The Beatles August 1964

Title: Live In San Francisco, California
Type: Home Movie
Filming Location: Cow Palace, San Francisco, California
Filming Date: August 19th 1964
Broadcast Date: August 19th 1964
Country Of Broadcast: USA
Duration: 04:47 Minutes
Quality: C
Source: "The Beatles 1964 Vol 16" (FAB Productions)
Other Sources: "The Beatles Rarities 1963-1964" (BA Productions)

Auction Note: No official concert films were made at this stage of their career and what news footage survives was shot entirely in
black and white.To experience the color and energy of these performances today would require a time machine. The Beatles at The Cow Palace, San Francisco is the next best thing.

In around five minutes, this excellent film captures the highlights of the opening night (August 19th) of the tour.The silent,
8mm color movie opens with nearly one-and-half minutes of exciting scenes of the opening acts (The Bill Black Combo, The
Righteous Brothers and Jackie DeShannon) shot from close range on the floor, slightly to the right of center.By the time The
Beatles leap up on the stage to perform, it seems as though the chain link fence bordering the rear of the stage will not be enough to protect them.

After a couple of songs, the filmmaker abandons his original vantage point for a spot among the news cameras (on the front
corner of the stage near Paul) to shoot some wonderfully composed segments, including a hysterical fan being hauled away by
police right in front of us.During the final song "Long Tall Sally", our cameraman decides to go for broke, standing boldly at center stage, only inches away from Paul, George and John!.

The synced songs on these DVDs are:
Twist & Shout
You Can`t Do That
All My Loving
She Loves You
Roll Over Beethoven
Boys
A Hard Day`s Night
Long Tall Sally