All You Need Is Love - "Mighty Good:
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All You Need Is Love - "Mighty Good: : The Beatles. (c)The Beatles playing 'Twist and Shout'. 02.37 Paul McCartney interview on Liverpool being a musical city. His dad was a big influence. GV's Liverpool. Sailors brought over blues and country records which merged with an Irish folk influence. 04:40 Allan Williams, first Beatles manger interviewed. The early Beatles were poor and scruffy. German sailors in Liverpool influenced their decision to play in Hamburg, the sex centre of Europe. The Beatles were only 17 but Hamburg corrupted them, they grew up fast. 07:25 McCartney recalls it as a crazy time. 08:00 Interview with Malka Epstein, mother of the Beatles manager. Talks of her son's desire to manage The Beatles and seeing them play. 09:06 (c) Epstein interview on managing. His mother speaks of his drive to make them successful. 10:00 interview with George Martin , talks of Epstein playing him Beatles demos. He liked them when he met them , could see potential. They were quick learners and always up for experimentation.11:09 Lennon talks of George Martin. 11:45 Ringo Starr on recording techniques. 12:50 Murray the K, US dj on hearing 'She Loves You' and promoting Beatlemania in America. Claims they blew away the old guard like Sinatra and Como (c) Shea Stadium gig. 17:28 Derek Taylor, Beatles press agent claims they were unstoppable. (c) 18.30 McCartney interview on pop being as important as classical music. He found it difficult to be objective about The Beatles. 20:58 Allan Williams on Liverpool bands and skiffle influence. A working class musical revolution. 21:50 Interview with Roger McGuinn on the Beatles influence. 23:50 Interview with Mike Love on the California dream. 24:20 Interview Carl Wilson. 24:15 Mike Love on the Beach Boys sound. 24:55 Derek Taylor on the social context, feeling of optimism in the late 60's. 26:35 Donovan playing ''Jennifer, Juniper'' and interview. GV's Golden Gate Bridge. 28:18 Bill Graham interview, manager of the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco. Discusses hippy movement.30:00 Derek Taylor on Jane Fonda's birthday party. Her brother Pete got The Byrds to play. Their fans gate crashed and astounded Henry Fonda. The youth were challenging Hollywood ideals. (c) The Animals 32:20 Bill Graham talks of the hippies gathering at Haight Ashbury in San Francisco. A movement had started. 34:30 (c) new item on Apple boutique opening. 35:30 (c) Ravi Shankar on teaching George Harrison sitar. 36:11 George Martin on studio techniques and and recording "Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite". Lennon on liking the studio 37:50 Barbed comment on 2 band members re the sleeve of 'Sergeant Pepper's"?. 38:20 Derek Taylor on the Montery Festival - everyone on acid. (c) Mamas the Papas. Too many police and Hells Angels at Montery but a great 3 day festival. Rumours of the Beatles being there but they were performing "All You Need Is Love" for simultaneous world wide tv broadcast. 42:20 Roger McGuinn on "8 Miles High'' being a success. (c) Police chief in Tennessee briefing the police on policing a festival- reactionary, heavy handed, extreme. The Beatles were causing a moral panic in the USA on the back of Lennon's comments about being bigger than Jesus- there was a backlash, Beatles records were smashed. 46:41 Malka Epstein on hearing of her son's death 47:30 Derek Taylor says Epstein was very funny, sensitive but could be lonely, depressed and paranoid. (c) interview with Lennon on Epstein's death. 49:34. McCartney playing 'Yesterday' as credits roll.