Beatles

Friday, 18 January 2013

My Favourite Beatles Solos

Been meaning to do this for a while but i have finally put together a video of all my favourite +Beatles solos. Tell me what you think.

Monday, 6 February 2012

New album from Ringo

CD VINYL CD PLUS DVD SHM CD

Ringo 2012 (a reference to the 1973 album Ringo) is the 17th studio album by legendary Beatles drummer Ringo Starr. Drawing inspiration from classic blues, soul, country, honky-tonk and rock 'n' roll, the album features guest appearances from Joe Walsh, Benmont Tench, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Dave Stewart, Don Was, Van Dyke Parks and Edgar Winter. The single "Wings" (a re-recording of the 1977 song) and a cover of Buddy Holly's "Think it Over" are included.

KISSES ON THE BOTTOM by PAUL McCARTNEY

New album from Macca, kisses on the bottom.

CD ALBUM DELUXE EDITION DIGIBOX DOWNLOAD MP3

Track Listings

1. I m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter

2. Home (When Shadows Fall)

3. It s Only A Paper Moon

4. More I Cannot Wish You

5. The Glory Of Love

6. We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me)

7. Ac - Cent

8. My Valentine

9. Always

10. My Very Good Friend The Milkman

11. Bye Bye Blackbird

12. Get Yourself Another Fool

13. The Inch Worm

14. Only Our Hearts

15. Baby s Request

16. My One And Only Love

Sunday, 22 January 2012

BEATLES GUITARS PART 2 - PAUL McCARTNEY

Paul McCartney started off as a lead/rhythm guitarist in the Beatles. By his own admission he blew his first big chance of being the lead guitarist and ended up as rhythm guitar alongside John Lennon. The guitar below is his Zenith.

For a while he then went on to use Rosetti Solid 7.

When John he got his Rickenbacker , Paul restrung his old guitar, the Hofner Club 40, and played it upside down, something he would do with many guitars over the years.

When it became apparent that Paul was going to be the bassist in the Beatles he spent some cash on a Hofner 500 Violin Bass, an instrument that would become iconic with him. He bought a second model of this guitar a few years later as his first was becoming very over-used and the second one was of course a newer model.

Next guitar for Paul was a Ephiphone Texan Accoustic Guitar that he played on Yesterday.

His last famous bass was the Rickenbacker 4001 model which Paul used on Revolver ans Sgt Pepper mainly as it had a cleaner sound. He also used this guitar when he played with Wings.

One last real guitar of note is the one Paul played on 'Taxman', another Ephiphone, this time the Casino. This is probably one of the most famous guitar solos in the Beatles career and Paul also plays some amazing bass on the track. Hear the ground-breaking solo from 1:11 in this video.

Wednesday, 21 December 2011

BEATLES GUITARS PART 1 - JOHN LENNON

Some guitars are famous because they are the best there is, some play well, some just look good and some are Beatle guitars. Unknown brands that were thrust into the limelight by the world's best little rock n roll band.

Case in point. In the early 1960 the Rickenbacker guitar company was in trouble. Sales were not great. Unknown to them, in 1960 a young Liverpudlian Teddy Boy called John Lennon bought a Rickenbacker Capri 325 which he would later spray black.
Capri 325 And in black

This was the model John played on the Beatles most famous television appearance, the first Ed Sullivan show.

Whilst in America John was presented with a custom made 12 string Rickenbacker 325 model, you can see and hear the difference in the next Ed Sullivan appearance.

John also very briefly used a red Rickenbacker 1996. His other two most famous guitars were the Gibson J-160E, his Jumbo, and his originally Sunburst Epiphone Casino which he later stripped back to it's natural wooden look. He also briefly played a six string Fender bass, a Les Paul Jnr and a Stratocaster.

GIBSON JUMBO SUNBURST CASINO AND STRIPPED BACK