It's probably safe to say Sir Paul McCartney didn't really enjoy dragging his recently deceased marriage through the courts these past aeons months - however, that's not the norm for he of the perky eyebrows, as he's quite happy to get sue-tastic when it comes to his baby, The Beatles.

This is somewhat at odds with his other favourite pastime - making lots and lots of money - so we were slightly surprised to see that Apple Corps are going to court to attempt to stop the release of a 'bootleg' quality recording of an early (1962) Beatles gig, given they okayed the neverending Anthology series, so haven't seemed to have any issues with shiteful-quality recordings in the past if they were shifting megabucks units.

A £7.5million lawsuit argues the poor quality recording at the Star Club harms the image of divorce-row Macca and the other Beatle legends.

It is unclear how US firm Fuego Entertainment got hold of it. But a Fuego spokesman said: “It’s unfair to millions of Beatles fans not to allow this recording.”

Given that much of The Beatles' time in Hamburg involved a) prostitutes and b) getting around the strip with toilet seats around their neck, we guess it's possible that the recorded performances might not be up to scratch.

But maybe Paul just needs to read Fuego's statement again: "millions of Beatles fans" - MILLIONS. Each paying MONEY. Delicious MONEY. YUM YUM YUM.

(It's okay, we're trained hypnotherapists; we're close personal friends of Jackie Stallone and her psychic dogs, too.)

 

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