I Feel Fine The Beatles eighth single release for EMI s Parlophone label. On U.S. albums: Beatles 65 - Capitol LP

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2 2 9AM The Beatles - I Feel Fine- A Collection Of Oldies Lead vocal: John 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 2

3 3 UK: Non-album single (A-side) On UK album: A Collection of Beatles Oldies - Parlophone LP (1966) The Beatles - All Together Now - Yellow Submarine 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 Magical Mystery Tour 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 All You Need Is Love single. George Harrison s Sgt. Pepper reject Only A Northern Song was added to the stack of film songs. Paul s sing-along All Together Now was started and finished on May 12, Nine takes were recorded. Instruments included two acoustic guitars (probably Paul and George), bass guitar (Paul), bass drum (Ringo), harmonica and banjo (John). The Beatles - Get Back - single version (Non-LP track) Lead vocal: Paul The Beatles nineteenth single release for EMI, and second on the Apple Records label. The Get Back sessions, as the January 1969 recording sessions were now known, produced about 475 hours of film and 141 hours of audio tape that had to be sifted through. But proper multi-track recordings weren t made until the band was recording in the basement of the Beatles Apple headquarters between January 21-31, Producer/Engineer Glyn Johns attempted to construct an album entitled Get Back from the tapes but his versions were rejected. The tapes were left dormant in the vault for a year, with the exception of a single ( Get Back / Don t Let Me Down ). Get Back had been rehearsed and reworked throughout the January 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. That would be recorded the following day and edited on to the January 27 master. Like John Lennon s Don t Let Me Down, Get Back features Billy Preston on keyboards. The song is also notable as one of John s best guitar solos. Rush-released as a single with the hope of being in stores in the UK on April 11, 1969, the single showed up a week later. Although the single did not list a producer credit, it did, for the first time on a Beatles single, list an artist in addition to the Beatles: THE BEATLES with Billy Preston graced both sides of the single. A great honor, said Preston. 3

4 4 The Beatles - I ll Be Back - A Hard Day s Night Lead vocal: John 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 9.12 BREAK 4

5 5 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! 5

6 6 Paul & Linda McCartney - Another Day Also written around the Let it Be sessions, this was a similar narrative to Eleanor Rigby, again dealing with a lonely woman. This was specifically referenced in John s How Do You Sleep in the Imagine album. 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 The Beatles - Roll Over Beethoven With The Beatles (Berry) Lead vocal: George Chuck Berry s rock and roll standard was released as a single in May 1956 on Chess Records. It peaking at #29. A staple of The Beatles live show from the earliest days, 6

7 7 Beatles fans will be surprised to learn that John Lennon was the lead singer of the song in those very early club days. In 1961 George Harrison took over lead vocals. Roll Over Beethoven was the opening song at The Beatles first concert in America, February 11, 1964 in Washington D.C., and opens Capitol s The Beatles Second Album, released on April 10, The Beatles Second Album - Capitol LP QUICK SURPRISE EARLY QUIZ #1 Which Beatle SOLO album was #1 40 years ago today??? If you get it right you both the prize and you can pick any song from that album and we ll play it! (maybe) 4 pack to see 1964: The Tribute to the Beatles at Pearson Park Amphitheatre in Anaheim on 6/27 For tickets go to 1964 tickets dot com You have 2.08 The Beatles - All I ve Got to Do With The Beatles Lead vocal: John Written entirely by John Lennon and introduced to the other Beatles at the session at which it was recorded, The Beatles never played the song again. Lennon has said this soulful ballad was his attempt at making a Smokey Robinson song. Recorded on September 11, 1963 in 14 takes with an overdub (presumably George s introductory guitar chord) becoming take 15 and the finished version. All I ve Got to Do marked a rare instance in which John s lead vocal was not double-tracked. Meet The Beatles! - Capitol LP WINNER / You get to pick any song from that album 7

8 8 billboard 40 LP s yrs ago today 1/ RED ROSE SPEEDWAY-PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS 2 / Beatles Beatles 3 /They Only Come Out At Night-Edgar Winter Group 4 /Houses Of The Holy-Led Zeppelin 5 /Beatles Beatles 9.42 BREAK 8

9 9 Free form Beatles radio every Sunday morning for 30 years! And if that s ain t enough we ve got the legendary Jackie DeShannon w/ this weeks Beatles news coming up after this nice long set from John Paul George & this guy! 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 - Hold Me Tight With The Beatles Lead vocal: Paul Initially recorded during the marathon Please Please Me session on February 11, 1963, the song was not chosen for inclusion on The Beatles debut album and the tape containing that day s recording had been lost, recorded over or destroyed. On September 12, 1963, their fourth recording session for the With The Beatles LP, the 9

10 10 song was started from scratch. Hold Me Tight had been written by Paul and John sometime in 1961 and the song was part of their set list from 1961 through 1963 during their Cavern Club and Hamburg club days. Meet The Beatles! - Capitol LP The Beatles - Don t Bother Me With The Beatles (Harrison) Lead vocal: George George Harrison s first recorded original song. While some may see it as a misfortune that Harrison was surrounded by two of the most gifted songwriters in history, this proximity gave him great insight into the mechanics of writing a song from scratch. His first attempt was more than a throwaway composition. He called Don t Bother Me an exercise to see if he could write a song, and it was written while George was sick in a bed at the Palace Court Hotel in Bournemouth where The Beatles were playing six nights at Gaumont Cinema in mid-august of It was during this engagement (on August 22) that photographer Robert Freeman took the iconic artsy cover photograph of the band in half lighting that would grace the cover of both the British With The Beatles album and the American Meet The Beatles! album. Meet The Beatles! - Capitol LP 10

11 11 The Beatles - And Your Bird Can Sing - Revolver Lead vocal: John John Lennon called this fan favorite another of my throwaways...fancy paper around an empty box. On another occasion he simply referred to it as another horror. The song, written primarily by John, is notable mainly for the twin guitar riffs -- played live without overdubs by George Harrison and Paul McCartney -- that drive the song, and Paul s distinctive bass notes at the end of the song. Lennon played the rhythm guitar in the D major position with the capo on the second fret to account for the song being in the key of E. John used the second fret capo several times ("Nowhere Man," "Julia," "Norwegian Wood," to name a few). Initial recording of the song commenced on April 20, 1966, with two takes being completed. Take 2 was deemed the best and various overdubs were added. While recording vocals John and Paul got a case of the giggles and laughed their way through much of the song. That hilarious version can be found on the Anthology 2 compilation. On April 26, the band decided to scrap the previous version and start over from scratch, recording 11 takes. Yesterday And Today - Capitol LP John Lennon John Sinclair 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 December 13 th, But John included this song that was inspired by Sinclair s unfair incarceration. 11

12 12 The Beatles - Got To Get You Into My Life - Revolver Lead vocal: Paul Another Paul McCartney solo composition, Paul called this stand out track an ode to pot, like someone else might write an ode to chocolate or a good claret (wine). Work began on the song on April 7, 1966, and this early alternate version can be heard on the Anthology 2 album. It was the second song recorded for the Revolver album. The Beatles returned to the song the next day with an improved arrangement that included John and George on fuzz guitars. On May 18 they revisited the song again, devoting a full 12-hour session to rework and complete the song. To give the song its Motown feel, five outside musicians were brought in to add brass and saxophones. An additional dual guitar overdub was added on June 17. Got To Get You Into My Life was the opening song performed on the final Wings tour in Revolver - Capitol LP Jackie s NEWS Right HERE BREAK The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour - Magical Mystery Tour (EP) 12

13 13 Lead vocals: Paul and John When Paul McCartney was in the U.S. in early April 1967 he came up with the idea for a Beatles television film about a mystery tour on a bus. During the April 11 flight back home he began writing lyrics for the title song and sketching out some ideas for the film. Upon his arrival in London, Paul pitched his idea to Brian Epstein who happily approved. Paul then met with John to go over the details and the two began work on the film s title track. The title track was written primarily by Paul but was not finished when McCartney brought the song in to be recorded on April 25, John helped with the missing pieces during the session. Magical Mystery Tour - Capitol LP The Beatles - Across The Universe - Let It Be Lead vocal: John Prior to leaving for an extended trip to India to study Transcendental Meditation in early 1968, the Beatles recorded several new songs to fill the sides of their upcoming single, which would be released while they were away. John had originally wanted his new composition, Across The Universe, for the A-side of the single but was still not happy with the mix of the song. When the Beatles sat down to decide which two of their new recordings should be used, John preferred Across the Universe remain on the shelf for the time being, giving Paul s more commercial Lady Madonna the A-side. Across The Universe was written entirely by John and was recorded February 4, 1968, in eight takes. Overdubs were recorded on February 8. Comedian and author Spike Milligan had been at Abbey Road when the group was working on the song and some months later inquired about it. He was surprised to learn that Across the Universe was sitting unreleased in EMI s vault, so Milligan asked Lennon to donate the song to a charity album he was organizing for the World Wildlife Fund. Milligan was a British comedy legend who, along with Peter Sellers, starred in The Goon Show, one of John s all-time favorite programs. Lennon not only gladly contributed the song to be used on the charity album, but arranged to have the songwriting royalties from the recording given to the World Wildlife Fund. This charity album version, known by fans as the Wildlife version, was released in December Although it is popularly believed that the two versions of Across The Universe are different recordings, they are not. Both the Wildlife version and the Phil Spector re-produced version are derived from the same February 8, 1968, master tape. For the charity album, the sound of birds was added and the tape was sped up to give it a higher pitch. On April 1, 1970, Spector stripped some elements from the original February 8, 1968, master tape, slowed it down and added an orchestra and choir. The instrumental line-up is John on acoustic guitar, Paul on piano, George on tamboura and wah-wah guitar (second and third refrains only) and Ringo on drums. 13

14 14 George Harrison Beware Of Darkness - All Things Must Pass 70 A stunning composition, this track shows a huge leap George had made with his song-writing (since You Like Me Too Much, five years earlier). BREAK On of the things that make Sunday morning so FAB is because you can be tired and not get up unless to put the radio on. The Beatles - I m So Tired - The Beatles Lead vocal: John John Lennon s I m So Tired was started and finished in 14 takes on October 8, No overdubs were added. The session was a marathon 16-hour session which started at 4 p.m. on the 8th and finished at 8 a.m. on October 9 (John s 28th birthday), and saw the completion of two Lennon compositions ( I m So Tired and The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill ) and work on George Harrison s Long Long Long. Written in India while the Beatles were studying Transcendental Meditation under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the all-day regime in Rishikesh, India, prevented John from sleeping at night, so he decided to write a song about it. At the end of the song John can be heard muttering 14

15 15 a phrase that when played backwards offered Paul is dead conspiracy theorists another major clue: Paul is a dead man, miss him, miss him. The Beatles - I m Only Sleeping - Revolver Lead vocal: John 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 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 15

16 16 Paul McCartney & Wings Big Barn Bed Red Rose Speedway 73 The first two lines of this track and the album were first used on the "Ram" album at the end of Ram On (reprise). Some sleep rock to keep you sedated on this 2 nd Sunday of June 2013 QUIZ #2 (ADD long tones) #1 40 years ago TODAY.speaking of Paul 16

17 17 Let s play > Who singing this song that Paul McCartney wrote for Badfinger? also orig. appeared in Magic Christian film starring Ringo & Peter Sellers 2 passes to Ringo: Peace & Love at the GRAMMY Museum L.A. Live opening this Wednesday - June 12 th The GRAMMY Museum presents Ringo: Peace & Love. Bringing together a collection of diverse artifacts, drum kit Ringo played on The Ed Sullivan Show, his Sgt. Pepper suit, Personal letters, photographs and documents from Ringo s days with The Beatles. Visitors can also take a drum lesson with Ringo! Plan your trip today by visiting GRAMMY Museum dot org BREAK Hoping all our friends in Santa Monica are safe and sound after last Friday s unfortunate incidents Mark you live in SM how close were you to the school? Let take a listen to John Lennon s wish for the world back in 1971 which I bet he would still probably agree with here in 2013.but unfortunately we ll never know. 17

18 18 John Lennon Imagine #1 Imagine 71 John s most famous anthem, and one of the most memorable songs of all time, this was to be considered John s Yesterday. It was inspired by Yoko s poem Cloud Piece from It continues to have massive radio play to this very day and was infamously censored (and retracted) by Clear Channel following the 9/11 attacks. This was John s dream no religion, no wars, no possessions his utopian ideal. The Beatles - All You Need Is Love - Non-LP track Lead vocal: John The Beatles fifteenth single release for EMI s Parlophone label. Written by John Lennon especially for the first-ever worldwide television transmission. The epic event, a 6-hour program entitled Our World, featured segments linking 24 countries in five continents via satellite, with a potential of 400 million viewers. The Beatles were honored to be invited to represent Great Britain in the program. For the event, they would premiere a brand new song written just for the occasion. John 18

19 19 Lennon s All You Need Is Love became the anthem of 1967, the summer of love. To decrease the chances of an on-air foul-up, George Martin had the Beatles play to their own pre-recorded rhythm track. Only the vocals, bass guitar, lead guitar solo in the middle eight, drums and orchestra would be live. Recording began on June 14, 1967 at Olympic Studios. In all, 33 takes of the basic rhythm track and a few vocals were completed this evening. Overdubbing the lead and backing vocals took place on June 19. The orchestra was recorded for the first time on June 23. On June 24, the day before the event, it was decided that All You Need Is Love would be issued as the new Beatles single as soon as possible after the program aired the evening of June 25. Guests in the studio during the performance included the Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, the Who s Keith Moon, Eric Clapton, Marianne Faithfull, Donovan wore colorful mod clothing. George Harrison Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) This track and lead single would be a massive hit all over the world. This single version runs a little bit faster than the LP version. BREAK IMAGINING PEACE AND LOVE ON YER SUNDAY JUNE Number 9 19

20 20 The Beatles - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - The Beatles Lead vocal: Paul Written by Paul while in Rishikesh, India. In Barry Miles Many Years From Now Paul recalls walking through the Indian jungle near the Maharishi s compound with his guitar singing Ob-La,Di, Ob-La, Da, life goes on, bra, taking the phrase from Jimmy Scott, a Nigerian conga player who had been a part of the London music scene since the 50s. In Scott s native language, Ob la di ob la da is an expression meaning life goes on. Paul created characters for his story - Desmond and Molly and their barrow in a Caribbean marketplace. A barrow is a cart or small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand. Recording started on July 3, 1968, but would be worked on and re-worked virtually every day until mid-july. In one take Paul accidently reversed the roles of Desmond and Molly in the third verse and the error was purposely kept in the released version. The song went through multiple changes and a more reggae-flavored version can be heard on the Anthology 3 album. In Japan, EMI Toshiba issued the single Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da b/w While My Guitar Gently Weeps on March 10, Paul had wanted the same combination released as an official Beatles single in England and America but the idea was voted down by John and George. 20

21 21 John Lennon Nobody Told Me An instant hit in 1984, the sentiment of strange days indeed, rang very true in unusual times. The Beatles - When I Get Home - A Hard Day s Night Lead vocal: John Recorded in 11 takes on June 2, It was the next to last song completed for the A Hard Day s Night album. In his 1980 interview with Playboy magazine John Lennon said: That s me trying to get that Wilson Pickett type sound, a four-in-the bar cowbell song. Something New - 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, 21

22 22 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, A Hard Day s Night - United Artists LP Something New - Capitol LP BREAK 22

23 23 A Wings Over America set Wings Hi, Hi, Hi - Wings Over America 76 Recorded in Denver, CO June 7 th. This was song number one of the two song Encore. Wings I ve Just Seen A Face (McCartney-Lennon) - Wings Over America 76 Recorded in Los Angeles (Forum) June 23 rd. The acoustic set goes very Beatles to the delight of fans that have not heard a live version of this song. It was originally on the US version of the Beatles: Rubber Soul ( 65). Wings Bluebird - Wings Over America 76 Recording in Cincinnati, OH May 27 th once again proving that the Cincinnati show was the dominant source for the first two discs of the three-record set. Wings Maybe I m Amazed Wings Over America 76 Recording in Kansas City, MO May 29 th. This would later be released as a single, and is one of the most popular of Paul s live tunes that continues to receive a great amount of airplay to present day (2012). QUIZ #3 (Wings CD) Tell me which one of those last 4 songs was recorded here in LA at The Forum maybe you heard yerself Play another? BREAK The Beatles - All My Loving With The Beatles Lead vocal: Paul Essentially a Paul McCartney solo composition. The first song performed on the live broadcast of The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964, and watched by a thenrecord 72 million viewers. McCartney has said it was the first song he ever wrote where 23

24 24 he had the words before the music. Recorded in 13 takes on July 30, All My Loving is the most commercial Lennon-McCartney song recorded by The Beatles in 1963 that was not released as a single in the UK or U.S. Meet The Beatles! - Capitol LP QUIZ #4 (Wings CD only) The Beatles - Two Of Us - Let It Be Lead vocals: Paul and John A Paul McCartney solo composition originally entitled On Our Way Home. Thought by many to be a song about John and Paul, "Two of Us" is actually a song written by Paul about himself and his soon-to-be wife, Linda Eastman. 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 with her camera and Paul sat in the car and wrote the basic tune for the song. Paul introduced the song to the other Beatles during the January 1969 sessions in which the group was working up seven or eight new songs to include in a one-hour concert television special. At this time, On Our Way Home was not the Everly Brothers-styled acoustic version heard on the released album. Both John and producer Glyn Johns suggested to Paul that an acoustic arrangement might suit the song better, but McCartney was thinking in terms of how it might play in the concert TV special, so he wanted a fast song. On January 24, after numerous run-throughs that seemed to go nowhere, John again suggested they try it with acoustic guitars, and Paul agreed. The line-up was Paul on his Martin D-28 acoustic guitar, John on acoustic guitar, George on his Fender Telecaster (playing a bass part on the top strings) and Ringo on drums. The first performance with acoustic guitar featured a solo John vocal on the first verse. For the mixes submitted to Apple, Glyn Johns selected a January 24 take of the song (one without Lennon s whistling at the end of the song). One of these nonwhistling takes can be heard on the Anthology 3 album. The version found on the Let It Be was the second performance of three (numbered Takes 10, 11, 12) on January 31. This is the performance shown in the Let It Be film. John s opening dialog ( I Dig A Pygmy by Charles Hawtrey and the Deaf-aids. Phase one in which Doris gets her oats ) followed Ringo hitting his snare drum was recorded before the group played I Dig A Pony on January 21. Charles Hawtrey was a British actor and deaf-aids is British slang for hearing aids. American Beatles fans got their first glimpse of a bearded Paul McCartney and the Beatles performing Two Of Us when a clip of the song as seen in the Let It Be film was shown on The Ed Sullivan Show on March 1,

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