A lovely day poolside

 February 14, 1964

The girl in yellow

Photo by Paul McCartney 

 I recently listened to an interview with Paul when he was talking about this photograph of George that he took.  He says something along the line about how we'll never know who the girl in the yellow is.  Well -- I remembered that I had the top photo and there she is!   I still don't know who she is, but at least she has a head in the photograph.   It looks like she handed George a drink and had one for herself.  Anyone have any idea who she might be?   

Miami Rehearsals

Photos by Paul McCartney 

 

Eyes of the Storm - A Book Review

Photo taken by Paul McCartney 

Photo taken by Paul McCartney 

 

By now, I am sure you are all aware that Paul McCartney has a photography book that has been published.  And what a book it is!  So many photographs of Paul with a camera in his hand have been seen over the past 60 years.  I often wondered, "Where are Paul's photos?  I'd love to see what he photographed...."   And for the first time, we get to see all of the photos Paul took from the end of 1963 through February 1964.   Photos that Paul had taken in Liverpool, London, Paris, New York City, Washington D.C, and Miami are all featured in Eyes of the Storm.

Paul wrote the introduction and all of the captions.   It is pretty amazing that he was able to name just about everyone photographed in the book (besides random people that he took photos of).  I am sure that he had someone helping him out with some of the names, but who else would have known the name of a girl that Paul took to a drive-in movie in Miami?  

The photos Paul took are such an amazing look at the friendship between the Beatles and their inner circle.  Charming, sweet and loving photographs, and we are so blessed that Paul was willing to share these photos with the world.  My favorite photos are the few "extras" that Paul at the end of the book from the 1964 N. American tour.  It really whets my appetite for more books of Paul's Beatles photos.  

 What I could really have done without in the book was the writings from Jill Lepore.  What she wrote basically repeated what Paul had said throughout the book and added absolutely nothing to the book, especially for those of us who have followed The Beatles our entire lives.   

The one thing that I have not seen anyone mention is how Ringo's photograph book and Paul's are parallel.  If you look at the same section in Ringo's book (1963-1964), you will discover that Ringo took many of the exact same photographs with his camera that Paul took.   You know George and John had cameras with them as well.  Did they also take a photo of the police with his gun or the marque for The Beatles Washington concert?  I would love more than anything to have a book or website of photos from the same time period from all four Beatle cameras.   I am pretty sure Oliva has George's photographs, but I am unsure what happened to John's. 

The book is on the pricey side, but as this posting, it is on sale for $45 on Amazon. 

 

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George wore many hat during his time with the Beatles

Photo by Paul McCartney

 

The One Show

 

June 12, 2023

As great as it is to see Paul, I am super excited about seeing the photo he took in 1964!  I want to compare them to the photos that Ringo took during the same time period.   Again -- we need to see George and John's photos from 1964 as well.  We know that all four of them brought cameras.  That photo of John in the pool that is behind Paul is killing me!  So amazing! 

Here comes the sun in 1964

 

Photo taken by Paul McCartney 

Selfie

Photo by Paul McCartney (obviously)

 

Eyes of the Storm

Photos taken by Paul McCartney 

 

Paul McCartney has announced that coming this June, he is releasing a book of photographs he had taken of his fellow Beatles in January-February 1964 called Eyes of the Storm.  We have seen quite a few of Ringo's photographs from this time period, so it is great that Paul is going to publish the photos he took s well.   From the sneak peek photos we saw today, they look great!   I just love the one of Ringo and George in Miami.

Now I'd love to see a Beatles photo album of photographs taken by all four of the Beatles.  We know they all were snapping photos because we see them with cameras.  

If nothing else, I hope this is the first of many photo books of Paul's photographs.   He is the Beatle I notice the most during the touring years with a camera around his neck.   What photos did he take?   Maybe we will soon find out!  

The Snowy Day

Photo by Paul McCartney 

Hitchhike Baby

Since so many of you enjoyed the Paul McCartney photo from yesterday, I thought I would share a George Harrison photo today. This photograph was taken in August 1959 while George and Paul went hitchhiking together. Paul took the photo outside the Hare and Hounds public house in Churchtown, Gloucestershire. This photograph has been around for a while, but this is the best quality I have ever seen.

Photo taken by Paul McCartney 

Fans by McCartney

A photo of fans in Florida during the 1964 tour taken by Paul McCartney.