o The B~::1;1:I~~ in L.ond,o,n , a ~ho r, i:::ol ou m-- mo I e dt:sig 11ed t o promQ/t-e App le-and A.ppl,c Records, I !'I pa rticul:u -to the n les · c·n and ej(et:ui­ti 'ie·.s. . n-ending Cn.p,l,:,o,l 's big ,conv-em io,n. Tn is was t he m;:iiiri re ::i~n for ,oum-- r; p bt-tau:s,e d uri,ng t he ron·ve ntiori he ilHg an rnounce mer1i1: was btl! i ng nad e t h 11:r; Ciiipitol WOIJ Id be (foH t i but i ng i h e &e:atles.' Apple Re;:;;o rdls in Ame rJr.: ,

SURPRISE 0( her th an the . he::i.d.i ,of

Cai pi r.:o t not a oul knew a IBe21de was com ing to LiM Angele~ so we dido't have any crowd problem:;; ·t,o ibe-gi , w th. We were sitt ing in an ice cream pado u r e.n i ng glaflt s u ndae,,s:, t1on or 11: h1! -customers · id a sort '°'r d'ou1bre-i:ab ut d er.:, ed t h:a· ir:,;:ouldn'[ be Paul McCartney ove r In It he coirne r b eCil.U~G Tti c Beades; were 6 000 .md e.s: a"-NSy n Lo n·don . • wer · "t the.y~

Two 11 i:de gi b-!' d s:):,r t hey were· 12 or I l ::!.t ·tha n~xr; taMe sit,.3.rl!XI fur a wh i I e, p,l.'Jye ,it, cool ::iind'

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hen p;1il d the-i .- bm ::mdl left. A nrirn u te l:uer t;hey ,::;~me tea ring b::id ,;. for 91Ytog r3 hs :s:c:reaim i ng: the Ir h o:!dls o 1

The (:Ont 'o'ent:i'on was being held at a ..,ery mo die rn new hotel', i;;he Cemtury Pluai, wh I ch has. a fomast ic set of fountain!;; QU t::s ide.. I w , ·o..,er ,on Frid::!!)'' a.fte n OOlili t a h ~a.- the vari,i:i,us speeche . b,ut Pau I st:a.yed lb~ck at the hotel • ec~y i:e h<G "mis to be t he B g· Sur rise , Everit u:aDly, as the con'l'en r: ion drew to . d 05e, -::aim~ t he s peec:l~I an­noun c,em ent from the stage :arid P., ul was broug h't o~ . j mag i n -e t he l"e:;!!t:t i,0 1 amongst .. he ~ owd of .aoou t 400 C~pitol peap le when P.au I jlll's!l: w.al l<ed 11:hroug h from i;;ne batk aft.he flili ll . cv-(! ry­o ne went be~o k an d gav,e hi m :i fl ri<I! weEcom e. A ind tt he A pie prom<>t;ion film was: streen ed - show ing The-Beatles at wo k i tlhe Apple offl~es in the r e,:;;ord • Ing: studios a.11,d s.o forth_ Ariid i c :5,h,owed 0111' 1" g:reat new g Ir~ d iKO•verr. songnres~ · airy Hop . In wh id · was a

,g rea ·· way of in tmd r:rci ng her r:o al I t hose I rn p-0rt,c1 nt A mer i c:a.n r,eco d expe rts .

Sai:ut1day was: ,q u l't1e h or; w j t h the t:E!m[Pcl ratu1r~ run-1111 ng . etwe~n 90 andl I 00 d eg:n?E!:!i, All d aiy we trl, d i:o 1 rge 01,1 rse~'i'es away from t ilnc- h~r. . I pool to see the s lghts but we never d icl q11.m:e rna e t! Pa.uJ bo glht some o ran.ge sw.i m t runlks, I bough r: :3, movl,e ,ca rrne-ra ::1:n d we let the lhoun _ go by beside the lb I u e p-c,ol.

e.e i ng a busy executive: R,on Kass. had ilil I h 1:s. tiele­phone calls put thrnu,glh i::o t ,he pools Ide and .PAUL 1:-1!:.LP~D t--llM OUT IH' TAKING ALL THE CALLS AIND SCREENING THEM BE FORE PUTTl~G RON OIN THIE LI NE_ Pau l p1!.1t: on one of hi .s: lf:-$t vol,i,:e dis•• g 1,1 i:$1es for thi5, Hd it ~12 ms like- most ii:aUe rs be1 eved he ~s Ron s. Ame rkan a<!>S;i s-

tant 1! Mind yol!Jl, ·one or ii:wo

r"ece-g ised h Mer:s-ey i:one:s. -ind ud i ng The Beaeih Boy.:s.,

o~ Satu r-day ll g ht we w,mt to t ht hom<t!: or Capi-1;01' $ ,P·re$idenit for i;oi;:kt!!-11$ a d th~n to the r ~ot d com 21nr s barbecue In the open-ii beside 'the C 1'111:ur -Plj:Z21 founta ins. P:aul sig_ned an aurng raph fo j UJt · bou i:; EVE.RY 9:0IDY piresent !

PARTIES

W "d be.eiili in.., lt,ed tto· u mpt,e,e111 clubs and pnti 12s bui:: it Wi'U i m P,0$Silble ' ,o take Ln the lot_ The Byrds we re play~ ng: - 11:. Th,e Ka leideso;:o[Pe, Judy Collins was :at. The l rou b.ado u r. E..,c-n c:u,all y we wellll · to The h ctoiry foir dinne r-. h:.':s a. discotheque o,wn1ed by Sam my D.avis andl various: oth e HoHywo.od

celebriti1e:s:. Very •S;i l'il1i I ar to t.he bet.t,e1r Lo111d on pl-a,ee b-ut la gc-r----1,n fact n old {~c;m:o.ry Gonvert-ed_

From 11: here we, wem r:o the W his.ky A Go-go to see th, blues .giu itar _ st Al ber i:: King_ To o ur aimaumant :sa ar:e<I •t the ~ -b le ne,-,.:t .:0 us wer-,e Er-ic Burdon. Zoot Money., Geor,g!e Fame ~nd H I east a dozen London club­bl n_g ego I !l!rs! We stayed l!.llntil the end or Al'bt-r't Kl ng's. :;.er: ;md he c:;11me over to- me,et: Pau~ and ha,v,c a d1rl lllk. N:i!!tit..! r~Uy word went roun the· ch.1 b :i lilidl al I :i'lo ng the Suns.et ·s11: r • th~t P~ul was: th 121re . So by the t i.111 e- we. ,came 11:0- I eave th,e Wh isky. we needed pollic•e ,glil3 ds. ,c:I u b :s. ew;ud:s., bo u n<:ien :i11~d all the extra help we c.ou'ld m ster to get P ul th o.ug h

BACK ISSUES PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FOLLO\VING ISS ._ ES ARE STILL

A\! AILAULE: l(i, 17~ 20~ 23 21 31, .J.2, JS 53, 54

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A BOJ-·'J:. : J,t Wf,!$1J',( (lit brt

BELO~•': .-fl iea I. he rfJ.(}.lf1!}ll l•[.'J g,,r r1

the t;:ll"Qwd an b:adc. iiilto our limo.

Be1twi1:12 n th rn illt) d i we s nattihe.<I sjx hours' s.le:e bull: on S"nd ilY mo rnl1 g we. could n't have st.ay~d i · bi::d be,c:i se we knew al I mni:s. orf intE:rnst i ng: plaM h11,d bcee n m:;!ld e for us_ A.on Ka~s had arr-.:i ng d for u:s. to go s3II ng om a f u :ac:u rious 50-f 0011: )':a.clht: bek>tl,f ~l)_g to hi s friends B,i 11 and Betty G r:a.h:a rn. Wed rQv.e t om Beve rly Hi 11:s. !to the Mar ina d. I R.ey-swp:r,ing ;.!JI on,g t he way to buy som~ or r::hose ramou1s '' IMe-,..ie St::1;r Ho me~ Glllli · e ~ ap" th i lil gs wh i<: h sc-1 I tn v;:i,st u ntl t i es to touri sits_ We h:a a •q 1.1 i r.::k 11:0•!J r il"OU rid, g;azlng ::lit h-omes which belonged or mi gh:ca ornc:e h~.ve be longed to famo11J1S fo lk ranging: f rom And'/ W illi~ms Ito Gary Coop12 r' , We gOll:a i:o ithe y.:i,:;;h ~t about hm~ht i me:­amid hid BR EA KFAS.T ! W t h d:u1.ni pag111e rath-err th an coff' c!

BIROKEN The mo or on th ya.c-lu,

had broken dowo so ill: w.a:s: com mete I 'f u nd-c :5~ i~. To get ,ou11:: of the harbour we lhad to use ropes, pulllng ril'om the opposite side or the dock. The we spent s Ix. l ;.!IZ)." wel I-fed hours: j u:st dr ift--­ing up :ind d owo the· C:111 i= forn ian ccrast, ~unbair:hing. mo.., le• m.!!klng a.n,d diry- i ng up al I th(! ~h:a1m ag ne bot.ti e:s..

On 'Sunda-y nmght we'd p~an n ed t Q ,get a.round to at I 1321S a few •Of the nan 1 parties a· which we we e I alf ~xpc:.;:11:ed. B-u t he ef~ r ects. -of that long 6,000-m i I iz: 14-hom fl ight from London were )a'-' Ing t hel r e layed act ion; So i1 stt!'ad we· j u.sr: fell asl.eep :at the hotel_ Ar:

ar•OU riid · even I i:: e ev-c·n i n;g1! On Monday the ever ­

;JJc; l'a'e Ron woke u5: ~p w t h Capitol peop le i::o say ' 'Good bye,., to ancl photo-g_rap er~-who we . e r:he re 1:0, ao t lhe1 r Ian p ICC: U res. A (:OIJ pie o· hundred 6e:).de -ii!Ople, t-ccnyboppe rs young

2ind ,older, had ,gathered about the hotel b:,i th l:s: r: i c·.

NEW SONGS

So Paul sang thelflfl a few song~. ew •ones which are g-oi n,g o-n i: c- n12xt album ii: ~e­boys are recorrd i ng rig ht 10w. S❖ · eve ~a: h u n<I red Ame rkan fanis we re use to g_4c:t fi st-hand r-ea.(t i~n w some of The Beatles' ve ry new~t m:).ter l~I. I mag ne how thrq fedt about THA.l!

We got w the Los; A ngele:s. l1mte:rnat ional Ai rp-Or't i!irou n-d noori bui;; fo1,1nd our home­ward ·fl ighi: had bcll'.l n d ~­layed . So we waii ted In the TWA loung: - and, wt il12 we were si ·ti ng t he r e,, ii: he ru 0 1.u si::ar i:e<I going round th:at the re wa.-s: ::i BOMIB HI DDEN SOM WHERE ON OUR. Al RCRAFT I! ! I n-d ee:d it bee.'! me cl ea,r r:h t the am hor­it ie:s we. re takiiilg, it Sli! rious ly wheri we were iJ!sked ~, ou luggage might be scai~h-cd We _g l:;;idly g;a:Y'e our pe rmi:.~ siorn :a.rid IJ.ou,ght some more i ns 11..1 r::1i ni i:;:€! !

Af c r ne-:i r l fQu r hours. ll: e: Bl peop-le inteniewed 1,1 ~. took n:, me~ a l'!d :add resite:5-and iiJSh d if ~ knii!W anr '·'30-year~o~d Cauc:;11smain1 wha, m gh pm: threse phlal:s o nit o-gl rce rirn~ Olil board the plan-e .. ! . o filA In ~lme we wen· round tt c· I o, dog s~21II. hinc being long over­due- mn e lnb-ly h-e e ~rid In r.: h a ir po r, girt .sflop P ul s.ig 1ncd another hundlr ed or

10

~°'. ~uu,;1g:r p h:s. ~long the way. St111, ·r:ha d-cl a.y was worch­while because we. had time 11: 0- buy glfi: . we'd rorgouen al I a bout; Ivan &o.ug t qioste !!l ew pre~enu · or his chi. dw-c: n-11:0-y rt rtti s, tee sh I ru andi so on_

Wn:h the, ..,,sit -wu Id h:ai..,e been ~ongar_ By ch3rnce W<.''d

bumped into no les:sier per­son :rh:an Colo.nc-1 To n l¾r er a ull:side ou r ho11:el D lill t1he Sunday nig Jt :a iid e'd gl..,en P°;i'!ul :a I ittl e bu ndle a ve ry prnciou:s. it -:: lkeu f❖r Elvl:s.'' NBC colour t-e~evi si on ~!how due o be i!me.d it he fol low­i ng wee end . A1n wa"d ha~e ~ ked it❖ see Tiny I n1 whQ wiH doing concerts in Los A ngele:s. when we we re the re

FREAK

Tl ny Tim s pro~ably th-e b1gge~t: r ea · rJive thingy on the Alll"!er ic::l!n 5(:ene :J.t th•e moment_ You hear his I lfe-:s.·i;,ory and h l:s. vo c;,e on e:'i'cry To O pop tt:ar:ion yo t une to· I ri C'3.I iki,rni :11_ And WQ miu-cd a RaYi S,hi.n­kar i:;:on cert too. At othe r times Pa.u I W◊IJ Id have- Hayed for· these hi ree occasion s but he h:id to t,,e back for hi "Tlhing,u my ob" record i n,g ses:s.lori I ni IB~d ·o rd wl th Tlhc- Black D)' ke Mi I l:s; B:md_ :So home we came, $t II 'l'e!f')" •ti red! lime: le-elilill,g th•G trip h.ad been mo e th'3.n worth­whi I e. So hH this bit or s.tory-telliing :and t h31111k you · o-r waitithling t h~:s. s p::i-:e!

TONY BRAMWIE LL e j1n i.h e Sepitern be r :S$U-e MAL EVA NS wiU catch up on he ee~de~.' rei:;:on::l i ng new.s lb i n,€'i ng: you e~i ledl an di u -t o-date i nforma-tfon ~b,out i U ·the group•~ fo ly .i.nd Augu:sci: e:s.s:io , s in the s.tudio:s.;

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For t he first tiime, in this fully authorised biography, the com1plete, .story of the Beatles and t·heir families and ·friends is told,.

, Thrioughout the book the Beatles. tal1k ,about themselves, then and now. This is their story, mainly in their own words s,howing war1s and all. You'll find it fascinating.

TheBeatles by Hunter Davies

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BEHIND THE

TWO YEARS AGO

by Biilly Shepherd and Johrmy Dean

T1H I N;GS were irea~ ~y happening ~~, the pop music s:c ne in August 66-be.ca.u:s this wa when it lbec::a m obv 110111s that th If!! ,Gove rri ment w,ere goin1.i to cl o a Ill th y p-0ssi bl y cou Id to si1nk the pi r, t radlio st :ti,ons. The B,e:at Iles were

among many, many tho1u ndls who wer upsat) indeed outr,aged. ,at the plans. John L.,c,nnon talke:d a length :abo t how :a.nnouriced it hat e w.ii go·ng to m:;11 e h s

ad it -.y:as or 21 ,goveirnme fl · o .go g:ii 1:s.t d but as an a:ctor-wi hou he res:i:: e,f t h,G the w shes: o more 11: ha half t he pop,u lation . Be.a.ties, th a.t l:s.. The mm, ,of course. wai5: The ff!air- was:, he ex lai ned, t hu aill pc0p, "How I Wo-n The Wlr- 11

, and the fi Im Ing power- w.ouild go, w r.:hc BIBC~a e was due o take ai c:oup,le 0€ mo ,h to

gard'ed th.at as: be~.ng "ery dangerous. tompl,ete. No usi( in i:ha fiiln'I, just he ind ee.d . And al I the Beatles fe t t.h t It wo u Id ,s; o · y of a platoon ,of e i,ght SQld I ers, r::om on I y he Ip to ~ti fl e i: ,e- re-e:ord illiidu:st ry and m:anded by Hkh3e I C,rnwro rdl-an d with m alee it: more an,d more d iffic11dt for n,ew Joh fl pl r iing Print:o G ri weed. a mostt off• artis.ts to get fafr he Ing. beat dtar-ac er- i deed. An hil::11rlous e,o,m dy,

H EA RTBREA KING !base.cl_ o n a ben-s:elling , O'w'c-1, and dir-ected I - by Dick Lese ·r who had wor ed w n the

It was Paul who s.aid : "We .kll'low how h:ird Beatles. ( and Jeamed to res ect John 's acting ii w~s 'or m, tog i any sor, o brcalk when t:;dents:) in '" H l,P'' an " Hard Day's Nigh •· w wrarc :tiirst star-t int. h: II be heartbr-ealdng Said Dick: "II :am firm~y coJ11vlri,ed ·i::h t Jo hri if he pi rate d, I pi go own, • , ' · Bui: <low n h2.s ,g re,at po'teritl I s a n: rai,g ht a<:tor' ', th 't did go, C"'<.'ri r.:ual I y. Eve I with George And o [Put down ainy further rnmoy rs Harrison adding his 'w'iew that: ·•1 i:he:s. that this migh me.in the nan ,of th station:s go, thei:i we re gening n a r::o bieing Beatles' ea ~up, Mr-. Lcs·t ir add,ed ; ' ' I am

P,olicc S:c.ite. If the BBC was. do~ng: the Job noi:: 11:ryin;g to lure Mlil'il :away -0 01 th,e rig ht in the firs · p l~<:ei, th en o bvl,o,u s:I 't 11: h r-ernr,d i ng st1,1d lo~ After ;J:1 1, Ii: wou Id b

i ates wouldn ' have g011: .h:aU he support ,c.raz)" i did. I'd m:;i,k,e myself the most h:ated c y do have . , _, ., m:an· in Britain I"

S i L ~his same mon1;h o A1,1g _n; .:wo years ago pro ~c d '"Y llow Submarine''' . So f'i'lc cr iti ct relt i was al I a bit i nfanti l,e, b,1,1t ;iga.i n the Beat I es proved, , It s,:,e:i.m t◊ number one, 'th:ilt, they k w b~ ter than a ny,on r:: <d se- wh:a t he fans wantedl. -By thie tart o • th at foo ball se~so 1'1, the :s,ong had

been a.d'l'lp,ted by hai ry soc:c: :addicts. tO· sui the par,: i<(u l:a r colou r.s: of their own team. , "We :aH live in an or:al'lge s~brnall' lne·", for-111stance,

I w al~ th mOi'lth that John Lll!nnon

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THIIRD ·TOUR Du rl ng: ih,e ,s; cond wee-k of August two

yea s a,go, t e boys w,eire leavl n,g for Ame rlc: , · or t e i r 11:hl:rd tour the re·, 0 ly t,h i ~ was a to1,1 r wl th a d iff rN1ce. For t her•e were :s. i ou s <Jou lbts or the s;a e.ty. of the lboy.s: .. Remember- why. this, was:? It Ii r,es u l'tl d f irom some o ut-o,Econ· ex:c. · uotc-s taken from a

o ndo,n CVCi n i ng n ewspap-er in wh l,ch John L~nn on appar-end y ssfidl he f e lit the B.e i::le:s: were more pop i!!ill" th ni ,Je us: Chrin.

Now it his wa:s a ve ry st r:m,ge situation. Th is. article had been p,rmted her,e age:s. be ·ore It w~i ~•cke,d up by A erlca pape·rs:. ~n fa ct John had b en t~,I king at len~th albout the status of the Beatles; in rnodeirn :5<C'i;.iety and he wais i;om par I rig th,e r p-0p1J I ar ity w~th i::hiar:: of org.an I$! d rel i,gioftl. But taike a •qui ck •quota out of c-01111text and you ,i;an st~ r up eno1rmouis; tmu bl,e. ih~l!;·s wtiu adl n a:pp.ened

n,d l'r; ·tr lgg:e ed off a r id i~u lou.s: ineacti-on. In s-om,e St'.ii!tes. par-ties we re or,g~n I sed to

burn (;Opie:5, oi Bet1tle reco rdls. A fo•-v ril.d lo Htio s nid ~ ~ey we rt· balillni n,.g Bea.de d i:s:cs.

Demon strati om we re threatened I fl key cltl e~ nke. Nle.w York. AM ricai wai jumpy and irroubh~d .a.n d it he ohviou s targ•ell: for ail I ~his w.as the !Beatie t-0 1 r. T1he boy~ jo-ked

b-ou t it, blJ r:: beh i Fi d , he s-::enes th en~ were f ~ars t h~t some e:xtremi st group COULD t::ause phy.!Sl<:al Injury.

Well. for a. si=a i:, '"Yell ow Submarine .. w:as an instairnt m:assive-~el I-er In r;; he. Sr;~r;;e$, There wa,: a._ bl t o{ h~u~tia abo11ri:: t he_ bo~,s: acr.u.a.l ly I ca\' 1 ng: L,oli'lid Olill ec211J1se of a TWA strike , so- tthe i r r eserva1t ons were :s.w tched to ~if'I-Am ~nd i::hey aer.:IJ a.I ly got a.way a bit e:arlme r than expected. And at t he s:ame Eime Rad o. Eng l~nd, one of th,e doomed pi rai::c­su1 iO FIS. , pl a.;tii'ld a 8!1aitle- n!COrn eveir:r I 0 minutte:S fu r· two whole days .. Th l:s. wi:s. dooe as !Ii ,ge:s,'tu re to i::he boys by llon O'Qu inn,­sut ion (Ont roller-, who actually st:ayed wiith li:h-: . oyS> 0 11 e'w'ery :wet on of thel r Am ican 'ViSill:.

B R I Lll!.11.AIN l' Ther,c WE R.E a f rJW outbu rsts: 21_g21inst t he,

IBe2.tles when t hey arrived. But John Leri rio,ri was In br-l I I la1nt form :ll.t IPffl:U c.o,nf~nmce at. which h1'.l: e-;w;.pl:aii ne:d how his words h:ad b,ee n

lown up 01J1ii: of all irnpor tance- n,d ow c.on«r n,ed1 he- was i h:ll tho r(: had bee·n mi:sundertta.nd i n,gs. He wais in top forn1, at once h u n:,orous :and also dee p11y :s,I ncer,e, :ll.nd :;J:t ~II po ms ::,long 11:I e ,01Jtc of thei r tour oui:: ea.m,r'! the ·"We Lo\'e You. B.-eatle:s," banners.

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r eaki ng down b:a rr i eirs to gei; fl ear the O)'$, foh fl, Paul, George di Ringo we: o

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show. O ne• ,d l$o-Jockey fro t.h :s:O-c;3lled Bible Se It or t hiC' dc,ap Sou it h saiJ d pu bl lc.ly th at h~ had i nti:!nde,d banning ~I I Be~de ~ i.s:cs but wais :$0 Im pressed by John Len non"s e..-:a::p.,I nu lo n di ai: h c: wo-uld now go o llil pl ayi ng them.

Anotl!tie r p0$5:I bl e exphma.ilon or th is ,c;Jh-a.nge of ifai: oou Id be that the handfol of s.tac:ion ~ wlho DID c2 rr)' out the th rear:: of banning Re aide rec.ord:s: · owed arii ::i l:a rming s,I ump, In 11.s:i::e n i ng fi,g url!!s.!

SEL.L-OU · Ar. r.lhe Stie-:i, S.·i:.ad i iJ lil'l1 the re was :a vi rtua.'I

.:; 11 ~-out ror the ooys secorn _ -appcea. nee i,n th•e .56,00~seater. Ai lbefo.re. t h ia boys .rrl 'w'e,d b,y hel i c:optc r, then sr mo1.1r-edl ar,

the~ th1rou,g a dug~out pass::li,ge thac I d str.a1gh t w the i:::e ntrc or th'El ba:s:e ball ,d l:a mo,nd. 0 n,ly this. ti me the:r- wore cream :s:i I k suits i nste:ad of b lad< o,utfh:.i.. The noiSiE! as ,e'l'e w :i de 'feni g but wha. impressed th,lll lboy:. •wu t he· ·waiy the mi!s:s,lve · ud len oe l1ist-ened re:5,p,ecr;;iully t.o the q Y ieter n LI m b ers, Uke IPaul"s "Y ti: rdlaf'- .Samdl Pa111I: "Si:;:r,e~nu arre fii1111 e but it ' s s:!ti !i: yi ng to kn()W i::hat you ,:;~n ge,t :an ;;?1 Ud. en ce to a~ual ly I ist:e n to whait you' re doi ng".

'l h is m11e show ea rned · h,e ort ab-Out 125,000 . ollar.s. whi·ch is. a stac.k of loot. W 'it h them on the pro uci; Olill wer,e r.he RonetEe5, Bobby ebb, th R.<:mai n s and the Cyr Id e. :S.,e.,m,co·nc- arway:s; has to tr y and k noc • 0€ course, ~nd , h~:s ti m,e ii WM beciuse the Se-atle did o,n_ly 25 minljjltes. But th i$: , again, could F, a.rd ly be t hel r €~ _ Iii:. lhe contract :s.tipul.ated the, time on suge ain,d in :Ji ll :,' c:1,:5,e this wa:!i. how much they'd done o n other parts of the tour

Arma-zi ng patleriice wa.s: shown by i:: t e Ame ricain fans. Li ke i Cinci natti wh,ere it vi,ras. an ope n-air show and ii:he r-al fl s mply belted down. For · ou~ hour h,c rans. n,o.o.d 1 heN, wai·ti ng Wilh bacod br•eath for t lhe arrival or the fantasti -c foursome, Then It w,a:s. fou n,d th a·t m:he wet h Ml m :lde ~ ie­

eq u I pm,e t ,d nge ouis for IJ,~ci :ro the show w.a.s. pul ,off 11.J nii I lunch-ti rn e the fol l,owi ng day.. Sti 11 no n, atte r-m:he am c:h•ee r(iu lly urned up., the~ oinid gave t e bo,y.s ai t hundle r~

ous rec: p1 ion. Thc_y carm G back to London on the I ast -d.ay

of August I ·966. An.d Se pteim ber ~ta rte wl'l;h Ehe: usual, now e;l!;pec:ted b ng ••

Ringo and George in California

Up orth Pa 11 was p,]a ing Best 1 an am: mhe weddii\g ~f his broth r . 'Mi kc, [ 1111 London on th I a ni-c

F id.a}' m.orning J l.me 7 [ •r s 1n:a.ki·ng a I l-:momemlt dais.h to th IV. l tu i os to pick up Geol"g ·· Jumbo guUar (he acou tk OJ~e h tcb he sudtlre:nly dee, c r=d he·'d li lt: to ( :ke with hi to A me1ric • IBrut 111 is wa·sn ' t th only 1:ate addititrn to the oys' ju gage. Dt-1:ivl!rr=d di rcct o H 1U h row Airport at takJ -oft tim \\'a a big : re 1 of 1, s.u its: from Apple: THiiJoring.- . ye-I l!ow uEt wtth matching trilb)• for Ge rge a ndl

ai da ker one for Rmm160 .. ~'c fll!w 1111on-stop to · 11 eles. wh re

th aircraU hild ·co re~f uel. fo teac.11 ,lf 'r[)~n •

. n to · iili Fli nci·si;:o Oi!il the .schcduL . ser­\1icc timght s.witc·hed to a. prt'-'ale!~, charter­ed Le, I' J l, a tj It)' but very p-otcnt ii l l,c 'p!a 11 -c ju t big enough to lake oul!' party f fo•e e-oirge a·nd PaUP.: Ringo · n M' 1,ircct11 plus yours tru y., This me:,:i n t we could fly dj rect to M 01~t rey which w11~ -cc)n­\'r.::njent. ·oi:!'11 t1 .• Geor ·c ·· ibh of :filming w.i.th R vj bankar \\'il:S co be don-e ori 1- -fjon in Big Sur C(ltl'!Hr •, .a nmg.e of n1,oun 9

illl. tuid a sm:an · il age just ou tde Monterey Omli the Ca.lifo1t1ijan coa t be-t. e-en l Ange cs. .:11nd an ra:nc-lseo.

At onterey our good Am.ertca n fr i<1::1i11d Nat W j m.::t u:;, and w • ,~re-n't lo the Del M (.mtc o<l_g:c a ibjg ,country- lub t:yle place with bungalo · to live in ancl a fill 11-saz.ed If ou ·. !3fog: .- rn by was al ead y in reside ~•e. Lo ely spot right on the co.a t. with a nn i NI out aero s the Pa ifk.

01• S t urda)' ·w • pc1d he d y sen.ling in. T ,..,. nt 'nto the town of Carmel, a quait1t.

ng]Jh-st · le p]a.ce. t.o look around . 1n the afternoon n five ,of '15, troop,;:-d ov-cr to re~ 1lew our ~eg_u intana- with Joan Baez the folk singer,, and to .tneet her tn.msba1'd at their new home in the htlls..

On Sunday G "'or •e h . d a I ng pracN · e,ssicm, on hJ · ·•·ar in prepa.ration. for the

mming 1il [Eh Ra \1i. The re t of us v aik d. ac!rOSs r<> lhre sh ore nd toolk j n. tti e. be.aftity o 1h-c .m~a. Del Monte Lo<l e i :ituat-cd. on a pr.i t ro d ,11,rhcrc · ight · ers pay a toll to mot r al n the 17-mii Dtt\•e, wonder­ful t.retc-h of t w~. :tin~ road running th 0U1gh f.h • M ootcrey pJ n t,orests and mn n.-ally bf - hta.lking scen.e.r:

GOLFING B.EATLES

Then G or ltgg sted a. :rr)11nd o.f golf. Goif 011 a 1~ice da.)' like:- th ·s? Hlt a ooin a bolll fi r ho'Ufs o cDd ·• · o chance,. I C'hought ! To my ;unaz m ,,t (and his, .l thi r1 k .) G,c:oir r,_• ta i;:: us all into golf. And it w~s f ntastic ! TIH~}' had. thc:!:ic three-wheel e'leccr ic • arts. lo drive- aro1Jnd th C01,11i~.c;.

So we '"' b mbing up n t do, 11 tlie hi Us ha, tng gr ar fun. And the actual go~f? hUi • :;ind · au n wem tlloing 20-y:u,d ho1JJ6 but RiHgo really got "t together a n.dl hit sc:vcral good ols. M imld ~1o u, ,,. orn]y pl yed a few holes. If an · ~ htscers had s tted George they'd lun,·e Jlev r con­nee . him with the Bealle of the . me n:J me. Picm re him~~ sH\nclling the-re.. cnormou u1l­gl :-1 e bcncalh an orange i rilby with bright ornng suit lo m k h. o1f . lub eh.111.:hed en hr !:i fi!:i-t ·eat«:! in the mtddle of .a green in his crazy liUfe go~go c ·,rtl

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On Monda: ·e drove: down to m.e·et Rl}_vi Shanlar, 45-minutcs do n the coa.s.t, at tbc nlmiing J.oc.atim~' Ravi ':'/JS j 1,1 t Ii' e Georg had d ribed to me :Jlthough I had ni()t - ;:en hJm 1,m ii ·that dav. lie ·wa:;, tg!fca.t. a fovely w.a m pe Oil. On tlhal ·filrs.t day they h-i11d about 30 pr=QpJe, kl and aJl, si Ui1lg .rC)lind on the s p laying aH .-ts of instrumcn f rnm bongoes l.o cow l:Plh. Local ruppy peopl . mlOt dOr:!i. Ni

{amrim.-.: /mm JJ~i! i4)

.at rn1.ospi ere. · Ravi ·taL.11ght Gr!or ·•..: a ,~ew irae one: he''d

never heard before,, hc.>' just a't •lic.1rc ,."jth lhei r &itars.. ve y i 11 fo1·mall :and w[mho.ut :rn,>• rchc-a, l or pb.1111 d d i.11lo ·•u _ Wh i 1,1!; • t1i s ~v.cnl on-fo1· a 0011.t half~. n-hou:r­lhe camera 1·olled,

BA~] A LY HIS \ AS G,~OR·G ::."S BRIEF G· .. CO' T RIBlJTJ ON TO RAVI'S FI LM. IT HA ' GOT • TJ E AS YET B 1 'S K OWN B • THE WOR Kl .G TITLE O .. EAST M ET. \: sr·_ IT.0 RAVI" LI • START[N T THE VILlA W HERE H W S BOR . !BRINGI G IN }US

RLY SP Rl . A - OUR S { A· H­E RS). AND FOL LOWING Bc[IS CA R EER

l H A LOT O H, . I .1 PORTA . PEOPL HES CO ·. E 1 -·- T O CONTACT WITH DURING THE · AR.. _ . H . l'f' - F N]SH '[) "T WI l. E f LL~ LENGTH COLO R EAT : RiE FILM FOR SHOW'I G 1 CE . ti.·1" S. B-GEORGE W! . LO LY BE SEEN FOR A

.'It fi.HN LJ'fES - I · . H • E f''VE ll UST B,E D -_ , RHUNG.

fo l.h.e < fl .-no()1~ \ • d r )•, .. e . ad to D. I M ontc od c, Gcor c 1'nd ] ta k[ ng turn • o steer the lu:ii:u rious lj ncol11 Co,n cj nen c. I ~•di rtnti.:d throl/l!gh :so m,i;- Qf · :~Hfornia\ mos.t -plendid cene y. W toppi.:d n w :.11 nd a · in :md. c'I i mbe:d .d!owJ1 the d i Ii t () i · in th,; &un for h If~ n~h ur or o. ·_ [1Jd

ho\11,r h0d R tml ro P rti .a1,d }l,.fa t1l!'e 1, spcJl t ~he, da~r? V C found • hr.::m b~i:.: k { Ml the gJ1:1 f ccmr agatn !

LOCAT ION .:xl da)' the)' j l)LE i::d us t r h1t1~ ll} 1ht:

·film locil· fo n. nd an c;i;tr·i bic of 1hnii1g 'iJ as done ..,,,·tfh Geo rge- a s.ce.n. ii: here lle !:itt::n ,v tik ins u~m, • the c:-d e of the:- d i ff:s with Ra\'i.

On. Wed n-c-~da~ w-e irn t S · uth to Loo An •eks. v.rh<:'rC \ • were 1J in . V n Ht:fli 11 '. h u to ay in. Pc:rfc: t sp t, s clud ·• mucked a. up i ,~ the hilis. f B enc 'ooo do~e to the- fa 111 cu1s. Br:I Afr neig;hhoLI rhood .

Fi' •· .. d I c II VI,, to P'(:tl!;T T orl.(s ho'l.Js.e When . arrh:ed P.ei 1.· w.-5 v.·c-ari ng ~ 1 r -ng of be-ad~ .nd e11)' iiU le dse, iincc it ,,..,,a:;, far t-oo h ot to be· :1 nyv;,•herc­btJt a w~mm i 11.g pool th:a t day. D vc

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Crosby (Byrd was there, too am d we had .a good get-toge:th rt_

Of t'lQurse the last time, ] 'd b-;,:;n to L.A. '"' s on lour a couple of yea go. B. co1l1~ p.11r-iso11 the "' ho.Je pla s.eem.ed. a bi,t dead this; t , i p. J n 1966 thr;n:: ,,,as s.--0 much exdte­m nt . 1 suppose I d i.d n ·t realise: it at n e fone but the fi -il,ow took tha.t i=xci tr:me:nt wilh thi::m, By two tn th-c morn] n · ·u 11 el trip , • qui t .,rnd Imo c. de rfed. . - ol h w I T(\mf!!m c:.- it in '6 _ lthough, as )'O"iJ. ~

whc111 yo-u r d 1·ony Bramw ll's write­u p • bout his vi 0tl Hi re: ,..,,j ch Pail!ll, go d thin •s ~tilJ h _ ppctl if }'OU kn-ow wncrn I 0 fi nd ·em !

PET1ERS- ASHER & TORK I s.Lippose the highl igh t of L A_ thi: l imi.=

for ~rs wa E he sc: s.i on wi..: had at Jll.!ter T Oi'k's pla~·. Pete!' Ash r jo i nedl us Lhere­hi1; played has. Pet,i;,r Tor w OH piano. Goor • nd Dave Crosb)' on guitar ;:-1 nd RiJ\go d runl li"I i n.g.

( n · und ay mor11 ~ng quite -.arl~t. 'i?.I(: pack­ed a I l 0 11 t· bags ready fot fh · tetutn. fffight to · Olildon :111d mad • our ,w~y to os · n,ccks m.nc. m;,;i c i na I Ai por.t 1'" en minutes ibefore ta t:: -Dff- Bi~ Bring Down ! For (he th ird ti me nm 11 i 11 (, for a ,v were c ncern -dJ !Pa.1~ Am \ ere C-Oi1Kt:!Jj ng lf • S huwi.n r Df iJ

Im O[l the 'A ight. A I~ '\'Cf)' wd I, pcrrhaps, if we'dl k t11own e-0.rli 1· hu t .jJJ b in. ill nno _ i ng whi.=n wi= ,, ·ren 't told unti ~ the I :t:;.'t 111im,1te.

S. we h, d a ha t1· meet i 11g and decided ll1~fir"bt1 10u !~r to wik.h • fli:gh cs.., fly. to New York by TW '. rn;I )a vc; ~ day or 1,.,,.0 thcr

efo.re continuing to Lond01i. At that lac · !:i lll,!!;C all thi.= l uggai ·• C; wa5 ullieady on tht:· Pan A m 'plane and 1 had t go out t the· :Ji:rcr fa to i d!e,111.ify our b .gs. o l.hat l.hi!:)1

.could I thcrn o[:aga"n1 Bet ween L. A, andl Ne1i,v Y rk on l"W I\

we :s::!w •'Tht S,;;alp H LI nk rs" wi !h 13il!lrL ~n,ea tc:r. Gire t In New Y otk 'i-V.e stayed at a ma I~ hut

•,N!.-y n~t!! pl::! i:: c:-. Th~ Dir - lk,c: H oll.d_ O f" 0 11 Fc, M~ urccn w p:uti uhrrl · dd ight..-:d

at u· eha n_ge of plans. Thi ~ w.1 he firs.t ·tgh ts.cci ri g visil lo A merti:: and ·nu she ,•,.-~L!:i oJ ng. Io ·,:;c a~ well s C lif rni. '!

Om~ the Su11da. night J t ok M.am~ -11 and Ringo 'W .u. cl LI b where Ji mi Hc-ncllrix nd a

{t.cJhliram::-t, i».r '!'e 3 !

' - I.. . .· • RI E" DISCOTHEQUE 0 1PENS

At jf-je, Ro_) I LllK:3! oll!II, l!liJ~•jp ~ :t", 'li'i ill!! Rank 0 11ii ii<111 upcned !ii. . ·. 1111 ~ - llo Submarrn e rootn m111

f..'0:111(: i1/h~ ~ith •h • I... M Pr.cm lcrc of 1110 C8J'IOOJ1 f:ilm_ Mr>,·i:e nd pop «.I oo ami>.ng ,t I e, l , "ui.-sr~ wh11 · umdi:d the dis.co · lau111::hii'11g IJilllrl.) irmoodri ,i;i:r afll?I' lhe1 pr<!mii:!N! ul)' 1'7-

RINGO'S GO-KART

Bir J day ~il'i fri:JoJ11 , .;i~1u:rn to im'l:go 4) 1'1 Ji.illy 7 (hi!> 2ll1 h) .... $ -'

$C:t•li 11-~okira Go-Krnr~. iR ingo lmHkd i• into flu: boo of li is bii!I. white- lllcr-ccdc:s. ,and J from hi!'. Wcybr,id8J'! i'ic1r'l'le t t I · I l (;,o. iiril, ' .... ,~,t,·~ i.;i 'lmi1, R <1,:~L!li L '! li!. in81J iis. ;Q',\' .i ful ly qu li~•-:iJ

·1ass I. Go-Kart d rh'C!r wi1 h sl ro.n.e; arnlmt[on!'. to c-xtcnd his •C'(~r,c-JbCe - ith what promise. ca l~ein,e li i:s a · l'avl.!' IH1 l!'ey (b i ~1)1:i . R inSQ' · L,.m • 111.ernc; ' 'Mo Id '~ h~..-c= ·!h .i mnrc v.-el me '1ifL l 'm r,cnl I~· knockoo a 1.t wi1h the- hole- idc-a_

i'MIAGIG AL 1EX'' GETS MARRIED

16-yt!'ll.r-o1d Grrecr.: eloi;t;r,;111 i;i wi2ilrd Ale:.: is ;m:fa!;--k,n,own ~o li is friends; b:, t-o- nl(;kname- Tl e Be21 t ! r;:$ ;r!iW<l'.i h m, ' M&f lC Ale;.;:". w~lll;c.d 'iiM!Jnd c 1e Ap - tt! Co:rps of 1CcoM Oi'le alterr'ICIQll'I dech1ri n,t: hi:s; ir'lltr'llicm t o get muri1;1-d · ~ f.l fal lcw.iR.e. 11\a,y_ l!.ui;: 11obody _ ~ally ta al.: 1h im ~rlQ11,1; ly II lli~i l ~ 1.30 :u1;_ ~n 11 :i,;~ morning. h111 r~d.1.y Jyly 11, when -. i i: Alex said h~

~ off to ti e ch 111 rd1 d C'l'c-ryori 1;i,d jus.t 30 m'inutcs tq, l,olri ti m I

time: fo the noon QCr rnooy :!It the G ~cl,: Ori;;lv.)rJo:,,; C ur-i:I ; B.1rys• w~t <r, W ~ L-0ndon !

flfJB SA~E: BE.I . /lo.I :id. C'ie.(lr1:rc-"r,. Kill , W b• i<li,c s,, rt)- , ruM<1u1o. M me cul ,,. p f, r h: in. Jui -

.. Ill, chc -ciLl.lc "~mt, ~ 1,:r,n !u ,..;: , inl f•rll• i:;,ini; mi1H w 1'<:-,.c,11 I "-'"''!'ltr'I m:imc UI J1ll C<:1 I i I 5'u.lf~1 !

·rhf l'liln!..e, i;:1111 ,,L T,1.:1.ar,stYll- p]i,:f !li! L n I •~ John l'or lhf iXISC ,J ,

l:rn,j ,m :ir '> l ,,,_ ~ mi 'Y~ u ,,, ;,Ji r. hf r;ll r rn II' h .

WEtRE GOOD GUESSERS BUT . ... W h v r c ..,<id :Sf.l'{(lr~I h: · ttri fr,om r ~iJ or,d enri.g: b&~ l~sties.

b1,Jt we c-:an·1 'iJJJd t t:!m w~~ ~h<iy w n[ brcuu~e d,e 've l orgotteli c.o p t their a--d dire s. o ~J t:! i r I m'.! .s:. Could ti £! roilowi · g readers. pl easc­wriu arfld ·cell I.I!: wl .:! re to ~endl t'IH! ir b i:k i:opies: S;tn;d 't it'h.1 ghe:s. Mike: Wil:sall'I . Marr IDero.re. A tnie rie B.l.tk, e,p,pi! ~netL

Also, wi ll he: Bezi tJe: pc-rsa11 woo s.e11 us; 17 f 6dl. n ~ 1,c;:t.te: r pruti;:,d 111 Sauthr Kensingta-n. .onr Ju'ly I Jtlh p,le'1!Se send U$ c,'h1:: r m;i!rni;: ;i d ~d r $~,.

◄ Jr:,l:,11 · '1i'JIQJ\' ('a~rtidrlt nr(l)r Jkt' made' rip /fi(; ~r,arlf"I w ·

Prin~ r,I. 'In S: . 'Ti, y .& c.,, Ltd. , M

FIRST CROP .Ap c froa tl!II!! il!i~t lc$ n.i;:w

;l! i n,_g[i:! wJ1 ich is of cq,u I":$ , ba 111,g .r,ele:ised en tih<I;! mew Ap f,(! labol; h.erte: ~ :th ,;i · t111.r d11c . wh,ic: mak~ J p, ~h.- fir:.t C:l'O - rrom Appto alr~ady for' pir:k irag: from yout lo<ill ~eor'd t ree 011 t;us;!; i 6th : fhrc· lil-l ad: Dyk;;:: Mill&. !B"t1nd

11:,i11g !Li;: dr, ;;::m wl, ch hu I a­w 1111 ~1 f'li fo r 1the: now TV ~e -e-:!; · 'Tlrtif!gumrybob" wti ich wiJI !be

·a(_ ed ·'f. " Yellow S11bm ri11e··: Jackie IL a:< with .i. G~r,t:,;: 1-•forrrison $One; ~me!! J1n;x"11 -0111 " S,c,11 r Uk; S~" ; ilry IHop,kllfl. ~ filaul Mi::Carmr'.!r prodtic:cion. ' TI1ose- Wel'e TI1e Days.' '.

losl 1and Found:· Bea le Dog1

Edg31r, the tint Yo r !hi re ter r" er puppy which Paul Mug 1t for h:iea a.t t e beg,i n n i ng of Ju ne; went m l$Si I g. a rorml g ht ago fro,m Pau I's ho u5-'12 mn Ca.v.c-nd i :::h ­ave11T111,!le1 S-t, .!lohn' s Wood_

n c pu p-wf o m u(h pre• fu.-s to be c:aUed !Eddy irathe r th an r;he· formal Edg~ r ! -wii.!:: retu l"'n(: by t:wo hl'I p­{u I Beatl e Peo te afc:e r Pa uJ hid p,ut ,ou a litt le $,O,S. mess:age th ro ugh th G St. John •~ Wood e.e:atl e fan gnp . in • Sar:s: Pa I: .. All t h,e ·,ei rls went hunting ro1u nd t he ~ rea. c~lling ac local po I i.i:e s :a i<>n~ tt ntl I hey locate:d the- lost IE dy ...

D nritiu~an~ .Sun.:!. D.l ,sllllr C _ .!r;:;pl1r;,~~ B;r, ni,!.$11:~ Nll'4 . l9

: John t'Mi s;rJ' . oolfoous d-ar .

Th ia mwsr btr · I Jm .:i' ,·<f:rl~i~ '/Jrnti4!:/ romp11~J? wli'i.li t-srn~s. my !lll!'1twry fe.r rJi.e

n:mlhmed fr 1

fhuc p l.ayer i, _ r pl:ayi ng. To ou s u.rprise we fol!.ll11tl Ji1:r1~ WEl!i S-ta.>•~·n • a t the Dr~ ·c too 1

\'i.r • ;tt,h.,~ vs seem to, meet friend it' m -n:gla nd abroad. T1l i -. s. 110 e..'l. t eptr.on ecause 110 sounc-r h11.d ,,_,, • got togcth•'r

',',/imh Jimi hut Ede C~aplon ( ream) cu m d lll!p and an e·n c. lbat::k c.o th~ Dra · e tQ

.thel!'.

LOADS OF OVS fo1l (fa.lt w.iliS. ()ur ll!I t ,dl!I ·• l e oo •

'Ma u r« n to a big toy :s.tor:e and w~ both bought loads. of tuft there f.or our :re p ti ... e b:.idls, A11d 0'1'L the Tuesday ·\. -~ 11.c-w h.ome to L ndon rk. Clapton ,ch~ nging ·flltghts so thac. hr;:: ro~1 tdl j oin u •

\~ cJ I, th t 's ,11,U .-1:'l~ spa _ · ]. h:a e if . e' t'i:: going to J rnon1 fo1t T 01iy Uram:wd I to

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tell }' u U a.bout UIS tiri p to Cllifon; ii.Ii w1th Pa11.d,

I vc t a di, ry full or ·re-oord~ ng inform< ~ t io11 for you lblJ 't it ill hfi'i.' t: iO hold l!l!nlil n~xt mornth i :uc-. Oh ~ - yo,u ca<l aboiut Rin o • ti r t co.mpositio11 bei ng recotded b.st 11t1ionlh wilh rhc, or in.• title of ·'Some: K in Of FrkndJy•·. Welt, that number hil sin become ••n-on t Pass Me By". /\.J;d Pall l · co n c-r i ouk·<l .u :() rt of cs ly o ,;; m­po i c i,011 whkh i 5 ii ~1 n itkd.

t wme f th more recent s s ~011s G orge ha o -en us.:i ng ::i.n.other new gL.11tti:lir­rme he got i 11 cw Y-or ~ ~ t big 00\J ic ston;:, Manny' s., A .Lo, Jy big fot Gibson J umibo Cou1~h· · and es.tern styfe. 81J1l that j . 1).l.irt of .next rno11d.h's stor ·, so ]' II. !ii~n o.ff h,c-re.

ML VA'