Featuring an article about "The Ed Sullivan Myth" from yours truly.
Details from Publisher Bill King:
In Beatlefan #267, Al Sussman puts the Beatlemania phenomenon of 60 years ago into perspective and examines how The Beatles came to own Billboard’s Top 5, while I pay tribute to an overlooked classic in “The Beatles’ Second Album.”
Also, Bruce Spizer looks back at how Wings’ “Band on the Run” provided his personal theme song in the spring of 1974, John Firehammer debunks the myth of Ed Sullivan’s first awareness of The Beatles coming from seeing them at a London airport and Kenneth Womack shares more stories of Mal Evans with Ken Sharp.
Plus, this jam-packed issue has Jude Southerland Kessler’s tale of John Lennon’s obsession with racing slot cars, Bill Harry remembers the opening of Beatle City in Liverpool, we continue the story of Beatlefan’s first year, David Persails writes about The Beatles’ relationship with Bob Dylan and Belmo details the essential Beatles bootleg recordings.
And, of course, we have the latest news (including the forthcoming four films about the Fabs) and have reviews of recent books and recordings! For more information on how you can get this issue, or subscribe to Beatlefan, email goodypress@gmail.com or go to beatlefan.com.
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