I hope whoever is blocking him at Apple comes to their senses.Historians on the Beatles with the knowledge that Mark has,will not be around forever and this would be a momentous loss.
@ivanconnolly7332Ай бұрын
Interesting that they exaggerated their heights on the passports, 5ft 7.5 ins George is 5 ft 11ins , 5 ft 9ins John also 5ft 11ins , they must have been allowed to fill in the passport details themselves?, their most accurate heights were provided by the Beatles tailor , via Mark Lewisohn.
@johnwhelan6115Ай бұрын
Well imagined - well edited - WELL DONE !
@dreammachine2013Ай бұрын
Beatle Pen Pals👍
@gailfg22113 ай бұрын
John broke up the Beatles, if we are going to be honest. And let’s get honest about the drugs, not to judge but for history and for the sake of the truth. Thanks.
@josephblue41359 ай бұрын
The Liberty Bell, previously called the State House Bell or Old State House Bell, is an iconic symbol of American independence located in Philadelphia. Originally placed in the steeple of Pennsylvania State House, now known as Independence Hall. It has a huge crack in it. It cannot be rung at all. It is now displayed at the visitors' center across the street from Independence Hall.
@josephblue41359 ай бұрын
Fascinating to hear all these recollections. Thank you
@I_Am_The_Paulrus11 ай бұрын
A heroin addict can be surprisingly productive if they are getting a regular, pure supply. Look at Keith Richard for God's sake! I'm sure a man of John Lennon's means and connections could procure a decent supply of heroin if he needed it I'm not so convinced as Mark Lewisohn as appears to be that John and Yoko weren't addicts. If you take heroin for as long as they did it's highly unlikely you won't become addicted. And he did write Cold Turkey after all There is quite a bit of evidence that neither of them ever completely were free of junk. I think there were a number of relapses throughout the 70s. It also possibly explains why he looked so awful in 1980 - he was dangerously underweight and looked ten years older than he actually was. But who knows?
@bigboxbobby2 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant as always thanks guys
@Ihy744ppp Жыл бұрын
Mark, the real fifth Beatle
@michaelharrington75 Жыл бұрын
13:25 I like how Ringo is on the other side of the street, in his Hurricanes suit looking at the Beatles are doing.
@jprg1966 Жыл бұрын
The visuals really do help tell the story -- seeing the passport photos was quite something.
@irvinepanda Жыл бұрын
Great!
@jdeztube Жыл бұрын
Absolutely Awesome!
@PeasGraveny Жыл бұрын
Really excellent presentation.Mark has a very George-esque sense of humour which I always enjoy, along with his forensic eye for detail.
@beatlejim64 Жыл бұрын
Well done....Nice work!
@happyron Жыл бұрын
So much are went into this, thank you
@GrahamCluleyCom Жыл бұрын
I could listen to Lewisohn for hours...
@loartedolz Жыл бұрын
Very interesting.
@Eyeluvlola Жыл бұрын
Why would Stewart be your favorite Beatle?
@PeasGraveny Жыл бұрын
That's just Mark's sense of humour.
@ivanconnolly7332 Жыл бұрын
The aircraft is a Lockheed Constellation.
@timburr4453 Жыл бұрын
could it be John was the one who took that picture at the Netherlands cemetary?
@harpman1876 Жыл бұрын
Barry Chang, a pal of Paul and George's at the Liverpool Institute, snapped the famous photo.
@Extreme_Rice Жыл бұрын
7:22 I can’t read Dutch but is “Volkswagenbusje” a generic term for that type of vehicle, even though the Beatles van was a different marque?
@mhwg888 Жыл бұрын
Probably. The VW van ("busje" or "little van" in Dutch) was probably the standard at the time in that category. The only competitor I remember (having grown up in the '70s in the NL) is the Citroen H Van (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_H_Van). I don't think British car brands were all that present in the NL at the time, possibly simply because of cost of transportation across the chanel; possibly as a result of the proto EU organizations, which were aimed at Coal & Steel in Europe to prevent Germany and France from going to war (again). Of course, the two most prevelant vans at the time were German and French as described.
@mhwg888 Жыл бұрын
I imagine the journalist who wrote the article didn't fact-check things all that well and simply assumed it was a Volkswagenbusje, just as he assumed that Ringo was with them (see at the end of the article where he imagines the famous four standing in front of that war memorial in Rotterdam).
@Extreme_Rice Жыл бұрын
Thanks, that does make sense. Oddly enough those Citroën H vans (or replicas) are very popular with street food vendors in the UK now, but there wasn't enough demand at the time for them to make a right-hand drive version. I did notice the van in the stock photo of the garage was a Volkswagen one.
@mhwg888 Жыл бұрын
@@Extreme_Rice Oh, of course, another hurdle: the continent driving on the right side of the road, and the UK on the other right side.
@piershemmingsen3937 Жыл бұрын
This is fascinating. Well done and many thanks to you both, Mark and Piet.
@Peter-pb8jg Жыл бұрын
Always terrific!
@jrh11254 Жыл бұрын
Always a pleasure to hear/see Mark Lewisohn; thanks for sharing.
@david_g_barron Жыл бұрын
What is forgotten is that Pilcher had been waiting to bust George and Patti since Sunday 12th February 1967, when they were guests a weekend party at Redlands. At the time they had to wait for George and Patti to leave Redlands for that bust to take place, and Pilcher decided to bide his time and eventually did on Wednesday 12th March 1969.
@dralfredcarroll95672 жыл бұрын
I love that Mark Lewisohn is capable of admitting when he doesn't know something rather than blustering his way through things (as so many are apt to do).
@mythserene2 жыл бұрын
One thing I like about Mark is his dedication to getting it right and understanding that as new information comes out & more facts provide context, sometimes original theories or things we're sure we know, change. What makes him so good is that he never shrinks from that. After seeing - okay, obsessively studying - Peter Jackson's 'Get Back' it seems pretty clear now that Paul was absolutely *desperate* to do the roof concert, not only because at that point it was that or nothing, but it also just happened to fulfill his original, expressed fantasy of a concert somewhere they weren't supposed to be. And if possible maybe even have the coppers come carry them off as they played. "You've got to take a bit of violence." (Although it didn't get quite that far.) His hesitation in pushing it as the deadline approached was clearly caution about repeating his mistakes from the first week. He's being so careful to avoid being bossy; working to steer clear of the issues that caused the rift at Twickenham. Instead he lures a bit, day by day, and lets John and Ringo pull George in. And if there was any doubt at all from just the audio, seeing Paul on that roof the first time they go up to check it out should remove it. Paul's addiction is performing, and it's impossible not to understand why.
@cyclesgoff97682 жыл бұрын
😱 so the fab 4 invented the Rock Cruise 🚢 😍
@russmangus3 жыл бұрын
While I really enjoyed this interview among much of Mark's work, I have to say his choice of "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)" as his favorite Beatles song is such a lordly, self impressed choice. The reason why Paul throws that one out there is because he said he had so much fun recording it and the memory of recording it brings him joy. As a listener, you can pick whatever song you want of course, but it just seems to me to be an over thought out reason or just a posh choice.
@patrickmoreau75923 жыл бұрын
Liberty Bell is the bell that was cracked in the American revolution.
@gisellabeltrami90433 жыл бұрын
Magnificent!!! Just incredible to enjoy!Thank you so much.
@whathappenedtoclaudio3 жыл бұрын
This is excellent! I was just thinking about what happened to BB the other day! Thanks Guys!
@peterb15433 жыл бұрын
Very interesting and well worth saving for posterity.
@Charleybones3 жыл бұрын
It is hard for me to understand after listening to numerous Mark Lewisohn interviews, how George Harrison, and Olivia Harrison, could be so adamant about not helping Mark in any way with his work on the Beatles. His criticism was that Mark was not there, so how could he know. But Lewisohn's exhaustive research does give him an amazing insight into their careers and lives that no one has come closer to achieving. And his goal seems sincere in wanting simply to properly document the amazing story of them and their experiences.
@jacquescousteau2173 жыл бұрын
You would have to have had a business dealing with Olivia to understand. Maybe she has changed , but when George died I heard from her solicitor. Long story. It was totally unfair to me. Conversely her sister Linda that also worked at Dark Horse on the A&M lot in Los Angeles was great, and very giving to me . That was in the mid seventies however. Who knows ? ...
@jake1053 жыл бұрын
A lot of this stuff was on the "fly on the wall" CD included in Let it Be Naked . The whole Ringo won't go abroad and the QE2 conversation.
@kens.50953 жыл бұрын
Exceptional! An absolute joy to hear two very knowledgeable Beatles aficionados exchanging stories and insights. Thanks!
@Slydeil3 жыл бұрын
Superb interview, and we are lucky that someone of Mark Lewisohn's talent and knowledge is around providing such incredible information. And I have met him once at his 'Hornsey Road' lecture at Edinburgh, he's a nice chap too.
@liverpoolishgirl3 жыл бұрын
The Liberty Bell is a large bell in Independence Hall in Philadelphia that was pealed when the Declaration of Independence was signed and announced. It eventually cracked visibly and can no longer be rung.
@stevemacbeath3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful to hear Mark, he is a veritable guru of in depth and revealing knowledge 🌞🌞🌞
@FiveLiver3 жыл бұрын
Good to know that Mark takes photos - but does he film anything? Nowadays it's just as easy.
@fishhookism3 жыл бұрын
The liberty bell was a giant bell from the revolutionary war in America. Years later it was damaged with a giant crack in it. It represented freedon in America.
@UrlieGee3 жыл бұрын
It’s actually still in Philadelphia, on display. I mentioned above, that Monty Python’s theme music was John Souza’s “Liberty Bell March”. 😁
@tonym9944 жыл бұрын
never heard Lennon's speaking voice sound like he was on junk. and in person on film or TV, he's not high on junk. no tell tale face rubbing, and itching. he said he & Yoko never went beyond snorting it, which is an admission that he used it, obviously. and 'Cold Turkey 'does sound inspired. don't think it was big in his life, tho. KEEP WRITING, MARK.
@jacquescousteau2173 жыл бұрын
You nailed it ! The press ,and poseurs write all this rubbish they know nothing about. They snorted smack for a couple of weeks, and it turns into all this anecdotal bullshit. He wasn’t strung out,never went to rehab etc.etc. You’re right. His eyes didn’t appear pinned,he was always on top of things. Neither John or Yoko ever nodded off. Someone should put that story to bed. Thanks for being a realist. Kudos
@tonym9943 жыл бұрын
@@jacquescousteau217 you're entirely welcome. there's a bootleg video my friend (who's a big time ZEPPELIN fan)showed me of Page having to sit down during a gig , to wait for something. which apparently came and straightened him out. a bigger fan than even me said it. it's not like he copped junk on film, it was edited. but he sat on the drum stand while playing, and didn't look very able. just sayin'. human frailties exist. I saw Keith Moon collapse at the Garden on downers or something. make-up show was literally smashing.
@tonym9944 жыл бұрын
in the book 'a day in the Life', there was a reason which of course, escapes me that George wasn't there for 'the Ballad of John & Yoko'. the fab 4 obviously had been to Philadelphia. that's where the Liberty Bell ,a symbol of USA's independence from GB( which was dropped at one point, and cracked severely), resides .but I'm still not sure if you're putting me on about not knowing what it is.
@tonym9944 жыл бұрын
excellent points about PLASTIC ONO BAND and Ringo in particular. that is forever Lennon's masterpiece.
@PaoloSalasan4 жыл бұрын
36:45 - The other album in which they don't have a song for Ringo to sing the lead is A Hard Day's Night. Great interview, I loved it :)
@mikeysaint43684 жыл бұрын
9:20 George Martin was a very unreliable source, from his initial meeting with Ringo onwards.
@thekitowl3 жыл бұрын
Alan Parsons & Geoff Emeric both backed Martin that the Beatles were at loggerheads in the studio . Geoff even sited the bad atmosphere as the reason he quit. Just because it’s not on tape doesn’t prove they weren’t arguing, it might have been a kindness not to record them. I’ve also found some discrepancies over some of Martins statements.
@astrosjer8223 жыл бұрын
A great producer but a flawed memory
@astrosjer8223 жыл бұрын
@@thekitowl all groups argue and fight. But for many of those groups like the Eagles and the Police, those fights are on the tapes, for the Beatles it is not!
@mikeysaint43683 жыл бұрын
@@thekitowl Geoff Emerick had grudges, as can be seen in his remarks about George Harrison's guitar playing. Having said that, no one could compete with Harrison when it came to grudges. My point being that both Martin and Emerick are unreliable.
@chuckjay20004 жыл бұрын
LOL - "Crack in the Liberty Bell" Says Paul. All the Britains ask each other - "What's a Liberty Bell?"
@UrlieGee3 жыл бұрын
Monty Python’s theme music was Souza’s ‘Liberty Bell March’ as well, I wonder if the Pythons knew the origin of the music? Pretty funny!
@Wolfington2 жыл бұрын
I know what it is. Surprised Mark didn't to be honest.
@trillioncrowns4 жыл бұрын
Stuart and John created the Beatles!! This guy was the Beatle we never Got! He was a Beatle who decided to take a break to paint and died... Funny how Destiny works! He was about to conquer the world!! Then suddenly fate decides to kill him! Its a powerful thought! What could have been!!! A true poet......lost to history.......never to be..........