McCartney Times

It’s a familiar tale because we all secretly hope to have such good fortune. It’s why so many of us eagerly sift through clothing racks at the thrift shop, and why the musty air of a cobweb-ridden attic smells of opportunity to the intrepid antiquarian.Every freshly-opened box and blanket overturned is a chance at making that next big find, be it a charity shop Picasso, a yard sale film canister that turns out to be an rare original print, or an old guitar with a famous former owner that was hidden away for decades.Throughout 1963 and 1964, The Beatles were in the midst of a meteoric rise. The band’s debut album Please Please Me dropped in March of 1963, topping the UK charts that May where it remained until dethroned by its successor With the Beatles. Then in ’64, The Beatles touched down on US soil for the first time in February, and made their historic television debut on the Ed Sullivan Show just two days later. That summer, the band embarked on their first world tour, with more shows and recording throughout the year.In early ’65, sessions for Help! began, a record which would feature the songs “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away,” “It’s Only Love, and “I’ve Just Seen a Face,” and of course, “Help!” These songs have more in common than simply appearing on the same record: the sound of an acoustic 12-string guitar, played at times by both John and George. Now imagine that it’s present-day. You’re digging through the attic where you find an old guitar case. You brush it off and see a brand name: Maton. Inside the case is a 12-string acoustic guitar, but it says Framus on the headstock. It’s out of tune and it looks like it’s been up here forever. You ask what it’s doing up in the attic, and a voice responds, “Oh, that’s John’s.”

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