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 In  studio  guest  Peter  Asher  

 

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Playlist  Sept.  29th  2013    

Abbey  Road  out  this  week  in  1969  FEATURED LP of the morning

9AM  

The Beatles – Mean Mr. Mustard - Abbey Road Recorded July 24th.

Written in India as we heard on the White LP demos from Esher. When the band is playing it during the Let It Be sessions

Pam was then a Shirley. Lennon 1.00

The Beatles - Her Majesty - Abbey Road

The Beatles – Polythene Pam - Abbey Road

Recorded July 25th w/ “She Came in Through The Bathroom Window “. The only Beatles song inspired by a woman in New Jersey who dressed in

polythene (but not jack boots or kilts). Written in India, demoed for the White LP.

Lennon 1.00

 

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The Beatles – She Came In Through The Bathroom Window -

Abbey Road Recorded July 25th 1969. Written while in NYC to announce Apple. Based on a true story about some Scruffs breaking into Paul house at St. John’s Wood. Paul wrote w/ Joe Cocker in mind…who later coved it as he did

with most Beatle songs. McCartney 1.00

The Beatles – Golden Slumbers - Abbey Road

Recorded w/ “Carry That Weight” as one song on July 2nd 1969 Based on a 400 year old poem by Thomas Decker whose original words

were: Golden Slumbers kiss your eyes;

Smiles awake you when you rise. Sleep pretty wantons do not cry,

And I will sing a lullaby…..Paul wrote the rest of the lyrics.

 

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McCartney .7 / Decker .3

The Beatles – Carry That Weight - Abbey Road Recorded July 2nd 1969

Featuring all 4 fabs on “Carry That Weight” but Ringo bowed out on the “I never give you my pillow” line.

The Beatles – The End –Abbey Road

Recorded July 23rd 1969 John, Paul and George take turns on the lead fills at the end….of The End.

McCartney 1.00

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Let’s listen to the advancement of the Lennon & McCartney songwriting team from 1962 to 1966 and then we’ve got an

fascinating guest with a remarkable Beatles story…stay tuned…

 

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The Beatles - P.S. I Love You –

Please Please Me (McCartney-Lennon)

Lead vocal: Paul Recorded in ten takes on September 11, 1962, with Andy White on drums. The b-side of “Love Me Do,” released October 5, 1962, in the UK. The Beatles originally intended this to be the A-side of their first Parlophone single but because another song with the same title had been released by Peggy Lee they were persuaded to put this on the b-side. One

of the three original compositions they performed during their EMI audition. Written mostly by Paul McCartney in April or May 1962 while The Beatles were in Hamburg,

Germany. John has said it was Paul’s attempt to mimic “Soldier Boy” by The Shirelles, which was a hit in April of 1962. One of several Beatles songs Paul McCartney owns with Yoko Ono. Starting with the songs recorded for their debut album on February 11, 1963, Lennon-McCartney’s output was attached to their Northern Songs publishing company.

Because their first single was released before John and Paul had contracted with a music publisher, EMI assigned it to their own, a company called Ardmore and Beechwood,

which took the two songs, “Love Me Do” and “P.S. I Love You.” Decades later McCartney and Ono were able to purchase the songs for their respective companies,

MPL Communications and Lenono Music. On U.S. albums:

Introducing… The Beatles (Version 1) - Vee-Jay LP The Early Beatles - Capitol LP

1962

 

 

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The Beatles - It Won’t Be Long – With The Beatles (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: John The first original song recorded for their second album, “With The Beatles.” Composed primarily by John in July 1963 with the intention of writing a follow-up single to the as yet unreleased “She Loves You.” The lyrical similarity to the chorus of “She Loves You” (both songs contain the phrase “yeah, yeah, yeah”) was no accident. Beatles manager Brian Epstein had encouraged John and Paul to try to write songs that would appeal to the American market, specifically American teenagers. Soon American colloquial sayings

and words started showing up in their songs. Ten takes were attempted on July 30, 1963 and the song was left unfinished. The group resumed work later that evening, in

all logging 23 full or partial takes and edit pieces. It is the first original Beatles song with a call-and-response gimmick, with John and Paul alternating “yeah” throughout the song. The first song Neil Young performed live for an audience at his high school

cafeteria in Canada. On U.S. album:

Meet The Beatles! - Capitol LP

1963

The Beatles - I’m Happy Just To Dance With You - A Hard Day’s Night (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: George

Written by John and Paul specifically to give George a song in the movie “A Hard Day’s Night.” Completed in four takes on March 1, 1964, with filming slated to begin the next

day. The b-side of “I’ll Cry Instead” in U.S. On U.S. album:

A Hard Day’s Night - United Artists LP Something New - Capitol LP

1964

The Beatles - I’ve Just Seen A Face - Help! (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: Paul Written by Paul at the Asher family home on Wimpole Street. Paul had the tune prior to coming up with the lyrics and originally named the song “Auntie Gin’s Theme” because his aunt liked it. George Martin’s instrumental “Help!” album includes an orchestrated version of “I’ve Just Seen A Face” using the title “Auntie Gin’s Theme.” Recorded in six

takes at the same June 14, 1965 McCartney-dominated session that produced “Yesterday” and “I’m Down.” One of only five Beatles songs Paul chose to perform live

on his Wings Over America tour in 1976. On U.S. album:

Rubber Soul - Capitol LP

1965

The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows - Revolver

(Lennon-McCartney)

 

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Lead vocal: John The first song recorded for what would become the “Revolver” album. John’s

composition was unlike anything The Beatles or anyone else had ever recorded. Lennon’s vocal is buried under a wall of sound -- an assemblage of repeating tape loops and sound effects – placed on top of a dense one chord song with basic melody driven

by Ringo's thunderous drum pattern. The lyrics were largely taken from “The Psychedelic Experience,” a 1964 book written by Harvard psychologists Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert, which contained an adaptation of the ancient “Tibetan Book of the

Dead.” Each Beatle worked at home on creating strange sounds to add to the mix. Then they were added at different speeds sometime backwards. Paul got “arranging” credit. He had discovered that by removing the erase head on his Grundig reel-to-reel tape

machine, he could saturate a recording with sound. On U.S. album:

Revolver - Capitol LP

1966

We just heard a song from every year of the Beatles recording career chronologically from 1962 -1966 which brings us to the year 1967

and our first guest of the morning…welcome David Groggin aka Mr. Bonzai

 

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 The Beatles - I Am The Walrus - Magical Mystery Tour (EP)

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John

The Beatles’ sixteenth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label. John Lennon pushed to have his “I Am The Walrus” as the A-side of the coupling with

Paul’s “Hello, Goodbye,” but his song was deemed too unconventional and less

 

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commercial than Paul’s catchy tune. The title is inspired by the Walrus and the Carpenter from Lewis Carroll’s “Through The Looking Glass.” Lennon described his lyrics as purposely being Dylan-esque. In his 1980 Playboy interview he explained, “In those days I was writing obscurely, a la Dylan, never saying what you mean, but giving the

impression of something.” The “I Am The Walrus” session is notable because it was the first Beatles recording session following the untimely death of their manager, Brian

Epstein. Ironically, Epstein had stopped by the last time the Beatles were recording (for “Your Mother Should Know” at Chappell Recording Studios on August 23, 1967). He was found dead on August 27, aged just 32. All four Beatles met at Paul’s St. John’s Wood

house on September 1 to discuss how they should proceed. Among other business matters, it was decided that they would press on with the “Magical Mystery Tour” project, temporarily postponing a planned visit to India to study Transcendental

Meditation. The basic rhythm track was recorded in a six-hour session beginning at 7:00 p.m. on September 5, 1967. Sixteen takes were attempted, only five of them were complete run-throughs. Starting the next day overdubs were added to create John

Lennon’s textured masterpiece. Specifically, additional bass from Paul, more drums from Ringo and John’s memorable lead vocal on Sept. 6, and a 16-piece orchestra under the direction of George Martin, and 16 members of the Mike Sammes Singers, a large group of vocalists who did much session and television work, that brought the “Ho-ho-ho, hee-hee-hee, ha-ha-ha” section to life, in separate sessions on Sept. 27. Issued November

24, 1967 in the UK and November 27, 1967 in the U.S. On U.S. album:

Magical Mystery Tour - Capitol LP

 

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 The Beatles - Revolution 1 - The Beatles

(Lennon-McCartney)

 

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Lead vocal: John The first song recorded during the sessions for the “White Album.” At the time of its

recording, this slower version was the only version of John Lennon’s “Revolution,” and it carried that titled without a “1” or a “9” in the title. Recording began on May 30, 1968,

and 18 takes were recorded. On the final take, the first with a lead vocal, the song continued past the 4 1/2 minute mark and went onto an extended jam. It would end at 10:17 with John shouting to the others and to the control room “OK, I’ve had enough!” The final six minutes were pure chaos with discordant instrumental jamming, plenty of feedback, percussive clicks (which are heard in the song’s introduction as well), and

John repeatedly screaming “alright” and moaning along with his girlfriend, Yoko Ono. Ono also spoke random streams of consciousness on the track such as “if you become

naked.” This bizarre six-minute section was clipped off the version of what would become “Revolution 1” to form the basis of “Revolution 9.” Yoko’s “naked” line appears

in the released version of “Revolution 9” at 7:53.  

George Harrison – Sue Me, Sue You Blues - Living In The Material World ‘73

Inspired the Beatles legal problems, George wouldn’t let a good fight go unrecorded. In characteristic good humor, George put the frustrations of Paul suing his former band mates to song (while Lennon reportedly threw bricks

through Paul’s windows – though this is highly, highly disputed!). This song had some lyrical modifications for his 1974 US Tour, brining the story up to date to

include the litigation against Allen Klein (Paul told you so, George!).

 

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The Beatles - Octopus’s Garden - Abbey Road FEATURED LP (Starkey)

Lead vocal: Ringo “Octopus’s Garden” is Ringo Starr’s second solo composition in the Beatles catalog,

credited to his real name, Richard Starkey. He got the idea for the song after he abruptly “quit” the group for one week during the making of the “White Album, in

August 1968. He traveled to Sardinia on the Mediterranean and spent time on actor Peter Seller’s yacht. On board, Ringo was told that octopus go around the ocean bed

and pick up stones and shiny objects and build gardens in front of their caves. The still unfinished song was played for George on January 26, 1969. This segment was shown

in the “Let It Be” film. A proper rerecording of the song took place on April 26. The group went through 32 takes with Ringo on drums and guide vocal, George on his

Stratocaster through a Leslie speaker, John on Epiphone casino electric guitar and Paul on Rickenbacker bass guitar. Overdubs were recorded on July 17 and 18 with Ringo’s

lead vocal with ADT (artificial double tracking), Paul adding piano and more drums, and backing vocals from Paul, George and Ringo. During the instrumental break Ringo can

be heard blowing through a straw into a glass of water for bubbling sounds.

Paul – Can’t Buy Me Love –-Sound check 1993

Dhani – For You Blue – NEW!

NEWS w/ Jackie DeShannon HERE

…followed by Paul McCartney LIVE – Save Us – Hollywood Blvd.

AFTER SONG QUIZ

Name 2 songs written by Paul McCartney containing the word HOLLYWOOD?

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WINNER HERE

 

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The Beatles - Honey Pie - The Beatles

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul

Similar in style to his “When I’m Sixty-Four” and “Your Mother Should Know,” “Honey Pie” is a 1920s-style vaudeville number written entirely by Paul McCartney. The demo

recorded at George Harrison’s home in late May 1968, which can be heard on the “Anthology 3” album, shows the song was mostly intact as the Beatles began work on their new album, but at that stage it didn’t have the spoken introduction found in the

final version: She was a working girl North of England way

Now she’s hit the big time In the U.S.A.

And if she could only hear me This is what I’d say…

After some rehearsal, the backing track was recorded in one take on October 1, 1968, at Trident Studios. The instrumental line-up was Paul on piano, John on Epiphone Casino electric guitar, George on Fender Bass and Ringo on drums (with brushes). On October 2, Paul superimposed his lead vocal and a lead guitar part. More overdubs were added on October 4, including George Martin’s score for five saxophones and two clarinets. Paul recorded the line “now she’s hit the big time” in a manner mimicking the low

fidelity recordings of the 1920s, and superimposed with the sound of a scratchy old phonograph, to make the end result sound like a vocal from a worn 78 rpm record.

Wings – Rock Show - Early take `74 (yup)

 

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The Beatles - Do You Want To Know A Secret – Please Please Me

(McCartney-Lennon) Lead vocal: George

Recorded February 11, 1963. Written primarily by John Lennon for George Harrison to sing. The song was given to another Brian Epstein-managed act, Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas, to cover. Their version topped the British charts in late spring 1963. Inspired by "I'm Wishing," a song from Walt Disney’s 1937 animated film “Snow White and the

Seven Dwarfs” that Lennon’s mother used to sing to him when he was a child. On U.S. albums:

Introducing… The Beatles - Vee-Jay LP The Early Beatles - Capitol LP

The Beatles - If I Fell - A Hard Day’s Night (NEXT SUNDAY

ALL LENNON) (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: John and Paul John Lennon’s stunning ballad “If I Fell” was by far the most complex song he had

written to date. It could be considered a progression from “This Boy” with its similar chord structure and intricate harmonies by John and Paul, recorded – at their request – together on one microphone. Performed live on their world tour throughout the summer of 1964. Completed in 15 takes on February 27, 1964. Flip side of “And I Love Her” in

the U.S. On U.S. album:

A Hard Day’s Night - United Artists LP Something New - Capitol LP

“I Don't Want To See You Again” – In Touch With w/ P&G

And LP favorite

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Saturday, October 5, 2013...7:30 p.m. – Acoustic Music SD Concerts, San Diego, CA

Saturday, October 12, 2013... 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

The Grammy Museum, Los Angeles, CA Presented by the British-American Business Council Los

Angeles

Paul - A World Without Love (L&M) - Demo /

Peter & Gordon - A World Without Love – 1st Single #1UK (Feb. `64) #1 US (June)

Peter & Gordon - If I Were You (P&G) - flip of A World

Without Love

 

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Paul McCartney – NEW - NEW

4 Producers on the NEW LP…a first for Paul…

RiNGO – Golden Blunders (Posies) – Time Takes Time 1992

Produced by Peter Asher Ringo - Lead vocals, drums, percussion

Robbie Buchanan - Keyboards Waddy Watchel - Guitar

Andrew Gold - Acoustic guitar, guitar solo, backing vocals Rob Glaub - Bass

Peter Asher - Tambourine, backing vocals Nine others - Backing vocals

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*  James  Taylor  Apple    

 

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 The  name  of  the  show    

Peter Asher: A Musical Memoir of the 60s and Beyond

Saturday, October 5, 2013...7:30 p.m. –

Acoustic Music SD Concerts, San Diego, CA

Saturday, October 12, 2013... 2 SHOWS 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

The Grammy Museum, Los Angeles, CA Presented by the British-American Business Council

Los Angeles  

 

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 Apple artist James Taylor –Something In The way

She Moves (JT) - Produced by Peter Asher.. w/ Paul on bass…and I see now George on bv’s???

ADD/The Beatles - Something - Abbey Road FEATURED LP

(Harrison) Lead vocal: George

The Beatles’ twenty-first single release for EMI, and fourth on the Apple Records label.

Although initially crediting Lennon and McCartney as the songwriters, legendary crooner Frank Sinatra called George Harrison’s “Something” “the greatest love song ever

written.” Commonly referred to as George’s first Beatles A-side, some sales chart makers at the time considered the single a “double-A,” as both sides of the record received

significant radio airplay, and charted both “Something” and its flip side (John’s “Come Together”) as one combined chart listing. The song is the first of two CLASSIC songs

George delivered for the “Abbey Road” album, the other being “Here Comes The Sun.” It was a phenomenal one-two punch that had to have Lennon and McCartney wondering

what else Harrison had up his sleeve.

 Paul  –  Juniors  Farm    -­‐Live  on  Hollywood  

Blvd…    

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QUIZ #2  How  many  songs  from  the  Abbey  Road  album  have  we  played  this  morning  here  on  BWTB?    

A/  (#  9)  

 

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The Beatles - Hey Jude –Single/ Hey Jude / Past Masters

Recorded: 29/30/31 July, 1 August 1968 The Beatles most successful single in their entire career. It was #1 for NINE

weeks straight in the USA…(3 weeks in the UK) Lennon: I always heard it as a song to me. When Paul say’s “go out and

get her”…he meant go ahead leave me…. This was the FIRST record released on Apple Records.

 

     

 

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BWTB  Bulletin  Board    

Oct.  6th    -­‐  TIM  PIPER  &  Band  Just  Imagine  /  Heyworth  Theater  playing  a  few  Lennon  numbers  on  our  Lennon  

birthday  special.    

Oct.  13th    -­‐  Author  Larry  Kane  When  We  Were  Boys  

 (just  added)  Oct.  20th    -­‐  Laurence  Juber    

 Nov.  3rd  –  Julian  Lennon  IN  STUDIO