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John “Buzz” Bezzini has one of the world’s largest collections of Beatles books and Beatles-related print material and he will share his thoughts and opinions on some of the more obscure & rare and unusual Beatles titles in addition to the new and forthcoming titles as well!
John taught a course in 1984 called “The Beatles in Retrospect” marking the 20th anniversary of the Beatles’ arrival in America.
John also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication.
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Guess what author, now in his 90s, has a new book about The Beatles called “The Boys Who Became The Beatles”? Well, the title of the post certainly gave that one away. Passionate lifelong collector and prolific writer, Hunter Davies is hoping with this new book to shed additional light on those four guys who changed and affected so many lives! This title has a September 17, 2026, release date in the UK!
“Drawing on a wealth of never-before-revealed, intimate material, and his own experience as a boy of similar age from a working-class Northern background, Hunter now tells the story of where they came from, what it was like, how it shaped their hopes and aspirations.
(Please note-the book description from above is from the Amazon UK description of the new title)
Get Back: The Boys Who Became The Beatles
AMAZON US-At the time of the writing of this post, the book is not listed on AMAZON US: The post will be amended if that changes!
“They did not seem arrogant or entitled. I didn’t see them bossing around their staff or being horrid to studio assistants. But they did worry if this was all there was. All this fame and fortune, was it really all that great? The world saw them as an overnight success, who had come from nowhere. But they knew from whence they had come. Perhaps that’s what kept them grounded.’
Hunter Davies, the only authorised biographer of The Beatles, revisits his treasured 39 notebooks filled with remarkable interviews to explore the lives of John, Paul, George and Ringo as they were growing up and coming of age.
Drawing on a wealth of never-before-revealed, intimate material, and his own experience as a boy of similar age from a working-class Northern background, Hunter now tells the story of where they came from, what it was like, how it shaped their hopes and aspirations.
Hunter spent three years with The Beatles, visiting all their homes, and each of them visiting his. He also spent time with their parents, school friends, teachers, girlfriends, members of the Quarry Men and many others from their inner circle. Their conversations often harked back to the War, with memories of air-raid shelters and rationing, to the NHS coming in, the eleven plus and grammar schools, and council house life in the 1950s.
We all know what they became famous for, but here Hunter takes us into the much more private world of their formative years, for this colourful, richly detailed, personal portrait of the young boys who were destined to come together and revolutionise music and pop culture.”
POSTSCRIPT: Looking forward to the proposed new material that will make its debut with this new book. I’ll bet that Hunter Davies never envisioned to be still writing about the Beatles in his 90s when he released the first authorized biography of the band back in 1968. Any new nuggets of information will be most certainly welcomed! Thank you, Hunter for helping to preserve so many of those memories for posterity!
I will close with John Lennon’s solo Dakota musical piece about always being considered as One of the Boys!
This first-hand account of Debbie’s teen years frequenting and eventually helping to run the original Cavern Club is the authentic inside story of the Beatles launch pad, full of triumphs and failures – and surprise celebrity encounters.
£17.25Original price was: £17.25.£13.50Current price is: £13.50.
ACTUALLY -FAR FROM COMPLETE AS NEW ITEMS AND RECORDINGS ARE ALWAYS BEING FOUND!
As well as having a fascination for collecting Beatles music and print collectibles over the years, I also hold a similar interest in collecting both Julian Lennon and his audio recordings and his print-related material. I would contend that not only has the press been unfair to Julian for virtually his entire career but also a large group of Beatles fans who continue to compare him and expecting him to equal his father’s accomplishments instead of allowing him to chart his own course.
Only in recent years, because he began to follow photography as his primary ambition, has he been fully acknowledged as an artistic force to be reckoned with! In this post, many Julian items will be re-posted from earlier blog posts to highlight a career of great work!
How many true Beatles fans have even attempted to hear Julian’s Jude album, the excellent Everything Changes LP or Photograph Smile recordings, Help Yourself or the many great guest appearances that Julian has had on other artist’s albums. His musical output has been far greater than most people realize.
In recent years it has been distressing to learn of several health crises that Julian has encountered. He was diagnosed with skin cancer on his scalp which was successfully removed. Recently, Julian has announced that he has a cardiac condition and is also pre-diabetic. In my opinion as a constant follower of his career that we finally give him his due recognition as a versatile and multi-talented artist who faced an intolerable number of expectations and criticism, simply because of his genes! We also wish him the best with his health conditions!
If Julian makes additional recordings in the future or releases further books I will continue to support his career with additional posts about his work. If his musical career has ceased, this will be the last post presented on the subject. In my opinion as an artist in the musical world, he is under-appreciated and certainly not respected or acknowledged enough!
I am aware that he is currently writing a self-acknowledgeddifferent typeof autobiography which I await with much eager interest.
This is a photo of Julian taken by my great friend, the late Bill Maura, when we went to a Julian book signing in New York City at Barnes and Noble. Julian was promoting the first book of his Children’s book trilogy, Touch the Earth!
Julian Lennon
Very few people are aware of a special Spanish release in both Venezuela and Spain where three songs off of Julian’s Help Yourself album appear in the Spanish language
In Venezuela, the songs appeared on vinyl as an LP. In Spain, the tracks only appeared on a select few copies of a special cd release. Even in the present day, the cd is difficult to find.
In the 1980s Julian made a guest singing appearance on Mike Batt’s musical version of the Lewis Carroll poem entitled, The Hunting of the Snark! It was presented at the Royal Albert Hall and featured many celebrity guests. John Hurt was the primary narrator. Julian sang on three of the musical numbers presented in the show!
Beatle George Harrison also had a connection to this presentation as he played guitar on one of the songs from the musical entitled “Children of the Sky”.
Back cover featuring the soundtrack track listing and credits for the production!
THE IMAGINE 45
Though Julian has claimed that he would never record this iconic song of his dad’s, he relented to help raise funds for the Ukrainian struggle against the Russian invasion. The song appeared on a rare 45 shown below! He did not need to worry as his version was excellent. He was backed on guitar by Nuno Bettencourt!
The music on this set was superb and deserved much wider acceptance in worldwide sales than it received. The boxed set featured the full production CD, an acoustic version and an instrumental version. A gorgeous and beautiful package!
Box Set, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered 3 x CD DVD 2 x Vinyl, LP, Picture Disc
My signed copy of the excellent album:
A few beautiful sonic samples from another excellent Julian Lennon album:
Julian wrote a fabulous song with songwriter Nick Wood for a Japanese animated feature. The song was also used to raise funds in support of the damage incurred by an earthquake and tsunami that ravaged Japan. The song is beautiful and not many in the Western World are aware of its existence:
The album is dedicated to children effected by the earthquake and tsunami which devastated north-eastern Japan on March 11, 2011. The Tyler Foundation, inspired by these events, collaborated with world famous musicians, song writers, and producers to release the ‘Shine On! Volume One’ album. The collaboration includes original songs written and performed by international musicians such as Maxi Priest, Donna Burke, Julian Lennon, Mark Ballas, and more. It also includes lyrics contributed by Alan Menken and Academy Award winning lyricist Tim Rice.
Tracklist
1 Julian Lennon– Children Of The World Music By, Lyrics By – Julian Lennon, Nick Wood 4:38 2 Tin Cup Gypsy– Bezi Music By, Lyrics By – Mark Ferris (7) 3:40 3 Tierney Sutton Ft. Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band– Grade 3 Music By, Lyrics By – Mark Ferris (7) 2:51 4 Donna Burke– Howling At The Moon Music By, Lyrics By – Alan Menken, Tim Rice 3:14 5 Tin Cup Gypsy– Summer Is Over Music By, Lyrics By – Mark Ferris (7) 3:43 6 Amber Lily– Tanuki Music By, Lyrics By – Mark Ferris (7) 3:35 7 Mark Ballas– The Sun Always Shines Music By, Lyrics By – Michael Becker, Nick Souter, Nick Wood 4:39 8 Wendy Parr– Another Yesterday Music By, Lyrics By – Kimberly Forsythe, Mark Ferris (7) 3:56 9 Maxi Priest– African Sky Music By, Lyrics By – Mark Ferris (7), Maxi Priest, Nick Wood 4:28 10 Monday Michiru– Baby Rachel Music By, Lyrics By – Mark Ferris (7) 5:36 11 Amber Lily Ft. Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band– Play With Me Music By, Lyrics By – Mark Ferris (7) 4:10 12 Sakari Elementary School Choir Ft. Rie Fu– Who I Want To Be Music By, Lyrics By – Mark Ferris (7) 5:12
COLE’S SONG – A DIALOGUE BETWEEN A SON AND A FATHER (IT SOUNDS RELEVANT TO JULIAN’S OWN LIFE)
A brilliant movie with a wonderful soundtrack. Listen to the Mike Kamen/Julian collaboration from the movie: A beautiful and heartfelt song-Cole’s Song!
THE RAREST RECORDING IN MY JULIAN LENNON COLLECTION:
This is a promo 10 inch of a Japanese recording that Julian Lennon did as promotional song for Fuji Products which he was promoting in Japan: This recording of the song appeared when Julian was beginning his career in the 80s!
The recording has never been posted on YouTube so I cannot post a link for it on here for you to listen to!
A copy of my DVD copy of the animated version of the Dickens classic of David Copperfield. Julian does the voice of the lead character and also sings a few songs in the video: This presentation originally appeared on US television in the 90s.
Voice cast Julian Lennon as David Copperfield (cat) Kelly Le Brock as Clara Copperfield (cat) Sheena Easton as Agnes Wickfield (cat) Arthur Holden as The Duke Wickfield (cat) Howie Mandel as Mealy (dog) Andrea Martin as Aunt Betsey (cat) Michael York as Edward Murdstone (lion) Richard Dumont as Grimby (mouse/rat) Susan Glover as Mrs. Micawber (monkey), Peggotty (bear) Joseph Marcell as Mr. Micawber (monkey) Walter Massey as Doctor (cat) Sonja Ball as Cheese Monster (vulture), Bird, Additional Voices Terrence Scammell as Butcher (pig), Baker (raccoon), Additional voices
Songs The songs are written by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn.
“I Hate Boys!” – Aunt Betsey (Martin) “I’ll Be Your Hero” – David (Lennon) “Welcome to my Warehouse” – Murdstone and Grimby (York and Dumont) “Is There Anyone?” – Agnes and David (Easton and Lennon) “Something’s Gonna Turn Up” – David and Micawber (Lennon and Marcell) “Imagination” – (Groulx) “Everyone’s a Big Cheese Here” – (Groulx) “Street Smart” – Mealy (Mandel; although featured, this song was mysteriously uncredited) “Family Christmas” – Agnes, David, Micawber and Aunt Betsey (Easton, Lennon, Marcell and Martin)
JULIAN DOES THE VOICE OF TOBY-THE LITTLE TEAPOT IN THE EARLY 90s
“The Real Story of I’m a Little Teapot,” a delightful VHS from 1991 featuring Julian Lennon.
I went to see this exciting musical in London in the 1980s and had a great time. I was enthused to hear that Julian was on three tracks of the soundtrack album including a duet record separately with Stevie Wonder!
The Julian Lennon tracks on this Dave Clark production:
Have not seen the full performance of this benefit recording online but I was able to purchase the short and long version of the song when it was first issued!
JULIAN’S CHILDREN BOOK TRILOGY WRITTEN WITH BART DAVIS
Was very happy to acquire signed copies of the entire Julian book trilogy. Now looking forward to hopefully acquire a signed copy of his forthcoming autobiography:
JULIAN’S BOOK ABOUT THE BEATLES MEMORABILIA THAT HE PERSONALLY COLLECTED, PURCHASED, OR WAS GIVEN?
Lucky to have a signed copy of this book in the collection:
JULIAN’S BOOK COLLECTION OF SOME OF HIS FAVORITE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT HE HAS TAKEN:
I was so happy to acquire a signed copy of this fantastic book!
JULIAN”S CYCLE BOOK
His signature in the book!
A SET LIST FROM ONE OF JULIAN’S 1990s TOURS! THIS WAS FROM AN NY GIG!
ONE OF THE MOST SPECIAL ITEMS IN MY COLLECTION AND YOU PROBABLY CAN SEE WHY!!!
A SIGNED JULIAN DRUMHEAD – MANY PEOPLE DO NOT REALIZE THAT JULIAN PLAYED DRUMS IN AN EARLY BAND HE WAS IN!
If anyone knows the photographer who took this picture, please let me know so they can be properly acknowledged and credited-thank you. (The purpose of using this photo was to highlight the statement made in the previous photo)
A SIGNED JULIAN LENNON BASEBALL
A signed baseball from Julian Lennon
MY FRAMED COPY OF A JULIAN LENNON SIGNED PRINT!
ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT FROM MY COLLECTION-THE FRAMED SIGNED VALOTTE LP WITH THE HANDWRITTEN LYRICS TO THE TITLE SONG!
My signed copy of the latest Julian Lennon LP named Jude. The unusual aspect of this signed LP is that in most signed versions of the LP, his signature appears on a print of the album cover that appears within the LP. This signature is actually on the album cover.
The Julian Lennon Jude album track listing:
ONE OF THE EARLIEST AND RAREST APPEARANCES OF JULIAN LENNON ON RECORD
One of the rarest Julian Lennon recordings an Elton John cover song recorded by Julian in the 1980s. The original recording by Elton was an instrumental. In this cover, Julian does vocals in the refrain that closes the song.
The Rafael Ravenscroft that Julian backed on this 1980s LP was the same sax player that played on the well-known Baker Street track by Gerry Rafferty!
A signed poster from a copy of the Lucy CD that I was able to acquire. These were inserted randomly in the package to surprise a few people who were fortunate enough to get one:
IS IT, OR ISN’T IT?
There is a lot of talk about whether this actually is the Julian drawing that inspired the Beatles song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”. The original of this drawing is currently possessed by David Gilmour of Pink Floyd fame. I hope the puzzle is one day solved to everyone’s satisfaction
A SIGNED COVER OF ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE
Julian signed this cover story issue about him on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine:
THE UNKNOWN BUT BEAUTIFUL SONG ABOUT HIS DAD!
Julian signed this copy of the lyrics to an unreleased song he wrote about his father called Loving is Easy (When You Don’t Count the Costs!) He signed it for me in São Paulo, Brazil at a photographic exhibition. The late Taylana Zedra was so kind in obtaining it for me.
Julian signing the lyrics of the song. Noticed that someone had posted a radio broadcast of the song on YouTube:
A personal note that I received from Julian after I sent him a copy of his grandfather Freddie singing a song he had written and the particular version, I sent to Julian, was a very rare as it was his grandfather singing the song partially in the Dutch language: That’s My Life – Freddie Lennon – Dutch version – 1966
Childhood Julian signatures:
Julian Lennon signs the Hunter Davies Beatles biography as a 5-year-old.
The earliest sample of Julian’s signature in my collection. It was Julian’s writing of his first name on a 4-year-old birthday party invitation, and he apparently was just learning to write as he forgot the letter A in his first name!
A COUPLE OF CLOSING JULIAN COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER ARTISTS:
THE END:
Would like to close with a few fine collaborations of Julian with other artists:
“To The Good Old Days”-Julian and Dennis DeYoung, former lead singer of Styx:
“Rain in England”- a wonderful song co-sung by Tony Mortimer and Julian Lennon. This song creates a unique imagery imprint of being in England when it rains!
Just received this notification of a new issue of Maccazine. This is a fabulous magazine about Paul McCartney and if you do not already subscribe, I recommend and encourage that you do so!
I distinctly remember the first issue of this magazine that I purchased several years ago. I was thoroughly impressed and I felt the desire and the need to purchase all of the English language back issues. Getting these magazines are more like getting new books rather than magazines as they are so extensive in their coverage of specific topics.
Below you will receive a recent email sent to me as a subscriber of the magazine. Enjoy!
For members of the Paul McCartney fanclub the Club Sandwich Maccazine is part of the membership 2026
Truly an excellent well-crafted magazine about Paul McCartney:
Maccazine
The email note I received from Kars Hazelaar of MACCAZINEdescribing the contents and details of the fabulous new issue:
Here’s about our new fantastis issue: The Maccazine special you’re about to dive into is a deeply personal tribute to a part of McCartney fandom that has always held a special place in my heart–the ‘Wings Fun Club’ and it’s legendary magazine, ‘Club Sandwich’. For those who might not know, the ‘Wings Fun Club’ was more than just a fan club. It ran from 1973 until the late 1990’s, offering fans like me an intimate connection with Paul McCartney and his world. Before the internet existed, through ‘Club Sandwich’, we got exclusive content, rare photos, and that feeling of being part of something much bigger than just a club – it felt like family.
I remember my first taste of Paul’s music vividly. It was the early 80’s and I caught the music video for “Coming Up!” as it was featured on an episode of Saturday Night Live. From that moment on I was hooked. Over the years, my obsession with Paul only grew…so did my record collection. I spent countless hours ravaging my parents’ records, and music shops seeking out all McCartney-related music. And then along came the Fun Club, a game changer for me. Discovering it in the back of a music magazine felt like stumbling onto a hidden treasure. I quickly sent in my hard earned allowance money for a membership, and when that first brown envelope from the UK arrived, it was like Christmas morning all over again!
Every issue of ‘Club Sandwich’ was a window into Paul’s life, his music and his fans. It offered so much more than just updates; it brought us closer to him in a way that no other fan club did. The posters, the postcards, the quizzes, the merchandise, the quirky articles and photos – it was all part of the magic.
This special edition of Maccazine is my way of paying tribute to that era and sharing my journey with fellow McCartney fans. After many years of deep research on this aspect of his career that remains a mystery to many, I wanted to tell the story of one of the greatest fan clubs ever. A true labor of love for me to present the story told through images, three decades of memorabilia, fan stories, and the history of the club. It also serves as a reference manual for those trying to collect Fun Club related items and ‘Club Sandwich’ issues.
Whether you were part of the Fun Club back then or discovering it now, I hope this brings back the same excitement and wonder I felt each time I opened a new issue of ‘Club Sandwich’.
Here’s to the memories, the music and the fans. I would like to give a huge thank you to Maccazine for helping me bring this tribute to life!! All the best!
Dale ‘Pantz’ Pantalione Thanks for being a member- On behalf of the The Maccazine team
Kars Hazelaar
A couple of sample pages:
This magazine or (Maccazine) if you prefer, is a wonderful subscription to have in your McCartney collections. If you prefer, you can also order the issues individually if you would prefer. They have a great staff at the magazine and are responsive to any questions you may have!
When John Lennon and his group The Quarrymen stepped onto the back of a wagon in Rosebery Street on 22nd June 1957, Charlie Roberts borrowed a camera and took a few photos of the event. It was just a group of friends having fun at a street party.
Once again, Luca Perasi has written another fine book about an album from the Paul McCartney album catalog with Wings London Town. With his superb research skills, I have made it a happy routine and necessity to acquire all of Luca’s books for my book collection!
If you have not read a Luca Perasi book before, now would be an appropriate time to explore the man’s talents!
LONDON TOWN- A Wings album that McCartney collectors have yearned for a boxed-set archive set to be issued! I concur with that wish as the material on this album should be given its proper recognition!
Wings London Town
Back cover of the book: containing a synopsis of the title!
Wings London Town
AMAZON UK DESCRIPTION OF THE BOOK:
“Released in March 1978, London Town is an interesting turning point along Wings’ musical trajectory, even though the album was the outcome of a rather complicated situation, which resulted in the group’s line-up crumbling and downsizing to a trio, as happened for Band on the Run. Although not as successful as the earlier album, it remains one of the most charming episodes, if not entirely consistent, within the group’s discography.
Within a musical scene dominated by punk and disco music, London Town is imbued by many influences that reinforced McCartney’s own identity and artistic style. Beside its folk-acoustic flavour – the result of the songwriting collaboration between Paul and Denny Laine – the album features a modern touch with the use of synthesizers which prove that McCartney’s interest in electronic music was alive way before McCartney II. The use of sound effects (seagulls, Morse code signals, studio chatter, laughter and sneers) helps bringing the music to life and adds a filmic quality to the whole album and to its almost impressionistic approach.
The decision to record part of London Town on a boat amid the Virgin Islands, meant that McCartney prioritised feeling over anything else for his music. This form of isolation, which had never been tried before by Wings, created a relaxed atmosphere that contributed a variety of sounds, flavours and moods that perfectly illustrate why this album remains so popular among fans.
Enriched by images and photos, the volume London Town, The Story of an Adventurous Album tells of one of McCartney’s most brilliant, although eccentric, records. In its detailed account of the album’s creation and analysis of its songs, based on contemporary sources and in-depth interviews by the author with assistant engineers Tim Summerhayes (“Mull of Kintyre”) and Tom Anderson (who helped Geoff Emerick on the Fair Carol boat) or arrangers Wil Malone and Mick Vickers, the book walks readers through various aspects of the album, from the technical side (the recording equipment used in the Caribbean, the instrumentation) to McCartney’s skills for arranging and producing music, with his usual strokes of genius scattered throughout.
The volume covers the timeline of the sessions, the stories behind the songs of the album, material from the period (the many McCartney demos including the legendary “Waterspout”, the single “Mull of Kintyre” / “Girls’ School”), their harmonic and rhythmic inventions, the lyrics’ analysis, the commercial success, the promotional strategy, the critical reception. The departures of Wings’ members Jimmy McCulloch and Joe English are also explored, as well as Denny Laine’s project Holly Days.
Innocent and sinister, elegant and grotesque, dreamlike and sullen, catchy and inconsequential, romantic and salacious; ladies and gentlemen, London Town. A fascinating insight into the most “atmospheric” album by Wings.”
A signed book plate edition of the book from the author. This was acquired from another well-known collector, Edward Eikelenboom. Since there were only 25 signed copies of the book issued, I was very grateful for Edward’s efforts on my behalf to secure the last numbered copy!
The book’s Table of Contents summarizes the main topics covered:
Other Luca Perasi book titles: An impressive catalog, Luca!
Strongly encourage you to check out the rest of Luca Perasi’s literary catalog! You will be very pleased and well-informed as a result!
Take A “Magical Mystery Tour” through the Beatles’ Deep Tracks. The Beatles’ music has become so ingrained in our culture that their songs have become an integral part of our everyday lives. Who doesn’t know the words to “Hey Jude” or “Let It Be”? Who hasn’t been moved by the poetry of “Eleanor Rigby” or energized by that opening chord of “A Hard Day’s Night”?
Shannon (MacDonald)–HER EXCELLENT BOOK ABOUT THE HARD DAY’S NIGHT HOTEL IN LIVERPOOL HAS BEEN ISSUED
I recently received my copy of the Shannon (MacDonald) book of her collection of beautiful paintings she had done for the Hard Day’s Night Hotel in Liverpool. I am overwhelmed with the excellent quality of her work. Her book, co-written with Liverpool legend, Bill Heckle, is a wonderful addition to anyone’s Beatles book collection. You know a painter and artist is extremely talented when you have difficulty in being able to distinguish Shannon’s paintings and prints, from photographs. Her detail and use of proper lighting is exquisite and elegant!
The late Beatles associate and close friend, Neil Aspinall gave Shannon his highest praise, a strong endorsement, and compliments about her work! It cannot get much better than that!
Each room in the hotel that features a Shannon painting has a special theme coinciding with a specific important event or landmark in the Beatles careers! One can only marvel at the timeline that was necessary for artist Shannon to initiate and complete such a monumental task! The large format book works well in properly displaying the artist’s fine work!
I have included several links in this blog post that I have repeated throughout this post to ensure that you do not miss anything about this extraordinary artist. Not only are the links provided to Shannon’s website, but also a link about the forthcoming documentary made about her life produced by noted filmmaker Simon Weitzman that was discussed on the excellent podcast of James D. Jones entitled Beatles-A-Rama TV
All of Shannon, SHANNiMATiONS STUDiOS, The Shannon Gallery, Hard Day’s Night Hotel, Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos, and Cavern Club Liverpool materials, contained on the above website(s) and in this email (blog post), are protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior written permission by Shannon MacDonald. You may not alter or remove any trademark, copyright, or other notice from copies of content.
Shannon discusses the documentary of her life in this Beatles-A-Rama TV program:
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The back cover of the book which provides some background regarding the books contents:
All of Shannon, SHANNiMATiONS STUDiOS, The Shannon Gallery, Hard Day’s Night Hotel, Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos, and Cavern Club Liverpool materials, contained on the above website(s) and in this email (blog post), are protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior written permission by Shannon MacDonald. You may not alter or remove any trademark, copyright, or other notice from copies of content.
All of Shannon, SHANNiMATiONS STUDiOS, The Shannon Gallery, Hard Day’s Night Hotel, Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos, and Cavern Club Liverpool materials, contained on the above website(s) and in this email (blog post), are protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior written permission by Shannon MacDonald. You may not alter or remove any trademark, copyright, or other notice from copies of content.
All of Shannon, SHANNiMATiONS STUDiOS, The Shannon Gallery, Hard Day’s Night Hotel, Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos, and Cavern Club Liverpool materials, contained on the above website(s) and in this email (blog post), are protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior written permission by Shannon MacDonald. You may not alter or remove any trademark, copyright, or other notice from copies of content.
My personal favorite painting (print) in the book:
Shannon did more than 100 paintings for the hotel and I would like to illustrate my favorite painting from her collection that was located in Room 323 of the Hotel. Each photo of a painting in the book has an accompanying explanation of the inspiration for the painting in that particular room. My particular favorite is her painting of John and Paul when they came to introduce Apple in New York in 1968. Here is the description of the background and inspiration for the paining in room 323:
All of Shannon, SHANNiMATiONS STUDiOS, The Shannon Gallery, Hard Day’s Night Hotel, Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos, and Cavern Club Liverpool materials, contained on the above website(s) and in this email (blog post), are protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior written permission by Shannon MacDonald. You may not alter or remove any trademark, copyright, or other notice from copies of content.
Please take the time to investigate and explore all of the links provided in this blog post. There are links provided for those that are interested in adding this wonderful book to their Beatles libraries directly from the Shannon website! I am so happy that I acquired this wonderful book for my Beatles collection!
Make sure you check out the forthcoming documentary about Shannon’s life produced by Simon Weitzman when it appears!
Don’t miss this wonderful YouTube interview with Shannon by James D. Jones where the documentary is discussed
When John Lennon and his group The Quarrymen stepped onto the back of a wagon in Rosebery Street on 22nd June 1957, Charlie Roberts borrowed a camera and took a few photos of the event. It was just a group of friends having fun at a street party.
