This is a magazine that I personally did not see widely circulated or distributed when I was growing up. It was only in later years that I was able to scour sources such as Ebay and Abe Books to locate these 4 Beatles-related issues. The most difficult to find of the four issues was the final one listed on this page. It was an article written by the late Ritchie Yorke about the end or dissolution of the Beatles, appearing in the July 1970 issue of Jazz & Pop. I had never been able to secure a copy of this issue before because anyone who had a copy was asking over $150 for the issue. I was fortunate to be able to find a copy for $20 on Abe Books. It pays to have patience as a collector which is a virtue that I often do not have….unfortunately!!!
VINTAGE JAZZ & POP JANUARY 1968
Jazz and Pop Magazine
VINTAGE JAZZ & POP APRIL 1971
Jazz and Pop Magazine
JAZZ & POP MARCH 1970
Jazz and Pop Magazine
Jazz & Pop Magazine July 1970 issue–the most difficult issue to find at a reasonable price
Jazz and Pop Magazine
Which is your favourite Beatles magazine? The Beatles Monthly? Rolling Stone? Let me know below.
(And what an obsessive collector will do to get what they want)
I discovered this limited deluxe collector’s edition of this book by being told about it by a good friend in the UK. (Seamus Hayes) When I attempted to purchase a copy, I was told they don’t ship to the United States. So I did the next best thing. I asked my good friend if I could pre-pay him for a copy of the book as he lives in the UK and when he receives it, I would then pay him directly for the book with postage to his home and then to mail it to the US. He generously agreed to my proposal and soon thereafter, another special book was added to the collection. For those who believe the deluxe edition may be over-priced the regular trade mass-market hardback is significantly more reasonably priced and is available to the non-obsessives. Terry’s Beatles photos are excellent!
This is the boxed slipcase for the book:
The Beatles by Terry O’Neill
The book and the print inside:
The Beatles by Terry O’Neill
Book Details
Edition of 200
Includes the book, a cloth-covered clamshell box, an 8″ x 11″ black and white chromogenic print of The Beatles recording ‘She Loves You’ at EMI’s Studio 2 in Abbey Road on 1 July 1963, taken by Terry O’Neill, a protective print sleeve, a digital signature with an embossed stamp, and a certificate of authenticity
Hardcover
256 Pages
Publisher: Welbeck Publishing Group, 2023
The original link where I was unable to purchase the book because I lived in the US:
Terry had passed away quite sometime before the book was published. Therefore no signed copies of the book exist, except for this one. I had seen a signed EMI card by Terry for sale on eBay. The EMI card was from the release of an early John Lennon solo release. I purchased the signed EMI card and once the book was issued I had it attached as a bookplate signature making it the only signed copy in the world. This is what a determined collector will do. You may think I went to extraordinary means, but it made me happy, and isn’t that the ultimate goal of collecting?
Who is your favourite Beatles photographer?
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ANOTHER GREAT BEATLES PHOTOGRAPHER – BILL ZYGMANT
Bill Zygmant – Where Did You Get That Shirt? (Signed Limited Edition)
Get your copy of Bill Zygmant’s portfolio book of unique photographs covering his career from the late 1960s to the 1980s.
This will be a signed, numbered edition – maximum of 250 numbered editions.
It comes with one of Bill’s signed photographs, which usually sells for £50!
Continuing on from the Demos Blog, here are some more of those lost Apple Recordings. These are CD recordings of the original demos completed at Apple Studios in 1968 – 1976. There is much more to come. There was no diary, appointment list, or ledger kept, so these have been unearthed by my own diligent research after obtaining these copies.
Although they are not the original vinyl offerings, I can assure you that all of the recordings are 100% faithful copies with no extras added. So they are as they were made produced and cut for vinyl in those wonderful days. They are now priceless artifacts and examples within my own personal archives !! There is more to follow, and these will be further detailed in the next book ‘Deeper Inside No 3’.
The Apple Boutique
This is the Apple Building on the corner of Baker Street, which was photographed by my late father whilst on a business trip to London. This was taken in January 1968. My father was at the time working on the site of the new Chelsea Barracks then having just been completed. He was being driven back to the company offices in West London when they passed the building. Upon seeing the building he took this photograph from inside the car. When the photo was developed he showed me the photo and he asked if I knew anything about the building due to its ‘pop’ like style. When I told him that it was The Beatles Apple building, he gave me the photograph which I still treasure. This is a digital reprint of it!
Timbertops – The Buttercups
Timbertops by The Buttercups on Apple Rocrds
This is the Apple demo recording and pressing of Timbertops by The Buttercups. This was the theme tune for the ITV children’s series which ran for around 14 episodes in 1974. The Demo single was cut first and approved as the theme tune and then the album was cut afterwards. The Apple album was done consisting of songs to be heard in the programs and was finally released on the small independent Pinnacle Records label. Zak Laurence was the musical art director and the production was by Ken Howard and Alan Blakley. The original Apple demo recording is shown here with the finished album cover. If you know your pop history Zack Laurence became Mr. Blow and made the hit single “Grooving” with Mr. Bloe on DJM Records.
Warm Dust – “And It Came To Pass”
Warm Dust
Warm Dust
One of the Rarest Apple Recordings
This is a much sought-after recording in any language, and perhaps so far the most difficult to fully explain in depth.
The artists came from Birmingham and were named Warm Dust. The group had many varied styles of playing and performing but based themselves loosely on the commercial side of British Progressive Rock. Among the members of the group were Paul Carrack and Jeff Lynne, who both ascended much headier climes within a couple of years. The complete album titled ‘And It Came To Pass‘ shows a musical strength and maturity that many new groups of the period simply did not possess.
The unusual thing is that the album was pressed with an Apple label, but no catalogue number or matrix was included. The back of the cover was stamped an Apple Recording, so maybe some serious thought was given to a commercial release. !! It is actually very good!!. The album front and back artwork on the cover is shown as well so a lot of work went into a non-released album – enjoy!!
All of these are linked very heavily to Apple Records in those far-off days, and perhaps the most important thing it shows is that although Allen Klein had been removed via the High Court in 1971, artists were still prepared to make their way to Apple studios to cut a record that might bestow some fame. The light was still burning bright indeed.
Find out more about Apple Records from Nigel’s great bookInside Number 3
Inside Number Three – The Illustrated History of Apple Records
Inside No3 takes you through that famous door, deep into the minds of all who worked there at Apple Records. This is done also in a very different way. This is not a kiss-and-tell diary, it is through fan adulation and understanding via a personal collection of artifacts and memorabilia that author Nigel Pearce has built up over the last 50 years.
A wonderful book of photographs of John and Yoko by Brian Hamill. In my opinion, this book has not received the notice, the accolades and the recognition it richly deserves!
Acc Art Books (October 12, 2020)
Some of the highlights as highlighted by Amazon where the book is available
New and unseen photographs of Beatles icon, John Lennon, and artist Yoko Ono
Featuring images from Lennon’s full-length solo gig at Madison Square Garden
Includes essays by journalist and author Pete Hamill, director Barry Levinson, actor Dana Delany and songwriter and photographer David Palmer
Foreword by actor Alec Baldwin
Photos of John Lennon and Yoko Ono Lennon by Brian Hamill
John and Yoko – Dream Lovers
Brian’s signed edition of the book
Signed by the Author/ Photographer
Photos By Brian Hamill
Photos by Brian Hamill of John Lennon
The back cover of this wonderful book:
The Back Cover of the John and Yoko Book
Who is your favourite Lennon photographer? Let me know in the comments below.
Little did I realize that day when I woke up to check the listings on eBay that I would find something so old that had Beatles connections being offered for sale: the history of 3 Savile Row, which had become The Beatles headquarters. Finding items like this helps me to return to the excitement of being young again and the thrill of going treasure hunting!
3 Savile Row
I read the date of the publication that appeared on the Ebay screen and it was listed as 1914, making the document more than 100 years old. However, it was the address in the title that caught my attention (3 Savile Row)! Yes, it was the same address that many years later would become the worldwide headquarters of Apple Records. The piece I was looking at was a 56 page document designed to help sell the 3 Savile Row building back in 1914. The document not only featured a detailed history of the building but it displayed multiple photographs of the interior of the building and it’s multiple rooms that were amazing.
56 Pages of History
I looked at the price of the document and they were asking $100. Knowing I probably would never see this type of document being offered again, I quickly purchased it. I am hoping to find the right forum to somehow find a vehicle to get this 56-page document published in some form as it is not only informative to Beatles fans but history buffs as well. You should see the pictures of some of the antiques pictured in the house back in 1914.
I am taking this opportunity to post about 4 or 5 pages from the document and I sincerely hope you will enjoy this sneak preview… Hopefully I can find a way to find to publish the full 56-page document one day. If not, I will eventually donate the 56-page document to a Beatles museum.
A Short Account of the History of 3 Savile Row
A few sample pages:
Page from the Document
One of the interior shots of the Saville Row property in 1914:
Inside the Famous Savile Row Building
Buzz
Discover More About Apple and 3 Savile Row
Inside Number Three – The Illustrated History of Apple Records
Inside No3 takes you through that famous door, deep into the minds of all who worked there at Apple Records. This is done also in a very different way. This is not a kiss-and-tell diary, it is through fan adulation and understanding via a personal collection of artifacts and memorabilia that author Nigel Pearce has built up over the last 50 years.
Bought a copy of this item at the Discogs site several years ago. It is a promo cd, based on music that appeared in some of George’s Handmade films. It is estimated that there are less than 100 copies of this promo in existence!
