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The Beatles First US Visit Being Reissued on DVD
So, I just read that the First US Visit is being reissued on DVD. What would you like to see on it? I want some unreleased footage of the boys walking around Washington DC and NYC [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
APPLE CORPS PRESS OFFICE PRESS RELEASE NEW DVD REVEALS THE INSIDE STORY OF THE BEATLES FIRST U.S. VISIT The only film revealing the inside story of The Beatles conquest of America is to be released next month (February) on a new DVD to mark the anniversary of the birth of Beatlemania in the USA. "The Beatles First US Visit DVD," which includes never-seen-before footage, chronicles the remarkable two weeks in February 1964 that began America's still-enduring love affair with the group. The film of the frantic fortnight records the hysterical reaction to The Beatles US debut in a documentary that was the real-life inspiration for the Beatles movie A Hard Day's Night. Closely shot at the shoulders of John, Paul, George and Ringo by the pioneering Maysles Brothers, The First US Visit innovated intimate film-making that set a benchmark for rock and roll cinematography. Albert and David Maysles were granted all-areas access the like of which is now unknown, filming The Beatles in the eye of their own hurricane as the band besotted America and lifted the nation from its gloom in the wake of President John Kennedy's assassination. The First US Visit will be released by Apple Corps/Capitol Records on February 3rd in the USA and by Apple Corps/EMI Records on February 9th in the UK and rest of the world. The DVD release will follow exclusive theatrical premieres in New York, Los Angeles and London. The Maysles film captures the manic moments from when thousands of fans greeted The Beatles as Pan Am Flt.101 touched down in New York on February 7th and sparked a two-week frenzy. As The Beatles became the first British act to conquer America - with I Want To Hold Your Hand at No.1 in the US charts - the Maysles Brothers shadowed the band off-guard and off-duty in dressing rooms, hotels and night clubs, at photo-sessions and press conferences, travelling together in limos and on trains as the then-wide-eyed lads from Liverpool sped from New York to Washington and Miami revelling in the wild reception to their first US trip. Besides the revealing footage of The Beatles offstage, the DVD also features their first concert at The Washington Coliseum and their three historic performances on The Ed Sullivan Show - including the seminal night of February 9th when the band first exploded into the homes of a then-world record 73 million TV viewers. Beatles performances on the DVD include All My Loving, Till There Was You, She Loves You, From Me To You, This Boy, Twist And Shout, Please Please Me, I Saw Her Standing There, I Wanna Be Your Man and the hit that began it all for America, I Want To Hold Your Hand. The original black and white film - which was first shown on US and UK TV in 1964 as a 40-minute programme - has been re-graded and the sound re-mastered for the new 80-minute version. The DVD also includes a 50-minute Making Of The Beatles First US Visit, featuring footage that has never been seen before. The DVD also includes a new and revealing interview with cameraman Albert Maysles. Subtitled in nine languages, The Beatles First US Visit DVD chronicles one of the greatest cultural events of the 20th Century and is a permanent record for generations who still remember where they were when the legend began. [ 01-13-2004: Message edited steffieweffie ] __________________
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Man, that sounds awesome. I'd like to see when they met Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) during their first tour. It was right before he beat Sonny Liston, and I saw a picture of him and them in a boxing ring. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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I would also like to see rehearsals for Ed Sullivan Show and more of the Beatles hanging around [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________
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Hmm. I'd actually be very interested in seeing that, too. I've only seen a few snippets of them in the US but I'd be interested in seeing that.
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I saw the First US Visit on video a couple of years ago. It's a great documentary. It's a real life "Hard Day's Night". I like when the band's hanging out with New York DJ, Murray the K and the Ronnetes at a night club. Ringo could really move on the dance floor! They don't show them meeting Ali. They must have met him during their first concert tour. I think John thought he was very arrogant and egotitical. Which he was but in an entertaining way.
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