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Post by Ish Kabbible on Mar 15, 2016 12:50:53 GMT -5
Hi Ho The Merry O The Beatles In The Dell
Pencils By Jolting Joe Sinnott
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Mar 16, 2016 1:56:59 GMT -5
And another 1960s comics publisher with Beatles material. This time its Gold Key and the 64 page adaptation of the animated film Yellow Submarine. The illustrator is Jose Delbo. I could have come up with dozens of more appropriate illustrators    |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Mar 16, 2016 12:39:06 GMT -5
Have the Beatles made any other comic publisher's appearance during the 1960s when they were still an active group? I've gone through the publishers I was aware of. To my knowledge they never showed up in a Warren Magazine, doubtful they appeared in a Classics Illustrated, unaware of them in a Lightning Comic or other fly-by-night publications. I'm sure they were in plenty of underground comix but that's unlikely of me being able to post it here.
Can you find any missing Beatles comics? (Only while they were active please)
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Post by Phil Maurice on Mar 16, 2016 14:53:54 GMT -5
Not a comic book, so it may not qualify, but Kurtzman and Elder's Little Annie Fanny met the "Bleatles" in the pages of 1960s Playboy. Here is perhaps the only SFW page of the story:
It looks like Elder mixed up the names and faces of all but Ringo, probably deliberately.
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Post by Rob Allen on Mar 22, 2016 18:57:28 GMT -5
I finally have time to write something in this thread. I had just turned seven and was already reading comic books when the Beatles arrived in the US. I was still young enough that my parents' attitudes were primary to me, and like most adults of the time, they were alternately amused and horrified by the Beatles and their screaming fans. The band had a distinctive look - the lapel-less suits didn't catch on, but "Beatle boots" were popular for a while. But the main thing they brought to the American style & fashion world was long hair on men. In 1964 you just didn't see long hair on men. The phrase "longhair music" referred to eccentric classical violinists. The arrival of the Beatles touched off a battle over hair length all across the country. Long hair became a symbol of youthful rebellion. In the following decade, it was possible to get a good idea of a young man's political and social views and musical tastes just by looking at the length of his hair. I was not a rebellious kid, so my hair stayed short until the early 90s, and I was enough of a contrarian among my peers to actively avoid pop music until 1972. So I wasn't heavily into the Beatles when they were together. My brother was, though, so we watched the Beatles cartoon show and he had a copy of their second album (creative title: The Beatles' Second Album) and an album of Beatles songs recorded by a string orchestra. I do remember watching the TV special that included the debut of "All You Need Is Love" for some reason. By the time I started paying attention, Paul had already put out a couple of albums, and George had done All Things Must Pass and Concert for Bangladesh and John had done Imagine. The first post-Beatle album that I got when it was new was Band On The Run. I memorized that album. I got the red and blue compilations that have been mentioned and memorized them too. All four of the boys made some good music in the 70s but of course it didn't have the impact that they'd had in '64 - nothing could. In 1980 when John was killed I pulled out a Grateful Dead album in order to play the song, "He's Gone" and cry for a while. Someone a few years back made the observation that the Beatles' music changed the way pop music sounds at around the same time that jet engines replaced propellers on airplanes. When you see a jet airplane from the 60s, it still looks like modern airplanes, while planes with propellers look old-fashioned. Similarly, music after the Beatles still sounds relatively modern, while music from just a few years earlier sounds old-fashioned. Sir Paul has a concert coming up here in Portland. Tickets start at $99. I won't be going. Not that I wouldn't like to; it just doesn't fit in our lives right now. I hope Ringo gets knighted too. PS. Here's a GCD search for "Beatles" in the character field: www.comics.org/character/name/Beatles/sort/chrono/I think there may be a few that Ish missed. |
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Post by Phil Maurice on Mar 22, 2016 20:24:03 GMT -5
Someone a few years back made the observation that the Beatles' music changed the way pop music sounds at around the same time that jet engines replaced propellers on airplanes. . . The influence of the Beatles was so profound and prolific that it made its way to the Nixon White House where, in the words of Dick Cavett, The rest here: Lennon Nixon |
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Post by berkley on Mar 22, 2016 23:24:55 GMT -5
There was a pretty good documentary out a few years ago about Lennon in the early 70s, how he was under FBI surveillance, etc. He was considered a seriously dangerous political element by the powers that be, which is something most pop musicians can't say about themselves, for all the rebelliousness of their art and/or lifestyle. In this sense, I think he deserves to be ranked with the most politically aware of the punk bands that came later, whatever you might think of his music. Look at a song like like Gimme Some Truth, for example:
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Mar 23, 2016 0:38:31 GMT -5
During the Watergate investigations, the Nixon administration's secret enemies list was revealed. And right up there on the top was John Lennon. Nixon's administration tried all they could to get him deported and it was an ongoing battle with immigration as well as FBI surveillance until , finally, Nixon resigned
That is real instant karma-it's gonna get you right in the eye
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Mar 25, 2016 12:37:00 GMT -5
Unreleased Beatles Recordings
You'd think by now everything would have been officially released but there is one very large gap that would only be found via bootlegs (besides in concert recordings or studio rehearsals)
During the 1960s The Beatles had an official fan club. One of the perks of the club was you would get a 45RPM single that The Beatles recorded exclusively for the members to celebrate Christmas. The Beatles did this, I believe, every year from about 1963 to 1969 or so. At first they were just 2-3 minute recordings of each Beatle wishing you a Merry Xmas and a thank you to the fans as well as them singing a short Xmas song. As the years went by, these recordings got more imaginative. They would perform a skit, do an original Xmas song and jam a bit. The recordings got longer and longer and towards the end could be 6 or 7 minutes long
Way back in the 1970s I heard the complete Christmas recordings. I forgot what format it was on (not the original 45RPMs) whether it was an LP. 8-Track, cassette or reel-to-reel. I didn't own it, someone else had it and either I heard it at their house or borrowed it. I do recall it was fun listening to it and the last few years of that stuff was whacked out and hysterical
Surprised it has not been made available to the general public
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Post by Confessor on Mar 26, 2016 14:03:46 GMT -5
Unreleased Beatles Recordings
You'd think by now everything would have been officially released but there is one very large gap that would only be found via bootlegs (besides in concert recordings or studio rehearsals)
During the 1960s The Beatles had an official fan club. One of the perks of the club was you would get a 45RPM single that The Beatles recorded exclusively for the members to celebrate Christmas. The Beatles did this, I believe, every year from about 1963 to 1969 or so. At first they were just 2-3 minute recordings of each Beatle wishing you a Merry Xmas and a thank you to the fans as well as them singing a short Xmas song. As the years went by, these recordings got more imaginative. They would perform a skit, do an original Xmas song and jam a bit. The recordings got longer and longer and towards the end could be 6 or 7 minutes long
Way back in the 1970s I heard the complete Christmas recordings. I forgot what format it was on (not the original 45RPMs) whether it was an LP. 8-Track, cassette or reel-to-reel. I didn't own it, someone else had it and either I heard it at their house or borrowed it. I do recall it was fun listening to it and the last few years of that stuff was whacked out and hysterical
Surprised it has not been made available to the general public
I have a bootleg CD of all seven of the Christmas fan club singles in top notch sound quality, that I make a point of listening to every yule. The fan club discs are all quite silly and surreal for the most part, and that might be what is preventing a remastered reissue. Although, of course, the original Xmas song "Christmas Time Is Here Again" from the 1967 fan club disc was officially reissued on the "Free As A Bird" CD single back in 1995. I'd also like to see a full double disc remastered reissue of the Live at the Hollywood Bowl set. You could have the original album on disc one and then the complete 1964 and 1965 shows on disc 2. The Hollywood Bowl album captures the heady rush and excitement of the Beatlemania era like nothing else. Also, give us the Let It Be movie on DVD and Blu-ray already!! |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Apr 18, 2016 2:19:44 GMT -5
One of my favorite all time Beatle videos, taken down from YouTube but finally found here. Great in-studio film of them recording the song
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 20, 2016 4:48:16 GMT -5
I found this Alex Ross drawing. Man, Those creatures were scary. They still give me a start.  |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Apr 20, 2016 10:21:16 GMT -5
I might have mentioned this on rhe old CBR board
I saw The Beatles perform live
I saw The Beatles live at Madison Square Garden in concert
But they never played Madison Square
I'll explain how this was done later
But I really saw them, in person, play music, live, concert style, at Madison Square Garden
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Post by Confessor on Apr 20, 2016 12:05:16 GMT -5
I might have mentioned this on rhe old CBR board I saw The Beatles perform live I saw The Beatles live at Madison Square Garden in concert But they never played Madison Square I'll explain how this was done later But I really saw them, in person, play music, live, concert style, at Madison Square Garden You saw all four members of The Beatles play Madison Square Garden individually? And they all played at least one Beatles' song at each gig? I might be wrong in this case, but this would've technically been possible. Let me explain... I know John Lennon appeared at MSG with the Elephant's Memory Band in 1972 (there's a live album & video of this concert) and played "Come Together" during that show. Plus, he made a guest appearance with Elton John at the venue in 1974 and the pair played "I Saw Her Standing There" together. George Harrison played MSG in 1971 for The Concert for Bangladesh and played the Beatles' songs "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Here Comes the Sun" and "Something" during that show. I think he also appeared there again in the early '90s as part of a Bob Dylan tribute show, but he only played Dylan covers on that occasion. Ringo Starr also played at The Concert for Bangladesh with Harrison, so maybe you saw them both playing Beatles' songs on this occasion? No idea if Starr ever played there at another time. Paul McCartney has played MSG a few times during the 21st Century. I also had to cheat on this part of my theory and consult Wikipedia, which tells me that Macca played MSG with Wings in 1976 as part of the Wings Over America Tour. At any of those gigs he would've played some Beatles' songs. So, I reckon that's how you did it. I think you were at at least three of those shows. Which, if I'm right, is f***in' awesome!  |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Apr 20, 2016 15:50:51 GMT -5
I might have mentioned this on rhe old CBR board I saw The Beatles perform live I saw The Beatles live at Madison Square Garden in concert But they never played Madison Square I'll explain how this was done later But I really saw them, in person, play music, live, concert style, at Madison Square Garden You saw all four members of The Beatles play Madison Square Garden individually? And they all played at least one Beatles' song at each gig? I might be wrong in this case, but this would've technically been possible. Let me explain... I know John Lennon appeared at MSG with the Elephant's Memory Band in 1972 (there's a live album & video of this concert) and played "Come Together" during that show. Plus, he made a guest appearance with Elton John at the venue in 1974 and the pair played "I Saw Her Standing There" together. George Harrison played MSG in 1971 for The Concert for Bangladesh and played the Beatles' songs "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Here Comes the Sun" and "Something" during that show. I think he also appeared there again in the early '90s as part of a Bob Dylan tribute show, but he only played Dylan covers on that occasion. Ringo Starr also played at The Concert for Bangladesh with Harrison, so maybe you saw them both playing Beatles' songs on this occasion? No idea if Starr ever played there at another time. Paul McCartney has played MSG a few times during the 21st Century. I also had to cheat on this part of my theory and consult Wikipedia, which tells me that Macca played MSG with Wings in 1976 as part of the Wings Over America Tour. At any of those gigs he would've played some Beatles' songs. So, I reckon that's how you did it. I think you were at at least three of those shows. Which, if I'm right, is f***in' awesome! Hard to pull the wool over The Confessor's eyes but he's on the right track (the one thats travelling on the one after 909)
I saw Paul McCartney live at the Garden on his Wings tour circa 1976. I've seen him one other time in the 1980s after Wings. If not the Garden then probably at The Nassau Colliseum in Long Island NY. My memories over certain concerts due tend to get a bit fuzzy since I've attended hundreds in my life and my friends and I usually went to them in alterred states of consciousness. He would always perform back then a couple of token Beatle songs, just a couple to sate the crowd. Usually Blackbird or Let It Be or Long and Winding Road. The individual Beatles for many years wanted to assert their own identity in concert rather than relying on their past history in the group and were very reticient playing Fab 4 songs
George Harrison went on tour in 1974 in support of his Dark Horse album. I'm fairly certain it was at Madison Square Garden. I distinctly remember Ravi Shankar opening up with about a half hour of his siter and telling the crowd to refrain from smoking during his performance. Very hard to comply since a third of the audience had a big fat joint in their hands ready to fire up once the show began. After Ravi, George hit the stage doing his new album and other solo work. Again maybe 1 or 2 Beatle numbers, Definitely Something was played. Ringo Starr joined on drums. I don't remember if Ringo played the whole set or only made a quick appearance. But it was both and together they played a Beatle's show
John Lennon-you can count on one hand the number of post Beatle live performances he undertook. I'll go into more detail with this-it's the one I remember best of all. But yes, it was the benefit concert he did at the Garden so it was a full show of Lennon's back in '72.
To be continued.....
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