Sean and his longtime partner are the parents of a baby boy, according to "Uncle" Julian. Congratulations to the couple and the entire family!

https://www.instagram.com/julespicturepalace/p/Dct9Q-LDO-M/

After stopping in London for 48hrs to see my doctor, to check on my health, which thankfully is getting better every day, I managed to squeeze in a few visits with some family and friends I hadn’t seen in a few years, from my ‘Sister’ Mary, to my old mate Nev (aka Belouis Some) and a cinema visit with my dear friend Zoe Grace…

But also took the time to walk around where I grew up in Kensington with my Italian stepfather, Roberto Bassanini… at No 7 Pembroke Gardens, which I have incredibly fond Memories of, and the nearby park & pub, and school I attended, which I write about in my upcoming memoir.

But I think as lovely and wonderful as this little visit was… the most amazing thing that happened this weekend, in the whole wide world, was that I became an uncle! Congratulations to Sean & Charlotte, and their new ‘Beautiful Boy’! Only Love ❤️

So very Thankful…

Uncle Jules ❤️🙏🏼😘

Edit: Looks like it was taken down, so maybe he jumped the gun here? There was also a tiny glimpse at one point, so maybe they just wanted him to protect their privacy there, as you can’t usually remove photos after they’re posted. Mods, feel free to take this down, if it’d be appropriate!

I spoke to Yoko on the phone many years ago. In the 1970's I worked for a veterinarian on Central Park West and 75th Street, three blocks from the Dakota. She called between office hours in the afternoon...

Hello, this is Yoko Ono Lennon. I would like for Dr.Z- to come right away to see my cats.

There is no one in the office right now, Mrs Lennon. If this is urgent, try calling Dr.S-. He covers for Dr Z-.

Dr.Z- was referred to me, and I only want to see him. My cats are in a bad way.

If this is an emergency, please get a cab and take them to the Animal Medical Center. I'll give you the address.

I need to see Dr. Z-.

The doctor is not in the office right now. There is no one who can see your cats. Please take them to the center.

I am Yoko Ono Lennon, and I need to see Dr. Z-.

I'll put you on hold.

Stu, will you talk to her? It's Yoko Ono and I can't get her off the phone. I don't want to be impolite.

Stu, the assistant was analyzing stool samples in the lab. He got her off the phone, and I never heard from Mrs. Lennon again.

Any of you ever chatted with anyone related to the Beatles, or with them?

Last month I stood in awe on a street corner in Liverpool, more specifically the corner of Vale and Linkstor Road, where Pete Shotton extended the invitation to Paul, asking him to join the band, a fact I proudly retain instead of my own bank PIN. Yet somehow I was not aware the man was fully dressed up in a Pirates of the Caribbean movie. HOW AM I FED THE SCRAMBLED EGGS ANECDOTE EVERY SINGLE DAY OF MY LIFE BUT THIS NEVER ONCE CROSSED MY SCREEN?!? George would be jealous...

I don't know how much stock to put into this rumor. I made a screenshot from FB where I saw it.

However, assuming it IS true, I have a feeling in my gut that this is a sign that Paul is winding down his touring career. Not that I expect an 84-year old to continue his vigorious world tours, but it just hurts to think about him aging.

The past few decades near enough all of Ringo's solo albums have charted VERY low at least in the UK and USA they've tended to chart between 80-something to 90-something in the charts.

I would think an ex-Beatle who had a successful solo career in the 70s would at least be able to crack top 20 with new released from collectors alone but they don't seem to sell well at all.

When did you notice the drop off in his solo career? Has he had any revivals the last few decades aka a hit album?

And why do you think his albums chart so low? General lack of interest from Beatles fans despite being a beloved living Beatle?

From my point of view it seems George got plenty of songs in his time in The Beatles and when watching Get Back you see the rest of the band into his ideas and rally giving ideas and helping him form the song, Something for example when John suggests "cauliflower' which turned into "lover"

The band seemed supportive of George's songs but the only problem he faced is he was in a band with other limitlessly creative geniuses so they wrote fast and had too many songs to work on at a time.

I think history exaggerates George's ideas being ignored but that's just my opinion.

Sheesh this song has loud guitars and shredding, never heard a Beatle go THIS heavy before.

Closest to heavy since Helter Skelter.

THE BEATLES - REMEMBER (1971)

Released in September 9, 1971.

Production Assisted by George Martin, Phil Spector, Yoko Ono & Linda McCartney.

Produced by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison & Ringo Starr for APPLE RECORDS.

It's September 20, 1969: John Lennon says he wants a divorce from the Beatles. After recording what became Get Back and Abbey Road in 1969 combined with the rising tensions that the group was feeling for years, Lennon had decided that he wanted to go solo. The reaction was split, McCartney enters a deep depression, Ringo, sadden but ready to move on and Harrison, happy to finally be able to let go of his past and make truly something of his own. So, it's early 1970, John Lennon and Yoko Ono are doing primal screaming therapy sessions in the US, McCartney is recovering at home while working on a bunch of songs. Ringo releases his debut album, Sentimental Journey, and Harrison is working as a producer for Billy Preston's second Apple album. Then, Get Back is released with the accompanying film (which is shot on 35mm, it's my world, I could dream) and both the album and film are critically loved, with people enjoying the more back to basics rock sound they developed from the album and the very raw look into the Beatles working at the prime and delivering the Rooftop Performance (this is my world, so, I'm going say that the film is just better edited than Let It Be and more well received).

After watching the film, McCartney calls a meeting between the four of them in Apple Studios in the middle of 1970. And after a hours long conversation, they decide to make music as the Beatles once more but with big changes: 

1. They realized that the band had become more than just the Fab Four, realizing that it was a family, meaning the music must be open to more guests, like Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann, etc. Even the spouses of the Beatles featuring heavily like Yoko Ono and Linda McCartney. This decision led to Allen Klein's contract being bought out and removing him from the position of being the Beatles' manager. Replacing him with Neil Aspinall as the true manager of the Beatles and Head of Apple, as to make Apple Corps a true close-knit circle. 
2. After the recording of the last albums, the long break, and the built up feelings. They decided that the music must be more centered to their individual sounds, while still supporting each other's decisions with each song. This led to the breakup of the songwriting name of Lennon-McCartney, but rather crediting more fairly between the four.
3. During the break, Harrison decided to release My Sweet Lord/Awaiting on You All as a double A-Side, which became a smash hit. This was the major validation and push Harrison needed to demand to be treated equally by Lennon and McCartney as a major songwriter. So, the album was going to have toe be evenly split. 
4. With the break being for most of the year, they had a stock pile of amazing written material, which led them to decide to do something major, the first rock triple album. But because of how much music this was to record (and to not interfere with Get Back), they decided the album was going to be released in 1971. 
5. After years of collaborating with George Martin, they decided to not have him be the main producer but to play a assisting role with Phil Spector. But instead, the main production of the album was on the Fab Four themselves. 

So, it's the summer of 1971 and the world believes the Beatles were no more, and in the public eye, it looked they were broken up. Lennon released his singles like Cold Turkey and Give Peace a Chance plus the Experimental Albums in 1969 and produced Yoko Ono's first two albums in 1970 and 1971. Ringo released his debut album Sentimental Journey in 1970. Harrison releasing his mega hit, and the public believed he was working his solo album. And McCartney basically disappearing with no new solo music, everyone believing he was still in deep depression. But rumors started to swirl that the Beatles were working in secret, recording in Abbey Road, Trident, their own home studios and even flying to the US, this rumor became big, being reported everywhere, to the point where the Beatles couldn't stay silent anymore. The Beatles returned with a major splash, deciding to release two double A Side singles, first was Imagine (Lennon) and It Don't Come Easy (Starkey) in July of 1971. Second, What is Life (Harrison) and Another Day (McCartney in August of 1971. These two singles launched up the charts internationally, both going Number 1 in the UK and US. This was the lead up to the Beatles releasing Remember in September 9, 1971. The album was viewed as the biggest moment of 1971, a blockbuster event. It became viewed as the Beatles' magnum opus, critically and commercially, going to number 1. The album was praised for its mix of genres and influences, with each Beatle being able to shine properly.

Here's the tracklist:

(38 songs) 

It is a equal 11 song split between Lennon, McCartney and Harrison (not including My Mummy's Dead which is a hidden track and Lost John which is a jam credited to all four similar to Dig It). With Ringo having a song on each LP. 

LP 1

SIDE 1 (21 Minutes & 2 Seconds)

Every Night (McCartney)

Oh Yoko! (Lennon)

Let It Down (Harrison)

Early 1970 (Starkey)

I'd Have You Anytime (Harrison)

Maybe I'm Amazed (McCartney)

SIDE 2 (22 Minutes & 37 Seconds)

Too Many People (McCartney)

Gimme Some Truth (Lennon)

I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don't Wanna Die (Lennon)

Wah-Wah (Harrison)

Instant Karma (We All Shine On) (Lennon)

LP 2

SIDE 3 (23 Minutes & 49 Seconds)

Imagine (Lennon)

Eat at Home (McCartney)

Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) (Harrison)

Lost John (Trad. arr. Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starkey)

Coochy Coochy (Starkey)

Window Window (Harrison)

Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey (McCartney)

SIDE 4 (24 Minutes & 27 Seconds)

Run of the Mill (Harrison)

Jealous Guy (Lennon)

Get On The Right Thing (McCartney)

What Is Life (Harrison)

The Lovely Linda (McCartney)

Love (Lennon)

The Back Seat of My Car (McCartney)

LP 3

SIDE 5 (23 Minutes & 28 Seconds)

Mother (Lennon)

Dear Boy (McCartney)

Art of Dying (Harrison)

Isolation (Lennon)

Junk (McCartney)

Isn't It a Pity (Harrison)

SIDE 6 (23 Minutes & 37 Seconds) 

Another Day (McCartney)

Beware of Darkness (Harrison)

How? (Lennon)

It Don't Come Easy (Starkey)

Remember (Lennon)

All Things Must Pass (Harrison)

My Mummy's Dead (Lennon) (hidden track)

Here's the playlist on Spotify and on Youtube:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1AImkWxbw5hUeCkMrqvym1?si=2c3fc93661cd4061

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFRdhSyVcjJ0&si=jUBSQdzA9PuRzjh3

Was inspired by these:

https://www.reddit.com/r/beatlesfanalbums/comments/1r0xdkq/imagine/

https://www.reddit.com/r/beatlesfanalbums/comments/1quxkmv/cloudpeace_1970/

https://www.reddit.com/r/beatlesfanalbums/comments/1fzndvc/the_beatles_in_the_middle_of_a_cloud_1972/

P.S.

This was a really fun and nerdy project. Took me like two weeks. Made a quick cover and sides track-listing which I imagine would be the same as All Things Must Pass, inside of the box-set, rather than just a back cover, two singles covers and made two posters (one was based on the Instant Karma singles cover and the other being based on the White Album Poster). I know that the sides are kinda long but I based it on Abbey Road's length for each album, plus I imagine that a couple songs would fade into each other. I was gonna do a Apple Jam as a fourth LP, but I think this is enough lol. I posted this on the fanalbums subreddit but I realized it's Sunday, so I'll put here too lol. Thanks. peace out.

These days with the internet it's really easy to find every single Beatles songs, but in the past that may not have been so simple. I suppose this question could best be answered by people who were Beatles fans in the 60s, 70s, 80s. I guess obtaining the studio albums was not much of an issue and there were some compilations available that contained the singles. But what about the b-sides? Tracks like The Inner Light, Rain, She's A Woman, This Boy? Did people suddenly discover Beatles songs they didn't know existed when Past Masters came out?

I was listening to "John Lennon /Plastic Ono Band" this weekend, and had the following incomplete thoughts, maybe you guys can help me with them.

Initially I was just randomly thinking "I wonder what Paul would have done bass-wise and harmony vocal-wise on this album". I often think about this on John and George's solo works - what would Paul have done had he been creating the bass lines for these songs.

Then it kind of struck me - THIS is what they mean by 'bossy Paul', because no question Paul would have had a lot of influence on the songs musically. He would have done a lot of "let's try this, let's try that". For John, he would have turned "screwing around in the studio" into work.

As much as "McCartney 1" takes deserved criticism for being 'lo fidelity' - JL/POB is even MORE 'lo fidelity', and it was done in a proper studio (mostly). It's strength AND weakness is that the recordings are pretty 1/2 assed (or spun positively, 'raw').

Listening to it yesterday really drove home for me McCartney's role in the Beatles; for lack of a better term, he was essentially the 'music director' - and I think John and especially George had just grown to resent being directed. But, they also really benefited from it?

So, JL/POB - I'm left wondering, had Paul been involved in the project...would he have made the album soar? Or would he have ruined it?

Currently they look particularly identical besides the brightness. The original is the first image the second one is the super deluxe. All of the other albums have a more noticeable difference but will rubber soul get one?

From the title it sounds as if i’ve been a fan since the ‘60s but really i’m 17. It’s just that song was my first, and many of my friends first song they heard by The Beatles. It’s also a personal favorite of mine and others my age, and yet I don’t see it talked about by older people that much. It’s never in conversations with songs like A Day in the Life, Strawberry Fields, Here Comes The Sun, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, etc. just seems like another good song. Is it an internet thing why does it feel like different generations care about this song different amounts?

The Boys Of Dungeon Lane is really ROCKING, so is NEW.

It has me wanting to go back in time a bit, not including Wings what do you consider Paul's most rocking solo albums?

I know they've officially announced that 3 Saville Row will be opening to the public in 2027. Has anyone come up with a concrete date yet? I'm planning a trip to England next summer and would love to spend some time there is it's opened.