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In 1963 I was working in a hardware shop at the sweet
age of 16. That was when I first heard of the Beatles.
Out went the Brylcreem Teddy boy style hair and in came
the soft Beatle style haircut. Even in the shop I was
selling Beatles wallpaper and customers would comment
on my hair style. (Wish I had some now) Overnight I became
a mod and within a year had a light blue mod Lambretta
scooter with 6 wing mirrors that vibrated so much you
could not use them, a chrome sports silencer, passenger
back rest and spare tyre and a special dark blue seat.
I could not afford every Beatles record in those days
but I invested in a Phillips portable tape recorder bought
from Currys (just a little shop then) on “hire purchase”
That way I managed to get every single record available
on the radio, often with DJ talk over. Piracy went on
even in those days.
I have made
a few Beatles animations.
The Fender Sonic blue Stratocaster guitar was use by George
and John around 1965 in the sessions for “Help”
The other animations talk for themselves.
John once
said the Beatles were more famous than Jesus.
Probably because people could not afford televisions or
radios when Jesus walked.
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