#27jun1965

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The Beatles photographed (probably) at Teatro Adriano, Rome, Italy on 27th June 1965. 

(The photographer gives the location as ‘Piper Dance Club’ in Italy, but I can’t find any evidence the Beatles played there). 

Pic: Ferdinando Scianna

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“I went backstage and was met by Brian Epstein, who told me they had gone back to the hotel and would I go there. I was told The Beatles refused to see me. I thought this graceless in the extreme, but decided to play it with firmness and dignity. I told Wendy [Hanson, Epstein's assistant] to go and fetch me one of them and she finally reappeared with Paul McCartney. The poor boy was quite amiable and I sent messages of congratulations to his colleagues, although the message I would have liked to have sent them was that they were bad-mannered little shits.”

[Noel Coward, on meeting the Beatles, or more specifically, Paul, on the 27th June 1965, following their shows at  Teatro Adriano in Rome.]

‘Paparazzi’ photos of the Beatles during a press conference at Hotel Parco dei Principi, Rome, c. 27th June 1965. 

Pics: Marcello Geppetti