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25th anniv -1992
the making of srgnt peppers lonely hearts club band
which beatle did ringo characterize as a workaholic
paul
what kind of music did paul mccartney listen to write when he first started writing songs
cabaret, sinatra
in the lennon mccartney songwriting partnership why was lennons name first
John was bossy and said it sounded better
which beatle was from penny lane
john
when emi brought the first 8 track recorder in england, what didnt they buy because they were “too cheap”
(the plug to plug it in)
who came up with the idea sgt peppers lonely hearts club band
-paul
what is the real story behind “lucy in the sky with diamonds”
-julian drawing- he called it “lucy in the sky with diamonds”
why wouldnt ringo sing the line “would you stand up and throw tomatoes at me” in the song “with a little help from my friends”
he didnt like the line and he didnt want people to actually throw stuff at him
how did george harrison feel about the music of ravi shankar
-his music make immediate sense to him but it made deep sense to him
what was the single biggest influence on the sgt pepper album
-the album pet sounds -brian wilson
what was the inspiration behind the song “good morning, good morning”?
-kellogs corn flakes commercial
how did the beatles pay respect to their heroes on sgt pepper
-put them on the album cover
what phrase did john use to count in to the song “a day in the life”
-sugar plum fairy
who opened the set with “sgt peppers lonely hearts club band” a few days after the album was released
-jimmy hendrix
in retrospect how did the beatles feel about the album sgt pepper
- ringo felt like he didnt do much
- george felt like he didnt really enjoy it -enjoyed some parts-heart in india
- john said it wasnt that spectacular
why were the songs “a day in the life” and “lucy in the sky with diamonds” banned from the radio
-thought it promoted use of drugs
what controversial topic did paul respond to in an interview
-he admitted he had done lsd 4 times
why was “all you need is love” a big first for the beatles and the world
-first large satellite hookup thourghout the world-john was written to commission to write it for
where does george go in the USA during the summer of love? what was his experience? what effect does it have on him
-hate ashbury - sf - music festival
after George quits taking LSD, what pursuit is he drawn to
-meditation -mantra
where do all the beatles go to study meditation for the first time, and with whom?
-maharishi -lecture- at london hilton
what bad news do they receive while in wales? how are they affected by the news?
-brian epstein died. cut short their stay with maharishnu
what does brian’s death force the beatles to do
-forces them to start to managing their own business- keep on trucking
within the beatles close circle, who steps forward to help organize and run things after brian’s death
-neil aspinal
how does brian’s death affect john and pauls relationship
-realized they didnt know their finances at all, paul basically wants to be the manager of the band. growing tensions between paul and john
whose idea was it to make the film magical mystery tour? what was it based on?
paul-based on english tours to…
A “Magical Mystery Tour” was a bus trip to an unknown destination. They were popular in England at the time.
working title of “a day in the life”
“in the life of…”
car crash of a day in the life
Tara Browne of the Guinness Family, Dec 18 1966
for a day in the life, Paul wanted…
paul wanted 90 piece orchestra
george martin- 40 piece orchestra recorded 4 times= 160 piece
tracks on a day in the life
beatles 1
beatles 2
beatles 3
oscillator —–>
get oscillator for the first one use it on the second so they could get them playing at the same speed
the famous piano chord of a day in the life
john, paul, ringo and mal evans -3 pianos- E chord- 9 takes
overdubbed 3x 53.5 seconds
spiral out of a day in the life
spiral out- dog whistle
locked groove of a day in the life
locked groove- gibberish
date of release of magical mystery tour
released June 1, 1967, Uk
june 2, 1967 USA
money and time to make magical mystery tour
took 4 months to record
cost $100,000
lsd monterey pop festival
monterey pop festival- 1967
owsley stanely - lighting director for grateful dead- snuck lsd in lenses through customs (couldnt be used during concert) got it back to england
who suggested they buy a greek island
magic alex
magical mystery tour in US
#1 BBC hour special #2 EP release in UK #3 album in the USA first american release to enjoy exports to GB
first american release to enjoy exports to GB
magical mystery tour #1 BBC hour special #2 EP release in UK #3 album in the USA first american release to enjoy exports to GB
trumpets on magical mystery tour
4 trumpets- david mason- 1st trumpet
money in a big brown bag is about who
brian epstein - may 11, 1967- baby your a rich man
first beatles song to be recorded and mixed away from abbey road-olympic sound studios 9pm to 3 am
john playing a claviolene “oboe”
“+ mick jagger”
first beatles song to be recorded and mixed away from abbey road-olympic sound studios 9pm to 3 am
may 11, 1967- baby your a rich man money in a big brown bag- brian epstein first beatles song to be recorded and mixed away from abbey road-olympic sound studios 9pm to 3 am john playing a claviolene “oboe” “+ mick jagger”
what song… raided the junk instruments closet, old car horn
record mix in one night, at abbey road, all together now, raided the junk instruments closet, old car horn, name of song repeated almsot 50 times in 2 minutes
all together now
record mix in one night, at abbey road, all together now, raided the junk instruments closet, old car horn, name of song repeated almsot 50 times in 2 minutes
“too much” working title for
George- “too much” working title for “its all too much”
de lane lea studios several sessions
jimi hendrix influence
“we are dead”
unlike within you without you all beatles participated
de lane lea studios several sessions
George- “too much” working title for “its all too much”
de lane lea studios several sessions
jimi hendrix influence
“we are dead”
unlike within you without you all beatles participated
all you need is love
john asked to contribute a “simple song” for “our world” television simple 5 continent tv hook up potential 400 million viewers sunday june 25 1967 verses 7/4 rest 4/4
pre taped rhythm track
live: paul bass, ringo drums, george guitar
live: ensemble
live: Johns vocal, paul and george backing vocal + friends
(mick jagger, keith richards, keith moon, eric clapton, jane asher, graham nash, marianne faithful→ mick’s gf
le marsailles- french national album greensleeves she loves you bach 2 part invention #8 in the mood- glenn miller
“our world” television simple
5 continent tv hook up
potential 400 million viewers sunday june 25 1967
verses 7/4 rest 4/4
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pre taped rhythm track
live: paul bass, ringo drums, george guitar
live: ensemble
live: Johns vocal, paul and george backing vocal + friends
(mick jagger, keith richards, keith moon, eric clapton, jane asher, graham nash, marianne faithful→ mick’s gf
le marsailles- french national album greensleeves she loves you bach 2 part invention #8 in the mood- glenn miller
pre taped vs live our world special
pre taped rhythm track
live: paul bass, ringo drums, george guitar
live: ensemble
live: Johns vocal, paul and george backing vocal + friends
(mick jagger, keith richards, keith moon, eric clapton, jane asher, graham nash, marianne faithful→ mick’s gf
musical allusions in live all you need is love
le marsailles- french national album greensleeves she loves you bach 2 part invention #8 in the mood- glenn miller
normal college
maharishu mahaesh yogi - transcendental meditation
john, cynthia paul, jane george, pattie Ringo not there Maureen just had a baby
normal college- in Bangor, east wales
gather in eastern station
Bangor, North Wales, to embark upon a 10-day conference on Transcendental Meditation.
cynthia misses train and arrives late
cold turkey
cold turkey
- written by john about his withdrawal from heroin
- john and yoko became addicted to heroin in 1968
- john tried to get the beatles to record “cold turkey”
- the beatles refused to put “cold turkey” on the white album because of the drug content
isnt it a pity
isnt it a pity
- written by george in 1966
- about the fighting with the beatles
- shows george’s karmic view of life
- john vetoed the song
- was finally released in 1970 on george’s solo album “all things must pass”
all things must pass
all things must pass
- written by george
- about disenchantment with the beatles
- themes of nature and meditation
- the beatles never released it
- became the title track of George’s first solo album
dark horse
dark horse
-written by george in 1974 (after the beatles broke up)
-term for an overshadowed person who emerges unexpectedly
-a term in liverpool for a man having multiple affairs
-about the beatles and his dissolving marriage with pattie boyd
named his solo label “dark horse records”
blackbird
- written by paul in india, after being awoken by a blackbird
- uses folk music “finger-picking style”
- references black civil rights movement
- recorded by paul
dont pass me by
dont pass me by
-written and sung by Ringo
long long long
long long long
- written by george about finding god
- accidentel rattle of wine bottle at end prompts group improvisation
hey jude
- written by paul as if singing to john’s son julian
- originally called “hey jules”
- john immediately loved this song declaring it paul’s best
- the longest pop song at the time -7:08