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Howie Edelson's exclusive Beatlefan interview with Ringo Starr, in which he talks about his latest album and future projects, a fan debate over whether the All Starr Band concept is still viable as another Ringo tour approaches, and the second part of our interview with Henry McCullough of Wings.
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actress Sue Johnston recalls her days of hanging out with The
Beatles at the Cavern in Liverpool; a collector's look at Beatles
pasteovers; and Eddie Deezen on The Beatles and "The Simpsons."
Plus details of the upcoming "Yellow Submarine" and
"Ram" reissues, and some juicy rumors from Norm &
Shake!
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April 28, 2012 -- PRNewsWire (More Images)
THE BEATLES: OFFICIALLY LICENSED APPLE CORPS YELLOW SUBMARINE
5-POSTER ART FOLIO TO BE RELEASED!
Dark Hall Mansion is thrilled
to finally unveil a project that has been in development for over
one full year: the first officially licensed, limited edition
print Folio for The
Beatles 1968 cinematic masterpiece,
Yellow Submarine.
Dark Hall Mansion has been working closely with Live Nation Merchandise, The Beatles North American Licensing Agent, and Apple Corps Ltd. in developing a series of limited edition screen prints by leading contemporary artist, Tom Whalen, all to be offered in select, limited edition and numbered print Folios. Tom Whalen s stunning artwork for these prints draws directly from The Beatles legendary 1968 classic Yellow Submarine and is the first time The Beatles have formally allowed a contemporary artist to reinterpret their classic film s imagery within an art print format.
Tom Whalen has crafted an extraordinary series of 5 prints for The Beatles official Yellow Submarine Folio that reinterprets Yellow Submarine while staying faithful to its timeless legacy of originality. Each print is individually numbered, 18 3 x 24 3 in size, and each is lovingly and meticulously screen printed, by hand, with all prints housed within their own Folio protective cases, also designed by artist Tom Whalen and beautifully bearing the film s classic Yellow Submarine and original 1968 film release date on its respective case cover. An extraordinary set whose select and limited edition run numbers ensures they will be competed for byBeatles collectors and fans worldwide, each Whalen print is a stand alone work of beauty that captures the essence and magic that is Yellow Submarine.
The limited
edition Yellow Submarine Folios, each with 5 completely different
screen prints per Folio, each
print representing a key moment or theme from Yellow Submarine,
will be highly collectible as there will be only 797 Standard
Folio Editions, 135 Variant Folio Editions (in a varied color
way) plus an exclusive edition of 68 Folio Editions, the Elite
68, which will be rendered in yet another completely different
color scheme with striking metallic inks and with each individual
print within the Elite edition personally signed by artist Tom
Whalen.
Yellow Submarine, based upon a song by John Lennon
and Paul McCartney, is a fantastic tale brimming with peace,
love, and hope, propelled by Beatles songs, including Eleanor
Rigby, When I m Sixty-Four, Sgt. Pepper s Lonely Hearts Club Band,
It's All Too Much, and All You Need Is Love. When the film debuted
in 1968, it was instantly recognised as a landmark achievement,
revolutionizing a genre by integrating the freestyle approach
of the era with innovative animation techniques. Inspired by the
generation s new trends in art, the film resides with the dazzling
Pop Art styles of the 60s.
All Yellow Submarine Folios, regardless of edition, are strictly
numbered and come with their own official COA (Certificate of
Authenticity). These officially licensed Beatles Yellow Submarine
Folios will be offered for sale on May 29, 2012 exclusively through
Dark Hall Mansion, http://www.DarkHallMansion.com/ via their online
store http://www.darkhallmansionstore.com
and will coincide with the release of the digitally restored 1968
animated feature film Yellow Submarine. Pricing and availability of The Beatles
Yellow Submarine Folio editions will be $300 for the Standard
Folio Edition of 5 prints, $450 for the Variant Folio Edition
of 5 prints and $675 for the Elite 68 Folio Edition of 5 prints,
with each housed in its custom designed protective case along
with its own registered COA (Certificate of Authenticity).
All Yellow
Submarine Folio Editions will on sale at Dark Hall Mansion s online
Store: on May 29, 2012 at 9:30 AM PST.
The Beatles Yellow Submarine Folio is a limited edition series
created by Dark Hall Mansion. The Beatles is a registered trademark
of Apple Corps Limited. Yellow Submarine is a trademark of Subafilms
Ltd © 1968. Dark Hall Mansion is a labor of love. We are
passionate about art, about the work of print and poster artists
present and past, here and abroad, we are committed to bringing
their skills to the forefront on projects that are both compelling
and exciting, bridging their studios and creations directly with
your walls and personal collections.
More information can be found on these and other editions available
from Dark Hall Mansion at www.DarkHallMansion.com
Beatles' 'lost
concert' found
The Beatles
are hitting theaters nationwide.
Recently discovered footage of the Fab Four's
first full-length concert in the United States is the subject
of a new documentary, "The Beatles: The Lost Concert."
http://www.lostbeatlesconcert.com/
Recorded at Washington Coliseum in February 1964 to an overbooked
teenage audience of 8,000 screaming fans, the 12-song set included
"She Loves You" and "I Saw Her Standing There."
The show came just two days after the group's landmark appearance
on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
The Beatles: The Lost Concert features the group's first-ever
concert in America, performed at the Washington Coliseum in Washington,
D.C. Filmed in 1964 expressly for the big screen, concert footage
was "lost" and remained unseen in theaters for over
47 years. More than a concert film, Lost Concert tells
the story of how The Beatles first came to the U.S., through original
interviews, historical footage, unpublished photos and rare artifacts.
The documentary features new interviews with celebrities such
as Chuck Berry, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and The Strokes, as well
as reviews by journalists, historians, and fans who attended the
original 1964 concert.
The film's world premiere is scheduled at New York's Ziegfeld
Theatre on May 6, and will be in 450 theaters nationwide on May
17 and 22.
Two Shows Only:
Thursday, May 17 at 7:30pm
and Tuesday, May 22 at 7:30pm!
ATLANTA, GA: Thu, 5/17 at 7:30pm and Tue, 5/22 at 7:30pm at the Midtown Art Cinema
BALTIMORE, MD: Thu, 5/17 at 7:30pm and Tue, 5/22 at 7:30pm at the Harbor East
BERKELEY, CA: Thu, 5/17 at 7:30pm and Tue, 5/22 at 7:30pm at the Shattuck Cinemas
BOSTON, MA: Thu, 5/17 at 7:30pm and Tue, 5/22 at 7:30pm at the Embassy Cinema
CHICAGO, IL: Thu, 5/17 at 7:30pm and Tue, 5/22 at 7:30pm at Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
DENVER, CO: Thu, 5/17 at 7:30pm and Tue, 5/22 at 7:30pm at the Mayan Theatre
LOS ANGELES, CA: Thu, 5/17 at 7:30pm and Tue, 5/22 at 7:30pm at the Regent Theatre
MILWAUKEE, WI: Thu, 5/17 at 7:30pm and Tue, 5/22 at 7:30pm at the Oriental Theatre
MINNEAPOLIS, MN: Thu, 5/17 at 7:30pm and Tue, 5/22 at 7:30pm at the Lagoon Cinema
PHILADELPHIA, PA: Thu, 5/17 at 7:30pm and Tue, 5/22 at 7:30pm at the Ritz East
SAN FRANCISCO, CA: Thu, 5/17 at 7:30pm and Tue, 5/22 at 7:30pm at the Embarcadero Center Cinema
SEATTLE, WA: Thu, 5/17 at 7:30pm and Tue, 5/22 at 7:30pm at the Guild 45th Theatre
ST. LOUIS, MO: Thu, 5/17 at 7:30pm and Tue, 5/22 at 7:30pm at the Tivoli Theatre
WASHINGTON, DC: Thu, 5/17 at
7:30pm and Tue, 5/22 at 7:30pm at the E Street Cinema
Once upon a timeor maybe twicethere was an unearthly paradise called Pepperland
The Beatles classic 1968 animated feature film, Yellow Submarine, has been digitally restored and will be presented on the big screen in select theaters across the United States in May. EMI and Apple Corps Ltd. have teamed with D&E Entertainment (www.DandEentertainment.com) to give Beatles fans of all ages the opportunity to come together and share in this visually stunning movie and soundtrack. On May 5 at the famed Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City, Yellow Submarine will start its theatrical campaign with an 8pm screening.
Currently out of print, the film has been restored in 4K digital resolution for the first time by Paul Rutan Jr. and his team of specialists at Triage Motion Picture Services and Eque Inc. Due to the delicate nature of the hand-drawn original artwork, no automated software was used in the digital clean-up of the film's restored photochemical elements. This was all done by hand, frame by frame. The restored film will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 5 (June 4 internationally), and the film's songtrack album will be reissued on CD on the same date.
Yellow Submarine aficionado John Lasseter (Chief Creative Officer, Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios) wrote in his essay for the DVD and Blu-ray packages, "As a fan of animation and as a filmmaker, I tip my hat to the artists of Yellow Submarine, whose revolutionary work helped pave the way for the fantastically diverse world of animation that we all enjoy today."
"We are ecstatic and honored to have been selected and entrusted to give Yellow Submarine a theatrical campaign," stated Evan Saxon and Doug Kluthe from D&E Entertainment. "We're setting up matinee screenings so parents can share with their children as well as evening screenings for all to enjoy. The digital cinema presentation will be the absolute best viewing experience and representation of the hard work put into the film."
Yellow Submarine's confirmed theatrical screening dates, cities and theaters have been posted at www.YellowSubmarineTheMovie.com
http://www.twitter.com/YellowSub2012
Directed by George Dunning, and written by Lee Minoff, Al Brodax, Jack Mendelsohn and Erich Segal, Yellow Submarine began its voyage to the screen when Brodax, who had previously produced nearly 40 episodes of ABC's animated Beatles TV series, approached The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein with a unique vision for a full-length animated feature.
Yellow Submarine, based upon a song by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, is a fantastic tale brimming with peace, love, and hope, propelled by Beatles songs, including "Eleanor Rigby," "When I'm Sixty-Four," "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," "All You Need Is Love," and "It's All Too Much." When the film debuted in 1968, it was instantly recognized as a landmark achievement, revolutionizing a genre by integrating the freestyle approach of the era with innovative animation techniques.
Inspired by the generation's new trends in art, the film resides with the dazzling Pop Art styles of Andy Warhol, Martin Sharp, Alan Aldridge and Peter Blake. With art direction and production design by Heinz Edelmann, Yellow Submarine is a classic of animated cinema, featuring the creative work of animation directors Robert Balser and Jack Stokes with a team of animators and technical artists.
"I thought from the very beginning that the film should be a series of interconnected shorts" remembered Edelmann. "The style should vary every five minutes or so to keep the interest going until the end." These styles included melding live-action photography with animation, 3-dimensional sequences and kaleidoscopic "rotoscoping" where film is traced frame by frame into drawings. The entire process took nearly two years, 14 different scripts, 40 animators and 140 technical artists, ultimately producing a groundbreaking triumph of animation.
Yellow Submarine synopsis:
Once upon a time or maybe twice, there was an unearthly paradise called Pepperland, a place where happiness and music reigned supreme. But all that was threatened when the terrible Blue Meanies declared war and sent in their army led by a menacing Flying Glove to destroy all that was good. Enter John, Paul, George and Ringo to save the day! Armed with little more than their humor, songs, and of course, their yellow submarine, The Beatles tackle the rough seas ahead in an effort to bring down the evil forces of bluedom.
Production credits
Running Time: 89 minutes
Director - George Dunning
Producer - Al Brodax
Screen story - Lee Minoff
Screenplay - Lee Minoff, Al Brodax, Jack Mendelsohn, and Erich Segal
Art Director - Heinz Edelmann
Animation directors - Robert Balser and Jack Stokes
Production Executive - John Coates
Music Producer and Supervisor - George Martin
Story based on a song by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Featuring music
by The Beatles
March
21, 2012 -- Press Release
THE BEATLES' YELLOW SUBMARINE FEATURE FILM RESTORED FOR MAY RELEASE ON DVD AND BLU-RAY;
FILM'S SONGTRACK ALBUM TO BE REISSUED
Once upon a timeor maybe twicethere was an unearthly paradise called Pepperland
The Beatles' classic 1968 animated feature film, Yellow Submarine, has been digitally restored for DVD and Blu-ray release on May 28 (May 29 in North America). The film's songtrack album will be reissued on CD on the same date.
Currently out of print, the film has been restored in 4K digital resolution for the first time by Paul Rutan Jr. and his team of specialists at Triage Motion Picture Services and Eque Inc. Due to the delicate nature of the hand-drawn original artwork, no automated software was used in the digital clean-up of the film's restored photochemical elements. This was all done by hand, frame by frame.
Bonus features for the Yellow Submarine DVD and Blu-ray include a short making-of documentary titled "Mod Odyssey" (TRT: 7:30), the film's original theatrical trailer, audio commentary by producer John Coates and art director Heinz Edelmann, several brief interview clips with others involved with the film, storyboard sequences, 29 original pencil drawings and 30 behind-the-scenes photos. Both Digipak packages will include reproductions of animation cels from the film, collectible stickers, and a 16-page booklet with a new essay by Yellow Submarine aficionado John Lasseter (Chief Creative Officer, Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios).
Lasseter writes in his essay, "As a fan of animation and as a filmmaker, I tip my hat to the artists of Yellow Submarine, whose revolutionary work helped pave the way for the fantastically diverse world of animation that we all enjoy today."
Directed by George Dunning, and written by Lee Minoff, Al Brodax, Jack Mendelsohn and Erich Segal, Yellow Submarine began its voyage to the screen when Brodax, who had previously produced nearly 40 episodes of ABC's animated Beatles TV series, approached The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein with a unique vision for a full-length animated feature.
Yellow Submarine, based upon a song by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, is a fantastic tale brimming with peace, love, and hope, propelled by Beatles songs, including "Eleanor Rigby," "When I'm Sixty-Four," "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," "All You Need Is Love," and "It's All Too Much." When the film debuted in 1968, it was instantly recognized as a landmark achievement, revolutionizing a genre by integrating the freestyle approach of the era with innovative animation techniques.
Inspired by the generation's new trends in art, the film resides with the dazzling Pop Art styles of Andy Warhol, Martin Sharp, Alan Aldridge and Peter Blake. With art direction and production design by Heinz Edelmann, Yellow Submarine is a classic of animated cinema, featuring the creative work of animation directors Robert Balser and Jack Stokes with a team of animators and technical artists.
"I thought from the very beginning that the film should be a series of interconnected shorts" remembers Edelmann. "The style should vary every five minutes or so to keep the interest going until the end." These styles included melding live-action photography with animation, 3-dimensional sequences and kaleidoscopic "rotoscoping" where film is traced frame by frame into drawings. The entire process took nearly two years, 14 different scripts, 40 animators and 140 technical artists, ultimately producing a groundbreaking triumph of animation.
On April 24, Candlewick Press will release a new, compact hardcover edition of the Yellow Submarine picture book, a read-aloud journey for the whole family. Featuring the lighthearted wit of the film's script alongside original artwork from the movie that has charmed children and adults through several generations, the beautiful, 40-page book will be sold by retailers everywhere and on the Beatles Store (www.thebeatles.com). An interactive digital version of the book is also available as a free download on Apple's iBookstore for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch at www.iTunes.com/TheBeatles.
Yellow Submarine synopsis:
Once upon a time or maybe twice, there was an unearthly paradise called Pepperland, a place where happiness and music reigned supreme. But all that was threatened when the terrible Blue Meanies declared war and sent in their army led by a menacing Flying Glove to destroy all that was good. Enter John, Paul, George and Ringo to save the day! Armed with little more than their humor, songs, and of course, their yellow submarine, The Beatles tackle the rough seas ahead in an effort to bring down the evil forces of bluedom.
Yellow Submarine [DVD, Blu-ray]
Fully restored in 4K and presented in the original aspect ratio of 1:66-1
Audio options:
English 5.1 DTS
German 5.1 DTS
Italian 5.1 DTS
English Dolby Stereo
Original Mono
Audio Commentary Heinz Edelmann (Art Director) and John Coates (Producer)
Subtitle languages (feature only):
English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Finnish, Japanese
Extra features:
Mod Odyssey documentary [TRT: 7:30]
Original theatrical trailer [TRT: 3:30]
Storyboard sequences:
- Sea of Monsters (split screen footage) [TRT: 4:20]
- Battle of the Monsters [118 images]
- Pepperland [64 images]
Interviews:
- Paul Angelis (voice of Ringo and Chief Blue Meanie) [TRT: 1:39]
- John Clive (voice of John) [TRT: 2:03]
- David Livesey (key animator) [TRT: 1:11]
- Millicent McMillan (Heinz Edelmann's assistant) [TRT: 1:12]
- Jack Stokes (animation director) [TRT: 3:42]
- Erich Segal (co-writer) [TRT: 1:38]
Original pencil drawings [29 images]
Behind-the-scenes photos [30 images]
Yellow Submarine Songtrack [CD]
1. Yellow Submarine
2. Hey Bulldog
3. Eleanor Rigby
4. Love You To
5. All Together Now
6. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
7. Think For Yourself
8. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
9. With A Little Help From My Friends
10. Baby, You're A Rich Man
11. Only A Northern Song
12. All You Need Is Love
13. When I'm Sixty-Four
14. Nowhere Man
15. It's All
Too Much
February
25, 2012 -- Beatles.com
The Beatles' First Ringtones Released Worldwide Exclusively on
the iTunes Store
Fans around the world can, for the first time, purchase ringtones for the Beatles' 27 UK and US #1 hits, exclusively on iTunes.
You can even assign your favourite tracks to your favourite people. The ringtones can be downloaded for iPhone, iPad and iTouch.
Enjoy the ringtones on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
* Love Me Do
* From Me To You
* She Loves You
* I Want To Hold Your Hand
* Can't Buy Me Love
* A Hard Day's Night
* I Feel Fine
* Eight Days a Week
* Ticket to Ride
* Help!
* Yesterday
* Day Tripper
* We Can Work It Out
* Paperback Writer
* Yellow Submarine
* Eleanor Rigby
* Penny Lane
* All You Need Is Love
* Hello, Goodbye
* Lady Madonna
* Hey Jude
* Get Back
* The Ballad of John and Yoko
* Something
* Come Together
* Let It Be
* The Long and Winding Road
January 17, 2012 -- CMU.com
US rights in six Beatles songs change ownership
The North American publishing
rights in six early Beatles
songs have changed hands,
following a sale by the sons of the US publisher who originally
did a deal with John
Lennon and Paul McCartney back in 1963.
George Pincus bought the American rights in the six songs, which
include 'She Loves You', 'I Saw Her Standing There' and 'From
Me To You', after the bigger American music publishing firms knocked
back approaches from The Beatles' then UK publisher. It's not
known what he paid for them, though according to the Financial
Times the story goes that he considered selling them on for $200
a year later.
It's also not known what Pincus's sons Leonard and Irwin will
have made by selling the six songs now to Round Hill Music and
Adage Classics, who bid jointly, though experts told the FT the
songs could be worth anything between $10 million and $20 million.
It's thought that Sony/ATV, which owns the majority of the Lennon/McCartney
catalogue, and already has a minority interest in these six songs,
made a bid, though it's not known if Round Hill and Adage beat
the major on price or intent.
But Adage Classics CEO Herb Jordan did tell the FT: "It wasn't
simply a commercial transaction, we had to convince them we'd
bring a level of respect, expertise and creativity".
One of the partners in Round Hill Music, which is basically a
music business start-up, called the deal "a dream come true".
Richard Rowe is the son of Dick Rowe, the 1960s Decca Records
executive who, rock legend has it, turned down an offer to sign
the then fledgling The Beatles by declaring "guitar groups
are on their way out". Rowe Junior has had first hand experience
of managing the Lennon/McCartney oeuvre from his time as President
of Sony/ATV, but seems particularly excited to now have a personal
stake in six of the early Beatles songs.
US rights to six of The Beatles' earliest songs are changing hands for the first time in almost 50 years, after a small music publisher beat larger global groups to a portfolio of copyrights including "She Loves You", "I Saw Her Standing There" and "From Me To You".
Round Hill Music, a year-old US start-up that bought the catalogue with Adage Classics, an intellectual property rights group, declined to disclose the terms.
Michael Sukin, a music lawyer, said the songs could be worth up to $10m, or 50,000 times what they were once offered for in 1964. Another industry member who would not be named put their value at $15m-$20m, or 20 times the annual income he estimated they generate.
George Pincus, a New York song promoter with a UK offshoot, acquired US and Canadian rights to the John Lennon and Paul McCartney compositions after seeing The Beatles perform in 1963. Dick James, their UK publisher, had no luck interesting larger US publishers.
What Mr Pincus paid was not disclosed, but in 1964 he offered the song rights for sale at $200. His sons, Leonard and Irwin, resisted approaches from groups including Sony/ATV, the joint venture between Sony and Michael Jackson, which holds rights to 251 Lennon and McCartney songs. Sony ATV has an interest in the six songs, and keeps a percentage of the income they generate.
"It wasn't simply a commercial transaction," said Herb Jordan, chief executive of Adage Classics. "We had to convince them we'd bring a level of respect, expertise and creativity."
The brothers' decision to sell was described as "a dream come true" by Richard Rowe, the Round Hill Music partner and former president of Sony/ATV whose father turned down The Beatles in 1962.
Dick Rowe was head of A&R for Decca Records when The Beatles came to audition. A colleague picked a local London band instead and Mr Rowe broke the news with the prediction that guitar bands were "on their way out". He later signed the Rolling Stones.
The transaction follows two deals that will break up EMI, The Beatles' record company. Universal Music has applied for regulatory approval to acquire EMI's recorded music business for $1.9bn, and a Sony consortium is looking to acquire EMI Music Publishing for $2.2bn.
Neil Gillis,
president of Round Hill Music, said such mergers could benefit
smaller rivals. "As the majors continue to consolidate, they
have fewer and fewer staff to manage more and more songs,"
he said. Mr Gillis said Round Hill could offer a higher level
of service, pitching songs more actively for use in advertisements,
films or recordings by a new generation of performers.
January 4, 2012 -- PRESS RELEASE
NEW BEATLES BOOK -- "If You Like The Beatles"
"Pollock is perhaps the most
important scholar of American pop music."
-- Greg Shaw, Bomp Bookshelf
The Beatles are arguably the
most influential cultural phenomena of the 20th century. They
inspired countless bands that followed in their wake. But who
inspired the Beatles? Author Bruce Pollock tackled that question
in his latest book, "If You Like The Beatles" (Backbeat
Books).
"If You
Like The Beatles.. " explores the influences and impact
of "The Fab Four." Appropriately enough, the decision
to use the Beatles as the subject to inaugurate the new series
from the Hal Leonard publishing group makes sense for a number
of reasons. As the preeminent Baby Boomer band, The Beatles still
exert a massive impact on the culture, over 50 years after they
initially got together.
The book begins with a discussion of the many groups and singers
who influenced The Beatles, including Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly,
Cliff Richard, and The Everly Brothers. Rockabilly and Rhythm
and Blues were also big favorites of John, Paul, George and Ringo.
Perhaps their biggest early mentor would be George Martin, a studio
pro who had worked on one of John Lennon's favorite radio programs,
The Goon Show. Throughout their career, it was to Martin
they turned whenever the band wished to explore a new stylistic
direction.
The Beatles' numerous innovations led to plethora of musical branches,
including folk rock and acid rock. Author Pollock explores these
stylistic detours in depth. The saga of Apple Records is recounted
as well, including the fact that James Taylor was released after
recording one album for the label; his stint with Warner Bros.
Records would prove to be far more successful.
"The Anti-Beatles"
is an intriguing chapter, chronicling the many individuals and
groups who were less than worshipful towards The Beatles. These
include Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, whose We're
Only In It For The Money was a hilarious parody of Sgt.
Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Other "Anti-Beatles"
include The Velvet Underground, The Stooges, and The Sex Pistols.
Pollock also includes some interesting lists towards the back
of his book. One of the most entertaining is "100 Covers,"
featuring lesser-known cover versions of Beatles songs, such as
Peter Sellers doing "Can't Buy Me Love," and Mae West's
version of "Day Tripper." Additionally, there are several
Lennon/McCartney compositions given to other artists with whom
music fans may not be familiar: does anyone remember "That
Means a Lot" by P.J. Proby?
If You Like The Beatles is sure to be a winner with Beatles
fans, baby boomers, and music fans alike. Pollock has collected
a number of little-known factoids and laid them out chronologically
in his book, and has not skimped on demystifying well-known myths.
CT-based Pollock is the author of 12 books, including the acclaimed
By the Time We Got to Woodstock: The Great Rock & Roll
Revolution of 1969 (Backbeat) which The Huffington Post called
"...the best primer on our culture's history and psychology
precipitating Woodstock to date and is mandatory reading for anyone
wanting to rip through the hippie veils shrouding that year's
biggest musical event." His lauded 1982 work, When the
Music Mattered: Portraits from the 1960s, has just been reissued
as an ebook. http://tinyurl.com/7bp94lr
After winning the Jerome Lowell
Dejur prize for fiction at The City College of NY and the Deems
Taylor award for journalism from ASCAP, Bruce Pollock moved into
a highly successful career as a journalist, columnist, novelist,
humorist, essayist, and lyricist, contributing to such publications
as The New York Times, Saturday Review, TV Guide, Musician,
Family Weekly, USA Today, Playboy, The Gannett Westchester Newspapers,
and The Village Voice, before landing the dream assignment
of creating a rock magazine. GUITAR: For the Practicing Musician
would go on to become the most popular new music magazine
launched in the 1980s. In the mid-nineties, Pollock came up with
another dream job, that of compilation producer and music historian
at BMG Entertainment in New York City where he worked for the
next 12 years. He is the author of three novels, 10 books on music
and was the sole editor of the esteemed annual volume, Popular
Music: An Annotated Index of American Popular Songs (Gale
Research) for 16 years.
http://www.brucepollockthewriter.com
The interactive exhibit features George, John, Paul and Ringo in their late 1960's-era styling and allows fans to stand in line with the Beatles to create their own personalized album cover. The traveling exhibit will be in town from December 8th through February, 2012.
Madame Tussauds Hollywood offers guests the unique opportunity to "interact" with incredibly life-like iconic figures from the celebrity worlds of film, TV, music, sports and politics. Only at Madame Tussauds Hollywood can you "grab hold" of your favorite stars and enjoy our many interactive experiences. Fans are allowed to take pictures and touch and get up close and personal with each of the figures in a themed setting.
This special event takes place, Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Fans who arrive with flowers and mention "Beatles" at the door will receive free admission to the attraction from 9 a.m.
Madame Tussauds Hollywood is located at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard, next to Grauman's Chinese Theatre. The attraction is open 364 days a year from 10AM Daily. For attraction pricing and other information, visit them at www.madametussauds.com/hollywood.
How do you orchestrate a Beatles reunion? All you need is Love.
Former Beatle Paul McCartney, producer George Martin, John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono and other key figures in the Fab Four circle will converge in Las Vegas on June 8 for the fifth anniversary of Cirque du Soleil's fanciful circus spectacle Love, the music-driven celebration of The Beatles' legacy.
Also attending will be Olivia Harrison, George Harrison's widow, who conceived the project in 2000 with friend and Cirque founder Guy Laliberté. The Harrisons' son, Dhani, is on the guest list, along with Martin's son, Giles. The Martins produced Love's Grammy-winning soundtrack, a complex remixed mash-up of 130 song samples in 26 tracks.
Ringo Starr, on tour overseas, plans to send a videotaped message to air during the special show, booked on a usually dark Wednesday. Roughly half the audience at The Mirage anniversary show will be invited friends and guests of The Beatles and Cirque camps; remaining seats are open to the public. A private party, with McCartney's favorite DJ Chris Holmes spinning tunes, will follow.
Love premiered June 30, 2006. The premature
five-year observance was booked to accommodate as many principals
as possible. (McCartney, attending with new fiancée Nancy Shevell, will perform two days later at the MGM
Grand.)
The all-star entourage last gathered in 2009 in Los Angeles for the rollout of the newly remastered Beatles catalog and The Beatles: Rock Band.
A joint venture with The Beatles' Apple Corps, Love has enjoyed steady full houses, even as the recession battered Vegas entertainment outlets.
"You can see the staying power of The Beatles," says Jerry Nadal, senior vice president of Cirque's resident shows division.
The success of Love, Cirque's first show to use outside music, spawned similar ventures, including the 2009 launch of Viva Elvis.
"Another no-brainer," Nadal says. "Elvis Presley and Las Vegas."
Elton John has written an upcoming single for Zarkana, a Cirque show opening June 9 in New York with music by John's protégé, Nick Littlemore. The music and dance moves of Michael Jackson will fuel The Immortal World Tour, which begins touring the globe later this year before settling in Vegas in 2013. Danny Elfman scored the music for Iris, a movie-themed extravaganza kicking off its 10-year run in September at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre, home of the Oscars (which will take over the venue two months a year).
"Tapping into all these different fan bases has meant a great expansion for us," says Nadal, noting that Love has driven sales for other Cirque spectacles. "For the first year or two, we got a lot of hardcore Beatles fans who had never seen a Cirque show. They said, 'Wow, that's Cirque? I want to see another one.'
"Anytime you make an investment north of $100 million, there's a risk, but this ended up being a great marriage."
Rock n Rewind
The Sixties
Let's take
a look back at some of the musicians (The Beatles) who made rock,
pop and folk a powerful force in the 1960s.
Musician Ringo Starr of the British rock group The Beatles uses a fishing rod to fish from his Edgewater Hotel window as bandmates Paul McCartney and John Lennon watch, Seattle, Washington, August 24,1964.
American television host Ed Sullivan smiles while standing with British rock group the Beatles on the set of his television variety series, New York, February 9, 1964.
The Beatles
on the Ken Dodd show (UK) 1963
January 15, 2011 -- ABC NEWS
Worldwide sales of Beatles songs on iTunes top 5M
Apple Inc. said Friday its iTunes store has sold more than 5 million Beatles songs and more than 1 million albums worldwide since the Fab Four's music was first available for download in mid-November.
The best-selling album in the U.S. on iTunes is currently "Abbey Road," and "Here Comes the Sun" is the best-selling song.
The Beatles was one of the most notable holdouts from the iTunes store and other legal online music services. Apple struck an agreement after years of on-and-off negotiations with The Beatles' recording label, EMI Group, and their management company, Apple Corps.
Apple sells 13 remastered studio albums, the two-volume "Past Masters" set and the "Red" and "Blue" greatest-hits collections. People can buy individual songs for $1.29 apiece or download entire albums, at $12.99 for a single album and $19.99 for a double.
Apple is also selling a special digital box set that includes all the albums and a download of the 41-minute movie of the Beatles' first U.S. concert, "Live at the Washington Coliseum, 1964." It costs $149.
Shares of Apple gained $2.80
to close at $348.48.
November 23, 2010 -- Variety.com
Beatles sell 2 million iTunes tracks in week one
Fab Four's newly digital catalogue moves 450,000 albums
The Beatles sold 450,000 digitial albums and 2 million tracks in their first week on iTunes.
No one at iTunes is singing "You Never Give Me Your Money": The Beatles sold 450,000 digital albums and 2 million tracks in their first week on Apple's music store.
The company reported that the Fab Four's 1969 album "Abbey Road" was the best-selling title, while, surprisingly, "Here Comes the Sun" -- a George Harrison song, and not a John Lennon-Paul McCartney composition -- was the top-selling track.
Individual Beatles albums are priced at $12.99 ($19.99 for double sets), while single tracks are premium priced at $1.29.
As of early evening on Tuesday, "Abbey Road" was No. 9 in iTunes' top 100 list. The so-called "digital boxed set" of the Beatles' complete studio catalog, priced at $149, was at No. 28. All told, the group occupied 15 slots in the top 100.
Some observers initially dismissed the commercial potential of the digital Beatles catalog, which arrived tardily at online retail via an exclusive pact with Apple on Nov. 16 (Daily Variety, Nov. 17). Remastered editions of the band's titles were issued on CD with great fanfare by EMI last year, and illegal torrents of the group's songs have long been available.
However, the
quartet's heavily-covered iTunes debut spurred music retailers
to re-price their catalog competitively: Amazon.com quickly discounted
the physical boxed set to just $130, while individual titles like
"Abbey Road" dropped to $7.99.
November 16, 2010 -- Apple Corps
The Beatles Now on iTunes
All 13 Legendary Beatles Studio Albums & Special Digital Box Set
Apple Corps, EMI and Apple today announced that the Beatles, the most influential and beloved rock band in music history, are now available for the first time on the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com). Starting today, the group'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.
"We're really excited to bring The Beatles' music to iTunes," said Sir Paul McCartney. "It's fantastic to see the songs we originally released on vinyl receive as much love in the digital world as they did the first time around."
"I am particularly glad to no longer be asked when the Beatles are coming to iTunes," said Ringo Starr. "At last, if you want it-you can get it now-The Beatles from Liverpool to now! Peace and Love, Ringo."
"We love the Beatles and are honored and thrilled to welcome them to iTunes," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "It has been a long and winding road to get here. Thanks to the Beatles and EMI, we are now realizing a dream we've had since we launched iTunes ten years ago."
"In the joyful spirit of Give Peace A Chance, I think it is so appropriate that we are doing this on John's 70th birthday year," said Yoko Ono Lennon.
"The Beatles on iTunes-Bravo!" said Olivia Harrison.
"The Beatles and iTunes have both been true innovators in their fields," said EMI Group CEO Roger Faxon. "It's a privilege for everybody at EMI to work with Steve Jobs and with Apple Corps' Jeff Jones and their teams in marking a great milestone in the development of digital music."
Each of the Beatles' 13 legendary remastered studio albums, including "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," "Revolver," "The Beatles [The White Album]" and "Abbey Road" include iTunes LPs, which create an immersive album experience with a beautiful design and expanded visual features including a unique mini-documentary about the creation of each album. The two-volume "Past Masters" compilation and the classic "Red" and "Blue" collections are also available.
Single albums are available for purchase and download for $12.99 each, double albums for $19.99 each and individual songs for $1.29 each.
The special digital "Beatles Box Set" ($149) contains the 13 remastered studio albums with iTunes LPs and all mini-documentaries, "Past Masters," and the "Live at the Washington Coliseum, 1964" concert film, a worldwide iTunes exclusive which captures the Beatles' very first US concert in its entirety. In addition, 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.
Apple Corps Ltd. was founded by The Beatles in 1968 to look after the group's own affairs. The London-based company has administered the catalogue of The Beatles releases of the 1960s that have sold to date more than 600 million records, tapes and CDs. Since the 1990s, Apple has piloted new Beatles projects that have become benchmarks for pioneering accomplishment and which have included The Beatles Anthology projects, the 29-million selling album The Beatles 1, The Beatles LOVE show and CD and the 09/09/09 release of The Beatles Remastered catalogue and The Beatles Rock Band game. Further information on The Beatles' projects can be found at www.thebeatles.com.
EMI Music is one of the world's leading music companies, representing artists spanning all musical tastes and genres. Its record labels include Angel, Astralwerks, Blue Note, Capitol, Capitol Latin, Capitol Nashville, EMI Classics, EMI CMG, EMI Records, EMI Records Nashville, Manhattan, Parlophone and Virgin.
Apple designs Macs, the best
personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork,
and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution
with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple is reinventing the
mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and
has recently introduced its magical iPad which is defining the
future of mobile media and computing devices.
November 4, 2010 -- BBC
News
BBC film unearths Beatles photos
Unpublished
photos of The
Beatles taken
in 1963 when they spent a week at the seaside in Somerset have
surfaced during the making of a BBC film.
Just before Beatlemania broke out, the band played
twice-nightly for six days at Weston-super-Mare's Odeon Cinema.
As a 16-year-old fan, Sandra Blaken took photographs of John, Paul, George and Ringo outside their hotel.
She also sneaked into one of their bedrooms and took an underwear label which she later got them to sign.
Sandra, now a 63-year-old grandmother who lives in Bristol, is among Beatles fans who have shared their memories for the BBC regional programme Inside Out West to be shown on Monday, November 8.
She spent two days waiting outside the Royal Pier hotel watching The Beatles coming and going and managed to take some pictures.
"I had my camera with me and took photographs of them in vehicles driving themselves - John in his big white van, George in his dark green Jag.
"They went down for an official photo-shoot on the rocks at Birnbeck and I took pictures of them sitting there and then coming up the steps."
Sanda also confessed she was the ringleader of a group of girls who rushed into the hotel when they noticed all The Beatles had gone out and the doorman was not at the entrance.
"We had found out
which bedroom number to look for and went in and looked around
for a memento.
"The wardrobe was open and I spotted all these new white cotton pants with cards in between so I took one of the labels and my friend took a record sleeve."
Sandra was chased out by the manager but she later asked The Beatles to autograph the underwear label.
"Paul said to me: 'Now we know who was in our room' but it was all very friendly.
"I think the only time I saw Paul a little bit upset was when my friend [Joyce Stott] pinched his handkerchief out of his pocket - there was a corner poking out and she whipped it away.
"I think sometimes they were a bit exasperated at what these fans, mainly girls, were doing - trying to get a little bit of The Beatles to take away with them."
You can find
out more about The Beatles' week in Weston-super-Mare on BBC One's
Inside Out West on Monday, November 8 at 7.30pm.
more...
Sandra's Diary
Bristol grandmother Sandra Blaken was a Beatles fan before the
Fab Four became international superstars.
In July 1963, the group played two gigs a night at the resort's
Odeon Cinema and 16-year-old Sandra was on a mission to meet the
boys and see them perform.
She and her friend Joyce tracked the group down and managed to
sneak into their room at the Royal Pier hotel.
Young Sandra kept a diary and scrapbook and has shared her memories
with BBC One's Inside Out West...
My Encounters
with The Beatles by Sandra Blaken, taken from the diary of events
I wrote at the time.
Went down Weston on the Wednesday morning [July 24 1963] with
Joyce.
Found out what hotel Beatles staying in by buying 2 chaps ten
fags each.
Went to hotel (Royal Pier) in afternoon. Got Paul's, Fred's &
Les Chadwick's autographs. Gerry, John & George came out but
were in a hurry but managed to get Gerry's autograph.
Chap on duty at door left in car so as Fred had told us Beatles'
bedroom number was 49 about six of us went up. Door open, went
in, no-one there, ward-robe open.
Bible open on one of the two beds. Letter for George on dressing
table & record cover with John's name on in ward-robe so must
have been John & George's bedroom.
I took big card label from one of a pile of Wolsey Cotton rib
X briefs!! Nearly got police on us because we went up to bedroom.
Went to show (2nd performance) - fab!!! They recognised us especially
Paul & Fred.
Went down Weston on the Friday morning [July 26 1963] with Stephanie
& Ros. Went straight to hotel.
Got rest of Beatles' & Pacemakers' autographs and also Tommy
Quickly's.
Got label from pants signed by Beatles. Paul knew I'd been up
in bedroom!!
Took photos. Stayed outside hotel all day (7 hours).
THEY'RE FAB ! ! !
June
26, 2010 -- Bloomberg News
Michael Jackson Estate Decides to Keep Rights to Beatles Songs
Executors of Michael
Jackson's estate have decided
to keep a 50 percent stake in a music publishing venture with
rights to more than 250 songs by The Beatles,
two people with knowledge of the situation said.
Since Jackson's death a year ago, the executors had considered selling the stake in Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, the estate's most valuable asset, to address about $500 million of debt the late pop singer left, according to the people, who declined to be identified because deliberations aren't public.
The decision to keep the business signals the estate can refinance a $300 million loan due later this year, the people said. Sony/ATV, which also holds rights to songs from Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan, is valued at $1.5 billion to $2 billion, making Jackson's half worth more than enough to settle all the estate's debt, said Ivan Thornton, a New York-based financial adviser who has worked with Jackson and his family.
One of the executors, Los Angeles entertainment attorney John Branca, who represented the singer for much of his recording career and negotiated Jackson's original purchase of the Beatles catalog, has been trying to avoid selling the publishing business because of its long-term value and the consistent revenue it generates, the people said.
In an e-mail sent days after Jackson's death on June 25 last year, Branca said the Sony/ATV stake "is not for sale." Still it was never certain a sale could be averted because the $300 million loan to Jackson, which was refinanced by Barclays PLC, is guaranteed by the Sony/ATV stake.
Millions Generated
Since Jackson died at the age of 50, his estate has generated over $250 million, with about $125 million coming from sales of Jackson's own recordings, $60 million from an advance for the "This is It" theatrical documentary, about $35 million from music publishing, and more than $50 million from merchandise such as video games, one of the people said.
As a result, slightly less than $200 million of the estate's debts have been paid and there's certainty among executors that the loan can be refinanced, the people said. The estate has more than $50 million in cash on hand, they added.
Sony Corp. has an option to purchase one half of Jackson's stake for $250 million, and also has the right of first refusal to purchase the entire stake, according to one of the people. Jimmy Asci, a spokesman at Sony/ATV, declined to confirm that those options exist.
Unreleased Songs
The Sony/ATV stake is expected to generate more than $10 million this year for the estate and beneficiaries, including Jackson's 80-year-old mother and his three young children, according to one of the people
The estate also expects to receive additional DVD revenue from "This is It," which was released by Sony Pictures in October 2009, one of the people said.
Jackson's oldest brother, Jackie Jackson, is working with co-executor John McClain on an upcoming album of 10 unreleased songs by Jackson, said one of the people. McClain is a long-time family friend and former head of urban music at DreamWorks. McClain didn't respond to e-mails seeking comment.
Ringo arrived on the red carpet
with Barbara at 7pm. Paul followed at 7:05 pm. The "LOVE"
performance started at 7:30pm and ended at 9pm. Afterwards there
was a private VIP party for guests with an all star jam going
into the wee hours of the morning.
List of celebrities attending the performance:
Ringo Starr,
Yoko Ono, Olivia Harrison, Sir George Martin, Giles Martin, Julian
Lennon, Sean Ono Lennon, Blair Harrison, Dhani Harrison, Cynthia
Lennon, Paul McCartney,Brian Ray (who said it was "Fantastic"),
Rusty Anderson (called the show "Mindbending"), Wix
and his wife, Siegfried & Roy, Prince, Woody Harrelson, Billy
Crystal, Tony Bennett, Megan Mullally, Eddie Murphy, Busta Rhymes,
Virginia Madsen, John Densmore (The Doors), Jennifer Coolidge,
Michael Richards, Elisha Cuthbert, Sean Avery (LA Kings), Brian
Wilson (Beach Boys), Eliza Dushku, Rachel Leigh Cook, Dylan McDermott,
Gina Gershon, Jason Patric, Dita Von Teese, Shannon Elizabeth,
Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford, Neil Patrick Harris, Elizabeth
Berkley, Deborah Harry (Blondie), Heatherette, Dhani Jones (Philadelphia
Eagles), Victoria Tennant, Roberta Flack, David LaChapelle, Danny
Gans, George Wallace, David Brenner, Kevin Nealon, Wayne Brady,
Paul Reiser, Chris Ferguson, Carrot Top, Melissa Rivers, Eric
Idle (Monty Python), Sheila E. (Ringo Starr's Band), Colin Hay
(Ringo Starr's Band), Richard Marx (Ringo Starr's Band), Hamish
Stuart (Ringo Starr's Band), Billy Squier (Ringo Starr's Band),
Edgar Winter (Ringo Starr's Band), Gus Van Zant, Annie Duke, Nigel
Lythgoe (American Idol), Steve and Maureen Van Zandt, Jeff Lynne
(ELO), Dave Stewart (Eurythmics), Phyllis McGuire, Mitsou Gelinas,
Ginette Reno, Andre-Philippe Gagnon, David Foster and Humberto
Gatica.
LOVE is presented exclusively
at The Mirage in Las Vegas. This joint artistic venture marks
the first time that The Beatles company, Apple Corps Ltd., has
agreed to a major theatrical partnership. The project was born
out of a personal friendship and mutual admiration between the
late George Harrison and Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte.
LOVE brings the magic of Cirque du Soleil together with the spirit
and passion behind the most beloved rock group of all time to
create a vivid, intimate and powerful entertainment experience.
Sir George Martin, The Beatles original producer, and his son
Giles Martin worked with the entire archive of Beatles recordings
to create the musical component for LOVE. The result is an unprecedented
approach to the music for a stage production. "After spending
more than 40 years of my life working with The Beatles and their
wonderful music, I am thrilled to be working with it once again,
on this exciting project with Cirque du Soleil," said Sir
George Martin. "The show is a unique and magical experience."
Using the master tapes at Abbey Road Studios, Sir George and Giles
have created a unique soundscape for LOVE. "I think we will
achieve a real sense of drama with the music, the audience will
feel as though they are actually in the theatre with the band.
People are going to be knocked out by what they are hearing!"
said Giles Martin.
Dominic Champagne directed and wrote the original concept for
the show which captures the essence of love that John, Paul, George
and Ringo inspired during their astonishing adventure together.
LOVE evokes the exuberant and irreverent spirit of The Beatles.
"When we embarked on this extraordinary adventure in 2002,"
said Gilles Ste-Croix, Show Concept Creator and Director of Creation,
"we set out to create a timeless, three-dimensional evocation
of The Beatles music. Drawn from the poetry of the lyrics, we
developed a preliminary concept that explored the content of the
songs in a series of scenes inhabited by real and imaginary people."
The international cast of 60 channels a raw, youthful energy underscored
by aerial performance, extreme sports and urban, freestyle dance.
LOVE is presented in a custom-built theatre at The Mirage featuring
360-degree seating and advanced high definition video projections
with 100-foot digital, moving images. The panoramic surround sound
system envelopes the audience who will experience The Beatles
music like never before ...
Apple Corps Ltd. is planning to release the album through EMI
Music in November.
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Online: http://www.cirquedusoleil.com,
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or http://www.mirage.com.
The revised version of Capitol Albums Vol. 2 with the correct mono mixes of Beatles VI and Rubber Soul are now available in some stores.
Although
my local Canoga Park, California, Best Buy still had the original
versions today, I purchased one of the new, revised versions today
at my local Tower Records store.
The revised version can be identified by an "SK1" after the set's stock number that appears in very small print at the bottom of the "NEW... VOLUME 2" sticker that is affixed to the outside front of the sets (see image of a sticker from the revised version below).
Please note, all of the sets we've seen, original and revised editions, have the "NEW... VOLUME 2" sticker. A set is only a revised version if it has the small "SK1" after the stock number at the bottom of the sticker.
Upon closer inspection of the CDs, we've learned you can also tell which version of the CD you have by inspecting the small stock number on the inside margin on the play-side of the disk. On revised copies of the Beatles VI and Rubber Soul CDs, the CD stock number is followed by "RE-2", which we assume stands for "Revision 2". Original versions of the CDs don't have an "RE" number. Also, copies of the "The Early Beatles" and "Help!" CDs now have an "RE-1" designation where the original CDs don't have an "RE" designation at all, but they are the same in any case.
We've also learned at What Goes On that some customers who requested a return mailer from the Capitol Customer Service 800 phone number have already received their pre-paid mailers, so if you requested one, you should be getting it shortly.
Several fans have inquired whether they should keep their "wrong" CDs as opposed to turning them in. Well, we don't know if these are ever going to be "collector's items", tons of them were made, and it depends how many are kept by fans and how many are returned to Capitol and destroyed. We're keeping ours, but we also admit it's unlikely they'll ever be worth anything special.
Jorie Gracen