THE BEATLES: ‘LIVE! AT THE STAR-CLUB, 1962’ (1977) We wrap up our Beatles month with a raucous but rewarding live album from early in the band’s career. Is this a bootleg? In 1977, It was a semi-legal release and widely … Continue reading →
SOLO BEATLES BOOTLEG COMPILATIONS (1971) For Part Four of our Beatles series, some 8-tracks that reunited the Fab Four…on tape, anyway! So these are Beatles tapes? Not exactly. These are collections of songs recorded by ex-Beatles during their early solo … Continue reading →
‘SON OF DRACULA’ (FILM AND HARRY NILSSON SOUNDTRACK, BOTH 1974) Nilsson and Ringo’s long-lost attempt at a vampire movie yielded a spooky, hit-filled soundtrack perfect for Halloween parties. Even before Harry Nilsson played a bloodsucker onscreen, he was already a … Continue reading →
In a multi-paged ad in the July 22nd, 1972 issue of Record World magazine, Apple Records promoted their recent roster of artists which, of course, featured the solo careers of the former-Beatles. Here now is the famed quartet (with a … Continue reading →
Harry Nilsson’s “Me And My Arrow” appeared on the artist’s LP, The Point!, in January of 1971. Shortly thereafter, The Point!, an animated special, aired on TV screens across America. “Me And My Arrow” shot to #34 on the US … Continue reading →
WINGS, WINGS OVER AMERICA (1976); ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK: ALL THIS AND WORLD WAR II (1976); THE BEATLES: THE BEATLES AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL (1977); THE BEATLES: LOVE SONGS (1977) There was a weird resurgence of Beatlemania in the late 1970s, several … Continue reading →
Both “No No Song” and “Snookeroo” originally appeared on Ringo Starr’s Goodnight Vienna album in late 1974. Though Capital initially promoted the single as a double-A side, it was the Hoyt Axton-penned “No No Song” that wound up as a … Continue reading →
“Original motion picture score available on Apple Records, cartridges & cassettes.” Here’s a great, classic ad for The Beatles’ Let It Be. The album released on May 18, 1970 in the US, after the break-up of the band was announced … Continue reading →
Ringo Starr’s “It Don’t Come Easy” released almost exactly 45 years ago in April of 1971 and rose to the top 5 on various music charts around the world including the US, UK and Canada. George Harrison plays guitar on … Continue reading →