November 29, 2001 – The day we lost George Harrison to cancer. If there ever was a day for any Beatles fans who still smokes to give them up, today is the day. Listen to his music and think about the music he could still be giving us if it hadn’t been for those damn ciggies that they didn’t know better about. We do, so do “Something” about it. When you think about The Beatles, it is a given that they had the two greatest songwriters in history – John Lennon and Paul McCartney. But it is equally amazing that they also had another one, way up there, in George Harrison. His body of work is a mountain in the world of music. His is greatly missed and our thoughts are with Olivia and Dhani on this day.

Give Me Love, Give Me Peace on Earth.

Last night, Carol and I attended an amazing John Fogerty Concert at the Beacon Theater in NYC. While there I realized it was exactly 35 years ago to the day (November 24, 1974) that the Sgt. Pepper Musical opened up at the Beacon, and John Lennon was there to lend his support. I was also invited to attend the premier and it was there that I got to personally thank John for helping to make Beatlefest 74 possible (2 months earlier). I also was able to tell him how the event went and how exciting it was. It was a very special evening indeed!

History notes that today (Nov. 25, 1968) The Beatles (White Album) was released in the U.S., however my memory is quite clear that I purchased it on the 22nd. The mystery of the real release may never be resolved, but what is clear is that one of the greatest albums of all time was released in 1968 – 30 songs, 2 albums, so varied, yet so tied together. Go listen to it today and see how fresh it sounds, especially in the new remastered version.

We wish all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving. Peace and Love, The Lapidos Family

Paul's New CD/DVD Set

Paul McCartney’s historic Concert opening up Citi Field in New York City this summer has just been released on a 2 CD/1 DVD set (2230). We also have a very limited supply of the Limited Edition 2 CD/2DVD set (2231) which includes the bonus DVD of Paul’s 40 minute concert on the Marquee of the Ed Sullivan Theater the day he appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman.

ABC-TV is presenting a Paul McCartney Special on Thanksgiving night at 10PM EST. Scenes from The Beatles Shea Stadium Concert are going to be included.

On The History Channel the night before – Wednesday, Nov 25th, 10PM EST, there’s a one hour special called The Beatles On Record. It was put together by the director of the Anthology shows and it is supposed to be an all new program, using only the voices of John, Paul, George, Ringo and George Martin.

Update on the USB APPLE being released on December 8th. We ordered extra quantity of this item and are still taking pre-orders on it – (1256). We also have the Stereo and the Mono Sets in stock.

Here are some more updates on the newest items in our webstore. The popluar new Duvets are in stock next week and the Yellow Sub Shower Curtain is still set for early December The Beatles Black Logo Towel and the  4 Beatles Wall Decor have been delayed until Feb, 2010. You can still pre-order these (or any other new item not in stock). The Beatles and John Lennon Pens, Magnets and Mugs are not in yet, but hopefully most will be in be early December. We do not bill until they arrive.

Stereo Remastered USB Apple – 12.08.09

Apple-Shaped USB Includes Complete Audio and Visuals from The Beatles’ Re-mastered Stereo Collection. (Item #1256). The exquisitely crafted, apple-shaped USB drive is loaded with the critically acclaimed re-mastered audio for The Beatles’ 14 stereo titles, as well as all of the re-mastered CDs’ visual elements, including 13 mini-documentary films about the studio albums, replicated original UK album art, rare photos and expanded liner notes. A specially designed Flash interface has been installed, and the 16MB USB’s audio and visual contents will be provided in FLAC 44.1 Khz 24 bit and MP3 320 Kbps formats, fully compatible with PC and Mac.
*16GB USB stick housed in a green aluminum apple
*Contains full contents of The Beatles’ stereo box set.
*All stereo songs in FLAC (44.1khz) and in DRM-free MP3 (320kpbs) with a one-click ‘Export To Media Player’ function
*13 mini-documentaries in MPEG4 video format
*Custom-designed FLASH player menu system with full booklet artwork, album cover wallpapers and photo gallery.
IMPORTANT NOTE: THIS MUST BE PRE-ORDERED BY MONDAY NOVEMBER 9TH TO GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL GET ONE.

Our Brand New Fall/Holiday 2009 Catalogue is being mailed out tomorrow. We have a few hundred new items, all of which are now shown in our webstore. We also wanted to let you know that the Beatles Mono Box Set is in stock and all reserved copies are shipping tomorrow. The Stereo and Mono Sets are now both inour warehouse and ready for immediate shipping.