THE BEATLES: ‘LIVE! AT THE STAR-CLUB, 1962’ (1977) We wrap up our Beatles month with a raucous but rewarding live album from early in the band’s career. Is this a bootleg? In 1977, It was a semi-legal release and widely … Continue reading →
SOLO BEATLES BOOTLEG COMPILATIONS (1971) For Part Four of our Beatles series, some 8-tracks that reunited the Fab Four…on tape, anyway! So these are Beatles tapes? Not exactly. These are collections of songs recorded by ex-Beatles during their early solo … Continue reading →
Happy New Year’s Eve everyone! I hope you have a wonderful 2019! To celebrate the closing of one year and the opening of the next – here’s the now traditional George Harrison with “Ding Dong, Ding Dong.” “Ding Dong, Ding … Continue reading →
Here’s a wonderful moment I’d forgotten about. George Harrison sitting in with Paul Simon performing “Homeward Bound” on Saturday Night Live. “Homeward Bound” originally appeared on Simon & Garfunkel’s Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme LP in 1966. The version below … Continue reading →
In a multi-paged ad in the July 22nd, 1972 issue of Record World magazine, Apple Records promoted their recent roster of artists which, of course, featured the solo careers of the former-Beatles. Here now is the famed quartet (with a … Continue reading →
WINGS, WINGS OVER AMERICA (1976); ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK: ALL THIS AND WORLD WAR II (1976); THE BEATLES: THE BEATLES AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL (1977); THE BEATLES: LOVE SONGS (1977) There was a weird resurgence of Beatlemania in the late 1970s, several … Continue reading →
GEORGE HARRISON, LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD (Pirated Tape, 1973) Let’s take a look at an unorthodox release of George Harrison’s fourth solo album. Though the groundbreaking and successful All Things Must Pass is a hard act to follow, Living … Continue reading →
Happy New Year’s Eve everyone! I hope you have a wonderful 2018! To celebrate the closing of one year and the opening of the next – here’s George Harrison with “Ding Dong, Ding Dong.” “Ding Dong, Ding Dong” released in … Continue reading →
“The semi-legendary Rutles who made the ’60s what they are today!” The brand spankin’ new Cherry Stereo YouTube channel is live today. (Why not hop on over and subscribe?) To get us started, here’s a rare TV promo for the … Continue reading →
“Original motion picture score available on Apple Records, cartridges & cassettes.” Here’s a great, classic ad for The Beatles’ Let It Be. The album released on May 18, 1970 in the US, after the break-up of the band was announced … Continue reading →