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TITLE
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THE
BEATLES TAPES from the DAVID WIGG INTERVIEWS |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | 2683
068 |
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RELEASE DATE
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30th. July 1976 / First Press |
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| TRACK LISTING | SIDE
1 The Beatle Tapes- John Lennon with Yoko Ono |
SIDE
2 The Beatle Tapes- Paul McCartney |
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| Interview
(Part
1) / June 1969 |
Interview
(Part
1) / March 1970 |
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| Give
Peace A Chance (Lennon-McCartney) |
Because (Lennon-McCartney) | ||||
| Interview
(Part
2) / June 1969 |
Interview
(Part
2) March 1970 |
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| Imagine
(Lennon) |
Yesterday (Lennon-McCartney) | ||||
| Interview
(Part
3) / June 1969 |
Interview (Part 3) March 1970 | ||||
| Come Together (Lennon-McCartney) | Hey Jude (Lennon-McCartney) | ||||
| Interview / October
1971 |
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| SIDE
3 The Beatle Tapes- George Harrison |
SIDE
4 The Beatle Tapes- Ringo Starr |
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| Interview (Part 1) / March 1969 | Interview / December 1968 | ||||
| Here Comes The Sun
(Harrison) |
Interview / July 1970 | ||||
| Interview (Part 2) / March 1969 | Interview (Part 1) / December 1973 | ||||
| Something (Harrison) | Octopus's Garden (Richard
Starkey) |
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| Interview (Part 2) / December 1973 | |||||
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Yellow Submarine (Lennon-McCartney) | ||||
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Polydor
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| Polydor
logomark
and the printer's credit "Sleeve printed and made in England by
MacNeill Press" were printed in white at the bottom of the back
sleeve. |
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"The Beatles Tapes From the David Wigg Interviews", is an audio album of interviews with the band and journalist David Wigg. | 
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| Catalogue
number (record and cassette) was printed at the upper center of the
back sleeve. |
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Interviewer, engineer, musicians,
and photographers' credit were printed at the inside of the gatefold
cover. |
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Red labels with black half-circle logos. |  |
"MADE IN ENGLAND" was printed at
the left side of the label. |
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Erased "M" for mono at the
top of the "33" record speed triangle located to the right of the
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| SIDE
1 |
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Major
topics in John Lennon's interview include his relationship with Yoko
Ono, his peace activism, The Beatles' business affairs (a portion of
his statement about Brian Epstein's management is on Anthology 1),
the nature of God, and the band's break-up and whether they would
reunite musically. |
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Among Paul
McCartney's topics are fatherhood, his favourite songs from Abbey
Road, why The Beatles appeared at only one Royal Variety
Performance, and the composition of "Golden Slumbers". Shortly after
his interview, McCartney met with the other Beatles to decide
whether Allen Klein or Lee Eastman would handle the group's affairs.
Having failed to persuade the other Beatles to choose Eastman,
McCartney "stormed out of the meeting, resigning from the Apple
board" |
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George Harrison
discusses the spiritual side of his life, including his seeming
destiny to be a Beatle, Hare Krishna, meditation, drug use, and
whether it is possible for The Beatles to split up. He also
discusses business—the British government's anti-monopoly policies
and high taxation, and the difference in radio offerings between the
United Kingdom and the United States—and his Abbey Road favourites. |
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Ringo
Starr's first interview took place while he was heading to a medical
examination required for insurance in anticipation of his work in
The Magic Christian. Starr discusses The Beatles' feelings for one
another, the band's break-up, how he has spent his money, the ups
and downs of fame (such as being photographed and asked for
autographs), reincarnation, and vegetarianism. |
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| 8 PAGES BOOKLET | |||||
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Double album, includes
a front laminated black gatefold sleeve and six-pages booklet with
various black & white photos 1963-75. Booklet stapled inside. |
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| LABEL | Red
labels with black half-circle logos. |
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| MIX | STEREO? |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | 2478089 A//1 ? 420 03 11 5 | |||
| SIDE
2 |
2478089
B//1 ? 420 03 12
1 |
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| SIDE
3 |
2478090
A//1
? 420 03
11
1 |
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| SIDE
4 |
2478090
B//1
? 420 03
1
1 |
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| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | Polydor
Limited
UK |
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| CENTRAL
REMARK "SOLD IN U.K." |
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| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | (P)
1976 |
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| COVER FORM | front
laminated black gatefold sleeve |
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| PRINTER CREDIT | Sleeve
printed
and made in England by MacNeill Press |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Art
Direction: Ian Murray Design: John Gorham Photographers: Dezo Hoffmann, David Nutter, Michael Putland, and Larry Ellis |
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| INNER SLEEVE | plain
white paper inner sleeves. |
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| PRODUCER | Interviews
&
Editing: David Wigg Concept: Bryan Morrison |
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| COMMENTS | “The
Beatles Tapes From the David Wigg Interviews”, is an audio album of
interviews with the band and journalist David Wigg, who interviewed
the individual Beatles at various points from December 1968 or
January 1969 to December 1973, and excerpts from some of these
recordings constitute the album’s spoken words. Although he was a
columnist; ‘Young London’ for the London newspaper The Evening News,
the interviews were intended for broadcast on Radio 1’s ‘Scene and
Heard. Interspersed among the interview excerpts are instrumental
performances of Beatles songs, played by other musicians. The
Beatles tried to prevent the album’s publication, but it was
released in the United Kingdom on 1976 under the Polydor label. Double album, includes a front laminated black gatefold sleeve and six-pages booklet with various black & white photos 1963-75. Booklet stapled inside. Record housed in a plain white paper inner sleeves. Records have a red labels with black Polydor logos. Matrix numbers: Side 1: 2478089 A//1 ? 420 03 Side 2: 2478089 B//1 ? 420 03 Side 3 : 2478090 A//1 ? 420 03 Side 4: 2478090 B//1 ? 420 03 Possible matrix numbers: Record 1: A//2, B//2 Record 2: A//2, A//3, and A//4. |
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