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Originally only Brian Ray & his buddy Oliver Leiber were gonna come by and hang out…(Brian is Paul McCartney’s blonde guitar player…he’s also fronting a new band
called The Bayonets…
Then I found out Denny Laine of Moody Blues & Wings fame was in town…and you know we love Denny…so he’s gonna stop by…he’s in town for Hollywood Show
The Westin Los Angeles Airport Address: 5400 W Century Blvd
And then I was in my local record emporium FREAKBAET Records and was
informed that two time Grammy winning guitarist Laurence Juber was gonna be playing IN THE STORE…today so I thought I’d invite him on….so no music today…just guitar players
talking…(kidding)…have `em pick songs…tell stories and maybe even play!
So..speaking of Denny Laine, Laurence Juber and Brian Ray… let’s start with a set songs that features none of those guys….Here are the Beatles to make us feel a little
bit better after a pretty tough week…
9AM
The Beatles - Let It Be - album version - Let It Be
(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul
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“Let It Be” was the last song properly recorded on multi-track at Apple Studios during the “Get Back” sessions in January 1969. It was completed in eight takes (numbered Take 20 through 27 to match the film crew clapboard numbers) on January 31, 1969,
the day after the rooftop concert. Take 27 had two complete performances of the song and the first of these Take 27 performances was deemed the best. Though the intent of
the January 1969 “Get Back” sessions was to capture the Beatles “live” in the studio without benefit of studio trickery like overdubbing, an exception was made on “Let It
Be” so that George Harrison could re-record his lead guitar solo. George’s overdub was recorded on April 30, 1969. Author Mark Lewisohn: “It is widely believed that there are two different takes of ‘Let It Be’ publicly available - the single released (in the UK) on
March 6, 1970 and the “Let It Be” LP version released (in the UK) May 8, 1970. Certainly the lead guitar solos in the middle eight differ considerably, and the LP version has a longer duration. But, in truth, these are one and the same version. That is, they are
derived from the same tape.”
John Lennon – Imagine – Imagine ‘71
John’s most famous anthem, and one of the most memorable songs of all time, this was to be considered John’s “Yesterday.” It was inspired by Yoko’s poem
“Cloud Piece” from 1963. It continues to have massive radio play to this very day and was infamously censored (and retracted) by Clear Channel following the
9/11 attacks. This was John’s dream – no religion, no wars, no possessions – his utopian ideal.
The Beatles - All You Need Is Love - Non-LP track
(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John
The Beatles’ fifteenth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label. Written by John Lennon especially for the first-ever worldwide television transmission. The epic event, a 6-hour program entitled “Our World,” featured segments linking 24 countries in five continents via satellite, with a potential of 400 million viewers. The
Beatles were honored to be invited to represent Great Britain in the program. For the event, they would premiere a brand new song written just for the occasion. John
Lennon’s “All You Need Is Love” became the anthem of 1967, the summer of love. To decrease the chances of an on-air foul-up, George Martin had the Beatles play to their
own pre-recorded rhythm track. Only the vocals, bass guitar, lead guitar solo in the middle eight, drums and orchestra would be live. Recording began on June 14, 1967 at
Olympic Studios. In all, 33 takes of the basic rhythm track and a few vocals were completed this evening. Overdubbing the lead and backing vocals took place on June
19. The orchestra was recorded for the first time on June 23. On June 24, the day before the event, it was decided that “All You Need Is Love” would be issued as the new
Beatles single as soon as possible after the program aired the evening of June 25. Guests in the studio during the performance included the Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, the Who’s Keith Moon, Eric Clapton, Marianne Faithfull, Donovan
wore colorful mod clothing. On U.S. album:
Magical Mystery Tour - Capitol LP
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9.12 BREAK
I Call Your Name - Long Tall Sally EP (Lennon-McCartney)
Lead vocal: John Composed by John Lennon and originally given to Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas to
use as the b-side of another Lennon song (credited to Lennon-McCartney), “Bad to Me.” Both songs had been recorded at Abbey Road by Kramer and band on June 27, 1963,
with Paul McCartney in attendance. The Beatles’ version was recorded in seven takes on March 1, 1964. On U.S. album:
The Beatles’ Second Album - Capitol LP
“Matchbox” (Perkins)
Lead vocal: Ringo Carl Perkins is one of the few “outsiders” to be in the studio or control booth when the Beatles rehearsed or recorded. He was in England on a promotional tour and was there
at the invitation of George Harrison, who was a huge fan. Perkins got to witness the most famous band in the world recording one of his original compositions on June 1, 1964. Ringo Starr was given the honor of singing the lead vocal. Harrison and Perkins remained lifelong friends. The Beatles would return to the Carl Perkins catalog once more a few months later when George sang “Everybody’s Trying to be My Baby” for
their fourth album. Five years later John Lennon performed Perkins’ biggest hit, “Blue Suede Shoes,” during his Plastic Ono Band appearance in Toronto in September 1969, the live recording of which was released as “Live Peace in Toronto.” The subject matter of the song “Matchbox” was lost on some younger American Beatles fans, many thinking
the reference was to the popular brand of miniature toy cars wildly popular with American children at the time. In fact, it is about a box of matches used to light
cigarettes. On U.S. album:
Something New - Capitol LP
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
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The Beatles - Michelle - Rubber Soul (Lennon-McCartney)
Lead vocal: Paul The basic backing track of this classic song was completed in one take on November 3, 1965. Various overdubs and double-tracking were added to complete the song the same day. Lennon is credited with coming up with the “I love you” middle eight section. The tune had been written by Paul several years earlier but he didn’t have proper lyrics until
1965. On U.S. album:
Rubber Soul - Capitol LP
The Moody Blues – Go Now – Magnificent Moodies
DENNY LAINE!
The Hollywood Show…Westin Airport Hotel 5400 W. Century Blvd
Mamie Van Doren! Butch Patrick
Raider Mark Lindsey Micky Dolenz Stella Stevens
We have the new re-‐mastered 12” of Maybe I’m Amazed
9.42 BREAK
Have Denny pick songs during break…(Wings, Solo etc.)
Wings – Maybe I’m Amazed – Wings Over America ‘76 Recording in Kansas City, MO – May 29th. This would later be released as a single, and is one of the most popular of Paul’s live tunes that continues to
receive a great amount of airplay to present day (2012).
Denny’s songs…HERE
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The Beatles - Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! - Beatles For
Sale (Leiber-Stoller-Penniman)
Lead vocal: Paul Originally listed on the “Beatles For Sale” record label and album jacket as “Kansas City” and credited only to Mike Leiber and Jerry Stoller, the title and writing credits have been
amended over the years to include the “Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!” end section, which was a separate song written and originally recorded by Little Richard (Penniman). This
“medley” is usually listed as “Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!” “Kansas City” was a number one hit for Wilbert Harrison in the spring of 1959 and had become a concert
staple for the Beatles at their early club shows, so it was a natural to include when they needed material to fill their fourth album. While in America on their North American Tour
on September 17, 1964 the Beatles surprised the crowd at Kansas City’s Municipal Stadium by performing their hometown song during their set. It was a bonus track not performed at any other stop on the North American Tour. Recorded in two takes, the
first being deemed the best, on October 18, 1964. George Martin provides the rollicking piano part.
On U.S. album: Beatles VI - Capitol LP
The Beatles – Misery – Please Please Me
(McCartney-Lennon) Lead vocal: John and Paul
Recorded February 11, 1963. Written for Helen Shapiro at the time the Beatles were one of the opening acts on her concert tour. She never did record the song. Often referred
to by American Beatles fans as one of the few “lost Beatles songs,” “Misery” was in print in the U.S. only on the Vee-Jay LP “Introducing… The Beatles,” which was released and
withdrawn from the marketplace in 1964. When the U.S. distribution rights to the “Please Please Me” material reverted back to Capitol Records they issued 11 of the songs on “The Early Beatles” in 1965, leaving “Misery” and “There’s A Place” off.
“Misery” and “There’s A Place” were not on any U.S. album again until 1980, when they turned up on the Capitol compilation “Rarities.”
On U.S. albums: Introducing… The Beatles - Vee-Jay LP
Rarities - Capitol LP (1980)
Wings – Richard Cory (Paul Simon) - Wings Over America ‘76 Recorded in Los Angeles (Forum) on June 23rd. This Paul Simon song had Denny
on lead vocals; it contained a very funny improvised line about “John Denver” who was a very big draw at the time.
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Wings – I’ve Just Seen A Face (McCartney-Lennon) - Wings Over America ’76 OUT AGAIN.. MAY 27 TH
NEWS with Jackie HERE
10.12 BREAK
The Moody Blues -‐ True Story (Laine/Pinder) – Magnificent
Moodies `65
Laurence Juber!
Wings - Every Night (Live at Glasgow, Dec.`79)
LJ Picks ‘n’ Plays
Quiz…WHO’s NOT singing that Beatles song?
10.42 BREAK
Bayonets - Sucker For Love – Single
Paul & Linda McCartney – Too Many People – Ram ‘71 A song pointed directly at John Lennon and Yoko Ono, with the famous line of
Paul’s, “You took your lucky break and broke it in two.” The song is what prompted John to write, “How do you Sleep?” Hugh McCracken provides lead
guitar.
Paul & Linda McCartney – Heart of the Country – Ram ‘71 The song has simple acoustic tune with a heavy bass chorus, and an unusually
mellow sound to the acoustic guitar that was achieved by tuning all of the strings a full step lower than standard pitch. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic
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described the song as "an effortless folk-pop tune that ranks among [McCartney's] very best songs.
The Beatles - Rocky Raccoon - The Beatles
(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul
Another of Paul McCartney story songs, this one is a country song in which McCartney tackles an American southern accent. The song was recorded in a single session held on
August 15, 1968, in which lyrics were being written and rejected between takes. The rhythm track was perfected in nine takes and features Paul on vocal and acoustic guitar, John on harmonica and Fender Bass VI (a six-string bass guitar) and Ringo on drums. George Martin plays the piano solos in the middle and end instrumental breaks, which were recorded on the Challen “jangle box” piano with the tape running at half-speed. When played back at the proper speed, the piano had a rollicking honky-tonk sound.
Paul overdubbed an additional bass line. As was the case with “Hey Jude,” Paul did not want George Harrison playing guitar fills on the song, so George was sent to the control
room. On the session tape it is George Harrison’s voice that announces “take one” instead of engineer Ken Scott.
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