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Fascinating interview tape from the personal collection of Los Angeles radio DJ Dave Hull, who was one of the major promoters of the Fab Four in Southern California at the height of Beatlemania in the mid-1960s. He spent a lot of time with the boys, conducting dozens of interviews with them both as a group and individually. He even spent two weeks with them on the set of their second film, 'Help!,' filmed in the Bahamas from February–April, 1965, during which time this interview tape was recorded.
The 7˝ reel of ¼” Scotch-brand audio tape opens with a fascinating conversation between Dave Hull and Paul McCartney, beginning with some discussion about a personal conflict arising from Hull's giving away addresses affiliated with McCartney and his family. Though McCartney expresses some discontent over the violation of privacy, he offers a bit of forgiveness: "It doesn't worry me too much, I don't hate you or anything 'cause of it." There is quite a bit of discussion about Paul's vacation, the places the Beatles have played, and his tourist visits around Hollywood and New York City.
After about eight minutes of discussion with McCartney, Hull talks to George Harrison about his clothes ("a pair of faded blue jeans and an old straw hat") and about the making of the film, speaking about a difficult one-shot take. Comparing it to their previous film, Harrison relates: "The only thing really that's the same as Hard Day's Night is the fact that we're still playing ourselves. But I mean this has got a story line to it whereas Hard Day's Night didn't really, it was more or less like a documentary." He also explains that they had recorded eleven new songs in one week, expecting to use about seven in the film. They also briefly discuss his travels and his family. The Harrison segment also lasts about eight minutes.
The tape closes with some insightful commentary from the Beatles' hairdresser, interviewed by Derek Taylor: she says that Ringo has the softest hair, and that John's has a slight auburn tinge. The tape's content totals 19 minutes and 28 seconds.
To our knowledge, this fascinating tape has never been aired and remains unreleased. Accompanied by a high-fidelity digital transfer (.wav file) of the tape's contents on a USB stick.
From the Mark Erbach Collection.
