Lot Essay
This memo to Les Perrin, John Lennon's PR man, reflects the finality of the rift amongst The Beatles during the end of the 60s and the begining of the 1970s. According to Ray Coleman...By mid-1969 the only question unanswered about The Beatles' future was how the group could split formally. John simply didn't care. He was off and running with Yoko... The Plastic Ono Band had utterly eclipsed the Beatles in John's affections....As far as [John] was concerned he'd served notice on Paul, George and Ringo and Klein [Allen Klein] could hammer out the details with Lee Eastman...