The Beatles Society

(November 13, 1983 - September 1990)



At a Beatles meeting in Hvidovre on November 13th, 1983 (organized by Arno Guzek), Tina Schou made a brief with a proposal to start a new Beatles club. That was the beginning of ‘The Beatles Society’. The club was established with an address in Valby, with 28-year-old Per Reichgrüber as chairman, 15-year-old Tina Schou as secretary, 15-year-old Anja Gram as editor-in-chief and Pia Schou as editor. Initially the club had somewhere between 20 and 25 members. In October 1984, the first magazine called ‘Yesterday’ was published.

Another Beatles meeting was planned for the weekend of 24th-25th November, but this was not mentioned in the magazine. The Beatles Society undertook this event, which was held in the Citizens’ Hall, Blågårds Plads, in Copenhagen. Only a few people showed up, and the event therefore made a loss.



Program for the events (click to view)



Tickets for the events

On March 29th, 1985 a members' meeting was planned at the club address, where the statutes and finances were to be discussed. Since not many people showed up, the meeting was postponed to May 31st, 1985. At this meeting, 9 members showed up.

The club was still active, however, without any fees collected.

From issue no. 3, Pia Schou stepped down from the editorial team. Mette Tersløv took her place, and wrote, among other things, the attachment to issue 3, 'Hellere musik end Picasso' (Rather music than Picasso).

In 1985, The Beatles Society tried organizing concerts, with, among others, the Danish Beatles bands Johnny And The Moondog and Rubber Band. Both events ended with a financial loss.



Concert Ad.


The fee for club membership was now set at 75,- Danish kroner annually.

In August 1985, Per Reichgrüber resigned, due to internal disagreements, probably due to by the huge age disparity in the editorial team.

In November 1985, 17-year-old Niels E. Harild joined the team, as editor-in chief, responsible for printing the magazine. At the same time, the magazine's name was changed to 'Yesterday ..And Today'. Several writers were involved in the articles, but Anja Gram and Tina Schou still were the driving force in the club. The two were also present in England, and they were lucky enough to meet Paul McCartney at his farm in Peashmarsh (see issue 6).

The editorial team was now expanded with Iben Ingemann.

On April 11th 1986, a members' meeting was held with emphasis on finances and the future of the club. 17 members participated, and it was decided to raise the membership fee from 75,- Danish kroner to 100,- Danish kroner annually.

The club organized some video viewing evenings, the first ones in Brøndby, the last ones at Pia Meisner's domicil in Copenhagen.

Issue no. 10 was the last with Anja Gram, Tina Schou and Niels Harild in the editorial team. The finances were tight, Niels Harild resigned, and on Danish National Radio (P3) Anja Gram and Tina Schou stated that they no longer had the time and energy to run the club. Preben G. Vedsted listened to the broadcast, contacted the girls afterwards, and suggested that he took over the club. Anja and Tina helped him during the startup.




A new editorial board was set up in 1987. Preben G. Vedsted (in charge), Liza Smidt and Bjarne G. Vedsted. Leif Vest Pedersen did the layout. The club's address was moved to Bramming. At that time the number of members was around 50. Apart from buying/selling Beatles effects, no club events were mentioned. In 1988 the club's address was moved to Gørding

In issue 20, 1990, Preben Vedsted announced that only two more issues would be published, and that he was looking for successors.

In issue 22 it was announced that the club would continue under the leadership of Arno Guzek and Kenneth Bue Madsen, and an invitation was issued to a meeting in Østerbro, to be held on January 15th, 1991, regarding the future of the club.