finances, 213, 234, 327
girlfriends of, 44–45, 46–47, 103, 247
hairstyles, 47
In His Own Write, 142–143, 144
India, 249, 252, 253
Klein, Allen, 313–314, 315, 317
language, 35
leadership role, 46
Litherland Town Hall concert (Livepool, 1960), 3, 5, 6
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, 215–216, 254
McCartney, Paul, 414–415
messianism, 260–261, 265
Oldham, Andrew Loog, 59
Ono, Yoko affair, 244, 246, 247–248, 261–263, 264–265, 278, 284, 291–292, 293, 302–303
Ono, Yoko marriage, 318, 332–333, 409, 416
Ono, Yoko pursues, 172–173, 174–177, 178, 200–201, 207–208, 216, 232, 236–237, 242–244, 248–249
Pang, May, 409
personality of, 23, 182, 192–193, 277, 291–292, 293–294, 341–342
politics, 341
Powell, Cynthia marriage, 77–78, 99–100, 101, 108–109, 118, 122–123, 201, 207–209, 216, 237, 244, 249, 253–254, 262
private life of, 123–128, 138
religion, 166–167
Shotton, Pete, 260
songwriting, 64, 66, 81–82, 127–128, 145–146, 182, 188, 228, 265, 266, 292–293, 298, 309, 331
Spector, Phil, 345, 346, 347, 373–374, 392
Sutcliffe, Stuart, 63
Toronto Rock Festival, 339–341
Two Virgins, 286–290, 322
United States move, 409
Lennon, John “Jack,” 16, 23
Lennon, Julia, 14, 23–24, 27, 30–31, 99
Lennon, Julian, 99, 100, 101, 109, 140, 201, 213, 253, 262, 264, 332
Les Miserables (musical), 326
Lester, Mark, 369
Lester, Richard “Dick,” 104, 114, 116, 231
Let It Be, 310, 345, 359, 360
“Let It Be,” 345, 347
“Let’s Live for Today,” 258
Levinson, Charlie, 295–296
Levy, Norma, 377
Lewis, Jerry Lee, 90, 157
Lewis, Vic, 166, 210, 219, 256
Life (magazine), 320
Light Program (radio program), 115
“Lily the Pink,” 172
Lindsay-Hogg, Michael, 181, 308
Lipton, Peggy, 270–271
Litherland Town Hall concerts (Liverpool), 1–6, 40–41, 51–52
“Little Children,” 146
Little Richard, 36, 127, 155–156, 157
Live and Let Die (film), 366, 368, 380
Live Peace in Toronto, 340
Liverpool, England
described, 9–10
gangs in, 20–21
music scene in, 39–40
society in, 51
World War II, 10–11
Liverpool Echo (newspaper), 56, 58
“Living Doll,” 136
Livingstone, Alan, 269, 270
Lloyd Webber, Andrew, 325, 326, 416
Locking, Brian “Liquorice,” 100
Lockwood, Joseph, 147, 152, 288, 289, 312
Lomax, Jackie, 281, 283, 306, 335
London Times (newspaper), 178
“The Long and Winding Road,” 345
The Longest Cocktail Party (DiLello), 330
Long John Silver and the Beetles, 34
“Long Tall Sally,” 25, 127, 167
Lord, Jack, 333
Lord of the Rings trilogy (Tolkein), 250–251
“Love Is Cold,” 405
“Love Me Do,” 70, 79, 84, 86
Lovin’ Spoonful, 379
LSD (acid), 192, 199–200, 207, 210, 236, 273
“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” 192
Lugosi, Bela, 388
Lyle, Graham, 283
Lynch, Kenny, 89–90
Machat, Martin “Marty,” 370, 371, 374, 382, 383, 384, 387, 397–398, 411–414
“Mack the Knife,” 378
Macmillan, Charlie, 43
Maggie May (stage show), 136
Magic Alex. See Mardas, Alexis (Magic Alex)
“A Magical Mystery Tour,” 199
Magical Mystery Tour (film), 226–227, 229–231, 235, 240–241
Magic Christian (film), 231
Magic Roundabout (TV show), 336
Magritte, René-François-Ghislain, 107, 280
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, 215, 220, 226, 238, 242, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254
Mahon, Gene, 279
makeup, 47–48
Mamas and the Papas, 379
Manila Times (newspaper), 165, 166
Manley, Colin, 39
Mann, Manfred, 393
Mansfield, Jayne, 156–157
The Man They Called Genius (TV show), 130
The Man with the Golden Gun (film), 368
Many Years from Now (McCartney), 331
Mao Tse-tung, 406
Marcos, Imelda, 166
Mardas, Alexis (Magic Alex), 177–178, 201, 213, 215, 237–238, 250, 252, 253, 262, 265, 266, 304, 310, 327
“Maria,” 113
marijuana, 35, 102, 113–114, 123, 270, 271, 295, 297, 403. See also drugs
“Marrakesh Express,” 358
Marriot, Steve, 382, 384
Marsden, Beryl, 39–40
Marsden, Cilla. See Black, Cilla (Cilla Marsden)
Marsden, Gerry, 78, 134, 206
Martin, George, 5, 60–61, 65–66, 71, 73, 78–79, 80, 86, 163, 164, 188, 189–190, 193, 195, 241, 252, 304, 310, 322, 332, 335, 338, 365, 366–367, 422
Martin, Jack, 375
Martin, Steve, 325
Massot, Joe, 252
Matthew, Brian, 149–150
Maxwell, Robert, 402
May, Brian, 352
McCaffrey, Laurie, 96
McCartney, 318, 360
McCartney, James “Jim,” 16, 17, 27, 31, 36, 51, 88, 267, 330
McCartney, Mary, 11, 16–17, 51, 267
McCartney, Michael, 215–216, 267
McCartney, Paul, 34, 40, 42, 48, 68, 166, 229, 264, 335, 337. See also Beatles
Abbey Road, 331–332
Apple name, 279, 280
Asher, Jane, 106–108, 118–119, 159, 199, 232, 255, 277, 283
Beatles, 227–228, 263, 266, 269, 279, 303–304, 306, 308, 310, 314, 356, 359, 368
Best, Pete, 74
business affairs, 179, 258
childhood of, 11–17, 19, 21, 25–29, 31–32, 185–186
clothing, 34
death rumors, 319–321
Decca audition, 58
disguise of, 99
drug arrest of, 403–404
drugs, 210
Eastman, Linda, 201–203, 255–256, 266–267, 269–271, 283–285
Eastman, Linda marriage, 317–318, 403–404
education of, 15, 27, 36
Epstein, Brian, 55, 56, 78, 87–88, 141, 226
ethnic identity, 16
fame, 79–80, 100–101, 159–160, 267–268
finances, 183–185, 233–234, 267, 327
girlfriends of, 45, 46, 103, 277
hairstyles, 47
Hopkins, Mary, 279–280, 281, 282
India, 249, 253
Klein, Allen, 317, 355, 356–357, 359, 360, 367
language, 35
Lennon, Cynthia, 262–263
Lennon, John, 414–415
Litherland Town Hall concert (Liverpool, 1960), 3, 5
Magical Mystery Tour (film), 241
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, 215–216, 251
Mardas, Alexis, 304
Ono, Yoko, 172–173, 175, 236, 265, 289, 368, 409
private life of, 118–122, 138, 182–184, 230, 235–236, 272–276, 277, 285
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 191–192
Smile, 322–323
songwriting, 50, 64, 66, 81–82, 127–128, 145, 183, 188, 191, 199, 228, 292, 298, 318, 330, 331, 365–366, 419
Spector, Phil, 344, 345, 346, 347
Taylor, James, 259
“Thank U Very Much for the Aintree Iron,” 77
Two Virgins, 288–289
McCartney, Ruth, 330
McClinton, Delbert, 125
McDowell, Malcolm, 231
McFall, Ray, 49
McGear, Mike, 77, 172
McGough, Roger, 172
McGuinn, Roger, 270, 379
McGuire, Barry, 130
Mclean, Ian, 330
McQueen, Steve, 268
“Mean Mr. Mustard,” 331
Mean Streets (film), 369
media. See also specific publications
“Beatlemania” term of, 111
Beatles, 102–103, 112–113
drugs, 209, 210, 295
Lennon, John, 109, 166–167
McCartney, Paul, 268
Ono, Yoko, 171–172, 264–265
Meehan, Patrick, 397–398
Meehan, Tony, 59
Melcher, Terry, 283
Melody SWALK (Sealed with a Loving Kiss) (film), 369
Menuhin, Yehudi, 190
Men Without Hats, 404
merchandising, 140–141, 186, 311
Mercury, Freddie, 353
Merman, Ethel, 137, 138
Merry Pranksters, 297–300, 342
Mersey Beat (magazine), 52
Merseybeat genre, 3
Merseybeats, 19
Mersey shuffles (ferry crossings), 67–68
Mersey Sound, 19
messianism, John Lennon, 260–261, 265, 292
Michael X (Michael Abdul-Malik), 341
Middle Earth people, 307
MIDEM (le Marche International de la Musique), 396–398
Miles, Barry, 171, 174, 175, 342, 343
Miller, Glenn, 10
Miller, Steve, 283
Millichope, Ray, 290
Mindal, Cherry, 380
Mindal, David, 380
Minnesota Fats, 390
Mitchell, Guy, 19
Mitchell, Joni, 379
Mogul, Arty, 289
Moir, Jim, 417
Money, Zoot, 103
Monkees, 194, 210–211, 270
Monterey Rock Festival, 207, 209–210
Montez, Chris, 90
Monty Python, 119, 160, 230, 290, 326, 339
Moodies, 133
Moody Blues, 103, 384, 404
Moon, Keith, 194–195, 349–350, 353, 354, 358, 402, 417
Moore, Dudley, 137
Moore, Luisa, 381
Moore, Roger, 381
Morgan, Jane, 384
Morgue club (Liverpool), 28
Morita, Akio, 384
Morris, Brian, 138
Morrison, Jim, 257–258, 283
Moss, Jerry, 361, 385
Most, Mickie, 405
“Mother Nature’s Son,” 331
motorbikes, 44
Motown, 158
Moynihan, Vyvienne, 129–130, 205
“Mrs. Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter,” 153–154
music, Liverpool, 9–10
Music Echo (magazine), 52
music industry
changes in, 204
provincialism of, 58–59
music publishing, 86–87, 313, 393
music videos, 129–134, 150, 160–161. See also promotional films
“My Bonnie (Lies Over the Ocean),” 52–53, 54, 79
Nash, Graham, 358
Nash, Robin, 115
National Enquirer (newspaper), 375
“Nature Boy,” 378
Neal, Cris, 66
Nelson, Jack, 352–353
Nemperor Inc., 206–207, 312
NEMS Enterprises, 95–97, 129, 148, 150, 162, 166, 172, 187
accounts of, 233
expansion of, 206
Stigwood amalgamation, 179–181, 211–212, 225
Nesmith, Mike, 194
“Never Can Say Goodbye,” 405
Newby, Chas, 41
Newby, John, 3
New Christy Minstrels, 130
Newfield, Joanne, 209
Newley, Anthony, 153
Newman, Paul, 119, 268
New Musical Express (magazine), 153, 392
News of the World (newspaper), 209
Newsweek (magazine), 150, 393
Newton, Robert, 194
Newton-John, Olivia, 380
Nichols, Mike, 270
Nicholson, Jack, 252, 396
Nico, 284–285
“A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square,” 347
Nixon, Richard M., 245, 293, 372
No, Honestly (TV show), 382
Noone, Peter, 153–154, 158–159
Northern Songs, 356
nudity, 174
O’Connor, Des, 32
“Octopus’s Garden,” 331
O’Dell, Denis, 227, 231, 232, 250, 251–252, 304, 308
O’Farrell, Bernadette, 45–46
“Oh Babe, What Do You Say,” 88
“Oh! Carol,” 359
“Oh! Neil,” 359
Oldfield, Mike, 404, 405
Old Grey Whistle Test (TV show), 119, 126, 391, 393, 394
Oldham, Andrew Loog, 59, 95, 139, 152, 179, 344
Oliver, Jack, 257, 308, 324, 325, 333, 349, 350, 353–354
Oliver, Jeff, 353–354
Oliver (film), 369
Oliver (play), 136, 153
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Kesey), 298
“One Meatball,” 17–18
“One Night,” 38
Ono, Yoko
Apple Records, 236–237, 293, 298, 299
art, 171–174, 276, 340–341
Beatles, 302–307, 313, 318
Bramwell, Tony, 247–248
Cox, Tony, 244–247, 315–316
drug arrest, 295
Eastman, Linda, 356
family of, 244–245
finances, 292, 327
Fraser, Robert, 210
heroin use, 263, 291–292, 332–333, 367
Kass, Ron, 328
Klein, Allen, 313–314, 315
Lennon, Cynthia, 262, 264
Lennon, John, 174–177, 178, 200–201, 207–208, 216, 232, 242–244, 246–249, 261–262, 264–265, 278, 284, 286, 293
Lennon, John marriage, 318, 332–333, 409, 416
McCartney, Paul, 172–173, 175, 236, 265, 289, 368, 403, 409
miscarriage of, 295, 296, 318
personality of, 243, 342
songwriting, 368
Spector, Phil, 347, 374
Toronto Rock Festival, 339–341
Two Virgins, 286, 288–290, 322
On the Road (Kerouac), 342
Opportunity Knocks (TV show), 279
Orbison, Roy, 90–91
Ornstein, Bud, 150
Osbourne, Ozzy, 397, 399
Osbourne, Sharon. See Arden, Sharon
Osmonds, 400
Ostin, Mo, 383, 385, 387, 395
O’Sullivan, Maureen, 253
Our World (BBC program), 194–195
Owen, Alun, 114
Owens, Buck, 125
Paddy, Klaus and Gibson, 153
Pang, May, 409
Panorama (TV show), 150
Pan’s People, 325, 380
Papathanassiou, Vangelis, 406–408, 415
“Paperback Writer,” 181, 308
“Paper Sun,” 200
Paris, France, 110–111
Parker, Frank, 43–44
Parker, Tom “Colonel,” 161, 185, 279, 334
Parkins, Carl, 14
Parks, Van Dyke, 323
Parlophone label, 65–66, 86
Parnes, Larry, 35, 85
Parsons, Gram, 210
Parsons, Tony, 391
Parton, Dolly, 127
Payne, Freda, 333
peace movement, 341–342
Pebble Mill (TV show), 405
Peddlers, 153
Peel, John, 360
“Penny Lane,” 181, 182, 195
Penny Lane (Liverpool), 3, 31
“Peppermint Twist,” 48
Per
forming Rights Society (PRS), 86
Peter and Gordon, 146, 150
Peterson, Joanne, 151, 206, 212, 217, 219
Philharmonic Hall (Liverpool), 32
Philippines, 165–166
Phillips, Percy, 32
Phillips, Sam, 372
Phil Spector International, 387–388
Phil Spector Real Masters Series, 373
Pickfair Films, 150
Pilcher, Norman, 294–295, 296
Pill. See birth control
pillow fight photograph, 111
Pink Floyd, 88, 146, 157, 174, 197, 200, 201
“Pinwheel Twist,” 50
Piper at the Gates of Dawn, 200
Pirates, 65, 68, 378
Pitney, Gene, 138, 139
Planet Hollywood, 36
Plastic Ono Band, 340, 359, 403
Plater, Alan, 153
Play in a Day (Weedon), 19, 82
“Please Please Me,” 59, 87, 88, 90
Pol, Talitha, 377, 378
politics, Beatles, 301–302
Polydor Records, 55
“Polythene Pam,” 35, 331
Poole, Brian, 57, 59–60
Poole, Lord, 312
Pop Go the Beatles (radio program), 115
pop groups, 18, 19
pornography, Two Virgins, 288–290
Porter, Cole, 18
Postcard, 282
pot. See marijuana
Powell, Cynthia. See Lennon, Cynthia (née Powell)
Powell, Robert, 153
Pratt, Mike, 136
Presley, Elvis, 4, 14, 18, 27, 32, 38, 64, 74, 92, 122, 127, 141, 185, 230, 270, 333–334, 347, 369, 371, 372
Presley, Priscilla, 347
Preston, Billy, 274, 306, 335
“The Priest,” 393
Primal Scream Therapy, 228, 338, 367
Proby, P. J., 34, 113, 130, 164
Procol Harum, 202
promiscuity, 375–378
promotion. See record promotion
promotional films, 159–161, 181–182, 192, 193–194, 248, 266, 308–310. See also music videos
“PS I Love You,” 79, 86
psychedelic craze, 197–198, 200–201
pubs, 151, 158
Lennon, John, 123–124, 127
McCartney, Paul, 118–122
“Purple Haze,” 198, 200
purple hearts (Durohet), 35
Puttnam, David, 369, 406
Puzo, Mario, 328
Quarrymen, 4, 20–21, 22, 25, 27, 28, 32, 34, 266
Queen, 352–353
Quickly, Tommy, 97
Racial Adjustment Action Society, 341
RADA, 153
Radio Times, 106
“Rain,” 181
“Rainin’ in My Heart,” 120
Ramirez, Darren, 376
“Rave On,” 38
Ray, Johnny, 19
Raymond, Paul, 229
“Reach Out I’ll Be There,” 157–158
Ready Steady Go (TV show), 104, 129, 130, 131
Rebel Rousers, 15
Rebels, 24–25, 28
recording technology, 162–163
Beatles, 190–191, 228
EMI, 188–189
record promotion, 114–116. See also promotional films
Redding, Otis, 130
Redgrave, Michael, 158, 159
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