The Beatles Bible - Topic: 1950s and previous (including childhood pics)

Joe on 1950s and previous (including childhood pics)

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:48:46 +0000

Thanks for the info, mja. I'm surprised it hasn't been reused more often - normally childhood pics are all fairly well known, though I guess the Lennon family, the photographer (if known) or whoever owns the copyright might be very strict about granting licences.

If you do explore that Australian site, do post any interesting links. I had a look up to 1964 (when they toured the country), but there's just so much to sift through. Any interviews or unique material would be good to see.

mja6758 on 1950s and previous (including childhood pics)

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:26:56 +0000

Joe said

I found this pic on an Australian government archive of old newspapers and magazines. There's loads of stuff in there that probably isn't well known about - plenty of crappy reports about the Beatlemania phenomenon, but some diamonds in the rough. I found an interview from the set of AHDN that I hadn't read before.

This pic is captioned "Toddler John in his toy car", and is from a 1964 edition of the ...

fabfouremily on 1950s and previous (including childhood pics)

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:38:03 +0000

^ I've never seen that photo before.

Joe on 1950s and previous (including childhood pics)

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:24:42 +0000

I found this pic on an Australian government archive of old newspapers and magazines. There's loads of stuff in there that probably isn't well known about - plenty of crappy reports about the Beatlemania phenomenon, but some diamonds in the rough. I found an interview from the set of AHDN that I hadn't read before.

This pic is captioned "Toddler John in his toy car", and is from a 1964 edition of the Australian Women's Weekly. Has ...

LongHairedLady on 1950s and previous (including childhood pics)

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 15:58:06 +0000

I Just checked, it was July 6th.

mja6758 on 1950s and previous (including childhood pics)

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 15:46:38 +0000

He's talking about 6 July there, isn't he? Can't see where my copy is right now. However, he's probably talking about the same jacket, which could well be this one that he's seen wearing in 1957.

I wouldn't say the jacket presents a problem. It's the glasses that throw up the doubts.

LongHairedLady on 1950s and previous (including childhood pics)

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 07:31:16 +0000

I started the biography "Many Years From Now" and it describes what Paul wore that day:

"His white sports jacket had metallic threads which made the fabric sparkle. With it he wore very tight drainpipe trousers."

"His hair was brushed back from the forehead and set with Brylcreem in a Tony Curtis cut, known as a DA or a duck's arse."

Not sure if that helps much. He does not mention any glasses... Also it appears that in that picture, the shirt is white but the coat looks darker.

thewordislove94 on 1950s and previous (including childhood pics)

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:07:20 +0000

I don't think that Paul needs glasses. Maybe he was wearing them as a Buddy Holly fan? I don't know. There's a chance that it could be a picture of Paul, but I don't think so.

mja6758 on 1950s and previous (including childhood pics)

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 06:59:05 +0000

Interesting to have another voice, and all us saying pretty much the same: Not willing to say it's not. As to the glasses, they may not be prescription but sunglasses. Difficult to tell from the angle. But we all know Paul rode a bike at that time, because he rode it to go and meet John a couple of weeks later. Whoever it is in the picture, they do seem to be sitting on a bike (the position of the arms looks like holding handlebars).

LongHairedLady on 1950s and previous (including childhood pics)

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 06:49:40 +0000

mja6758 said

fabfouremily said
I'm still not convinced it's him though.

I'm not convinced it's him either, but I'm not sure it isn't. Here's a blow-up of that part of the picture:

I don't think it's him, although it does resemble him. I wouldn't totally rule it out though.

I've tried to figure out if he wears glasses, and I'm still not sure. In those 5 pictures you posted, the first one could ...

vonbontee on 1950s and previous (including childhood pics)

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:57:08 +0000

Has Paul ever spoken about seeing the Quarrymen before the Woolton fete? Assuming he would remember such a thing.

In a weird way, I wonder how Paul would feel about the official Beatles myth being debunked - if it turned out that he and John's paths HAD crossed before 6 July 1957, however inadvertently. (Even though it still couldn't be described as a "meeting".)

fabfouremily on 1950s and previous (including childhood pics)

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:40:26 +0000

mja6758 said

fabfouremily said
I'm still not convinced it's him though.

I'm not convinced it's him either, but I'm not sure it isn't. Here's a blow-up of that part of the picture:

It definitely could be. But I wouldn't bet money on it tho.

His nose looks very similiar in those two pictures but his ears look a little more rounded at the top in the 2nd one. Hey, you never know, maybe Paul ...

mja6758 on 1950s and previous (including childhood pics)

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 01:49:05 +0000

fabfouremily said
I'm still not convinced it's him though.

I'm not convinced it's him either, but I'm not sure it isn't. Here's a blow-up of that part of the picture:

fabfouremily on 1950s and previous (including childhood pics)

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 14:41:06 +0000

parlance said

fabfouremily said
No, I don´t think it really makes any difference to the 'Beatles history' if he did go and see The Quarrymen play that day, not really...I´m just wonderig, it would be something new to add if it is him. The chances of it actually being proved that it´s him and not some other guy who just looks like him (a lot of people about their age looked and dressed like that), are very small.

If it is him, I just find it of interest to have a photo of Paul as a spectator rather ...

parlance on 1950s and previous (including childhood pics)

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 13:51:53 +0000

fabfouremily said
No, I don´t think it really makes any difference to the 'Beatles history' if he did go and see The Quarrymen play that day, not really...I´m just wonderig, it would be something new to add if it is him. The chances of it actually being proved that it´s him and not some other guy who just looks like him (a lot of people about their age looked and dressed like that), are very small.

If it is him, I just find it of interest to have a photo of Paul as a spectator rather than a performer.

parlance