Today I become a film star. Well, hardly, but the documentary based on my 2022 London theatre presentation Beatles/Evolver:62 is available from Amazon Prime, 108 minutes of surprising and engaging cultural history for the price of a coffee. In the UK the URL is www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/det...

Which football team did John Lennon support? DJ Emperor Rosko asked the question in a BBC Radio 1 interview from February 1970. @johnlennon

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On August 15 1965, the Beatles gave the biggest concert of their career in front of 55,600 fans at Shea Stadium, New York. Get ready for our special 60th anniversary video this weekend.

OTD in 1965 The Beatles released their single ‘Help!’.

This is a screenshot from the Beatles homepage. Are the Beatles mono albums about to become available separately?

Cartoonist Neil Smith’s portrait of The Beatles in the New Musical Express this week in 1967.

RIP Joey Molland (1947-2025). Guitarist, singer & songwriter with Badfinger.

RIP Julian Holloway (1944-2025) who played Adrian in A Hard Day’s Night. In a career spanning over 50 years he was familiar face in many classic British TV programmes and films, including the Carry On series. #thebeatles #JulianHolloway

American teenagers react after watching The Beatles Strawberry Fields Forever promo film for the first time. Watch our new YouTube video for more contemporary reaction to that 45 released February 17 1967. youtu.be/cGnaBNPa4VI

If you love obscure ‘60s albums check out Mixology’s latest episode on one of my favorite ‘lost’ albums. Many albums from this era have variations between their mono and stereo mixes, but this one is off the scale. Enjoy! podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/m...

From the Golden Age of British TV advertising, here is the music only from one of its best.

Here in Austria, skiing on TV is associated with Saturday lunchtime. But for us in the UK this was the sound of Sunday teatime. It’s ‘Pop Looks Bach’ by Sam Fonteyn and the New Dance Orchestra recorded from an original and overloaded BBC cassette.

John Lennon reveals the song which inspired the backing on Happy Xmas War Is Over in our new YouTube video: youtu.be/cq3C9zw0waY?si… @johnlennon

#OTD 1964 The Beatles release their 4th album, Beatles For Sale. We’ll be celebrating its 60th anniversary with a special video on our YouTube channel this weekend. #TheBeatles

Here’s our review of the new Beatles 1964 U.S. mono albums box set. youtube.com/watch?v=UsNB...

A UK test pressing of The Beatles single ‘I Feel Fine’/‘She’s A Woman’, released on this day in the UK in 1964. #OTD #thebeatles

Join us on YouTube this weekend for videos on both of these amazing box sets.

George Harrison’s Futurama guitar, used on over 300 performances with The Beatles including the Polydor recordings, has just sold at auction for $1.27 million.

Unboxing George Harrison's Living In The Material World Box Set. youtu.be/Q03kMNqt0ag

Happy 93rd birthday, Abbey Road!