Here are the photographs I have found so far, taken on feb 25th 1967
- Please note that all of them are commonly available from pinterest, instagram and for instance Pattie Boyd yahoogroups. No high scans are sent here without the photograph /estate approuval.
- It could be that the Mark 1 session was completly shot in colours.
- Could anyone owning "Place I remember" from this great photographer contact me. My point is I wish to know if I miss some picture of the feast that could help me with my modelling. Please note that I don't need the highest definition, and watermarks don't bother as well. As said before, I don't want to upload high resolution pictures.
Mark 1 : Just before the Beatles photo session, Henry visits the Harrisons and shoots them while they repair the "Mushroom lamp" in the kitchen, a room later seen in the John Haynes 1969 session. Also he attends a sitar demonstration in the music room. The year before, the photograph was instrumental in deciding George Harrison to begin sitar lessons.
Mark 2. Later on, after the Beatles photo session at Ringo'sSunny Heights, Henry Grossman is among the guests at George's 24th birthday.
First, two shots of the Harrisons in the hall, that same room their wedding pictures were made in Jan 66. In between, Donovan's Mellow Yellow cover was also done in this very room.
David Crobsy and Belinda Watson in the bungalow kitchen. I've read that Belinda (Pattie Boyd's friend) was much photographed that evening, but I have only found two photos so far. Belinda is the mother of Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot, who was "Curiosity Killed the Cat" singer in the 80's.
Pattie with model Marie-Lise Grès (real name Volpelière-Pierrot). Marie-Lise's brother Jean-Claude was Belinda's husband.Pattie and Marie Lise found a newspaper ad about Transcendental Meditation and attended their first meeting together that same month - and later in the summer George and the other Beatles became involved too.
Henry Grossman recalls: [After returning to Kinfauns following the Sunny Heights shoot] George changed into a kurta, a form of traditional Indian garb, that would soon become part of late 1960s hippie culture. I was momentarily shocked when Pattie emerged from the bedroom with short hair. I had photographed her long blonde locks only hours earlier. As it turned out, she was only wearing a wig. George liked long hair and did not want her to cut hers, so she occasionally donned the wig for a change of pace. Eventually, the party guests began arriving, each of them removing their shoes at the door. They were all friends of George and Pattie, and they brought with them dishes of food which were spread out on the table in the kitchen. I photographed most of the guests, simply because I found them fascinating. I was intrigued by who they were and how they came to be there that night. David Crosby was one of them.
Notice above, on the right side, the circular fireplace, later to be painted with psychedelic colours by the Fool.
George and David Crosby
Notice a Nagra III recorder on the floor, and a Brenell Mk5 in the background. In the upper left corner, in dark sunglasses sits Roger McGuinn.
Sarod player Ali Akbar Khan with Mahapurush Misra (tabla) and Amiya Dasgupta (sitar). On the far left is the Byrds Roger McGuinn. In the round window reflection, the fireplace is noticeable.
Low quality photograph, sorry !
Low quality photograph again, sorry !
