September 1970
John Lennon and Paul McCartney issue a writ to retrieve Northern Songs monies
Last updated on September 13, 2025
September 1970
Last updated on September 13, 2025
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Article September 1970 • John Lennon and Paul McCartney issue a writ to retrieve Northern Songs monies
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In September 1970, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, through Allen Klein, served a High Court writ on Northern Songs seeking half of all monies due to them under a 1963 agreement with the company and NEMS Enterprises. The claim also demands 6% interest on outstanding sums and alleges losses through “wilful neglect or default.”
Lennon, McCartney Writ Seeks Account Of Northern Monies
LONDON — John Lennon and Paul McCartney have issued a High Court writ seeking an account of all monies received under a 1963 agreement between themselves, Northern Songs and Nems Enterprises. The writ has been served on Northern Songs, and the Beatle duo are claiming half of all the money received by the company or which might have been received “but for wilful neglect or default”.
The writ also claims interest of 6% on outstanding money. Northern, which was acquired by Associated TeleVision last year, made a pre-tax profit of £1,164,728 during the year ended April 3rd. Its managing director Dick James resigned recently following the announcement of the link between ATV and Don Kirshner with regard to Maclen Music, which handles the Beatle copyright in North America.
From Cashbox Magazine, October 3, 1970
The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969 – 73
In this first of a groundbreaking multivolume set, THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL 1: 1969-73 captures the life of Paul McCartney in the years immediately following the dissolution of the Beatles, a period in which McCartney recreated himself as both a man and a musician. Informed by hundreds of interviews, extensive ground up research, and thousands of never-before-seen documents THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL 1 is an in depth, revealing exploration of McCartney’s creative and personal lives beyond the Beatles.
The Beatles Diary Volume 1: The Beatles Years
With greatly expanded text, this is the most revealing and frank personal 30-year chronicle of the group ever written. Insider Barry Miles covers the Beatles story from childhood to the break-up of the group.
The Beatles Diary Volume 2: After The Break-Up 1970-2001
An updated edition of the best-seller. The story of what happened to the band members, their families and friends after the 1970 break-up is brought right up to date. A fascinating and meticulous piece of Beatles scholarship.
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This very special RAM special is the first in a series. This is a Timeline for 1970 – 1971 when McCartney started writing and planning RAM in the summer of 1970 and ending with the release of the first Wings album WILD LIFE in December 1971. [...] One thing I noted when exploring the material inside the deluxe RAM remaster is that the book contains many mistakes. A couple of dates are completely inaccurate and the story is far from complete. For this reason, I started to compile a Timeline for the 1970/1971 period filling the gaps and correcting the mistakes. The result is this Maccazine special. As the Timeline was way too long for one special, we decided to do a double issue (issue 3, 2012 and issue 1, 2013).
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