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What Beatles album has the Apple logo?
The Hey Jude/Revolution single was released on August 30, 1968 and marked the first appearance of the Beatles new Apple label. The 45 went on to become the largest selling single of their career. On 22 November 1968 The Beatles became the first album released on the newly formed Apple label.
How much is the Beatles Butcher album worth?
A John Lennon-owned copy of the Beatles’ infamous “butcher cover” version of ‘Yesterday and Today’ sold for $234,000 at auction.
Why did the Beatles create Apple?
Apple Corps Ltd was conceived by the Beatles in 1967 after the death of their manager Brian Epstein. It was intended to be a small group of companies (Apple Retail, Apple Publishing, Apple Electronics, and so on) as part of Epstein’s plan to create a tax-effective business structure.
How much is the Beatles dead baby album worth?
While Second State versions are more common than First State issues, sealed copies are quite rare, as most people who bought the album in 1966 opened them and played them. Sealed mono Second State versions have sold for $5000-$7000 and stereo copies have sold of upwards of $10,000.
How many copies of the Beatles butcher cover are there?
750,000 copies
There were 750,000 copies of the original “butcher” LP cover in the hands of distributors all over the country when Capitol Records made the call to change the cover, according to the 1966 Globe article.
Who was the photographer for the Beatles first album cover?
The album cover photo introducing The Beatles’ 1963 debut album Please Please Me was shot by Angus McBean. George Martin made the decision. At the time, as well as being the group’s record producer, he was also the head of Parlophone Records. (Martin and McBean had previously already worked on several comedy record covers.)
What was the name of the first Beatles album?
The Vee Jay release of the Please Please Me album was released as Introducing the Beatles and was rushed to market in such a hurry that the first pressings didn’t even have a listing of the songs on the cover. Instead, the back cover of the album simply had photos of other albums by Vee Jay artists.
When did the Beatles last album Abbey Road come out?
The final Beatles album to be recorded by the Fab Four was released 50 years ago, on 26 September 1969. Here’s the story behind the LP’s iconic cover. Abbey Road was the final album The Beatles recorded and it was issued on Friday 26 September 1969 with a genuinely iconic cover photo.
When did the Beatles Let It be come out?
Issued as an export-only release in 1970; the album was released in 1979 with Apple labels. Let It Be – Same as the regular UK pressing, except that the album has Parlophone labels instead of Apple labels.