THE BEATLES TAPES II: EARLY BEATLEMANIA is a collection of interviews which documents the rise of the Beatles in England until their arrival in the U.S. in 1964.
Interviews recorded in England and The United States between July 30, 1963 to March 19, 1964.
Featuring a very young Fab Four fielding a variety of remarkably innocent press questions ('How did this distinctive hairstyle come about?") before, during, and after their first U.S. tour. Paul McCartney is polite and diplomatic throughout, John Lennon winks knowingly at illicit drug use with his "Thanks for the purple hearts" comment at an award ceremony, and a jet-lagged George Harrison is interviewed days before his 21st birthday by BBC radio DJ Brian Matthew.