Unseen photos of The Beatles in America published
Never seen before shots of the Fab Four in the USA in 1964 are published next week.
The band meet the 22 year-old Muhammad Ali, then called Cassius Clay. Clay would that month be named heavyweight boxing world champion after a shock win over Sonny Liston Photo: RUFUS STONE LIMITED EDITIONS
Photographer Joe Allen followed the young Beatles for the full two weeks of their first tour of America in February 1964. He recorded their every move, including personal moments sight-seeing, relaxing on the beach and reading reviews of their own shows on their journeys across the country.
The Telegraph.co.uk can exclusively unveil a selection of photographs from a new book which brings these unseen shots to print for the first time.
The photographs chart their famous arrival at JFK airport in New York where the band was shocked to be greeted by five thousand fans. In a press conference at the airport, they were asked: "Are you a little embarrassed by the lunacy you cause?" To which their natural answer was "No". The "lunacy" is recorded in a hysterical chapter which turns the lens on the Beatles young American fans.
One picture shows the moment the band meet the 22 year-old Muhammad Ali, then called Cassius Clay. Clay would that month be named heavyweight boxing world champion after a shock win over Sonny Liston
‘Legs’ Larry Smith from Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band has written the introduction to the book. He remembers how Beatlemania kick-started the 'British Invasion' in those weeks. "We had 'English suits and English hair'", he writes. “A spot of ‘Cool Britannia’ was in the air. It was thrilling.”
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