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California Dreaming
Henry Diltz, Graham Nash & over 45 contributors
Concert for George
Olivia Harrison, Brian Roylance & over 30 contributors
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A Day In The Life: 3 New Anniversary Prints
12 Feb 2009: ~ UPDATE – 6th March; Sold Out ~
To mark 35 years in limited edition publishing, we are delighted to offer a new twist on The Beatles A DAY IN THE LIFE boxed set by Michael Ward, with the release of 3 more previously-unseen photographs, taken 19th February 1963.
Michael Ward has generously... More »

Adventurous Beatles Track Unearthed
18 Nov 2008: Paul McCartney - 1967
Sir Paul McCartney has confirmed the existence of an unreleased Beatles track from 1967, one that many people believed was a myth until now. Sir Paul and George Harrison unearthed the track while they were researching the Beatles Anthology, but at the time it was considered too adventurous... More »

All Together Now – The Beatles
20 Oct 2008: All Together Now, a DVD documenting the creation of the theatrical phenomenon Love is released today (Oct 20th). It documents what went into producing the groundbreaking project, which brought together the creative genius of original Beatles music, the Cirque Du Soleil and producer Sir George Martin.
From the first rehearsals to its... More »

An Update: Good News For Montserrat
26 Jun 2001: The auctioning of the 'Yesterday for Montserrat' limited edition prints signed by Sir George Martin and Sir Paul McCartney has started wonderfully well. The winning bid for copy number 1, the most prestigious print of the edition of 500, was over US$30,000 (not, as previously reported here, $70,010, which was apparently... More »

Beatles Monument In Hamburg Not The Best
12 Jul 2007:
A monument dedicated to The Beatles, currently under construction in the German city of Hamburg, is causing controversy among music fans. The city that helped launch The Beatles to international fame is creating a steel tribute to the band rumoured to cost upwards of £300,000.
The statue will represent the original band... More »

Blinds And Shutters - Ready For Christmas!
11 Oct 2002: Special Edition More »

Concert For George Comes To London
9 Oct 2003: The UK premiere of the tribute concert for the late George Harrison took place in Leicester Square, London last night (October 8th). As with the world premiere in LA last month, a host of stars attended. As well as those who had performed in the concert last November at the Royal... More »

Concert For George Dvd Wins Grammy
18 Feb 2005: On Sunday 13th February, the Concert for George DVD won a Grammy for Best Long Form Video. Olivia Harrison was on hand for the ceremony and producer Jon Kamen accepted the award with the emotional comment, 'George Harrison is still with us.' In addition, the song 'Something' from Concert for George... More »

Concert For George On The Big Screen
26 Sep 2003: Concert For George - the film of last years' tribute to the late George Harrison performed at London's Royal Albert Hall - had its LA premiere on Wednesday 24th of September.In attendance were Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Yoko Ono as well as a host of other celebrities including Meg... More »

Drummer Misses Out on Beatles Audition
18 Oct 2011: A handwritten invitation from Paul McCartney offering an unidentified drummer the chance to audition for the Beatles has recently been found inside a reference book at a car boot sale in Liverpool. Dated August 12, 1960, the letter was sent just before Paul, John, George and Stuart, embarked on their first... More »

George Martin To Launch Playback In Australia
28 Aug 2002: Book Launch More »

Grammy Awards 2011
14 Feb 2011: The 53rd Grammy Award ceremony took place yesterday 13th February 2011. With awards going to Neil Young and Paul McCartney. Bob Dylan performed Maggie's Farm with Mumford & Sons and the Avett Brothers. More »

Help! Ringo's Lost His Photos
18 May 2012: Ringo Starr lamented the loss of the photographs he took whilst in The Beatles in a recent interview. More »

Living In The Material World - London Premiere
4 Oct 2011: On Sunday, 2nd October, we were kindly invited to the London premiere of Martin Scorsese's documentary George Harrison: Living In The Material World, at the British Film Institute. The film is five years in the making and split into two feature-length parts. More »

McCartney Originals Remastered
8 Jun 2011: Paul McCartney's iconic solo albums McCartney and McCartney II are being given an extensive remaster and reissue decades after their original release in 1970 and 1980. Released this Monday, 13th June, as part of the Paul McCartney Archive Collection their creation has been personally overseen by Paul. Each of the reissues... More »

National Record Store Day
17 Apr 2012: Saturday 21st April is National Record Store Day More »

Olivia Harrison Donates Original Deluxe Poster For Charity Auction
24 Mar 2005: At the Concert For George rehearsals twenty posters were signed by the musicians who participated in the event. The many autographs include those of Eric Clapton, Olivia and Dhani Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Billy Preston and Klaus Voormann.Now one of these original posters (which was reproduced... More »

On this day, October 26th 1965....
26 Oct 2009:
On this day, 1965, The Beatles caused a stir when appointed as Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBEs). Up until then the honour had typically been reserved for those who had served in the armed forces, or notable civic leaders. Nevertheless, the band received the awards... More »

Performances by Ray Charles - Exclusive DVD
1 May 2009:
We can now exclusively reveal the contents of the DVD that will accompany every copy of RAY CHARLES - YES INDEED!
Produced in direct collaboration with the Ray Charles Marketing Group
it will consist of six different filmed performances with three full
song performances; ‘Half As Much’, ‘Crying Time’, ‘Born To Lose’ and
ten partial... More »

Rave On Buddy Holly
3 May 2011: Buddy Holly is to be celebrated on June 28th 2011 with the release of a new 19-track album, Rave on Buddy Holly. More »

Ringo and McCartney Reunited Onstage
9 Apr 2009:
The Radio City Music Hall, NY, was the venue last Sunday for the
Change Begins Within
charity concert to benefit the David Lynch Foundation. Its star-studded
line-up peaked with a performance by Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney,
their first together since 2002 at the CONCERT FOR GEORGE. McCartney introduced Starr by saying
‘Ladies and gentlemen,... More »

Ringo Starr - Y Not
1 Feb 2010:
Ringo Starr has recently released his latest studio album Y Not. Forged with more than a little help from his friends - contributors include Paul McCartney, Joe Walsh, Joss Stone, Van Dyke Parks, Gary Wright, Johnny Warman, Richard Marx, Gary Burr and Glen Ballard - Y Not sees Ringo in... More »

Sir Paul Mccartney Announces Final Tour
11 Jun 2008: In 1966 The Beatles stopped touring. Forty years later Sir Paul McCartney is doing the same. This time McCartney is bowing out in style with an epic 100-date global tour that is sure to be a sell-out.
Sir Paul has chosen to end his touring career to spend more time with his... More »

Sir Peter's Lonely Hearts Club Band
2 Apr 2012:
Sir Peter Blake has remade his legendary Sgt. Pepper cover to celebrate his 80th birthday. The
'Godfather of British Pop Art' has chosen the cultural figures he most admires
to celebrate the UK's creative output, including Genesis contributors Paul
Weller, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, David Bowie, and Eric Clapton.
'I had a very long list... More »

The Beatles - 'All Together Now' And 'Concert For George' - Special Screenings
30 May 2008:
The Liverpool Culture Company will present the UK premiere of the documentary 'All Together Now' tonight (Friday 30th) followed with a special screening of 'Concert For George' tomorrow (Saturday 31st) at the Foundation for Art and Creative Technology (FACT) as part of the ongoing celebrations in Liverpool as European Capital of... More »

The Producer
7 Apr 2005: Last week, Sir Paul McCartney was filmed in interview for the forthcoming Genesis Productions limited edition documentary release on the life of Sir George Martin. Paul was kind enough to perform 'Yesterday' on acoustic guitar. More »

'Yes Indeed!' Wins A Grammy Launch Night
27 May 2009:
On Tuesday (12th May) a private audience of GRAMMY members and Genesis
subscribers were treated to an evening dedicated to the new limited
edition book, 'Ray Charles, Yes Indeed!' Hosted at the GRAMMY Museum in
Los Angeles it featured a presentation of rare footage and music and
was preceded by a panel discussion with Dr.... More »

Yesterday For Montserrat
14 Jun 2001: Today, 36 years after the original recording at Abbey Road Studios of The Beatles' 'Yesterday', which became the most-recorded song in history, Sir George Martin and Sir Paul McCartney are launching a charity auction of 500 signed lithographs of George Martin's original 1965 score.
The aim of the auction, organised by Yahoo!,... More »

