I used to look at the photos on the red and blue albums a lot while listening to them as a kid. I couldn't believe they had changed that much in 7 years. The Beatles did some brilliant things, and going back to where their first album cover was taken after 7 years was one of them.

@dirwuf

Жыл бұрын

Actually, it was just over six years between the shots...February 1963 to May 1969.

@glennprangnell5767

Жыл бұрын

Me too.

@dwaynegobin1193

Жыл бұрын

I used to do the very same thing with my red and blue albums, as a kid. I used to have a photo of me doing that very thing.

@realblackflame

Жыл бұрын

@@dirwuf they still changed alot from 6 years

@stancruz4809

Жыл бұрын

​@@realblackflame Yes, they sure did . Replacing Paul was a huge mistake.

9:27 Parking Meter Wearing John's Glasses was the true Fifth Beatle.

Man, I had no idea the original album cover photos and negatives were thrown out by mistake, that's awful!! Great video as always man!

@farrellmcnulty909

Жыл бұрын

...and sometimes the studio would even wipe out finished masters of some songs - the 45 version of Love Me Do was erased and the album version was often used on 45 rpm reissues later on.😒

@DavidFell

Жыл бұрын

There’s so much lost media (or rather, there isn’t) in the world that it makes one cry. Look up the 2008 Universal fire for more.

Our first Beatles album purchase was when my sister purchased the Red album in the early 80’s. It didn’t take long for us to become hard core Beatles fans. That photo on the cover and on the reverse became two of my all time favorite photos of them because of the fond memories I have of that being our first exposure to Beatles music and endlessly playing it. I cherish when I see alternate versions of these photos.

Level of detail is, once again, outstanding. Probably the apex of Beatles-related channels...stellar work as always Andrew, and glad you're doing better.

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks, Chris!

@juliosanchez95

Жыл бұрын

@@Parlogram Chris, I consider myself a rather serious amateur Beatle historian and I am always amazed by your attention to detail and quality of your videos. There is always something new to learn about the Fab Four!

Andrew is sort of our KZread version of Mark Lewishohn - wouldn't it be great if Apple Corp could get smart and partner with Andrew in some form, allowing him access to their archives and especially the right to use Beatles music in his presentations, to some degree.

I know you know Liverpool to London isn’t 70 miles in distance, Andrew. Just hope any non-UK residents don’t think it is, if ever they visit here on a Beatles trail. Fantastic video once more. The highlight of my week! (Especially after my team were thrashed 7-0 by, er, Liverpool this afternoon. Peace.

I am always amazed as to how you find out all this obscure information. Hats off to you !

I visited Manchester Square shortly before EMI House was demolished. It was vacant, with piles of mail inside the locked foyer where McBean would have laid. I remember looking up and seeing the first floor balcony and was surprised by how close it really was. It looks much higher up in the photos. I also saw the spiral staircase, which was only a few meters away from the front doors. A year or two later I returned and it was all just a huge pile of rubble. I knew the handrail/balcony had been removed. Hopefully one day we'll get to see where it ended up and that it's in good condition.

@PlanetoftheDeaf

Жыл бұрын

Being a 60s building, I imagine it had quite low ceilings, so one floor up the stairs wasn't high at all!

Best Beatle channel on the internet Andrew, keep it up.

@rubberbearoz

Жыл бұрын

Yes, 100% agree.

I think was a very wise and prophetic choice to have The Beatles looking down at the camera from a significant height, but with youthful and welcoming smiles, rather than the po-faced scowls that most others bands go for. It puts them on a pedestal and subtly gets the audience to look up to them, but so that they're not arrogant or off-putting. It captures the personality of the band as a whole very well indeed.

A good friend in the UK introduced me to a friend who worked at EMI and the EMI House in 1986, after my friend had a hand in helping with several EMI Beach Boys re-issue releases. We went to EMI House in Manchester Square to visit her, and had a wonderful lunch together. On the way back to her office, she asked if I was aware of the PLEASE, PLEASE ME album cover and if I knew where the cover photo had been taken. At the time I didn't know, and when we arrived back at the EMI House, we stepped through the front door, where she quickly stopped us, and told us to "look up". The view and shot was immediate. She then allowed my friend and I into the lobby and directed us up the stairs to the famous railing and she took a few photos for us. Back in California, and a few months later, I took the best photo, had it enlarged and tilted it to the same angle of the PPM cover, matted and framed it. It's been hanging in my back bedroom (i.e. the "music" room) since early 1987. When friends come over and see it, they are amazed when they recognize where it is and are very green with envy that I was able to get this "impossible" shot which many have only ever dreamed about, especially now, since EMI House in Manchester Square doesn't exist anymore. I've been lucky. And yes, it's one of my favorite personal treasures and memories. When I heard they were closing down EMI House, (and later tore it down), I always wondered what became of this treasured rail Andrew....thanks for the information of what happened to it!! I'm glad to know that this piece of railing, so full of history still exists today! Definitely a priceless artifact!! I would also like to note, that there is a famous shot of the Beach Boys in 1966, on that spiral staircase, (shown at 09:19) which used to take one down to the basement at EMI House, with all the news photographers grappling and fighting to get a photo. This was shortly after the release of PET SOUNDS. A shot of them on this staircase from this same day, was also used for the Japanese Picture Sheet for their "Wild Honey" release. Dig, DmGrk

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Great story! Thanks for sharing it.

When you showed a photo of the Beatles changing into their suits at EMI house ,you can see behind them a big painting of a tree ,this was used for the cover of Rolf Harris’s first LP Sun Arise ,which had Rolf posing as if he was leaning against the tree.

I really like those Parlophone 'cheap' album covers (most of them anyway). They are very stong and dynamic, easily recognisable and the photography was often of a very high standard and reproduced beautifully at a time when that kind of quality was hard to achieve.

8:04 we even get a glimpse of what the beatles’ perspective was! your attention to detail is always much appreciated :)

So much effort, research, so much input... and all told in an exciting and lively way... A rarely enriching channel that deserves a lot of attention... I'm overwhelmed! 💯💥

@Parlogram

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

This was excellent! So many things I didn't know about the Please Please Me cover! Thanks so much for making these Beatles videos!

I just love the Beatles 1967-1970 that was the aborted “get back” cover that has them eight years later because it’s such a jolting change in their appearance. A little trivia is That they are all wearing their 1966 stage suits in the cover

@MsKnighterrant

Жыл бұрын

The pinstripe stage suits worn by the Beatles on their 1966 tours were grey with broad orange stripes. The pinstripe suits worn by John and George for the 13 May 1969 balcony photos were white with thin alternating red and blue stripes. Paul and Ringo wore different styled and shaded blue suits that day. (The pinstriped suits were not worn by any Beatle at the first 'Get Back' photoshoot which took place a week earlier in May 1969). George had first worn his white with red & blue striped suit at the premiere of 'Wonderwall' at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1968, and he also wore it during the Get Back/Let It Be sessions in January 1969. I've never seen a photo of John wearing his on any other occasion. It was just a little over six years between the 'Please Plese Me' and 'Get Back' album cover photo sessions - February 1963 and May 1969.

Fascinating topic, Andrew. In the U.S., we didn't see McBean's photo until the release of the Red and Blue albums. I remember how 'cool' I thought it was that the Beatles returned to the earlier location for another photo. I'm glad that the G&L album jackets 'returned' for the 2014 mono box. A sad ending for the original photos indeed. Welcome back and continued good health!

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard!

Glad to have you back

I have to pay a compliment here, always great stories, fun to watch, informative, and most of all relaxing and so professional. You deserve some sort of Oscar award for KZread videos. Do they have anything like that? Always looking forward to new videos. Thank you.

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Danny. Glad you're enjoying them!

I have a soft spot for those late 1950s early 1960s EMI albums. I inherited a load of the Parlophone comedy albums from my late uncle many years ago and think these along with the 'pop' ones the Beatles and many other groups made, look just right! I'm always impressed how good the vinyl sounds after 60 years or so, despite some abuse by the 11 year old me! Glad to hear you're better and back in action!

As a longtime Beatles Nerd I love your detailed videos

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Darryl!

Welcome back.

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Baard!

At least the handrail still exists. This episode had a ton of info I did not know. This is a good one Andrew. Sorry to hear you had Covid. Nasty stuff.

Glad you’re feeling much better, Andrew! As usual, a video absolutely packed with information. You are greatly appreciated, good sir!

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thanks David. Glad you enjoyed it!

This , and all your videos are Very informative. I find them fascinating!! Thank you for making them!

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Joseph. Glad you like them!

This is my absolute go to channel for anything to do with the Beatles albums. Nothing else even comes close so well done to Andrew and his team. The presentation and detail, especially the amount of miniature information is always amazing and fascinating!

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Much appreciated.

Those two pictures blew me away when I was 14 in 1978 and my brother bought 62-66. I HADto find out exactly just what happened in those six years between 1963 and 1969! I am no less amazed today.

The Beatles were almost a half a century too soon for Photoshop when it came to recreating the balcony shot. But that was the real joy about everything that was done back then, pure creativity as opposed to pushing buttons. Glad you are feeling better my friend. Love your channel!

The area around EMI House was often used as the setting for publicity pictures of the company's artists. As well as on the immediate outside of EMI House, other were taken in the square's garden, and in the Wallace Collection. The latter is well worth visiting, although there is no Beatles connection as far as I know.

Bravo Andrew! Didn't know the story behind those missing negatives. Tragic

Incredible reconstruction! Thank you so much. I'm truly amazed at how you manage to gather all this information. You provide the most comprehensive overview of Beatles-related topics.

@Parlogram

5 ай бұрын

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it!

My first LP, bought back in 1963. Another great history lesson. Thanks Andrew.

@Parlogram

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Andrew!

Thanks for another excellent history lesson. Very fascinating.

Hi Andrew great upload as usual, I can furnish you with some info about this because I actually live in Caterham in Surrey and the Garrod and Lofthouse site which is about 1.5 miles from my flat was a massive building well known in our town for years. It lay dormant for years from about 1985-90 (not sure exactly when it stopped producing) and was eventually redeveloped into a massive church about 5-6 years ago which I used to go to. One guy who I used to know from the original church was a guy called Chris and he went to France as a missionary but as a young man he used to work there. I asked him about it and he said it was always a mad rush when a new Beatles album came out as they could barely keep up with production. I started watching this unaware if Garrod and Lofthouse had other sites so this was fascinating to learn more about them and for my hometown to get a shoutout. Thank you

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Tim and many thanks for the information.

1:50 - 2:03 - Paul once said in an interview: 'We'll, we could have been The Shoes...' Detailed, informative and very enjoyable video to watch!

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

What a master class in how to do a thorough deep dive into a specific subject! My first Parlogram video, but it will not be my last.

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Alastair. I hope you enjoy the channel.

Hope you’re better! Can hear it in your voice... Best from Tokyo

Glad you're feeling better! Today marks the 60th anniversary of the From Me To You recording sessions! I love listening to the W-I-D-E S-T-E-R-E-O mixes from this session. Long live the Beatles!

Great video. I've always been fascinated how they took essentially the same photo, in their same stances, at the same spot, 6 years apart. Now I know. Also cool that they got the same photographer. Glad to see you're feeling better. 👍

Andrew, it’s amazing how you always find something interesting to tell about the subject of The Beatles, thank you

I've been to Manchester Square many times because I used to work nearby, and I always wondered why they tore down that architecturally interesting (and personally beautiful) EMI building to replace it with an anonymous, quite dull building instead.

All of the Beatles album covers are iconic ... But I don't think Helen Shapiro would think her beautiful portrait on her album cover was "cheesy." Dean Martin (and other great artists) had many great portraits on their album covers, which were never cheesy but always loved by fans - and are still beloved. Fans love portraits of their favorite singers/bands.

Four young men men leaning and smiling from a balcony in an office block as the cover for their first album. I wonder if there was there nobody at EMI or in England who could have stepped in and stopped this ?

@13:10 TRIVIA: Australia had their version of the cleaning cloth it was called the EMI antistatic cleaning cloth and they were advertised mainly on compilation albums from 1968 to 1973

Fascinating mini documentary on how the first cover came about as well how the covers were made. Love all aspects of record/CD manufacturing. I would have preferred if CD's came in card covers or card digpacks as opposed to jewel cases. I knew the stair well was moved to Hammersmith would have liked to see photos and at McCartney's home. Tragic end to the negatives but if they were so valuable more care should have been made to secure them.

Glad you're on the mend :) Great photo for Please Please Me, from the angle it looks as if they're much higher up than they are. Brilliant video once again. Take care.

I sure hope people appreciate all the effort and work you do to make these fantastic videos, I sure do!👍🏻🍏🍏🍏🍏

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Thomas!

I'm glad that you're safe and sound! Thanks for the outstanding Videos. Your knowledge is amazing!

Honestly the quality and content of this channel is outstanding. It's informative, interesting and entertaining. Top notch

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated, Will!

It's great to have you back and well. That's realy, realy a good new for us. Excellent video, Andrew!

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Carlos. Glad you enjoyed it!

The cover still brings back that feeling of childhood joy. Thanks, Andrew. Another great video and glad you’re recovering.

Glad to see you back Andrew hope your feeling better 👍 Another great video lots of new info for me again, thanks for sharing take care 👍

As a lifetime fan of the Beatles, photographer and printer, I found this episode fantastic.

No commentary, simply a thank you for the always interesting vids, and glad you're all recovered, Andrew!

It's always fun to discover and Rediscover anything involving the Beatles! I had no idea that the LP cover was taken the same day George Martin recorded the piano intro for "Misery" to wrap up the LP sessions. Great video as usual Andrew! I'm enjoying celebrating the 60th ANNA(versary)!!!!

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

Meticulously detailed. Outstanding ONCE again! Thank you so much for your vids....they are AWESOME!

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

A really great episode, Andrew. Lovely to hear about the obscure history of Garrod and Lofthouse. Much appreciated.

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Russell. Glad you enjoyed it!

Fascinating video Andrew. Thanks again for your quality work. Good to see you’re well and back on deck. Cheers, Rob

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Rob. Glad to be back.

Very good to hear some history about Garrod and Lofthouse, thanks. I didn't know about the loss of the PPM negatives - tragic! Finally, I'm pleased to see you fully recovered from covid.

Have to admit that's simple design for the album cover was cool 😃✌️

Hi Andrew, Once again very informative video. Can't take my eye off of the red dial phone that really is vintage, love it.

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Joseph.

I’m blessed I get to watch your videos. 🎉

Glad you are feeling better, Andrew. Another interesting report. Well done.

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Anthony. Glad you enjoyed it!

Great video again, Andrew. Thank you👍🏻 Keep 'em coming 😊

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thanks David, will do!

Love your dedication to the Beatles music history, Andrew ☺️ keep it going!!!!

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

@cbfall

Жыл бұрын

@@Parlogram Welcome!

this channel never ceases to amaze me with its in depth analysis of... EVERYTHING! and andrew is such an amiable bloke. the beatles were true innovators in so many ways including album covers. "beatles for sale" is still my favorite beatle album cover. (that and the cover of the "hey jude" album.) i think its because, like "please me me," it wasn't replicated for any u. s. capitol album release. so, when i started collecting beatle imports this one really stood out. it was also an early gatefold album cover. album covers did have a tendency to become damaged. so when i bought an album it was immediately transfered to cassette so as not to damage the album or the cover. i also had a small collection of nude and "sexy" album covers. what better way to sell a crappy album? but they weren't all crappy. as tijuana brass' "whipped cream" album and the pushtwangers' "here we go again" prove. now, do a video on beatles video cassettes. i want to know if my beta copies of "let it be" and "magical mystery tour" have any value for collectors.

@stancruz4809

Жыл бұрын

For myself, the beta copy of Let it be is valuable because it is the honest story of a band in its waning moments of disarray, tension and contempt. Not some reworked, sanitized, and CGI fused version with an imaginary happy ending that was made to appear that all was well with the three "original" Beatles and one egotistical prick. My VHS copy is priceless.

@cjmacq-vg8um

Жыл бұрын

@@stancruz4809 .... i appreciate that. but may question concerns value by "collectors." this channel often talks about the value of collectable items in archaic formats; cassette, 8 track, etc. well, beta video tape machines are more rare than any of those these days. so i'm trying to get some estimate on the value of these rare beta video items. they're in the original packaging and in prime condition. but i can't get an answer from anybody. its my opinion that the "let it be" movie is better than many believe. there's only one three minute scene where paul and george have a row. but the rest of the film, from what i can see, shows four lads who still love and respect each other with many pricesless musical moments. including that excellent, full length "dig it" set which isn't included in that peter jackson marathon.

Hi Andrew, I really enjoyed this excellent video. I love the fact that you go into so much detail. Perhaps you could produce a future video about Tony Barrow's connection with the Beatles.

Glad you've recovered, Andrew!

Terrific video Andrew! Great to know the history behind the album photos and packaging. With the Red Album being my real exposure to the Beatles in 1981, this photo has a special place in my heart. Sorry to hear you contracted COVID 😢glad you are feeling better. Take care

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bill. Glad you enjoyed it!

Interestingly, for the first 2 years, EMI sleeves printed by G&L were credited solely to "Garrod". This was around the time Howard's of Mayfair were their other printer rather than E.J. Day (1958-60-ish) who were credited either as "Howards" or just "Mayfair". Around that time EJD started to appear as LP printers mainly, because the third printer for EPs at that time was Buckland Press (indicated by "BuPr").

The young and older shot put together is my favorite. Excellent job on the video.

It’s really fascinating to learn about all of the photographs and all the different album covers that the Beatles and EMI created and the photographers. please please me it’s one of my favorite albums it’s a great album for a debut.

Andrew, I didn't know you'd had COVID. Very glad to hear you're feeling better. I love your work. Cheers from southern California.

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Sir!

Superb as usual. Not only do I continuously find out new things from my all-time favorite band The Beatles, I also learn the history of things/events from the 1960s era and even the prior decades that shaped and influenced our beloved 1960s pop culture and music as an industry and business.

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jason. Glad you enjoyed it.

Toppermost of the poppermost!!..as usual.🎉

Thanks Andrew, the revamped anthology makes sense and like you I have no problem with the magic they use to clean up John's demo and 😅 the song. I think Get Back was fantastic and if Peter Jackson is involved then no matter what appears it is bound to be excellent!!

Glad you recovered fully . Sad ending for the album cover but it was another great video .

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Neil. Glad you enjoyed it.

So good Andrew. Really enjoyed this one. Glad your better but take it easy. Still look a bit under the weather.

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard. Glad you enjoyed it!

Love your work my friend. Thank you!

Thank you Andrew. I always enjoy your videos.

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Brian. Thanks for watching!

These vids are so fun... I've always read all the books.. magazines..etc. about the Beatles...and now a channel like this just keeps the happy coming. The thought of those negatives though getting tossed....ugh. Great vid 🤠

Thank you for this, and glad you are back! I had not known that the Sex Pistols were photographed at the same EMI railing as those classic Beatles album covers. With all the punk anti-Beatles rhetoric, that was a pretty good bit of mockery. In a way it was a joke made at the Beatles expense, but at the same time it recognized their importance, and it can also be read as the Pistols claiming a similar kind of genuine historical importance, a claim which was probably at least half true. Is this reading too much into it?

Another fascinating history. Thank you, Andrew!

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I know a lot of Beatles history but when I watch your top rate Beatles updates I realise there is still so much more to learn. Fascinating dive into the story of the cover. Was surprised Mal got the boys down safe and sound in London as the harshest winter on record was still in full swing and driving in those conditions in a clapped out van could not have been easy. ( Was a young schoolboy then and experienced it, not much school with the snowdrifts) Always surprised me too that Ringo by now seven months in as a Beatle was still not sporting the Beatle cut, his quiff still making him look like a stand in, surprised the other Beatles and Brian E let that go…but then it was his musical glue that was the most important thing to them😎👌

I look forward to your videos every week. Fascinating as ever! Thank you

Faszinierend! Danke für diese Geschichte!

Happy you back with fascinating Beatles history records ! 👏

Amazing story and impressive details! Hope you're feeling well now.

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Filipe. I am feeling better now.

Wonderful episode, Andrew! I am so very glad you are feeling better. Looking forward to next week.

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Roger.

so mind-blowingly in-depth, so beautifully done. the world needs more people like you, Andrew.

Thnx for uploading an amazing video! Greetings from Spain

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jan-Willem. Glad you enjoyed it!

A fantastic topic for the video Andrew and very informative too. It never ceases to amaze me how much information and detail you put into every video. I always learn new stuff that I didn't know about the Beatles and it makes me think there must be a lot more stuff I don't even know about my favourite band. I think your channel is the best on KZread Andrew for all things Beatles related. You deserve an award for the awesome things you do. I'm so pleased you're feeling better now. All the best.

Great to have You Back and, as always, with great video. Best regards from México, Andrew!

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Victor!

WOW what an amazing video and insight to a cover that has so much history. A big welcome back Andrew

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Caleb!

Always a very enjoyable watch, interesting and most of all fun. It really takes you back and gets a person to think about how much things have changed. I don't feel as old as I am in a strange way, but so much has changed. Anyway, thanks again to you and your crew.

So glad you are feeling better Andrew! Really enjoyed this episode. You do uncover info I find fascinating. Looking forward to the anniversary episodes...Keep rockin and continued good health!

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Buddy. Glad you enjoyed it!

Andrew, I hope you are feeling better mate. Yet another EXCEPTIONAL video. Loved seeing all those alternate shots of the balcony photos. You are truly becoming a part of Beatlelore with your amazing knowledge and passion. Please keep thinking about doing a book based on the content of your channel. It would be a splendid legacy. Cheers from Steve in Australia 👍

@62dai

Жыл бұрын

As informative as ever but "70 odd miles" from Liverpool to London? More like 220 miles!

That was fascinating. Thank you for the great research.

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Anthony. Glad you enjoyed it!