BEATLES / THE EYE OF THE HURRICANE AMERICA TOUR 1964

and PALAIS & PLAZA

 &

Picture Perfect™ and Across the Universe Productions
have teamed up to present two new DVD sets focusing on the pivotal Beatles’ years 1964 & 1965. As with all Picture Perfect™ releases, these DVD’s are compiled from the finest sources available with much of the material making its first DVD debut.

Pressed as limited editions, original Picture Perfect™ discs
 are factory pressed, (never DVD-R), with part numbers stamped on the disc hub. This, along with professional double-sided printing, insures the disc quality and authenticity.

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The Beatles “The Eye of the Hurricane” American Tour 1964

A comprehensive document of the first American Tour with coverage from 24 cities. Painstakingly researched and edited, this collection gives the viewer
a realistic feel of Beatlemania in the summer of ’64.

Selected highlights include:

·         Rare 8mm color footage from Kansas City, Los Angeles and Denver.

·         Color 16mm concert footage from Chicago. Almost five stunning minutes!

·         Previously unreleased concert footage from Las Vegas.

·         Previously unreleased arrival footage from San Francisco.

·         Previously unreleased footage from Vancouver, Canada.

·         Hollywood Bowl Concert: A completely re-edited/re-mastered version. Not only is the video quality greatly improved, but we have located many missing bits of footage to create the longest and best looking version to date.

·         Philadelphia Concert: Going back to the original tapes, we now have complete songs in place of previous song fragments.

·         Indiana Concert: Again, a completely re-edited/re-mastered version. Several sources have been combined to create a much longer version than previously seen.  Now includes the full version of “If I Fell.”

·         WHK Cleveland Press Conference: Longer than previously seen. Taken from archival tape, not re-broadcast.

·         Forest Hills, New York: Previously unreleased footage surrounding Ringo’s lost St. Christopher medal and its return. Paul is also seen in the footage.

·         U.S. Departure: Previously unseen outside interview and plane departure also includes raw footage from the return to Heathrow Airport.

·        BONUS TRAX: Previously concealed footage of “I Should Have Known Better” from Granada TV’s Scene at 6:30. Contains both dress rehearsal and complete performance!

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The Beatles “Palais & Plazas” with “Telecast ‘65”

Disc 1: “Palais & Plazas” A comprehensive documentary of the 1965 June/July European Tour with stops in France, Italy, and Spain. A complete concert from Spain highlights this disc.

The Beatles Meet Paris

·         Departure for France - Heathrow Airport: Raw footage from archival tape.

·         The Beatles Meet Paris - Broadcast Film Version: Unseen since its 1965 broadcast, this is the Paris Concert as it originally aired on French TV. This version does not have the tape damage/jitters that plague the videotape version.

·         The Beatles Meet Paris - Original Video Tape: The classic Paris concert in direct video. We have done a new transfer, re-mastered the sound and present the concert in its original track order. Only the videotape version contains
“I Feel Fine” as it was not seen in the original broadcast.

The Beatles in Italy

·         Train Arrival & Concert - Milan, Italy: Rare newsreels and color concert footage highlight the Milan stop.

·         Genoa, Italy: Color concert montage.

·         Rome, Italy: 8mm films with sound.

The Beatles Plaza De Toros

·         Spanish Newsreel Footage - "Yes It Is" - Previously unseen footage from archival sources.

·         Los Beatles En Espana (original newsreel) - Making its premiere from the master tape.

·         Madrid / Barcelona Concert: Making its world debut is this complete 30-minute concert compiled from newsreel footage from both Madrid and Barcelona. Several years in the making, this archival footage was silent and out of sequence. Nearly 100 video edits and locating audio from the tour were required to restore this to its present form.

Disc 2: “TELECASTS '65” - European TV appearances

·         Poll Winners Concert: A new transfer from the master tape makes this the best-looking version to date. Contains five live songs.

·         Paul Returns for MBE Announcement: Previously unseen footage of Paul and Jane Asher returning from holiday.

·         MBE Interviews: The Beatles give their reactions to the M.B.E. announcement (versions 1-3).

·         Tonight: New transfer of John’s BBC TV appearance. John promotes his new book
“ A Spaniard In The Works”

·         Ivor Novello Awards: Previously unseen footage of Paul accepting awards. John failed to attend the presentations.

·         The Beatles at TVC Studios: Complete color footage of the Beatles visiting the cartoon studios. Previously unseen in its entirety.

·         HELP! Premiere: Original newsreel.

·         Blackpool Night Out: New transfer and re-mastered audio are the highlights here.
No Time-Code. Contains six live songs.

·         Ringo Becomes a Father: Original ITN report.

·         Ringo’s All Right, Zak: Original Pathe newsreel.

·         Ringo Act Naturally: Unused footage from Pathe News.

·         The Beatles at Palace: Three original newsreels (versions 1-3). 

·         MBE Press Conference: This segment contains previously unseen press conference footage (versions 1-2). 

·         The Music of Lennon & McCartney: We end the collection with a real treasure.
For the first time ever, we present this special from the original station master tape.
All previous versions of this Granada TV special have been taken from a later re-broadcast. This version contains the original production slates, has incredible sound quality, and looks better than ever!