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THE E.MLI RECORD COMPANY has three big studios in St. John’s Wood in “orth London, The second largest—No. 2—is where the Beatles have recorded most of their hits. — Many other top artistes, of course, also use the same studio, but something very special happens — when John, Paul, George and Ringo walk in to cut another disc.

THAT SPECIAL ATMOSPHERE was present all through the third week of February because the boys spent every day there recording the songs for their new film. It"s a unique experience secing the way they turn a song, scribbled onthe back ofan envelope or onan odd piece of paper, into yet another great hunk of Beatle music, And even while they are concentrating on what they are doing, they mever scem to miss an opportunity for a bit of leg-pulling with © whoever happens to be there at the time. From what I heard at the studios, the music from their new film is going to be terrific. Like vou, I wish I could have it all on an L.P. right now, but we're just going to have to wait till the film is released at the end of the summer. OF the fourteen songs they recorded George wrote two, Paul and Joho the rest,

I KNOW THAT EVERY BEATLE PERSON will want to join me in wishing Ringo and Maureen many congratulations on their marriage and every happiness for the future. There’s a special pic on page 30 of them both signing the register at their wedding.

IN THIS ISSUE Frederick James reports another Beatle intervicw—this time, between Paul and Ringo. And we've got a bot of other personal features by them lined up for the future to keep you in touch with the bows while they are in Nassau and Austria on location, plus lots more great exclusive Beatle Book pix.

WE'RE GRADUALLY WORKING through the pile of applications for pen pals which you have sent in and I would like to assure you that they are being published in strict rotation. This month there are more than fifty Beatle People from all over the world for readers to correspond with.

See you all in No. 21. Johnny Dean eaitor.

PLS. When you are writing to us about back issues, pen pals, efc., please pul your name and address in block capitals at the top of your actual letter. Sometimes the envelope gets separated from the letter, leaving us with no address to reply to,

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NEWSLETTER March 1965

DEAR BEATLE PEOPLE,

Who else but our fabulous foursome could find a marvellous excuse like film-making for giving themselves a three-week spell of warm winter sunshine in the Bahamas! Joking apart, the boys are probably working more hours per day in front of the cameras than you and we — are working here at home! But you can bet your life they'll be taking advantage of the blue sea and silver beach by spending their free evenings swimming. Four browned Beatles will be back in Britain very briefly around the 12th of this month but they'll be off to film some snow sequences in the Austrian Alps the following day, The final part of the film work will be done in studios at Twickenham and on location in various streets around London and the production should be completed by the second week of May,

IT 8 ANTICIPATED THAT THE FILM WILL BE PREMIERED SHORTLY BEFORE AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY AND SIMULTANEOUS GENERAL RELEASE IN BRITAIN AND AMERICA WILL FOLLOW, .

Incidentally, | hope that most of you have managed to book your tickets for the next — personal appearance of The Beatles in London. They'll be starring at the Mew ‘fusical—

Express Pollwinners’ Concert at Wembley Empire Pool on Sunday, 11th April. Unfortun- ately we CANNOT supply tickets for this gala performance so please do not address booking requests to the club offices,

By the ime they read this page, American Beatle People will know the fullitinerary forthe August concert tour which Brian Epstein has arranged. Dates and venues have been very carefully planned so that as many people as possible in various parts of the U.S.A. can have another opportunity of seeing and hearing John, Paul, George and Ringe in action.

SPECIAL NOTE FOR SEATLE PEGPLE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC:— This month you have your FINAL OPPORTUNITY of getting your personal souvenir co af the special book which commemorates “ANOTHER BEATLES CHRISTMAS SHOW", This impressive publication has 24 big pages of pictures and stories—including ORIGINAL — DRAWING BY JOHN LENNON filling the front and back covers. Mail order details for home and overseas readers are given on another page.

SPECIAL NOTE FOR BEATLE PEOPLE IN THE UK. ONLY:—As a general rule annual subscriptions become duc every May whenever you joined the club, However, those © who APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP NOW will have their initial membership valid until May £966 for a single subscription of FIVE SHILLINGS, More than 70,000 Beatle People

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Dawe Hoxer, top disc jockey of C.PCLP. Radio, Montreal, few geross the Atlintic to interview the boys, Here he is talking to Paul and John, That serall he's hokding § oo Patilhon sapere by sever thousand Montrea! fins urging the Beatles 0 visit their cily on thelr next Transatlantic (rip.

throughout the U.K. will be receiving a very special FREE GIFT FROM THE CLUB this | May, IF you join right away you'll be in time to qualify too. Details of the gift must remain a secret for the moment but we'll tell you a bit more about it on this page in April.

Incidentally, I'm sure all Beatle People will join me in offe ring congratulations and good wishes for a very happy future to Bettina Rose, who will be getting married shortly, Since Bettina first formed the earliest branch of the Fan Club more than two years aga, she hus done a terrific job working in her spare time at home and, more recently, during the daytime at the club headquarters as well, Thanks for everything, Bettina.

Lats of luck,

ANNE COLLINGHAM National! Secretary of the Official Beatles Fan Chih

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BEATLES TALK In this new series FREDERICK JAMES lets his tape recorder listen in on informal conversations between John, Paul, Gcorge and Ringo.

This Month: PAUL: Right, Starkey! [tis ray eiety te

arn yeu that anything you say rey bbe toten dor an tepe aad ose in pring CRereEd PEA Weries RINGO: | didn't do it ossifer, honest | didn't, In any case | thoughe they'd dane away with corporal punishment,

Palle Wall?

RINGO: | was a corporal in che cavalry but someone gave mea tip and | changed to the guards! PAUL: fs capitel partishent Chev ee

thane ee aeltles RINGO; London's che capital, isn't it?

Pauls Troe. RINGO (sings): Maybe it's because I'm a landoner.. . PAUL: You fawe been listening to Mike

and Bernie Saners in another edition af "Beyond Our Fringe”. RINGO: What did Cilla Black say to The Righteous Brothers? Pde 0 cdot dene. What aied Ciller

Black say te The Righteous Brothers? RINGO: “Don't move! I've gor you covered!” PAUL: UP fet afidl the racmager sev fo

fhe feeent prap AINGO: I'll buy it.

Palit: “Qer't reve! Pre got yea dine conored!” DP treet eid Qiercerey Sacele aay fer the Rolls: Rowee safomsean ? RINGO: I'll buy... Hey—you nearly caughe me there! PAUL: Baangh of this carefelly re.

Hieive race! veala fils finn!

RINGO: | have a leccer here. PAUL: Fes, ves!

RINGO: No, seriously. It's a letter from a girl whe asks if we prefer making films to doing concerts, PAUL: 4 ery fine quecstion ord a very

fine fepte Jor conversation, Wea then...

welaare’s freer rrecred oe?

PAUL AND RINGO RINGO: Barbara.

Ped the: Meee then, Bernrtenra, if ven ere

Iving abent in Londen ana perishimg cated February day ane aarmie bilehe sata * Maw. Lee's fly aj? te the Bahesnas te nike a fila”, eae ef yea Chik veel food celeeret

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RINGO: But what about the snow bit in the Alps? PD: ala feage era cyean coer cnponegel

TOV Seen een Cen are bey fet tive sipore.

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Sit. Morkts fast meant!

RINGO: So naturally it’s more interesting to film in places like Nassau and Austria than it

would be in an ordinary film scudio, Buc char isn’t what this bird Barbara was asking. PAUL: Well 2 lifer cfveceg fidrras fr a

change bact the matting arene whittle they

change cameras and all that gets boring, PPith oe file wean pot te eect renantifes

before you see how the whale thing fos turnodl cat, With a conmcert vem get me.

cette free qn elec eight He neny.

RINGO: Whar about the rushes! Every day when chere’s a break in filming you get a chanee ta see “rushes” of the scenes they shet the previous day, PAD: ole tient enn be feflirions fee

came veo secoall the bite af’ filra where serrraetecredy eacmedaed thimges cope Coy deesage ledges ar forgetting sonte (mos RINGO: However, to answer Barbara's ques- tion ence and for all, filming can be fun especially if ic means escaping from the winter and seeing a bit of the sun-——but we love doing “live™ shows. PaO: clpeeed. (EU sew tls eae bat die

a pseudo: deerican accent expecially for deverican readers) Ane we'll bo feaek ie the OS, ef cll orerceene! the fire creer filer

compe ao pep ollageest, fulis, wee save Aehdd

wervrerri, fiers

RINGO: That didn't sound a bit American,

PAUL: Well nebody’ lM ever knoe thet

then they read itin the Book, will they? RINGO: Go on, then. Talk about the film in an American accent. PAUL: OK. [ell be finished by the

riidadlfe of May and i'M be mode in colour.

RINGO: There you are! | told you they'd be shhe to tell. PAUL: How de you mean?

RINGO: | distinctly heard you say c-o-l-o-u-r instead of c-o-l-o-r, (To the tape recorder) Fred Tape heard it too, didn’t you, Fred. PAUL: Wheat about pirate broadeast-

ing stations like Radio Careline? RINGO: Eh? PAUL: 'm changing the subject. Your

rreEne. RINGO: | have given the subject of pirate radio stations a great deal of thought. This is not a matter which can be dismissed lightly. Indeed | would like to emphasise the fact that | hold very strong opinions on the sub- ject. Once | make up my mind I'm not easily swayed in my views and as far as pirate stations like Radio Caroline are concerned nothing can alter my present atticude. | don't mind telling everyone how I feel on this matter. | have nothing whatever to hide. PAUL: Hear hear!

RINGO: People who live in glass-houses shouldn't. It might frighten the neighbours. PACL: Wheat chout Radio Caraline?

RINGO: Too late! I've changed the subject. PAUL: Amd new folks, Flirngres hirasy fone

inte this fabulous dance routine, I fust wish you could see him here. Hix foot. werk is fantestie ax he meres lightly round the room, kicking the tepe recorder elegantly as fe goon fey, Poa! this ia really something. Now he's doing the whole routing again with an Areris can accent just for the benefit ofall those Beatles Hook readers across the Atlantic, There, wean't thet troly terrific? Ef that doesn't shove another hundred thansanad copies onfa the cireulatian figures Pil eatnny Johnny Dear tie clip! RINGO: Whew! I'm exhausted. You try do- ing The Monkey inte atape recorder mike in ve different languages! PAUL: No thanks, ['m trying to give

there: tp RINGO: Aren't we supposed co be saying sensible things for this feature? PAUL: Giving up different languages

rural Johnny Dean's lie clip fs geese.

RINGO: For an encore let's play back this tape and mime to the conversation!

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LETTERS from Dear Johony,

After you printed my “Letter to George”, I received lots of letters from Beatle prople—and one “spiteful” anonymous letter. If this letter had been erittes by an educnted person, | might have been more upset—as it Is, | can only laugh at if because It's so literate and ridiculous, To am accused of being “‘a ofergrow baby’. She thinks it is stupid for a girl of my ane to ““wrile lediers to Magasens writting such trash". She alsa supposes Igo to “a Soddry Mod’, which | don't, I go daa grammar school, She wants to Iny ofT the Enid Blyton books, a8 she finishes with the dhreat

“Mow llisteen fo woe, if 1 hear any more of this nongens FT shall come aod tell you parents.

Take bead". Dear dear? I] am frightened! | hope the mentally-

nut came doesn’t call hersell a Beatles fant 1 hope you'll be able to print this, o% | want her to write aqain, pivieg her address. (She didnt put a stamp on the better.) :

Tf you can't priwt tt, give it to the boys so they con hawe a laugh!

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Wours, Karen Blyth.

PS. [ve just read about the new 1..P. selling 3 million in America! Fabolous! Congratulations, bays:

Dear gorgeous, lovable Beatles, Our curiesily has got the better of wand we would

like you fo anawer some questloms for us about “Beatles Rook Se. 19°. First of all, what exactly were George and Paul laughing al on page 33 We think George looks absolutely fab whee let laughs like that, What were John and George reading in the newspaper in the picture on page 247 We hope you deal think we're too mosey, hut who wos Paul talking to on the ‘phone, page 14, Not forgetting dear Ringo, please eoubd you tell us how nancy rings he has ypoet all together and when did he first start te weer them?

Thank you In advance for answering our questions. We will love you for ever and ever, and ever and ever.

Two faithful Beatles fare, Lots of love (and kisses), Gillian Chek, Lynn Stacex,

Pana! HUTA Wer ES

1. We were laughing at one of the lines im the Abontinable Snowmen sketch in ee (Christmas show 5 2, They can't remember—it's toa long ago; 3. 1 was talking toa reporter: and 4. Ringo’s only get ive rings —the bist one was acquired very tecently.

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S PEOPLE _— Deear Beatles fespecially ohn,

In the 1th edition of ‘Beatles’ monthly book, there was a picture of Jobnand George reading a story af themselves om page 24, Jlobn dida'd have his glasses oni! Can he really read a newspaper without wearing his specs?!!!! Qoob, I've just read in my Eeatles monthly that

“THEIR” new film is to be a thriller. This sounds great, just as long as John doesn't make bis usual face gf the camera —D'll be watching!!!

LUY FROM Us,— (rail Purlane, (14) 1, Grangeway, Smallfield, Harley, Surrey, Landa Shanks, (14) 105, Nutfield Rood, Merstham, Sarrey.

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DThear Eeatbes, I've just read the Beatles book for February "63, I

thought that the ariicl: by .John and (reorge was a scream! My English Master wouldnt have thought 50 ea ifbe'd known [ was reading it, hid behired rity

A great big thank you to all of you fab guys for that Christmas record you sent me. T practically know it off by heart where I've played it so often, it was really a rave. Anyway heee’s a litte poem (no comment please) I've made up

Teas in Liddypoal ane fine day That the four fab boys began to play. They captured the “Cavern, and fans galore Who kept on screaming for mere nd mere. Tt soon jot roond fo all the towns, That here was the sound to beat all sounds. At home and abroad thet fame kept growing, And soon their first film was showing, “A Hard Day's Sight’ appeared everywhere, In fact it gave James Bond a scare, Beatle products became the rage, This proved to be the Beath: Age. In the U.S. they went down well, Everyone agreeing they were just swell. Jobo Lennon's book on general release, Gave the Ubrarles lithe peace. Bingo’s tonails became the news, His being ill, gave us the blues, On leaving for home he cried, ‘1 Feel Fine“,

Which shot to number @ in no time, Last but mot least the Beatles Christmas Shire Was a wow as we all know, Vil Jove you all till the end of time, So hope you'll print this litth: rhyme.

Tf you ean't find room for this on the letter page | wondered perbaps if To might be lucky and get an answer from you. If met Cll understand. Thank yau,

Luv from a grateful fin A= Tengen,

Dear Johnny, anid Peatles, Ina magazine recently, we read that the pop-stars of

today are just like the buws next-door So please tell us why the boy next-door is never ever

like John, Paul, Ringo of George, ‘Twa ever-loving Heathes fins. lage 14 years)

Dear Leeorge,

In Beatles Hook number nineteen, the *‘Beath Talk" paige, you said, "1 think some fame ger the idea they're only supposed doe like dane group or one singer at a time’, well, Coeerge dear, | think vane very veroikg.

Since I've got to know yeu all, bought sour records

amd watched your film almost every night fier about o month, [we got so attached to woo all, im just not interested in any other grep or singer.

And another thing, love. Vou said “SVheever we're favourites are, surely it would become boring if yOH played nothing but ome artist's records all dhe time”

Niyv sister and fo de exactly that. We get all ihe Heatle singles together, including the Chirielanras. recom, (hy the way, thanks to you all, we're sill enjoving: it) which we put on last, on tip af an old

Bobby Wee necerd, othervise it just drops wilh a

Beath recon underneath, We'll play them throapgh wad Hip them over, When thes've finished we'll play L.P."s and E.P.‘s.

If there's a pop show on T.¥, VU find out whether core on oe mot. IF mot, [not interested.

[slipped up once though, Rewds, Steady, Go was on, Aid aim weren't proscnt so | went upstairs to read, labaut The Beatles, of course), There was a sudden well. “Beatles!? shouted auc Denise. | fell danenstairs to find that Paul had popped in on BSc.

Adter that | have been much more coreful, Cheerto Now, 0 big bowe onl a hug to you all, and

tind vou doen't play tog many (Chet Atkins records,

Lave Carol.

—— Mn wersr!—-

Well, 1 cce caisls undercstinmated wou, Cari,

Dear Sir,

We, members of a committee: in Sooth Eend, Indiina, are writing to bet you know of our campaign io bring the Beathes te South Bend on their wext tour.

We have set up petitions anal posters in nearly all stones including theaters and resturants, The petitions ore die circulating in grade and high schools throuph- oul our area. Vee are well on our way jowand getting: the number af Signa ures needed,

Qur campaign is being sponsored by Mir, Frank Crehir, mui ger af VLIW LA. radio station in South

Teena, alse bey Mrs. A. Lo ‘Talboom aur adviser wher has been ty England.

If, in any way, you can belp and metify ws if this campaign is pussible, we shall he ost apprecmiive if

whatever you cin do for os, We realize Soudh Bend is oot a berge city like ew

York ar Chicago, but Beatle fans bere are jost os Joval as any place else,

We have the stadium at University of Swtre Dame in South Bend. which holds 60,00) people, which would be ideal for a concert.

This is a centrally Jocated town, and dhe poaple in surrounding areas will nat have any trouble getting ta

the studium, : Tt would be qoruatifyving: Wf van could hand this letter

over te the Beatles so they may kom whit we are doing, We know this is an unesual request and seems. impossible, hat we co-operation wall be so important Lis ti, We have contacted Ed. Pardue Productions whe

handled the bast Beathe: tour in Chicago.

Sincerely, The Beatles te Sooth Bead Cacittec. hire, A. L. Talbouwm {Advisers ‘ilies Patricia Durfee (Secretary)

. Linda Biber

. Bosenary Aides Rosemary Ferre

ae Dheresa Ferra .. Farkeirn Coudin

Dicar Johnnv, haw Tsay how much Tenjoy “The Beatles Book"?

In my opinion, itis areal lite gem, brimful of interest- ing and delighiful information and really lovely photographs. Also, what a stroke of genius te inelode the words af a Beatle song in cach issue!

It ® a well balanced book and its warmth and Tritnilinesss seems to bring one very close te or wonderful Feadles. For my part, | love it!

Yours sincerely, Phyllis Foley

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~ ~~ &* & FF Could be that Ringo Starr has the most

expressive face of all the Beathes—hut it’s that cocker spaniel, sort-of-hangdog lnok that swings the balance in his favour. Ringo basically has sad eyes, a really broad smile— and the ability to put almost every expression onto the whole of his much-photographed features.

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But let’s look more closely at the different expressions, There's the drumming ‘‘look’’, which is the most-seen public face. [t's a sort of sticks-away, all-hands-in-action, every- thing-happening sort of look. While the other Beatles have animated expressions, Ringn’s is mow very encreclic—and he’s the dominant one in terms of the head-flopping which topes it,

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There's the *‘what-comes-next”* look which Ringo wears at recording studios. He appears to be worrying, specially when Jolin and George get THEIR heads together on some mew musical idea. Ringo wears a puszled ““face*™* but it soon fades as the beat Brows...

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Ringo alse has a straight-faced expression. When he looks serious... he looks VERY serious. Everything in his face seems to point downwards. [ sail it was sad-eved, like a cocker spaniel, Maybe a well-fed blood- hound is nearer the mark. But Ringo doesn't stay sad-faced for long.

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Fans don’t often see Ringo’s joke-telling face. This one is switched on when he has a good gag to relate, or a slice of satirical gossip to put round. A sirange face, really a tmixture of knowing smile, sparkling eves and curious reserve in case you don't get the point,

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There used to be a “lonely face of Ringo’’. This came about when the other Beatles

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x« * *& *& talked about the carly days of the proup... for, of course, Ringo (as the new bow) didn’t koow much about that era, You can still see this ‘face’? nowadays, specially im the reminiscent hours of the carly morning—but it’s far less frequent mow,

* * te Ringo’s smiling face is always virtually

the same, no matter what the conditions, 1t"s a slightly lop-sided smile, put on with the broadest of broadness. But it comes only when he’s properly in the mood... He says: “Often IT am very happy but I haven’t got the sort af face that reflects it".

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He also has a conspiratorial Groucho- Marx sort of expression. This is a saucy, cye- twinkling sort of look and usually heralds a Groucho-type walk throweh the assembled company. Put classes and a moustache on him at times like this, and he really could be a Marx Brother.

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There's also the tender look reserved for one special person recently, Ringo exudes warmth and friendliness with this tender gaze —and he clearly shows that she is a person who really matters to him, The eyes wrinkle with the close attention he is paying,

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Ringe also has a “‘phoney’’ look. ‘This 05 the one that strains across his face when a photographer says: ‘‘Look natural’.

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Put a strict rhythm *n” bles record on the plaver and you get Ringo’s attentive look, He plays discs at every conceivable off-stage moment... and invests cach one with tremen- dous importance as he listens and studies every note of what's poing on.

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Yes, there are plenty of Ringo expressions. He osed to be a dead-pan character, Not now, though. The different faces of Ringo produce avery rich harvest indeed.

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LIGHT Ps: oe

by Billy Shepherd and Johnny Dean Facts and figures about the boys were crammed into newspapers and

magazines in early 1963. Some totally irrelevant and inaccurate “facts” were, inevitably, interwoven. And we've often been asked whether the boys take any notice of the millions of words written about them.

Answer is, firmly: “Ofcourse. They did early an—and they do now." The boys may have built themselves into the biggest attraction in the whole business, but they still like to read everything abouc themselves, Sometimes they are cynical about this journalist or that columnise, But it did seem odd to them ar

firse, as George Harrison put it: “You read a story and sometimes you can't believe it’s actually you they're writing about. Ne, dont worry—we don’t believe all the nice adjectives they use about us. Any sign of one of us getting even a little bic big-headed and the others’d knock it out of him very quickly ndeed, “But some reporter asks you, quite casual

like, haw often do you wash your hair... and the nexe day—chere it is—splashed across the top of a page.”

Their Approach But George followed up with a remark

that underlined the typical Beatle approach to the business. “We buy all the magazines and books, Sometimes, you know, someone cames Up with a criticism of US, OF our act, and then we get together and talk about it, Often it's a load of ald non- iense—you know, something that we've done deliberately for a special effect—bur you can pick up tips about where you're eoing wrong.”

As 1963 went on, the boys were conscious of an intolerable strain. Bang wenc cheir

'reedom to came and go as they liked—it

by Bob Pletcher o Cilaspow. Close-up of John geting ready to goon slage, That shirt is one that was specially made for him

was all work, or interviews, or plans, or

travelling. But they were determined that their first L.P, would be the very best they could create. ‘Can't stand those long- layers which are just crammed together cos Someone gets a hit single”, said John. The others agreed wholeheartedly,

The work itself didn't worry the boys. In Germany, they'd had to work for hours on end, never letcing up on che excitement and barely having time to grab a cuppa or a sand- wich. Remembers Paul: “Doing just, say, half an hour in a show in Britain was oe! specially with the way audiences were re- acting. You'd hear all that screaming and shouting and, honestly, you'd wonder what was 50 special now when we'd gone around for years before with no hysterics from anybody.”

But they really learned the discipline necessary for stardom when it came to the long-player sessions. At the time, we marvelled at their scamina, It went on for the bese part of twelve hours, with George Martin, their recording manager, keeping his fingers crossed that one or other of them wouldn't collapse through sheer fatigue. Sure they kidded around—played jokes on the sound engineer, Norman Smith, and “sent up George Martin, But they also took cough mixture and cold cures to stave off running noses and aching eyes and sore heads. They were after a specific sound... and

they said then they'd have camped in che studio for a forenight co get it dead right.

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Ringo and Paul obviously found this press conference in 1964 hilarious, but Gieerge and John took if very seriously.

George's fingers were sore and cracked after, oh! fifey cakes, Buc he didn't show anyone the damage until the very last track was in the bag—and to the satistaction of each Beatle,

Jealousy hat L.P. shot straight inte the best- sellers. That much is sheer factual

history. What isn't known is that the

Beaches, spearhead of a fantastic new phase in the history of British popular music, were gradually getting upset at an atmosphere of jealousy chac could be felt inside the busi- ness. Again, a Beatle would never publicly let his Teellngs on this sore of subject be known... we heard about it only fram constant visits backstage and to hotels— wherever the boys were “operating”.

Beatlemania was such a violent speedy

operacion once the record break-through had been achieved, that it upset some of the big-time moguls in show business. Here was Brian Epstein, a young man untutored in the

ways of management and agency work, building Up an incredible empire way up in Liverpool. And he was so certain that his fabulous quartet would be big, as big or bigger chan Elvis Presley, that he had no intention whatever of letting the contract be bought out by anybady else,

He'd goat Gerry Marsden—with the Pacemakers—too. And as a Liverpool man himself, he had many Merseyside up-and- comers calling him to act as personal manager. He didn't want to get coo cluttered up with artists, of course, but in just a few manths he'd overtaken some of the most powerful managements in the country.

Main opposition, in the hearts of fans, te the Beatles came from the Shadows, with Cliff Richard. Umpteen groups had copied

the Shad's dance-steps and neatly atcired appearance. And stories, delivered hand-on- heart to the Beatles, suggested that the shads were upset ac the sudden switch to Liverpool for the tap in pops.

It was another of the penalties af stardom. But in this case the Beatles knew that there was NO feud... only in some stupid chit-chat employed by fans and by jealous manage- menes and agents. They knew .. . because

es, got to know the Shadows well and had enjoyed impromptu jam sessions with them at various rties. There was good- natured banter, Ep eei pe eathe groups were really miles apart in their approach to music. But both sides knew perfectly well there was room for bocth in the business. . - .

Said John Lennon, however: “It scill doesn't make it easier to take this rubbish. There’s too much of this back-stabbing inthe business. You hear stories supposed to come from friends of ours... and yet we've never met the people concerned. And as for all the groups who've suddenly started copying us—well good luck ta ‘em. We didn't copy anybody when we were starting out and as far as we're concerned you've got nothing te worry about as long as you ARE original.”

Avoided Controversy Ourtwardly, though, the Beatles avoid-

ed deep controversy in their dealings with the queues of newspapermen. They were off-bear, witty, quick with a crack —but nothing too outspoken, This was a policy nauinaelt agreed among them. They wanted to remain a group, with each one a full quarter of the whole, and that was it,

Apart from the jealousy that was being drummed up by idle minds inside the business and among the fan-queues, che Beatles had to cope with the eternal knockers who said, in effect: “O.K., they've had a couple of records in the Tap Thirty and now there's an L.P. But they've got to have a lot more than chat in order to stay at the top. It's just a craze, a phase. Four long- haired blokes like that just can't last... ."’

The Beatles, backstage, cook this sort of comment with arched eyebrows—dquizzical expressions. They hadn't yet learned that

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THINGS WE SAID TODAY

Mritten and Composed hy JOHN LENNON and’ PAUL McCARTNEY

Recorded by the Beatles on their third LIP, “A HARD DAY “S NIGHT”, released on 10th August, ace.

Wou say your will lowe me PP have bo en You'll be thinking of me Santehow | wall knew senmiday whee Ln lonely Wishing vou weren't 9 Fur away Then 0 will reamentiber Things we saicl woaday.

You say you'll be mine, Crirl “Tal the end of tine These days such a kind girl Seems so hard to find Someday when [im dreaming Deepin lowe mot a let bo say Then we ‘will renvenber Thins we said tela,

Nhe [i just the lucky kind Love to hear vou say that love is love And though we may fe blind Lowe is here to stay and that’s enough

Te make vou mine, Crirl Be the only ane These davs such a kind girl We'll oan ane an Sormediy when we're ccaming Beep im love moto let 1 say Then we will cemember Things we suid today.

Words reproduced by permission of Northern Songs Lid, 71-75 New Oxford Sercet, London. WCE

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decided to join the Beatles in exchanging a London flat for a house. But, he has mot moved aut of London like the bows. His new home is in Central London, not far from the Oxford Circus Offices of Nems Enter-

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eorge, had a stay-at-home holiday and Paul went to

Tunisia after the Beatles Christ- mas Show closed until they started recording the songs for their new film on February (5th, John flew te Sc. Moritz and took

part In mest of the snow sports with Cynthia, including a trip on the Bob Sleigh run, or as one

be tx bored! foe fedieve arbre

year fas gare by aleendy bat 22 neast Wave becamse it's Folvraary 20th again. J mercer know keer you find the aed- cleitaa hen we're on docation, §

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Yours. (eearge,

prises, Litd., the hub of ek enlogker called it, “the John the Beatle Empire. | Sleigh run™ !

CHANGE OF CARS FOR GEORGE Grerge has decided to change his E-type Jaguar fer a white

Aston Martin 0.8.5.—the same model as James Bond used in the film “Goldfinger, He's obviously been won aver by Paul who also drives am Aston,

That GIANT Sweater I ere are the three Swedish

knitters of that glint sweater which was sent to the Beatles at

the Hammeranith Gdeoen when Ihey were appearing im their Christmas Shaw, The boys likeel isa much that they were tl most every might from then cn for ome of their quick appearamess on stage. The gicls names are Pin Karlander, Ulla Blomquist and Elikabeth Bere of Stockholm. ‘aed dhe fourth perscert inside che swauer? The three girls answered

leit one in their better: “The girl in the “FF? is a bow, who cunt Ki!" ghey wrote.

Y collection of four now that you're married?

Nrinted’d by The Thanet Press, Union Crescent, hlargate, Kent, Exgland rea on cen $2 ckpeanie: ney So ISistributors: Succedes, Govan & Ca, Lid., (46-142 Sew Rent Road, 5.E.1.

Crcstion for that drummer on the lett—is that the ith ring vou reeently added to your

| We would just like io clear ug a fow folnts with gur overseas readers,

Wham the ‘UW6.' is mentioned. we mean England, Scotland, Wales ane BL Ireland, ‘Owerseas' covers all alher eountrias., Te our ussie readers, flange do mot send in Postal Notes oe Ausiraliam Money Orders far Heme advertised in The Beatles Book, as we arm unable &o cash ihem, payrnet shauld be made cither by cash of by cheque. Gre year's subscriplian ooesls £1 5 Oowerseas or § dellars in LSA, and Canada.

And here gre the boys wasaruig Uhl savedkher thal the Sawedish wicls sent them. (See pave 2M4

this was part of the standard routine of show business,

Brian Epstein had the “flash-in-the-pan” niggles aimed at him, too. “Just lucky”, they said of him, “Comes from a wealthy family, af course. That's whac did it, But to be a long: term talent-spotter takes a lot of talent.”

Brian's answer was to sign Billy J. Kramer ind the Dakotas to his roster—and smile modestly when Bill's debut disc, penned by Jahnand Paul, hurcled straighe as adie to che top of the charts!

Big Shocks

But those who so adamantly predicted an early demise for the Beatles were in

for one or two bigshocks. On April12,1963, their third single, “From Me To You", came cut—and went highin the charts rightaway... coosted by a tremendous advance order, And the boys showed eeu in popularity polls—mostly in the New Group category.

Ringo and Slaureen signing whe register. The pics were taken separately bur we've put them tegether for your Beatles Book,

AC one pop poll-winners concert, ten thousand fans saw the Beatles for che first time, mainly, in direct competition with the biggest names in the business. The Beatles admitted, in che quiet of their hotel before leaving for the massive Wembley Pool, char this was likely to be a dodgy performance.

Bur, the boys played it cool. They were a complete success, petting one of the biggest receptions of all. But they deliber- ately make it look as If they were very casual about setting up their equipment and getting dressed for the shows. When they came on they got a tremendous welcoming roar from

the fans. And sereams all the way. And Paul jerked a thumb cheerily in the air to communicate his confidence—a jerk towards

the beaming face of John and che deep-in- thought face of George Harrison.

Another triumph. Another hurdle.

And more backstage memories to come next marth,

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