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Latest News - September 2005

Monthly Summary - August 2005 - On the 34th anniversary date of the event, an official web site - and press release - was launched for the "Concert For Bangladesh" reissue on CD and DVD.

A two CD John Lennon project titled "Working Class Hero: The Definitifve Lennon" was announced by Capitol for release on October 4th.

The August 14th cover of "TV Guide" commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Beatles' legendary concert at Shea Stadium by issuing  4 collectible covers featuring each Beatle. Inside the issue are nine pages of never before published photographs from the concert.

Warner Home Video have announced the DVD release of the 1988 theatrical film "Imagine: John Lennon - Deluxe Edition" for December 6th 2005.  The release includes many bonus features.

On August 14th, the "Lennon" play opens on Broadway to generally negative reviews.

In other Lennon related news, in anticipation of the September 26th release of Cynthia Lennon's new book "John", a pre-order link for autographed copies (limited to 500 copies) was set up on the "Liverpool Lennons" web site. 

A 3 DVD set, "The Dick Cavett Show: Rock Icons"  was released on August 16th by Shout!Factory. The November 23, 1971 broadcast features George Harrison at the peak of his career.  As well as a rare interview, George performs on "Two Faced Man" with Gary Wright and shows a live video clip of the song "Bangla Desh" taken from the concert. A related release, "The Dick Cavett Show - John & Yoko Collection" DVD is set for release on November 1st.

Former Beatles drummer Pete Best threw the first pitch Saturday, August 20th, as part of the White Sox' weekend tribute to the Beatles, who played two shows at Comiskey Park on August 20th, 1965. Best played the drums with a Beatles tribute band outside U.S. Cellular Field before Saturday's game.

On August 22nd, "Chaos and Creation"album tracks "Jenny Wren" and "Promise To You Girl", plus a performance video of the new single "Fine Line" were posted on Paul McCartney's official web site.

The Observer in the UK has the 1st (positive) review of the "Chaos and Creation" album.

A 25 minute 'lost' Lennon radio interview was made available for download at audioVille.co.uk.

A special Edition of "Billboard" magazine featuring Paul McCartney is released on August 27th.

Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK featured Larry Kane on "Breakfast with the Beatles" on Sunday, August 28th. Kane is the author of the upcoming book "Lennon Revealed". The book includes a DVD containing the last known interview with John Lennon and Paul McCartney together in New York City in 1968 by Larry Kane. The DVD includes the famed cult clip of John Lennon doing the weather in 1975 at the now WPVI studios.

On August 29th, a track listing for the 2 CD Lennon compilation was available as well as the news that "Sometime In New York City" and "Walls and Bridges" will get the reissue treatment shortly after the compilation's release. 

Paul McCartney's "Fine Line" CD Maxi single features the non album tracks "Comfort in Love" and "Growing Up Falling Down". The single was released on August 30th.

August 31, 2005 - The cover for "Working Class Hero: The Definintive Lennon" 2 CD compilation is posted on the EMI Germany web site.

Web Links: Daily Post: Lennon's scrawled lyrics may fetch £200,000 ; FOXNews: Lennon Musical Never Finds Rhythm ; Billboard: Paul McCartney: Q&A ; Contact Music: McCartney Starstruck And Tongue-Tied By Everly ; The Rock Radio: McCartney still finds touring exciting ; Guardian Unlimited: Bee Gees to rekindle Saturday Night Fever ; hello! magazine: Showbiz stars jazz up Jools' wedding day .

August 30, 2005 - From paulmccartney.com:

'FINE LINE' OUT NOW ON CD, 7" AND VIA DOWNLOAD

Paul McCartney’s new single ‘Fine Line’ is out now. ‘Fine Line’ is the first track to be taken from his forthcoming new album ‘Chaos and Creation In The Backyard’ which is released on Monday 12th September.

As well as being able to buy the ‘Fine Line’ single in record shops, you can now also buy the official ‘Fine Line’ download packages on www.paulmccartney.com.

There are 3 options to choose from:

- The radio edit of the single 'Fine Line'
- The CD1 bundle, which includes 'Fine Line' & new track 'Comfort Of Love'
- The CD2 bundle which includes 'Fine Line’ & the new track ‘Growing Up Falling Down'

Within each of the bundles you can buy individual tracks also.

Unfortunately, these downloads are currently only available for PC users as they use Windows Media 9 technology. All tracks will be available on CD in our official Paul McCartney online shop next week.

The member’s only content currently now available on the Chaos and Creation Pin Board includes:

- Full length audio of ‘Fine Line’
- Audio clips of ‘Jenny Wren’ and ‘Promise To You Girl’
- ‘Fine Line’ Performance video.
- Flash Banner ads for ‘Fine Line’
- Downloadable ‘Fine Line’ screensaver
- Paul McCartney promo images
- ‘Chaos and Creation In The Backyard’ Album pack shot and press release

Keep checking back for more content very soon, including some 'Behind The Scenes' video clips of new songs from the new album.

www.paulmccartney.com

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Web Links: Liverpool Echo: Beatle City 2005 ; BBC NEWS: Wedding bells for Jools Holland ; The Rock Radio: John Lennon documentary on DVD ; Contact Music: McCartney's Live 8 Nightmare ; The Boston Globe: 'Back Home' finds Clapton more settled ; Reuters.com: Records & the road: an unreliable relationship .

August 29, 2005 - Track Listing for "Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon" CD compilation (catalogue # 3400802):

Disc 1
(Just Like) Starting Over
Imagine
Watching The Wheels
Jealous Guy
Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
Stand By Me
Working Class Hero
Power To The People
Oh My Love
Oh Yoko
Nobody Loves You When You're Down And Out
Nobody Told Me
Bless You
Come Together (live)
New York City
I'm Stepping Out
You Are Here
Borrowed Time
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

Disc 2
Woman
Mind Games
Out Of The Blue
Whatever Gets You Thru The Night
Love
Mother
Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
Woman Is The Nigger Of The World
God
Scared
#9 Dream
I'm Losing You (Anthology Version)
Isolation
Cold Turkey
Intuition
Gimme Some Truth
Give Peace A Chance
Real Love
Grow Old With Me

All 39 tracks are 24 bit digitally remastered. A single CD derived from this collection may appear in Germany.

Note: I've also heard from a reliable source that reissues for "Sometime In New York City" (catalogue # 34097622) and "Walls and Bridges" (catalogue # 3409722) will be released this fall. Reportedly, as soon as the week following the 2 CD compilation.  As was the case with the "Rock 'n' Roll" reissue EMI Germany has the reissues posted early on their web site.

Web Links:  Reuters/Billboard: Q&A: Paul McCartney ; Reuters/Billboard: McCartney's publishing catalogue is a pop treasury ; The Rock Radio: Flashback: Final concert for the Beatles ; Daily and Sunday Review: Paul McCartney donates item for Sayre Theatre fundraiser ; Contact Music: McCartney + Morrissette Use Aliases To Fool Pirates + Thieves ; Contact Music: Donovan: 'George was a true friend' ; Contact Music: Donovan: 'McCartney and I Were songwriting rivals' ; Contact Music: Donovan Impressed By Spiritual Beatles ; Contact Music: Donovan: Police Treated Beatles Like Royalty ; Rocky Mountain News: The heartbreak kid ; DVD Times - I Wanna Hold Your Hand .

Radio Alert: BBC - Radio 4 Front Row - Home :"Monday Special: Paul McCartney brings a guitar to the studio and discusses the art of song-writing, in conversation with John Wilson."

TV Alert: Wednesday, September 14th - VH1 "Paul McCartney - Chaos and Creation in the Backyard".

TV Alert: PBS Previews | Best of the Beatles .

August 28, 2005 - Telegraph: Dylan and Harrison 1971 duet unearthed ; Chicago Tribune: PBS kicks off season with return to '60s ; Chicago Tribune: Lord of the 'board ; New York Daily News: Dwelling on the dull .

August 27, 2005 - The Sun Online: Paul tot's revolutions ; The Calcutta Telegraph: Missing, the man .

The DVD for "Chaos and Creation" comes with the following: 'Between Chaos and Creation' – 30 minute documentary, 'Fine Line' – 4 minute studio performance video (5.1). Line Art – 12 minute animated film including 3 instrumental tracks: 'Riding to Vanity Fair', 'At the Mercy' and 'Anyway' plus more.

August 26, 2005 - The Rock Radio: Ringo Starr featured on Soundstage ; Blogcritics.org: Paul McCartney releases Chaos And Creation In The Backyard, first album in four years ; Blogcritics.org: Beatlemania! -- Newsweek's First Cover Article ; BBC NEWS | England | Merseyside | Plaque marks Quarrymen recording ; BBC NEWS | UK | England | Merseyside | Beatles 'may appear on £20 note' ; New York Post: Foreign Affair ; Poughkeepsie Journal: Don't give 'Lennon' a chance ; New York Times: 9 Actors in Search of Lennon (registration required) ; Liverpool Echo: Donna's a thoroughly modern girl ; Liverpool Echo: Why Susan's one of a kind .

August 25, 2005 - "Chaos and Creation", the 1st reveiw: The Observer: Review - Paul McCartney, Chaos And Creation in the Backyard & The Rolling Stones, A Bigger Bang ; see also, Rolling Stone.de Online: Review - Paul McCartney "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard" (in german) ; Virgin Radio: Sir Paul McCartney - "Chaos and Creation" BBC radio 2 album premier details ; RollingStone.com: Back Home : Eric Clapton : Review ; New York Times: Why This Band Plays On ; The Oregonian: The day we met The Beatles ; Daily Post: 200 bands tune up for a musical double act ; Daily Post: Russian revolution centred on iconic art ; Chicago Sun-Times: Recalling Ozzy's total disaster (2nd item) ; Times of India: 'We've had the most success selling rubbish' .

August 24, 2005 - PR Web: John Lennon Radio Interview Found After 30 Years Lost

Wed Aug 24, 8:00 AM ET

(PRWEB) - (PRWEB) August 24, 2005 -- Unheard since it was first broadcast, this 25 minute interview with John Lennon finds him in a relaxed mood, discussing many different aspects of his life. It was recorded after he had got back with Yoko Ono following what he calls "a tough year" away from her, known as his "lost weekend."

The interview has been made available for anyone to buy and download from the internet in audio MP3 format exclusively at audioVille.co.uk, the speech-audio download website.

Discovered in a deteriorating condition on an old 8 inch reel, the interview has now been restored, digitized and made available to the public to download for $7.

Lennon talks in depth about the issues he had with the US authorities and the Nixon administration who he believed kept him under watch. Lennon also discusses his life, his relationship with Yoko Ono including their "mutual separation" in 1973, working with Phil Spector, his former Beatles colleagues, and his music, naming his best piece of work as 'Imagine'.

This fascinating interview adds another dimension to the Lennon story and allows all his fans to hear the man themselves. It is also timely since it is 25 years since his death in December 1980.

Oliver Rowe, co-founder of audioVille comments "This is a superb discovery and makes captivating listening. Lennon is amusing, interesting and candid, coming across as back on course after a bad 1974, and in his own haunting words is a man who "apart from acts of God, will be around another 60 years or whatever" continuing to make music "until I drop."

To hear the interview in full, go to audioVille.co.uk and type Lennon into the search tool.

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Web Links: KATU: It was 40 years ago today the Beatles came to play.... ; South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "The Beatles" machine just keeps churning out the hits ... 36 years on ; The Maneater: Tribute does more than cover ; Manchester Online: Beatles memorabilia unveiled ; Ozzyhead: Ozzy Has Recorded Cover Of John Lennon's "How" ; Contact Music: Lennon: 'Split With Ono Made Me Insane' ; Contact Music: Lennon 'Considered National Threat' ; Contact Music: Lennon resented Imagine .

August 23, 2005 - From www.paulmccartney.com:

CHAOS AND CREATION PIN BOARD - NEW TRACKS AND 'FINE LINE' PERFORMANCE VIDEO

More content added to the 'Chaos and Creation Members Pin Board' at www.paulmccartney.com

As members of the site you can now listen to clips of the 'Chaos and Creation In The Backyard' album tracks 'Jenny Wren' and 'Promise To You Girl', plus watch a fantastic performance video of the new single 'Fine Line' that features Paul performing all the instruments on the track. Also added are some flash banners ads that can be downloaded, plus a 'Fine Line' screen saver.

The full line up of content now available on the Pin Board is:

- Full length audio of 'Fine Line'
- Audio clips of 'Jenny Wren' and 'Promise To You Girl'
- 'Fine Line' Performance video.
- Flash Banner ads for 'Fine Line'
- Downloadable 'Fine Line' screensaver
- Paul McCartney promo images
- 'Chaos and Creation In The Backyard' Album packshot and press release

Keep checking back for more content very soon, including some 'Behind The Scenes' video clips of new songs from the new album.

'Fine Line' is released as a single on 29th August, followed by 'Chaos and Creation In The Backyard' on 12th September. You will be able to download 'Fine Line' at www.paulmccartney.com as of next week in the new digital store.

With the new 'US' Tour coming up look out for our 'Live Review' feature on www.paulmccartney.com . We will be adding a tool to the site, where you can upload your own reviews after attending one of Paul's shows!

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Press Release   
Source: Greater Media Philadelphia

Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK Will Host Special Guest, Larry Kane on 'Breakfast with the Beatles' Live Sunday, August 28th Aboard the Spirit of Philadelphia
Tuesday August 23, 3:43 pm ET

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Popular WMGK personality, Andre Gardner, broadcasts his award-winning Sunday morning "Breakfast with the Beatles" (9 A.M. - 11 A.M.) program live throughout the course of the year at various locations around the Delaware Valley. This Sunday, August 28th from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. will be no different as WMGK boards the Spirit of Philadelphia at Pier 3 at Columbus Boulevard for a special "floating" version of Breakfast with the Beatles Live. The cruise is sold out but listeners can tune into 102.9 WMGK to hear special guest Larry Kane relive stories of his time traveling with the Fab Four.

Larry Kane, former longtime Philadelphia anchorman will be promoting his latest book "Lennon Revealed." The book is an intimate portrait of John Lennon as told through interviews with Yoko Ono, Pauline Sutcliffe and other persons close to John. It also features a DVD containing the last known interview with John Lennon and Paul McCartney together in New York City in 1968 by Larry Kane. The DVD includes the famed cult clip of John Lennon doing the weather in 1975 at the now WPVI studios. Andre Gardner is quoted in the book and serves as an interviewer on many segments on the DVD.

The "Breakfast with the Beatles" cruise will also feature and display original artwork by Ringo Starr. It will be first time the artwork has ever been shown in Philadelphia and it will be available for purchase. Other surprises include a Sitar and Mellotron player on board for listeners' entertainment. The Mellotron is the instrument heard on various Beatles albums such as Magical Mystery Tour and the White Album. It was first used in a rock song on "Strawberry Fields Forever."

To celebrate the Beatles Weekend WMGK will incorporate the Beatles Themed weekend "Beatles A to Z" into its normal programming. Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK will play every Beatles song ever recorded A through Z beginning at 3 p.m. Friday, August 26th through the rest of the weekend.

"Breakfast with the Beatles" features popular and obscure tracks from the Fab Four and their solo careers as well as hosting previous "Beatles" related guests including: Bill J Kramer, Donovan, and Beatlemania Revisited. Hear it live on board the Spirit of Philadelphia Sunday, August 28th at 9 a.m.

For more information, please visit http://www.WMGK.com.

Related Article: CNN.com: What to read this fall .

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Web Links: The Rock Radio: Yoko doesn't rule out Beatles reunion ; Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A star on his own - Forever a Beatle, Ringo still shares peace and love ; Daily Post: Fab Four's fans defy the bombers for Beatle Week ; Daily Post: Have we done enough to promote The Beatles? ; Daily Post: Original Epstein letters given to Beatles Story .

August 22, 2005 - Washington Post: One More Beatles Song, or Should They Just Let It Be? ; The New Yorker: The Critics: The Theatre - The Ballad Of John ; Liverpool Echo: The day Elvis met the 'fab four' ; Liverpool Echo: All you need is . . . Liverpool ; KUHF, Houston Public Radio: Houstonian Remembers Beatles 1965 Concert Tour ; Daily Post: Surreal link between Dali and Lennon ; Major League Baseball Auctions Listing #63120763 - Pete Best Autographed Drum Stick ; CLS Productions: "The Beatles in Portland - The Complete Story" 2 DVD set .

AP: Alec Baldwin to Receive Award at PETA Gala: "Alec Baldwin will receive the Linda McCartney Memorial Award at PETA's 25th anniversary gala in Hollywood, Calif., on Sept. 10."

August 21, 2005 - New York Times: White Sox Salute the Beatles - "The former Beatles drummer Pete Best threw out the first pitch Saturday as part of the White Sox' weekend tribute to the band, which played two shows at Comiskey Park on Aug. 20, 1965. Best played the drums with a Beatles tribute band outside U.S. Cellular Field before Saturday's game."

Web Links: Sydney Morning Herald: Can't buy love, but memories sell well ; Contact Music: Live 8 Tuned Up ; The Seattle Times: Some oldies prove golden ; Montgomery County Sentinel: He really was Best of the Beatles .

August 20, 2005 - Minneapolis Star Tribune: Fab 40 ; NPR : Dick Cavett Relives His Rock Era .

August 19, 2005 -  Sydney Morning Herald: Imagine this: George Bush raps with John Lennon - download link for "Imagine This" ; The Free Liberal: John Lennon’s Shamanic Journey ; Toronto Sun: Censorship or personal values ; Chicago Sun-Times: Cellular field forever ; Chicago Sun-Times: Beatlemania at Comiskey a lifetime thrill ; Guardian Unlimited: Thermos, talc and a gonk in auction of Beatles memorabilia ; Hampstead and Highgate Express: Everything revolves around the Beatles ; San Diego Union Tribune: Awed, odd and awkward: Cavett and 'Icons' ; Falls Church News-Press" Press Pass with Pete Best ; The Pete Best Band - The BEST Rock and Roll Story NEVER Told! - tribe.net .

August 18, 2005 - The Official Announcement From Warner Bros.:

August 18, 2005 09:00 AM US Eastern Timezone

The Artist. The Activist. The Peacemaker. ''Imagine: John Lennon Deluxe Edition''; 45 Minutes of Bonus Features Includes Never-Before-Seen Acoustic Performance of ''Imagine''

BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 2005--On December 6, Warner Home Video (WHV) will celebrate the life of John Lennon, one of the most complex and fascinating visionaries of our time, with the long-awaited DVD debut of "Imagine: John Lennon Deluxe Edition." Narrated by Lennon himself, the release of this revealing and personal documentary is timed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the performer's untimely death (December 8, 1980) and will be available for $19.97 SRP.

Although he was best known as a founding member of perhaps the 20th century's greatest entertainment phenomenon, John Lennon today still maintains a strong influence as a musician, artist, writer, philosopher, peacemaker and poet that transcends even the awesome celebrity he achieved as one of The Beatles.

"Imagine: John Lennon" was created with the cooperation of Lennon's widow Yoko Ono and produced by David L. Wolper and Andrew Solt (partners on "This is Elvis"). Backed by a monumental 36-tune soundtrack, the film draws from a treasure trove of material, including the musician's own collection of more than 240 hours of film, much of it never publicly seen. Ono approached Wolper, announcing it was time to open Lennon's personal archives of films, writings and photographs in order to make the definitive movie of his life. Wolper agreed but not before he requested full control over the project. Ono agreed and what resulted was an unprecedented look into the public and private life of the superstar.

With band mate Paul McCartney, Lennon wrote and recorded virtually all The Beatles' legendary song hits, including "I Wanna Hold Your Hand," "She Loves You," "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and countless others. After The Beatles disbanded in 1970, Lennon continued to make his mark in music history as a solo artist, producing some of his most enduring work, including 1971's album "Imagine." Considered one of the most popular of his solo works, the title track reached #3 on Billboard Magazine's Pop Singles chart in 1971. "Imagine" became an anthem for anti-war movements and has come to embody Lennon's legacy as a musician and activist.
   
Contacts

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Ronnee Sass, 818-977-6439
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Carl Samrock Public Relations
Karen Penhale, 818-260-0777
karenpenhale@cs-pr.com
Fax: 818-260-0707
Art can be downloaded at www.whvdirect.com

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Web Links: NDTV: Bernstein remembers The Beatles on 40th anniversary ; St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Pete Best will bring early Beatles sound ; Daily Post: All you need is love and a spare £20,000 ; Liverpool Echo: John Lennon cartoon is the star lot in Beatles auction ; icLiverpool - Fab Four spoof ; Chicago Journal: The beat goes on - Backstreet Boys at Northerly Island, 2005 vs. Beatles at Comiskey Park, 1964. The Beatles win—by a handful of jelly beans ; Houston Chronicle: Comic duo blown away by Beatles ; Democrat & Chronicle: Beatles classic goes live ; Liverpool Echo: 08 shop's not so fab for us ; Top40 Charts: Flamenco Guitarist Eric Hansen Pays Homage To The Beatles ; The Australian: Sometime in NYC, they laid an egg, man ; On Line Opinion: Why Christianity’s particularity is better than John Lennon's universalism .

August 17, 2005 - From www.paulmccartney.com:

"Next week we will be adding two FULL length tracks from Paul's new album to the Chaos and Creation Members Pin Board.

The tracks 'Jenny Wren' and 'Promise To You Girl' are the first of 4 full length tracks to be made available prior to the album release here on PM.com.

Look out for video and EPK footage very soon!"

Web Links: Financial Times: Lennon, Broadhurst Theatre, New York ; The Boston Globe: NL notables ; The Globe and Mail: Thank Barber for the Beatles and Stones ; Independent: The town that lost its guru .

August 16, 2005 - NY1: Mets Commemorate Historic Beatles Concert With Tribute At Shea ; Macworld UK: Sibelius saves McCartney at Live 8 ; Blogcritics.org: Review: The Dick Cavett Show - Rock Icons Provides Worthwhile Moments of Rock Music History ; Arkansas Democrat Gazette: DVDs put Cavett, rockers he interviewed back on screen ; calendarlive.com: An unlikely host to rock's royalty ; The Seattle Times: Television: "Cavett Show" DVDs feature rock legends ; Chicago Sun-Times: Cavett could get a rocker to talk ; MusicTap: Various Artists -- The Dick Cavett Show: Rock Icons (Shout! Factory) (3rd item) ; New York Times: Whatever Gets You Through the Intermission (registration required) (registration required) ; 7Online.com: One-On-One With Yoko Ono (includes video) ; Hello! magazine: Yoko and Sean at 'Lennon' opening night ; P2Pnet: John Lennon - The Musical ; TheCelebrityCafe: Yoko Is At It Again ; News.com.au: Ballad all Yoko ; Village Voice: What's in a Name? 'Lennon' Offers Less of John Alone Than of John and Yoko ; Sydney Morning Herald: Imagine no Beatles: Ono riles the critics ; The Globe and Mail: It's a real nowhere show ; Independent Online: Imagine: a 'Lennon' musical without the Beatles' hits ; Reuters/Hollywood Reporter: Theater review: Lennon ; News24: Lennon revived in broadway show ; Scotsman.com: Chronicle of fateful day to be auctioned off at show ; The Times of India: Indiana tones for Beatles ; Sify: Shaan sings with John Lennon . 

August 15, 2005 - Reaction Articles to 'Lennon': Reuters: NY musical 'Lennon' imagines life without Beatles ; Theater News: Reviews: Lennon ; IOL: Critics savage Lennon musical ; Telegraph: You can't imagine how bad it is ; Evening Standard: Yoko OK with 'Lennon' ; New York Daily News: An unfab 'Lennon' ; The Boston Globe: It has some high points, but 'Lennon' doesn't come together ; New York Times: Then John Met Yoko, and the Rest Is a Musical ; USA Today: Ono brings 'Lennon' down ; Metromix: Review: 'Lennon' a Bland Stage Biography ; ElitesTV: Critics Pan New Musical Based on John Lennon's Life ; Playbill News: PLAYBILL.COM ON OPENING NIGHT: Lennon: A Musical Everyman Plays On ; M&C: Reviews For Lennon ; M&C: In Photos: Opening night of Lennon the musical ; NorthJersey.com: Imagine nine John Lennons... ; New Jersey Star-Ledger: Hard to imagine ; Liverpool Echo: Yoko loves it - But she's the only one! ; The New York Sun: The Glasses Are Half Empty ; National Post: A benign musical biography of pop superstar John Lennon hits Broadway ; Broadway.com: Did Broadway Critics Give Lennon a Chance? ; Broadway.com: Lennon Shines On at Opening Night Party ; Gigwise: Critics Slaughter John Lennon Musical ; Guardian: Ballad of John and Yoko hits all the wrong notes with critics ; Independent: Imagine: a 'Lennon' musical without the Beatles' hits ; Times Online: Oh no, I didn't! Yoko denies hijacking Lennon musical ; Scotsman: Lennon musical as bad as you can imagine say critics ; EarthTimes: 'Lennon' enthralls and disappoints in phases ; The Moderate Voice: Lennon Musical: They Don't Love You, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah... ; antiMusic: Lennon Python? . Related Press Photos: Yahoo! News Search Results for John Lennon .

Other News: Newsday.com: The fans believe in yesterday ; NY1: Beatles Rocked Shea Stadium For First Time 40 Years Ago Today ; The Age: Beatles' guru farewells Britain with a sting .

Billboard

PRESS RELEASE

PAUL McCARTNEY Profiled in the Billboard Star Series

­ Special Report Hits Newsstands on August 27th ­

Billboard, the world's most trusted source of music, video and digital entertainment news, charts, reviews and analysis, profiles Paul McCartney, one of the most influential artists in pop history, with an in-depth Billboard Stars special feature in the September 3rd issue of the magazine, on newsstands August 27th. The tribute will also be posted on www.billboard.com and will be available to fans at www.orderbillboard.com/paul.

The Billboard Stars special feature on Paul McCartney provides an intimate look at the artist and the story behind the recording of his new album. The report precedes the September 13th release of McCartney's 20th solo album, "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard," and the launch of his US Tour, which opens September 16th in Miami.

The Billboard Stars series celebrates the achievements of artists, executives and companies that have reached significant milestones. As such, the feature on Paul McCartney will include:

* An exclusive Q&A interview with McCartney on the surprising decisions that shaped "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard"--his most vital album in many years.

* Insider reports on the marketing of the album in the U.S. and around the world.

* Backstage news on how two top concert promoters set aside their rivalry to present McCartney's upcoming tour.

* An exclusive ranking of Paul McCartney's albums and singles as they have appeared on the Billboard charts throughout his career with the Beatles, Wings and as a solo artist.

* Tributes from artists including Keith Richards, Brian Wilson and Pete Townshend, citing their favorite songs from McCartney's long career.

"For me, this new album represents his best collection of material in a long time," says Andrew Slater, chairman of Capitol Records. "All of his records have elements of his immense talent as a singer, a writer, and a player, but on this one, it really all comes together."

August 14, 2005 - M&C: Lennon Opens Today ; Playbill News: We All Shine On: The Musical Life and Times of Lennon Opens on Broadway ; Broadway World: Lennon: Give Yoko A Chance ; DVD Times: Imagine Deluxe Edition (R1) in December ; Guardian Unlimited: Why Lennon lives on ; Independent Online Edition: For the first time, the Beatles sing the Stones ; BBC NEWS: Film shows Beatles playing Stones ; Variety.com: Reviews: The Dick Cavett Show: Rock Icons ; New York Daily News: It was 40 yrs. ago today ; Blogcritics.org: 40th Anniversary of Beatles Concert at Shea Stadium ; The Quad-City Times: Meet the Beatles, almost ; Manila Bulletin Online: All agog at the famous Beatles Story Tour ; Manila Bulletin Online: Beatles 101 ; Manila Bulletin Online: Beatles lovefest ; The Boston Globe: At long last, they see him standing there ; Contact Music: Newspaper Apologises For Miscarriage Story ; The People: Paul & Heather McCartney - An Apology ; ABS-CBN Interactive: Bassist turned comic mocks the stars he backed ; LA Daily News: Classic rock shows are a hot ticket - Free concerts feature tribute bands covering Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin .

August 13, 2005 - CNN.com: Lennon musical opens after delays ; FemaleFirst.co.uk: Paul McCartney Still Grieves For Beatle John And George ; Contact Music: McCartney 'We Were Robbed' ; Metroactive Music: Ticket to Ride - When Best just ain't good enough ; Reuters.co.uk: Festival plays show celebrity cult feeds obsession ; East Brunswick Sentinel: It’s showtime for the ‘Rock ’n’ Roll Painter’ ; Liverpool Echo: The punk Beatles .

August 12, 2005 - In a followup to yesterday's posting, MusicTap reports that Capitol will release 2 Lennon CDs on October 4th: "Definitive Lennon" and "Working Class Hero: The Best Of...". Track listings and other details are not available as of yet.

Web Links: Reuters.co.uk: NY musical "Lennon" to open amid sniping at Ono ; Rocky Mountain News: Look, Ma, no script! - 'Cavett' DVD set lets rockers have their say ; Contact Music: McCartney's Money Motivation ; Contact Music: McCartney Wants Album Cash ; Contact Music: Paul McCartney - The Things They Say... ; The Quad-City Times: Princeton hosts Beatle's big sister tonight .

August 11, 2005 - Lots of Lennon:

As well as "The Dick Cavett Show - John & Yoko Collection" coming out on DVD, Warner Home Video have announced the Region 1 DVD release of the 1988 theatrical film "Imagine: John Lennon - Deluxe Edition" for December 6th 2005.

"Imagine: John Lennon" comes from the legendary musician's own collection of more than 240 hours of film and videotape. With cooperation from Yoko Ono in its creation, producers David L. Wolper and Andrew Solt transform the archival footage - and a monumental 36-tune soundtrack - into a spellbinding account of a complex, fascinating man.


Features include:
* 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
* English DD2.0 Stereo
* English, French and Spanish subtitles
* Never Before Seen Footage of the Island House (Lake House at home of John and Yoko, Tittenhurst Estate in Ascot, England)
* John Lennon Trivia Track (subtitled)
* DVD ROM: John Lennon Music Guide
* Tribute to John Lennon: The Man, The Music, The Memories (w/ the Filmmakers David L. Wolper, Andrew Solt, Sam Egan, Editors Bert Lovitt and Bud Friedgen)
* John & Yoko: Truth Be Told (BBC Radio Interview with John and Yoko)
* William Ernest Pobjoy Interview (Headmaster Quarry Bank High School - John Lennon's Grammar School)
* Acoustic IMAGINE - never before released performance at the Apollo Theatre in New York City, Dec. 17, 1971
* Theatrical Trailer
* James Dean Trailer

In CD news, MusicTap will announce 2 John Lennon titles from Capitol in their July 12th update.

Here'a a pre-order link for a autographed copy of Cynthia Lennon's upcoming book (limited to 500 copies).

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The 40th Anniversary Of The Beatles At Shea Stadium Commemorated By TV Guide:
 
Press Release    Source: TV Guide

In the August 14 Cover Story (on Newsstands August 11) TV Guide Magazine Commemorates 40th Anniversary of The Beatles' Legendary 1965 Shea Stadium Concert

Wednesday August 10, 4:31 pm ET

Issue Features Four Collectible Covers and Never-Before-Published Photos

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 2005--It was 40 years ago this week ... Four young lads from Liverpool named John, Paul, George, and Ringo sprinted across the field at Shea Stadium, plugged in their instruments, and -- after being introduced by Ed Sullivan -- played to the deafening roar of 56,000 hysterical fans. It was the height of "Beatlemania"; the biggest and highest-grossing rock concert ever staged up until that point.

In its August 14 issue (on newsstands August 11), TV Guide magazine celebrates the anniversary of this historic event, which changed the way rock music would be seen and heard forever and marked the beginning of the end for the Beatles as live performers. As John Lennon once said, "At Shea Stadium, I saw the top of the mountain."

This commemorative issue of TV Guide offers four collectible covers, one featuring each of the Fab Four, plus first-person accounts from those who were lucky enough to witness this watershed moment in music history. Those in the audience on the night of August 15, 1965 included the future Mrs. Ringo Starr (actress Barbara Bach) the future Mrs. Paul McCartney (photographer Linda Eastman), Mick Jagger, Bobby Vinton, a teenaged Meryl Streep, and "Little" Steven Van Zandt of "The Sopranos."

Also inside the issue are nine pages of never before published photographs from the concert, taken by George Orsino, a photographer from Philadelphia. Ironically, Orsino wasn't supposed to be photographing the Beatles at all that night. Accompanying a group of radio winners from Philly, he managed to sneak backstage and snap several rolls of unauthorized pictures of the band as they hung out backstage and prepared for their big performance.

"I think the camera -- a big 4 x 5 -- was impressive," he explains of his waltz backstage. Now 77 years old, Orsino has just one regret about the event: "I wasn't even a Beatles fan then -- if I was, maybe I'd have taken more film!"

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August 6, 2005 - "Concert For Bangladesh" DVD cover art and disc contents (also see "August 1, 2005" info for official press release):

Title : The Concert For Bangladesh, George Harrison and friends
Release Date : 24th October 2005
Certificate : Exempt
Format : DVD Retail

Contents
DISC ONE The Concert For Bangladesh 1971

Bangla Dhun
Wah-Wah
My Sweet Lord
Awaiting On You All
That’s The Way God Planned It
It Don’t Come Easy
Beware Of Darkness
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Jumpin’ Jack Flash
Youngblood
Here Comes The Sun
A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
Blowin’ In The Wind
Just Like A Woman
Something
Bangla Desh

DISC TWO The Concert For Bangladesh 2005

Documentary

The Concert For Bangladesh Revisited, with George Harrison and friends

Previously Unseen Performances

If Not For You
Come On In My Kitchen
Love Minus Zero/No Limit

Mini Features

The Making Of The Film
The Making Of The Album
The Original Artwork
Recollections - August 1st 1971
Photo Gallery
Take A Bow

Picture : Full Frame, 4:3 PAL, Colour
DVD Sound : Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby 5.1 Surround, DTS
DVD Region Code : 2,3,