Top 10 Beatles Holiday Gift ideas
Here’s Daytrippin‘s list for the Top 10 best Beatles holiday gifts for 2019 including new releases and also essential items for your collection:
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Tracklisting for new Beatles Vinyl 45s Singles Collection
The new Beatles Singles Collection is due out on November 22, 2019. From 1962 to 1970, The Beatles released 22 UK singles; of those 44 A and B-side tracks, 29 were not included on the group’s British albums at that time. These singles, plus an exclusive new double A-side single for the mid-1990s-issued tracks “Free…
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Tracklisting for new Beatles Vinyl 45s Singles Collection
The new Beatles Singles Collection is due out on November 22, 2019. From 1962 to 1970, The Beatles released 22 UK singles; of those 44 A and B-side tracks, 29 were not included on the group’s British albums at that time. These singles, plus an exclusive new double A-side single for the mid-1990s-issued tracks “Free…
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Breaking down The Beatles new Abbey Road 50th anniversary CD sets
Many Beatles fans may ask themselves regarding the new Abbey Road 50th anniversary release whether to buy the Super Deluxe 4-CD boxed package or to just let it be with the 2-CD set? But help is on the way – we won’t let you down. Here is a breakdown comparing the 3 CD + 1…
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The Day The Beatles Met Elvis Presley
The most infamous rock and roll meeting of all time occurred when Elvis Presley met The Beatles. On August 27, 1965, John, Paul, George and Ringo along with their manager, publicist and assistants came to Presley’s house on Perugia Way in Los Angeles to meet their rock and roll idol. The Beatles were the…
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John, Paul, George and Bob: Did The Beatles really eat at Bob’s Big Boy?
When The Beatles became a worldwide sensation in the 1960s, one would assume that they would only dine at the most expensive and luxurious restaurants. But on their 1965 American tour, they made an exception. They wanted to eat at an authentic American diner. John, Paul, George and Ringo got their chance at the…
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The Beatles and Their Irish Heritage
by Shelley Germeaux Note: This article has been updated as of April 14, 2023 for new information aboutPaul’s and Ringo’s ancestry, based on the 2018 book, Inside the Beatles FamilyTree by Richard A. Edmund. Fans of the Beatles know that all four lads were from Liverpool, England, but few know of their Irish heritage. As…
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I Me Mine: Revisiting George Harrison’s Autobiography
By Shelley L. Germeaux This article was originally published in Daytrippin’ Issue #18, Spring 2002, after George’s death. It is being republished with updated information, in honor of what would have been his 76th birthday. George Harrison’s autobiography, I Me Mine, was originally published in the fall of 1980 by Genesis Publications. At 450…
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Was It Just A Dream? Beatles fans who had spiritual connections with George Harrison when he died
By Shelley Germeaux Note: This article originally appeared in the Spring 2002 (No. 18) issue of Daytrippin’ – just a few months after George Harrison’s death. Psychic phenomenon – precognitive dreams, strange coincidences, and intuitive hunches about people we care for – is always an interesting topic of discussion. It usually happens with relatives and…
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Why Elvis Presley got paid much more than The Beatles for The Ed Sullivan Show
Surprisingly, inflation did not play a role in the fee The Beatles were paid for performing on The Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964. When compared to the amount Elvis Presley was paid, $50,000 for three performances in late 1956/early 1957, The Beatles worked for peanuts, a measly $10,000 for three shows. The fact is…