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From August 13th to September 1st, the Beatles were accompanied by Chicago and Cleveland broadcast personality, Jerry G. Bishop ('Jerry G.'), who was able to conduct and record a variety of interviews with the band, compiling nearly five total hours of material. With nearly 42 minutes of content, this acetate collects the most fascinating, behind-the-scenes bits from these interviews, interspersed with brief clips of Beatles tunes and some narration and introductory remarks.
Writing in Way Beyond Compare: The Beatles' Recorded Legacy, Volume One, 1957-1965, collector and historian John C. Winn observes: 'In general, these conversations are a cut above the usual Beatle interviews, with each group member candidly discussing their childhood, musical development, and their thoughts on wealth, family, and protest singers.'
In an interview published in "The World Beatles Forum" newsletter for November/December 2001, Jerry G. reflected on the Beatle Tour concept: "Tom Morgan was the Head of A&R at Capitol Records. He was the guy who oversaw The Beatles projects…His job was to package them and promote them etcetera. Somebody sent him a tape of the special [a one hour radio special Jerry G. had done called There’s More There Than Hair]. He called me and sent me a telegram saying, 'I’m going to take this to England and play it for Brian Epstein.' His idea was to release a double-sleeved album—one sleeve The Beatles talked; sleeve two, The Beatles sing all new material. It was going to be their next release. I was hysterical with the idea. First of all, it seemed like a lot of money. Morgan and Capitol were all excited about it too. Everybody loved the idea but Epstein, who said, 'No.' He just didn’t want them talking for some reason or he may have thought that if they ever talk, 'We’ll do it ourselves.'"
Though the project was scrapped by Capitol, Jerry G. eventually released all of the interview material found on this disc through Backstage Records on the LPs 'The Beatles Talk with Jerry G.' (1982) and 'The Beatles Talk with Jerry G., Volume 2' (1983). However, this acetate contains extracts of Beatles songs not included in these early 1980s pressings.
This is one of only three known acetates for Beatle Tour—all mono versions—and remains in strong VG- condition, playing very well with no background noise. Accompanied by a high-fidelity digital transfer (.wav file) of the acetate's contents on a USB stick.
