Les Beatles à Paris suite

I am sorry that it has been awhile since I've updated the blog. I am extremely busy with other obligations at the moment; however, I found the time to get these photos ready to post. Hopefully by the end of the summer, I'll have more time to devote to my two blogs. Thank you for being loyal readers...enjoy!

The Beatles in Paris

The long-awaited update: Here are various photos from the Beatles' 1964 visit to Paris, scanned from various issues of The Beatles Book.

The Beatles' first visit to Paris, from January 14 to February 5, 1964, (as a group - John and Paul had ventured there before in September of 1961) proved to be quite a challenge as they faced their most restrained/least enthusiastic audiences at the Olympia. Most were in attendance to see French chanteuse Sylvia Vartan, not quite yet succumbing to Beatlemania. Instead of screaming young girls, the Beatles performed for a venue filled with young men and wealthy socialites.

On January 15th, John, Paul and George could freely walk along the Champs-Elysees for the benefit of photographers without being besieged by eager fans; only one girl approached Paul for an autograph.

On the night of January 16th, the Beatles received the exciting news that "I Want to Hold Your Hand" would soon be declared the number one single in the U.S. Cashbox chart.

I'll be posting more photos from the Paris visit later...

Les Beatles Centerfold Redux

I received this very nice altered copy of the previous centerfold I had posted, "fixed" by mybreed2, a fan of the blog. Thank you very much for this excellent revision!

I am now on a week's vacation from work, but still have many papers and articles to write...I hope to update with a new entry very soon. Thanks again for visiting and following this blog. Please check out Alison's Wonderland for other entries on British bands, including the Rolling Stones, Small Faces, the Yardbirds, the Pretty Things, Syd-era Floyd, the Move, Gerry, etc.

(You will never find me putting watermarks, etc. on my scans or screen captures - you are welcome to save, copy, post - whatever. I created my blog so that other fans may enjoy the pictures I have collected over the years. Enjoy!)

Les Beatles

Just one photo - a centerfold from a French music magazine, Jukebox. Click to enlarge for a very large scan!

Stay tuned for a larger entry soon, featuring the Beatles with animals, and another on their trip to Paris in 1964. (I'm on a major Françoise Hardy kick at the moment, hence all the French references.)

BEAT Monthly Pics!

For my birthday, my friend Jeff gave me a set of the first 20 BEAT Monthly magazines, which appeared to be owned by a lucky young girl from Sussex who managed to snag autographs from The Dakotas, Tony Jackson of the Searchers, and Sounds Incorporated. BEAT Monthly was the first venture of Johnny Dean/Sean Mahoney before starting The Beatles Monthly. Enjoy the pictures and articles.