Video: 'Paul McCartney Arrives In Perth - MPL Raw Footage - 28 October 1975'

(Tuesday, October 28, 1975, approximately 12:10 p.m. Australian Western Standard Time) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings (consisting of his wife Linda, Denny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch and Joe English, together with a brass section led by Howie Casey) arrived in Perth, Australia, today to resume their world tour this Saturday (Nov. 1, 1975) at Entertainment Centre. Continue reading ‘Wings Over the World’ tour lands in Australia 50 years ago this hour (Oct 28 1975) →

Video: 'Extra Texture' (first ten clips constitute original release)

(Saturday, October 25, 1975) — Extra Texture (Read All About It) by ex-Beatle George Harrison peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard 200 albums chart for three consecutive weeks. Continue reading ‘Extra Texture (Read All About It)’ album by George Harrison peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago today (Oct 25 1975) →

(Saturday, October 25, 1975) — “Letting Go” by Wings (Paul McCartney’s band after The Beatles’ split) peaked at #39 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Letting Go’ by Wings peaks at #39 in USA 50 years ago today (Oct 25 1975) →

Video: 'Shaved Fish - Lennon Plastic Ono Band'

(Friday, October 24, 1975) — Shaved Fish, the first compilation album by ex-Beatle John Lennon, featuring all of the singles that he had issued up to that point in the United States as a solo artist, with the exception of “Stand by Me,” which had been released earlier that year, was released today in the UK (three days later in the U.S.).

Video: 'Venus And Mars/Rock Show (2014 Remaster)'

(Monday, October 20, 1975) — The single “Venus and Mars-Rock Show“/”Magneto and Titanium Man” by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings was released today in the U.S. (Nov. 28, 1975 in the UK), the third single from the group’s album Venus and Mars. Continue reading Wings release ‘Venus and Mars-Rock Show’/’Magneto and Titanium Man’ single in USA 50 years ago today (Oct 20 1975) →

Video: 'Extra Texture' (first ten clips constitute original release)

(Saturday, October 11, 1975) — Extra Texture (Read All About It) by ex-Beatle George Harrison debuted at #34 on today’s Billboard 200 albums chart. Continue reading ‘Extra Texture (Read All About It)’ album by George Harrison debuts at #34 in USA 50 years ago today (Oct 11 1975) →

Video: 'John Lennon interviews an infantile Sean Ono Lennon'

(Thursday, October 9, 1975, 2:07 a.m. EDT) — Sean Taro Ono Lennon, the son of ex-Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, was born early this morning at New York Hospital in Manhattan, New York City, on the former Beatle’s 35th birthday and two days after he won his battle against U.S. immigration authorities when a federal appeals court overturned an order to deport him.

Video: 'How John Lennon Changed Immigration Policy | msnbc' (primary archival film used in this video was actually shot Friday, Aug. 30, 1974, not "August 1975" as indicated)

(Tuesday, October 7, 1975) — Former Beatle John Lennon won a major legal victory today when a federal appeals court ruled that a 1968 marijuana conviction in Britain cannot be used to deport him from the United States. Continue reading Former Beatle John Lennon wins appeal to stay in U.S. 50 years ago today (Oct 7 1975) →

(Saturday, October 4, 1975) — “Letting Go” by (former Beatle Paul McCartney and his British-American band) Wings debuted at #74 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Continue reading ‘Letting Go’ by Wings debuts at #74 in USA 50 years ago today (Oct 4 1975) →