The Beatles 1967-07-??
The "Little Girl Tape", London, England
Set 1
interview with Paul
interview with George
interview with George
Set 2
Set 3
Comment
In the summer of 1967, two young girls visited London and set out to meet the
Beatles. One afternoon - possibly July 31st - they lucked out. Both Paul McCartney and George Harrison were not only at home and open to a visit, but allowed the girls to run a tape. The result is unusual in that it shows McCartney and Harrison (who was also entertaining Klaus Voorman at his home) in a more casual mood than is typically heard on recordings of press conferences and formal interviews.
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In July of 1967, two teenagers from the United States, convinced their parents to send them to Oxford for a summer course on Britain Today. The girls had other plans, however, and after spending one morning (maybe) in class, they headed for London and wound up on Paul's doorstep. One girl is burdened with pictures from her friends, what seem to be millions of gifts for the Beatles, and most importantly for us all these years later, a tape recorder.
She has pictures of the Beatles that her many friends and pen pals back in the
States want autographed. One has a note attached, "Here is my fave pic of George. Please ask him to sign it or breathe on it, whatever...." Paul and George both read the inscription and the "little girl," not knowing that she will later meet George, has Paul sign it first.
She also has gifts for them, some of which are sort of Pepper-related buttons that say "All you need is love" or something similar. Apparently she had sent some to the boys by mail, they'd worn them, and she got a photographer to send her pictures with "youse all wearing them."
Anyway, she must have tons of stuff because the tape sounds like the microphone is bouncing off of a kitchen's worth of pots and pans and she's continually pulling stuff out to ask them about or show them. "Were George and John at Monterey?" "Did you get the thing from Al Brodax?" The girl has some article from International Times she asks both Paul and George about. "You're deep!"
In chatting with Paul, she asks him lots of questions about the meaning of Sgt. Pepper, the inspiration for "She's Leaving Home," the difference between the Parlophone recordings versus the Capitol recordings and where to find Radio Caroline on the dial. Jane Asher, "the local farm maid," serves them lemonade. The Little Girl has Paul say hello to about 100 of her friends by name and Paul introduces her to his cat's new kittens. She has a recording that she has just picked up in Paris after hearing Murray the K insist that Lord Sitar is George using an alias. She asks Paul about it, and he says, no, he doesn't think it's George. The girl later asks George himself, and he says, "Oh, it's sitar. No, that's not me." She says, "It's not very good and you wouldn't do that," to which George mimics, "I wouldn't DO that."
From Paul's house, they head to George's and find him at home with Klaus Voorman. George graciously entertains them as well, even recognizing The Little Girl's name, apparently from the enormous amount of mail she sends him. "Please, stop sending so much paper, there's only so much the dustbin can handle!" When asked, George tells them about his new song, a rocker, "It's All Too Much" and they chat about his passion for the sitar, why he hasn't quit smoking, ("I was off it for a while and now I'm back on again."), and the new paint job on his house.
Our Little Girl kept her wits and she must have had a list of questions for them a mile long. No music, just a curiousity piece, but very interesting to hear how accessible Paul and George were to these two girls who just wandered by on a summer's day.
Beatles. One afternoon - possibly July 31st - they lucked out. Both Paul McCartney and George Harrison were not only at home and open to a visit, but allowed the girls to run a tape. The result is unusual in that it shows McCartney and Harrison (who was also entertaining Klaus Voorman at his home) in a more casual mood than is typically heard on recordings of press conferences and formal interviews.
- - - - -
In July of 1967, two teenagers from the United States, convinced their parents to send them to Oxford for a summer course on Britain Today. The girls had other plans, however, and after spending one morning (maybe) in class, they headed for London and wound up on Paul's doorstep. One girl is burdened with pictures from her friends, what seem to be millions of gifts for the Beatles, and most importantly for us all these years later, a tape recorder.
She has pictures of the Beatles that her many friends and pen pals back in the
States want autographed. One has a note attached, "Here is my fave pic of George. Please ask him to sign it or breathe on it, whatever...." Paul and George both read the inscription and the "little girl," not knowing that she will later meet George, has Paul sign it first.
She also has gifts for them, some of which are sort of Pepper-related buttons that say "All you need is love" or something similar. Apparently she had sent some to the boys by mail, they'd worn them, and she got a photographer to send her pictures with "youse all wearing them."
Anyway, she must have tons of stuff because the tape sounds like the microphone is bouncing off of a kitchen's worth of pots and pans and she's continually pulling stuff out to ask them about or show them. "Were George and John at Monterey?" "Did you get the thing from Al Brodax?" The girl has some article from International Times she asks both Paul and George about. "You're deep!"
In chatting with Paul, she asks him lots of questions about the meaning of Sgt. Pepper, the inspiration for "She's Leaving Home," the difference between the Parlophone recordings versus the Capitol recordings and where to find Radio Caroline on the dial. Jane Asher, "the local farm maid," serves them lemonade. The Little Girl has Paul say hello to about 100 of her friends by name and Paul introduces her to his cat's new kittens. She has a recording that she has just picked up in Paris after hearing Murray the K insist that Lord Sitar is George using an alias. She asks Paul about it, and he says, no, he doesn't think it's George. The girl later asks George himself, and he says, "Oh, it's sitar. No, that's not me." She says, "It's not very good and you wouldn't do that," to which George mimics, "I wouldn't DO that."
From Paul's house, they head to George's and find him at home with Klaus Voorman. George graciously entertains them as well, even recognizing The Little Girl's name, apparently from the enormous amount of mail she sends him. "Please, stop sending so much paper, there's only so much the dustbin can handle!" When asked, George tells them about his new song, a rocker, "It's All Too Much" and they chat about his passion for the sitar, why he hasn't quit smoking, ("I was off it for a while and now I'm back on again."), and the new paint job on his house.
Our Little Girl kept her wits and she must have had a list of questions for them a mile long. No music, just a curiousity piece, but very interesting to hear how accessible Paul and George were to these two girls who just wandered by on a summer's day.
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