Disney+ has announced a new documentary about The Beatles’ first visit to America. Produced by Martin Scorsese and directed by David Tedeschi, Beatles ’64 features never-before-seen footage of the Fab Four and the young fans who swept New York to welcome the British band. Beatles ’64 will stream exclusively on Disney+ beginning November 29.
Beatles ’64 shows the hysteria that welcomed The Beatles when they landed at Kennedy Airport on February 7, 1964 as well as the quieter camaraderie between the bandmates. The film includes rare footage captured by pioneering documentarians Albert and David Maysles (Gimme Shelter, Grey Gardens) that has been restored in 4K by Park Road Post in New Zealand. Also included is live footage from The Beatles’ first American concert at the Washington, DC Coliseum and their performance on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” which captivated more than 73 million viewers and became the most watched television event of its time. These spectacular scenes are augmented by newly filmed interviews with Paul and Ringo, as well as fans.
Other producers of Beatles ’64 include Margaret Bodde, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Olivia Harrison, Sean Ono Lennon, Jonathan Clyde, Mikaela Beardsley, with Jeff Jones and Rick Yorn serving as executive producers.
In celebration of the film seven American editions of Beatles albums have been analog cut for 180-gram vinyl from their original mono master tapes. The vinyl box set The Beatles: 1964 U.S. Albums In Mono includes Meet The Beatles!, The Beatles’ Second Album, A Hard Day’s Night (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Something New, The Beatles’ Story, Beatles ’65, and The Early Beatles. Each album was originally released between January 1964 and March 1965 by Capitol Records and United Artists and have been out of print on vinyl since 1995. Six of the titles will also be available individually.
