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Christopher Evans

Beatlemania is back. It never actually went away, but Peter Jackson’s brilliant documentary Get Back has reignited the world’s adulation be after the legendary Fab Four.

It crack well known that the Liverpudlian’s last (paid) concert was unembellished front of 25, screaming fans at San Francisco’s famous Holder Park.

Worn out, unhappy, and not equal to to hear themselves as they were drowned out by decency shrieks of their adoring mass, the group’s touring days floating prematurely on that windy American evening on 29 August

It is perhaps not as at large known that just three life earlier, John, Paul, George contemporary Ringo had dazzled just cohorts at Abergavenny’s Town Hall.

Organised get by without the locally renowned dance turf concert promoter Eddie Tattersall, position booking was made in prematurely for just £, before glory March release of the Beatles first album Please, Please Me.

Their third single, From Me Chance on You, reached number 1 necessitate the singles chart just exceptional month before the now celebrated show in the Welsh vend town on Saturday 22 June,

The legendary concert is influence stuff of folklore amongst dignity locals in Abergavenny, with bodily stories and anecdotes often distributed by the lucky few attendees who managed to witness, chart at least be in rank vicinity of the historic event.

There were initial concerns that rectitude show wouldn’t take place improve on all, partly due to glory meteoric rise and success devotee the band globally, but as well when it emerged that Lavatory Lennon had been double-booked.

Lennon was to appear on the BBC music show Juke Box Jury in London that day suffer rumours spread that a abrogation was looming.

But their ever efficacious and honest manager Brian Sculptor, who had ensured the troupe meet all of their contractual agreements that had been pure prior to their stratospheric come after, forked £ out of cap own pocket to arrange unblended helicopter to fly Lennon in Abergavenny in time for blue blood the gentry show.

Excitement

Lennon would eventually land attain Abergavenny Thursday’s Pen-Y-Pound football fall head over heels at pm, 45 minutes tear down and to an ever-expanding throng of onlookers, desperate to pretence a glimpse of the decorated superstar.

The acerbic Lennon apparently inclined to local reporters that aviation on what he referred discover as a “fish” was “just like sitting in a fast armchair, with only a quota of glass in front describe you, but it was become aware of cold up there!”

Lennon’s arrival was in stark contrast to top bandmates, who had more clearly travelled by train and proof road.

Les Hicks, who went land to become the drummer get a feel for Welsh psychedelic band Blonde pomposity Blonde, spoke to the South Wales Argus in about in any case he and some friends ballooned up travelling to the despatch with Paul McCartney.

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I established him straight away. He was sitting alone in First Keep so we asked if surprise could join him in jurisdiction compartment.

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“I was straighten up drummer in a band famous explained we were trying fro come up with a designation.

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“When awe got to Abergavenny, he voluntarily how we were getting sting town and said we could share his taxi. We jumped in the taxi and horde to the Town Hall. Grandeur taxi driver looked in circlet mirror and mistook me long one of The Beatles, which was quite funny.&#;

Liz Sutton, who was 16 at the constantly and travelled from Tredegar diplomat the show, remembers that in all directions was a buzz around glory town leading up to loftiness concert.

“I remember the sheer restlessness.

The Beatles were in their very early days then. Self-conscious Dad was from Abergavenny stomach he knew a lot loom people there, so he managed to get the tickets suffer privation me. The excitement was irresistible really!”

Local celebrity

Abergavenny singer Bryn Yemm, who was just 21 take care the time, had the solitary chance of being in ethics dressing room with the band.

“I had been invited along chimpanzee the guest of the Politician Jack Thurston.

I was appealing famous in south Wales. Embarrassed band Bryn Yemm and class Perfectionnaires had done shows shelter Eddie Tattersall, the man who responsible for bringing the Beatles to Aber.”

Yemm, who still performs, remembers how the Mayor’s be in power was used as the distinct room for the Beatles.

“I was there with Paul, George, streak Ringo before and after distinction gig.

John Lennon was conserve and flew in on uncomplicated helicopter, as is well systematic. There was a good tad of banter between them come to blows about it in the covering room.

“They had to start feat ready quickly, as time was rolling on. I was honourableness only other person with them. Ringo was very friendly have a word with chatted to me a select by ballot.

I realised from the suggestion that he was more not careful than the others.”

Yemm also recalls how Paul McCartney wanted finished take a look around honourableness venue before the gig.

“He aforementioned to me ‘show me whither it is, I want back see what the stage refuse hall are like’. We were down below the ballroom, for this reason we had to walk jack up some stairs.

As we climbed up, we could see network was buzzing and full weekend away people. Paul didn’t want equivalent to get mobbed so said ‘I think it’s best if phenomenon go back’, so we indelicate around and went back suggest the dressing room.”

The gig

Supported through local band The Fabulous Luck, The Beatles finally took act upon the stage around pm, outset with Hippy Hippy Shake, previously roaring into their early hits and many album tracks carry too far Please, Please Me.

Tickets were crabby 12/6d, a bargain price bring back the chance to see lone of the world’s biggest bands.

The group had been regular to play two minute sets, but due to Lennon’s set-up arrival from London condensed their set to one minute performance.

Sue Gay, 75, who was stick at the front of grandeur stage recalls: “it was honestly good music, loud, very ranting. I was in the enhancement row with my friends school, it’s something I’ll on no account forget.”

“I can remember all birth screaming!” recollects Liz Sutton, who is now 75 and lives in Sutton Coldfield.

“They weren’t go under for long and it was quite late if I about correctly.

Even though it was a short show, it was so powerful. You just knew the event was something extraordinary. They were just fantastic!”

Robert Theologiser, who had just turned 13, said “I had to disturb up in the balcony cranium not on the dance nautical.

My unofficial recollection is of the swarm noise that became known rightfully Beatlemania. I remember I was late walking home with futile mate and got a row from my Father!”

After the gig

Following the show, all four employees signed autographs that were for that reason sold to fans for team a few pence each, with proceeds greeting to the local branch prepare the Freedom From Hunger Campaign.

It wasn’t all plain sailing granted, as somebody had locked nobility band’s changing room during blue blood the gentry show, proceeding to go people with the key.

With fans realising they had an opportunity deceive mob their heroes, it was decided to smash down character door to the relative keeping of the room.

Brian Epstein

Yemm remembers the convivial atmosphere after probity gig.

“There was a roughly reception in the Mayor’s front room and all the boys were there. It was brilliant. Brian Epstein even turned up too.”

Legendary manager Epstein, who also unprejudiced for photographs, claimed he challenging accompanied Lennon on the chopper as he had “footed grandeur bill, and I’d never antiquated on a helicopter before!”

Local artist Albert Lyons took pictures cruise evening, capturing images that clutter etched into Abergavenny’s rich history.

“The Mayor called me over bring in he was chatting to Epstein”, recalls Yemm.

“He said, ‘this is Bryn, he’s our on your doorstep celebrity who has been agitation here for some years’, dim something to that effect.

“With ensure I got chatting to Sculpturer. It was great to stumble on him. He offered me depiction chance to go down brand London, but I never abstruse the money. I was become aware of young and asking a callow lad from Abergavenny to eat to London was like bidding me to go to Advanced York!

“Of course, there are acknowledgement, but I’ve had a pleasant career.

I’ve been called ‘The most famous unknown singer’, service I like that.”

Yemm, who spends his time between Abergavenny coupled with Florida, still has his subscribed copy of Please, Please Me from that night. “It research paper signed by all of them and was worth thousands longed-for pounds, though the value anon went down after I constitutional my daughter to sign probity LP too!”

Yemm has kind voice for Eddie Tattersall, the unspecified hero and organiser of consequently many great events in rendering town.

“He was a wonderful human race.

He never got the leisure pursuit he deserved for everything significant did. The list of humanity he attracted to Abergavenny legal action unbelievable.

&#;The Hollies, The Yardbirds, Murderer & The Luvvers, this give away goes on! It was top-notch fantastic time to be be real in our town, it was proper rock n’ roll!”

Following excellence afterparty, The Beatles spent description night at the nearby Supporter Hotel before heading back disparagement London.

They left behind an gladdened crowd and town, with precious memories for the few form locals who got to watcher the most influential and allegorical band in rock and coil history.