The Beatles

[Magellan06]

I’m sat here listening to my 1962/1966, 1967/1970 vinyl box set, absolutely brilliant remixes. I have first pressings of the first pair of albums, they suffered from the awful mono/stereo conversion of the day; but these are a joy to listen to.

[Red Shift]

As The Beatles hit No1 all over the world for the last time, here’s a nice recap on the Anthology recordings as a whole.

I had no idea the ukulele is being played by George at the end of ‘Free As A Bird’ !!!

 

[TheHowieLama]

Sir Paul McCartney has been reunited with the bass guitar he used on Beatles hits including Love Me Do and She Loves You, 51 years after it was stolen from the back of a van in London.

The Höfner bass was found in a family's attic in Sussex thanks to a search by a project called the Lost Bass.

Sir Paul bought the guitar in 1961. It was taken in west London in 1972.

A spokesperson for the former Beatle said he was "incredibly grateful" for its return.

The hunt began after the star urged Höfner to find his beloved instrument. The bass was used on Love Me Do and She Loves You.

 

Following an appeal for information by the Lost Bass search project, a family living in a terraced house in Sussex contacted the team remembering they had an old bass guitar in their attic.

[Mudface]

37 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

Sir Paul McCartney has been reunited with the bass guitar he used on Beatles hits including Love Me Do and She Loves You, 51 years after it was stolen from the back of a van in London.

The Höfner bass was found in a family's attic in Sussex thanks to a search by a project called the Lost Bass.

Sir Paul bought the guitar in 1961. It was taken in west London in 1972.

A spokesperson for the former Beatle said he was "incredibly grateful" for its return.

The hunt began after the star urged Höfner to find his beloved instrument. The bass was used on Love Me Do and She Loves You.

 

Following an appeal for information by the Lost Bass search project, a family living in a terraced house in Sussex contacted the team remembering they had an old bass guitar in their attic.

 

Fucking grasses.

[Bobby Hundreds]

3 hours ago, TheHowieLama said:

Sir Paul McCartney has been reunited with the bass guitar he used on Beatles hits including Love Me Do and She Loves You, 51 years after it was stolen from the back of a van in London.

The Höfner bass was found in a family's attic in Sussex thanks to a search by a project called the Lost Bass.

Sir Paul bought the guitar in 1961. It was taken in west London in 1972.

A spokesperson for the former Beatle said he was "incredibly grateful" for its return.

The hunt began after the star urged Höfner to find his beloved instrument. The bass was used on Love Me Do and She Loves You.

 

Following an appeal for information by the Lost Bass search project, a family living in a terraced house in Sussex contacted the team remembering they had an old bass guitar in their attic.

They should try for Maddie next.

[TheHowieLama]

5 minutes ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

They should try for Maddie next.

 

They may have her - only just remembered they had the bass after all.

[Juniper]

[Sut]

Abbey Road to Perdition.

[TheHowieLama]

A letter Clapton anonymously mailed to Patti Boyd (L at the top is for Layla) while she was with George. She didn't know who it was from at first and showed it to George.

 

 

 

[Mook]

9 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

A letter Clapton anonymously mailed to Patti Boyd (L at the top is for Layla) while she was with George. She didn't know who it was from at first and showed it to George.

 

 

 

 

I seen Clapton gave her permission to put these letters up for auction.

 

I can't say that it's something I would do, even 50/60 years down the line.

[TheHowieLama]

Why - his penmanship is fuckin ace.

I'm off to create a Slowhand font.

[VladimirIlyich]

6 hours ago, TheHowieLama said:

A letter Clapton anonymously mailed to Patti Boyd (L at the top is for Layla) while she was with George. She didn't know who it was from at first and showed it to George.

 

 

 

Seems like his mind was set on her.

[Bobby Hundreds]

Great hand writing but what a rat

[VladimirIlyich]

3 hours ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

Great hand writing but what a rat

It takes two to Tango though.

[Total Longo]

I'm pretty sure George was rattling all and sundry too.  

[Skidfingers McGonical]

1 hour ago, Total Longo said:

I'm pretty sure George was rattling all and sundry too.  

He was, and a lot people forget that.
 

He was that arsed he stayed best mates with Clapton. 

[Pidge]

21 hours ago, Mook said:

 

I seen Clapton gave her permission to put these letters up for auction.

 

I can't say that it's something I would do, even 50/60 years down the line.

 

Considering the rape and other domestic violence, it was probably more of a "I'm letting you know" than a "can I have your permission?"

[johnsusername]

15 hours ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

Great hand writing but what a rat

 

Exactly. What a weird character.

[Mook]

40 minutes ago, Pidge said:

 

Considering the rape and other domestic violence, it was probably more of a "I'm letting you know" than a "can I have your permission?"

 

She said she had asked for his permission on the BBC article & had received his blessing.

 

Did he rape & beat her up?

[Pidge]

Just now, Mook said:

 

She said she had asked for his permission on the BBC article & had received his blessing.

 

Did he rape & beat her up?

During his alcoholism, yes.

[Bobby Hundreds]

1 hour ago, Skidfingers McGonical said:

He was, and a lot people forget that.
 

He was that arsed he stayed best mates with Clapton. 

Irrelevant to me as any guy who contacts his mates missus to see if he can bang her is a prick. Even if George is or did the same, I'd think similar of him. Probably why I think as lowly of Ryan Giggs as any footballer, cheating on your missus happens but betraying your brother! Nah.

[Skidfingers McGonical]

Just now, Bobby Hundreds said:

Irrelevant to me as any guy who contacts his mates missus to see if he can bang her is a prick. Even if George is or did the same, I'd think similar of him. Probably why I think as lowly of Ryan Giggs as any footballer, cheating on your missus happens but betraying your brother! Nah.

It was a bit more than contacting her to see if he could “bang her” he wrote a full album declaring his love for her.

 

Oh and negged for *f on the GF. 

[TheHowieLama]

I don't think she needed his permission for anything, certainly legally the letters are hers to do with whatever she wishes - I think she told him out of respect for their relationship and history. Plus the fact that they would be easier to sell.

 

As for Clapton, let's face it, his legacy can use any little bit of decency it can get attached to it at this point.

[Mook]

3 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

I don't think she needed his permission for anything, certainly legally the letters are hers to do with whatever she wishes - I think she told him out of respect for their relationship and history. Plus the fact that they would be easier to sell.

 

As for Clapton, let's face it, his legacy can use any little bit of decency it can get attached to it at this point.

 

He's clearly a cock but some of the music he's made will be listened to long after he, or any of us are gone I suppose.

 

That's his real legacy, well that & Rock Against Racism.

[TheHowieLama]

Clapton is less popular now than he has ever been - I think his "opinions" and history have massively affected that.

 

Certainly some of his music will stand the test of time.

The RAR is a bit ironic - being white, at the time, aided him immensely.