Month: March 2026

Jimmie Nicol – (LIFE CAN BE CRUEL SOMETIMES) THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN IS (HAPPY TO BE A PART OF HISTORY)

As the title of this piece indicates life circumstances can often be cruel. Jimmie Nicol was the drummer chosen by the Beatles to fill in for an ill Ringo for a 13-day period in 1964 when they appeared in the Netherlands and Australia. Jimmie was one of those figures in the Beatles history where the question of “What If” can be posed, not only from our perspective but of his!

Since his stint with the Beatles ended, he did continue doing musical appearances on record, but he was never again to be exposed to the limelight, notoriety & spotlight of being a drummer for the Beatles. As the years advanced, Jimmie Nicol had become increasingly what most of us would term as being reclusive.

Interpreting events like these can be very difficult. On one side of the coin we could argue as we look at the fame and the financial loss aspect of things that Jimmie would experience at the end of his association with the band; we can fully understand the feeling of depression that Jimmie might feel even possibly to this day. Being at the top of the mountain and then immediately feeling as if one was being castaway must be hard to fathom. Brian Epstein must have made it clear to Jimmie that his tenure with the Beatles was a temporary thing and that should have helped mitigate some of the pain and anguish.

The adulation shown to the Beatles was an extraordinary phenomenon that one could not fully understand unless one lived through it personally. However, if we can take the glass is half-full analogy, isn’t it a blessing that he got the opportunity to be a part of history, always to be remembered as a part of that year (1964) that will forever be associated with the Beatles worldwide conquest. Nicol was a good drummer, or the Beatles would never have allowed him to join for the time he was with them! That certainly should have given him some satisfaction in the equation!

Jimmie Nicol Autograph

Here is my framed piece combining a picture of the three Beatles backed by Jimmie Nicol including Jimmie Nicol’s autograph:

The Beatles – At The Abbey Road Studios, Jimmy Nicol Rehearsal 1964/06/03

THE BEATLE WHO VANISHED

Unquestionably, the best book to deal with the mysterious and reclusive, Jimmie Nicol!

Jim Berkenstadt, known as the Rock ‘n’ Roll Detective, has written a wonderful book about the man who for 13 days in 1964 stepped in for an ill Ringo Starr for gigs in the Netherlands and Australia! If you have not checked out this title do so as soon as you can!

This book is highly recommended!

Your eyes will be transfixed to the story from the beginning to the end of the book. Jim is an excellent writer, and his research skills are impeccable!

The Author’s website:

Rock And Roll Detective (R) – Entertainment Consulting Firm

Amazon US:

The Beatle Who Vanished: 60th Beatles Anniversary Tour Version: Berkenstadt, Jim, Schumacher, Gary, Newby, Chas: 9798990339019: Amazon.com: Books

Amazon UK:

The Beatle Who Vanished: 60th Beatles Anniversary Tour Version: Amazon.co.uk: Berkenstadt, Jim, Schumacher, Gary, Newby, Chas: 9798990339002: Books

The Beatle Who Vanished: 60th Beatles Anniversary Tour Edition

A JIMMIE NICOL RARE LP:

One of the rarest LP recordings featuring the 13-day drummer of the Beatles in 1964, named Jimmie Nicol. LP released in Mexico in 1967. It took me a long time to find a copy of this record until I found one on the Discogs record search service!

The following LP I acquired was from a rare LP that was issued by the Beatles Unlimited fanzine from Holland at a convention! The person the LP was signed for was named Jan. It is nice to have a Jimmie Nicol signed item reflecting his brief association with the world’s most famous band!

I had seen notification of a 6-cd collection on the record search service named Discogs which contained most of the professional recordings that Jimmie Nicol had appeared on beyond his session work. Because it was an underground (bootleg) release, it was not available to purchase at Discogs but I was able to find it at a Japanese site!

Here is a photograph of the cd cover followed by the track listing and comments about the contents that tell what is not on the 6-cd box set; The link to the Discogs listing of the set is also included on this post!

JIMMIE NICOL ANTHOLOGY CD

Jimmie Nicol – Nicolodeon – The Jimmy Nicol Anthology – CD (Compilation, Unofficial Release), [r3846564] | Discogs

Label: Nowhere Man Records – NRM005-011
Format: CD, Compilation, Unofficial Release
Country:
Released:
Genre: Non-Music, Pop
Style: Interview, Music Hall

Disk 1 – Pre Beatles
1 Colin Hicks & The Cabin Boys– Wild Eyes And Tender Lips
2 Colin Hicks & The Cabin Boys– Empty Arms Blues
3 Colin Hicks– La Dee Dah
4 Colin Hicks & The Cabin Boys– Wasteland
5 Colin Hicks & The Cabin Boys– Little Boy Blue
6 Colin Hicks & The Cabin Boys– Jambalaya
7 Colin Hicks– Brand New Cadillac
8 Colin Hicks & The Cabin Boys– Sexy Rock (Europa Di Notte)
9 Colin Hicks & The Cabin Boys– Johnny Be Good (Europa Di Notte)
10 Colin Hicks & The Cabin Boys– Giddy Up A Ding Dong (Europa Di Notte)
11 Colin Hicks & The Cabin Boys– Book Of Love (Europa Di Notte)
12 Colin Hicks & The Cabin Boys– Twenty Flight Rock (Europa Di Notte)
13 Colin Hicks & The Cabin Boys– Lea Lea (Europa Di Notte)
14 Colin Hicks & The Cabin Boys– Oh Boy (Europa Di Notte)
15 Colin Hicks & The Cabin Boys– Tutti Frutti (Europa Di Notte)
16 Jimmie Nicol & The Shubdubs– Humpty Dumpty 17 Jimmie Nicol & The Shubdubs– Night Train
18 Jimmie Nicol & The Shubdubs– Husky 19 Jimmie Nicol & The Shubdubs– Don’t Come Back
20 The Beatles– She Loves You
21 The Beatles– Twist And Shout
22 The Beatles– Please Please Me
23 The Beatles– I Want To Hold Your Hand
24 The Beatles– From Me To You
25 The Beatles– Love Me Do
26 Jimmie Nicol– Roaring Blue
Disk 2 – With The Beatles
27 The Beatles– Meeting Jimmy Nicol (Abbey Road Rehearsal)
28 The Beatles– Interview 04.06.1964 (Copenhagen 1964)
29 The Beatles– I Want To Hold Your Hand (Copenhagen 1964)
30 The Beatles– All My Loving (Copenhagen 1964)
31 The Beatles– She Loves You (Copenhagen 1964)
32 The Beatles– Till There Was You (Copenhagen 1964)
33 The Beatles– Roll Over Beethoven (Copenhagen 1964)
34 The Beatles– Can’t Buy Me Love (Copenhagen 1964)
35 The Beatles– This Boy (Copenhagen 1964)
36 The Beatles– Thanks To Jimmy (Copenhagen 1964)
37 The Beatles– Twist And Shout (Copenhagen 1964)
38 The Beatles– Pathe News (Arrival In Amsterdam)
39 The Beatles– Press Conference 05.06.1964 (Amsterdam Airport)
40 The Beatles– Interview 05.06.1964 (Amsterdam, Doelen Hotel)
41 The Beatles– Interview (The Beatles In Nederland)
42 The Beatles– She Loves You (The Beatles In Nederland)
43 The Beatles– All My Loving (The Beatles In Nederland)
44 The Beatles– Twist And Shout (The Beatles In Nederland)
45 The Beatles– Roll Over Beethoven (The Beatles In Nederland)
46 The Beatles– Long Tall Sally (The Beatles In Nederland)
47 The Beatles– Can’t Buy Me Love
48 The Beatles– Intro (Blokker 1964 -Early)
49 The Beatles– I Saw Her Standing There (Blokker 1964 -Early)
50 The Beatles– I Want To Hold Your Hand (Blokker 1964 -Early)
51 The Beatles– She Loves You (Blokker 1964 -Early)
52 The Beatles– Intro (Blokker 1964 -Early)
53 The Beatles– Twist And Shout (Blokker 1964 -Early)
54 The Beatles– Long Tall Sally (Blokker 1964 -Early)
Disk 3 – With The Beatles
55 The Beatles– Intro (Blokker 1964 -Late)
56 The Beatles– I Saw Her Standing There (Blokker 1964 -Late)
57 The Beatles– I Want To Hold Your Hand (Blokker 1964 -Late)
58 The Beatles– Intro (Blokker 1964 -Late)
59 The Beatles– All My Loving (Blokker 1964 -Late)
60 The Beatles– Interview By Bob Rogers 07.06.1964 (Flight From London To Hong Kong)
61 The Beatles– Press Conference 08.06.1964 (President Hotel, Hong Kong)
62 The Beatles– Interview 08.06.1964 (President Hotel, Hong Kong)
63 The Beatles– Interview By Bob Rogers 10.06.1964 (Hong Kong Airport)
64 The Beatles– Interview By John Edwars 11.06.1964 (Darwin Airport)
65 The Beatles– Radio Coverage 11.06.1964 (Mascot Airport)
66 The Beatles– Press Conference 11.06.1964 (Sheraton Hotel, Sydney)
67 The Beatles– Interview By Bob Rogers 11.06.1964 (Sheraton Hotel, Sydney)
Disk 4 – With The Beatles
68 The Beatles– Interview By Bob Rogers 12.06.1964 (Flight From Sydney To Adelaide)
69 The Beatles– Radio Coverage (Town Hall, Adelaide)
70 The Beatles– Press Conference 12.06.1964 (South Australian Hotel, Adelaide)
71 The Beatles– Intro (Adelaide 1964)
72 The Beatles– I Saw Her Standing There (Adelaide 1964)
73 The Beatles– I Want To Hold Your Hand (Adelaide 1964)
74 The Beatles– All My Loving (Adelaide 1964)
75 The Beatles– She Loves You (Adelaide 1964)
76 The Beatles– Till There Was You (Adelaide 1964)
77 The Beatles– Roll Over Beethoven (Adelaide 1964)
78 The Beatles– Can’t Buy Me Love (Adelaide 1964)
79 The Beatles– This Boy (Adelaide 1964)
80 The Beatles– Twist And Shout (Adelaide 1964)
81 The Beatles– Long Tall Sally (Adelaide 1964)
82 The Beatles– Outro (Adelaide 1964)
83 The Beatles– Press Conference 5 Members 14.06.1964 (Southern Cross Hotel, Melbourne)
84 The Beatles– Farewell To Jimmy 14.05.1964 (Southern Cross Hotel, Melbourne)
85 The Beatles– Jimmy Nicol Leaves 15.06.1964 (Essendon Airport, Melbourne)
Disk 5 – With The Spotnicks
86 The Spotnicks– Husky (Tokyo 1966)
87 The Spotnicks– Drum Diddley (Tokyo 1966)
88 The Spotnicks– Autumn In Japan (Tokyo 1966)
89 The Spotnicks– Memory Of Summer (Tokyo 1966)
90 The Spotnicks– Look Up To The Evening Star (Tokyo 1966)
91 The Spotnicks– The Old Love Letters (Tokyo 1966)
92 The Spotnicks– Piercing The Unknown (Tokyo 1966)
93 The Spotnicks– Bye Bye Birdie (Tokyo 1966)
94 The Spotnicks– Playboy’s Bunny Hop (Tokyo 1966)
95 The Spotnicks– Crying In A Storm (Tokyo 1966)
96 The Spotnicks– From Russia With Love (Tokyo 1966)
97 The Spotnicks– Happy Silence (Tokyo 1966)
98 The Spotnicks– Big Jump (Tokyo 1966)
99 The Spotnicks– Ode To Dawn (Tokyo 1966)
100 The Spotnicks– Highflying Scotsman (Tokyo 1966)
101 The Spotnicks– The Lonesome Port (Tokyo 1966)
102 The Spotnicks– Sentimental Guitar (Tokyo 1966)
103 The Spotnicks– Recado (Tokyo 1966)
104 The Spotnicks– Mood Of Asia (Tokyo 1966)
105 The Spotnicks– Sentimental Guitar (Spotnicks Around The World)
106 The Spotnicks– Geisha Girl (Spotnicks Around The World)
107 The Spotnicks– Uska Dara (Spotnicks Around The World)
108 The Spotnicks– Worrying Kind (Spotnicks Around The World)
109 The Spotnicks– Mood Of Asia (Spotnicks Around The World)
110 The Spotnicks– Subject In Orbit (Spotnicks Around The World)
111 The Spotnicks– Casting My Spell (Spotnicks Around The World)
112 The Spotnicks– Green Eyes (Spotnicks Around The World)
113 The Spotnicks– Honkong Blues (Spotnicks Around The World)
114 The Spotnicks– Turista (Spotnicks Around The World)
115 The Spotnicks– What Now My Love (Spotnicks Around The World)
116 The Spotnicks– Steel Guitar Rag (Spotnicks Around The World)
117 The Spotnicks– Plättlaggen (Spotnicks Around The World)
Disk 6 – With The Spotnicks
118 The Spotnicks– C’Mon Everybody (James George SP)
119 The Spotnicks– Staggar Lee (James George SP)
120 The Spotnicks– Auld Lang Syne (Spotnicks In Winterland)
121 The Spotnicks– Frosty The Snowman (Spotnicks In Winterland)
122 The Spotnicks– Here Comes Santa Claus (Spotnicks In Winterland)
123 The Spotnicks– Jingle Bells (Spotnicks In Winterland)
124 The Spotnicks– Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers (Spotnicks In Winterland)
125 The Spotnicks– Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Spotnicks In Winterland)
126 The Spotnicks– Silent Night (Spotnicks In Winterland)
127 The Spotnicks– Sleigh Ride (Spotnicks In Winterland)
128 The Spotnicks– White Christmas (Spotnicks In Winterland)
129 The Spotnicks– Winter Wonderland (Spotnicks In Winterland)
130 The Spotnicks– Winterland (Spotnicks In Winterland)
131 The Spotnicks– The Spotnicks Theme (Spotnicks Live In Japan, 1967)
132 The Spotnicks– Johnny Guitar (Spotnicks Live In Japan, 1967)
133 The Spotnicks– Happy Silence (Spotnicks Live In Japan, 1967)
134 The Spotnicks– Havah Nagila (Spotnicks Live In Japan, 1967)
135 The Spotnicks– When The Saints Go March (Spotnicks Live In Japan, 1967)
136 The Spotnicks– Crying In A Storm (Spotnicks Live In Japan, 1967)
137 The Spotnicks– Karelia (Spotnicks Live In Japan, 1967)
138 The Spotnicks– Le Dernier Train De L’Espace (Spotnicks Live In Japan, 1967)
139 The Spotnicks– Hey Good Lookin’ (Spotnicks Live In Japan, 1967)
140 The Spotnicks– Memory Of Summer (Spotnicks Live In Japan, 1967)
141 The Spotnicks– Over And Over (Spotnicks Live In Japan, 1967)
142 The Spotnicks– Wabash Cannon Ball (Spotnicks Live In Japan, 1967)
143 The Spotnicks– What’d I Say (Spotnicks Live In Japan, 1967)
144 The Spotnicks– Look Up To The Evening Sta (Spotnicks Live In Japan, 1967)
145 The Spotnicks– Wham (Spotnicks In Acapulco)
146 The Spotnicks– El Toro Bravo (Spotnicks In Acapulco)
147 The Spotnicks– Moscow (Spotnicks In Acapulco)

The text that appeared at the Discogs site describing in their view what was still missing from the 6-cd set!

“When you’ve played with the best, the rest is just, well, the rest.” Jimmy Nicol ‘87.

In 1968 Andy Warhol said,”In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.”

So far as the majority of Beatles fans are concerned, he could just as well have been talking about the past……and in particular Jimmy Nicol.

It was Jimmy, who temporarily replaced Ringo as the Beatles drummer for ten whirlwind days for their tour of the Netherlands and the first date in Australia.

On the 14th of June 1964 Jimmy flew back to England and so far as the world was concerned, disappeared back into the obscurity from which he had briefly emerged.

As is usually the case, the truth is a whole lot different.

Jimmys recording career began in the late 1950s when between 1957 and 1959 he was the drummer with Colin Hicks and the Cabin Boys. Colin actually being the brother of a more famous artist, Tommy Steele. Before that, he had been a drum repairer/technician with Boosey and Hawkes and had also occupied the drummer’s seat in a few very well-known big bands,1960: The Oscar Rabin Band. 1961: and The Cyril Stapleton Big Band.

Following his departure from the Cabin Boys, he joined another fledgling Rock and Roll outfit Vince Eager and the Quite Three until 1960.

The trail then grows cold so far as recordings are concerned as Jimmy seems to have been involved almost exclusively in session work, including jobs with musicians from the orchestras of Ted Heath and Johnny Dankworth.

Rumours persist that he was a member of Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames in 1964, and whilst it is true that he played at the Flamingo Club, where the Blue Flames were the House Band..there is no trace of him on the recordings that they made at the time.

However in 1964 he formed his own band, The Shubdubs whilst continuing his session work.

He had worked for George Martin on both a Tommy Quickly recording session and possibly others on the NEMS roster.A set of recordings entitled Beatlemania featuring a number of Beatles songs also had Jimmie on drums.. When Ringo was hospitalised, it was George who recommended him to Brian Epstein as a replacement.

He rehearsed with John Paul and George at Abbey Road but sadly no recordings seem to exist.

Once back in England , Jimmy reformed the Shubdubs and during 1964 and 1965 they toured extensively. During this time Jimmy also released a solo single as The Sound of Jimmy Nicol.

Between 1965 and 1967 he was a member of the well-known Swedish guitar group The Spotnicks who rush-released a single, The Spotnicks Introducing Jimmy Nicol, titled Husky and Drum Diddley. In 1967, Nicol lived in Mexico working with samba & bossa nova groups, amongst whom were an outfit called Blue Rain.

He married and had a son, Howard, who in the 1990s was to win an award as sound engineer for his work on a BBC collection of Beatles recordings.

In 1969, he recorded “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” (sung in Spanish) with his own band, “Jimmie Nicol Show”.

It is here that our story ends.

Sadly, we have been unable to trace all of Jimmys recordings, those which have eluded us are

“The Shubdubs” (1964):

Baby Please Don’t Go

Shubdubery

Solo single as “The Sound of Jimmy Nicol” (1965):

Clementine

Bim Bam

and Jumpin’ Jack Flash (sung in Spanish by “Jimmie Nicol Show”).

It is not known if “Blue Rain” ever entered the recording studio.

What remains is we hope definitive .

Hope you enjoyed this blog post about the 13-day Beatle! If you wish to learn more about Jimmie Nicol, seek out the Jim Berkenstadt book mentioned above, (several links provided) you will not be disappointed!

Be happy and be healthy!

Buzz

As a Beatles book collector the mid 1970s began the first big wave of the issuing of Beatles-related books. Roy Carr, along with fellow author, Tony Tyler had a tremendous success with the book listed below entitled: The Beatles: An Illustrated Record.

Here is some biographical information about one of the authors, Roy Carr, that was posted on Wikipedia:

“Roy Carr (1945 – 2018) was an English music journalist, covering pop, rock and jazz. He joined the New Musical Express in the late 1960s, and edited NME, Vox and Melody Maker magazines!”

Roy Carr – Wikipedia

Roy Carr passed away in 2018 at the age of 73.

The Beatles: An Illustrated Record (1975)

Author Roy Carr, Tony Tyler
Publisher Harmony Books
Publication date 1975

The first edition also included a list of bootleg Beatles recordings

According to Wikipedia-“Later editions of the book deleted the bootlegs section, stating only that they were of generally poor sound quality, and of interest “only to the most die-hard Beatlemaniacs”. The 1981 edition included a tribute section to John Lennon, who had died only months earlier. Also included was a copy of Lennon’s own correction to a passage in the first edition, with a copy of an early news clipping to back it up. “Set the ‘Illustrated Record’ straight!” Lennon wrote.”

The book was a discography which followed the UK releases of the LPs

Again, from Wikipedia:

“Formatted in the same shape as an LP record, the lavishly put-together book. contains an extensive discography of record releases by the Beatles, with critical reviews of each release by Tyler and Carr. Sidebars give a concurrent history of the band, with press clippings, quotes, and photos from each phase of the Beatles’ career, including their post-breakup solo years.“

The Beatles: An Illustrated Record – Wikipedia

Two different covers and titles for Roy Carr’s Book about the Beatles films:

Beatles at the Movies: Stories and Photographs From Behind the Scenes at All Five Films

Published by Harper Paperbacks, 1996 by Roy Carr

My personal preference of the covers was this one:

Beatles at the Movies : Scenes from a Career
Roy Carr

Published by UFO Music Ltd, 1996

A TALK ON THE WILD SIDE by Roy Carr
One of my favorite Roy Carr titles was a book published in the English language in Germany called A Talk On The Wild Side! I was fortunate to be able to purchase a copy signed by Roy Carr at Abe Books!. The publisher was Edel and its subsidiary is earBooks!

Abe Books description of the following title which is not a Beatles book per se’ but it does have interviews with both John Lennon and Paul McCartney post-breakup and has an interview with Phil Spector as well!

About this title from Abe Books Description:
Synopsis
“A Talk on the Wild Side includes 120 pages of the most important musical and social events of the early 1970s depicted with rare icons and images of the time. To complete the ultimate rock package, listen for the first time to ten exclusive interviews, never before heard, with the world’s greatest rock legends on four CDs, telling it exactly how it was.
About the Author
Roy Carr, born in England in 1945, enjoys a most varied career within the international music industry. Since the late 19’60s, he has been one of the most widely read of all music journalists. Prolific as a writer and editor for New Musical Express, Melody Maker, Vox, and Uncut, Carr is also a best-selling award-winning author of music books about the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, and David Bowie. Among the many awards he has collected are two prestigious Ivor Novello statuettes and Journalist of the Year. Currently he runs his own record label and is working on a new book”

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Roy Carr sadly passed away 8 years after the publication of this book a few years after the unespected passing of his son.

Cover of the book:

The back cover of the book:

The audio interviews that comprise the book on cd:

The John Lennon interview is from August of 1972. The Paul McCartney interview is from 1975. The Phil Spector interview was from October 1975. There are also interview on the disks with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Pete Townsend, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, John Bonham & Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam).

Roy Carr’s signature/autograph in my copy of the book:

The Table of Contents of the book:

Table of Contents (continued):

Hope you enjoyed this discussion of Roy Carr’s books that have dealt with the subject of the Beatles. Do you have a favorite Roy Carr book about music?

Be happy and be healthy!

Buzz

The seeds were being sown for the eventual success of the Apple band Badfinger by the forming of a Swansea based band named The Iveys in the early ’60s.

My first memory of the Iveys was being woken up by my alarm clock and radio and listening to my local Hartford, Connecticut based radio station WDRC playing this new song by a group named the Iveys, called “Maybe Tomorrow”.

The Iveys – Maybe Tomorrow (Official Music Video, Remastered)

I remember the DJ announcing that this new release was on the Beatles new record label called Apple. My memories of the track on the first hearing were that it had a distinct Beatles feel and influence because of the harmonies and orchestration. I managed to track down the Apple 45 though this was not an easy task and followed the Iveys journey as they evolved into Badfinger. I was disappointed that “Maybe Tomorrow” was not a hit single

After learning of the band’s multiple tragedies as the years passed by it was great and reassuring to learn that people like the late Dan Matovina and his fellow associate, Tom Brennan, have tirelessly worked to preserve the musical history and development of this great band.

Today’s post will present the 5 Iveys Anthology LPs that have been issued thus far demonstrating the origins of what was to eventually become one of Apple Records most successful recording artists. (For track listings of all 5 Anthologies please consult the Tom Brennan links provided below)

THE FIVE IVEYS ANTHOLOGY RELEASES THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED SO FAR:

The purpose of this post it to highlight the 5 issued Iveys Anthology LPsCCDs. I have all of the 5 Anthology Iveys releases on cd, but I was particularly happy to recently acquire a signed Anthology 4 vinyl LP, signed by one of the Iveys founding members, Ron Griffiths!

TOM BRENNAN’S GREAT BADFINGER/ IVEYS WEBSITE:

This great site and 2 links will help you to find what you are looking for in regard to Iveys and Badfinger releases:

You can also find the contents and the track listings of the releases noted here as well!

badfingerlibrary.com

The Iveys & Badfinger commercial releases compiled by Tom Brennan

IVEYS YOUTUBE SITE:

The Iveys – YouTube

THE SIGNED AND NUMBERED IVEYS ANTHOLOGY 4: (ONLY 300 COPIES ISSUED)

The Iveys Anthology Volume 4 Release and Badfinger’s Legacy: A Conversation with Tom Brennan

Take Good Care Of My Baby

Back cover of the LP:

THE IVEYS – SOME RON GRIFFITHS INTERVIEWS AND PERFORMANCES:

Things We Said Today #430 – A Talk with Ron Griffiths

The Iveys – Maybe Tomorrow (Official Music Video, Remastered)

The Iveys – And Her Daddy’s A Millionaire – Belgium promo film

Dear Angie (Remastered 2010)

Ron Griffiths Interview [BADFINGER/IVEYS]

Ron Griffiths Exclusive Interview: The Iveys, Badfinger, Apple Records and more..

313: The Iveys with Ron Griffiths

The Iveys – The Twelve Days Of Christmas – 1966 song parody

IVEYS COVER HENDRIX:

The Iveys – Purple Haze – Live (1968) – Jimi Hendrix cover

BADFINGER COVERS THE BEATLES ON BBC RADIO ONE:

The Iveys – Revolution – BBC Radio One (1969)

The Iveys – Birthday – BBC Radio One (1969)

THE SIGNED INSERT TO THE SPECIAL 300 COPY ISSUE OF THE IVEYS ANTHOLOLY 4:

LINER NOTES TO ANTHOLOGY 4 BY IVEYS/BADFINGER EXPERT-TOM BRENNAN

Tom Brennan’s wonderful liner notes for the signed edition of The Iveys-Anthology 4

The contents for all of the Ivey Anthologies are available to view at the Tom Brennan websites that open this post!

ANTHOLOGY 1:

I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself (Live)

ANTHOLOGY 2:

Lady Madonna (Live)

ANTHOLOGY 3:

Maybe Tomorrow (Demo Remastered 2022)

ANTHOLOGY 5:

The Iveys – Blodwyn demo lyrics video – Miniskirts And Rainbows album

Hope you enjoyed viewing the covers of the 5 Anthology releases that have been issued thus far. Hoping there is more to come!!!

Collect all 5 Iveys Anthology releases!

What is your favourite Iveys or Badfinger song? Let me know in the comments.

Be healthy and be happy!

Buzz

EXPLORE THE BEATLES BOOKSTORE AND OUR MANY GREAT AUTHORS

Join Dr. Angie McCartney aka The World’s Oldest Podcaster and daughter Ruth for #Teaflix Tuesday at 11:30am Pacific and Mountain time on 3/10/26 at https://fb.com/drangiemccartney and later on their YouTube channel

TODAY’S GUEST: David M. Spindel

Here is the program on YouTube! Enjoy!

TeaFlix Interview with David Spindel – YouTube

Born in Brooklyn, David M. Spindel discovered photography in high school and went on to study at Rochester Institute of Technology under legendary educators including Minor White and Ralph Hattersley. After apprenticing in New York, he opened his own studio in 1970, quickly gaining recognition from major advertising agencies.

Spindel’s commissions from Major League Baseball launched his signature still life photography, using hundreds of nostalgic memorabilia items to create visual time capsules. His work was self-published as posters and licensed worldwide, earning a devoted collector following. He also created limited edition projects with legends including Joe DiMaggio, Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, and Phil Rizzuto.

His humor shines through his Rebus photographs, visual wordplay pieces widely licensed for posters and apparel. Abbeville Press later signed Spindel to an eight book Major League Memories publishing series.

In 1980, John Lennon and Yoko Ono selected Spindel to photograph their return to the studio for the Double Fantasy sessions, making him the last photographer entrusted with documenting them together. His images have appeared worldwide and will be featured in Steven Soderbergh’s 2026 film John Lennon: The Last Interview.

Now based in Anthem, Arizona, Spindel continues telling stories through photography.

Learn more at SpindelVisions.com
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I consider David Spindel a great friend. He is a wonderful and talented man with a great sense of humor. I highly recommend that you check out his interview with Ruth and Angie McCartney. He has so many fascinating stories to tell!

A signed David M. Spindel photograph that he graciously sent to me!

Don’t miss this program!

Be healthy and be happy!

Buzz