Beetlemania - The First Time That a Band Has Ever Existed

In the early sixties, there is an explosion of merchandise for bands like Betlouch. beetle mania happens at a point when the british economy is really booming. The beetles break through into the charts in 19 63 and then they play at the royal variety performance - which was watched by 26 million people. And because they've got thet kind of royal seal of approval, you know, john nelnon makes a joke about e rattling your jewelry in the poch seats or all this sort of stuff. So mucha what we think of as the sixties is driven by teen age girls who often have more money than boys. That's why apstein parting up with