by Bob Spitz
Leach, Sam. “Some of My Beatles Memories.” Typescript, 1993.
Murray, Joan, “The Irish in Liverpool.” Unpublished manuscript, 1984.
Williams, Allan. “The Liverpool Scene from the Inside.” Unpublished manuscript, 1965.
Yolland, Peter. “The Beatles Christmas Show, 1963.” Typescript, 1963.
———. “Another Beatle’s [sic] Christmas Show, 1964/5.” Typescript, 1965.
LETTERS AND PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE
To John Mohin, from Raghnall O’Floinn, Assistant Keeper, Irish Antiquities Division, National Museum of Ireland, 11/16/89, details of Mohin family history.
To Bill Harry, from Jonathan Hague, details of art school days with John Lennon.
To Arthur Kelly, from George Harrison, 1962, details of working in Hamburg.
To Bill Harry, from Erich Weber, Unna, Germany, 6/21/97, details of Rosa “Mutti” Hoffman’s birth and death.
Brian Epstein’s personal diaries, 1946–60. Courtesy of Bryan Barrett.
Brian Epstein’s journal, 1957. Courtesy of Bryan Barrett.
Brian Epstein’s dress designs. Courtesy of Bryan Barrett.
Brian Epstein’s letters, poetry, and memorandums. Courtesy of Bryan Barrett.
Architectural renderings for John and Cynthia Lennon’s house, Weybridge. Courtesy of Ken Partridge.
AUDIO/SPOKEN WORD
“John, Paul & Me: Len Garry & Pete Shotton Tour Liverpool and ‘Mendips,’ ” 1997, GCP Ltd.
“The Beatles in Their Own Words: A Rocumentary,” by Geoffrey Giuliano, Laserlight Digital
“The Beatles: Not a Second Time,” 1992, Cicadellic Records, Dallas, TX
“The Fab Four on Tour: Larry Kane with the Beatles on Their 1965 American Tour.” 1996, Dynamic Images
Murray the K Interview—WINS Radio
Capitol Records Interview
KPPC/WBCN/WLS—interviews with George Harrison
KQV Interview with George Harrison
Scott Muni interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Art Schreiber’s interviews (1–12) with Ringo, John, George, Derek Taylor, Paul, and fans
Jerry G’s interviews with all of the Beatles, and separately with Ringo, George, and Paul
Pop Goes the Bulldog
Carroll James (WWDC)—How “I Want to Hold Your Hand” Became a Hit
WNET interview with John Lennon and Paul McCartney, 5/15/68
Ken Douglas interviews 1 and 2
Monty Lister interview, 10/27/62
Non-Stop Pop, 8/63
Dibbs Mather interview, 12/10/63
AFM interview, Paris, 1/24/64
First album open-end interview, 1964
Fred Robbins interview, 2/7/64
WQAM, Miami, 2/64
Murray the K interviews, 2/64
Washington, D.C., interview, 2/64
Telephone interview, Miami, 1964
Public Ear, 3/22/64
Saturday Club chat, 4/4/64
Larry Kane interview, Las Vegas Convention Center, 8/20/64
Seattle press conference, Seattle Coliseum, 8/21/64
Jim Steck interview, Reginald Owens Mansion, Los Angeles, 8/25/64 and 8/26/64
Larry Kane interview, Delmonico Hotel, New York, 8/28/64
Jacksonville, FL, 9/11/64
Press conference, 1965
Dieter Broer interview, London (undated)
Murray the K interview with George Harrison, re: Pattie Boyd
Wink Martindale interview, KFWB, 1964
Beatles second album open-end interview, 4/64
Tom Clay interview, 1964
Vancouver interview, 8/22/64
Seattle interview, 8/21/64
Beatles press conferences: Indianapolis, Cincinnati
Wilfred D’Ath interview with John Lennon, 6/15/65
Paul McCartney interview re: Help!, 1965
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Sketch (Around the Beatles), 4/28/64
“If I Fell” and sketch (“Big Night Out”), 7/19/64
Radio Luxembourg interviews with George, John, Ringo, and Paul, 4/65
Eamonn Andrews interviews, parts 1 and 2, 4/11/65
Tim Lodge interview, “Sound of the Stars,” 3/25/66
Interview with Paul McCartney, The David Frost Show, 12/27/67
Radio Luxembourg interview with Paul re: the White Album, 11/20/68
Radio Luxembourg interview with John re: Abbey Road, 9/69
Murray the K interview with George, 8/67
Everett Denning interview with the Beatles, 6/6/68
Beatles tour coverage by Bess Coleman: Chicago, 8/12/66; Boston, with Ringo, 8/18/66; with George, 8/18/66; with John and Paul, 8/18/66; Cincinnati, 8/20/66; Memphis, 8/19/66; Cleveland, 8/14/66; Memphis, with John and Paul, 8/19/66; Philadelphia, with Ringo, 8/16/66; Toronto, 8/17/66; with George Harrison, 8/17/66; St. Louis, 8/21/66
Bruce Morrow interview, WABC, New York, 8/22/66
WMCA, New York coverage, 8/22/66
WMCA, New York, Beatles press conference, 8/22/66
BBC, “The Lennon-McCartney Songbook,” 8/29/66
Saturday Club 400, 6/9/66
Beatles coverage, Chicago, 8/12/66
Capitol Teen Set, with John and Paul, 8/65
BBC, Beatles in New York, 8/24/65
“Beatles Abroad,” BBC, 25 separate broadcasts, including music and interviews, 8/30/65
Apple press conference, New York, John and Paul, 5/13/68
Newsfront, John and Paul, 5/14/68
Tonight Show, John and Paul, 5/14/68
David Frost Presents, Paul with Mary Hopkin, 10/9/68
Light and Local, BBC, with Paul, 5/69
Kid Jensen interview with Ringo re: Abbey Road, 9/26/69
“Is Paul McCartney Dead?” WNEW-FM, New York, 11/69
George Harrison interview re: meditation, 1970
George Harrison interview re: Beatles breakup, 1970
Howard Smith interview, WPLJ-FM, New York with John and Yoko, 1/23/72
INTERVIEWS FROM OTHER SOURCES
BBC, Arena: interviews for “Brian Epstein”
BBC archives: Beatles radio appearances, 1963–69
Albert Goldman Archives: interviews for The Lives of John Lennon
Green, Jonathon: interviews with Derek Taylor, Paul McCartney, John Dunbar
Harry, Bill: interviews with Pauline Sutcliffe; interviews with Pete Best for The Best Years of the Beatles
Meade, Scott: interviews for The Abbey Road Story
Samuels, Leslie: Paul McCartney and George Harrison interviewed at their homes, July 1967
Wenner, Jann: interviews for Lennon Remembers (unedited)
VIDEO
Abbey Road Story, The, EPL Pictures, 1996
A Hard Day’s Night (CD-ROM, early uncut version), 1964, Voyager Co.
All You Need Is Cash, BBC-TV, Channel 4
Arena: The Strange Story of Joe Meek, BBC-TV, 1994
Arena: “Brian Epstein,” BBC-TV, 1999
Beat City
Beatles Anthology, The, Apple Corps Ltd., Capitol Video, 1996
Lennon and McCartney with Larry Kane, New York, 5/16/68
Mersey Sound, The, BBC-TV, 1964
The Story of Mersey Beat, MGM/UA Home Video, 1986
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit, Apple/MPL Home Video, 1964, 1990
The Beatles in Washington, D.C., Passport Video, 2003
Beatles Around the World, Entertainment Properties, 2003
Four Complete Historic Ed Sullivan Shows Featuring the Beatles, Sofa Entertainment, 2003
Sound of a City, Rank Cinema Series, 1964
Who Put the Beat in Merseybeat?, 1966
You Can’t Do That: The Making of “A Hard Day’s Night,” VCI, 1994
INTERNET SOURCES
http://mapage.noos.fr/beatlesarchives/index.htm
www.beatlefan.com
www.beatlesite.com
www.macca-central.com
www.mplcommunications.com/mccartney
www.rarebeatles.com
www.pcug.org.au/~jhenry (George Martin)
DISCOGRAPHY
U.S. SINGLES
“My Bonnie” / “The Saints.” April 23, 1962. Decca 31382 (Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers)
“Please Please Me” / “Ask Me Why.” February 25, 1963. Vee Jay VJ 498
“From Me to You” / “Thank You Girl.” May 27, 1963. Vee Jay VJ 522
“She Loves You” / “I’ll Get You.” September 16, 1963. Swan 4152
“I Want to Hold Your Hand” / “I Saw Her Standing There.” December 26, 1963. Capitol 5112
“Please Please Me” / “From Me to You.” January 30, 1964. Vee Jay VJ 581
“Twist and Shout” / “There’s a Place.” March 2, 1964. Tollie 9001
“Can’t Buy Me Love” / “You Can’t Do That.” March 16, 1964. Capitol 5150
“Do You Want to Know a Secret” / “Thank You Girl.” March 23, 1964. Vee Jay VJ 587
“Love Me Do” / “P.S. I Love You.” April 27, 1964. Tollie 9008
“Sie Liebt Dich” / “I’ll Get You.” May 21, 1964. Swan 4182
“A Hard Day’s Night” / “I Should Have Known Better.” July 13, 1964. Capitol 5222
“I’ll Cry Instead” / “I’m Happy Just to Dance with You.” July 20, 1964. Capitol 5234
“And I Love Her” / “If I Fell.” July 20, 1964. Capitol 5235
“Matchbox” / “Slow Down.” August 24, 1964. Capitol 5255
“I Feel Fine” / “She’s a Woman.” November 23, 1964. Capitol 5327
“Eight Days a Week” / “I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party.” February 15, 1965. Capitol 5371
“Ticket to Ride” / “Yes It Is.” April 19, 1965. Capitol 5407
“Help!” / “I’m Down.” July 19, 1965. Capitol 5476
“Yesterday” / “Act Naturally.” September 13, 1965. Capitol 5498
“Day Tripper” / “We Can Work It Out.” December 6, 1965. Capitol 5555
“Nowhere Man” / “What Goes On.” February 21, 1966. Capitol 5587
“Paperback Writer” / “Rain.” May 30, 1966. Capitol 5651
“Eleanor Rigby” / “Yellow Submarine.” August 8, 1966. Capitol 5715
“Strawberry Fields Forever” / “Penny Lane.” February 13, 1967. Capitol 5810
“All You Need Is Love” / “Baby You’re a Rich Man.” July 17, 1967. Capitol 5964
“Hello Goodbye” / “I Am the Walrus.” November 27, 1967. Capitol 2056
“Lady Madonna” / “The Inner Light.” March 18, 1968. Capitol 2138
“Hey Jude” / “Revolution.” August 26, 1968. Apple 2276
“Get Back” / “Don’t Let Me Down.” May 5, 1969. Apple 2490
“The Ballad of John and Yoko” / “Old Brown Shoe.” June 4, 1969. Apple 2531
“Something” / “Come Together.” October 6, 1969. Apple 2654
“Let It Be” / “You Know My Name (Look Up the Number).” March 11, 1970. Apple 2764
“The Long and Winding Road” / “For You Blue.” May 11, 1970. Apple 2832
U.S. ALBUMS
Introducing the Beatles. July 22, 1963. Vee Jay VJLP 1062 (mono), SR 1062 (stereo)
A: “I Saw Her Standing There” “Misery” “Anna (Go to Him)” “Chains” “Boys” “Love Me Do”
B: “P.S. I Love You” “Baby It’s You” “Do You Want to Know a Secret” “A Taste of Honey” “There’s a Place” “Twist and Shout”
Meet the Beatles. January 20, 1964. Capitol T-2047 (mono), ST-2047 (stereo)
A: “I Want to Hold Your Hand” “I Saw Her Standing There” “This Boy” “It Won’t Be Long” “All I’ve Got to Do” “All My Loving”
B: “Don’t Bother Me” “Little Child” “Till There Was You” “Hold Me Tight” “I Wanna Be Your Man” “Not a Second Time”
The Beatles Second Album. April 10, 1964. Capitol T-2080 (mono), ST-2080 (stereo)
A: “Roll Over Beethoven” “Thank You Girl” “You Really Got a Hold on Me” “Devil in Her Heart” “Money (That’s What I Want)” “You Can’t Do That”
B: “Long Tall Sally” “I Call Your Name” “Please Mr. Postman” “I’ll Get You” “She Loves You”
A Hard Day’s Night. June 26, 1964. United Artists UA 6366 (mono), UAS 6366 (stereo)
A: “A Hard Day’s Night” “Tell Me Why” “I’ll Cry Instead” “I’m Happy Just to Dance with You” (two instrumentals by George Martin & Orchestra)
B: “I Should Have Known Better” “If I Fell” “And I Love Her” “Can’t Buy Me Love” (two instrumentals by George Martin & Orchestra)
Something New. July 20, 1964. Capitol T-2108 (mono), ST-2108 (stereo)
A: “I’ll Cry Instead” “Things We Said Today” “Any Time at All” “When I Get Home” “Slow Down” “Matchbox”
B: “Tell Me Why” “And I Love Her” “I’m Happy Just to Dance with You” “If I Fell” “Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand”
The Beatles Story. November 23, 1964. Capitol TBO-2222 (mono), STBO-2222 (stereo)
A: Interviews, excerpts from “I Want to Hold Your Hand” “Slow Down” “This Boy”
B: Interviews, excerpts from “You Can’t Do That” “If I Fell” “And I Love Her”
C: Interviews, excerpts from “A Hard Day’s Night” “And I Love Her”
D: Interviews, excerpts from “Twist and Shout” “Things We Said Today” “I’m Happy Just to Dance with You” “Little Child” “Long Tall Sally” “She Loves You” “Boys”
Beatles ’65. December 15, 1964. Capitol T-2228 (mono), ST-2228 (stereo)
A: “No Reply” “I’m a Loser” “Baby’s in Black” “Rock and Roll Music” “I’ll Follow the Sun” “Mr. Moonlight”
B: “Honey Don’t” “I’ll Be Back” “She’s a Woman” “I Feel Fine” “Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby”
The Early Beatles. March 22, 1965. Capitol T-2309 (mono), ST-2309 (stereo)
A: “Love Me Do” “Twist and Shout” “Anna (Go to Him)” “Chains” “Boys” “Ask Me Why”
B: “Please Please Me” “P.S. I Love You” “Baby It’s You” “A Taste of Honey” “Do You Want to Know a Secret”
Beatles VI. June 14, 1965. Capitol T-2358 (mono), ST-2358 (stereo)
A: “Kansas City” “Eight Days a Week” “You Like Me Too Much” “Bad Boy” “I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party” “Words of Love”
B: “What You’re Doing” “Yes It Is” “Dizzy Miss Lizzie” “Tell Me What You See” “Every Little Thing”
Help! August 13, 1965. Capitol MAS-2386 (mono), SMAS-2386 (stereo)
A: “Help!” “The Night Before” “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away” “I Need You” (three instrumentals by George Martin & Orchestra)
B: “Another Girl” “Ticket to Ride” “You’re Going to Lose That Girl” (three instrumentals by George Martin & Orchestra)
Rubber Soul. December 6, 1965. Capitol T-2442 (mono), ST-2442 (stereo)
A: “I’ve Just Seen a Face” “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)” “You Won’t See Me” “Think for Yourself” “The Word” “Michelle”
B: “It’s Only Love” “Girl” “I’m Looking Through You” “In My Life” “Wait” “Run for Your Life”
Yesterday… And Today. June 20, 1966. Capitol T-2553 (mono), ST-2553 (stereo)
A: “Drive My Car” “I’m Only Sleeping” “Nowhere Man” “Dr. Robert” “Yesterday” “Act Naturally”
B: “And Your Bird Can Sing” “If I Needed Someone” “We Can Work It Out” “What Goes On?” “Day Tripper”
Revolver. August 8, 1966. Capitol T-2576 (mono), ST-2576 (stereo)
A: “Taxman” “Eleanor Rigby” “Love You To” “Here, There and Everywhere” “Yellow Submarine” “She Said, She Said”
B: “Good Day Sunshine” “For No One” “I Want to Tell You” “Got to Get You into My Life” “Tomorrow Never Knows”
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. June 2, 1967. C
apitol MAS-2653 (mono), SMAS-2653 (stereo)
A: “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” “With a Little Help from My Friends” “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” “Getting Better” “Fixing a Hole” “She’s Leaving Home” “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!”
B: “Within You Without You” “When I’m Sixty-four” “Lovely Rita” “Good Morning, Good Morning” “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise)” “A Day in the Life”
Magical Mystery Tour. November 27, 1967. Capitol MAL-2835 (mono), SMAL-2835 (stereo)
A: “Magical Mystery Tour” “The Fool on the Hill” “Flying” “Blue Jay Way” “Your Mother Should Know” “I Am the Walrus”
B: “Hello Goodbye” “Strawberry Fields Forever” “Penny Lane” “Baby You’re a Rich Man” “All You Need Is Love”
The Beatles (White Album). November 25, 1968. Apple SO-383 (stereo only)
A: “Back in the U.S.S.R.” “Dear Prudence” “Glass Onion” “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” “Wild Honey Pie” “The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill” “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” “Happiness Is a Warm Gun”
B: “Martha My Dear” “I’m So Tired” “Blackbird” “Piggies” “Rocky Raccoon” “Don’t Pass Me By” “Why Don’t We Do It In the Road” “I Will” “Julia”
C: “Birthday” “Yer Blues” “Mother Nature’s Son” “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey” “Sexy Sadie” “Helter Skelter” “Long, Long, Long”
D: “Revolution I” “Honey Pie” “Savoy Truffle” “Cry Baby Cry” “Revolution 9” “Good Night”
Yellow Submarine. January 13, 1969. Apple SW-153 (stereo only)
A: “Yellow Submarine” “Only a Northern Song” “All Together Now” “Hey Bulldog” “It’s All Too Much” “All You Need Is Love”
B: Seven instrumentals by the George Martin Orchestra
Abbey Road. October 1, 1969. Apple SO-383 (stereo only)
A: “Come Together” “Something” “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” “Oh! Darling” “Octopus’s Garden” “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)”
B: “Here Comes the Sun” “Because” “You Never Give Me Your Money” “Sun King” “Mean Mr. Mustard” “Polythene Pam” “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window” “Golden Slumbers” “Carry That Weight” “The End” “Her Majesty”
