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2 2 9AM The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper s Lonely Hearts Club Band - Sgt. Pepper s Lonely Hearts Club Band Lead vocal: Paul Recording began on February 1, 1967 for what would become the title track of the new Beatles album. The song was written entirely by Paul McCartney. It was McCartney s idea to give the Beatles alter egos -- they would become Sgt. Pepper s Lonely Hearts Club Band -- for this album. Nine takes were attempted, two of which were complete run-throughs. For the first time ever an instrument (Paul s bass guitar) was directly injected into the recording console instead of through an amplifier. Vocals were added the following evening, and the track sat for a month while the band worked on other material. The group returned to the title track on March 3 with the addition of four French horns played by outside musicians. Paul also came up with the idea of simulating a concert performance by the alter-ego band. The sound of the band warming up was taken from the February 10 orchestra session for A Day In The Life. Other effects (the crowd settling down, applause, and laughter) were taken from the vast Abbey Road tape archives. The screaming at the end of the song was taken from the Capitol-recorded Beatles concert at the Hollywood Bowl. On the Sgt. Pepper album the end of the title track segues into Ringo s With A Little help From My Friends. The Beatles - With A Little Help From My Friends - Sgt. Pepper s Lonely Hearts Club Band Lead vocal: Ringo The first instance on a Beatles album where one song segues into another without the usual few seconds of silence between the tracks. This was to give the listener the feeling of a continuous concert performance. Written on the afternoon of March 29, 1967 by Paul with help from John at Paul s house on Cavendish Avenue in St. John s Wood specifically as a song for Ringo Starr to sing on the new album. It was recorded that evening. Although he liked the song, Ringo refused to sing the original lyrics to the opening verse. Ringo: The original first verse to that was What would you do if I sang out of tune? Would you throw a tomato at me? And I said, I m not singing that. John and Paul quickly changed the line to Would you stand up and walk out on me? The rhythm track was recorded in ten takes the same day Paul and John write the song, with Paul on piano, George on Hammond organ, John on guitar and Ringo on drums. Vocals were added as Take 11. Originally titled Bad Finger Boogie. The screaming at the beginning of the song was taken from the Capitol-recorded Beatles concert at the Hollywood Bowl. On the Sgt. Pepper album the end of the title track segues into With A Little help From My Friends. 2

3 3 The Beatles - A Day In The Life - Sgt. Pepper s Lonely Hearts Club Band Lead vocals: John and Paul Work began on January 19, 1967, for what is quite possibly the finest LennonMcCartney collaboration of their songwriting career. On this evening, following some rehearsal, Lennon rolled tentatively through four takes, drawing a road map for the other Beatles and George Martin to follow. Lennon on vocals and Jumbo acoustic guitar, McCartney on piano, Harrison on maracas and Starr on congas. Sections were incomplete and to hold their space Mal Evans stood by a microphone and counted from one to 24, marking the time. 3

4 9.12 BREAK The Beatles - Every Little Thing - Beatles For Sale Lead vocal: John (with Paul on the choruses) Written primarily by Paul between (though sung mainly by John) August 31 and September 1,

4 BREAK The Beatles - Every Little Thing - Beatles For Sale Lead vocal: John (with Paul on the choruses) Written primarily by Paul between (though sung mainly by John) August 31 and September 1, 1964 in Atlantic City during days off on the Beatles North American Tour. Recorded on September 29 and 30, 1964 in nine takes. Ringo makes his debut on timpani (the orchestral drum instrument), which appears only on the final take (Take 9) of the song. On U.S. album: Beatles VI - Capitol LP 4

5 The Beatles - Twist And Shout Please Please Me (Medley-Russell) Lead vocal: John The last song recorded during the marathon session on February 11, 1963.

5 5 The Beatles - Twist And Shout Please Please Me (Medley-Russell) Lead vocal: John The last song recorded during the marathon session on February 11, Two takes were completed before Lennon s voice gave out. The released version is the first take. Originally recorded by The Isley Brothers in May 1962, The Beatles performed it regularly in their live act between 1962 and Its inclusion in the 1986 film Ferris Bueller s Day Off sent the song up the Billboard singles chart 22 years after its initial U.S. release. On U.S. albums: Introducing The Beatles - Vee-Jay LP The Early Beatles - Capitol LP The Beatles - Little Child With The Beatles 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, On U.S. album: Meet The Beatles! - Capitol LP 5

6 6 Wings Morse Moose and The Grey Goose London Town 78 This was born out of a jam session in the Virgin Islands, where Paul was playing Morse code type chords on an electric piano. He would later describe this as a mad sea epic. Although derided for lousy lyrics, the song is considered to have a decent groove which is up in the air for McCartney fans that either love or hate it. The Beatles - Yellow Submarine - Revolver Lead vocal: Ringo The Beatles thirteenth single release for EMI s Parlophone label. One of The Beatles most innovative creations to date, a children s sing-along, was written mostly by Paul with assistance from John for Ringo s vocal contribution to the Revolver album. The track would later be used as the title song of the group s animated film project, which was released in 1968 in the UK. Pop singer Donovan helped Paul with the lyrics, coming up with the memorable line, Sky of blue, sea of green. Although at the time of its release it was rumored to be about drugs, McCartney denied this, saying, I knew Yellow Submarine would get connotations, but it really was a children s song in the key of Ringo. The basic rhythm track was recorded in four takes on May 26, The session is notable in Beatles recording history because producer George Martin had taken ill with food poisoning and his future wife, Judy, manned the console to capture all of the action in his absence. Lead and background vocals where then added. Six days later, on June 1, with Martin back at the helm, recording resumed. On this date Lennon added his shout out ( Full speed ahead Mr. Boatswain, full speed ahead ), additional backing vocals, and sound effects, including bells, whistles, crashing waves, clinking glasses, etc., were superimposed. Participating in the backing vocals along with George Martin and the four Beatles were guests including Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones, Pattie Harrison, and band assistants Neil Aspinall and Mal Evans. The song was issued as a double-a side single, paired with Eleanor Rigby. This strayed purposely from The Beatles usual release pattern. On U.S. album: Revolver - Capitol LP Yellow Submarine - Capitol LP The Beatles - Octopus s Garden - Abbey Road (Starkey) Lead vocal: Ringo Octopus s Garden is Ringo Starr s second solo composition in the Beatles catalog, credited to his real name, Richard Starkey. He got the idea for the song after he abruptly quit the group for one week during the making of the White 6

7 7 Album, in August He traveled to Sardinia on the Mediterranean and spent time on actor Peter Seller s yacht. On board, Ringo was told that octopus go around the ocean bed and pick up stones and shiny objects and build gardens in front of their caves. The still unfinished song was played for George on January 26, This segment was shown in the Let It Be film. A proper rerecording of the song took place on April 26. The group went through 32 takes with Ringo on drums and guide vocal, George on his Stratocaster through a Leslie speaker, John on Epiphone casino electric guitar and Paul on Rickenbacker bass guitar. Overdubs were recorded on July 17 and 18 with Ringo s lead vocal with ADT (artificial double tracking), Paul adding piano and more drums, and backing vocals from Paul, George and Ringo. During the instrumental break Ringo can be heard blowing through a straw into a glass of water for bubbling sounds. George Harrison Wreck Of The Hesperus - Cloud Nine 87 The track was inspired and titled after Henry Wadsworth Longfellow s 1841 poem and was written a couple of years before the recording for Cloud Nine began. It included Elton John on piano, Clapton on guitar and Ringo on drums BREAK Where did that set takes us out to sea apparently! We started on land with early Beatles.. Every Little Thing Twist & Shout and John & Paul s Little Child then out to sea with WINGS Morse Moose and The Grey Goose from 1978 LONDON TOWN Underwater w/ Ringo Yellow Sub & Octopus` Garden winding up on the Wreak of the Hespress performed by George Ringo and Eric Clapton Quiz/ Name the Beatles album released on Capitol Records 33 years ago today? 7

8 8 Side One 1. "Love Me Do" Mono, original UK single on Parlophone 45-R4949 withringo Starr on drums and no tambourine; now available on Past Masters 2. "Misery" Stereo, previously issued on Vee-Jay LP Introducing... The Beatles; available on Please Please Me 3. "There's a Place" Stereo, previously issued on Vee Jay LP Introducing... The Beatles; available on Please Please Me 4. "Sie Liebt Dich" Stereo, previously released only as a mono single in the US on Swan Records; now available on Past Masters 5. "And I Love Her" Stereo, alternate version with six-bar ending; originally issued in Germany; not available on CD 6. "Help!" Mono, with different vocals than the stereo LP; available on The Beatles in Mono 7. "I'm Only Sleeping" 8

9 9 Stereo, final UK Revolver mix (an early mix was released in the US) 8. "I Am the Walrus" Stereo, new mix compiled from US single and UK album mixes: six-bar intro and extra beats before the "Yellow matter custard" verse; not available on CD LATE NEWS HERE BREAK WINNER HERE Rarities is a compilation album released by Capitol Records The album was inspired by an earlier compilation of the same name which was released as part of The Beatles Collection box set. Most of the tracks on The Beatles Collection album called Rarities were already available on American Beatles LPs. As a result, Capitol assembled an album of Beatles tracks which were considered rare in America. They include tracks not previously issued on a Capitol or Apple LP and alternative versions of several well-known songs which were also not readily available in the U.S. The gatefold of the album cover features the original controversial "butcher" cover photo of the Yesterday...and Today album Side Two 1. "Penny Lane" Stereo, new version compiled from the German true stereo version with the US promotional mono version's 9

10 10 extra piccolo trumpet solo added onto the ending; not available on CD 2. "Helter Skelter" Mono, ends at first fadeout without Ringo Starr's "blisters" outburst (first pressings of the album erroneously attribute the statement to John Lennon)[1]; available on The Beatles in Mono 3. "Don't Pass Me By" (Starkey) Mono, sped-up version with different violin in places; available on The Beatles in Mono 4. "The Inner Light" (Harrison) Mono, previously released as the B-side of "Lady Madonna"; now available on Mono Masters 5. "Across the Universe" Stereo, original version from No One's Gonna Change Our World, a British compilation album made for the World Wildlife Fund; now available on Past Masters 6. "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)" Mono, previously released as the B-side of "Let It Be"; now available on Past Masters 7. "Sgt. Pepper Inner Groove" BREAK 10

11 The Beatles - She Said She Said - Revolver Lead vocal: John The rhythm track was finished in three takes on June 21, 1966, the final day of recording for Revolver.

11 11 The Beatles - She Said She Said - Revolver Lead vocal: John The rhythm track was finished in three takes on June 21, 1966, the final day of recording for Revolver. When the recording session started the song was untitled. The key line came from a real-life incident. On August 24, 1965, during a break in Los Angeles from their North American Tour, The Beatles rented a house on Mulholland Drive. They played host to notables such as Roger McGuinn and David Crosby of the Byrds, actors and actresses, and a bevy of beautiful women, From Playboy, I believe, Lennon remembered. John, high on acid, found himself in a strange conversation with actor Peter Fonda, who kept coming up to him and whispering, I know what it s like to be dead. As a child, Fonda had a near-death experience after accidentally shooting himself on the stomach. The song was a last-minute addition to the Revolver, rehearsed and recorded on the final day of sessions when the band discovered they were one song short. McCartney recalls getting into an argument with John and leaving the studio. He believes this is one of the only Beatle records he didn t play on. It is assumed George played the bass in McCartney s absence. John sings the lead vocal and plays the organ, and John and George double-tracked the backing vocals. On U.S. album: Revolver - Capitol LP The Beatles - Money (That s What I Want) With The Beatles (Bradford-Gordy) Lead vocal: John Originally recorded by Barrett Strong and released as a single on Motown s Tamla and Anna labels in 1959 and 1960 respectively, peaking at #23 in It was a part of The 11

12 Beatles live repertoire from 1960 to 1964.

12 12 Beatles live repertoire from 1960 to On July 18, 1963, the group, with George Martin on piano, performed the song live in the studio -- vocals and all -- for six full takes, the final take being deemed the best. Although The Beatles involvement with the recorded track lasted this one day, George Martin continued to add overdubs and tinker with his piano part until the song was completed to his satisfaction on September 30, On U.S. album: The Beatles Second Album - Capitol LP The Beatles - I ll Cry Instead - A Hard Day s Night Lead vocal: John A country-influenced Lennon-McCartney rocker recorded on June 1, John Lennon says that he wrote it for A Hard Day s Night, but the film s director, Richard Lester, didn t like it and replaced it at the last minute with Can t Buy Me Love. The decision to cut I ll Cry Instead from the film was so last minute that the American soundtrack LP, which had been rush-released by United Artists Records, included I ll Cry Instead in its song line-up. Released as a single in the U.S. on July 20, On U.S. album: A Hard Day s Night - United Artists LP Something New - Capitol LP The Beatles - I ve Just Seen A Face - Help! Lead vocal: Paul Written by Paul at the Asher family home on Wimpole Street. Paul had the tune prior to coming up with the lyrics and originally named the song Auntie Gin s Theme because his aunt liked it. George Martin s instrumental Help! album includes an orchestrated version of I ve Just Seen A Face using the title Auntie Gin s Theme. Recorded in six takes at the same June 14, 1965 McCartney-dominated session that produced Yesterday and I m Down. One of only five Beatles songs Paul chose to perform live on his Wings Over America tour in On U.S. album: Rubber Soul - Capitol LP 12

13 13 Paul McCartney Coming Up (Live) Yoko Ono We re All Water Some Time In New York City 72 Taken from Yoko s piece, Water Talk. 13

14 BREAK OK To get the The Ryman Answer this Ringo s All Star Band Related question Ø The great Harry Nilsson s last public performance was with Ringo & His All Stars at Caesar s Palace in Las Vegas (Without You) what was the date of that concert? Ø Harry You Can t Do That - Pandemonium Shadow Show WINNER HERE Nilsson made his last concert appearance September 1, 1992, when he joined Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band on stage at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada to sing "Without You" with Todd Rundgren handling the high notes. Afterwards, an emotional Ringo Starr embraced Nilsson on stage. In studio guest Robert Landau author of. 14

15 The Beatles - Dear Prudence - The Beatles Lead vocal: John Recorded at Trident Studios eight-track recording facilities on August 28, 29, and 30, 1968.

15 15 The Beatles - Dear Prudence - The Beatles Lead vocal: John Recorded at Trident Studios eight-track recording facilities on August 28, 29, and 30, 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 Epiphone Casino. The finger-picking style was taught to him by folk singer Donovan earlier in the year while they were in India. George Harrison plays his Gibson 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, for Prudence Farrow, sister of the actress Mia Farrow, 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 - Come Together - Abbey Road Lead vocal: John The Beatles twenty-first single release for EMI, and fourth on the Apple Records label. When John and Yoko were in Montreal staging their second and last Bed-In For Peace they were visited by Timothy Leary, an outspoken proponent of LSD. During their visit, Leary and his wife participated in John and Yoko s hotel room recording of Give Peace A Chance, singing on the chorus. Timothy is even name-checked in the lyrics. He asked John to write a song titled Come Together Join The Party for his bid to become governor of California. Lennon obliged and responded with lyrics such as: Come together right now/don t come tomorrow, don t come alone/come together right now 15

16 16 over me. Lennon recorded a demo for Leary, who started using it as his campaign song. After being imprisoned for possession of marijuana in late 1969, Leary dropped out of the gubernatorial race, which was won by Ronald Reagan. Lennon reworked and expanded the song for the Beatles. 16

HISTORY OF THE BEATLES

HISTORY OF THE BEATLES 1 As musicians, the Beatles proved that rock & roll music could embrace a limitless variety of harmonies, structures and sounds. The group was formed in Liverpool, England in 1957