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Bill Zygmant Takes The First Photos of John and Yoko
David Bedford interviewed Zygmant about these photos.
“When it came to taking the first photos of John and Yoko; I was working freelance then and had been doing a late shift in a printing factory, as I had a family to support. Tony Cox, Yoko’s first husband, turned up, and they were making the film Bottoms at the time.
“Yoko went away, and didn’t actually pay me, as I said ‘have it on me’! When I arrived at the Beatles Tailoring shop for John Lennon, Yoko was also there in the background. She saw me, looked over and gestured to say it was ok to take the photo, and stood there so that I could see John in the foreground, and Yoko behind him. That was the first photograph ever taken of John and Yoko. They had only got together a few days earlier.
John Lennon with Yoko in the Background
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“The invitation to the tailor shop came because they knew I would get the photos in the papers.”
Apple Tailoring (Civil and Theatrical) at 161, Kings Road, London, was opened to the public on 23rd May 1968. It was part of the developing Apple Corps launched by The Beatles, following
on from the Apple Boutique that had opened on Baker Street. This store, previously known as Dandie Fashions, run by Australian John Crittle.
John Crittle with John Lennon
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Discover these and many more incredible photographs taken by Bill Zygmant in his book, “Where Did You Get That Shirt?” Each photograph has a story from David Bedford’s interviews with Zygmant.
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