The Songs The Beatles Gave Away' was inspired by the 2009 BBC Radio
2 documentary of the same name on which Colin worked with/for Bob
Harris and his wife, Trudie Myerscough-Harris. For his book, Bob
and Trudie have kindly given Colin permission to access the
interviews they conducted in 2008/9 with Sir Paul McCartney, Sir
George Martin, Cilla Black, Mary Hopkin, Jackie Lomax, Billy Hatton
and others. Previously only small extracts from these exclusive
interviews have ever been available but now, for the first time,
these gems are accessed in full. Among the last interviews they
gave, Sir George and Cilla spoke candidly about their work and
experiences. To read their words is a moving reminder not only of
their individual talents but of a period in recent musical history,
the impact of which, still resonates to this day. Since making the
original Radio 2 documentary Colin has been able to speak to
artists who did not contribute directly to the programme such as
Billy J. Kramer, Peter Asher, Megan Davies of The Applejacks and
John Clay who played with the Black Dyke Mills Brass Band in 1968
when Paul McCartney visited Saltaire, in Yorkshire, to record
'Thingumybob', an instrumental tune, he had written especially for
a brass band to play. For extra background detail, and to further
contextualise the songwriting of John, Paul and George, Colin has
unearthed extensive interviews he conducted with Astrid Kirchherr
and Klaus Vormann before he became custodian of the Lennon house in
Liverpool in 2004. He has also spoken with eye-witness, and former
member of the Plastic Ono Band, Alan White who played on many Apple
recording sessions. 'The Songs The Beatles Gave Away' is
illustrated with photographs of records culled from Colin's private
collection of original 45rpm vinyl singles, together with
photographs kindly donated to the project by his friends, some of
his own personal photographs as well as many promotional
photographs from the period. While encompassing the origins of the
Beatles as a group and the emergence of John, Paul, and George as
composers, the central focus of 'The Songs The Beatles Gave Away'
is on tunes John, Paul and George wrote for other artistes rather
than just for The Beatles themselves. As such the stories featured
here are not about 'covers' of songs the Beatles had already
released. It is about songs The Beatles did not release
commercially or even record at all during the active lifetime of
the group. Such 'giveaways' were unique and each song and its
singer are discussed in detail and side stories and background
explored. This is the first time a book focusing on this aspect of
The Beatles' legacy has been attempted.
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