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An alternative take of the track appeared on the Beatles' 1996 compilation Anthology 3. A live version recorded during Harrison's 1974 North American tour received a limited release on the Songs by George Harrison EP in 1988. Paul McCartney performed the song at the Concert for George in November 2002, a year after Harrison's death.
The group's "main catalogue"—songs released between 1962 and 1970—consists of 213 songs (four of which exist in different versions): 188 originals and 25 covers. Since their break-up, over 100 more songs by the group have been officially released, including live songs the group never recorded in the studio and numerous outtakes. The band ...
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (often referred to simply as Sgt. Pepper) is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles.Released on 26 May 1967, [nb 1] Sgt. Pepper is regarded by musicologists as an early concept album that advanced the roles of sound composition, extended form, psychedelic imagery, record sleeves, and the producer in popular music.
Beaucoups of Blues was released on 25 September 1970 in the UK [nb 3] and on 28 September in the US. [nb 4] [5] [17] The title track was released as a single only in the US, backed with the non-album track "Coochy Coochy" on 5 October 1970. [5] As with Sentimental Journey, the fan base was bemused by Starr's abrupt change in style.
The first two Beatles albums, Please Please Me and With The Beatles, were recorded on the BTR two-track machines; [3] with the introduction of four-track machines in 1963 (the first 4-track Beatles recording was "I Want to Hold Your Hand" [4]) there came a change in the way recordings were made—tracks could be built up layer by layer ...
Darling" is a rhythm and blues song incorporating elements of doo-wop and the New Orleans rhythm and blues sound popularised during the 1950s and early 1960s by musicians such as Fats Domino; [21] it also seems to have drawn on the Louisiana swamp blues sound found in songs like Slim Harpo's "Rainin' in My Heart" and Charles Brown's "Please ...
The Beatles at a press conference during their August 1965 North American tour, two months before the start of the Rubber Soul sessions. Most of the songs on Rubber Soul were composed soon after the Beatles' return to London following their August 1965 North American tour. [4]
The Beatles recorded "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" several times during the sessions for their self-titled double album, also known as "the White Album". [44] The recording sessions, which began in late May 1968, were characterised by a lack of co-operation among the four band members, [ 45 ] [ 46 ] and by what Lennon's bandmates regarded as ...