George’s birthday in Rishikesh
The Beatles and friends celebrated George’s 25th birthday while in Rishikesh, attending an advanced Transcendental Meditation training session at the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
1968
John Lennon & Paul McCartney: Apple Press Conference 5/14/1968
On May 1968, John Lennon and Paul McCartney traveled to New York City, to announce the Beatles’ newly-formed company, Apple. They held a press conference at 1:30pm on the 14th at New York’s Americana Hotel. Later, John and Paul would tape an interview with TV-station WNDT and in the evening they made special appearance on […]
Unseen 1968 Beatles pictures and Paul leaving the band (?)
Extraordinary never published before pictures by Michael Herring of The Beatles in 1968. George Harrison has in his shirt pocket a resignation letter from Paul McCartney
Lady Madonna promo video
Lady Madonna – Written by Paul McCartney was recorded short before the group’s trip to India on 3 and 6 February 1968. They filmed a short promo video for Lady Madonna on 11 February 1968.
The Beatles at Maharishi’s ashram
In response to a request from a friend on Twitter, I recovered an old footage from Italian television in which the Beatles are shown during their stay at Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s ashram.
Paul McCartney plays acoustic Helter Skelter in 1968
Paul McCartney was filmed by Tony Bramwell playing Helter Skelter in June 1968. The film was intended for promotional use and not public broadcast.