Category : Beatles

by Super Admin - 10 months ago

The fashion craze for military uniforms, 1967

What was with all the brocade and brass on the Portobello Road? It was puzzlingLess than three months before Sgt Pepper was released, on 12 March 1967, the Observer took a bemused look at the craze for military uniforms. ‘Pop patriotics? Dandyism? Co...

by Super Admin - 1 year ago

How the Beatles built on Bob Dylan’s genius | Letters

When it comes to musical greatness, the Beatles deserve at least as much recognition as Bob Dylan, argues Gareth Calway, while Mike Pender is impressed by some lyrical changes to Dylan’s song Make You Feel My LoveDavid Cantwell’s observation, in Anni...

by Super Admin - 1 year ago

Barrett Strong obituary

Motown singer and songwriter whose hits included I Heard It Through the Grapevine, Papa Was a Rolling Stone and MoneyOf all the dozens of worldwide hits released by the Motown family of labels, few had a more profound impact than Money (That’s What I...

by Super Admin - 1 year ago

The 70 greatest No 2 singles – ranked!

From Presley to Prince, with just one song per artist, we celebrate 70 years of the the UK singles chart with a look at the best songs that didn’t quite make it to No 1The perfect one-hit-wonder single: an obscure American harmonica instrumental B-si...

by Super Admin - 1 year ago

Paul McCartney announces The 7″ Singles Box

Paul McCartney is to release a singles box containing 159 tracks across 80 7″ singles. The 7″ Singles Box is limited to 3,000 copies worldwide, and each contains an additional test pressing and 148-page book, all held in an “FSC-app...

by Super Admin - 1 year ago

Make it pop! Do we really need the Beatles to sound new?

Classic songs are now remastered to compete with contemporary pop on streaming services. But what do we lose when Yellow Submarine is ‘de-mixed’ for generation playlist?Yellow Submarine, Ringo Starr’s turn on Revolver, has been a gateway for children...