The ECHO has taken a look at Peter Asher’s life as as new documentary on his career arrived in UK cinemas
Peter Asher helped shaped modern music(Image: Josh Kaplan)
Peter Asher has lived one of the great showbiz stories. The child star turned pop star turned record producer was at the centre of pop culture through the latter half of the 20th century.
His remarkable life story has been told in a new documentary titled Peter Asher: Everywhere Man. Filmmakers Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine brought the movie to Liverpool for a special screening at FACT Picturehouse on Sunday (November 1). The San Francisco couple insisted on a screening in Liverpool as Peter’s contribution to the Beatles story means he is a vital part of the city’s history.
Dan told the ECHO: “It’s amazing to do this. There’s such a connection because so much of Peter’s earlier life and the propulsion behind his career comes out of the Beatles, Paul and Apple Corps.” You can read the full feature interview with the directors here.
Peter was a close confidant to all the Fab Four as Paul McCartney lived in his family house after he first moved to London at the start of Beatlemania. Sir Paul was in a high profile relationship with Peter’s sister, Jane Asher, and it was during this time when he broadened his artistic horizons in the counter cultural movement of the Swinging 60s.
Peter’s bond with the band remained after the couple split as he was appointed the first head of A&R at Apple Corps. He also founded Indica Gallery in London, which was famous as the location where John Lennon met Yoko Ono.
However, a scene in the movie sees Peter hilariously reject the idea he was indirectly responsible for The Beatles breaking up. The 82-year-old remains as busy as ever touring his musical memoir and we have trawled our archives to find some great images from one of his showbiz’s great lives
Peter and Sir Paul 
Peter Asher: Everywhere Man features incredible archive footage from the 1960s. The directors were granted permission to use the iconic Beatle’s voice from recording tapes he made for his biography, Many Years From Now.(Image: Greenwich Entertainment)
Peter and Gordon
Sir Paul McCartney wrote Peter and Gordon’s biggest hit, A World Without Love(Image: Redferns)
Apple Corps
Peter Asher was appointed the first head of A&R (Artist and Repertoire) for the Beatles Apple Corps and played an integral part in the Fab Four’s story(Image: Mirrorpix)
Close confidant
The films features incredible archives from the height of Beatlemania.(Image: Mirrorpix)
British Invasion
Peter and Gordon were a huge success and A World Without Love reached number one in the charts(Image: Redferns)
Part of the zeitgeist
Peter is synonymous with the vibrant cultural scene of the 1960s(Image: Getty Images)