The Vox 7120 and the Beatles (1966)





JMI was putting the finishing touches on their new UL7120 amplifiers in the spring of 1966. JMI was aiming to send these amps along with the Beatles for their summer tour of Germany, Japan and the Phlilippines. It seems that the design for the 7120 had not yet been finalized so JMI sent the Beatles three preproduction protoypes.

These early 7120 amps made their first public appearance with the Beatles in a promotional video for "Rain" shot on May 19, 1966.

The 7120 amps appeared at the following Beatle shows in the 1966 summer tour:

June 24, 1966 Munich, Germany Circus Krone
June 25, 1966 Essen, Geramny Grugahalle
June 26, 1966 Hamburg, Germany Ernst Merck Halle
July 2, 1966 Tokyo, Japan* Nippon Budokan
July 4, 1966 Manila, Philippines Rizal Football Stadium
July 4, 1966 Manila, Philippines Rizal Football Stadium

*The 7120 amps failed to arrive in time for the July 1 and 2 shows in Tokyo.

The Beatles finished the 1966 summer tour by visiting thirteen cities in the US. Thomas Organ provided Super Beatle amps to the Beatles for this leg of the tour.




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