How The Beatles got their logo
The famous Beatles logo – a wonder of understatement also known as ‘the Drop-T’ design was based on a sketch made by instrument retailer Ivor Arbiter in 1963.
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I had a phone call from the shop to say that someone called Brian Epstein was there with a drummer. Here was this drummer, Ringo, Schmingo, whatever his name was.[...]
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The Beatles on their Autumn 1963 UK Tour. They were at De Montfort Hall in Leicester on Sunday 1 December 1963. Photos from the Leicester Mercury archive The Beatles previously[...] -
In 1963 Lybro Limited, a Liverpool jeans company, asked the Beatles to advertise their jeans. In May 1963, the lads were photographed for the advertisement and the pics were used[...] -
In December 1963 Shahrokh Hatami was sent to Liverpool by Paris Match magazine to capture the raising phenomenon of Beatlemania. Hatami pictured the Beatles backstage for a 1963 Christmas concert[...] -
On 5 March 1963 The Beatles were in London to record their new single. "From Me To You", "Thank You Girl" and "The One After 909" were taped during[...] -
The day before their second appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Beatles spent all afternoon rehearsing at their Miami hotel (Feb 16, 1964). The Beatles had their first U.S. concerts[...]
Geoff Emerick, Beatles Chief Recording Engineer, Dies at 72
Geoff Emerick, the Beatles chief recording engineer, has died. He was 72 and believed to have suffered a heart attack. Emerick, born Dec. 5, 1945, began working with the Beatles in September 1962 at age 16 .
The Beatles (‘White Album’) 50th anniversary
The Beatles‘ 1968 self-titled double album, universally known as the ‘White Album’ will be reissued for its 50th anniversary in November, 9 in four physical editions, including a seven-disc super deluxe edition.
The Beatles in Leicester Autumn 1963
The Beatles on their Autumn 1963 UK Tour. They were at De Montfort Hall in Leicester on Sunday 1 December 1963.
The Beatles previously performed here on 31 March 1963.
The Beatles advertise for Lybro Jeans
In 1963 Lybro Limited, a Liverpool jeans company, asked the Beatles to advertise their jeans.
In May 1963, the lads were photographed for the advertisement and the pics were used to create a flyer with the drawings of the Beatles.
The Beatles in 1963 by Shahrokh Hatami
In December 1963 Shahrokh Hatami was sent to Liverpool by Paris Match magazine to capture the raising phenomenon of Beatlemania.
Hatami pictured the Beatles backstage for a 1963 Christmas concert and also took some rare color photos of the Beatles at the legendary Cavern Club.