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The Beatles recorded "Paperback Writer" at EMI Studios in London on 13 and 14 April 1966. [14] [15] The 14 April session was attended by a photographer from Beatles Monthly, [15] while EMI engineer Phil McDonald's handwritten notes similarly documented the band's experimentation with overdubs on the basic track.
[21] [26] Crocker stated that he wrote the song's lyrics, whilst Zevon composed the music. [27] Writer Harold Bronson suggests the composition was inspired by the Beatles' "Paperback Writer" (1966). [28] The song was part of the demos Zevon recorded for Howe, who suggested it would suit the Turtles' musical style. [19]
2. "Come and Get It" by Badfinger. 1969 Written and produced by Paul McCartney, this song became a top 10 hit for Badfinger, a band signed to the Beatles’ Apple label.
Between 1963 and 1966, the Beatles' songs were released on different albums in the United Kingdom and the United States. In the UK, 30 songs were released as non-album singles, while appearing on numerous albums in the US. Since the remastering of the band's catalogue on CDs in the 1980s, the Beatles have a primary "core catalogue" of 14 albums ...
[59] In his article on the band's singles, Alexis Petridis of The Guardian describes the song as "simultaneously thunderous and dreamy psych", and "perhaps the best Beatles B-side of all". [60] "Rain" was ranked 20th in Mojo ' s list of "The 101 Greatest Beatles Songs", compiled in 2006 by a panel of critics and musicians. The magazine's ...
20 Greatest Hits is a compilation album featuring a selection of songs by The Beatles that were number one singles in the UK and US. It was released on 11 October 1982 in the United States and 18 October in the United Kingdom and marked the 20th anniversary of The Beatles' first record release, "Love Me Do", in the UK in October 1962.
The Beatles landed at JFK Airport on February 7, 1964, greeted by 3,000 of the fans that had sent “I Want To Hold Your Hand” to the top of the Hot 100, and America’s love affair with the Fab ...
[126] The album was released in Australia in 1968, after EMI's regional office had issued two greatest hits sets exclusive to the local market, in late 1966 and early 1967. [127] There, the retrospectively compiled Kent Music Report recorded a chart peak for A Collection of Beatles Oldies of number 7. [128]