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Neil Stanley Aspinall (13 October 1941 – 24 March 2008) was a British music industry executive. A school friend of Paul McCartney and George Harrison, he went on to head the Beatles' company Apple Corps. The Beatles employed Aspinall first as their road manager, which included driving his old Commer van to and from shows, both day and night.
Mar 24, 2008 · March 24, 2008. Neil Aspinall, who left an accounting job to become the Beatles’ road manager when the group was still a local dance band and who went on to manage the band’s...
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As The Beatles’ career took off in the early 1960s, they became in need of a driver. Aspinall was asked by Pete Best to be their part-time road manager, and bought a grey Commer van for £80. He charged each band member five shillings per concert. When The Beatles returned from their second Hamburg trip in July 1961, Aspinall left his accountancy jo...
Aspinall was kept busy at Apple, which originally had five divisions: music, electronics, films, publishing and retail. He later said of the company’s business practices: Aspinall was reportedly unhappy at being kept at the Apple office at 3 Savile Row while the band recorded the White Album and Let It Be. He was briefly sacked by The Beatles’ new ...
In the early 1990s he was appointed executive producer of the Anthology project, which had its roots in the 1970s as a film called The Long And Winding Road. However, legal issues and changing priorities ensured that the film was never finished. By the 1990s Apple had resolved many of its legal issues with EMI. Work on the project resumed, and the ...
Mar 24, 2008 · Neil Aspinall was a childhood friend of the Beatles and their first road manager, driver, spotlight operator and confidante. He later became the head of Apple Corps and oversaw the Anthology and LOVE projects.
Neil Aspinall, who was a childhood friend of McCartney and Harrison in Liverpool, passed away at 66 after battling lung cancer. He oversaw the Beatles' business affairs and commercial success for decades after their breakup in 1970.
Mar 24, 2021 · Neil Aspinall was a childhood friend of The Beatles who became their roadie, personal assistant and manager of Apple Corps. He played a key role in the band's history, from their early days in Liverpool to their global success and beyond.
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Mar 25, 2008 · Neil Aspinall, a lifelong pal of the Beatles from their scuffling days in Liverpool who became their road manager and then spent nearly 40 years as the chief protector of the group’s recorded...