In other words, if we tell it like it is … then we’ve got a very good documentary. It depends on how liquid the situation is. MLH: It depends on what we’re allowed to use, if you know what I mean. When questioned, Michael told Ringo that he had enough material to this point for a good documentary, with one caveat. Of highest importance when it came to television and music, they discussed their own production still in progress, too. Conversations with Michael, Tony Richmond, Glyn Johns, Mal Evans and Kevin Harrington spanned the arts, including film ( Wonderwall and the new Cinecenta theater), television (What’s the Matter With Baby Jane?), books (Pinktoes, Candy) and music (Simon & Garfunkel, Little Richard, Tiny Tim and James Brown, among the dozens of other names mentioned that morning). Glyn, Mal, Michael, Ringo and Kevin, early on January 13.įor the near-hour Ringo was the lone Beatle on site, idle talk dominated. The Beatles were “ All Together Now” on record only today’s cut was “All together, when?” The Yellow Submarine LP - a compilation of songs from the film (released in November 1968), previously unreleased tracks and George Martin’s orchestral score - was released in the United States that day, with the record arriving at stores in the U.K. January 13, 1969, should have been a day of at least mild celebration. This is a dispirited crew and the body language in this sequence is critical viewing - fidgeting, hair- (and beard-)pulling, face-rubbing. ![]() It’s enough that he has an 18-month-old at home and a significant movie role weighing on him, but this is a different man from the week before. Thanks to the series, we can see the extent to which Ringo looks completely cooked. The initial sequence in the Day 8 segment in Get Back - that is, the first 9 of those 18 minutes, prior to John’s arrival for lunch - in reality accounted for more than two hours of audio on the Nagra tapes. We know more than we did before, the visuals adding unimaginable depth to moments previously available only by audio, but the show’s presentation opens more questions. More than 50 years after film and audio captured its events, January 13, 1969, served a significant role in opening Part 2 of the 2021 Get Back docuseries, occupying 18 drama-fueled minutes, perhaps the entire program’s emotional core. There was no music at all for hours after the first members arrived. Paul didn’t start the morning alone at the piano. January 13 was different than the others in so many ways. ![]() Twickenham Film Studios served as the Beatles’ office for seven working days. John was always last to the sessions, anyway. ![]() John Lennon was missing to start the day, too, but he never announced he was leaving the band. ![]() He walked out on the Beatles twice in three days - January 10, 1969, from a rehearsal, and 48 hours later from a meeting - no small feat. That exchange happened after Paul showed up, nearly an hour after Ringo arrived to rehearsals, despite the assurances of the remaining Beatles to show up around the same time that Monday morning.Īs it stood, Neil Aspinall didn’t expect anyone to show, according to director Michael Lindsay-Hogg. “It’s good you sort of said to come to work,” said Ringo Starr on January 13, 1969, in response to a conversation he had with Paul McCartney the night before. (Photo by Ethan Russell from the 2021 Get Back book)
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