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"Flying" is an instrumental recorded by the English rock band the Beatles which first appeared on the 1967 Magical Mystery Tour release (two EP discs in the United Kingdom, an LP in the United States). It is one of the few songs credited to all four members of the band: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
"12-Bar Original" was the Beatles' first instrumental after signing for EMI, and was produced by George Martin at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London. Four other instrumentals by the group are the aforementioned "Flying", an outtake version of that song called "Aerial Tour Instrumental", " Cayenne " and " Cry for a Shadow ".
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 ...
"Cry for a Shadow" is an instrumental rock piece recorded by the Beatles on 22 June 1961. They recorded the song at Friedrich-Ebert-Halle within the gymnasium, Hamburg, West Germany while they were performing as Tony Sheridan's backing band for a few tracks, under the moniker the Beat Brothers.
The Beatles performed Lenny Welch's adaptation as part of their repertoire in 1962, [5] slightly changing the lyrics in the chorus. Because the instrumental version by Acker Bilk was popular in the United Kingdom at the time, the song was chosen to be recorded for their 1963 debut album, Please Please Me.
"Albatross" is a guitar-based instrumental by Fleetwood Mac, released as a single in November 1968, [7] later featuring on the compilation albums The Pious Bird of Good Omen (UK) [8] and English Rose (US). [9] The piece was composed by Peter Green. Kirwan's instrumental "Jigsaw Puzzle Blues" was chosen for the B-side in most territories. [7]
"Cayenne" is an instrumental track by the Beatles. It was recorded in 1960, when they were still known as the Quarrymen, and was not officially released until its inclusion on the 1995 album Anthology 1. According to Paul McCartney, the recordings were made in the McCartney family bathroom in April 1960 [1] while they were rehearsing.
It was ultimately passed over for inclusion on The Beatles and Abbey Road in 1969. After John Lennon privately announced his departure from the band, McCartney recorded the song for inclusion on McCartney. A slightly longer, instrumental version of the song, titled "Singalong Junk", also appears on the album.