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The most extraordinary band to ever be, this blog is a small, clumsy journal of the marvellous past times the artists came to experience.

So here are The Beatles - The last great band in black and white


The Beatles’s first recording session at EMI, September 4, 1962. Ph: Dezo Hoffmann

The Beatles’s first recording session at EMI, September 4, 1962. Ph: Dezo Hoffmann




Arriving back in Britain from their World Tour, July 2, 1964. Ph: Dezo Hoffmann

Arriving back in Britain from their World Tour, July 2, 1964. Ph: Dezo Hoffmann




July 2, 1964, back from their World Tour. Ph: Dezo Hoffmann

July 2, 1964, back from their World Tour. Ph: Dezo Hoffmann




With Brian Matthew at the BBC Playhouse Theatre, Charing Cross, London. November 1965. Ph: Dezo Hoffmann

(Source: britishbeatlemania)




Paul and Mike McCartney in the yard at Twickenham solving a family problem. February-April, 1965. Ph: Dezo Hoffmann

Paul and Mike McCartney in the yard at Twickenham solving a family problem. February-April, 1965. Ph: Dezo Hoffmann




Outside EMI Studios, February-March, 1965. Recording Help! Ph: Dezo Hoffmann.

“John is smiling right at me but you could never tell – like a dog who had rabies, you never knew when he would jump and bite.” -Dezo Hoffmann [x]

Outside EMI Studios, February-March, 1965. Recording Help! Ph: Dezo Hoffmann.

“John is smiling right at me but you could never tell – like a dog who had rabies, you never knew when he would jump and bite.” -Dezo Hoffmann [x]

(Source: )




Whilst recording Help! February-March of 1965. Ph: Dezo Hoffmann

Whilst recording Help! February-March of 1965. Ph: Dezo Hoffmann




EMI Studios, February-March, 1965. Recording Help! Ph: Dezo Hoffmann.

EMI Studios, February-March, 1965. Recording Help! Ph: Dezo Hoffmann.

(Source: britishbeatlemania)







Opera House, Blackpool, July 26, 1964. Ph: Dezo Hoffmann

(Source: britishbeatlemania)




London Palladium, Night of 100 Stars, 23 July, 1964. Ph: Dezo Hoffmann

“They were impressed by Laurence Oliver, but John was keen to speak to me as this was the first time we’d met since the argument.” -Dezo Hoffmann [x]

London Palladium, Night of 100 Stars, 23 July, 1964. Ph: Dezo Hoffmann

“They were impressed by Laurence Oliver, but John was keen to speak to me as this was the first time we’d met since the argument.” -Dezo Hoffmann [x]




Around the Beatles. ATV Wembley, 6 May, 1964. Ph: Dezo Hoffmann

Around the Beatles. ATV Wembley, 6 May, 1964. Ph: Dezo Hoffmann




Abbey Road, February - April, 1964: Recording A Hard Day’s Night. Ph: Dezo Hoffmann

“And so Ringo started the ring fashion…” -Dezo Hoffmann [x]

Abbey Road, February - April, 1964: Recording A Hard Day’s Night. Ph: Dezo Hoffmann

“And so Ringo started the ring fashion…” -Dezo Hoffmann [x]




EMI Studios, February - April, 1964: Recording A Hard Day’s Night. Ph: Dezo Hoffmann

EMI Studios, February - April, 1964: Recording A Hard Day’s Night. Ph: Dezo Hoffmann




Twickenham, March 1964, filming A Hard Day’s Night. Julie Andrews and Dick van Dyke were filming Mary Poppins at the same studios.The bottom photo is from a trailer promoting the film A Hard Day’s Night. Ph: Dezo Hoffmann [x]