Yellow Submarine (17 January 1969) Apple PMC/PCS 7070

Yellow Submarine
(UK, 1969)
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1. Yellow Submarine *
2. Only A Northern Song  (George Harrison)
3. All Together Now  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
4. Hey Bulldog (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
5. It's All Too Much  (George Harrison)
6. All You Need Is Love *
7. Pepperland  (George Martin) **
8. Sea Of Time  (George Martin) **
9. Sea Of Holes  (George Martin) **
10. Sea Of Monsters  (George Martin) **
11. March Of The Meanies  (George Martin) **
12. Pepperland Laid Waste  (George Martin) **
13. Yellow Submarine In Pepperland  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney, Arr George Martin) **

*   Previously Released

** Orchestral Music, Composed By George Martin

Review 
Rating  =  ** 
Best Songs  =   Hey Bulldog
Worst Song  =  It's All Too Much
Best Ballad =  -
Best Rock Track  =  Hey Bulldig
The Single That Never Was!  =  Not one really!

Get Back (Single - Apple R5777) 11 April 1969

Get Back
(UK, 1969)

1. Get Back (Single Edit)  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
2. Don't Let Me Down  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)

Highest U.K. Chart Position = 1 (6 Weeks)

1989 Re-Issue

Get Back (1969)

Don't Let Me Down (1969)

Unfinished Music No 2 - Life With The Lions (John Lennon & Yoko Ono) 9 May 1969: (ZAPPLE 01)

Unfinishe Music No 2 - Life With The Lions

1. Cambridge 1969  (John Lennon-Yoko Ono)
2. No Bed For Beatle John  (John Lennon-Yoko Ono)
3. Baby's Heartbeat  (John Lennon-Yoko Ono)
4. Two Minutes Silence  (John Lennon-Yoko Ono)
5. Radio Play  (John Lennon-Yoko Ono)

Electronic Sound (George Harrison) 9 May 1969 (ZAPPLE 02)

Electronic Sound
(UK, 1969)
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1. Under The Mersey Wall  (George Harrison)
2. No Time Or Space  (George Harrison)

The Ballad Of John & Yoko (Single - Apple R5786) 30 May 1969

The Ballad Of John & Yoko
(UK, 1969)

1. The Ballad Of John & Yoko  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
2. Old Brown Shoe  (George Harrison)

Highest U.K. Chart Position = 1 (3 Weeks)

1982 Re-Issue

Give Peace A Chance (Plastic Ono Band) Single - APPLE 13 (4 July 1969)

Give Peace A Chance
Plastic Ono Band
(UK, 1969)

1. Give Peace A Chance  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
2. Remember Love (Yoko Ono)

* John Lennon's formed 'The Plastic Ono Band' with Yoko Ono In 1969
Give Peace A Chance was originally credited to John Lennon & Paul McCartney, after 1997 only John Lennon was credited and from 2014 the credit was John Lennon & Yoko Ono

Abbey Road ( Apple PCS 7088) 4 October 1969

Abbey Road
(UK, 1969)
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1. Come Together  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
2. Something  (George Harrison)
3. Maxwell's Silver Hammer  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
4. Oh Darling  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
5. Octopus's Garden  (Richard Starkey)
6. I Want You (She's So Heavy)  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
7. Here Comes The Sun  (George Harrison)
8. Because  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
9. You Never Give Me Your Money  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
10. Sun King  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
11. Mean Mr Mustard  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
12. Polythene Pam  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
13. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
14. Golden Slumbers  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
15. Carry That Weight  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
16. The End  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
17. Her Majesty  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)

2019, 50th Anniversary Edition

Demos & Outtakes

1. "Come Together" (take 5)
2. "Something" (studio demo) (George Harrison)
3. "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" (take 12)
4. "Oh! Darling" (take 4)  
5. "Octopus's Garden" (take 9) (Richard Starkey)
6. "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" (Trident recording session & reduction mix)
7. "Here Comes the Sun" (take 9) (George Harrison)
8. "Because" (take 1 / instrumental)  
9. "You Never Give Me Your Money" (take 36)
10. "Sun King" (take 20)
11. "Mean Mr. Mustard" (take 20)
12. "Polythene Pam" (take 27)
13. "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" (take 27)
14. "Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight" (takes 1–3)
15. "The End" (take 3)
16. "Her Majesty" (takes 1–3)

Demos & Outtakes

1. "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" (Trident recording session & reduction mix)
2. "Goodbye" (home demo)
3. "Something" (studio demo) (George Harrison)
4. "The Ballad of John and Yoko" (take 7)  
5. "Old Brown Shoe" (take 2)(George Harrison)
6. "Oh! Darling" (take 4)
7. "Octopus's Garden" (take 9) Starkey
8. "You Never Give Me Your Money" (take 36)
9. "Her Majesty" (takes 1–3)
10. "Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight" (takes 1–3)
11. "Here Comes the Sun" (take 9) (George Harrison)
12. "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" (take 12)

Demos & Outtakes

1. "Come Together" (take 5)
2. "The End" (take 3)
3. "Come and Get It" (studio demo) (Paul McCartney)
4. "Sun King" (take 20)
5. "Mean Mr. Mustard" (take 20)
6. "Polythene Pam" (take 27)  
7. "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" (take 27)  
8. "Because" (take 1 / instrumental)
9. "The Long One" (trial edit & mix—30 July 1969) "You Never Give Me Your Money" "Sun King" "Mean Mr. Mustard" "Her Majesty""Polythene Pam" "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" "Golden Slumbers" "Carry That Weight" "The End"
10. "Something" (take 39 / instrumental / strings only)  (George Harrison)
11. "Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight" (take 17 / instrumental / strings & brass only)

* 'Abbey Road' Was The Last Official Beatles Album Recorded (Although 'Let It Be' Was Released Later In 1970)

Review 
Rating  =  ***** 
Best Songs  =   Something, Here Comes The Sun, Come Together, Because
Worst Song  =  Her Majesty
Best Ballad =  Something
Best Rock Track  =  I Want You
The Single That Never Was!  = Here Comes The Sun

Cold Turkey (Plastic Ono Band) Single - APPLES 1001 (24 October 1969)

Cold Turkey
Plastic Ono Band
(UK, 1969)

1. Cold Turkey (John Lennon) 
2. Don't Worry Kyoko (Yoko Ono) Yoko Ono, Vocal

Something / Come Together (Single - Apple R5814) 31 October 1969

Something / Come Together
(UK, 1969)

1. Something  (George Harrison)
2. Come Together  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)

Highest U.K. Chart Position = 4

Something / Come Together
(1982 Re-Issue)

The Wedding Album (John & Yoko) 7 November 1969 (Apple - SAPCOR 11)

The Wedding Album
John & Yoko
(UK, 1969)

1. John & Yoko (John Lennon-Yoko Ono) *
2. Amsterdam  (John Lennon-Yoko Ono) **

*   22 and 27 April 1969, at Abbey Road Studios, London

** 25–31 March 1969, at Room 902, Hilton Hotel, Amsterdam

Live Peace In Toronto (Plastic Ono Band) 12 December 1969 (Apple - CORE 2001)

Live Peace In Toronto
Plastic Ono Band
(UK, 1969)

1. "Blue Suede Shoes" (Carl Perkins) – 3:50
2. "Money (That's What I Want)" (Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy) – 3:25
3. "Dizzy, Miss Lizzy" (Larry Williams) – 3:24
4. "Yer Blues" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:12
5. "Cold Turkey" (Lennon) – 3:34
6. "Give Peace a Chance" (Lennon, McCartney) – 3:41
7. "Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow)" (Yoko Ono) – 4:48
8. "John John (Let's Hope for Peace)" (Ono) – 12:38

Recorded live at Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 13th September 1969. 
John Lennon on lead vocal except where stated.



The Plastic Ono Band at this time were...

• John Lennon — lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Yoko Ono — vocals
• Eric Clapton — lead guitar, backing vocals
• Klaus Voormann — bass
• Alan White — drums
• Kim Fowley — spoken introduction

No One's Gonna Change Our World (Various Artists) SRS 5013 (12 December 1969)

No One's Gonna Change Our World
(UK, 1969)

1. The Beatles – "Across the Universe" (John Lennon-Paul McCartney) [3:49] ('Wildlife' Version)
2. Cilla Black – "What the World Needs Now Is Love" [3:05]
3. Rolf Harris – "Cuddly Old Koala"
4. The Hollies – "Wings" [2:57]
5. Spike Milligan – "Ning Nang Nong" [2:49]
6. Spike Milligan – "The Python" [1:26]
7. Bee Gees – "Marley Purt Drive" [4:26]
8. Lulu – "I'm a Tiger" [2:45]
9. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – "Bend It" [2:29]
10. Cliff Richard – "In the Country" [2:41]
11. Bruce Forsyth – "When I See an Elephant Fly"
12. Harry Secombe – "Land of My Fathers"

Across The Universe (Version 1) (John Lennon-Paul McCartney) - The Beatles

* Across The Universe Was Hitherto Unreleased Until It Appeared On The Album. It Is Different To The Slower Version Which Appears On 'Let It Be'. Originally Recorded On 4th February 1968. The Song Was Unavailable For Many Years Until It Appeared On The Beatles Album 'Rarities' in 1978. The Rest Of This Album Is Performed By Various Other Artists And Was Made To Help The World Wildlife Fund.

The Beatles Seventh Christmas Record (Fan Club Flexi Disc LYN 1970/71) 19 December 1969

The Beatles Seventh Christmas Record
(UK, 1969)

1. What Will Santa Bring Me (John Lennon-Yoko Ono)
2. Good Evening To You Gentlemen (Richard Starkey)
3. This Is To Wish You A Merry, Merry Christmas (Paul McCartney)

The Beatles Seventh Christmas Record

Anthology 3 (The Beatles) 28 October 1996 (Apple PCSP 729)

Anthology 3
UK 1996
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1. "A Beginning" (George Martin) 22 July 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
2. "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" (Kinfauns Home Demo) [Mono] 28 May 1968  Kinfauns,Surrey
3. "Helter Skelter" (Edited Take 2) [Mono] 18 July 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
4. "Mean Mr. Mustard" (Kinfauns Home Demo) 
5. "Polythene Pam" (Kinfauns Home Demo)29 May 1968 at Kinfauns
6. "Glass Onion" (Kinfauns Home Demo) 
7. "Junk" (Kinfauns Home Demo) (Paul McCartney) **
8. "Piggies" (George Harrison)  (Kinfauns Home Demo) [Mono] 
9. "Honey Pie" (Kinfauns Home Demo, Edited 28 May 1968 at Kinfauns
10. "Don't Pass Me By" (Takes 3 & 5) (Richard Starkey) 5 June 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
11. "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (Take 5) 3 July 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
12. "Good Night" (Rehearsal & Take 34) Recorded on 28 June & 22 July 1968 at Abbey Road Studios,
13. "Cry Baby Cry" (Take 1)15 July 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
14. "Blackbird" (Take 4) Recorded on 11 June 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
15. "Sexy Sadie" (Take 6) Recorded on 19 July 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
16. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (Demo) (Harrison) Recorded on 25 July 1968 at EMI Studios, 
17. "Hey Jude" (Take 2) Recorded on 29 July 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
18. "Not Guilty" (Take 102) (Harrison) ** Recorded on 7 August 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
19. "Mother Nature's Son" (Take 2) Recorded on 9 August 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
20. "Glass Onion" (Take 33) [Mono] Recorded on 11 September 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
21. "Rocky Raccoon" (Take 8) Recorded on 15 August 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
22. "What's the New Mary Jane" **(Take 4) Recorded on 14 August 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, 
23. "Step Inside Love"/"Los Paranoias" ** Recorded on 16 September 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, 
24. "I'm So Tired" (Takes 3, 6 & 9) Recorded on 8 October 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
25. "I Will" (Take 1)Recorded on 16 September 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
26. "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" (Take 4) 9 October 1968 at Abbey Road 
27. "Julia" (Take 2) 13 October 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
28. "I've Got a Feeling" (Savile Row) 24 January 1969 at Apple Studios, Savile Row, London
29. "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" (Rehearsal) (Savile Row) 
30. "Dig a Pony" (Savile Row) 22 January 1969 at Apple Studios, Savile Row, London
31. "Two of Us" (Savile Row) 24 January 1969 at Apple Studios, Savile Row, London
32. "For You Blue" (Savile Row) (Harrison)25 January 1969 at Apple Studios, Savile Row, London
33. "Teddy Boy" (Savile Row) (McCartney) ** 24 & 28 January 1969 at Apple Studios, Savile Row, 
34. Medley: "Rip It Up" (Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco)/"Shake, Rattle and Roll" (Jesse Stone)/"Blue Suede Shoes" (Carl Perkins) (Savile Row)
35. "The Long and Winding Road" (Savile Row) 26 January 1969 at Apple Studios, Savile Row, London
36. "Oh! Darling" (Savile Row, Edited from 6:37) 27 January 1969 at Apple Studios, Savile Row, 
37. "All Things Must Pass" (Demo) (Harrison)  ** 25 February 1969 at Abbey Road Studios, London
38. "Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues" **  (Ruth Roberts, Bill Katz, Stanley Clayton) (Savile Row)
39. "Get Back" (Live at the "Rooftop Concert") Recorded on 30 January 1969  Apple Building Rooftop, 
40. "Old Brown Shoe" (Demo) (Harrison) 25 February 1969 at Abbey Road Studios, London
41. "Octopus's Garden" (Takes 2 & 8) (Starkey)26 April 1969 at Abbey Road Studios, London
42. "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" (Take 5) Recorded on 9 July 1969 at Abbey Road Studios, London
43. "Something" (Demo) [Mono] (Harrison) 25 February 1969 at Abbey Road Studios, London
44. "Come Together" (Take 1)  21 July 1969 at Abbey Road Studios, London
45. "Come and Get It" (Demo) (McCartney) ** 
46. "Ain't She Sweet" (Jam) (Milton Ager, Jack Yellen) 24 July 1969 at Abbey Road Studios, London
47. "Because" (A cappella version)  1 August 1969 at Abbey Road Studios,vocal arrangement by Martin
48. "Let It Be" (Savile Row) 25 January 1969 at Apple Studios, Savile Row, London
49. "I Me Mine" (Take 16) (Harrison) 3 January 1970 at Abbey Road Studios, Lennon was not present
50. "The End" (Remix) 23 July; 5, 7, 8, 15 & 18 August 1969 at Abbey Road Studios, London.

Key

**          -  Previously unreleased Lennon-McCartney or Harrison / Starkey track

Orange - Previously released in a different version

Italics   - Live Recording

Blue    -  George Martin

Yellow Submarine (U.S. Album Apple SW-153) 13 January 1969

Yellow Submarine
(US 1969)

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Get Back (U.S. Single Apple 2490) 5 May 1969

Get Back
(US Single 1969)

1. Get Back  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
2. Don't Let Me Down  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)

The Ballad Of John And Yoko (U.S. Single Apple 2531) 4 June 1969

The Ballad Of John And Yoko
(US Single 1969)

1. The Ballad Of John And Yoko (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
2. Old Brown Shoe (George Harrison)

Abbey Road (U.S. Album Apple SO-383) 1 October 1969

Abbey Road
(US 1969)

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Something / Come Together (U.S. Single Apple 2654) 6 October 1969

Something / Come Together
(US Single 1969)

1. Something (George Harrison)
2. Come Together (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)