Beatles No Longer In Touch with Fans Critic Charges
Associated Press
June 14, 1966
A British pop music critic accused The Beatles today of losing touch with their fans. "They have, to put it bluntly, goofed," wrote Mike Nevard in The Sun.
He said, "If their new record, 'Paperback Writer', had been recorded by another group, it would have gone into the junk heap. Since Christmas, the Beatles have made practically no personal appearances," he wrote, "and British audiences will be lucky to see them before next Christmas."
Next week, the Beatles go to Germany and Japan. In August, they return to the United States. "In the early days, the Beatles communicated," said the critic. "Their music was exciting and often emotional to get such effects. Musicians need to play together regularly in the hurly-burly of live shows."
Said Beatle Paul McCartney "'Paperback Writer' is not our best single, but we're satisfied with it. We are experimenting all the time with our sound. We cannot stay in the same rut."
It was the first time in 30 months that a Beatles record failed to reach the top of the record charts on its day of issue. Frank Sinatra held first place with his song "Strangers in the Night". The Beatles song was in second place.
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