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Apple at the BEEB – 1968 to 1972

APPLE at the BEEB is the product of the BBC Transcription Service who covered the Apple Records artistic output with zeal until 1973 when things at Apple began sadly to really fall apart .

This the result of combining many performances from Top of the Pops, Radio 1 and 2, which has resulted in a truly wonderful presentation that really signifies the quality of the Apple Records releases and the direction in which it was progressing.

Apple at the Beeb 1968 to 1972
Apple at the Beeb 1968 to 1972

This whole package is a one off presentation, and is wonderfully presented, but it was never intended for public resale, and this makes the setup, very desirable, extremely rare, and very historical in music history. 

Apple at the Beeb 1968 to 1972
Apple at the Beeb 1968 to 1972

I must also thank my colleague here John “Buzz” Bezzini who gave me a group of tracks, which gave me the direction in which I had to go. So with diligence and fortitude I began my quest, and the result is this marvellous set. When a contact was informed that it was myself that wanted the tracks i was informed that would not be a problem, and he was good to his word !! So thank you John for your generosity!!

Apple at the Beeb 1968 to 1972
Apple at the Beeb 1968 to 1972

It is so well put together, and really opens up a different world of Apple from Number 3 Savile Row, London W.1. You will find various photographs of the entire presentation, and it is a marvel to behold.

Apple at the Beeb 1968 to 1972
Apple at the Beeb 1968 to 1972

The other thing is that this whole package was at some time in the past deemed surplus to requirements and was expunged from the archives. A wasteful move in every sense. So please enjoy a true unique and wonderful collection of Apple Records at the Beeb !! it is not available to buy, as it has never been issued except internally throughout the BBC, but is now considered not to hold any value within their organisation. Hence my successful result in my quest. A very shortsighted decision in the light of things!!

Regards and Best 

Nigel Pearce

PS There is a second email to follow with some more excellent photos

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Cunard Yanks or Radio? How Did The Beatles Get Records?

A question that should be asked, but rarely is asked, is how did The Beatles get records? The story of the “Cunard Yanks” is one that’s grown to mythical proportions in Liverpool and beyond.

The way it’s been told is that sailors from the families of Liverpool musicians brought back American records for the groups to learn. The story is partly true, as many Liverpool families had brothers, fathers, or uncles at sea who returned home with American records before they were released in the UK. In fact, the record that turned John Lennon on to rock ‘n’ roll was an imported “Long Tall Sally,” brought in from Holland.

Radio Luxembourg on the Radio Dial
Radio Luxembourg on the Radio Dial

Find out more here at Culture Sonar

https://www.culturesonar.com/how-the-beatles-heard-the-latest-records

David Bedford

Get David’s Fab One Hundred and Four: The Evolution of The Beatles, to find out the full story.

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Radio London Pirate King Returns

BIG L RADIO LONDON THE PIRATE KING RETURNS TO THE AIR TO CELEBRATE THE 60TH BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY OF THE STATION FIRST GOING ON THE AIR IN 1964 !!!!

Radio London
Radio London

This massive event occurs on Sunday and Monday 22/23rd December for 6 MASSIVE Hours on both days!!

Radio London 60th Anniversary
Radio London 60th Anniversary

There is romance, memories, nostalgia and above all MASSIVE BEATLES CONTENT to listen out for and remember forever.

The proprietor and owner has taken his own Beatles Leanings to put out a BRILLIANT PROGRAMME. He has also invited Beatles fan, historian and Apple Collector Nigel Pearce, to open his Treasure Chest and play a whole program of Beatles Rarities and rarely heard tracks.!! True paradise indeed !!

Nigel Pearce - Author and Radio Presenter
Nigel Pearce – Author and Radio Presenter

For details of the Frequencies and Timings please go to the BigLRadiolondon website and all will be revealed. 

This will be a huge delight and will be beamed all around the world on Short Wave, AM, and in glorious stereo on the World Wide Web.

This great unique celebration is most definitely not to be missed for all Beatles and ’60s music fans, so put it in your diary and travel back to those times when the Pirates ruled the airwaves!!

Nigel Pearce

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Billy J Kramer – Stories and Music This Sunday!

Billy J Kramer
Billy J Kramer
Billy J Kramer

BILLY J KRAMER – Sunday 15th December on Future Radio 107.8FM

LISTEN HERE TO THE BILLY J KRAMER SPECIAL: www.futureradio.co.uk 

On Sunday 15th December 2024, sees Groove Britain’s Nigel Pearce, Beatles Fan – and author, historian and publisher of Inside Number Three – in a specially recorded conversation with the one and only Billy J Kramer .

Billy talks about his career, Liverpool, and music including his relationship with The Beatles, Brian Epstein, and his new Christmas Record Christmas Kinda Feeling which has entered the vinyl and heritage charts.

“This indeed was a very special interview”, explains Nigel, and, if possible, we will meet at next year’s International Beatles Week Convention in Liverpool!!.

So, tune in to Future Radio on www.futureradio.co.uk at 3PM UK Time and listen to a wonderful music exclusive!!

Nigel Pearce

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Tell Me Why with David Bedford

Tell Me Why

In the latest episode of “Tell Me Why” with Jude Southerland Kessler, she interviews Beatles historian and author (and creator of the Beatles Bookstore, David Bedford.

Find out more about David’s new book due out in March 24 – The Beatles: What If?

David Bedford on the Tell Me Why podcast

Check out David’s books here:

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Lennon The Mobster & The Lawyer on Tell Me Why Podcast

Tell Me Why podcast
Tell Me Why podcast
TELL ME WHY – “A short, sharp podcast for busy Beatles People in-the-know!”
 “Tell Me Why” on the YouTube Channel
Host: Jude Southerland Kessler – Author of The John Lennon Series  
Producer: Rande M. Kessler

Special Guest – Jay Bergen, author of Lennon, the Mobster & The Lawyer

Jay Bergen
Jay Bergen

Listen to the Interview here:

Don’t forget to register for 10 December John Lennon Focal Points
Free webinar The Beatles Holiday Party
Featuring Co-Host Joe Johnson of Beatle Brunch Radio 
Special Guests – Scott R. McKinley
presentsThe Beatles 1964 Christmas Message!! 

Mark and Carol Lapidos with a preview of the New York Metro Fest for Beatles Fans 

Register Here: A Fab Party!!
Upcoming guests on “Tell Me Why” David Bedford of The Beatles Bookstore, author of Liddypool, The Fab One Hundred and Four, The Country of Liverpool, and more… 
Bill King author of Large Time Editor of Beatlefan magazine  
Scott R. McKinley Narrator and Voice Actor for She Loves You, Vol. 3 in The John Lennon Series
andJay Bergen’s Lennon, the Mobster & the Lawyer
 Remember to visit the John Lennon Series to pre-order a signed, dated, numbered copy of Some Forever Shades of Life, Part Two (Aug. 1965 – March 1966)  Book Release Party March 28-30, 2025 at The New York Metro Fest for Beatles Fans! 

Discover Jude’s Books at The Beatles Bookstore