How Paul McCartney was reunited with the bass guitar that helped ignite Beatlemania
In the early Seventies, Notting Hill was a haven for creatives – music fans could expect to rub shoulders with stars such as The Clash’s Joe Strummer, David Bowie, and the rock band Quintessence. But no one wandering between the music shops, old boozers and recording studios would have had any idea that one of Paul McCartney’s most prized possessions was just yards away in the Admiral Blake pub, stashed there by a panicked thief.
After more than 50 years, on some of the Fab Four’s most
