John Lennon would have been 80 today

[TonyS]

How about a little bit of Liverpool 'then and now' ?

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[John]

How about a little bit of Liverpool 'then and now' ?
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It's in lockdown, is that why there's no one there?

[TonyS]

How about a little bit off the beaten track?

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[TonyS]

How about a little bit of Liverpool 'then and now' ?
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It's in lockdown, is that why there's no one there?

No, I waited to get the shot without distraction.

[TonyS]

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As most Beatles fans know, The Cavern these days isn't the original building and I often wondered just where the original stage would have been geographically today.
Well, I found it !

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Maybe I should do some Beatles tours after lockdown ?

[TonyS]

Hey, what is going on here?
If you have any Beatle related questions or concerns let me know and I will respond to the best of my -vast- knowledge on the subject.

What would you consider the birthplace of The Beatles ?

The night John met Paul at the Woolton Parish Church Garden Fete in 1957 would be my choice.

In that case.....

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And here's first ever photograph of John Lennon and his Quarrymen (so I'm led to believe) playing live at the Rosebery Street Party, Saturday June 22nd 1957 in Liverpool.
This picture is autographed by photographer Charles Roberts along with three members of The Quarrymen:
Colin Hanton, Len Garry and Rod Davis.
"Our first appearance was in Rosebery St, they had this party out in the street. We played from the back of a lorry, we didn't get paid. We played at parties after that, perhaps got a few bob, but mostly we just played for fun. We didn't mind about not being paid." John Lennon 1967 (from Anthology).

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Happy 80th John, wherever you may be, and I hope everyone enjoyed my personal photos/photographic tour and that I passed the audition.

[Mojo Filter]

How about a little bit of Liverpool 'then and now' ?
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Neat stuff!

Here's a couple I took recently:

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[TonyS]

Here's a couple I took recently:

I've never been there, I don't visit London that often.
I was last there four years ago at Waterstones in Piccadily for an unrelated book launch I had to attend.
As it was only a short walk up the road I thought I'd take a picture of this building while I was there.

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[TonyS]

Just when I thought I'd covered it, just found these from another 'off the beaten track' Beatles related location that I've visited often for lunch.

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[John]

I suppose I should go and photograph the Fox and Hounds, a local pub where Paul and John played as the Nerk Twins in 1960. It's got a blue plaque, but I never took much notice of it.

[Mojo Filter]

Here's a couple I took recently:

I've never been there, I don't visit London that often.
I was last there four years ago at Waterstones in Piccadily for an unrelated book launch I had to attend.
As it was only a short walk up the road I thought I'd take a picture of this building while I was there.
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Funnily enough I've never been to Liverpool and I will sometime. I don't like the idea of the Cavern being not in its original place - for me that spoils it.

I saw on YouTube the other day of James Corden show where he invites famous guests in his car and drives them around asking questions about their careers. Paul McCartney was one of his guests and he took Paul back to Forthlin Road. He apparently hadn't been there since the early 60s or something. That was quite neat, I thought.

[TonyS]

Here's a couple I took recently:

I've never been there, I don't visit London that often.
I was last there four years ago at Waterstones in Piccadily for an unrelated book launch I had to attend.
As it was only a short walk up the road I thought I'd take a picture of this building while I was there.
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Funnily enough I've never been to Liverpool and I will sometime. I don't like the idea of the Cavern being not in its original place - for me that spoils it.

I saw on YouTube the other day of James Corden show where he invites famous guests in his car and drives them around asking questions about their careers. Paul McCartney was one of his guests and he took Paul back to Forthlin Road. He apparently hadn't been there since the early 60s or something. That was quite neat, I thought.

There's an extended version of McCartney and Cordon out there somewhere, I'd recommend it, its very cool.
Liverpool is full of Beatles spots not on the regular tourist trips, if you know where to look.
The graves of Stu Sutcliffe and Brian Epstein are there too, but not many people visit.
I took Javi to them around a year ago, he's a Beatles fruitcake. lol

[TonyS]

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[TonyS]

All this 'Beatles' talk set me back off looking for the 'Plastic Product's of Memphis pressing of that ATCO 45rpm again.
I found some copies of the single on eBay but was unable to identify from any of the listings which pressings they were, but I took a punt anyway on a cheap one that looked in good condition.
It's just arrived and.....
BINGO, here are The Beatles, made in Memphis.

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It's just part of the fun of what record collecting is to me.

[Mister Moon]

Thanks for all the amazing stuff you are posting in this thread, Tony.

By the way, the other side of this Atco single is "Nobody's Child", right ? That's another slight Elvis connection.