Leann Davis Alspaugh at Acroteria:
Eyes of the Storm: Paul McCartney Photographs, 1963–64 showcases a selection of nearly 1,000 recently discovered photographs taken by Paul McCartney with his Pentax during the period in which the Beatles went from being aspiring musicians in Liverpool to white-hot international celebrities. Before Beatlemania took the world by storm, McCartney recorded candid portraits of bandmates George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and John Lennon as they began performing with other acts before moving on to Paris. It wasn’t the first trip to Paris: In 1961, McCartney and Lennon arrived as hitchhikers, dazzled by monuments and boulevards and taking in a concert by Johnny Hallyday, France’s answer to Elvis Presley.
But by the time they returned to Paris as the Beatles in January 1964, things had improved, so much so that they stayed at the luxurious Hotel George V and played three sets a day at the Olympia Theatre, juggling photo shoots and recording sessions. One standout image from this period is a shot of two musicians at the Pathé Marconi Studios where the Beatles recorded German language versions of “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and “She Loves You” for release in West Germany.
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