Ex-chief exec of Apple and Beatles confidante Neil Aspinall, died yesterday aged 66.He was one of only two people of any importance in the Beatles history who never sold their story.
Neil knew everything, everybody, and has now, has taken it to the grave.
Neil was there from the very beginning, joining the Beatles crew as road manager. He was a constant friend and associate, until a few months ago when he retired as head of Apple Corps.
He met wife Suzy during the making of A Hard Day's Night and they married in 1968.
Aspinall was executive producer on the massive-selling Beatles Anthology albums in the 1990s and was behind other recent successes such as the Beatles' One album.
Former Apple press officer Geoff Baker previously described Aspinall as "the fifth Beatle".
Apple Corps aide and ABC TV producer David Saltz paid tribute to Aspinall following his death.
He described him as "the most brilliant and inspirational guy that everybody just gravitated around".
As well as his work with the Beatles, Aspinall created Standby Films with his wife, which made the 1999 Jimi Hendrix film, Hendrix: Band Of Gypsys.
Also an artist, Aspinall was involved with Sir Paul McCartney in founding the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
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