The Beatles - London Lockdown - Day 26

The Camelia House at Chiswick Gardens. 

We are being spoilt with the weather at the moment. Yes, another clear sky and warm sunny day. We headed out for our daily walk, again today, and found ourselves  revisiting Chiswick House and Gardens. Each day we seem to find something that captures  our  interest leading to a fuller picture of the area where we are spending so much of our time. 

Today, we ran into Alan again, the chap we met in the cemetery the other day. He is a font of knowledge, having interesting stories of this local area. He directed us to the Camelia House at Chiswick Gardens where a modern day music video was produced over 50 years ago. 

It was here, in 1966, that The Beatles created a colour video clip of “Paperback Writer”. 

"Paperback Write" music video produced at Chiswick House and Gardens in 1966.

The cultural importance of this production is that it is considered to be the birth of the music video as we know it today. Locals who were at Chiswick House on that day speak of themselves just happening upon four young guys with guitars at various locations around the park. Just another day in the park it seemed, except these were THE Beatles, and they were about to record their timeless video for “Paperback Writer”.

Photos of the Beatles in the Gardens of Chiswick House in 1966.

They also produced a music video of “Rain” on the same day. “Paperback Writer” and its accompaniment “Rain” would feature on the album “Revolver”, along with “Eleanor Rigby” and “Tomorrow Never Knows”.

More Chiswick Garden photos but couldn’t find the Beatles anywhere!