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"To keep the music and culture of the Liverpool sound alive as a legacy for the bands and artists who made Liverpool the music capital of the world."
"To pass on the special way the music was played to today’s and future generations." Let The Shows Begin
The Mathew Street Band shows kick off on Sunday the 30th January with a spectacular FREE show at the Pan Am in the Albert Dock. The bands for the opening show will be Shooter who will play two sets at 1.00 p.m and 3.00 p.m. woth the The Bumblies playing at 2.00 p.m. The shows will continue every Sunday into the summer and will faeture some of the best known names in Merseybeat History including Lee Curtis, Brian Jones, Geoff Nugent and Faron. The full schedule will be publshed shortly
The Wall Limited Edition DVD/CD - £10There will be just 100 copies printed of the Collectors edition of The Wall by Mathew Street Banned
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Fergy Talks To Allan Schroeder & Colin McCourt of 7 Waves Radio about The Mathew Street Band Show
Pan-Am Show to Reach 60,000,000
In what was probably the best night of Merseybeat in many years, the stars turned out to celebrate the inaugural Mathew Street Band Show. We had a bit of a hiccup with the sound system, but that's live music. The stars of the show Geoff Nugent and Lee Curtis both gave memorable performances to show that they have lost none of magnetic appeal. Billy Kinsley of The Merseybeats, Faron and Allan Schroeder of The Black Knights were all present to receive their honorary membership of the band. Spencer Leigh autographed copies of his new book "Tomorrow Never Knows". Gary Popper the producer of Get Back movie tells me he has some great footage of the night, which we hope to feature on LB in the coming weeks. We also took a few videos ourselves which you can see below. Gary tells us that when the film is released, it should reach an audience of 60,000, 000 people worldwide. Our thanks go to all the people who helped put the show together especially Keith Hubbard of Shooter who arranged the programme and provided stage setting.
Exclusive Recording Of The Wall
The Liverpool Ending - Never before Released
Join The Mathew Street Band as an Associate Member
In addition to honorary playing members of the band, if you would like to join the band as an Honorary Associate Member you now can. Each membership will receive a specially designed award scroll similar to the one shown above and a limited edition Mathew Street Band Polo shirt for a one off price of £20.00 plus P&P which is £2.99 for the UK and £10 for overseas purchasers. You can order via Paypal below for the UK and Overseas. Honorary members will also be entitled to V.I.P tickets at all Mathew Street Band events at discounted price of 20% off.
Liverpool Beat Exclusive GET BACK
PART ONE: THE MAGICAL MUSIC HISTORY TOUR
..or, the untold story of how one city rocked the world!
A FILM DOCUMENTARY BY Garry Popper
Nearly 60 years ago a music revolution began in one of Britain’s northern cities that went on to change the face of teen culture forever. Read the full exclusive press release here
Chronicling Liverpool music from the 50s to the present, Get Back promises to be the film that always should have been made, but somehow never was. The Film Producer Gary Popper who was born in Liverpool was a good friend of George Harrison and has wanted to write this movie from when he was a kid enjoying the sound of Merseybeat.
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NEW!The Real Story Behind The Beatles AudItion at Decca Records
A fascinating account of what really happened on the day that Decca Records turned The Beatles down. Read on.
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Decca Turn Down The Beatles!!Its 50 years since the boys headed for London to record the now famous Decca sessions. The choice was between Brian Poole & The Tremoloes and The Beatles. A very stupid man called Dick Rowe decided that Brian Poole was a better bet. This was against the advice of the A&R men. Here's the audio from the sessions.
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Merseybeat Story Calendar Released
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NEW Cryin Shames T ShirtNew this month. The Cryin Shames T shirt £14.99 +P&P
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New Radio Station OpensOur old friend Allan Schroeder from Radio Waves has sent me details of a new radio station Vintage Radio now broadcasting across the internet. The station is targeted at the over 50s and Allan himself will have a monthly show called Mersey sounds. Check the website for programme schedules.
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Mike Smith Passes OnThe Man Who Turned The Beatles Down |
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Mike Smith the Decca record producer who famously turned down the Beatles has passed on. Although this decision would continue to haunt him throughout his life, Mike also had some very notable successes including Billy Fury, Brian Poole & The Tremeloes, Christie, Alan Price and Georgie Fame. Mike also produced Liverpool's The Pathfinders first record "I Love You Caroline" in 1964. |
New! Cryin Shames Website |
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Following their successful comeback show at the recent Operation Big Beat, the Cryin Shames have launched their new and unusual website.
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Macca - Best Ever Concert? |
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Certainly the people I've spoken with said it was. Macca gave the people of Liverpool three hours of sheer delight on the 20th December at the Echo Arena.. Here's Paul's tribute to John. |
Merseyrats Helps The Children |
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MERSEY RATS the Rock 'n' Roll organisation based at Lathom Hall in Seaforth have raised £11,459 for the Imagine Appeal ,the children’s charity, since their inception in 2008. This year they have raised a fantastic £3,678 from their 60's revival 60ths Rock n Roll every Thursday night at the Lathom Hall. The bands give there time free of charge and almost every week you can see fab bands like the Dominoes, Faron's Flamingos ,the Undertakers, The Bizz and many more top bands for only £1 admission.
This year it was decided that any money left over from the Christmas Party would be given to help two families through the charity SWACA Sefton Woman’s and Children’s Aid. £550 was raised which bought all the children’s presents and a donation of £80 to each family towards Christmas fare. At a recentJam session, Irene Jones from Alder Hey Hospital was present to accept a cheque on behalf of the Imagine Appeal and Jasmin Smith collected the toys and donations on behalf of SWACA. Dave Jamieson the founder of Merseyrats is seen above presenting the cheques.
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Merseycats on the Move UPDATE |
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Vice Chairman Ronnie Hodge (pictured below) has send us the following new information.
Visit their website for the latest news Merseycats |
Charlie Crane Remembered
Ironically this year saw the return of band playing as the Cryin Shames for the first time for 44 years. |
Allan Schroeder's Mersey Sounds
Listen in to Allan's new radio show which is all about Liverpool music of the 60s. It's on every
Thursday from 2.00PM - 4.00PM. You can listen worldwide via the internet by going to WWW.VINTAGERADIO.ORG.UK info@vintageradio.org.uk or before
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Next year sees the 50th anniversary of the Star Club in Hamburg. Horst Fascher the man who booked the Beatles and many other famous stars tells his story in full for the first time. This promo video features Lee Curtis and many of the stars who played at the club. |
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Footage of The Beatles at The Cavern 1962Just released is this extended video of The Beatles playing Some Other Guy at the Cavern. Click the video to see a larger version. |
Merseycats are moving. The Xmas party night on the
15th December will be the last night at the Aintree Conservative club. The
new venue is at the Holy Rosary Parish Centre, Altway, Aintree Liverpool L10
2LG.
"Merseycats we are very pleased to announce that we will be
starting in our new home at The Holy Rosary Parish Centre, Altway,
Aintree, with our first Jam Night of 2012 on Thursday 5th January
and then, because of prior bookings at the club on Thursday 12th, we will have the next Jam
Night on Friday 13th, returning to our regular Thursday Jam Nights on
19th, when we are planning to have a 'Welcome to our new home' special Jam
Night."
Charlie Gallagher of 
