New information on McCartney-Airplane picture from Jorma Kaukonen

 We have some new information on this picture of Paul McCartney and what appears to be members of the Jefferson Airplane, thanks to Matt Hurwitz, whose cousin knows Airplane guitarist Jorma Kaukonen. 

According to Matt, Jorma replied to the cousin that it was him and Paul Kantner and the picture was taken at Marty Balin and Jack Casady's home on Fell Street in San Francisco. (And Lord knows I've probably passed it, since I've driven on that street many times.) 

Given McCartney's Pepper mustache and his attire,1967 is obviously the year when it was taken. And in fact, according to Mark Lewisohn's "The Beatles Recording Sessions," McCartney had traveled to the U.S. in April, 1967. so this photo was likely taken then.

Beatles book alert: Special price for Apple devices on Allen Klein book

Fred Goodman's biography, "Allen Klein: The Man Who Bailed Out the Beatles, Made the Stones and Transformed Rock 'n' Roll" is now only $2.99 in the Apple iTunes store. It's not as critical as it should have been, in our view, but it does go behind the scenes of what he did. Since Amazon's Kindle price is higher, I suspect this won't last long. Get it while you can.

The Cavern Club tape upgraded

Retro Net Online  has done a great job with fixing this tape. They really cleaned it up. You can even hear shouts for Pete Best.

Check it out.

The Beatles Airplane: Paul McCartney with Paul Kantner?

Interesting photo of Paul McCartney and perhaps Jorma Kaukonen and Paul Kantner. The earliest reference online I can find to it is 2014, and it appears from online references to have been taken at a jam session. Where's the tape recorder? 

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Some Beatles TV alerts for the week of Jan. 24

On Jan. 26, Palladia is showing "Glastonbury 2004" (Paul McCartney) at 4 p.m. ET. 

And on Jan. 29, AXS-TV will show the "Ringo Starr: A Lifetime of Peace and Love" at 2:15 p.m. and the "Change Begins Within" concert with both Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr at 3:25 p.m. ET. 

(Not the Beatles, but at 10:30 p.m. ET Jan. 25, Palladia is showing "Jeff Lynne's ELO at Hyde Park." And on Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. ET, "Later With Jools Holland" has Peter Asher.)

Check local listings for the exact times in your area. 

Another 'George Fest' video preview

Here's "Here Comes the Sun" by Perry Farrell and Wayne Coyne from the upcoming "George Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison." It's out Feb. 26. Please order it from Amazon here or on iTunes.