Category: Music

Across the Disney Universe

The Beatles arrived in America as not just a band, but a brand, thanks to Brian Epstein. Their logo on Ringo’s Ludwig drums had been created by Ivor Arbiter. It replaced Paul’s original design on Ringo’s Premier drum kit.

Apple Computer was the first to borrow a Beatles brand, and now the Disney logo is displayed with the Beatles logo.

This development is forcing me to subscribe to Disney+, at least for a while. I hope it isn’t an indication that Disney is in the process of acquiring Apple Records.

And Now For Something Completely Accidental

More than five years ago, I read this excellent book about the history of George Harrison’s Handmade Films.

https://www.amazon.com/Very-Naughty-Boys-Amazing-HandMade/dp/1781167087/

Not only did I learn a lot about Handmade Films, I learned something I hadn’t known about Amazon. An author has the ability to give an Amazon customer free access to a Kindle edition of their book(s). Which Robert Sellers did for me, in thanks for putting him in touch with Prue. Robert’s e-mail account must have been hacked, because a few years later I began receiving occasional messages from the account that are obvious phishing attempts. Which concerns me, because I would like to contact Sellers again to talk about something.

Anyway, I’ve read Robert’s book about Handmade Films, but I have yet to see this movie. I will be doing that very soon.

https://youtu.be/0mkSn28WBbw

1978’s Model

There’s no need to hold hot coals to my bare feet and force me to confess the album that I have played more than anything in my entire life. I freely admit that, by a wide margin, it’s the American edition of Elvis Costello’s This Year’s Model, with “Costello” on the label instead of “Columbia.”

I was working long hours at a radio station with a soft Adult Contemporary format. The U.S. Costello album concludes with the superb “Radio, Radio,” that isn’t on the UK edition. This is the stateside album cover.