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THE BEATLES STORY
ALBERT DOCK
LIVERPOOL
www.beatlesstory.com
0151 709 1963
The minute you enter The Beatles Story, you begin to live and breath the whole 60's experience. Your magical history tour takes you on a stroll through the cobbled streets of Hamburg, where you will hear the muffled strains of beat music coming from a nearby nightspot. It's the teenage Beatles during one of their wild nights at the Star Club. Turn the corner and you find yourself in Mathew Street, home of the famous Cavern Club. It's 1962, the Cavern is dark and dank, but the atmosphere is electric. As you take your seats near the tiny stage, the opening cords of 'Twist & Shout' ring out. The raw energy of the music is literally spine tingling. Continue your journey and suddenly, right in front of you...... hundreds of screaming, sobbing, hysterical fans desperate for a glimpse of their favourite Beatle. It's the height of Beatlemania and the pop world has gone crazy over the four lads from Liverpool. Move on and the world becomes more colourful, the music is dreamlike.... it's 1967 and 'flower power' & 'Pepper' has influenced a whole 'new generation'. The 'White Room' a poignant dedication to John Lennon is not to be missed, There is much, much, more which only a visit will reveal. This spectacular walk through experience is situated in the basement vaults of the Britannia Pavilion in the award winning Albert Dock.
EVENTS
The Quarrymen & Skiffle.. May 16th -1st November
2002.. We reveal for the first time the fascinating
yet forgotten story of how the musical craze called 'Skiffle' swept across
Britain and led to one of the biggest stories the music industry has known.
On display at the exhibition will be some of the original Quarrymen instruments
including a banjo played by John Lennon!
Kodak
Photo Opportunity:- Be A Beatle...... feel how John, Paul, George and Ringo
did up on the Cavern Stage.
You now have this great opportunity here at the Beatles Story,.. put on Sgt.
Pepper suits, the Beatles Wigs, sit at the drums or hold a guitar and you
and your friends can have your photo taken which will be ready by the time
you finish your visit!
365
Daytripper Pass:-
For all fans of The Beatles & their Story you can now get the 365 daytripper
pass. More like a membership than a ticket it gives you 1 years unlimited
access into the Beatles Story and you can bring your guests with you for half
price plus further benefits!!
George
Harrison Tribute Wall:-
In light of the recent tragic death of George Harrison and in response to
our visitors requests for a way of expressing their sorrow, The Beatles Story
has created a tribute wall within the shop area of the museum, feel free to
come down & leave your tribute.
THE
WORLD'S MOST VALUABLE SPECTACLES ARRIVE IN LIVERPOOL
"THROUGH THE LENSES OF LENNON 1970-1973"
A NEW PERMANENT EXHIBIT AT
AWARD-WINNING VENUE THE BEATLES STORY at ALBERT DOCK in LIVERPOOL
Media
View 6pm-8pm Tuesday 16 July
Photocall 2pm-4pm Tuesday 16 July
Open to the public from 18 July
Enter a dimly lit room - in the centre,
suspended magically within glass on a pedestal are the original, legendary,
orange-tinted round spectacles that were such a part of the Lennon image from
1970-1973. Today these spectacles are valued at over £1million - making them
the most valuable spectacles in the world.
The lights dim further and there, through a giant reproduction of the spectacles, we see images of the major events, images, places and people that most affected and influenced Lennon whilst wearing the orange glasses: the Vietnam War - the Peace Movement - Watergate - New York - simply life "Through the Lenses of Lennon".
The pictures fade and immediately a bank of video screens displays Lennon in his Limo on his last day on this Earth - then darkness - silence - the radio announcement "Lennon has been shot!"
Suddenly on the display Lennon's story rushes past your eyes - in reverse - shocking, overwhelming, poignant.
These same spectacles, that Lennon chose to wear while composing his world-famous album IMAGINE, will now be on permanent display at The Beatles Story. "You can't get much closer to the real John Lennon than seeing life through the very spectacles he wore to create some of his most memorable music" says Mike Byrne, a director of The Beatles Story.
The colour of the John Lennon glasses - in the feng shui discipline - is believed to be the stimulus for inspiration, and Lennon, an early feng shui devotee, chose orange for the tint of his prescription Savile Row glasses for that reason.
Lennon, who famously suffered from severe astigmatism, needed to wear spectacles, and was one of the first among his generation to make a fashion statement with them. Anyone will recognise a drawing of him from just a tuft of hair, the almost round tinted glasses and his distinctive nose!
This pair of spectacles uses an early version of photochromatic glass - a lens which reacts to light - darkening as strong light hits, fading again in the shade. However, after several years the tint becomes fixed as the chemical within the glass loses its effectiveness, so now the shade is set, as you will see in the display.
This awe-inspiring exhibit will be open to the public from 18 July 2002 and will be the new highlight of the award-winning venue.
The Quarrymen and Skiffle - the UK Years
New Exhibition opened 16 May at THE BEATLES STORY, LIVERPOOL
Stop Press: Winner - Visitor Attraction of the Year Mersey Tourism Awards ’01
The Quarrymen and Skiffle - the UK Years, 16 May - 1 November 2002 at The Beatles Story, Liverpool, revealed for the first time the fascinating yet forgotten story of how a new musical craze sweeping across Britain led to one of the biggest stories the music industry has known.
1956. Picture the scene: Quarry Bank High School, Liverpool where the 15 year-old singer/guitarist John Lennon has the idea of forming a skiffle group with three of his mates, on washboard, guitar and tea chest bass. The group becomes known as The Quarrymen and soon begins playing in public - their first gig is probably at St Peter’s Youth Club in Woolton. The following year on Saturday 6 July The Quarrymen play the Garden Fete at St Peter’s Church - notable as being the day that John Lennon first meets Paul McCartney, who subsequently introduces him to George Harrison.
Skiffle, which originated in the Southern States of America via performers such as Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly) and Big Bill Broonzy, was all the rage in the UK in the late 50s. Skiffle used conventional instruments as well as the more ‘unusual’ ones such as washboard and tea chest bass - which you could find in most back yards of the time. This music was made famous in the UK by Lonnie Donegan, who was a major influence on John Lennon.
On display at the exhibition will be a number of the original instruments used by the group; a banjo that John Lennon played, Colin Hanton’s first drum kit - still with its sticks and brushes - and a record of Lonnie Donegan’s Rock Island Line, which Lennon sold for 2 shillings and sixpence to Rod Davis. There will also be photographs, (including one of The Quarrymen as they are today!) and other material illustrating, alongside the story of The Quarrymen, the importance of skiffle in the UK - as a catalyst for rock 'n' roll, rhythm and blues and pop - from the very early days to the beginning of The Beatles Story itself.
For further press
information contact:
Ginette Goulston Lincoln tel: 020 7923 0807 mobile: 07958 448 002 Fax: 020
7249 0396
email: gosee@compuserve.com
or
Louise Collier, The Beatles Story tel: 0151 709 1963 email: louisebeatle@hotmail.com
The
Beatles
Story is
open seven days a week.
The Beatles Story, Britannia Pavilion, Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4AA
November - March 10.00am - 5.00pm
April - October 10.00am - 6.00pm
Free car and coach park in Albert Dock
Admission
to The Beatles Story:
£7.95 adults, £5.45 concessions / children, £19 family pass
Admission is free to the Tribute Wall for George Harrison.
EXCITING NEWS: Buy The 365 Day Tripper Pass, annual season ticket for just £12.50. The Pass gives you a year’s free entry with up to 5 guests at each visit at 50% off plus other benefits.
For general information contact 0151 709 1963
Quarrymen
website address: rod@scorpweb.co.uk
The Quarrymen evolved: George Harrison was introduced to John by Paul, and
other, later, band members included Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best. The Quarrymen
later changed their name to The Beatles. And the rest, as they say, is history.
New
365 Daytripper Pass At The Beatles Story!
Unlimited Entrance to the World’s Greatest Beatles Experience-
Every Day Ticket- Yeh!
The Beatles Story celebrates its latest accolade, Mersey Tourism’s Visitor Attraction of the Year 2001, by launching the 365 Daytripper pass for all fans of The Beatles and their story. Just £12.50 gives access as many times as you like for a whole year AND you can take up to five guests at HALF PRICE each time you visit with your Pass.
More like a Club Membership than a ticket, each purchaser will be given discount at selected restaurants around Albert Dock, invitations to previews of exhibitions and special events, special offers on merchandise, 2 for the price of 1 admission to Tate Liverpool special exhibitions and an exclusive Beatles Story mug or pen for the first 500 members.
The 365 Daytripper Pass to the award wining Beatles Story offers wonderful value as a gift for yourself - or a friend or even a parent! And no calories either! Available from The Beatles Story, or on-line at www.beatlesstory.com, this is the best new product for music fans since the MiniDisc!.
WINNER
OF THE BTA "COME TO BRITAIN" TROPHY AWARD
Meresyside Visitor Attraction of the year 1998
NWTB silver visitor attraction of the year 1999
'BEST THEMED EXPERIENCE' Which? Guide TO TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN BRITAIN 2000.
Meresyside Visitor Attraction of the year 2001
