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Chancerubbage

Given that I think that choosing the Eastmans over Allen Klein would have been a wiser business choice for the #Beatles as a replacement for Brian Epstein, here is my fresh me conspiracy theory for you to tear to shreds.

Klein was chosen *because* certain members would have rather cashed out and gone their own ways, at the cost of being ripped off a bit.

Same goes for the Stones wanting to escape the baggage of Brian Jones death.

Thoughts? #abkco #stones

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jabsonik

New book about #Beatles, and goddamit, seems like I have to read it:

theguardian.com/books/2025/mar

’ This takes us into 1967, “the year when John and Paul were most in sync”, to the point where their actual voices were sometimes hard to tell apart. They even dreamed the same dreams. But their different personalities were becoming marked, partly under the influence of drugs, partly through Lennon’s increasing fragility and neediness. “Only when he was working with Paul did he feel like a genius.” ’

The Guardian · John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs by Ian Leslie review – let it be the new gold standard in Beatles studiesBy Anthony Quinn
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Alan Lewis

THE REMAINS ON PBS
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06880danwoog.com/2025/02/21/ro

We had nothing quite like The Remains until this band came along. Widely known for loudness - loudest band I ever heard was a common expression - The Remains ought to be at least as well known for tightness. One of the bootlegs had a track that, no doubt, was not intended for the public to hear. Vern's bass started out too loud, Barry's vocal was a little tentative. It sounded to me like a song they had just reworked and they recorded it promptly to get the arrangement down for reference in future sessions. Then they came to the refrain and the four just hammered it in really close formation. They transformed instantly from four guys working out a song to THE REMAINS ready to take on the world. It was a terrific thing to hear. Some of the available film footage shows a young Vern Miller characteristically hopping about on stage and Barry answering with hops of his own. "Remains Nights" at the early-1960s incarnation of The Rat were where Boston's highly productive rock scene got its start. When Chip Damiani left the band in the lead-up to the Beatles tour, The Remains added a remarkable drummer, ND Smart II. ND was subsequently in a John Hall group, Kangaroo; and then he was in one of my all-time favorite bands, The Great Speckled Bird with Ian and Sylvia. Chip is the drummer The Remains wanted but the band, nonetheless, aced the percussion position with ND, easily one of the very best drummers I ever heard live. Bill Briggs, as The Remains tech guy, was a big part of the band's success. The best equipment and knowing stage set-up were fundamental to what made these four musicians The Remains. This was a highly professional, focused band with what Nancy Neon calls "garage spirit." "Ticket To Ride" by Barry Tashian is one of New England rock history's essential books. A music store in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, displayed a collage made up of various newspaper headlines and notices, each in its own way speaking of The Remains blowing The Beatles off stage. It was great! RiP Chip Damiani.

[This is an expanded version of a comment I posted at the Music Museum of New England's Facebook page. One attachment is a scanned image of a concert poster, of a reunion of The Remains and The Lost, given to me by my friend, Susan Green (RiP), who produced the reunion show.]

Music Museum of New England Remains article

mmone.org/the-remains/

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Paul Levinson

I just recorded this last week -- a reading of some sections from the novel that I've never read aloud in public before! Also has clips from three of my songs: "Looking for Sunsets (In the Early Morning)", "Murray the K's Back in Town", and "Samantha" open.spotify.com/episode/5eNig #sciencefiction #music #Beatles

SpotifyAcross the What-If Universe: Paul Levinson On His Novel ‘It’s Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles’Rock Is Lit · Episode
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Alan Lewis

THE REMAINS ON PBS
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06880danwoog.com/2025/02/21/ro

We had nothing quite like The Remains until this band came along. Widely known for loudness - loudest band I ever heard was a common expression - The Remains ought to be at least as well known for tightness. One of the bootlegs had a track that, no doubt, was not intended for the public to hear. Vern's bass started out too loud, Barry's vocal was a little tentative. It sounded to me like a song they had just reworked and they recorded it promptly to get the arrangement down for reference in future sessions. Then they came to the refrain and the four just hammered it in really close formation. They transformed instantly from four guys working out a song to THE REMAINS ready to take on the world. It was a terrific thing to hear. Some of the available film footage shows a young Vern Miller characteristically hopping about on stage and Barry answering with hops of his own. "Remains Nights" at the early-1960s incarnation of The Rat were where Boston's highly productive rock scene got its start. When Chip Damiani left the band in the lead-up to the Beatles tour, The Remains added a remarkable drummer, ND Smart II. ND was subsequently in a John Hall group, Kangaroo; and then he was in one of my all-time favorite bands, The Great Speckled Bird with Ian and Sylvia. Bill Briggs, as The Remains tech guy, was a big part of the band's success. The best equipment and knowing stage set-up were fundamental to what made these four musicians The Remains. This was a highly professional, focused band with what Nancy Neon calls "garage spirit." "Ticket To Ride" by Barry Tashian is one of New England rock history's essential books. A music store in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, displayed a collage made up of various newspaper headlines and notices, each in its own way speaking of The Remains blowing The Beatles off stage. It was great! RiP Chip Damiani.

[This is an expanded version of a comment I posted at the Music Museum of New England's Facebook page. The attachment is a scanned image of a concert poster, of a reunion of The Remains and The Lost, given to me by my friend, Susan Green (RiP), who produced the reunion show.]

Music Museum of New England Remains article

mmone.org/the-remains/

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杜 昌彦

@scifi
ビートルズの解散を防いで世界を救え！　AIがひとびとの行動を操り戦争へと駆り立てる未来。過去の遺伝情報から再現された逃亡兵のＭはひょんなことから1960年のハンブルクへ。のちに音楽で世界を救うことになる不良少年たちに出逢う。敵に捕らえられたＭは命と引き換えにかれらの解散を防ぐ使命を与えられる。世界滅亡を望む勢力からＭはかれらを守り通すことができるのか——？　だれもが一度は夢想しながら書かれることのなかったSFエスピオナージュ！
#TheBeatles #ザ・ビートルズ #Beatles
ezdog.press/novel/cloud9

人格OverDriveCLOUD 9AIがひとびとの行動を操り戦争へと駆り立てる未来。過去の遺伝情報から再現された逃亡兵のＭはひょんなことから1960年のハンブルクへ。のちに音楽で世界を救うことになる不良少年たちに出逢う。敵に捕らえられたＭは命と引き換えにかれらの解散を防ぐ使命を与えられる。世界滅亡を望む勢力からＭはかれらを守り通すことができるのか——？　だれもが一度は夢想しながら書かれることのなかったSFエスピオナージュ！
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