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John Lennon of The Beatles buys an 18th century Georgian mansion, Tittenhurst Park, in Ascot, England, UK, Europe, for £150,000.Full article:
Julia Baird (half-sister of John Lennon] : He had big electric gates put up at the front of his drive. John had become a victim of his own fame.
John Tout (guitar player) : Just after he had bought his house at Tittenhurst Park in Surrey, he had this idea that he wanted to do an album with all sorts of different people. Just drag them off the streets and ask them to come in and play. Because we knew Mal [The Beatles' road manager), Mal said to my friend Rod, "Why don't you come down and bring as many people as you can." So we all went down to Tittenhurst Park and sat around waiting to be called. It was a very nerve racking experience. I didn't want to do it of course but I was sort of dragged into it.
I met Yoko too. She was actually very nice and very friendly towards us all. We all used to eat in a big room. They would serve up lunch and dinner. It was a nice atmosphere. People were just lounging around smoking joints as it was in those days. It was a good experience and it was fun.
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John Tout (guitar player) : Just after he had bought his house at Tittenhurst Park in Surrey, he had this idea that he wanted to do an album with all sorts of different people. Just drag them off the streets and ask them to come in and play. Because we knew Mal [The Beatles' road manager), Mal said to my friend Rod, "Why don't you come down and bring as many people as you can." So we all went down to Tittenhurst Park and sat around waiting to be called. It was a very nerve racking experience. I didn't want to do it of course but I was sort of dragged into it.
I met Yoko too. She was actually very nice and very friendly towards us all. We all used to eat in a big room. They would serve up lunch and dinner. It was a nice atmosphere. People were just lounging around smoking joints as it was in those days. It was a good experience and it was fun.
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