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Snap Shots brings you the information you need, without your having to leave the BWR, while other times it lets you "look ahead," before deciding if you want to follow a link or not.
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Story and Exclusive Photos by: Cary Caldwell, Patricia Webb McArthur and Kathie Wiggins (Molland)
...We could hardly wait! We figured we'd be too excited to remember questions we would like to ask, so the night before we wrote a few down to take with us. The time finally arrived, and with cameras and records in hand we rode blindly into the day toward a stop called Golders Green. We only had to wait a few moments, when we spotted two girls walking towards us, one of whom was Bev (Ellis). She greeted us and introduced us to Kathie (soon-to-be-Molland), an American girl with beautiful, long hair. She explained that Tommy and Mike both had prior commitments, and sent their regrets, and that rather than show us the sights of London, they had decided to give a party. We all got into a cab, stopped on the way for them to pick up some Mateaus Rose wine, and continued on to a street called Coleridge Walk. The taxi pulled up to a lovely house in this quiet suburb, and as we gathered our belongings together, Kathie said "Now, they're just regular people, don't be nervous". We all got out of the cab, and I immediately dropped one of my two cameras on the sidewalk, breaking it! (Did she say "Don't be nervous?") We followed them up the main walk and one of them opened the front door. Directly in front of us was a stairway, and at that very moment, Joey was bounding down the steps right toward us!! (My heart stopped again!). We were introduced.
If you haven't checked lately, there have been several major updates to the BWR – Badƒinger Discography pages! …and I’ve had ‘a little help from my friends!’ The best Badƒinger Discography listing on the web? - I believe so… Here is what is now available:
- LP / CD / Reel to Reel / 8-Track / Cassette / DVD Package Photos
- Videos that can be viewed on Badƒingerlinks.com
- Purchasing Information
- Unusual Facts & Additional Photos
- Read more about it!
- Sound Bites
- Indexed Song Lists by: Song, Album/CD, Songwriter(s)
- Rory Williams ~ Steve Alburger ~ Jordi & Amparo ~ Carlos Agustin
- Darren English – Bootlegs: a 2nd Take
- BWR Pick – Bootleg Core Collection
I could not have created these pages at this level without the help of a few very special friends. Super collector’s, Rory Williams and Steve Alburger have greatly enhanced the ‘45s & EP’ section by providing hundreds of scans from their own personal collections. How about 60 scans alone just for the Iveys Maybe Tomorrow / And Her Daddy's A Millionaire 45! Check it out.
Long time friend, Darren English is back and has agreed to help fill out the Bootleg section by taking a fresh look, a 2nd Take, as it were at what is available, or has been available for the Badƒinger fan that just can’t get enough.
Is this BWR Discography finished? Nope! This has been, and continues to be, a work-in-progress that grows week by week. So stop on by and let me know what you think!
by: Eric Segalstad and Josh Hunter
The history of rock & roll is incomplete without The 27s, but it has remained untold until now.
If you’re reading this you probably know that Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, and Kurt Cobain’s lives were cut short at age 27, but the same fate happened to thirty other musicians. Sure, they weren’t all equally famous, but every one of them pushed rock in new directions, leaving lasting legacies that continue to inspire fans and musicians. Here’s a partial list to consider: Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones, Delta bluesman Robert Johnson, D. Boon of the Minutemen. Mia Zapata of The Gits, crooner Jesse Belvin, Badfinger’s Pete Ham, Chris Bell of Big Star, Gary Thain of Uriah Heep, Alan Wilson of Canned Heat, Freaky Tah of Lost Boyz, Pete de Freitas of Echo & The Bunnymen, Kristin Pfaff of Hole, and Jeremy Ward of The Mars Volta.
The story unfolds over 292 full-color pages packed with illustrations, mind-blowing revelations, eerie coincidences, trivia, interviews, and a myth greater than them all. It’s a story about fame & loneliness, success & defeat, struggle & perseverance, modesty & excess …and life & death.
Don’t miss out on the Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll.
With all the new places for people to store videos: YouTube, MySpace, Google and others, there is a wealth of Iveys and Badƒinger videos that you are able to view! To try and collect as many as possible together in one spot, the BWR has created the Badƒinger Video Collection page dedicated to doing just that - Collect and display Badƒinger and related videos right on the BWR! Right now there are over 95 videos listed!!!
Just hover your mouse over each link listed and you will be able to watch these videos without leaving the BWR, or click the link and go directly to that webpage. AND if you wish to save any of these videos to your computer - Read the instructions that are included.
Rock on!!!
Google Earth streams the world over wired and wireless networks enabling users to virtually go anywhere on the planet and see places in photographic detail. This is not like any map you have ever seen. This is a 3D model of the real world, based on real satellite images combined with maps, guides to restaurants, hotels, entertainment, businesses and more. You can zoom from space to street level instantly and then pan or jump from place to place, city to city, even country to country.
On this page are some interesting points of interest for you to explore in your Badƒinger Google Earth virtual tour.
Click on "Load KMZ" if you wish to fly to these places in Google Earth.
You must have Google Earth installed in order to be able to load these KMZ files.
Be sure to "zoom" in and also try the "tilt" feature. Send me any more Badƒinger points of interest that you have found and I will list them - Have fun!
 | Michael |
Hello my BfR friends...
I believe that you know by now the very sad news of Mike Gibbins’ death on October 4, 2005. Mike passed away in his sleep...
My thoughts are with Owen, Ellie and the entire Gibbins’ family at this time and my heart was at the Remembrance Service that took place Saturday October 8th. My condolences also go out to our family of Badƒinger friends, of which you are part. I know that this has been an unsettling time for you also. Mike has left friends and fans all over this world - many of whom he was never aware of.
I will be putting together a special Remembrance edition of the BWR newsletter very soon and I would like to invite each of you to send your thoughts and memories of Mike to me that you would like to see in the BWR newsletter. Make them as long or as short as you would like. I want this to be a very special issue including photos and a loving look at Mike’s life, career and his impact on so many people.
If you have any personal photos that you would like to share, this would be a good venue to publish them in...
At this time I can only offer you my thoughts of comfort and my belief in the hereafter where all is forgiven and friends and loved ones are reunited. I pray this is so for Mike. I hope that Pete and Tommy were waiting for him there, smiling... That is my comforting and pleasant thought that I will pass on to you at this time.
Thank you, my friends...
>>> R i c k <<<
Important Mike Gibbins Information & Links that you want to know about:
Most likely it has been moved to the BWR Features section.
Still can't find it? Use the handy BWR Google search box below...
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This features stacks of material you will never have read before, or seen on the Internet. Three issues, with a total of 144 pages and stacks of rare photographs and archive material never seen before...
Price: $46 includes postage and packing ~ ORDER NOW!!!
Payment is by Paypal, but if you can’t pay by this method, please let me know. --Keith James
- Pete Ham – Untitled, Unreleased, Unheard
- Interview with David Garrick
- Them Calderstones
- One Hundred and One More Facts about Badƒinger You have Never Read Before… Probably!
- A Dozen Hot Potatoes
- The Myths, The Half-truths and The Downright Lies
- Tommy’s Day at Yim
- Ron Griffiths – One Hit Wonder?
- Badƒinger, a Musician’s Perspective
- Peter Ham on Peter Ham
- The Iveys Rare Songs
- Arthur v Ernie
- Watering The Iveys
- Joey Molland - Unseen pics of the maestro
- Maybe Tomorrow, The Rare Iveys Film
- Laughing with Pete and Tommy
- Pickwick Capers
- Some You Win
- Mike Gibbins, R.I.P Mush
- The Stars Recall Badƒinger
- Six of the Best
Email from Deborah Chesher:
Guess what?? I finally finished my book, Everybody I Shot Is Dead, and sent it off to China to be printed. By the time I was done I (sadly) had 48 amazing musicians to honor and 5 dedicatees. The book came in at 208 pages, with over 400 photographs, and will be a high quality hardcover coffee table book.
I've shown the mock-up and proofs to several bookstores and am happy to report that so far they all love it. I'm really excited for everyone to see the book that I've posted eight pages on my website (2 pages of Michael Bloomfield, Marc Bolan, John Lee Hooker and John Bonham respectively) and am also taking pre-orders at a 40% discount off the $60 retail price. So, if you order a copy before July 25th, you'll only pay $36 and receive your book in October, before it hits the stores.
Here's the link that will take you directly to the book page on my website:
And if you haven't been keeping up with my blog, you've been missing some good stories and photos so get back there and check it out:
Tom Evans & Mike Gibbins ( from the Ellie Gibbins collection )
Ellie Gibbins, over the past several months has been very active in posting videos on YouTube and lots of great photos of Mike on his MySpace page. There are many photographs that span Mike's career and several include photos of Tommy Evans! Check it out and leave a note on how much you appreciate all the hard work that the Gibbins' family is doing to keep Mike's flame a-burnin'!!!
Ok, so I have a semi-Badƒinger story. About a year ago I went to see the artist Peter Max at an event and since I'm an autograph collector, I thought how cool would it be to have him sign the Badƒinger album he designed.
So, there I was with my album when Mr. Max points at it and tells his assistant something. I was like, "okay, maybe he doesn't like signing things like this". But then his assistant tells me "Mr. Max would like to have that album, he's willing to trade you an original drawing for it". So, I'm stunned! I'm stuck. I'm like, what do I do? Here is the artist asking for it, how can I turn him down? But then I thought, wait a minute, if he wants it, how cool is that? Makes it just that much more cooler to me don't ya think? So, I declined... I felt kind of weird about that because how often does an artist want his own work? I mean, I'm sure he has some kind of original of it, wouldn't you think? But maybe he didn't have the actual album??????????
Anyway, he was still cool with me and signed the album.
Too bad I didn't get any photos of Peter Max signing it. That would have been great but I already felt like I was pressing my luck by asking for the autograph. We were in an art gallery and it was suppose to be for his art so......you can imagine how touchy it might have been!
Also, I was lucky enough to meet both Joey & Mike at different times in the past. What I'm really glad about is that they both signed the poem I wrote about Badƒinger in 1992. It was on Mike's web page at one point and when I first wrote it many years ago, it was published in a fan magazine/booklet (before the Internet craze!). [ "No Matter What" Fanzine by Rob & Amy ]
So, what do ya make of that?
--Stacy
As reported by Bryan Waller and on Gary Walker's website: Gary Walker & The Rain, Album No 1 (Catalog number UICY-93236) is officially released on CD for the first time by Universal. The Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this CD features the original album artwork housed as a miniature LP sleeve and has been 24-bit remastered.
Bryan also comments: "There have been many bootleg releases of this album on CD and vinyl, but this is the first legitimate reissue."
- Magazine Woman (Molland)
- The Sun Shines (Crane)
- Doctor Doctor (Molland)
- I Can’t Stand To Lose You (Leeds/Crane)
- Market Tavern (Molland)
- Spooky (Middlebrooks/Shapiro)
- Take A Look (Molland)
- The View (Leeds/Molland)
- If You Don’t Come Back (Leiber/Stoller)
- Thoughts Of An Old Man (Leeds/Molland)
- Francis (Leeds/Molland/Crane/Lawson)
- I Promise To Love You (Crane)
- Whatever Happened To Happy (Bonner/Gordon)
Although neither of the first two websites listed below is "officially" affiliated with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, they are both fan sites that allow you to cast a vote to have Badƒinger "considered" for induction. First rule to be met is that it must be at least 25 years since their first recording was released. That means Badƒinger's Magic Christian Music released in 1970, made them first eligible for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 - So the band is overdue!
Thanks to Ellie Gibbins for pointing out the Future Rock Hall site where Badƒinger is currently running HOT! So vote today!!!
Alan LeFever's Badƒinger Petition hosted by PetitionOnline has been going strong for over 4 years with over 1,300 petitions gathered!
"We are signing the petition because we believe that Badƒinger deserve to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Badƒinger helped pave the way for power pop and rock and roll during the early 1970's. They were the first group signed to the Beatles' Apple Label, coming straight from England. Their song repertoire included the hits Come and Get It, No Matter What, Day After Day, and Baby Blue. Day After Day went #1, (Cashbox) in America and was also a certified gold record. Pete Ham and Tom Evans could have been the next Lennon/McCartney except tragically, Pete Ham committed suicide in 1975 and later, Tom Evans in 1983. Ham and Evans penned the song Without You, which Harry Nilsson took to number one in the 1970's and even more recently, Mariah Carey took it to number one also. Badƒinger ended up winning a Grammy for writing the song. How can a great band like this be passed up for induction? I for one am very tired of this and hopefully enough people will sign this petition to put Badƒinger in their rightful place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame." --Alan LeFever
Saludos! to Badƒinger fan, Jose Nieves!!!
Through Jose's perseverance, Joe, Mike, Tom and Pete finally get the Grammy (certificates) they rightfully earned for their contribution to The Concert for Bangladesh. The album earned a Grammy in 1972 for "Best Album of the Year," but Badƒinger's name was left off the list to receive the award(s)... Below is part of Jose's story - more of the story and several fantastic photos are on Randy's Badƒinger News page.
"Hi Rick, In addition to the info on Randy's site and in the discussion page, the short version is: When Joey came to Puerto Rico 4 years ago for the "Bands on the Run" concert, I asked him about the Bangladesh Concert Grammys. He told me they never got them. When Mike passed away last year, that conversation popped into my mind again. I inquired with NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences) about it and said that unfortunately whoever made the original submission to NARAS for Album of the year, did not include Badƒinger's name. I pleaded and made a case for reconsideration and after review; they agreed that Badƒinger was in fact worthy of having the Grammy. However, since more than 30 years have passed, they could not produce statues. They did send me the Grammy Award Certificates. I had tried to go to Minneapolis last month but couldn't coordinate it. As Joey is the sole surviving member, I thought it appropriate for him to receive all 4 certificates on behalf of the group. He is going to send them to the family members directly. Randy Justesen helped me with the coordination which was tricky because I wanted it to be a total surprise - which it turned out to be. The people at Hard Rock upon finding out about this through my nephew, who has worked with Hard Rock for over 10 years, wanted to join in and played over two hours worth of Badƒinger videos throughout the restaurant that night as well as sponsoring the dinner, coordinating a press release and an AP photographer. It was also shot in video for MTV Puerto Rico who expressed an interest in possibly broadcasting this as part of their news. It was very emotional for everyone and being October 14th my birthday, I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate than to correct an oversight that should not have lasted this long." --Jose Nieves
Wow! Great job Jose! One fan's love of Badƒinger can make a difference...
Promotional Release Only: 2006 ~ PRCD14 |
This is the rare CD, (only 1,000 copies produced) Perfection - The Songs of Badƒinger's Pete Ham & Tom Evans that has been released "for promotional use" by Bug Music Publishing U.S. to promote the writing talents of Pete and Tom to the entertainment industry. It comes in a "digi-pak" package containing 22 songs, 21 performed by Badƒinger. Track Listing: |
From Paul Nyman: "A friend of mine was reading news about the Walker Brother's issuing a full box set of their material at Gary Walker's website and he noticed Gary put up some photos when he hung out with Joe." Thanks Paul! Eleven really great photos of the reunion with Joey Molland in the seaport city of Hastings, UK. Plus there are quite a few more of Gary, spanning his musical career and more recent exploits. Of further interest is on Gary's "Home" page where Joe's Magazine Woman from Gary Walker and the Rain's 1968 release is playing in the background. Plus if you go to Gary's "Media > Audio" page and play the MP3 capture of the "The Alex Hall Show - BBC Radio Cleveland - 21 September 2006," you will hear Gary talk briefly about Joey and play a snippit of Gary & Joey's composition The View from Album Number One. The Walker Brothers' 5 CD Box set entitled Everything Under The Sun, which was released on July 10, 2006. The box set includes twelve previously unreleased songs, and the packaging will feature a 48 page book styled as a 1960s fan magazine. BWR Note: This is a Walker Brothers release, not Gary Walker and the Rain. For this reason, none of Joe's compositions from that time period is included in this box set. |
Report and photos from Sue H. [context edited]
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Hi Rick, Also, the recent photos of Joey on Gary Walker's website were taken by another Sue. She and I maintain Gary's site, and we passed your link on to Gary. He and Joey have been keeping in regular contact since Joey's UK visit, and hopefully there might be plans for them to work together again. Gary made contact with Joey approximately a year ago after finding his website. I do know they exchanged lots of emails between them, and as soon as Joey had plans to visit the UK, they made arrangements to get together to catch up. They are still in talks and hope maybe to work together again in the near future. Best wishes, |
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Hello Rick,
I'm Eddie Mooney of the 60s band the Dakotas (ex B. J. Kramer) who are still touring (see website www.thedakotas.co.uk).
Recently I got to know Bob Jackson when we gigged with the Fortunes and I told him of my love for Badƒinger's music.
Anyway, I've recorded a few Badƒinger tracks and would love the fans to have a listen and tell me what they think. One track, Come And Get It is available as a free download at www.sleepyjoe.com/ and the mp3 is available directly from the link listed below.
I have recorded other tracks (the Dakotas version of No Matter What is on one of our albums "Strong"). I'd like to have a crack at the lesser known tracks if anyone would be interested.
Let me know if you think any of the fans might be interested in these recordings.
All the best --Eddie Mooney
Eddie Mooney (Lead Vocals & Bass Guitar)
Eddie joined the Dakotas in the late 80's, and has been lead vocalist for longer than anyone else in the band's history. He first recorded as a member of first, a teen pop group in the early 70's, then progressive rock band The Accidents in the mid 70's, a member of glam rock act The Glitter Band and finally a punk rock solo act in the later part of the decade, sharing a record label with a young Mick Hucknall of Simply Red, and appeared on a CD and DVD compilation recently "Holidays In The Sun", commemorating twenty years of punk. During the early to mid 80's, Eddie released several singles as a member of "Park Avenue", pop/soul outfit. One of the drummers was Tony Bookbinder, who had been the original drummer in the Dakotas, and this connection eventually led to the reforming of the band with Mike Maxfield. During the 90's, Eddie has worked extensively as a session singer for radio and television, as well as fronting the Dakotas. Eddie sang, played and appeared on comedian Peter Kay's "Phoenix Nights" and "Max and Paddy" TV series. In recent years, he has presented 60's music programmes for BBC Radio in Liverpool. In addition to being vocalist and bassist on six of the seven Dakotas albums, Eddie has been recording solo material for release on the internet. In May of 2005, Eddie appeared with John Walker as an honorary member of the Walker Brothers for an American music TV documentary and DVD. Most recently, Eddie has been hosting his own 60s and 70s music radio show on Manchester's ALL FM.
[Selected from Randy's obituary]
Succumbed bravely and peacefully after a seven year battle with thyroid cancer. Born February 1, 1961, died February 5, 2007 at the age of 46.
Front man for the band Randy and the Wolfpack, graduate of the University of Minnesota and owner/president of Midwest Inbound Transportation, Randy had countless talents, a terrific sense of humor and a gift of music forever in his heart.
Visitation is Friday, February 9th, at Cremation Society of MN, 7110 France Ave., Edina at 5:00pm with a Celebration of Life service at 7:00pm. Mass services will be held Saturday, February 10, at St. Joan of Arc, 4537 3rd Ave. S., Minneapolis, at 11:00am. Private interment.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Mayo Clinic, Thyroid Cancer-Dr. McIver, 200 1st St., Rochester, MN 55905
Farewell, my friend...
Randy, thank you for all the support that you gave me and the BWR from day 1, and even before... Several years before either you or I started our respective Badƒinger pages, we all used to hang out on Brando's old guestbook. Man, those were, for the most part, great, great times! All of the questions, cool discoveries, interactions and threaded banter. Friends were made, lost and sometime remade all in the matter of a month or two. I will never forget those early formative days...
I played your Hello Sunny Day CD the evening that I heard that you had passed on. I still love your tongue and cheek song "Schnapps On The Rocks." I smile every time I hear that – one of my favorites from that release. So I did just that. Poured one - one for the road that we must all travel some day...
I also want to offer my deepest condolences to Randy's wife Anne, and to their family and friends. I never met Randy but we forged a friendship and respect for each other that crossed the distance and circumstances.
Thank you Randy! Thanks for your friendship and support and everything that you did to help promote our favorite band. You will be sorely missed. You are sorely missed...
God speed mate!
NMW editor surfaces ~ Report and photos from Robert Rodriguez [context edited]
Rob & Zoe
Hello Rick,
It's been a good many years since I had reason to revisit my past and think about the old days of the No Matter What fanzine. Suffice to say, it was a labor of love at the time, but for a variety of reasons, came to an end when it did. Perhaps someday I'll get into the nitty gritty but for now I've got bigger fish to fry.
First though, I have to compliment you on your fantastic site! I believe that had NMW hung on another year or two, we certainly would've gone in that direction, but frankly, I doubt that we could've gotten it as right as you have. You are to be commended for maintaining your newsletter for as long as you have. (203 issues - I can't even imagine!!) I can (and will!) spend hours investigating its contents in full, but at the present, there's much on my plate...
I have a Beatle book in the final stages of preparation for publication, due out in June 2007. It occurred to me recently that having Joey contribute a 'Foreword' could be a win-win; I could get a little extra attention from the overlap in fans, and Joe could get his name on the cover of a book which will be heavily promoted - My publisher thought that it was a wonderful idea! Hopefully, Joey will be able to contribute to the current book. Perhaps you and the fan base can "lobby" him. [BWR Note] Rob is currently in touch with the Mollands'.
Thanks for asking, yes, I was aware of Mike's passing but shocked at the lack of coverage. It was a sad day, completely unexpected, but what added to the tragedy of it was coming as The Concert for Bangladesh was being re-issued. I had never noted him back there in the film before, playing tambourine. I know he would have loved going to the LA event...
When you visit my site, you'll see that there are another couple of books that I wrote for - a coffee table history of both the fifties AND sixties. Take care, Rick, and I hope to be in touch soon!
Cheers,
Robert Rodriguez
Rob's Blurb: Robert Rodriguez is a world-class pack rat with a head full of entirely useless information. The 1950s Most Wanted represents the first attempt at putting a lifetime's worth of dubious pursuits to practical good use. He subsequently contributed to The Sixties Chronicle and The Fifties Chronicle for Legacy. Further works are in progress.
(L to R) Tim Boyle, Nicky Bell & David "Tag" Hall
Thanks to Peggy Burneka who provided this fantastic photo from the Badƒinger Convention, (13 May 2006) held in Swansea, Wales, of three of the roadies for Badƒinger - Tim Boyle, Nicky Bell & David "Tag" Hall.
Among many other duties, it was Tim Boyle who found and suggested the move from Golders Green to Clearwell Castle in 1971. He also set up the recording studio in the castle wine cellar.
Nicky Bell joined the band in early 1970, just as Badƒinger began to make a name for themselves and the touring schedule picked up. He was on the road, (and in the bus) with the band all through the first 5 American tours. He even accidently broke Joey's arm once...
David "Tag" Hall was the sole remaining roadie after Ian "Fergie" Ferguson left during the Caribou Ranch, Wish You Were Here sessions. Tag stayed with the band to the very end...
Thanks Peggy for this photo update. Great to see these guys, all smiles, back together again for a day!
Recently I was able to put Mike Walton, news editor of the online Rod Stewart "Smiler" page, in touch with Joe to get his comments about Rod's cover of Day After Day.
"We enjoy it a lot, my wife Kathie's favorite track is It's a Heartache. Did you know Badfinger's drummer, Mike Gibbins, played drums on Bonnie Tyler's version?"
--MORE--
August 18, 2005
(Excerpt)
Major developments have been happening concerning Badƒinger. First of all, an accidental overpayment had been discovered by Apple, in relation to publishing income paid out to all the Badƒinger-related parties since 1992. Since this discovery in 2004, a substantial amount of money has continued to be drawn by Apple against any Badƒinger-related earnings of the surviving group members and the three estates. This has had a major impact on the finances of the five Badƒinger parties (Estates of Evans, Ham & Collins, plus Joey Molland & Mike Gibbins) and the finality of this situation has yet to reach a resolution.
Ham and Evans now own their own portion of the specific copyrights (listed below), meaning Pete Ham’s daughter, Petera Ham, owning the Pete Ham copyrights, and Tom Evans wife, Marianne, and son, Stephen, owning the Tom Evans copyrights. Co-writes involving Molland and Gibbins are split, with both of those parties still have their publishing from the Apple/Warner Brothers era controlled worldwide by Apple/Warner Chappell.
Recently Petera Ham (Pete’s daughter) and Stephen Evans (Tom’s son) dropped by Bug’s Los Angeles offices to celebrate the signing:
Press Association - Fri 19 Nov 2004 - By Mark Sage, PA, in New York
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A recently-discovered guitar, played by George Harrison and John Lennon during Beatles recording sessions, will go under the hammer at Christie’s in New York, the auction house said today. The Gibson SG guitar, expected to fetch up to £270,000, will be among the largest ever auction of rock and entertainment memorabilia, being held next month. Also among the 400 lots is a union agreement signed by the Beatles before their legendary performance on the Ed Sullivan show. Harrison gave the Gibson electric guitar to Peter Ham of the rock band Badƒinger in 1969 and upon Ham’s death in 1974, the guitar was stored away for 28 years by John Ham, his brother. The guitar was re-discovered when the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame contacted John in preparation for a Badƒinger retrospective in 2002 – and has been on loan to the Hall of Fame, in Ohio, for the past two years. Harrison, who died in 2001, played the instrument from 1966-1969, and used it during the Revolver recording sessions. Lennon also played the guitar during the White Album sessions in 1969. |
Shepard Sherbell Badƒinger Photos on the Net!!!
Twenty-eight Shepard Sherbell Badƒinger photos are available for viewing on the Internet!
They are all GREAT PHOTOS!!!! Many that I have not seen before! I have been hoping for a Badƒinger coffee table book for quite awhile, and this is the type of photos that would be in that book.
Do not miss checking into these sometimes very candid B&W photos by Shepard Sherbell. Excellent, every single one of them!!!
I want MORE!!!
© Shepard Sherbell © Corbis All Rights Reserved.
BWR edited for easier reading only! (Photo from Barb's Badƒinger Boogie)
Hey everybody, how's it going? It's good to see that Badƒinger can still make the world go away for a few minutes. It is amazing how the records we made all those years ago are still being played and enjoyed by people all over the world. I know all the members and their families are truly grateful for the benefits we all enjoy as a result.. I wanted to say something about the books; "When I Was A Boy" is in fact finished as a story. I delivered the book to Billy James in August,2003. I am at present re-writing the manuscript into a more narrative form as I think it will be a more enjoyable and comprehensible read. I've completed around 70 pages, Hand written, Legal Pad size, and have about 100/150 pages to go. Kath is busy sorting our photos and memorabilia so we can choose what to include with the book. I'd love to be able to include some of the home movies Pete shot, I only have still shots myself and though they show us having fun they can't quite capture the zany stuff a bunch of pals on the road get up to. Anyway the book will be done when it is done so please don't blame Kath if she tries to make it seem like it won't be long in coming. The publishers have told me to be sure it's the way I want it and that's what I'm trying to do. If you think I'm taking too long, try going back and writing a book about your high school experience, I think you'll find it quite a daunting challenge, especially when somebody else has already written it based on third hand information and old report cards.
The second book "Badƒinger and Beyond" by Michael Cimino, is being written by Michael at his own pace. I've done the interviews, told the stories, not only about Badƒinger but all of the other events that wind up being a life story. When Michael decides the book is finished I'm sure he'll let me know and it will then be my great pleasure to pass that news to you all. Until then I am as much in the dark as you are.
I saw an article in something called Red Route, I think, where they used some passages from Matovina's writings about what Tommy and I talked, discussed, argued about on the phone the night of his suicide. I can assure you all that the "Without You" royalties were not. Tommy was very upset saying "We really need to sort out the Apple royalties", these, as you all know were the royalties that Apple paid into an escrow account controlled by the courts in London, I reminded Tommy that I had already made two trips to London to try and sort that out with him, Mike and Bill, all to no avail. The main problem at that point and in fact all the way through the court hearings in 1985, was that the Ham estate's lawyers thought all the money was Pete's no matter who wrote what, when, or how. Tommy got very angry and for some reason told me how he'd love to have a go at me, I didn't really know what to say about that. Tommy's mood seemed to settle down then and he sounded sort of calm, resigned, and it was during this part of the conversation that he told me he was going to kill himself. I must admit that I didn't take him seriously and only asked why he was telling me that. The next morning when Marianne called, both Kath and I were stunned and heartbroken. Both of us had a great love for Tommy and would never have wanted this to happen. I've obviously paraphrased what Tommy and I actually said to each other that night but this is essentially what was said. There were other things in the article I spoke of earlier that were equally inaccurate and I look forward to setting the record straight in "When I Was A Boy", soon to be released with all sorts of extra goodies, vids, contracts, CD's, etc.
Must go, see you soon, keep on, Cheers, Joey.
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