#paris 1964

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The Beatles seated at a piano at the George V Hotel in Paris, 17th January 1964. Photo by Harry Benson.

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Why was the woman in such a hurry?

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January 14th - 15th 1964, Paris

From Love Me Do by Michael Braun

The first night, John and Paul stayed in their suite, listening to records and reading fan mail. George, who had been signed for 100 pounds a day by the Daily Express to write of his experiences in Paris, went to a nightclub in the Place Pigalle. Back in the City of Light, John and Paul slept till three o'clock in the afternoon. That much everybody agreed on. Quote by Vincent Mulchrone from Daily Mail: George Harrison was astir early, but John Lennon and Paul Mccartney slumbered on until franctic photographers forced them at lens point into the Champs-Élysées. Derek Taylor (a British journalist) wanted to know why the Beatles slept so much. "My office wants to know what they're doing in Paris, so they'd better be doing something."

Mr. Taylor, you better not worry, they are doing something alright. My head just running wild with theories, sleeping till 3 PM in the afternoon would only mean that John and Paul stayed up till 8 AM in the morning to do god knows what (definitely not just listening to records, composing and answering fan mails, right?)

And then they emerge from their hotel room looking like a newlywed couple in the afternoon of January 15th 1964

And then the pictures Paul personally took of John

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Brian Epstein, George V Hotel, Paris, January 1964. (Photos by Paul McCartney)

Touring enabled McCartney to spend more time with people and to get to know them better, including the Beatles’ manager, Brian Epstein. Looking back on the photographs today, McCartney says of those moments, ‘We had all these opportunities: seeing Brian, who we normally just sat and talked business with, but now here he was on tour with us and so we could have a lot of fun... play cards together and eat together, so it was more intimate. We became much more used to each other.’

His affectionate portraits of Epstein are particularly poignant. In one sequence, Epstein laughed in delight as he realised McCartney was snapping his picture.

- Rosie Broadley (1964: Eyes of the Storm)

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April - art by Bill Randall (1964)

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1964

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US Vogue March 15, 1964

Yves SaintLaurent Haute Couture Collection Spring/Summer 1964. Model: Jean Shrimpton. Polka dot, floral banded cage, an enchanting new evening shape in white organza with black polka dots, with crowds of black silk roses circling the sleeves and plunging hem. The sheath inside, white Gazar with black satin strips. Jet earrings. Hairstyles Alexandre de Paris.

Yves SaintLaurent Collection Haute Couture Printemps/Été 1964. Modèle : Jean Shrimpton. Cage à pois, à bandes fleuries, une nouvelle forme de soirée enchanteresse en organza blanc à pois noirs, avec des foules de roses en soie noire cerclant les manches et l'ourlet plongeant. La gaine à l'intérieur, Gazar blanc avec des bandes de satin noir. Boucles d'oreilles en jais. Coiffures Alexandre de Paris.

Photo William Klein

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BIG in Paris

The Beatles at the Olympia Music Hall and at an Arts and Antiques market in January 1964

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THE BEATLES walking on the Trocadero esplanade in Paris, France, January 1964. In the background, the Eiffel Tower in the mist. Photograph by André Lefebvre.

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Audrey Hepburn and William Holden in Paris When It Sizzles in 1962 along the Avenue des Champs-Elysées in Paris

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John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison of The Beatles walk along the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris, 15th January 1964 - part 2 (part 1)

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Audrey Hepburn photographed during the filming of “Paris When It Sizzles” (1964).

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John chanelling a french singer (in an audio from late 1970s) and talking about "their time" in Paris

Starts at 1:00: My cheri my pau pau My pau pau laughing Do you remember when we were at a cafe on the left bank? You could not find your garter? Because it was on your little prod, You naughty little cheri Thank your bon for little birds Ahhh, my god it's so high up there You know you can't really do that to yourself You'll get yourself diseased La La La…

John moves on to sing Elvis Presley's version of "Blue Moon" changing the lyrics to:

"blue moon, you left me standing alone without a dog or a bone, without a reasonable chance at recurring."

Also posted this one on yt

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the Beatles Paris 1964

photographer Roger Kasparian.

"They were greeted by about sixty fans and more than a hundred journalists and photo reporters."

From George Harrison's column in the Daily Express, by Derek Taylor: "Paris, Tuesday. What a fantastic reception! Creepy, but very flattering. More than fifty French photographers and twenty English ones, judging by their clothes."

Roger Kasparyan (photographer): "When the Beatles arrived in Paris in January 1964, they landed at Le Bourget airport. They flew in from England, where beatlemania had already begun, but in France fans did not have access to them, as the police formed a cordon to prevent them from approaching. So they left the plane, went into the airport lobby and saw that no one was running towards them. Then Brian Epstein approached the police and told them that everything was fine, the Beatles returned to the runway, and once again headed to the lobby, but already running away from the fans, who were now allowed to run after them. I still laugh about it."

© Chronology of The Beatles

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Brian Epstein, George V Hotel, Paris, January 1964. Photo by Paul McCartney (1964: Eyes of the Storm)