Monday, September 05, 2011

The Way They Were

In case you didn't see it in yesterday's NYTimes Magazine -- Paul McCartney and Astrid Kircherr on the beach at Tenerife, late August 1963.



This was the Beatles first real jet-set vacation, and the last before the onset of all-out Beatlemania world wide. Kircherr says the picture was probably taken by George Harrison, with her camera. Ringo Starr was also along for the trip; John Lennon was on his own separate holiday in Barcelona, where he famously did or did not have sex with manager Brian Epstein.

In any case, a remarkable photo; on Sept. 24 and 25, the actual print -- along with 600 more pieces from Kircherr's Beatles photo archives (negatives included) will be auctioned off at Guernsey's in Manhattan.

9 comments:

Billy B said...

Great pic. McCartney looks like he's all of 15 years old...

Anonymous said...

Has there ever been a book or website featuring her Beatles photos beyond the few we have always seen?

ROTP(lumber)

steve simels said...

An exhibit of her stuff toured in the last couple of years, but as for a book or website, I dunno.

Gummo said...

Stu Sutcliffe had damn good taste, I'll say that for him.

Brooklyn Girl said...

Here are a few, along with a pic of her and George probably shot at the same time as the Paul pic.

http://fy-wgg-rock.tumblr.com/post/6350794751/you-know-i-really-love-astrid-kirchherr

pete said...

They don't look happy.

Alex said...

I agree with Pete -- they both look spectacularly pissed off.

steves said...

In addition to looking pissed-off...did Paul have a nose job...


Or am I just used to seeing his double now?

Anonymous said...

when he still looked like a man...