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2 2 Special in studio guest Barry Livingston 9AM Ringo I m The Greatest - Ringo `73 2

3 3 The Beatles Boys Please Please Me (Dixon-Farrell) Lead vocal: Ringo Recorded in just one take on February 11, Boys was drummer Ringo Starr s first recorded lead vocal. Luther Dixon and Wes Farrell s song was originally recorded by The Shirelles and was the b-side to their smash hit Will You Love Me Tomorrow? This song was usually Ringo s contribution at The Beatles live performances during their North American Tour in the summer of On U.S. albums: Introducing The Beatles - Vee-Jay LP The Early Beatles - Capitol LP Ringo Slow Down (w/ Walsh) Ringo BREAK The Beatles - You Won t See Me - Rubber Soul Lead vocal: Paul Written entirely by Paul. Recorded in two takes on November 11, 1965, at the final recording session for the Rubber Soul album. The song is notable for Paul s melodic bass line, something new to rock and roll. Paul: It was very Motown-flavored. It's got a James Jamerson feel. He was the Motown bass player, he was fabulous, the guy who did all those great melodic bass lines. It was him, me and Brian Wilson who were doing melodic bass lines at that time. Beatles roadie Mal Evans is credited on the album s back cover with playing Hammond organ on this track, but it is inaudible in the final mix. Rubber Soul - Capitol LP Mark HOT!> Ringo Starr - Don t Hang Up Choose Love Ringo Starr - Vocals, Drums, Organ. Chrissie Hynde - Vocals Mark Hudson - Bass, Electric guitar, Backing vocals Gary Burr - Electric guitar, Backing vocals John Amato - Saxes The Beatles - I Call Your Name - Long Tall Sally EP 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. 3

4 4 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, The Beatles Second Album - Capitol LP U.K.: Non-album track (EP song) Wings Call Me Back Again - Wings Over America 76 Recorded in Cincinnati, OH May 27th. The Beatles - You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) flip of Let It Be Recorded: 17 May, 7/8 June 1967, 30 April 1969 Paul has named "You Know My Name" his favorite Beatles track due to its irregularity. The song was recorded over a two-year span, being worked on and shelved several times between 1967 and John came up with the lyric and title after seeing a postal advertisement reading, "You have their name? Look up their number." The karaoke segment was developed during the second sessions for the song, and a reference to 'A Hard Day's Night' associate producer Dennis O'Dell was added, prompting numerous calls to his home by crazed fans who chanted mindlessly "We have your name and now we've got your number", as well as drugged fans coming en masse to his doorstep wanting to live with him. Recording dates May 17, 1967 (instrumentals) June 7, 1967 (instrumentals) June 8, 1967 (instrumentals, inc. Brian Jones sax solo) June 9, 1967 (mixed into one master take) April 30, 1969 (vocals and sound effects Release dates March 6, 1970 (UK) March 11, 1970 (US) March 8, 1988 (UK & US) ( Recording notes Also features Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones on a saxophone solo Quiz KLOS We heard a song in that last set called Don t Hang Up by Ringo Starr name the famous female guest vocalist w/ Ringo on that track? 9.42 BREAK 4

5 5 The Beatles - I Feel Fine- A Collection Of Oldies The Beatles eighth single release for EMI s Parlophone label. Recorded in nine takes on October 18, 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. 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) The Beatles - Think For Yourself - Rubber Soul (Harrison) Lead vocal: George The fifth original composition by George Harrison to be recorded by The Beatles was completed on November 8, 1965 in one take with overdubs under the working title Won t Be There With You. The song features Paul playing his bass through a fuzz box to give it a distorted sound. Rubber Soul - Capitol LP The Beatles - She Said She Said - Revolver 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 5

6 6 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. Revolver - Capitol LP The Beatles - I ll Be Back - A Hard Day s Night Recorded in 16 takes on June 1, 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 Beatles 65 - Capitol LP John Lennon I m Losing You - Double Fantasy 80 This was another track where Cheap Trick had provided a very Cold Turky-ish backing track that due to money issues between Cheap Trick management and Yoko left them off the album for good. This version is a middle-of-the-road of sorts with the usual cast of Double Fantasy session musicians. The Beatles - Don t Let Me Down Naked Live with Paul The Beatles nineteenth single release for EMI, and second on the Apple Records label. Paul McCartney I Lost My Little Girl (Lennon/McCartney) Unplugged 91 This was Paul s first composition, written at the age of 14. An almost all John Lennon set closing w/ Paul s 1 st song he ever wrote News w/ special guest senior news correspondent my Mom Dolores Carter! 6

7 7 NEWS HERE BREAK The Beatles - Get Back - album version - Let It Be Lead vocal: Paul Paul s Get Back had been rehearsed and reworked throughout the January 1969 sessions, including over 30 takes of the song on January 27, Among those over 30 takes was the master take of the song, but it did not include the familiar coda at the end heard on the single. That coda would be recorded the following day and edited on to the January 27 master. For the album version, Phil Spector used the same January 27 single master performance, but added modifications to give the impression the song was recorded during the rooftop concert. Spector s album version begins with the instrumental and vocal warm-ups from the January 27 performance as well as some sound recorded on the rooftop on January 30. At the end of the song, instead of the familiar January 28 coda, he cuts to the end of the rooftop performance, with what EMI engineers described in their notes as cricket applause and Paul saying, Thanks, Mo (to Ringo s wife Maureen for clapping the loudest), and Lennon s famous quote: I d like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves. I hope we passed the audition. The Beatles - Lady Madonna Single / Hey Jude-Beatles Again/ / Past Masters II Beatles 1 Recorded: 3/6 February 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 The Beatles - Any Time At All - A Hard Day s Night Recorded June 2, 1964, the last day of recording for the A Hard Day s Night album. John Lennon: An effort at writing It Won't Be Long - same ilk. C to A minor, C to A minor with me shouting. The song was in an unfinished state when Lennon brought it to the band to record on June 2. The group worked out the arrangement throughout the day and night. Up against the wall on a deadline to submit the album, the piano section in the middle eight was left without lyrics. They had run out of time. On April 8, 1988, Lennon's handwritten lyrics for Any Time At All were sold for 6,000 at an auction held at Sotheby's in London. Something New - Capitol LP 7

8 8 The Beatles - Eight Days A Week - Beatles For Sale Recorded primarily on October 6, It is the first instance of the Beatles taking an unfinished idea into the studio and experimenting with different approaches to a song. Eight Days A Week is the first pop song with a fade-in introduction. Written mostly by Paul, the title was taken from a line spoken by a limo driver. McCartney: I was being driven over to visit John. The chauffeur was talking away to me, saying how hard his boss worked the staff, so hard that they seem to do eight days a week. We ve altered the plot a bit for the song, of course. The bloke loves the girl eight days a week. In later years John Lennon incorrectly referred to this title in interviews as the original working title for the film Help! The actual working title of Help! was Eight Arms To Hold You. On September 20, 1964 as the band and their entourage flew to their final North American Tour concert destination, the press corps on board the Beatles private plane witnessed from a distance, careful not to interrupt, the four Beatles huddled together working on a new song. John, Paul, and George on guitars and Ringo tapping his knees, and all humming the tune of what would become Eight Days A Week. Released as a single b/w I Don t Want To Spoil The Party in the U.S. on February 15, Beatles VI - Capitol LP The Beatles - Let It Be - album version - Let It Be Lead vocal: Paul Let It Be was the last song properly recorded on multi-track at Apple Studios during the Get Back sessions in January It was completed in eight takes (numbered Take 20 through 27 to match the film crew clapboard numbers) on January 31, 1969, the day after the rooftop concert. Take 27 had two complete performances of the song and the first of these Take 27 performances was deemed the best. Though the intent of the January 1969 Get Back sessions was to capture the Beatles live in the studio without benefit of studio trickery like overdubbing, an exception was made on Let It Be so that George Harrison could re-record his lead guitar solo. George s overdub was recorded on April 30, Author Mark Lewisohn: It is widely believed that there are two different takes of Let It Be publicly available - the single released (in the UK) on March 6, 1970 and the Let It Be LP version released (in the UK) May 8, Certainly the lead guitar solos in the middle eight differ considerably, and the LP version has a longer duration. But, in truth, these are one and the same version. That is, they are derived from the same tape. The Beatles - Do You Want To Know A Secret Please Please Me (McCartney-Lennon) Lead vocal: George Recorded February 11, Written primarily by John Lennon for George Harrison to sing. The song was given to another Brian Epstein-managed act, Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas, to cover. Their version topped the British charts in late spring Inspired 8

9 9 by "I'm Wishing," a song from Walt Disney s 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs that Lennon s mother used to sing to him when he was a child. On U.S. albums: Introducing The Beatles - Vee-Jay LP The Early Beatles - 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 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. RINGO SINGS HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HIMSELF TAKE CALLER #5/ The Beatles - Birthday - The Beatles Lead vocal: Paul with John Birthday is a song written entirely by Paul McCartney in the studio on September 18, 1968, while he waited for the other Beatles to arrive. The session that afternoon was purposely scheduled to start two hours earlier than usual so the Beatles could take a break and walk to Paul s home and watch The Girl Can t Help It, the 1956 rock and roll film starring Jayne Mansfield and featuring the likes of Little Richard, Fats Domino, the Platters, Gene Vincent, and Eddie Cochran. The movie was having its British television premiere on the BBC that evening, and Paul lived around the corner from Abbey Road Studios, on Cavendish Avenue. The instrumental backing track included Paul on Epiphone Casino electric guitar, George Harrison on Fender Bass VI (a six-string bass guitar), John on Epiphone Casino electric guitar and Ringo on drums. By the 20th take the backing track was complete and the Beatles headed out to Paul s house to watch the movie. When they returned to the studio they worked on overdubs. In addition to Paul s scorching lead vocal, overdubs included piano, drums, lead guitar, bass guitar, tambourine (played by George with gloves on so he wouldn t get blisters), handclaps, and backing vocals. While Paul is predominantly the lead 9

10 10 vocalist, he is joined on occasion by John. The female voices heard on the birthday refrain in the middle eight belong to Pattie Harrison and Yoko Ono BREAK Silvo/into: Ringo Starr Night & Day (Porter) Sentimental Journey Arranged by Chico O'Farrill. Originally from the 1932 musical, "The Gay Divorcee" and sung by Fred Astaire and Claire Luce. QUIZ #3 Name the Beatles single that was released in Great Britain on Ringo s 27 th birthday? The Beatles - Honey Don t - Beatles For Sale (Perkins) Lead vocal: Ringo Ringo Starr was usually give one spot on each album to sing lead vocal. Honey Don t was his contribution to the Beatles fourth album, Beatles For Sale. Honey Don t had been performed at the Beatles early club shows, but in those days John Lennon provided the lead vocal. When the band recorded this for BBC radio on August 1, 1963 John sang the lead vocal. This is the first of two songs on Beatles For Sale written by American rockabilly star Carl Perkins. Honey Don t had been the B-side of Perkins classic 1956 top ten hit Blue Suede Shoes. Recorded in five takes on October 26, 1964, the final day of recording for the Beatles For Sale album. Beatles 65 - Capitol LP The Beatles All You Need IS Love SINGLE WINNER HERE 10

11 11 Barry s picks.. The Beatles - Martha My Dear - The Beatles Lead vocal: Paul Recorded in one take on October 4, 1968, at Trident Studios. With the exception of the strings and horns section orchestrated by George Martin that was overdubbed onto take 1, the piano-driven ballad Martha My Dear was another Paul McCartney solo performance on the White Album. Although it takes its name from Paul s sheep dog, Martha, the song is a love song about a woman. In addition to his lead vocal, Paul plays piano and drums. Once the outside musicians left, Paul re-recorded his lead vocal part, adding handclaps at the same time. After Martha My Dear was finished McCartney turned his attention to Honey Pie, adding the line now she s hit the big time! The Beatles - Paperback Writer - A Collection Of Beatles Oldies Lead vocal: Paul The Beatles twelfth single release for EMI s Parlophone label. Recorded on April 13 and 14, 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 tambourine. 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. Hey Jude - Capitol LP (1970) BREAK The Beatles - I m Only Sleeping - Revolver Written by John and Paul at Kenwood, John s estate in Weybridge, in one writing session. Recording of the backing rhythm track began at 11:30 p.m. on April 27, John recorded his lead vocal on April 29. Both the vocal and backing track were recorded at variable speed. It was during the recording of I m Only Sleeping that The Beatles discovered the backwards guitar. On May 5, 1966, as the band continued working on the song, George painstakingly transcribed the notes in his guitar solo and flourishes and then wrote them out backwards. He then played them in that reverse order. The tapes were then superimposed BACKWARDS in the mix, playing the solo notes and embellishments in the correct order, but maintaining the eerie backwards sound. I m Only Sleeping was one of three songs issued in America six weeks prior to their official release in the UK. American and Canadian Beatles fans heard I m Only Sleeping, And Your 11

12 12 Bird Can Sing, and Doctor Robert first on Capitol Records Yesterday And Today album, issued June 20, The rest of the world had to wait until the first week of August for them to appear on the Revolver LP. Yesterday And Today - Capitol LP 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 BREAK The Beatles - Dig A Pony - Let It Be Recorded live on the rooftop of the Apple headquarters building, 3 Savile Row, on January 30, In re-producing the tapes for the Let It Be album, Phil Spector edited out the opening and closing line of the song ( All I want is ) which can be heard on the Anthology 3 album and in the film Let It Be. The idea to go on the rooftop and play live in front of a few people was conceived by Paul on January 26. From a technical standpoint, this simple request to perform on the rooftop was a gigantic headache for the film crew and the Apple/EMI sound engineers. In addition to accommodating the space required for five film cameras, and various sound equipment which needed electricity to run, there was also the issue of the cold temperature the temperature would be in the mid-40s and windy when the beatles performed. In a few cases, sound engineers wrapped ladies stockings around microphones to camouflage the sound of the wind blowing against them. John and George wore heavy coats and Ringo wore his wife s raincoat in a futile attempt to stay warm. Throughout the 42- minute rooftop set John can be seen rubbing his hands together in between songs to keep warm. At the conclusion of the released version of Dig A Pony, John says, Thank you brothers, me hand s gettin too cold to play the chords. The song was so new that John had an assistant hold up a clipboard with the lyrics in case he forgot them. Engineer Alan Parsons: No one ever questioned the Beatles. They want to do it on the roof? Fine, it will be done. That was one of the greatest and most exciting days of my life. To see the Beatles playing together and getting instant feedback from the people around them, it was just unbelievable. A magic, magic day. George Harrison Behind That Locked Door - All Things Must Pass 70 George wrote the song about Bob Dylan s disappearance after his 1966 motorcycle accident, and his subsequent reappearance on British shores at the Isle of Wright concert Dylan performed with the Band in August The Bon Bons What s Wrong With Ringo? - `64 George It Don t Come Easy - Demo ` BREAK The Beatles - Good Night - The Beatles Lead vocal: Ringo Written by John Lennon for his then five-year-old son Julian, the lullaby was given to Ringo to sing on the White Album, and the song s placement in the running order (it was chosen to close the double album) was perfect. Rehearsals and early takes feature 12

13 13 just John on acoustic guitar and Ringo on vocals. Five takes were recorded on June 28, 1968, and Ringo recorded a new lead vocal on July 2. On July 22, all previous takes of Good Night were overlooked and the song was recorded anew. First with a 26-piece orchestra, conducted by George Martin, providing the lush backing track, and then the sound of a choir, which was comprised of eight members of the Mike Sammes Singers. From 11:50 p.m. on July 22 until 1:40 a.m. Ringo recorded a new lead vocal. Thus, no Beatles play instruments on the song, and Ringo is the only Beatle that sings on it. 13

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1 1 2 PLAYLIST MAY 5 th 2013 9AM The Beatles - If I Needed Someone - Rubber Soul (Harrison) Lead vocal: George The fourth original composition by George Harrison to be recorded by The Beatles was heavily