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Magical Mystery Tours

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by Tony Bramwell


  At the film premier of The Optimist of Nine Elms, a lovely little film starring Peter Sellers and produced by Ron Kass. That’s Ron on the left; his then wife, the lovely Joan Collins, looking glamorous in black velvet; and me, happy because my company did the music (by Lionel Bart and Don Crown) and it was great. Peter Sellers played an old busker and sang the theme song, “Mr Bass Drum Man,” which George Martin produced. CREDIT: Michael Putland. Used by permission of London Features International Ltd.

  I took this snap of me and Bruce Springsteen around the pool of the Sunset Marquis motel when I was in Hollywood working with Phil Spector. It was a manic time—and then Springsteen breezed into town with his entourage. A few days later we flew to London, where Bruce opened to great acclaim at the Hammersmith Odeon. CREDIT: Tony Bramwell, from Badlands Collection, www.badlands.co.uk.

  Me (center) with Demis Roussos and Vangelis (some cigar!) to celebrate the Oscar for Best Music for Chariots of Fire, 1981. We’re at Seacy, a restaurant in Knightsbridge, just behind Harrods. CREDIT: Tony Bramwell Archive

  acknowledgments

  With many, many thanks to all those people who pulled hard together to make this book happen. They include the excellent team at my US publisher Thomas Dunne Books and St. Martin’s Press: the publisher, Tom Dunne; the editor, John Parsley; the production editor, Mark Steven Long and all at Robson Books in London. Warmest thanks to Barbara Gratch Cohen for her wisdom. And the greatest appreciation to my literary agent, Jeff Kleinman, for efforts far beyond the call of duty. Without Don Short, who introduced me to my coauthor, Rosemary Kingsland, this book never would have happened. Finally, but not least, very many thanks to Neal Jefferies.

  index

  Abbey Road, 331, 333

  Abbey Road studio, 188–190, 191

  Abdul-Malik, Michael (Michael X), 341

  Abracadabra (working title), 265

  acid (LSD), 192, 199–200, 207, 210, 236, 273. See also drugs

  “Act Naturally,” 125, 164

  Ada Foster School for Drama (London), 104–105

  Agutter, Jenny, 231

  Alderton, John, 231, 382

  Aldridge, Alan, 279

  Alice in Wonderland (film), 231

  “All Along the Watchtower,” 198

  Allen, Elkan, 131, 132

  “All Shook Up,” 127

  “All You Need Is Love,” 194

  Amen Corner (play), 152

  American Bandstand (TV show), 357

  American music, 36

  American Society of Composers and Publishers (ASCAP), 86

  Andress, Ursula, 333

  Animals, 103, 130, 134, 155, 196, 202

  Anthony, Les, 177, 244

  Aphrodite’s Child, 406

  Appel, Allan, 393

  Apple Boutique, 239–240, 260, 264, 277–278, 343

  Apple Electronics, 238, 343

  Apple Films, 227, 231, 232, 258, 360–361

  Apple Music Publishing, 24, 206, 257, 282–283, 325

  Apple Records, 235–236, 255, 258, 266, 269, 272, 274, 280–281, 283, 293, 297–299, 310, 311–312, 323, 325, 326–328, 333, 348, 360–361, 367

  Apple Tailoring, 264

  Appleton, Mike, 119

  Archer, Jeffrey, 307–308

  Arden, David, 399

  Arden, Don, 155–156, 339, 382–384, 397–399

  Arden, Sharon, 397–399

  Ardmore and Beechwood (A & B), 86–87

  Are You Experienced, 198

  Arias, Olivia, 410

  Around the Beatles (TV show), 113

  Arquette, Roseanne, 354

  “Asbury Park,” 393

  Asher, Jane, 45, 103, 106–108, 118–119, 159, 199, 220, 232, 253, 255, 267, 277, 283, 357

  Asher, Margaret, 107, 277

  Asher, Peter, 107, 108, 139, 146, 175, 258–259, 272, 353, 357, 359

  Asher, Richard, 106–107, 108, 175, 282

  Ashton, Gardner and Dyke, 283

  Ashton, Tony, 283

  Asian tour, 165–166

  Aspinall, Neil, 15, 37, 42–43, 54, 57, 60, 68, 72, 73, 81, 89, 92, 109, 219, 225, 230, 255, 256, 260, 295, 308, 317, 326, 421

  ATV (Associated Television Corporation), 85

  ATV Publishing, 356–357

  Azoff, Irving, 311

  “Baby I Love You,” 345, 388, 389

  “Baby I Need Your Loving,” 157

  Badfinger, 368

  “Bad to Me,” 146

  Bailey, David, 117

  Baldry, Long John, 40, 134

  Baldwin, James, 152

  “The Ballad of John and Yoko,” 318

  “Band of Gold,” 333

  banjo, 23, 378–379

  Barbarella (film), 377

  Barrett, Brian, 217

  Barrett, Syd, 200

  Barrow, Tony, 56, 58, 95

  Barry, Chuck, 130

  Barry, John, 231, 366, 368

  Barselona, Frank, 358

  Bart, Lionel, 136, 152, 153, 154

  Bassey, Shirley, 365

  BBC, record promotion, 115–116

  Beach Boys, 253, 283, 322

  Beat Brothers, 52, 53

  beat groups, 19–20, 55

  “Beatlemania,” term of, 111

  Beatles. See also Harrison, George; Lennon, John; McCartney, Paul; Starr, Ringo (Richard Starkey)

  American tours, 161–162, 166–167

  Apple Records, 235–236

  Asian tour, 165–166

  Best, Pete, 73–74

  business projects of, 235–241

  Casbah Club, 73

  Cavern Club, 49–51, 67

  Christmas show (1963), 109–110

  Decca audition, 57–58

  disguise of, 99

  drugs, 199–200

  Ed Sullivan Show (TV show), 111–112

  Epstein, Brian, 52–56, 88, 99, 233, 311, 355

  fame, 80, 89–92, 100–101, 113, 159–160, 164, 212–213

  finances of, 42, 71, 84, 95, 114, 116–117, 142, 154, 182, 183–185, 186–187, 213, 310, 311–312, 317, 367

  friendship among, 330–331

  implosion of, 310, 360

  India, 249–254

  Klein, Allen, 316–317

  Litherland Town Hall concert (Liverpool, 1960), 1–6, 40–41

  Litherland Town Hall concert (Liverpool, 1961), 51–52

  London, 101

  loyalty to, 355–356

  Magical Mystery Tour (film), 226–227, 229–231

  Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, 215–216, 242

  McCartney, Paul, 263

  media, 102–103, 112–113

  Mersey shuffles (ferry crossings), 67–68

  name selection, 34–35

  Ono, Yoko, 265, 302–307, 315, 318, 332

  Paris, 110–111

  politics, 301–302

  recording sessions, 190–191, 193–195

  rift among, 265–266, 303, 349, 355–356, 359–360

  songwriting, 114

  Spector, Phil, 344–348

  summer tours, 81–83, 89

  taxation, 233–235

  theater tours (U.K.), 89–92

  women and, 48, 51, 70–71, 90, 92, 103–105

  work schedule of, 227–228

  Yellow Submarine (film), 209, 231–232, 248

  The Beatles & Company, 206

  The Beatles (White Album), 254, 265, 266, 284, 292, 331

  Beat Room (TV show), 104

  Beck, Ronnie, 352–353

  Beeching, Richard, 310

  Bee Gees, 151, 181, 206, 220, 225, 325, 369

  Beethoven, Ludwig van, 178

  “Be My Baby,” 345

  Bennet, Veronica “Ronnie,” 388

  Bennett, Hywel, 153

  Benson, Harry, 111

  Benzedrine sniffing, 35

  Berry, Chuck, 138, 156, 157

  Berry, Dave, 156

  Berry, Mike, 283

  “Besame Mucho,” 58

  Best, John, 73

  Best, Mona, 4, 37–38, 45, 55, 60, 73, 74, 77
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  Best, Pete, 3–4, 5, 19, 38, 40, 43, 46, 47, 48, 50, 54, 71–75, 80, 267

  Best, Roag, 73

  Best, Rory, 73

  The Best of the Crystals, 373

  The Best of the Ronettes, 373

  Bienstock, Freddy, 371

  Big Brother & the Holding Company, 209

  Big Night Out, 112

  The Big Sleep (Chandler), 388

  Big Three, 73, 325

  Bilk, Acker, 67, 68

  Billboard charts, 114

  Binder, Maurice, 366

  Birchmore, Diana, 256

  Birkin, Jane, 252

  birth control, 96–97

  The Bitch (film), 325

  Black, Cilla (Cilla Marsden), 39–40, 48, 97, 109, 114, 118, 146, 150, 155, 180, 206, 215, 235, 344

  Black, Don, 256, 368

  “Blackbird,” 266, 270, 275, 279, 280, 292

  black bombers (Durohet, drug), 35. See also drugs

  Black Dyke Mills Band, 272, 281

  Black Jacks, 20

  Blackjacks, 4, 40

  Black Muslims, 341

  Black Sabbath, 397, 399

  Blade Runner, 408

  Blake, Peter, 192

  “Blinded by the Light,” 393

  Blue Angel club (Liverpool), 43

  Blue Jays, 384

  blues, 130

  Boast, Bob, 64

  Bogarde, Dirk, 137

  Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, 229

  Born to Run, 391, 393

  Bottom Line (New York club), 357, 358, 393

  Boulez, Pierre, 52

  Bowie, David, 282

  Bowman, Roger, 417

  Boyce, Tommy, 270

  Boyd, Jenny, 239, 253, 262, 306

  Boyd, Pattie, 105, 117–118, 123, 207, 212, 215, 226, 232, 239, 253, 410

  Boy George, 405

  Bragg, Melvin, 302

  Bramwell (author’s mother), 11–15, 18, 84

  Bramwell, Barry, 19

  Bramwell, Lesley, 353

  Bramwell, Simon, 410, 411

  Brannigan, Laura, 411, 412

  Branson, Richard, 293–294, 330, 403, 404

  Brassed Off (film), 272

  Brautigan, Richard, 298

  break-dancing, 411

  Brian Poole and the Tremeloes, 57, 59–60

  Bricusse, Lesley, 153

  Britain, class distinctions, 96–97

  Broccoli, Albert “Cubby,” 361, 366, 368

  Broonzy, Big Bill, 18

  Brown, Joe, 15

  Brown, Miquel, 411

  Brown, Peter, 60, 202, 203, 205, 206, 216–217, 219–220, 313, 317, 325, 326

  “Brown Sugar,” 274

  Bruce, Lenny, 298, 346, 388–389

  Bryce Hanmer (accounting firm), 233

  Budgie (film), 219

  Buffalo Springfield, 358

  Bukowski, Charles, 298, 343

  bullfighting, 180

  Burdon, Eric, 103, 196, 217, 218, 269–270

  Burnett, Al, 138

  Burns, George, 326

  Burroughs, William, 298, 343

  Burton, Richard, 118, 137, 184

  Bussell, Darcy, 264

  “Busted,” 132

  Butlin, Billy, 282

  Butlin, Bobby, 282

  “Butterfingers,” 136

  The Butterfly Collector (film), 219

  “Bye Bye Love,” 127

  Byrds, 207, 210, 235, 270, 283, 358, 379

  Byrne, Nicky, 140, 141

  Cadwell, Alan, 28

  Cage, John, 172, 244, 245

  Cage, Nicholas, 354

  Cahn, Sammy, 146, 280

  Caine, Michael, 137, 361, 369

  Caine, Shakira, 361

  Calder, Tony, 95, 313

  Caldwell, Alan, 45

  Caldwell, Iris, 45

  Caldwell, Vi, 45

  Caleb (mystic), 239, 310

  Callahan, James, 213

  Campbell, Glen, 333–334

  Candlestick Park concert (San Francisco, California), 167

  Candy (film), 231, 235

  “Can’t Buy Me Love,” 112

  Canterbury Tales (Chaucer), 149

  The Canterville Ghost (Wilde), 158–159

  capitalism, 228

  Capital Radio, 96

  Capitol Records, 266, 269, 270, 333

  Captain Pugwash (TV show), 336

  Captain Sensible, 352

  Carlin Music, 371

  Carmichael, Hoagy, 17

  Carmines, Al, 245–246

  Carnegie Hall concert (New York City), 161

  “Carolina Moon,” 17

  “Carolina on My Mind,” 258

  Carr, Roy, 392

  car radios, 273–274

  Carroll, Lewis, 228, 342

  Carson, Jan, 230

  Carson, Johnny, 235

  Cartwright, Tony, 378

  Casbah Club (Liverpool), 4, 5, 37–38, 43, 55, 73

  Cassady, Neil, 297

  Cass and the Cassanovas, 52

  Cassidy, Eva, 417–419

  Cats (musical), 326

  Cavemen, 136

  Cavern Club (Liverpool), 21, 49–51, 53–54, 56, 62, 67

  caviar, 292

  CBS Records, 383–384, 394–395

  Chamberlin, Harry, 228

  Chandler, Brian “Chas,” 155, 181, 196, 204

  Chandler, Raymond, 388

  Channel, Bruce “Hey Baby,” 124–125

  Chapman, Roger, 352

  Chariots of Fire, 406–407, 408

  Charles, Ray, 130–132, 196

  Chaucer, Geoffrey, 149

  Checkmates, 15

  “Chicago Calling,” 126

  Chicago Transit Authority, 269

  China, 406, 407

  Chinnery, Derek, 274

  Christie, Hal, 12

  Christie, Jim, 12

  Christie, Sonny, 12

  Christmas Album, 373, 387

  Christmas shows, 109–110, 299

  Clapton, Eric, 105, 118, 130, 151, 195, 292, 306, 307, 339, 340, 343, 385, 386, 410

  Clark, Dave, 154, 231

  Clark, Dick, 132–133, 357

  Clarke, Allan, 119, 393

  class distinctions, Britain, 96–97

  Clayderman, Richard, 397

  Cleave, Maureen, 166–167

  Cliff Richard and the Shadows, 59, 65, 66

  clothing

  Apple Tailoring, 264

  Beatles, 54, 56, 70, 74, 102, 156, 240, 241, 336

  Hendrix, Jimi, 198

  Liverpool, 51

  pre-Beatles, 33–34

  Clout, 405

  cocaine, 400. See also drugs

  Cochran, Eddie, 3, 15, 18, 27, 32, 38, 47

  Cogan, Alma, 110, 137–139, 150, 174

  Cogan, Fay, 137, 138

  Cogan, Sandra, 137, 138

  Cohen, Leonard, 371, 373, 382, 411–412, 414

  Coleman, Ray, 391

  Coleman, Sid, 64–65, 87

  Collins, Jackie, 324–325

  Collins, Joan, 324–325, 361, 381

  Collins, Pauline, 382

  Collins, Phil, 421

  “Come on Everybody,” 38

  Connery, Sean, 231, 368, 369, 370

  Connolly, Billy, 352

  Connolly, Ray, 270

  Connors, Carol, 391

  Conscience, Johnny, 52

  Cook, Peter, 137

  Cooke, Chris, 153

  Cooke, Sam, 316

  Cooper, Alice, 119, 325

  Cooper, Michael, 192

  Cooper, Tommy, 97–98, 349

  Corey, Al, 269

  Corman, Roger, 252

  Cosby, Bill, 289

  Cotton, Bill, Jr., 259

  “Country Line Special,” 126

  Country Meets Folk (radio program), 259

  country music, 124–127, 314–315

  Cousins, Dave, 259

  Cousins, Les, 152

  Cowan, Norman, 217

  Coward, Noel, 137, 138

  Cox, Kyoko, 244, 246, 316, 332, 341, 367


  Cox, Maureen “Mitch,” 75–76, 103, 109, 118, 252–253, 264, 280–281, 303, 323, 382, 409–410

  Cox, Tony, 171, 201, 243, 244–247, 315–316, 332, 341, 367

  Crawford, Michael, 232

  Cream, 157, 158, 181, 198

  Creamcheese, Suzy, 200

  Cregan, Jim, 283

  Crew Cuts, 121

  Crickets, 19, 32, 120, 122

  Crittle, John, 264

  Crosby, Bing, 10, 18

  Crosby, David, 358

  Crosby, Stills, and Nash, 369, 379

  Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, 358

  The Cruel Sea (film), 131

  Crystals, 373

  Culture Club, 405

  “Cumberland Gap,” 4, 19

  “Da Doo Ron Ron,” 345

  Daily Express (newspaper), 220, 375

  Daily Mail (newspaper), 375

  Daily Mirror (newspaper), 102, 295

  Daily Sketch (newspaper), 102

  Daily Telegraph (newspaper), 172

  Dakotas, 90, 131

  Daltry, Roger, 402–403

  Damned, 352

  Daniels, Maurice, 2

  Darin, Bobby, 15, 314, 378–379

  Datebook (magazine), 167

  Dave Berry and the Cruisers, 156

  Dave Clark Five, 154

  Davies, Cyril, 126

  Davies, Rod, 24

  Davis, Bette, 377–378

  Davis, Billie, 90, 103

  Davis, John, 231

  Davis, Sammy, Jr., 137, 268, 372

  Davis, Spencer, 230

  Day, Doris, 10, 283

  “A Day in the Life” (film), 5

  “A Day in the Life” (song), 193–194, 266

  “The Day That the Rains Came Down,” 384

  “Day Tripper,” 127, 160

  Dean, James, 395

  “Dear Prudence,” 293

  “Death Cab for Cutie,” 230, 319

  death rumors, Paul McCartney, 319–321

  Decca Records, 56–60, 63, 71, 88, 146

  Deep Purple, 289, 325

  Dekker, Thomas, 330

  Delaney, Paddy, 49, 51

  Delaney and Bonnie, 306, 335

  Delfont, Bernard, 85

  Dempster, Nigel, 375

  Denver, John, 384

  De Paul, Lynsey, 382, 397–399

  de Villeneauve, Justin, 283

  DiLello, Richard, 292, 330

  DiMucci, Dion, 391, 392

  Dion, Celine, 418

  Dion and the Belmonts, 391, 392

  Dirty Dancing (film), 412, 413

  Dirty Dancing 2 (film), 413

  Disc (magazine), 52, 153

  disguises, Beatles, 99

  A Doll’s House (working title), 265

  Domino, Fats, 130

  Donegan, Lonnie, 4, 19, 27

  Donovan, 5, 133, 152, 200, 206, 235, 253, 282

  “Don’t Let Me Down,” 309

  “Don’t Pass Me By,” 266

  “Don’t You Rock Me Daddy-O,” 4

  Doors, 257–258

  Doran, Terry, 282, 325, 339

  Dorsey, Tommy, 10

 

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