IT’S 45 years since The Beatles first visited Ipswich and today a pop memorabilia specialists are asking for people to check their attics and cupboards.
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Archive for January, 2008
Cash in the attic after Beatles visit
January 31st, 2008 by admin | No Comments | Filed in NewsStax Records To Release ‘Stax Does The Beatles’
January 31st, 2008 by admin | No Comments | Filed in News
Stax Records (now a division of Concord Music Group) will release Stax Does The Beatles and Soulsville Sings Hitsville: Stax Sings The Songs of Motown Records on February 26. Stax, of course, was best known for creating its own songs — classics like “(Sittin’ On The) Dock of the Bay, ” “Knock On Wood” and “Respect Yourself.” But in the hands of a Stax artist, a Beatles or Motown song found a new Southern groove, often redefining what would seem improbable to improve upon.
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Eat at the Beatles hotel with Heinz
January 31st, 2008 by admin | No Comments | Filed in News
This Beatles-themed offer from Heinz Foodservice comprises a three-course dinner for four at Liverpool’s Hard Days Night hotel.
As part of the offer, the quartet will go free on Cavern City Tours’ “Magical Mystery Tour”, visiting John, Paul, George and Ringo’s childhood homes and the places that inspired them.
Heinz Foodservice has created the offer following the launch of its branded table-top caddy, which houses Heinz Tomato Ketchup, HP Brown Sauce, English Mustard and Mayonnaise in squeezy opaque bottles.
Memorial plan for Beatles manager
January 31st, 2008 by admin | No Comments | Filed in News
A memorial to the former manager of the Beatles could be created in Liverpool after councillors backed plans for a lasting tribute to him. Brian Epstein died in 1967, aged 32, from a sleeping pill overdose.
Plans for the tribute are still in the early stages, with no set idea for the memorial or location.
However, solicitor Rex Makin, who was a friend of Epstein, has slammed the plans saying he was a private person who would not have wanted a monument.
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Ecce Cor Meum Live DVD set for Feb. 26
January 31st, 2008 by admin | No Comments | Filed in News
by Dave Haber
According to syndicated rock and entertainment news reporter Matt Hurwitz, a representative of EMI Classics says that street date for the Ecce Cor Meum Live documentary DVD has been pushed back a bit, and is actually Tuesday, February 26 (Monday, 25 Feburary in the UK).
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