Tag Archives: George Martin

Revisiting McCartney’s ‘Press to Play’ 35 Years Later

Posted on September 3, 2021 by beatlefanmagazine

Bill King takes another look at the 1986 album that Macca has all but disowned due to its lack of success. Paul McCartney was not really in a good place, creatively or careerwise, in late summer 1986, when his “Press … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "Press", Al Sussman, Beatlefan, Bill King, brad hundt, Eric Stewart, George Martin, Hugh Padgham, Ken Sharp, Kit O'Toole, Paul McCartney, Press to Play, Something New, Something New: The Beatlefan Blog | 11 Comments

Catching Up With Macca

Posted on February 21, 2021 by beatlefanmagazine

Paul McCartney did a lot of press to promote his recent “McCartney III” album. Here are highlights of some of those interviews. … Talking with the BBC, Macca addressed his off-and-on gray pandemic beard, saying, “what I do is, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beatlefan, Deep Deep Feeling, George Harrison, George Martin, John Lennon, Mary McCartney, McCartney III, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Sir Peter Jackson, SOMETHING NEW:The Beatlefan Blog, The Beatles, The Beatles: Get Back, When Winter Comes | Leave a comment

Reassessing Paul McCartney’s ‘Off the Ground’ 25 Years Later

Posted on March 3, 2018 by beatlefanmagazine

Bill King takes a fresh look at a 1993 album that once was a mainstay on his stereo, but which he hadn’t listened to in years until recently. Twenty-five years ago, in the spring of 1993, Paul McCartney’s “Off the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1993, Al Sussman, Back to the Egg, Beatlefan, Ben Lindbergh, Bill King, Blair Cunningham, Carl Davis, Chuck Berry, Flowers in the Dirt, George Harrison, George Martin, Grantland, Hamish Stuart, Hope of Deliverance, John Lennon, Julian Mendelsohn, Linda McCartney, New World Tour, Off the Ground, Paul "Wix" Wickens, Paul McCartney, Robbie McIntosh, Something New: The Beatlefan Blog, The Beatles, The Complete Works, Wix | 5 Comments

Macca in the Desert: What a Trip!

Posted on October 23, 2016 by beatlefanmagazine

Here is Beatlefan Senior Editor Rick Glover’s complete report from the second night of Desert Trip festival in Indio, CA. … Paul McCartney must have some very big hands, to be able to hold 75,000 people in his palm at … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beatlefan, Bob Dyland, Desert Trip, George Martin, Johnny Depp, Linda McCartney, Neil Young, Paul McCartney, Quarry Men, Rick Glover, Roger Waters, Something New: The Beatlefan Blog, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who | Leave a comment

The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’: Inside the Cover Collage

Posted on August 21, 2016 by beatlefanmagazine

Beatlefan #221 includes a special section devoted to the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ “Revolver” album, including a look at how the cover, designed by the Fabs’ old pal Klaus Voormann, came to be. Originally presented here was a companion piece … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Al Aronowitz, Beatlefan, Brian Epstein, cover collage, Dezo Hoffmann, George Harrison, George Martin, John Lennon, Ken Orth, Klaus Voormann, Max Scheler, Paul McCartney, Pete Shotton, Piet Schreuders, Revolver, Revolver 50th anniversary, Ringo Starr, Robert Freeman, Sandra Taylor, Something New: The Beatlefan Blog, The Beatles, Tony Barrow | 6 Comments

PLAY IT AGAIN: Reconsidering the Solo Beatle Albums

Posted on November 18, 2014 by beatlefanmagazine

We’re pleased to launch a new series of articles exclusive to the SOMETHING NEW blog, in which some of our writers re-evaluate solo Beatles albums from the past. We open with this look at the “Tug of War” album by Contributing Editor … Continue reading →

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Mystery ’Train Song’ Has Beatles Experts Divided

Posted on July 1, 2014 by beatlefanmagazine

Bill King takes a look at a mystery track that has surfaced recently … The buzz in Beatles circles the past week or so has been a rare recording that appears in the film “A Hard Day’s Night” and may … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Hard Day's Night, Allan Kozinn, Beatlefan, Beatlefan Blog, Beatles Examiner, Beatles music, Breakfast With The Beatles, Chris Carter, Dave Morrell, Doug Sulpy, George Harrison, George Martin, Jeff Slate, John C. Winn, John Lennon, Mark Lewisohn, Paul McCartney, Pete Best, Richard Buskin, Ringo Starr, Robert Rodriguez, Roger Stormo, Ron Furmanek, Something New, The Beatles, Tom Frangione, Train Song, Wally podrazik, Walter Shenson | 35 Comments

‘Guitar With Wings’ — Laurence Juber’s Photographic Memoir

Posted on June 23, 2014 by beatlefanmagazine

Here is an expanded version of Bill King’s review of Wings guitarist Laurence Juber’s book that appears in Beatlefan #208 … “Guitar With Wings: A Photographic Memoir” by Laurence Juber with Marshall Terrill. Foreword by Denny Laine. Dalton Watson Fine … Continue reading →

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