Archive for December, 2017
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December 31, 1967
31 Dec 2017My quest to figure out what The Beatles were doing this New Year’s Eve turned up only the following two…
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Axis: Bold As Love
30 Dec 2017I’m a little pissed right now because I just realized I missed, back on December 1, the release of the…
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John Wesley Harding/Songs of Leonard Cohen
29 Dec 2017It seems like it must mean something that these two albums, released at the very tail end of 1967, run…
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December 27, 1967
27 Dec 2017In the wake of the Boxing Day Disaster, the British viewing public was out for blood. And so today Paul…
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December 26, 1967
26 Dec 2017In Britain the day after Christmas is known as “Boxing Day,” but there are no Festivus-style Feats of Strength. The…
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December 25, 1967
25 Dec 2017Today Paul McCartney officially announced his engagement to Jane Asher. (Presumably he consulted with her first, though he could be…
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December 24, 1967
24 Dec 2017After three weeks at #1 in the UK charts, today “Hello Goodbye” claimed the same position in the U.S., wresting…
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December 21, 1967
21 Dec 2017Today the Beatles had their annual Christmas party, a Magical Mystery Tour–themed event to which everyone wore costumes. Hip and…
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December 15, 1967
15 Dec 2017If you were a lucky kid in 1967, you could have new records by The Beatles, the Stones, and the…
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December 14, 1967
14 Dec 2017This was the official publishing date of the third issue of Rolling Stone, with The Beatles again on the cover.…