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tinmanic on Why was Capitol allowed to release Beatles records in early 1964...
Here's a question I have. Why was Capitol allowed to release Beatles records in early 1964 if Vee Jay had the rights? I thought that legally, since Capitol had passed on EMI's offer, Vee Jay was...
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The early US contracts were done on the basis of individual releases, and obligations related to those releases. Capitol, being owned by EMI, always had the rights to release The Beatles. However, if...
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Damn, that's a genuine hard-core fully informed answer! Kudos. You're why I love this place. This site is the last word on long-term fans welcoming new people into the Beatles fold.
View ArticleSatanHimself on How (or Why) Did You Choose Your User Name?
Because I am Satan. Himself.
View Articletinmanic on Why was Capitol allowed to release Beatles records in early 1964...
Wow, mja6758. Thanks for the fascinating answer! Are the documents related to the lawsuit(s) available online? I just did a search and can't seem to find them. (I'm actually a former lawyer and it...
View ArticleFunny Paper on How (or Why) Did You Choose Your User Name?
SatanHimself said Because I am Satan. Himself. Well, you either are, or you aren't. If you are, your behavior on this forum as far as I know hasn't been all that Satanic. If you aren't, what is the...
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Yes, what you said. That sounds good.
View Articlemeanmistermustard on How (or Why) Did You Choose Your User Name?
Or his behaviour here could be deceiving us into thinking he is not satan to lure us in so that we dont think he is satan when he really is and when we are most comfortable - ZAP - we're done for. Or...
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I'm afraid I've not seen the documentation, my account of what happened is based on my memory of things I have read over the years. There were other lawsuits involved in the situation, other than the...
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Thanks. I did some googling and found more info in free online excerpts of Dave Marsh's book, The Beatles' Second Album.
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bikelock28 on Is this real?
Does anyone have any idea if this is real or not? Its Stu singing Love Me Tender and I'd like to think that its really him, but you never can really know with stuff you find on Youtube. I don't know...
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For a while it was hawked around as real, you could buy it on amazon and a few other places, but it was fakified soon after. Pity those who bought it.
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meanmistermustard on Beatley Moments
Turned on 'Ultimate Number 1's at the BBC' and Imagine was just beginning. Not sure what Johns Imagine video and the commercial version has got to do with being at the BBC but hey-ho its John
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Funny Paper on The Beatles' Sense of Humor -- a Unique Quality
This may not deserve a Topic of its own, but what they hey. (And I refuse to spell humor "humour"). Anyway, it just occurred to me the other day, after decades of appreciating the Beatles, that one...
View ArticleVon Bontee on The Beatles' Sense of Humor -- a Unique Quality
Well, the Stones (occasionally), Zeppelin (very rarely) and especially The Who all had moments of humour in their music, but I know what you mean. It certainly wasn't part of their image. Comedy in...
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mja6758 said (The Early Beatles plus a whole slew of singles). I'm a bit of a Billboard record-charts geek, and for years I found it inexplicable that The Early Beatles only made it as high as #43 on...
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HeyTrud on Which of the Beatles' children is your favorite?
I like Paul's kids and am really impressed with their accomplishments. Like LHL said...it's a real shame that James doesn't look more like his Dad! I like Julian best, however. I've read a lot about...
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And you can't forget, while less successful, Vee-Jay also knocked out Jolly What! The Beatles and Frank Ifield on Stage, The Beatles vs. The Four Season and Songs, Stories and Pictures of the Fabulous...
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Haha, I used to see a copy of that "Jolly What!" album in the dollar bin at this old record shop where I spent half my adolescence. (Same bin where I found a barely playable MONO copy of SPLHCB; and...
View Articlemeanmistermustard on The Beatles' Sense of Humor -- a Unique Quality
Certainly in '62, 63 pop stars were meant to be grinning empty headed dolts who answered stupid or standard mundane questions with a smile and a thank you. The Beatles tore that up from the start by...
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