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Beatles tape found in garage after 44 years
The British Broadcasting Corporation was to air a long-lost Beatles interview featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney talking about the day they met and their songwriting partnership.
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- Published: 00:08 July 2, 2008
London: The British Broadcasting Corporation was to air a long-lost Beatles interview featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney talking about the day they met and their songwriting partnership.
The precious film sat forgotten for 44 years in a garage in south London until film fan Richard Jeffs realised a piece of pop history was contained inside.
Experts were surprised to find the audio portion still usable for radio broadcast.
The nine-minute interview was recorded at the Scottish Television studios in April 1964 during the early days of Beatlemania. It was to be broadcast for the first time on BBC Radio 4 yesterday. On the tape, Lennon tells how he was playing with a skiffle band outside Liverpool when McCartney introduced himself.
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