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The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics is a set of two books combining the lyrics of songs by the Beatles with accompanying illustrations and photographs, many by leading artists of the period. Comments from the Beatles on the origins of the songs are also included. [1] The book was edited by Alan Aldridge, who also provided many of the illustrations. [2]
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.They are widely regarded as the most influential band in Western popular music and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and the recognition of popular music as an art form.
The B-side, "Revolution", was a different version of the album's "Revolution 1". Lennon wanted the original version of "Revolution" to be released as a single, but the other three Beatles objected that it was too slow. Instead, the single featured a new, faster version, with heavily distorted guitar and an electric piano solo by Nicky Hopkins ...
A cover version of Larry Williams' "Bad Boy" was the sole new track for the UK market, [54] although it had already been released in the United States, on the Capitol album Beatles VI in June 1965. [ 55 ] [ 56 ] Thirteen of the fifteen other songs had been issued as singles, all of which had topped the national chart compiled by Record Retailer ...
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" was one of the few Beatles compositions from early 1968 that changed markedly from demo form to the official recording. [27] Harrison's demos suggest the influence of folk music, yet the Beatles' version is in the heavy rock style typical of much of the band's late 1960s work. [28]
Past Masters is a two-disc compilation album set by the English rock band the Beatles.It was originally released as two separate volumes on 7 March 1988, as part of the first issue of the band's catalogue on compact disc. [10]
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An alternative edit of the song was included on the Beatles' Anthology 2 out-takes compilation in 1996. [128] [129] Slightly sped up, and mixed in stereo, [130] this version comprises the basic track without most of the April 1967 overdubs, and with an alternate vocal take that contains some changes to the lyrics.