The Beatles remember Candlestick Park '66

This was posted by the Beatles' online account today (8/29/16). 

Candlestick Park in 2011. 

Lennon killer denied parole again

John Lennon's murderer was today denied parole again, reports the New York Daily News. The paper reported earlier that five letters recommending his parole had been received. One letter opposing it came from Yoko Ono.

The paper said he is eligible to be considered for parole again in two years.

Liverpool music documentary out on DVD

Have not seen this, but it's a DVD documentary just coming out (Aug. 22 in the UK) that covers the British music scene starting with the British Invasion and going later.  You can order it from Amazon in the U.S. or in the UK.

Welcome home, Paul!

This ad from UMG, with MJ Kim's picture that was sent out with the announcement that Paul McCartney was returning to Capitol Records, appeared in trade papers this week.

Japanese poster, trailer for The Beatles Ron Howard film "Eight Days a Week: The Touring Years"

The cover of a Japanese brochure, above, and the Japanese trailer, below, for "Eight Days a Week: The Touring Years."  You can order the vinyl or the CD here from Amazon for the U.S. "Live at the Hollywood Bowl" or here for the UK version.

Hear a preview of 'A Hard Day's Night' from the Beatles 'Live at the Hollywood Bowl'

A preview of a second track has just been posted by The Beatles online from the new "Live at the Hollywood Bowl" album.  Listen to an excerpt of "A Hard Day's Night" below. The CD will be released Sept. 9 worldwide. You can order the vinyl or the CD here for the U.S. version or here for the UK version from Amazon.

Courtesy Apple Corps Ltd.

Fake 'Pure McCartney' CDs reportedly found on Amazon

A copy of a real "Pure McCartney" (MPL/Concord Music Group)

Word on the McCartney website board is that there are fake "Pure McCartney" CDs being sold by some third-party dealers on Amazon.com. At least two users have reported them.

One user reported the back cover on the fake had a brighter white paper stock with a darker and blurry font. The UPC code had the seller's name over the original bar code. On the front cover, the image is much darker, pixilated, with a loss of detail in the shadows on Paul's face, slightly pixilated texts and blurry gold font with a different sheen. Inside, the black and white images are darker and more crude. Gold toned images are either faint or too dark with little contrast. The inside covers show signs of being handled.

We're hoping to get more on this, but for now... (thanks to Patti M.) (And just to ease some minds, we're talking about third-party purchases. If you bought them directly from Amazon.com and not a third-party, you should be ok.)