Review: For the Super Fan: The Beatles 50th Anniversary White Album ‘Super Deluxe’ edition
The 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ ‘White Album’ offers several new remixed CD and vinyl packages with the most elaborate being the Super Deluxe edition.
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John Lennon’s lifelong obsession with Elvis Presley
It’s no secret that John Lennon was a huge fan of Elvis Presley when he was a teenager. Lennon formed his first band, The Quarrymen, which would later become The Beatles, as a result of his love for Elvis Presley and rock and roll. “Without Elvis, there would be no Beatles,” John Lennon stated matter-of-factly…
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50th anniversary of The Beatles ‘White Album’ to include unreleased recordings
On November 9, Apple Corps will release a 50th anniversary version of The Beatles’ 1968 ‘White Album.’ The album’s original 30 tracks are newly mixed by producer Giles Martin and mix engineer Sam Okell in stereo and 5.1 surround audio, joined by 27 early acoustic demos and 50 session takes, most of which are previously unreleased…
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Interview with Roag Best about his new Beatles Museum in Liverpool
by Steven G. Farrell A new Beatles museum opened this summer in Liverpool. The Magical History Museum is located on Mathew Street and was opened by Roag Best, son of Neil Aspinall and Mona Best, and brother to original Beatles drummer, Pete Best. Mona Best, an ordinary British wife and mother in Liverpool, England, played…
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The Five Beatles songs that Elvis Presley sang
Most people think that The Beatles and Elvis Presley were rivals in the music business. However, it was quite the opposite. The Beatles, of course, looked up to Elvis as their biggest musical idol. But as soon as Beatlemania hit the States in 1964, it was rumored that Elvis Presley, The King of Rock and Roll,…
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New book, ELVIS AND THE BEATLES, reveals surprising relationship between The Fab Four and The King of Rock and Roll
Rock and roll fans know about the historic meeting in 1965 between Elvis Presley and The Beatles. However, most mistakenly believe that was the only connection between the two biggest rock and roll acts of all time. After that meeting (and even before), there were many positive ways that The Beatles and Elvis Presley connected personally…
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The Beatles Original Drawing for the Monterey Pop Festival
In February 1967, The Beatles were asked to contribute a drawing to the upcoming Monterey International Pop Festival that was being organized by John Phillips from The Mamas and The Papas, promoter Lou Adler and The Beatles’ publicist Derek Taylor. Paul McCartney was on the Board of Governors for the Festival and he insisted that…
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Paul McCartney visits Penny Lane, his childhood home in Liverpool and more during Carpool Karoake with James Corden
The highlight of the Carpool Karaoke segment with Paul McCartney on The Late Late Show with James Corden wasn’t just the karaoke. McCartney gave Corden a tour of his hometown of Liverpool which made for some historic moments.
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A Look Back at The Beatles LOVE Cirque du Soleil Show Premiere
The Beatles LOVE Show Premiere The red carpet premiere for The Beatles LOVE Show by Cirque du Soleil took place on June 30, 2006 in Las Vegas at The Mirage. Daytrippin’ Magazine was granted red carpet access for interviews and photos of all the celebrities who attended the LOVE Gala Premiere
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A Look Back at Paul McCartney’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony
Fans lined up around the huge block at the Capitol Records building on Thursday morning, February 9, 2012, to see Paul McCartney finally get his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. McCartney had been eligible to receive the star since 1993, but had never scheduled the time to appear at a ceremony until this…