Revisiting the 'lost tapes' of John Lennon and Paul McCartney on the Tonight Show, 1968
52 years ago today would see John Lennon appear alongside Paul McCartney for an appearance on The Tonight Show. Quite a coup to have two of The Beatles in the studio at one time but that wouldn’t stop the tapes from being lost for decades.
Thankfully, however, one Beatles super fan recorded the fascinating interview and would upload the content onto the internet years later. The tapes offer an intriguing viewpoint of Lennon and McCartney just before their relationship would come crashing down.
The appearance came at a pivotal time in The Beatles‘ career. They were in the midst of announcing their new company Apple Corps and had just come back rejuvenated from a spell of meditation in India. Just two weeks after this appearance on The Tonight Show they would begin the recording sessions for The White Album in London. The programme was hosted by Joe Garagiola rather than Johnny Carson on this occasion and actress Tellulah Bankhead was also a guest for the evening. But everybody had tuned in to see The Beatles.
Source: Joe Taysom·/faroutmagazine.co.uk
