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PLAYLIST 11-4-12

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HOUR ONE

The Beatles – Get Back - Let It Be "Get Back" was the original title to the film and album, which became Let It Be. The whole idea of the album was for the band to 'get back' to their recording roots by playing live and without studio trickery, hence the title. Journalists

repeatedly asked Paul if the song had racist meanings, but demo tapes show that the song was originally a satire of people who wanted to keep illegal

immigrants out of Britain. Soon Paul had added a few characters and the satire was lost, but the single was enormously successful, selling 2 million copies.

Musicians: Paul McCartney – lead vocal, bass guitar; John Lennon – harmony vocal, lead guitar; George Harrison – rhythm guitar; Ringo Starr – drums; Billy Preston –

electric piano

The Beatles – I’m Only Sleeping – Revolver Basic tracks recorded April 27, 1966

A song John wrote about Paul constantly waking him up to get to work on the Revolver LP….

Musicians: John Lennon – double-tracked lead vocal, acoustic guitar; Paul McCartney – harmony vocal, bass guitar; George Harrison – harmony vocal, lead guitar;

Ringo Starr – drums John wrote the lyrics on the back of a letter from the Post Office, saying that he still owed them 12 pound 3 shillings for his radio license. The backwards guitar part was the hardest part to do, because George first had to write out a pleasing melody and

then ask George Martin to transcribe it backwards, so that he could play that forwards (so when the tape was reversed he’d get his original tune). Confused?

Because he wanted the pleasing melody, but with the aural qualities of a backwards tape. It took him over 14 hours just to get that little bit right.

There are five different mixes of this song – all with different guitar parts. Some of them have the verses in a different order, and extra guitar sounds added. The

backwards guitar effects are also in a different place. The only version that contains all of the extras is the British mono version.

Lead vocal John Lennon 1.00

US - Capitol LP Yesterday and Today

The Beatles – I’ll Follow The Sun - Beatles For Sale

100% pure McCartney. Written pre- Beatles? Recorded Oct. 18th, 1964.

Musicians: Paul McCartney – lead vocal, acoustic guitar; John Lennon – harmony vocal,

acoustic guitar; George Harrison – lead guitar; Ringo Starr – knees(?) This was written in the late-fifties when Paul was sixteen years old (not bad for a little kid – I didn’t learn to ride a bike ‘til I was twenty!). Pete Best remembered

that he used to busk it on the piano, in-between sets at The Kaiserkeller. It may well be the earliest song that they ever committed to tape.

Nobody’s sure what Ringo’s playing, but he might be pounding out the beat on his knees. (Or maybe it’s someone else’s knees!)

McCartney 1.00 Lead vocal Paul

US - Capitol LP Beatles '65

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The Beatles – Ticket To Ride - HELP! Feb. 15th 1965

Released as a single in the UK April 9th 1965 and in the US April 14th 1965. John sez in Playboy – quote: “This is the earliest heavy metal record“... Paul’s contribution was the way Ringo played the drums”. And he played lead guitar

with George. Musicians:

John Lennon – double-tracked lead vocal, rhythm guitar; Paul McCartney – harmony vocal, bass guitar, lead guitar; George Harrison – harmony vocal,

rhythm guitar; Ringo Starr – drums, tambourine, handclaps

The Beatles – Think For Yourself (Harrison) Rubber Soul

Recorded Nov. 8th 1965 One of George’s most underrated rockers featuring Paul on fuzz bass…

Musicians: George Harrison – lead vocal, lead guitar; Paul McCartney – backing vocal, bass

guitar; John Lennon – backing vocal; Ringo Starr – drums, maracas, tambourine

This song was originally called ‘Won’t Be There With You’ but it was a bit of a mouthful so they changed it. It only took one take. Some of the vocal harmonies

ended up on the Yellow Submarine soundtrack Lead vocal George

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The Beatles – Twist And Shout (Phil Medley & Bert Berns) – Please

Please Me Feb. 11th 1963. Original recorded by The Isley Brothers in May of 1962. The

Beatles performed it regularly between 1962 and 1965 Musicians:

John Lennon – lead vocal, rhythm guitar; Paul McCartney – backing vocal, bass guitar; George Harrison – backing vocal, lead guitar; Ringo Starr – drums

Lead vocal John US - Vee- Jay LP Introducing the Beatles

US – The Early Beatles

The Beatles – Things We Said Today – AHDN Flip of AHDN in the UK. Written by Paul McCartney while vacationing in the

Bahamas w/ girlfriend Jane Asher, Ringo & Maureen Starkey. Recorded June 2nd 1964…Lennon said in Playboy interviews; “good song”.

Musicians: Paul McCartney – lead vocal, bass guitar; John Lennon – harmony vocal,

acoustic rhythm guitar, piano; George Harrison – lead guitar; Ringo Starr – drums, tambourine

Paul wrote this on holiday in the Caribbean. He hired a boat called Happy Days and sailed around the sea for Ringo and his missus for a couple of weeks. I did it in one of the

cabins below deck on my acoustic guitar, he said. I got away from the main party but it was a bit queasy downstairs; you could smell the oil and the boat was rocking a bit and

I’m not the best sailor in the world, so I wrote a little bit of it downstairs and then the rest of it on the back deck where you couldn’t smell the engine. It was a slightly nostalgic

thing already, a future nostalgia; we’ll remember the things we said today, some time in the future, so the song projects itself into the future and then is nostalgic about the

moment we’re living now, which is quite a good trick. It has interesting chords. It goes C, F, which is all-normal, the normal thing might be to go to F minor, but to go to B flat was

quite good. It was a sophisticated little tune. Lead vocal Paul McCartney 1.00

US - Capitol LP Something New

The Beatles – Tell Me What You See - HELP!

Recorded Feb. 18th

Musicians: Paul McCartney – joint lead vocal, bass guitar, electric piano; John Lennon – joint lead vocal, rhythm guitar; George Harrison – lead guitar; Ringo Starr –

drums, tambourine, claves, guiro Completed in four takes. This was originally going to go in the movie, but they

demoted it to the second side because it wasn’t all that great. It was supposedly the prototype for Paul’s I’m Looking Through You.

Lead vocal – Paul & John McCartney 1.00

US - Capitol LP Beatles VI

The Beatles - The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill - The Beatles

Recorded between midnight and dawn on Oct. 9th 1968. Recorded immediately after “I’m So Tired”. Backing vocals Maureen Starkey, Yoko, Chris Thomas

on Mellotron. Written about a guy in Maharishi’s mediation camp who took a short break to shoot some poor tigers and then came back to commune with

God. Musicians:

John Lennon – lead vocal, acoustic guitar, organ; Paul McCartney – backing vocal, bass guitar; George Harrison – backing vocal, acoustic guitar; Ringo

Starr – backing vocal, drums, tambourine; Yoko Ono – lead vocal (for one line), backing vocal; Others (including Ringo’s missus Maureen) – backing vocals;

Chris Thomas – Mellotron

The Beatles – Two Of Us - Let It Be

Thought by many to be a song about John and Paul and their childhood, "Two of Us" is actually a song written by Paul about he and his wife Linda. The lyrics are derived from various experiences where the two would get in the car with Paul's dog Martha and just drive in the countryside until they were lost. One particular

day, Linda parked the car and went for a walk; Paul sat in the car and wrote the basic track for the song.

Recorded: 24th, 25th, 31st January 1969 Location: Apple Studios

Producer: George Martin Engineer: Glyn Johns Musicians:

Paul McCartney – joint lead vocal, acoustic guitar; John Lennon – joint lead vocal, acoustic guitar; George Harrison – lead guitar; Ringo Starr – drums

A/ All titles began with the letter “T”

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The Beatles – Can’t Buy Me Love – AHDN

A #1 in both the UK and US Recorded Jan. 29th 1964 at Pathe’ Marconi Studio Paris

Musicians: Paul McCartney – double-tracked lead vocal, bass guitar; John Lennon –

acoustic rhythm guitar; George Harrison – lead guitar; Ringo Starr – drums Paul wrote this in his bedroom, during the Beatles’ 1964 French tour. He might have

been inspired by Money, which closed their With The Beatles LP, or he might have been inspired by their first real taste of luxury – because he spent the whole tour cooped-up in

the George V, which is one of Paris’ most exclusive hotels. They recorded it at the Pathe Marconi Studios, along with a couple of German-language versions of She Loves You and I Want To Hold Your Hand. This was the only time that

they recorded outside of London in their whole career. It only took them four takes. They originally had it starting with the verse, until George Martin pointed out that it sounded better starting with the chorus. ‘We’ve got to have an introduction,’ he said, ’something

that catches the ear immediately, a hook. So let’s start off with the chorus.’ Lead vocal Paul

McCartney .9 / Lennon .1 US - United Artists LP A Hard Day’s Night

Apple LP Hey Jude

The Beatles – Any Time At All – AHDN

Recorded June 2nd 1964 Leads off side 2 of the record LP

Musicians: John Lennon – lead vocal, rhythm guitar; Paul McCartney – backing vocal, bass

guitar, piano; George Harrison – backing vocal, lead guitar; Ringo Starr – drums

This was just a re-write of It Won’t Be Long, because it uses the same chord progression. The first seven takes were made without a middle-eight, and John went away and wrote it

in his tea-break, re-recording the rest before he went home. Lead vocal John

Lennon 1.00 US - Capitol LP Something New

The Beatles – Eight Days A Week - Beatles For Sale

Recorded Oct. 6th, 1964 Released as a single here in the US on Feb. 15th 1965.

Written when John & Paul were trying to write a title song for the film that became HELP!…The title was taken from a line the Beatles new limo driver said

to Paul as he drove him to John’s house…”I’ve been working eight days a week”….Paul said about the song “we rather liked that one John & me” …John

sez “Eight Days A Week was never a good song” Musicians:

John Lennon – joint lead vocal, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar; Paul McCartney – joint lead vocal, bass guitar; George Harrison – backing vocal, lead guitar;

Ringo Starr – drums Often cited as the first song in history to start with a fade-in, it was actually beaten

by Chuck Berry’s Downtown Train. They were briefly thinking of using it as a single until John came up with I Feel Fine (and you can hear him testing out the I Feel

Fine riff during the rehearsals). Lead vocal John w/ Paul McCartney .7 / Lennon .3

US - Capitol LP Beatles VI

The Beatles – I Wanna Be Your Man - With The Beatles

Written in the time it takes to have lunch for the Rolling Stones. This mainly McCartney composition was recorded by The Rolling Stones in Oct. of 1963.

Recorded by the Beatles in Sept & Oct that same year. Musicians:

Ringo Starr – lead vocal, drums, maracas; John Lennon – backing vocal, rhythm guitar; Paul McCartney – backing vocal, bass guitar; George Harrison –

lead guitar; George Martin – Hammond organ

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The Beatles - Baby You're A Rich Man - Magical Mystery Tour

Recorded 11th May 1967 Two songs put together… John’s “All Of The Beautiful People” and Paul’s “Baby You’re A Rich Man”…Recorded at Olympic Studios with more than a few Rolling

Stones present. Mark Lewisohn say’s in his Recording Session book that one tape box was marked w/ M. Jagger…

Musicians: John Lennon – double-tracked lead vocal, piano, clavioline; Paul McCartney – harmony vocal, piano, bass guitar; George Harrison – harmony vocal; Ringo

Starr – drums, maracas, tambourine; Eddie Kramer – vibraphone; Brian Jones – oboe (?); Mick Jagger – harmony vocal(?)

The Beatles – She Said She Said – Revolver

Recorded June 21st 1966 Written after a record 32 cups of extremely strong tea while in LA during a break

in their 1965 tour…John was hanging out w/ The Byrds and a whole bunch of girls at a party and actor Peter Fonda kept whispering in John’s ear “I know what

it’s like to be dead“…. thus the lyric Musicians:

John Lennon – lead vocal, acoustic guitar; Paul McCartney – backing vocal; George Harrison – backing vocal, lead guitar, bass guitar; Ringo Starr – drums

The Beatles - Glass Onion - The Beatles

Recorded Sept.11th 1968 Mentions of “Strawberry Fields“,“ I Am The Walrus“,“ Lady Madonna”,” The Fool

On The Hill” and “Fixing A Hole“. A favorite of Beatle George. Musicians:

John Lennon – double-tracked lead vocal, acoustic guitar; Paul McCartney – bass guitar, piano, recorder; George Harrison – lead guitar; Ringo Starr –

drums, tambourine; Henry Datyner, Eric Bowie, Norman Lederman and Ronald Thomas – violins; John Underwood and Keith Cummings – violas; Eldon Fox

and Reginald Kilbey – cellos

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The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Harrison) - The

Beatles Recorded July 25th 1968

George said in I Me Mine that he picked a book at random and said to himself he was going to write a song based on the first thing he saw when he opened the book laying on the coffee table…he saw “Gently Weeps”

and the rest is history. Features Eric Clapton on lead guitar.

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The Beatles – I Want You (She’s So Heavy) - Abbey Road

Recorded February 22 at Trident as the first song recorded for Abbey Road and the last to be mixed on Aug. 20th 1969, which was the last time the Beatles

were together in a recording studio. The longest Beatle “song” …Rev. # 9 is longer.

Musicians: John Lennon – lead vocal, lead guitar, organ, Moog synthesizer; Paul

McCartney – harmony vocal, bass guitar; George Harrison – harmony vocal, lead guitar; Ringo Starr – drums

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The Beatles – I’ve Just Seen A Face - HELP!

Recorded June 14th 1965 Paul’s Aunt Gin like this tune, so it’s working title was “Auntie Gin’s Theme“. George Martin later recorded it as an instrumental with Paul’s original title.

The lead off track on the US version of Rubber Soul. One of 5 Beatles songs performed by Wings on their 1st US tour in 1976.

Musicians: Paul McCartney – lead vocal, acoustic guitar; John Lennon – acoustic guitar;

George Harrison – acoustic lead guitar; Ringo Starr – drums, maracas This was recorded in six takes, at the same session as Yesterday. Paul used to play it

on the piano round his house, and his Aunt Gin used to love it so much that he ended up calling it ‘Auntie Gin’s Theme’. And when George Martin came to record

an instrumental version for his orchestral LP, he titled it ‘Auntie Gin’s Theme’. Lead vocal Paul McCartney 1.00

US - Capitol LP Rubber Soul

The Beatles - Hey Bulldog - Yellow Submarine

Recorded 11th February 1968 John said, ”it’s a good sounding record that means nothing”.

Newly remixed for the Yellow Submarine Soundtrack expanded version. Musicians:

John Lennon – double-tracked lead vocal, piano, lead guitar; Paul McCartney – harmony vocal, bass guitar; George Harrison – lead guitar; Ringo Starr –

drums, tambourine Lead vocal Lennon

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The Beatles – Getting Better - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club

Band Recorded March 9th 1967 in a somewhat classic evening of recording. John

Lennon while doing back up vocals began to feel very ill, but more nervous than actually ill. They took him to the roof to get some air, (as they couldn’t go out the front doors of the studio as a ton of Apple Scuffs were their) and when he got to the roof John realized he must have taken some acid (forgot John?)…He watched the rest of the session and afterwards Paul took John home and took

acid for the first time to comfort his pal. Musicians:

Paul McCartney – double-tracked lead vocal, bass guitar; John Lennon – backing vocal, lead guitar; George Harrison – backing vocal, lead guitar,

tambura; Ringo Starr – drums, congas; George Martin – piano

The Beatles - Lady Madonna – Single / – Hey Jude-Beatles Again/ 67-70 / Past Masters II – Beatles 1

Recorded: 3/6 February 1968 Release Date 15th March 1968

The exact opposite of what was expected from them after the incredible Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Based on an old number called “Bad Penny Blues” by Humphrey Lyttelton Beatles last Capitol 45 in US and last Parlophone 45 in UK

Musicians: Paul McCartney – double-tracked lead vocal, piano, bass guitar; John Lennon –

backing vocal, lead guitar; George Harrison – backing vocal, lead guitar; Ringo Starr – drums; Harry Klein, Ronnie Scott and Bill Jackman – baritone saxophones

JoHN – Surprise Surprise (Sweet Bird Of Paradox) –Walls & Bridges `74

The Beatles – I Should Have Known Better - AHDN

Recorded Feb. 25th & 26th 1964. This song was performed in the film AHDN in the train compartment scene…,

which was actually filmed in a van with the crewmembers rocking the van to fake the train in motion. Flip of AHDN in US…. and the 12-string guitar making an appearance on Beatle record for the 1st time courtesy of Mr. George Harrison.

Musicians: John Lennon – double-tracked lead vocal, acoustic rhythm guitar, harmonica; Paul McCartney – bass guitar; George Harrison – lead guitar; Ringo Starr –

drums They did three takes on the 25th, and another eighteen the next day. The stereo version

contains a sloppy harmonica intro by John where he takes a breath midway through, and then goes and plays the wrong note! But in the mono version he plays it perfect.

Lead vocal John Lennon 1.00

US - United Artists LP A Hard Day’s Night Apple LP Hey Jude

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The Beatles - I’ll Be Back - A Hard Day’s Night

(Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: John Recorded in 16 takes on June 1, 1964. “I'll Be Back” was written mostly by John Lennon, and was a reworking of the chords to Del Shannon's 1961 hit “Runaway.” Beatles fans in

America would have to wait five months to hear this exquisite Beatles song, one of Lennon finest compositions, because Capitol Records held it off their “Something New”

album and released it on “Beatles ‘65” in December 1964. On U.S. album:

Beatles ‘65 - Capitol LP

The Beatles – If I Needed Someone (Harrison) – Rubber Soul Recorded Oct. 16th 1965

Part of the Beatles live shows in 1965 and `66. Musicians:

George Harrison – double-tracked lead vocal, lead guitar; Paul McCartney – backing vocal, bass guitar; John Lennon – backing vocal, rhythm guitar; Ringo

Starr – drums, tambourine; George Martin – harmonium They started this on the 16th, and over-dubbed the vocals and Ringo’s tambourine

the next day. George based it on a couple of Byrd’s songs called The Bells Of Rhymney and She Don’t Care About Time.

Lead vocal George US - Capitol LP Yesterday and Today

The Beatles – Birthday - The Beatles

Recorded Sept. 18th 1968 Recorded after watching the movie The Girl Can Help It at Paul’s house. The 1956 film starred Jayne Mansfield and featured performances by Fats

domino, the Platters, Gene Vincent and Little Richard. Lennon: “it was a piece a garbage”.

Features backing vox by Pattie and Yoko. Musicians:

Paul McCartney – lead vocal, piano; John Lennon – lead vocal (for a few lines), backing vocal, lead guitar; George Harrison – bass guitar; Ringo Starr – drums, tambourine; Patti Harrison and Yoko Ono

– backing vocals; Mal Evans – handclaps Lead Vocal Paul

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The Beatles - Drive Me Car - Rubber Soul

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocals: Paul and John

The lead off track to Rubber Soul on the UK version was recorded on October 13, 1965. This session was the first in Beatles recording history to go past midnight. The music

was written by Paul but he needed help with the lyrics. He and John worked through the song and came up with “baby you can drive my car” in place of temporary lyrics Paul was using (“you can give me golden rings”). “Drive my car” is an old blues expression

for sex. The basic track was completed in four takes. Thanks to overdubbing, McCartney plays bass, piano and slide guitar (his Epiphone Casino). Paul provides the guitar solo in

the song’s introduction, middle and ending. On U.S. album:

Yesterday and Today - Capitol LP

The Beatles - I’ll Get You - Single (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: John and Paul Written and recorded with the title “Get You in the End,” and originally slated to be the a-side of the next Beatles single until John and Paul came up with “She Loves You” just

five days before the recording date for their next single sides. The song was written start to finish in two to three hours by John and Paul in John’s bedroom at his Aunt

Mimi’s Menlove Avenue house in June 1963. Recorded in an evening session on July 1, 1963, the same day as “She Loves You,” and issued as the b-side of the million-selling

“She Loves You” single on August 23, 1963. “I’ll Get You,” as the title was shortened to, remains one of Paul McCartney’s favorite Beatles songs.

On U.S. album: The Beatles’ Second Album - Capitol LP

UK:

Non-album single (B-side)

On UK album: Rarities -- Parlophone LP (1979)

The Beatles - Little Child – With The Beatles

(Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: John Composed in about two hours just days before being recorded, “Little Child” was

originally written for Ringo Starr to sing on The Beatles’ second album. When he passed, John and Paul penned a similar and simpler song for him to sing entitled “I Wanna Be Your Man.” John Lennon provides the lead vocal. Overdubs include John’s harmonica

part and Paul on piano. The song was never performed in concert by The Beatles. Recorded September 11 and 12, and October 3, 1963.

On U.S. album: Meet The Beatles! - Capitol LP

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The Beatles – Let It Be - Let It Be Paul wrote "Let It Be" in response to the constant fighting amongst band

members, esp. over finances. Paul was trying to emerge as the new 'leader' of the band, since John was often absent from sessions. The other members grew tired of his poking and prodding and soon turned on him. 'Mother Mary' who gives Paul strength is actually his mother, who came to

him in a dream and lifted his spirits. McCartney 1.00

John – Gimme Some Truth – Imagine `71

The Beatles – Yellow Submarine – Revolver

Recorded May 26th 1966 Written by Mr. McCartney while lying in bed one night sez Paul…You know

as a kids story…And then we thought it would be good for Ringo to do. Can also be found on the Yellow Submarine SDTK and Revolver.

McCartney 1.00

The Beatles - Why Don't We Do It In the Road? - The Beatles

Recorded Oct. 9th 1968 Paul & Ringo only. Upset John as he really liked it. Paul saw some monkeys

living free in India and wrote the song based on those there monkeys. McCartney 1.00

The Beatles - A Hard Day’s Night - A Hard Day’s Night

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John with Paul

The Beatles’ seventh single release for EMI’s Parlophone label. The title is a Ringoism, coined by the drummer sometime in 1963 and used by John in

his book “In His Own Write.” With the film nearly completed the last bit of business was to give the film a name. The project was being filmed with the working title

“Beatlemania.” On April 13, 1964 The Beatles met with key personnel from the studio and bounced title ideas. It was felt they’d find no better suggestion than Ringo’s off-

hand remark “it’s been a hard day’s night” and John volunteered to write the title song that evening. The next morning he brought the song in and taught it to Paul. Paul

cleaned up the middle section and the two played it for producer Walter Shenson. Two days later The Beatles would formally record the song. It was a rarity for an outsider to be allowed in the studio or control booth while The Beatles rehearsed and recorded. An exception was made for the director of the “A Hard Day’s Night” film, Richard Lester.

Lester was in the control booth and offered many suggestions during the morning while this key song was worked out, much to the dismay of producer George Martin. It was

Lester’s suggestion that the song open dramatically (as it would open the film), and fade out at the end in a cinematic way. He got his wish. George’s striking a G suspended 4th

chord on his 12-string Rickenbacker make this record instantly recognizable in its opening two seconds. Released as a single in the UK on July 10, 1964, it went straight

to #1. On U.S. album:

The Beatles – And Your Bird Can Sing – Revolver

Recorded April 20th 1966 One your favorites here on Breakfast w/ the Beatles…but apparently not one of John Lennon’s...He said about “And Your Bird Can Sing“: One of

my throwaways…another horror….that was actually 2 quotes put together.

Lead vocal John Lennon 1.00

US - Capitol LP Yesterday and Today

The Beatles – For You Blue - Let It Be "It's a simple 12-bar song following all the normal 12-bar principles except

that it's happy-go-lucky!" - George on "For You Blue" flip Long & Winding Road in US

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The Beatles – Within You Without You - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

Recorded March 17 1967 Written after a wonderful dinner at Klaus Voorman’s house in Hampstead

London. Steven Stills dug the lyric’s so much he had them carved on a monument in his backyard. Only George and Neil Aspinall play on this

track from the Beatles camp. Lead vocal George.

The Beatles - I Am The Walrus - Magical Mystery Tour

Recorded 5th September 1967 flip of “Hello Goodbye“

John said the first line came from an acid trip one weekend; the second line came from an acid trip the following weekend.

Lead vocal John Lennon 1.00

UK EP

George – The Art Of Dying – ATMP

RiNGO – It Don’t Come Easy – Single `71

The Beatles – Oh Darling - Abbey Road

April 20th 1969 Comments by the other Beatles in this year was always interesting…case in point…About “Oh Darling“ George sez…”It’s really just Paul singing by

himself while we do a few things in the background which you can barley hear…but it’s mainly just him shouting”…and Mr. Lennon sez…“Oh Darling is a great one of Paul’s that he didn’t sing too well. I always thought that I

could have done it better.” … Paul took a stab at singing the song once a day for a week straight, first

thing in the morning to get the right “sound”…. should of just asked John. McCartney 1.00

Long Tall Sally EP

Released June 19, 1964 With the film completed and soundtrack songs picked and recorded, the Beatles

went on vacation. They returned June 1, 1964 to record material that would make up the second side of their “A Hard Day’s Night” album in England, the

non-film songs side. Any tracks left over would be considered for the “Long Tall Sally” EP which was being readied for release on June 19. Aside from the title song, “I Call Your Name” was already earmarked for the EP. What made the

“Long Tall Sally” EP unique was that it would include Beatles songs that had not been previously released in England. The first four EPs released by the Beatles had all contained songs available on either the first or second album or as a

stand alone single.

“Long Tall Sally” (Johnson-Penniman-Blackwell)

Lead vocal: Paul Paul McCartney recorded this Little Richard screecher in just one take on March 1, 1964.

Prior to being properly recorded, the Beatles performed the song for an American audience during the Beatles’ first concert appearance, in Washington D.C. on February

11, 1964. In a rare instance, two of the songs from the “Long Tall Sally” EP were issued first in America (“Long Tall Sally” on “The Beatles’ Second Album” and “I Call Your

Name” on “Something New”). The initial pressings of the “Long Tall Sally” EP credited

only Enotris Johnson as the writer of “Long Tall Sally.” Johnson was a little girl that had written some original lyrics for a song she hoped Little Richard would record. She gave a

popular local radio disc jockey a note with the lyrics to give to Little Richard. The DJ gave the note to Little Richard’s producer and a hit was born. The “Penniman” that is

credited is Richard Penniman, aka Little Richard. Little Richard’s recording was released in March 1956 and hit #1 on the Billboard R&B sales chart, becoming the best-selling 45 of the history of Specialty Records. Originally recorded by Little Richard with the working

title “The Thing.” On U.S. album:

The Beatles’ Second Album - Capitol LP

U.K.: Non-album track (EP song)

I Call Your Name - Long Tall Sally EP

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John

Composed by John Lennon and originally given to Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas to use as the b-side of another Lennon song (credited to Lennon-McCartney), “Bad to Me.” Both songs had been recorded at Abbey Road by Kramer and band on June 27, 1963,

with Paul McCartney in attendance. The Beatles’ version was recorded in seven takes on March 1, 1964. On U.S. album:

Something New - Capitol LP

U.K.: Non-album track (EP song)

“Slow Down”

(Williams) Lead vocal: John

Larry Williams had originally released his rocker in 1958, and the song had often been performed by the Beatles as part of their pre-fame stage act. Recorded June 1, 1964.

The Beatles would dip into the Larry Williams catalog two more times when they needed something quickly to fill an album, and both songs were sung by John: “Dizzy Miss

Lizzie” and “Bad Boy.” On U.S. album:

Something New - Capitol LP

U.K.: Non-album track (EP song)

“Matchbox”

(Perkins) Lead vocal: Ringo

Carl Perkins is one of the few “outsiders” to be in the studio or control booth when the Beatles rehearsed or recorded. He was in England on a promotional tour and was there at the invitation of George Harrison, who was a huge fan. Perkins got to witness the most famous band in the world recording one of his original compositions on June 1, 1964. Ringo Starr was given the honor of singing the lead vocal. Harrison and Perkins remained lifelong friends. The Beatles would return to the Carl Perkins catalog once more a few months later when George sang “Everybody’s Trying to be My Baby” for their fourth album. Five years later John Lennon performed Perkins’ biggest hit, “Blue Suede Shoes,” during his Plastic Ono Band appearance in Toronto in September 1969, the live recording of which was released as “Live Peace in Toronto.” The subject matter of the song “Matchbox” was lost on some younger American Beatles fans, many thinking the reference was to the popular brand of miniature toy cars wildly popular with American children at the time. In fact, it is about a box of matches used to light cigarettes.

On U.S. album: Something New - Capitol LP

U.K.:

Non-album track (EP song)

The Beatles - I Feel Fine - A Collection Of Oldies

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John

The Beatles’ eighth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label. Recorded in nine takes on October 18, 1964. Written entirely by John Lennon. He based the guitar riff on Bobby Parker’s obscure R&B record “Watch Your Step.” The recording marked the first occasion in which guitar feedback had been deliberately incorporated

into a pop song. The sound was achieved by Paul plucking a single bass string and John getting amplifier feedback from his guitar. Issued in the U.S. on November 23, 1964,

and in U.K. four days later. Not included on the “Beatles For Sale” LP, which was released on December 4, 1964 in the UK. Million Sellers EP

On U.S. albums: Beatles ‘65 - Capitol LP

UK:

Non-album single (A-side)

On UK album: A Collection of Beatles Oldies - Parlophone LP (1966)

UK: Non-album single (B-side)

The Beatles - If I Fell - A Hard Day’s Night (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: John and Paul John Lennon’s stunning ballad “If I Fell” was by far the most complex song he had

written to date. It could be considered a progression from “This Boy” with its similar chord structure and intricate harmonies by John and Paul, recorded – at their request – together on one microphone. Performed live on their world tour throughout the summer of 1964. Completed in 15 takes on February 27, 1964. Flip side of “And I Love Her” in

the U.S. On U.S. album:

A Hard Day’s Night - United Artists LP Something New - Capitol LP