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The Beatles On Apple Vol.15 Playlist May 15th 2016 OPEN/9AM

The Beatles - - Non-LP Track (-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul 2

The Beatles’ eighteenth single release for EMI, the first on the label. Paul McCartney’s masterpiece. The 7 minute, 11 second track was the longest released by the Beatles up until that time, and the broke wide open the usual two to three minute mold that had long been the standard for pop singles. Paul got the idea for the song while driving to visit Cynthia and . He wrote the lyrics as a message of encouragement to young Julian while his parents were in the throes of a very public separation. Paul wanted to stay friends, so he planned a visit. Cynthia was still living in ’s Kenwood estate, and since Paul usually wrote on the way there to collaborate with his writing partner, he fell into the same routine. Paul: “I started with the idea ‘Hey Jules,’ which was Julian, don’t make it bad, take a sad song and make it better. Hey, try and deal with this terrible thing. I knew it was not going to be easy for him. I always feel sorry for kids in divorce.

The Beatles - Revolution - Non-LP Track (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John The Beatles’ eighteenth single release for EMI, their first on the Apple Records label. lobbied hard to get his magnificent rocker on the A-side of the band’s summer 1968 single, but by any standard, Paul’s “Hey Jude” was an unbeatable choice for the A-side. There are three versions of John’s “Revolution.” The first one recorded was the slower version which opens the fourth side of “The Beatles” and was released under the title “Revolution 1.” That track was the first song to be recorded for what would be known as the “White .” Ultimately, the song ran over 10 minutes. Much of it was cut out and used to create the sound collage entitled “,” which would also appear on side four of the new album. Shortly before his death in 1980, John explained the reason for the song’s remake into a fast rocker: Paul and George refused to allow the original slower recording to be released as the next Beatles single, fearing it was not upbeat enough. So Lennon decided they would record the song fast and loud. Recording began on the fast and loud single version of “Revolution” on July 10, 1968. Additional overdubs were added on July 11 and 12, and the final mix was completed on July 15. The single was issued on August 30, 1968, in the UK, and on August 26 in the U.S. The “Hey Jude”/“Revolution” single would go on to sell nearly five million copies in the U.S. and eight million copies worldwide. On U.S. album: Hey Jude - Capitol LP

BREAK We just heard both sides of the Beatles first Apple single out ….and here’s 2 more from Paul & John from the 1st Beatles album on Apple 3

Records….both these songs feature Paul on the drums!

The Beatles - Back In The U.S.S.R. - The Beatles (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul Written while in India, Paul’s “Back In The U.S.S.R.” is based on ’s 1959 hit “Back In The U.S.A.,” but was written to mimic the classic sound of . Beach Boys lead Mike was on the Transcendental sojourn in India in the spring of 1968 and as McCartney was working on his new song, Love suggested the lyrics about Ukraine and Moscow girls, similar to his lyrics in “California Girls.” Recording began on August 22, 1968, and it was during this session that officially quit the band. His departure was blamed on a disagreement with Paul over his drumming. Ringo flew to the Mediterranean to spend time on actor Peter Sellers’ yacht. It was there that he wrote “Octopus’s Garden.” On September 3, Ringo returned to the studio to find his smothered in flowers. Ringo: “I felt tired and discouraged … took a week’s holiday, and when I came back to work everything was all right again.” But Ringo added, “Paul is the greatest bass player in the world. But he is also very determined; he goes on and on to see if he can get his own way. While that may be a virtue, it did mean that musical disagreements inevitably arose from time to time.”

The Beatles - - The Beatles (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John Recorded at ’ eight-track recording facilities on August 28, 29, and 30, 1968. Ringo Starr had quit the band temporarily and the three remaining Beatles moved forward with sessions for the new album. John Lennon’s “Dear Prudence” features Paul McCartney on drums. The guitar picking which opens and runs through the song is supplied by John on his Casino. The finger-picking style was taught to him by folk singer earlier in the year while they were in India. plays his Les Paul guitar and overdubbed a distorted Fender Telecaster lead guitar part. In addition to his drumming, Paul plays his Rickenbacker bass guitar, provides the piano track and a very short burst of flugelhorn. John wrote the song in Rishikesh, India, 4 for Prudence Farrow, sister of the actress , who had cordoned herself off in a hut to meditate for hours on end. Lennon’s song was a plea for her to take a break from her excessive meditation and join the others on the trip.

The Beatles - - Yellow Submarine (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul In May 1967, with the “Sgt. Pepper” album in the can and awaiting release, the Beatles went to work on two projects at the same time. They began recording the title track for “” and also starting to record the new songs they had promised for the “Yellow Submarine” film. The first song specifically recorded for the “Yellow Submarine” film was “Baby, You’re A Rich Man” (on May 11, 1967), but that song was pulled several months later to fill the B-side of the “” single. George Harrison’s “Sgt. Pepper” reject “” was added to the stack of film songs. Paul’s sing-along “All Together Now” was started and finished on May 12, 1967. Nine takes were recorded. Instruments included two acoustic (probably Paul and George), bass guitar (Paul), bass drum (Ringo), harmonica and banjo (John). 5

From the Apple Record Yellow Submarine…Paul’s All Together Now!

APPLE QUIZ #1 HERE We just heard from the Beatles first Apple single and album…Here yer QUIZ QUESTION …Name the last album released on the Apple label in 1975 before the label was revived in the 1990s… I’ll give ya time to research….Good Luck 9.26 BREAK

The has a red Apple on both A and B-sides, perhaps symbolic of the FINAL apple album.

For a bonus of______what color was the Apple on that album?

Play something from that album Blast From Yer Past…this came out in 1973 which was a BIG year for Apple Records!

All four Beatles had new out George LITMW – Paul Wings – had 2 LP’s Red Rose 7 …John Mind Games…and the RINGO…had his RINGO LP…with this big HIT #1 single featuring Paul M & ! Let’s go back to 1973 w/ some solo Beatles…Hit it Jordan! Ringo – Yer Sixteen – RINGO

Personnel : Ringo - Lead vocals, drums Paul McCartney - Mouth sax solo - Drums Klaus Voorman - Bass Nicky Hopkins - Piano 6

Harry Nilsson - Backing vocals.

Paul McCartney & Wings – Helen Wheels “Helen Wheels” was the name of Paul’s land rover – a play on “Hell On Wheels.” Recorded in Lagos with Paul on lead guitar, bass and drums. Linda is on keyboards with Denny on guitar. This song is a true single, in that it did not appear on the Band on the Run album in the UK, but was included in the US version.

John Lennon – Mind Games – Mind Games ‘73 The title track was one of John’s most commercially successful in the two years since “Imagine.” This was the only single issued off the album as well. “Mind Games” had be in gestation for over three years, having started out with the titles, “Make Love Not War,” and “I Promise.” 7

George Harrison – Living In The Material World - Living In The Material World ‘73 8

Written in the late summer of 1971, it includes references to his friends, “John and Paul, “ and a little drum-fill from “Ritchie,” made the reference complete. The Beatles as solo artists all from 1973 Paul made 2 albums in `73…neglected Red

Rose Speedway

Paul McCartney & Wings – Get On the Right Thing – ‘73 Originally written & recorded during the Ram Sessions. And was part of the intended double-album that Red Rose Speedway was supposed to become. 9.56 BREAK

Just tuning in it was this weekend that John & Paul announced their new multi media company Apple to the world…so in honor we are playing ONLY Apple releases by 9

THR BEATLES this morning LIVE KOBE…(Just Beatles no.. , , ETC.) We already heard from the Beatles 1968 Apple album…here’s a few from their 1969 Apple LP…called .

The Beatles - - Abbey Road (Harrison) Lead vocal: George The second of two CLASSIC songs George Harrison delivered for the “Abbey Road” album. “Here Comes The Sun” and “Something” was a phenomenal one-two punch that had to have Lennon and McCartney wondering what else Harrison had up his sleeve. George wrote the song while walking around the sunny back garden of ’s home, strumming o0ne of Eric’s acoustic guitars. Harrison had skipped out of one of the many Apple business meetings that day. Recording in 13 takes on July 7, 1969, Ringo’s 29th birthday, with George on his Gibson J-200 acoustic guitar, Paul on his Rickenbacker bass guitar and Ringo on drums. John was sidelined for the week due to be hospitalized following a car accident in Scotland. The next day George overdubbed his lead vocal, and Paul and George recorded their backing vocals twice, rather than simply double- 10

tracking. Additions continued on July 16 (handclaps and harmonium), and August 6 and 11 (George’s acoustic guitar). ’s orchestral score was recorded on August 15. The Beatles - Because - Abbey Road (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John, Paul and George The group recorded 23 takes on August 1, 1969, with George Martin on a Baldwin spinet electric harpsichord matching note with John on his electric guitar and Paul on his Rickenbacker bass guitar. For the backing track Ringo kept the beat gently tapping out a beat on the hi-hat. This was for the musician’s headphones and was not recorded on the tape. Take 16 was deemed the best backing track and John, Paul, and George added their lush harmonies to it. On August 4, the three recorded their vocals two more times, adding to the already thick layers of harmony. Lennon was inspired the write the song when he hear Yoko playing Beethoven’s piano sonata in C Sharp minor, opus 27 number two (aka “The Moonlight Sonata”). He asked her to play the chords backwards and wrote “Because” around that reversed chord sequence. The gorgeous three-part harmonies of “Because” are showcased on an a cappella mix of the song on the “” album. 11

The Beatles - You Never Give Me Your Money - Abbey Road (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul The famous “Abbey Road” medley begins with Paul’s “You Never Give Me Your Money,” a song which itself consists of three segments. In ’ “Many Years From Now,” McCartney states that the first part of the song was him “directly lambasting ’s attitude to us: no money, just funny paper, all promises and it never works out. It’s basically a song about no faith in the person.” The reference to “funny paper” was 12

the numerous bank statements and other official looking documents that claimed they had stocks and bonds or money in various bank accounts, but to the band members it always seemed imaginary; they were rich on paper. The second part is a nostalgic bit about being out of college with money spent, leading to the third section, about an optimistic escape (“Soon we’ll be away from here. Step on the gas and wipe that tear away”) inspired by Paul and Linda hitting the road to get away from it all. Recording began on May 6, 1969, at Trident Studios, with Paul on piano and offering a guide vocal marching the group through 36 takes. John playing a distorted guitar part on his Epiphone Casino, George playing his Telecaster and Ringo on drums. At , Paul recorded his lead vocal on July 1 and added bass guitar on July 11. On July 15, Paul, John and George recorded backing vocals. It was during this session that the nursery rhyme ending (“One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, all good children go to heaven”) was recorded. The finishing touch, added August 5, was the crossfade (tubular bells, birds, chirping crickets and bubbles) which takes the song into “Sun King”.

Three in kicking off Side 2 of the classic Abbey Road album as we spin nothing but Apple Records on this the Anniversary weekend of the Beatles announcing to the world the formation of their very own multi media corporation …

Since we are hanging our in 1969 let’s spin BOTH sides of an Apple single released before Abbey Road album was released….OK?

The Beatles - The Ballad Of John And Yoko – Recorded April 14, 1969 by John 7 Paul only. 13

Released as a single in UK April 11, 1969 And in the USA May 5th 1969. Released less than a month after (John needed an A- Side) First STEREO single in the UK. Banned by the BBC and some US stations as well. It was actually recorded during the beginning of the Abbey Road sessions.

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The Beatles - (Harrison) – Past Masters Recorded April 16th 1969 Abbey Road right before the Abbey Road sessions began, though some Abbey Road material was already laid down. flip of Ballad of John & Yoko Released as a single in UK April 11, 1969 And in the USA May 5th 1969. The Beatles 1st STEREO single in the UK

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Featuring Billy Preston on organ.

NEWS HERE 10.26 BREAK

People often ask me… Chris what is yer favorite Beatle year…64 65 67 and I always surprise people when I say 1970~! Yes the year the broke up….but a lot of action in 1970….. Which means it was also a BIG year for Apple Records….check it out in the year 1970 …JPG&R…with and without…

LP / The Beatles – Hey Jude - Feb, 26th US Only 15

45/ John Lennon – “Instant Karma” (We All Shine On) - Feb. 6th UK/30th US 45/ The Beatles – “” - March 6th UK 11th US LP/Ringo Starr – Sentimental Journey- March 27 UK/April 20 US LP/ Paul McCartney – McCartney - April 17th UK April 20th US LP/The Beatles – Let It Be – May 8th UK /18th US 45/The Beatles – “Long And Winding Road” May 11th US Only LP/Ringo Starr – Beacoups of Blues - Sept. 25th US Oct. 5th UK 45/Ringo Starr – “Beacoups of Blues” Sept. 15th US only 45/George Harrison – “” - Nov. 23rd US LP/George Harrison – – Nov. 30th UK/ 27th US LP/John Lennon w/ – Plastic Ono Band Dec. 11UK 14th US LP/The Beatles – From Them To You (Xmas fan club LP) Dec. 18th UK Only 45/John Lennon – “Mother” – Dec. 28th US Only

NOT TO MENTION BADFINGER – MARY HOPKIN- – BILLY PRESTON 16

LP / The Beatles – Hey Jude - Feb, 26th US Only

The Beatles - I Should Have Known Better - A Hard Day’s Night (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John Following their triumphant visit to America The Beatles were thrust back to work. On February 25, 1964 they dove into new songs slated for their film. On this day they recorded “You Can’t Do That” and began work on Paul’s “” and John’s “I Should Have Known Better.” In the film “I Should Have Known Better” was performed in the train compartment scene, which in reality was the interior of a van with crew members rocking the van to fake the train in motion. Used as the flip side of the U.S. “A Hard Day’s Night” single. Paul’s “” was the UK b-side. Recorded Feb. 25-26, 1964. On U.S. album: 17

A Hard Day’s Night - United Artists LP Hey Jude - Apple LP (1970)

The Beatles - - A Collection Of Beatles Oldies (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul The Beatles’ twelfth single release for EMI’s label.

Recorded on April 13 and 14, 1966. The track is notable for Paul McCartney’s furious bass line. The bass is so prominent in the mix that sound engineers at EMI worried it could cause the stylus of a record player tone arm (the needle thing on record players) to jump when fans played the 45 RPM single at home. Thankfully, no such calamity occurred. For this heavy bass sound Paul’s chose to replace his usual Hofner bass with a Rickenbacker 4001S bass. Aside from the dominant bass part, McCartney also provides the lead guitar, with George Harrison working the . The second and third verse backing vocal is the French nursery rhyme “Frere Jacques.” Released in America on May 23 and in the UK on June 10. “Paperback Writer” made the second largest ever jump to No. 1 on Billboard's chart. It debuted at number 28 on June 11, 1966, moved to 15 and then to number 1 on June 25. The only single to make a bigger jump was another Beatles song, “Can't Buy Me Love.”

On U.S. album: Hey Jude - Capitol LP (1970) 18

The Beatles - Rain - Non-LP B-side (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John

Recorded on April 14 and 16, 1966. The track is notable for the backwards vocal from John Lennon at the end of the song. The section is John singing part of the first verse but the tape is superimposed backwards in the mix. The song contains slowed down instruments, guitar distortion, and vocals recorded and played back at variable speed. Aside from Paul McCartney’s dominant bass part, the song features a striking drum performance from Ringo, who has called “Rain” his favorite Beatles song. The B-side of “Paperback Writer.” Issued in America on May 23, 1966 and the UK on June 10, 1966, several months in advance of the “Revolver” album.

On U.S. album: Hey Jude - Capitol LP (1970)

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APPLE QUIZ #2 HERE

We just heard 3 songs from the Beatles Hey Jude album as it was called…QUESTION what the Hey Jude albums ORIGINAL title???? They actually made labels and covers with this ORIGINAL title? What was it????

John Lennon – Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) Inspired by a conversation with Yoko’s ex-husband, Tony Cox in Denmark two days earlier – John woke up and started banging out a new tune on the piano – which he completed in an hour. Within hours, John wrangled musicians and producer, to record the song. It was put to tape later that evening and the track was released ten days later.

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George Harrison – - All Things Must Pass ‘70 A track with some “tart lyrical phrasing,” an offending verse was omitted from the printed lyrics included on the inner sleeve.

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1971 was another BIG year for APPLE and SOLO Beatles records JOHN’s IMAGINE LP – GEORGE’s BANGLA DESH in US – RINGO It Don’t Come Easy single… ….and one Apple album from 1971 has it’s 21

45th Anniversary this week…Paul & Linda’s RAM…

Paul & Linda McCartney – Monkberry Moon Delight – Ram ‘71 Many have also considered this to be another dig at the Beatles and the problems with fame. But in true McCartney fashion, it’s just a fun, rocking tune with throwaway lyrics.

John Lennon – Give Me Some Truth – Imagine ‘71 This was also composed in the Spring of ’68 in India. It was also “rehearsed” during the Get Back sessions. The song had contemporary lyrical additions, in reference to “Tricky Dicky” (Richard Nixon) and a desire for such people to give John the truth.

RINGO – It Don’t Come Easy – Single 22

SOLO BEATLES on Apple 45 years ago in 1971.

We did Apple years 1968, 69, 70, 71, 73…only 1 LP came out in 1972 Some Time In New York City…the worst solo Beatles EVER!

John Lennon – Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox) - ‘74 Where “Bless You” was an ode to Yoko, “Surprise, Surprise” was an ode to . The track included on vocal – and also has an ode to “Drive My Car” at the end of the song.

RINGO - (Lennon) – Walls & Bridges `74

Wings – Junior’s Farm Inspired by Dylan’s “Maggie’s Farm,” it is one of Paul’s best flat out rockers. It reached #16 in the UK charts, This was also the last apple release for Paul and Wings. 11.26 BREAK

The Beatles - - Let It Be (Harrison) Lead vocal: George

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Supposedly, Paul became very tired of this song when his children demanded he play it over and over again. Another version recorded in the garden of Paul's Scotland home circa June 1971 of the bluegrass-styled "Bip Bop" featured Paul and Linda's daughter Mary giggling in the background, and segued into a riff called "Hey Diddle".

John Lennon – – Some Time In New York City ‘72 John had held a concert in honor of John Sinclair who had been sent to prison for possession of “two marijuana joints.” He was released after the concert on 24

December 13th, 1971. But John included this song that was inspired by Sinclair’s unfair incarceration. George Harrison - Dark Horse – DEMO

John Lennon – Slippin’ And Slidin’ - Rock ‘n’ Roll ‘75 Another Little Richard track, this was slated to be the second single off the album, but was cancelled at the last minute. This is another track that could be found on “Roots,” and the two tracks are nearly identical (where other “Roots” tracks were different).

George Harrison – You Originally written for , and recorded during the sessions for her sole Apple single, “Try Some, Buy Some,” in February 1971. According to George, they “recorded four or five tracks before Phil fell over,” (something Phil Spector had a tendency to do often. George dug this tape out during the Extra Texture sessions, but didn’t bother redoing the backing track, which is why you can hear Ronnie Spector singing one of her trademark “Be My Baby” oh-oh-oh’s in the background. 25

Badfinger - Apple of Your Eye…Ass….