LSUG March 10th 2013

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PLAYLIST MARCH 10TH 2013 * DON’T FORGET TO TURN THOSE CLOCKS AHEAD AND HOUR!!!

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ONLY Lennon/McCartney songs by the Beatles

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The Beatles – Love Me Do – w/ Pete Best The Beatles FIRST single on Parlophone released Oct. 5th, 1962.

Recorded w/ 3 different drummers Pete Best (June `62 The Parlophone audition) & Andy White (Sept. 11 `62) and Ringo Starr (Sept. 4th ` 62) * Fun fact John Lennon shoplifted the harmonica he played on the song

from a shop in Holland. McCartney .7/ Lennon .3

US - Vee-Jay LP Introducing the Beatles (Version 1) US – The Early Beatles

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The Beatles – P.S. I Love You (McCartney-Lennon) – Please Please

Me B- Side of “Love Me Do“ in UK Oct. 5th 1962. Lead vocal John & Paul

Recorded Sept. 11th 1962 w/ Andy White on Drums Written in Hamburg May 1962

McCartney .8 Lennon .2 US - Vee-Jay LP Introducing the Beatles

US- Capitol LP The Early Beatles

The Beatles – Ask Me Why (McCartney-Lennon) – Please Please

Me Recorded Nov. 26th 1962. First heard by the public on Teenagers Turn on

June 11, 1962 / B Side of Please Please Me on VJ & Parlophone. Lead vocal John

Lennon .7/ McCartney .3 US - Vee- Jay LP Introducing the Beatles (Version 2)

US – The Early Beatles

The Beatles- Misery (McCartney/Lennon) – Please Please Me /Take 1

Feb. 11th 1963 in 11 takes 5/5

The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There – 17 / Take 1

11th February 1963 along with 12 of the 14 tunes recorded that day. Lead vocal Paul

1st Song on the first LP…and the 1st credited to (McCartney/Lennon) McCartney .8 Lennon .2

US - Meet The Beatles

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The Beatles - From Me To You (McCartney-Lennon) – Past Masters Recorded 5-Mar-63

UK Parlophone R 5015 (mono) b/w Thank You Girl Released: April 11, 1963

Weeks on chart: 21: April 18 - September 12, 1963 Highest chart position: 1: May 5 - June 22, 1963

USA - Vee-Jay VJ-522 (mono) b/w Thank You Girl Released: May 6, 1963

Highest chart position: 116

5/5

The Beatles - Thank You Girl - (McCartney-Lennon) – Past Masters /

Beatles Second Album / flip of From Me To You / Recorded 5 and 13-Mar-63

Parlophone, Vee-Jay, Oldies 45, and Capitol Star Line single Parlophone EP The Beatles’ Hits

Vee-Jay LP The Beatles & Frank Ifield on Stage Capitol LP The Beatles’ Second Albub

By the time Vee-Jay issued this record, Del Shannon had already released an A-side cover version in the U.S. and it, not the Beatles version, was

getting the airplay. Another poor seller 5/5

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The Beatles- She Loves You (Lennon / McCartney) Single July 1st 1963

5/5

The Beatles – I’ll Get You - Beatles 2nd LP/Past Masters I Recorded 1st July 1963/flip “She Loves You”

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The Beatles – Little Child - With The Beatles

Written equally between John and Paul. Recorded September 12th 1963 Lead vocal John and Paul

US - Capitol LP Meet the Beatles! 5/5

The Beatles -I Want To Hold Your Hand – Past Masters Recorded 17th October 1963 Parlophone and Capitol single Capitol LP Meet the Beatles!

Parlophone EP The Beatles’ Million Sellers Parlophone LP A Collection Of Beatles Oldies / 5/5

The Rolling Stones – I Wanna Be Your Man – Single Oct. `63

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. 12th that same year. Lead vocal Ringo.

McCartney .7 / Lennon .3 US - Capitol LP Meet the Beatles!

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The Beatles - I Should Have Known Better - A Hard Day’s Night

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John

Following their triumphant visit to America The Beatles were thrust back to work. On February 25, 1964 they dove into new songs slated for their film. On this day they

recorded “You Can’t Do That” and began work on Paul’s “And I Love Her” and John’s “I Should Have Known Better.” In the film “I Should Have Known Better” was performed in

the train compartment scene, which in reality was the interior of a van with crew members rocking the van to fake the train in motion. Used as the flip side of the U.S. “A Hard Day’s Night” single. Paul’s “Things We Said Today” was the UK b-side. Recorded

Feb. 25-26, 1964. On U.S. album:

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

The Beatles - Things We Said Today - A Hard Day’s Night

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul

Written in May 1964 on board a yacht called Happy Days during Paul McCartney's holiday in the Virgin Islands with his girlfriend Jane Asher, plus Ringo Starr and his

future wife Maureen. Recorded in three takes on June 2, 1964. In his 1980 interview with Playboy magazine John Lennon remembered this being one of Paul’s better songs. McCartney double tracked his vocals. John Lennon's piano part was meant to be omitted

from the final mix, but lack of separation between instruments meant that its sound leaked into other microphones during recording. As a result it can be heard on the

released version. The b-side of the UK “A Hard Day’s Night” single. On U.S. album:

Something New - Capitol LP

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The Beatles – Can’t Buy Me Love – Take 2

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

Lead vocal Paul McCartney .9 / Lennon .1

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

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The Beatles – And I Love Her – Mix from German issue of

Something New w/ six bars of guitar at end

Written mainly by Paul with the middle eight by John it was released as a single in the US getting to #12. Recorded Feb.28th 1964 at Abbey Road.

Lead vocal Paul McCartney .65 / Lennon .35

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

The Beatles – Baby’s In Black - Beatles For Sale Recorded August 11 1964

Written equally between John & Paul. It was a part of their live shows between 1964 in`66.

Lead vocal John & Paul US - Capitol LP Beatles '65

The Beatles – Every Little Thing - Beatles For Sale

Recorded Sept. 29th & 30th 1964 Lead vocal Paul & John

McCartney .9 / Lennon .1 US - Capitol LP Beatles VI

The Beatles – What You’re Doing – Beatles For Sale

Recorded September 29th & 30th 1964, but remade Oct. 26th 1964.

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Inspired a bit by Paul’s then girlfriend Jane Asher. The song started in Sept of `64 then redone as Macca still was not satisfied with Ringo’s drum

intro, which may have been over-dubbed by Paul himself. US - Capitol LP Beatles VI McCartney .9 / Lennon .1

The Beatles – Eight Days A Week - Beatles For Sale sessions

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” Lead vocal John w/ Paul

McCartney .7 / Lennon .3 US - Capitol LP Beatles VI

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The Beatles - She's A Woman – EP Million Sellers/ Beatles `65

/Past Masters /No UK album Recorded: October 8th 1964

flip of I Feel Fine McCartney .9 / Lennon .1

The Beatles – HELP! – HELP!

Recorded April, 13th 1965. John’s autobiographical tune from what he called his “fat Elvis” period.

#1 in the States for 3 weeks in 1965… and 4 weeks in the UK at #1. Lead vocal John

Lennon .9 / McCartney .1 US - Capitol LP HELP!

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The Beatles - I'm Down– flip of HELP! /Past Masters

Recorded: June, 14th 1965 No US album…no UK album

Capitol 5476 (US) July 19, 1965

Parlophone R 5305 (UK) July 23, 1965

McCartney .9 / Lennon .1

The Beatles – Wait - Rubber Soul Recorded June 17th 1965 (HELP! sessions)

The last song recorded for the HELP! sessions and again the last song from the Rubber Soul sessions as another song were needed to round out the LP.

Paul sez in Barry Miles book Many Years From Now that he wrote it “mainly by himself…and that he can’t remember John contributing too much”

Lead vocals Paul & John McCartney .8/ Lennon .2

The Beatles – Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - Rubber

Soul Recorded Oct.12th 1965

The sitar being used for the first time on a Beatles song, though one was used on the intro to HELP!

Written mainly by John though Paul did help out a bit w/ the lyrics. Paul says that it was his idea that the house should burn down…Which is something I never knew …I always

thought he just lit a fire in the fireplace…But in Barry Mikes book Many Years From Now, Paul says just that. It was revenge for having to sleep in the tub! See ya never know these

things as a kid! Bob Dylan did a bit of a parody of the song on his 1966 Blonde on Blonde LP. called “4th

Time Around”. Lead vocal John

Lennon .8 / McCartney .2

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The Beatles – Drive My Car - Rubber Soul Recorded Oct. 13th 1965.

Lead off track to Rubber Soul on the UK version. This session was a first in Beatles recording history to go past 12 Midnight…..!

Lead vocal Paul McCartney .7/ Lennon .3

US - Capitol LP Yesterday and Today

The Beatles – In My Life - Rubber Soul w/ alt. George Martin

solo Recorded Oct.18th 1965

Of all the Lennon/McCartney collaborations only 2 songs have really been disputed by John & Paul themselves one being “Eleanor Rigby” and the other is “In My Life”. John saying that Paul only wrote the middle eight

melody and Mr. McCartney saying that he created the entire melody and intro of the song. He adds that John had all the lyrics already down but

needed a melody and that he (Paul) has vivid memories of composing it on John’s mellotron while Lennon had a cup of tea in another room.

Lennon 6.5 / McCartney? 3.5

The Beatles - Day Tripper – Past Masters

Recorded: 16 October 1965 Rubber Soul sessions Oct. `65 – Yesterday & Today LP here in the US… The eleventh

official EMI release. The first official double "A" side release of “We Can Work It Out”

Inspired in part by John and George's first experience with acid, "Day Tripper" was written under pressure for use as a single for the Christmas season. John wrote most of the song, with Paul contributing to each of the

verses Lennon .8 / McCartney .2

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The Beatles – Doctor Robert – US Yesterday & Today MONO mix

Recorded April 17, 1966 John said it was about himself as he quote “carried all the pills on tour in

the early days” unquote. Also could be a bit about famous New York doctor to the stars (Charles Roberts)…As Paul said “the man who kept New York

high” Lead vocal John.

Lennon .75 / McCartney .25 US - Capitol LP Yesterday and Today

The Beatles – Eleanor Rigby – Revolver w/ HOT strings

Recorded April 28th 1966 Written by Paul though John Lennon claimed in two different interviews

(Hit Parader in`71 and again in Playboy in 1980) that he wrote 70 percent of the lyrics! Paul sez: “I saw somewhere that John said he helped on

“Eleanor Rigby “. Yeah about half a line”. Well…! Lead vocal Paul

McCartney .9.9 / Lennon .001

The Beatles - I’m Only Sleeping - Revolver (Lennon-McCartney)

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, 1966. 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

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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, 1966. The rest of the world had to wait until the first week of August for them to appear on the “Revolver” LP.

On U.S. album: Yesterday And Today - Capitol LP


The Beatles - Here, There And Everywhere - Revolver (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: Paul Written by Paul while sitting by the pool of John’s estate, this classic ballad was inspired

by The Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows.” Completed in 14 takes spread over three sessions on June 14, 16 and 17, 1966. Paul’s lead vocal is double tracked. Paul, John, and George provide the lush harmony and Ringo drums using brushes. Both Paul and John called “Here, There And Everywhere” one of their favorite Beatles songs. Never performed by The Beatles in concert and only rarely performed by McCartney since.

On U.S. album: Revolver - Capitol LP

The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever - Non-LP track (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: John The Beatles’ fourteenth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label.

Recording began on November 24, 1966. Written in Spain by John several months earlier while he was filming the Richard Lester-directed film “How I Won The War.” The beautiful “Take 1” of this Lennon classic can be heard on the “Anthology 2” album. It is entirely different than the finished version. Strawberry Fields was actually a Salvation Army home in the neighborhood where Lennon grew up. John used to go to parties

there and it always brought back happy memories to him. One of the only two “honest” songs that John says he wrote for the Beatles. The other? “Help!”

In September 1966, Brian Epstein informed EMI and Capitol that there would be no new album and maybe not even a single ready in time for the 1966 Christmas season. EMI quickly assembled a 16-track greatest hits album (“A Collection Of Beatles Oldies”). In the U.S., Capitol did not release a hits compilation and instead waited impatiently for a

new single. Lennon .85 / McCartney .15

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The Beatles - Penny Lane - Magical Mystery Tour Mono US single

Recorded Dec. 29th 1966 Released as a single in the UK Feb.`67 and DID NOT REACH #1. It was held

off by Engelbert Humperdick’s “Release Me”. Penny Lane is a bus roundabout in Liverpool Contains at least TWO slightly slang obscenities

(finger pie & keeps his fire engine clean) Lead vocal Paul


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The Beatles – A Day In The Life - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts

Club Band/Imagine SDTK Recorded Jan & Feb 1967

Quite possibly the finest Lennon/McCartney collaboration of their song-writing career.


Sgt. Pepper intro: BRIAN SEWELL

The Beatles – With A Little Help From My Friends - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

Recorded March 29th 1967 Originally titled “Badfinger Boogie”.

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Big #1 hit for Joe Cocker in Great Britain in 1968…and theme on TV’s The Wonder Years. Lead vocal Ringo


The Beatles - I Am The Walrus - Magical Mystery Tour (EP)

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John

The Beatles’ sixteenth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label. John Lennon pushed to have his “I Am The Walrus” as the A-side of the coupling with

Paul’s “Hello, Goodbye,” but his song was deemed too unconventional and less commercial than Paul’s catchy tune. The title is inspired by the Walrus and the

Carpenter from Lewis Carroll’s “Through The Looking Glass.” Lennon described his lyrics as purposely being Dylan-esque. In his 1980 Playboy interview he explained, “In those days I was writing obscurely, a la Dylan, never saying what you mean, but giving the

impression of something.” The “I Am The Walrus” session is notable because it was the first Beatles recording session following the untimely death of their manager, Brian

Epstein. Ironically, Epstein had stopped by the last time the Beatles were recording (for “Your Mother Should Know” at Chappell Recording Studios on August 23, 1967). He was found dead on August 27, aged just 32. All four Beatles met at Paul’s St. John’s Wood

house on September 1 to discuss how they should proceed. Among other business matters, it was decided that they would press on with the “Magical Mystery Tour” project, temporarily postponing a planned visit to India to study Transcendental

Meditation. The basic rhythm track was recorded in a six-hour session beginning at 7:00 p.m. on September 5, 1967. Sixteen takes were attempted, only five of them were complete run-throughs. Starting the next day overdubs were added to create John

Lennon’s textured masterpiece. Specifically, additional bass from Paul, more drums from Ringo and John’s memorable lead vocal on Sept. 6, and a 16-piece orchestra under the direction of George Martin, and 16 members of the Mike Sammes Singers, a large group of vocalists who did much session and television work, that brought the “Ho-ho-ho, hee-hee-hee, ha-ha-ha” section to life, in separate sessions on Sept. 27. Issued November

24, 1967 in the UK and November 27, 1967 in the U.S. On U.S. album:

Magical Mystery Tour - Capitol LP

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 Lewison say’s in his Recording Session

book that one tape box was marked w/ M. Jagger…

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Lead vocals John & Paul Lennon .5 / McCartney .5

The Beatles - Hello Goodbye - Non-LP track (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: Paul The Beatles’ sixteenth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label.

Originally titled “Hello Hello,” Paul’s “Hello, Goodbye” was recorded during the sessions for the “Magical Mystery Tour” TV movie, but was intended for release as a stand-alone single to be issued two weeks before the “Magical Mystery Tour” EP, and would not be included in the film. Work began on October 2, 1967 with 14 takes of the rhythm track.

Over the next month, the Beatles added overdubs to create the finished recording. Specifically, Paul’s lead vocal and John and George’s backing vocals on Oct. 19, outside

musicians playing two violas on Oct. 20, Paul’s bass guitar on Oct. 25, and a second bass guitar line from Paul on Nov. 2. From the very first take the song included its

unique reprise ending, which the group nicknamed, somewhat strangely, the “Maori finale.” Issued November 24, 1967 in the UK and November 27, 1967 in the U.S.

On U.S. album: Magical Mystery Tour - Capitol LP

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The Beatles - Hey Bulldog - Yellow Submarine (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: John In early February 1968, the Beatles were on a tight schedule. They had two weeks to audition and record possible songs for their next single, which would be released while

they were away on an extended trip to India where the group would meditate with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. In addition to picking the single sides they would need to spend

a day with a film crew making a short promotional film for the song. The Paul McCartney-penned “Lady Madonna” was chosen as the A-side and would be the subject

of the promo film. On the last weekend of recording, the Beatles were informed they were one song short of the four new songs needed for “Yellow Submarine,” and a new

song had to be recorded before they left for India. The song shortage was due to “Baby, You’re A Rich Man,” which had been earmarked for the film soundtrack, being used as

the B-side of the “All You Need Is Love” single.

The Beatles - Lady Madonna - Non-LP Track (Lennon-McCartney)

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Lead vocal: Paul The Beatles’ seventeenth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label.

The last original issue Beatles 45 to appear on the Capitol swirl label in the U.S. or on the Parlophone label in the UK. Starting in the summer of 1968, Beatles recordings

would be issued on their own record label, Apple Records. The Beatles did not leave EMI or Capitol, they simply had their own custom label, to which they could sign artists. The manufacturing and distribution would remain the same as before. In fact, in America,

their releases continued to use Capitol album and single catalog numbering.

The Beatles’ oft-postponed visit to India to study Transcendental Meditation under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was fast approaching. They were scheduled to be in India from

mid-February until late April. Written entirely by Paul, “Lady Madonna” was the first song to be recorded in the week-long rush to get a single finished before they left for

India. It was completed in two straight-forward sessions on February 3, 1968 with some overdubs on February 6. The basic rhythm track consisted of only Paul on piano, and

Ringo on drums (using brushes instead of sticks), recorded in three takes on the afternoon of February 3. John and George overdubbed fuzzed guitars played through

the same amplifier during that evening’s session. The song was completed on February 6 with the addition of a second McCartney lead vocal, a second piano piece, “See how

they run” backing vocals from Paul, John and George, and in the middle eight, the three Beatles cupping their hands around their mouths to imitate the sound of brass instruments. But Paul decided the song needed real brass instruments, so four

saxophone players were brought in that evening to play on the song.

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The Beatles - Back In The U.S.S.R. - The Beatles (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: Paul

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Written while in India, Paul’s “Back In The U.S.S.R.” is based on Chuck Berry’s 1959 hit “Back In The U.S.A.,” but was written to mimic the classic sound of the Beach Boys. Beach Boys lead singer Mike Love was on the Transcendental Meditation sojourn in

India with the Beatles in the spring of 1968 and as McCartney was working on his new song, Love suggested the lyrics about Ukraine and Moscow girls, similar to his lyrics in “California Girls.” Recording began on August 22, 1968, and it was during this session that Ringo Starr officially quit the band. His departure was blamed on a disagreement with Paul over his drumming. Ringo flew to the Mediterranean to spend time on actor Peter Sellers’ yacht. It was there that he wrote “Octopus’s Garden.” On September 3, Ringo returned to the studio to find his drum kit smothered in flowers. Ringo: “I felt

tired and discouraged … took a week’s holiday, and when I came back to work everything was all right again.” But Ringo added, “Paul is the greatest bass guitar player in the world. But he is also very determined; he goes on and on to see if he can get his own way. While that may be a virtue, it did mean that musical disagreements inevitably

arose from time to time.”

To keep the sessions moving forward in Ringo’s absence, the other members, but primarily Paul, played drums on several songs. The rhythm track for “Back In the

U.S.S.R.” was completed in five takes. Through the use of composite pieces the three remaining Beatles can be heard playing multiple instruments at the same time on the song. For “Back In The U.S.S.R.” John, Paul and George each played bass guitar, and both Paul and George playing lead guitar on the track. According to Paul, he sang the song in his “Jerry Lee Lewis voice.” His lead vocal, the Beach Boys style backing vocals

by John and George, and handclaps were added on the bridge on August 23. The sound of the airplane taking off and landing that starts and finishes the song is taken from the vast collection of sound effects in the Abbey Road tape library. Specifically, “Volume 17:

Jet and Piston Engine Aeroplane.”

The Beatles - Dear Prudence - The Beatles (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: John Recorded at Trident Studios’ eight-track recording facilities on August 28, 29, and 30,

1968. Ringo Starr had quit the band temporarily and the three remaining Beatles moved forward with sessions for the new album. John Lennon’s “Dear Prudence” features Paul

McCartney on drums. The guitar picking which opens and runs through the song is supplied by John on his 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.

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The Beatles - Hey Jude - Non-LP Track


The Beatles’ eighteenth single release for EMI, the first on the Apple Records label.

Paul McCartney’s masterpiece. The 7 minute, 11 second track was the longest released by the Beatles up until that time, and the song broke wide open the usual two to three minute mold that had long been the standard for pop singles. Paul got the idea for the song while driving to visit Cynthia and Julian Lennon. He wrote the lyrics as a message of encouragement to young Julian while his parents were in the throes of a very public separation. Paul wanted to stay friends, so he planned a visit. Cynthia was still living in

John’s Kenwood estate, and since Paul usually wrote songs on the way there to collaborate with his writing partner, he fell into the same routine. Paul: “I started with the idea ‘Hey Jules,’ which was Julian, don’t make it bad, take a sad song and make it better. Hey, try and deal with this terrible thing. I knew it was not going to be easy for him. I always feel sorry for kids in divorce. The adults may be fine but the kids … I had the idea by the time I got there. I changed it to ‘Jude’ because I thought that sounded a

bit better.”

Rehearsals for “Hey Jude” began at Abbey Road on July 29, 1968, but there was some acrimony between Paul and George Harrison. Their disagreement came to a head on

July 30. George wanted to play an answering guitar phrase immediately after each “Hey Jude” vocal, but Paul abruptly vetoed the suggestion. This sent Harrison sulking and he spent the evening sitting in the control booth as the other three Beatles worked through the song. These rehearsals were recorded, but the proper recording would take place at

Trident Studios on July 31 and August 1. Trident Studios was of great interest to the Beatles because it had state-of-the-art eight-track recording facilities. Abbey Road did

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have an eight-track machine, but it wasn’t installed yet. It was at Trident that some of the newly signed Apple Records artists were recording their first releases for the label.

George was producing Jackie Lomax, and Paul was handling production for Mary Hopkin, a new artist that had been suggested to him by the model Twiggy. McCartney also

popped in to an occasional James Taylor session. Four proper takes of “Hey Jude” were recorded on July 31. On August 1 overdubs were made of Paul’s bass part, his lead vocal, and the backing vocals of John, George and Ringo. That evening, a 36-piece

orchestra arrived to play their parts.

Prior to starting what would be the master take, Ringo snuck off to the bathroom. Unaware that the drummer was not in place, Paul started the song. It was only when he saw Rindo tiptoeing behind him trying to get to his drum kit, that he realized they had been one Beatle short for the first 45 seconds of the song. Paul: “And just as he got to his drums, boom boom boom, his timing was absolutely impeccable. So I think when

those things happen, you have a little laugh and a light bulb goes off in your head and you think, ‘This is the take!’ and you put a little more into it… what just happened was

so magic! So we did that and we made a pretty good record.”

It’s coupling with John Lennon’s “Revolution” made for a stunning single, the Beatles’ first release on their own Apple Records label. As had become their custom, no singles would be released from their upcoming album. “Hey Jude” and “Revolution” would be stand-alone tracks, at the time issued only as a 7” vinyl 45 rpm single worldwide. Fans

clamored for the new single and it debuted on Britain’s “Melody Maker” chart at number one, holding the top spot until being passed by another Apple single, “Those Were The Days” by Mary Hopkin, which was produced by Paul McCartney. The single was issued on August 30, 1968, in the UK, and on August 26 in the U.S. Within a week it had sold

300,000 copies in the UK. In America, the single was an even bigger phenomenon. It hit number one in its second week on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and stayed there for nine weeks. By mid-January 1969 the single had sold 3.75 million copies. “Hey Jude” would go on to sell nearly five million copies in the U.S. and eight million copies worldwide.

On U.S. album: Hey Jude - Capitol LP

The Beatles - Revolution - Non-LP Track (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: John The Beatles’ eighteenth single release for EMI, their first on the Apple

Records label. John Lennon lobbied hard to get his magnificent rocker on the A-side of the band’s

summer 1968 single, but by any standard, Paul’s “Hey Jude” was an unbeatable choice for the A-side. There are three versions of John’s “Revolution.” The first one recorded was the slower version which opens the fourth side of “The Beatles” and was released under the title “Revolution 1.” That track was the first song to be recorded for what

would be known as the “White Album.” Ultimately, the song ran over 10 minutes. Much of it was cut out and used to create the sound collage entitled “Revolution 9,” which

would also appear on side four of the new album. Shortly before his death in 1980, John explained the reason for the song’s remake into a fast rocker: Paul and George refused to allow the original slower recording to be released as the next Beatles single, fearing it

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was not upbeat enough. So Lennon decided they would record the song fast and loud. Recording began on the fast and loud single version of “Revolution” on July 10, 1968.

Additional overdubs were added on July 11 and 12, and the final mix was completed on July 15. The single was issued on August 30, 1968, in the UK, and on August 26 in the U.S. The “Hey Jude”/“Revolution” single would go on to sell nearly five million copies in

the U.S. and eight million copies worldwide. On U.S. album:

Hey Jude - Capitol LP

The Beatles – I’ve Got A Feeling - Let It Be…naked Rooftop Jan. 30th 1969

Paul's song "I've Got a Feeling" and John's "Everybody's Had a Hard Year" were put together for "I've Got a Feeling". Paul's contribution was a love

song to Linda, whereas John's was autobiographical and experimentative in new writing styles (each line begins with the word 'everybody'). John

did have had a hard year, as he divorced his wife Cynthia, was arrested for drug possession, was nearly broke, and had lost a baby with Yoko through

miscarriage 5/5

The Beatles - Two Of Us - Let It Be (Lennon-McCartney)

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

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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 non-whistling 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, 1970.

The Beatles - Get Back - album version - Let It Be (Lennon-McCartney)

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, 1969. 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.”

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The Beatles - You Never Give Me Your Money - Abbey Road


The famous “Abbey Road” medley begins with Paul’s “You Never Give Me Your Money,” a song which itself consists of three segments. In Barry Miles’ “Many Years From Now,”

McCartney states that the first part of the song was him “directly lambasting Allen Klein’s attitude to us: no money, just funny paper, all promises and it never works out. It’s basically a song about no faith in the person.” The reference to “funny paper” was the numerous bank statements and other official looking documents that claimed they had stocks and bonds or money in various bank accounts, but to the band members it always seemed imaginary; they were rich on paper. The second part is a nostalgic bit about being out of college with money spent, leading to the third section, about an

optimistic escape (“Soon we’ll be away from here. Step on the gas and wipe that tear away”) inspired by Paul and Linda hitting the road to get away from it all. Recording

began on May 6, 1969, at Trident Studios, with Paul on piano and offering a guide vocal marching the group through 36 takes. John playing a distorted guitar part on his

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Epiphone Casino, George playing his Telecaster and Ringo on drums. At Abbey Road Studios, Paul recorded his lead vocal on July 1 and added bass guitar on July 11. On

July 15, Paul, John and George recorded backing vocals. It was during this session that the nursery rhyme ending (“One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, all good children go

to heaven”) was recorded. The finishing touch, added August 5, was the crossfade (tubular bells, birds, chirping crickets and bubbles) which takes the song into “Sun

King”.

The Beatles – Sun King - Abbey Road

Recorded w/ Mean Mr. Mustard as one song on July 24th 1969. Lennon in Playboy interview of 1980…”That’s a piece of garbage I had

around”. Many parts of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon sound very much

inspired by that piece of garbage. Lennon 1.00

The Beatles – Mean Mr. Mustard - Abbey Road

Recorded July 24th. Written in India as we heard on the White LP demos from Esher.

When the band is playing it during the Let It Be sessions Pam was then a Shirley.

Lennon 1.00

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The Beatles – Polythene Pam - Abbey Road Recorded July 25th w/ “She Came in Through The Bathroom Window “.

The only Beatles song inspired by a woman in New Jersey who dressed in polythene (but not jack boots or kilts). Written in India, demoed for the

White LP. Lennon 1.00

The Beatles – She Came In Through The Bathroom Window -

Abbey Road Recorded July 25th 1969. Written while in NYC to announce Apple. Based on a true story about some Scruffs breaking into Paul house at St. John’s Wood. Paul wrote w/ Joe Cocker in mind…who later coved it as he did

with most Beatle songs. McCartney 1.00

The Beatles – Golden Slumbers - Abbey Road

Recorded w/ “Carry That Weight” as one song on July 2nd 1969 Based on a 400 year old poem by Thomas Decker whose original words

were: Golden Slumbers kiss your eyes; Smiles awake you when you rise. Sleep pretty wantons do not cry,

And I will sing a lullaby…..Paul wrote the rest of the lyrics. McCartney .7 / Decker .3

The Beatles – Carry That Weight - Abbey Road

Recorded July 2nd 1969

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Featuring all 4 fabs on “Carry That Weight” but Ringo bowed out on the “I never give you my pillow” line.

The Beatles – The End –Abbey Road

Recorded July 23rd 1969 John, Paul and George take turns on the lead fills at the end….of The End.

McCartney 1.00

1.45 BREAK

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