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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 | 9 Comments

Birthplace of the White Album

Posted on December 22, 2018 by beatlefanmagazine

The Beatles’ dalliance with their guru may not have been long-lasting, but the time they spent in India did produce more than an album’s worth of songs. Susan Shumsky, author of “Maharishi & Me: Seeking Enlightenment with the Beatles’ Guru,” … Continue reading →

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Summer’s Day Song: Insights From Recent McCartney Interviews

Posted on September 5, 2016 by beatlefanmagazine

Paul McCartney gave three major print media interviews this summer that were generally more interesting than his usual press outings. Here are the more interesting insights we’ve gleaned from the Q&A sessions published in the Washington Post, Rolling Stone magazine … Continue reading →

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The Real Pure McCartney: 100 Essential Tracks

Posted on April 24, 2016 by beatlefanmagazine

A lot of Macca fans have expressed dissatisfaction with the song selection for the forthcoming “Pure McCartney” career retrospective, noting that the 67-song lineup has serious omissions and doesn’t accurately reflect Paul McCartney’s entire solo career. Beatlefan Contributing Editor Tom … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beatlefan, best of Paul McCartney, Fest for Beatles Fans, Paul McCartney, Pure McCartney, Something New, The Beatles, Tom Frangione, Wings | 43 Comments

PLAY IT AGAIN: ‘Red Rose Speedway’

Posted on February 14, 2016 by beatlefanmagazine

Our latest installment in an exclusive series of articles on solo Beatles albums of the past features Beatlefan Contributing Editor Rip Rense looking back at “Red Rose Speedway,” the second album Paul McCartney did with Wings. The 1973 release had a … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: John Lennon

Posted on December 8, 2015 by beatlefanmagazine

It’s hard to come to grips with the fact that it’s been 35 years since we lost John Lennon. Here’s a piece I wrote that originally was published in Beatlefan #13, December 1980, the special Commemorative Issue published two weeks … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1980, Beatlefan, Beatlefan Blog, Bill King, Dec. 8, Fab Four, George Harrison, John Lennon, New York City, Paul McCartney, Playboy, Ringo Starr, Something New, The Beatles | 5 Comments

REVIEW: John Lennon 75th Birthday Concert

Posted on December 7, 2015 by beatlefanmagazine

IMAGINE: JOHN LENNON 75th BIRTHDAY CONCERT, THE THEATER AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY, DECEMBER 5, 2015 As this 75th birthday year had pretty much come and gone without any fanfare from the Lennon camp, it was nice to have a … Continue reading →

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The Beatles’ ‘1+’ — A Fan’s Notes

Posted on September 20, 2015 by beatlefanmagazine

Apple Corps and UMG have announced the Nov. 6 release of multiple configurations of reworked and expanded versions of the “1” album that showcase The Beatles’ promo films along with their 27 No.1 U.K. and U.S. singles. Beatlefan Contributing Editor … Continue reading →

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Songs That Fans Wish Macca Was Singing

Posted on August 24, 2015 by beatlefanmagazine

In Beatlefan #214, Bill King asked readers to send in songs they’d love to hear Paul McCartney do in concert that he’s never performed live before as well as songs he’s done in the past that they’d like to see … Continue reading →

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The Day The Beatles Came to Town

Posted on August 17, 2015 by beatlefanmagazine

What was it like when a town was invaded by Beatlemania? Here’s Bill King’s 1985 look at what happened in Atlanta on Aug. 18, 1965, 20 years earlier, when The Beatles played Atlanta Stadium. This article originally was published in Beatlefan #41, August … Continue reading →

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