The Beatles press conference Adelaide 1964
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- čas přidán 2. 06. 2012
- It starts with raw film footage of the Beatles arriving at the airport (no audio) and then continues with the press conference itself (with audio!) Ringo is absent due to tonsilitis so Jimmie Nichol has stepped in to play drums. Apologies for the bits where it goes weird. This is from a U-Matic tape which appears to be a copy of a master tape (2 inch??) containing a transfer of the original 16mm film. The person who did the dub from 2 inch to U-Matic has fast-forwarded through some parts (grrr!) so I've slowed down the footage to normal speed as best I can in those areas. It's not perfect however, and the audio quality suffered, so I've inserted audio from another source in those spots. The reel ends with an somewhat eerie comment by John. They would have had the fate of JFK in mind during the discussion.
UPDATE I have uploaded a new edit with more than two minutes of extra footage thanks to CZcams channel vk3ase!..
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I've also uploaded another clip from their Adelaide visit (crowds on North Terrace) which can be seen here:
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I feel like the cameraman was in love with Paul.
well, he's only human...
They were very young and shy, they often put their hands on their faces
The real Paul and the real drummer , a day in the life ; dead Beatles can’t take things of the shelf 🆘
Yeah! Did seem a bit like that. : D
Can you blame him?
Interviewer: you're very aware of everything around you"
John: Well you have to be, you might get shot.
THAT FUCKED ME UP
+Dogmatil I think they lived at Edenwald in Bronx, NY ... yeah ya better cya!!!
I....I'm going to go curl up into a ball for a while.
😭😭😭😭
I'm crying
Semolina Pilchard, climbing up the Eiffel Tower...
how lovely of paul and john to make sure jimmy was included in the interview
who's jimmy .
+Jules Soliman nvm
@@Acecombatrules59 He sat in for Ringo when he was sick
Sam interesting, never heard that. i think people would be more inclined to think the opposite, but i’ve heard other stories from other people that john was the one more likely to stop for fans for example and talk to them compared to the others. shame jimmy feels he wasn’t welcomed by paul and george though
Sam oh i agree, i’m saying that many people would think the opposite bc they seem to have a misconception from theories on the internet and periods of frustration he went through that he was some horrible man that made fun of everyone he met. he could poke fun of course, but we both know he wasn’t a bad man
Australian interviewers were always so sensible, asking such good questions and being so aware of what the stars of the interview were doing. American and British interviewers always asked asinine questions which provoked sarcastic replies.
Galericulus I could not agree with you more! Watching some of those old interviews is cringy and uncomfortable because of the stupid questions. And after only a couple of years, the Beatles attitudes toward these press conferences became so negative, but do you blame them? If you haven’t seen it, look up Paul’s response to being questioned about writing songs about lesbians and prostitutes 🤣. Probably my favorite snarky response ever.
The questions were so stupid and a waste of time
Not always. In 1972 they kept asking Black Sabbath only about their name, and then only about marijuana; NOTHING about their music, recording, etc. But here, they were excellent, especially the question about how much they rehearse new material. Paul's answer was only valid for recording, but in Barry Miles book The Beatles - a diary: an intimate day by day history, Barry reveals always at least two days rehearsals before every tour.
That's so true. Asking silly questions to obviously very intelligent musicians
Honestly, the worst are U.S. interviews. One stupid question after another, always.
The saddest part of Interview is where when Lennon is asked at the end by interviewer if they were aware of everything around them and there surroundings? Lennon replied oh yea, cause if not you might get shot!
I wish so much I could have been there in N.Y. City outside John’s apartment building to stop it. I came home that night after work and was watching Monday Night Football when fricking Howard Cosell made the announcement about John. I held my emotions back until the next morning when I was alone. You know what I mean.
This what FBI had in their vaults when decided how to wack em..
😔
If only John knew 16 years latter 😪
Johnny was relaxed and charming back in '64. Four years later he was completely different with the press and publicly matters.
I really love the smily way Paul welcoming and inviting Jim Nicol between of them at 03:30. Great guy!
Paul rolling his eyes because the interviewer didn't continue with the question, instead went over to John lol cute 4:19
Aw that's cute
4:19
He was probably sad he didn't get to properly answer the only question about their music
4:19 - I love Paul's "eye roll". He's asked a question about composing, and is briefly interrupted by John, and then the same reporter moves on to another question to John without waiting for the answer to his previoius question that Paul was formulating. The Beatles had to have a healthy dose of tolerance for stupid members of the press.
Its cute though 😂😂
What strikes me about the Beatles is how natural and honest they were. No pretentious or canned responses. Just straight forward answers.Also they didn't take all the attention that seriously or let it go to their heads. Also I was 19 when this interview was taking place.
The four were instructed what and what not to say. It did irk the four of them, especially John.
They has four of these banl interview in three weeks. It is a credit to them for the way conducted themselves.
Probably because this was the last interview on the Australian tour.
Such nice boys, and just the same as they was before they was. Waaayyyyyyve!
Sure Brian coached them on some things not to say but they seemed sensible enough to stay out of trouble. Elvis had a huge flub early in his carreer when a TV reporter asked him about a girlfriend or getting married and Elvis said Why buy the cow when the milk is free? 😀
Pretty shocking stuff in the 50's and Col Parker damn near put an end to interviews after that.
2:51 George: I had a feeling we might have got shot. Cause it's the first time being seated at the back of a car waving. You know ... pow!. The Beatles still had the tragic Kennedy assassination fresh in their minds. In fact, George mentions in the Beatles anthology, that on their first tour of the U.S., they refused a ticker tape parade in San Francisco because of fear of getting shot by some lunatic with a rifle.
+amexjam55 I think he was talking about Kennedy, it had just happened in Nov 1963, he was smart to take that very seriously
Both George and John were concerned about violence towards themselves. Both were violently attacked. Strange irony.
4:22 is cuteness overload from the cuteness Lord Paulie.. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
the spider hand thing i’m crying paul and john make me :”)
Do you know what it means? I'm so curious to know... It's so... special
@@Marina-pe1gx Probably we'll never know. It will remain between John and Paul...
@@nilen8676 oh man... Paul'd better leave us a collection of diaries when he inevitably leaves.
@@Marina-pe1gx Couldn't agree more.
Jimmy had terrible teeth.
Knowing how John died, every comment made about getting shot feels sad to listen to.
A few fun facts, Adelaide gave the Beatles the biggest greeting of their entire career with over 300,000 people turning out, around half the city's population at the time...Also the Adelaide concert was never originally planned and only happened because local DJ Bob Francis organised a petition demanding the Beatles come and play. It was said to be a huge very happy well behaved crowd who obviously loved the Beatles more than most... This always made me proud of little o'l Adelaide...
Yet Paul still didn't go to Adelaide on his Australian tour. Pretty shameful
4:53 "Great ships."
that ending sent shivers down my spine
paulisthelegend horrible horrible watch 😢
Me too :l
I felt the same way!
RANDY JUDAH TORREZ <
@ 10:56 Paul, starts looking so sad and concerned, the look on his face is eerie.
I wonder what he was thinking about, it's as if he wasn't there or he really didn't want to be there. 🤔
@@steadywoodward9390 rubbish
Paul is so cute and beautiful 😍
This is one of the few press conference that i like. It seems the boys are chilling out and enjoying the interview.. The press people are polite as well.. Love it!
11:15 "Well I think you got to be. You might get shot". ~John Lennon ~
God- the fact he looks straight into the camera at the end gave me chills...
:(
I was actually raised in Adelaide where this interview took place, and I remember the day that he was shot. I was just a 10 yr old kid in primary school and already a Beatles fan. I remember this day clearly. And believe it or not my own father was born on the same day and year as John Lennon and is also named John!
That’s a great story. Thanks for sharing!
Paul is wearing two watches so he knows what time it is back in England, to call Jane Asher....
Nope,to call his father and brother!.
No, banker.
Really??Owwn so lovely!!
The Baobabs but they’re just good friends lol
@@thebaobabs206 At that age he'd be wanting to call his girlfriend before his father and brother. He wasn't five!
Beatles sound much more relaxed in Australia compared to USA and look at how friendly they are with Jimmy
Oh I love John’s coat in the beginning here
John was so beautiful and lovely!😍💗
John was so perfect
Serious Beatles haircuts. Except for Jimmies. He looks like an extra in a Roman movie.
I thought they had Mo from the Three Stooges. Lol
It's so great to see John, Paul, George and Jimmy again!
That ending was really chilling
Must been great to be Paul McCartney
Yeah till September '66 it probably was...
OldSchoolVibes 1978 fuck off you nut
@@OldSchoolVibes1978 Ah yes, very funny...
Bellyflops2 ..be great😊
@@misschanandlerbong8300 there's always at least one in the comment sections of any Beatle video, isn't there?
Now imagine that Paul, and Ringo, but he was absent for this, has been doing this for 60 years, and still waves at every venue, signs autographs, meets fans.
Ringo doesn’t do autographs anymore because people kept selling them for loads of money
What a time! They stood on crest of the wave. And barely understood what they were about to unfold onto humanity. Truly.
It was the biggest thing in Adelaide since the Queen visited in 1954. I used to go to a dance called The Rincon Stomp at the Henley Beach lifesaving club. There was sand on the first floor dance floor a pool to swim in downstairs and a group dressed in Beatles suits playing Beatles tunes which was the best. Fab.
it’s so cute when John and Paul do movements at the same time 😂
George's comment with the rifle pantomime might have been funny a few years on, but in June, 1964 it had only been 8 months since Kennedy got assassinated, so it felt like a case of "Too soon for that George".
yes! i was thinking that too!
The famous "spider hand" struck again in Paul's latest music video for Find My Way. That moment is even the thumbnail on CZcams...!!
When you compare this with the US press conference a few months before, the Aussie press come across as so much more likeable... they also get the northern humour a lot more.
Very Natural , Relaxed Press Conference.
...watching this was a bit like hanging out with them and who they really were at the time.
Obviously A Shame Ringo was having his tonsils out at the time and couldn't be there.
But stand in Jimmy Nichols seemed a real nice down to earth guy.
John Lennon's Final Comment To End This Clip is Sad , Surrealistically Erie and
In Retrospective Perspective.. Horrifying
God Love Them All.
What A Fun , Happy , Wonderful Time!
And All Within The Holster Of The Greatest SoundTrack Ever.
Beautiful🙏🌹🌹🙏
The Beatles (the 3 of them) look like stars here and Jimmy Nicole is their temporary drummer but not really part of the club like Ringo. To his credit the guy never cashed in and wrote a book. Ringo is missed and the circle is not complete. Also they were well aware of the Kennedy assassination at the time and had more than passing concerns of being shot. This would get even worse during 1966.
Jimmy seems like a decent guy and a good sport. Shy and modest, he seems happy to remain in the background unless he is asked a direct question. But he also appears to be enjoying his very brief time in the spotlight. It's hard to imagine what it must have been like to be plucked seemingly out of nowhere (although he was known around Liverpool as a respected session man) and flown halfway around the world to take the stage with the biggest act in the world. On stage, he was clearly nervous that he'd miss a beat or get something wrong, but he knew the songs and did a very competent job keeping the beat until Ringo was well enough to rejoin the group.
I like the 2 Watches Paul is wearing.
10:52 paul giving a secret “let’s wrap it up” sign?
erowal1 Sort of, it's the way he and John would communicate during interviews. At 10:44 you can see John do the same thing with his hand on top of the table, and at 10:52 Paul responds to him.
@@shelbygalpin3852 wooah what is that!? I wanna know!
It's Paul continueing John's walking fingers thing. John did that to Paul for fun. He'd walk his fingers up Paul's arm and to his face. John started it and Paul finished it on himself which is so silly and cute.
Search for "john paul spider". They did it several times. In this video I think Paul looks anxious that they got caught.
They have said in other interviews later on that they had secret communications between them that only they knew. George also sees John do it and smiles and kind of sticks out his tongue and then taps his fingers on the table while Paul walks his fingers up his own arm.
Journalist: "you really are aware of everything going on around you?"
John: "I think you've got to be, you might get shot"........
For "The Quiet Beatle," George talked a lot here.
Ironic being asked about the potential of being assassinated.
Does he say "you might get shot" at the end? If so, it's sad that they all laugh, not knowing that it would turn out to be true...
*Thank you* for sharing this!
11:00 John was speaking but for some reason the camera was on Paul???
Cameras frequently have that malfunction when Paul is there.
I like the video effect at 8:00. Reminds me of the end of the movie "A Hard Days Night" when the credits are displayed. Nice job!
'YOU MIGHT GET SHOT'....DAMN!!!
I love how the cool hip grandma got an autograph from George.
George as usual with his great sense of humor...🤣😂❤️
3:19 never fails to make me smile 😁😁
I'm going back there next week for a look. As a 40 year old today, I can't wait to check this all out in Adelaide,
Nice quality....thanks...
" She's going to give me something later.." ....OOooh, I bet she does...
The reporter in the plaid suit seems excited to meet them.
McLennon is real Yeah!!!!!
truly scary and sad that in just 16 years it would happen... 11:22
Jimmy Nichol must have enjoyed every minute of it! There are actually many fifth beatles if you think about it...Stuart, Pete Best, and many lesser known ones, like Chas Newby, a left handed bass player who played with them a few dates when Stu quit the band.
Don't forget Cynthia Lennon. She was with John and supported him and the Beatles right from the very start from their days in Liverpool in the 50s as a group. Everyone always overlooks her devotion to the Beatles success
And Billy Preston👏👏
George Martin takes that spot for me.
Jimmy? It ruined him. You can almost sense the sorrow watching him in this video. His life was never the same after this…
THE END HOLY CRAP
Great original footage of the Fab Four's Adelaide leg of their only Australian tour, what is so shockingly ironic is at the very end of this footage a reporter at the press conference says to John Lennon.. "You're very aware of what's happening around you now?, and John Lennon ironically replies.. "You ought to be cos you might get shot??" , sadly 16 years later that's exactly what happened to him in New York, unbelievable irony!
this was VG i enjoyed it - thank you and i thumbed it up! you notice that if it had been any one of the other 3 instead of ringo missing that the show would have been cancelled or postponed. i fear ringo will end up being the last living beatle and noo telling what he may say then? clearly ringo's contributions or even presence isn't required for the show to go on.
Ringo was terrified he was being replaced. And again during the white album sessions when paul would just do the drums.
Ringo did actually leave around the white album period, but he came back.
I'm glad they came to Oz in our winter, coz it can get stinking hot here in summer (especially in Adelaide). But Adelaide should be proud because 300 thousand people turned out to welcome them there, which was just over 44% of the total population of that city.
"Good ships" Classic!!
4:50
It’s a shame that Jimmie never appeared again. For such, He ran away. This makes him gone forever.
Ack! That last part. 🙁
Probably the only time The Beatles ever rode in a FORD. 😀
Guts and swag. They had it in spades.
paul rocking his chair 🥰
I just now noticed aw. Every movement he makes is cute ☺️ ❤
Not sure, Leanne. It would have been shot on 16mm by several people or TV stations. It may also be possible that a tv camera was present shooting live or possibly to 2 inch tape. TV stations may have the original films or video copies or they may be in the hands of private collectors. National film & sound archive?
5:18 how you kill someone like that!?
His killer used a handgun.
That last line by John though...
Wow.. when they took Ringo's tonsils out, it transformed his face..
Can't believe they even visted Adelaide!!
Reporter: I well remember the launching of Frank Sinatra and Johnny Ray and Elvis Presley...
Paul: Great ships.
John: ROFL
This was a weird, mostly unforgotten moment in music history. Imagine being Jimmy
2:57 Was George referencing JFK?
To us now it seems beyond ddd how carelessly archive was treated in the past. I guess before VHS home tapes and digital outlets and multichannel broadcast there was little realisation of how much this stuff would be of interest (and potential commercial value) to rights holders.
Largest ever turnout they had 1/3 of the population of Adelaide
Ringo had tonsillitis at that time. His tonsillitis was removed within 2 weeks in the hospital.
John...you have to be aware of whats going on around you or you might get shot...prophetic
I recall reading in a book,
- the crowed of 300,000 people awaiting their arrival in Adelaide, South Australia was the LARGEST anywhere in the entire world;
-John’s Aunt Mimi, who had relatives in Adelaide, took one look at the crowd, from the plane (she was travelling and planned on seeing her relatives), took one look at the crowd and upon seeing the amount of people, decided to stay on the plane and head straight to Sydney.
Who are those relatives? Are they still alive? ANYBODY?
How's the last comment from John wow
Didn’t realize Jimmy Nichol played with Georgie Fame.
This is a wonderful picture to look at of you beatles. Please keep them with your family..im cindy cynthia m popov also known as when i was a child cmrp
What’s with the quality in the middle of the interview?
Please see the description for the explanation.
Good old Ernie Sigley asking questions
You've got to be an Aussie to know who Ernie Sigley is
About 4:20 into the video Paul rolls his eyes upwards into his head. I've sen him do this before in an early days interview. Just wondering if anyone is aware of him ever doing this during an interview after 1966?
Don't start
A very good point indeed @DougCameraman There are certain mannerisms that post 1966 "Paul" copies very well from the pre 1967 version, but many that you never saw him do again. They were completely different personalities altogether!
DougCameraman, I understand what you mean.
@@OldSchoolVibes1978 Like the famous interview, he has moustache and try to imitate the voice and accent, then repeats about fifty times "You know"
@@jaimeloeragarcia5675 Yes indeed. It's hard to understand how people can't see then change of actor early on, and especially the January 1967 'you know" interview you've mentioned
i think ringo had tonsillitis and laid up for a few days on this tour hence stand in
4:35 thats funny
Jimmy: How does it feel to be thrust into The Beatles? Well you know "It's the end" and Do you think Brian Epstein will wave his magic wand and include you as a 5th Beatle or a stand in for Ringo permanently? . He answered that like he was scared to say. Poor Jimmy he should have took the "fill in" as just that and nothing more. I wish he would have said "I'm just here for 8 shows then I'm done. Take it for what it is and Nothing more. I think he was hoping like we all would be but that just made the whole scene that much more devastating for Jimmy.
Yeah I think what ruined this experience for him and ultimately, saddened his life moving forward; was that he let it consume him too much. He gave in to the feelings and temptations of being a fill in. Instead he should have acted more confident and nonchalant.
Li adorooooooo
Pity about the video quality. Was this recorded underwater?
No in the 60's
Please read the description for your answer.
@@potrzebie74 Ok ok. I relent..............
Could anyone hear what John said about Amsterdam?
During their boat ride through the Amsterdam Canals, they saw a guy wearing some kind of dark blue cape. They liked it so much, they wanted to have one like that. Mal Evans got off the boat and bought the cape from the guy. But since they all wanted to have one, they had copies made in Hong Kong (their next stop). They wore them when they arrived in Sydney, but during their ride on an open truck from the airport to the hotel, the rain washed off the dark blue coulor.
Ringo looks like Jimmy Fallon here
forget George...JIMMY was 'the quiet Beatle"
0.56 O George, can I have you autograph?
0:56
Was this when ringo was home sick?
Why is Paul wearing two watches…
Probably to keep Euro time as well as Austr
4:49 LOL