EPISODE · Oct 9, 2022 · 2H 17M
APPLE RECORDS BEATLES SINGLES 1968-1971
from Planet Ludwig · host Steve Ludwig
In 1968, The Beatles established their APPLE RECORDS Company, and in addition to release their own group and solo tunes, signed many first-time artists to their label, including Ronnie Spector, Mary Hopkin, James Taylor, Badfinger, Billy Preston, and many others.Not surprisingly, The Beatles also released their own group and solo singles on their Apple Records label, up until their contract as a group legally expired at the end of 1976. From 1977 on, The Beatles released their singles on other labels. Here are all the Beatles Apple singles from 1968-1971. Enjoy!APPLE RECORDS BEATLES SINGLES 1968-1971BEATLES1. Hey Jude / Revolution (8/26/68)2. Get Back / Don't Let Me Down (5/5/69)3. Ballad of John & Yoko / Old Brown Shoe (6/4/69)PLASTIC ONO BAND (John & Yoko)4. Give Peace A Chance / Remember Love (7/7/69)BEATLES5. Something / Come Together (10/6/69)JOHN & YOKO6. Cold Turkey / Don't worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for a Hand in the Snow) (10/20/69)7. Instant Karma / Who Has Seen the Wind? (2/2/70)BEATLES8. Let It Be / You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) (3/11/70)RINGO STARR9. Beaucoups of Blues / Coochy Coochy (10/5/70)GEORGE HARRISON10. My Sweet Lord / Isn't It a Pity? (11/23/70)11. What Is Life? / Apple Scruffs (2/15/71)PAUL McCARTNEY12. Another Day / Oh Woman, Oh Why? (2/22/71)JOHN & YOKO13. Power to the People / Touch Me (3/22/71)RINGO STARR14. It Don't Come Easy / Early 1970 (4/16/71)GEORGE HARRISON15. Bangla Desh / Deep Blue (7/28/71)PAUL & LINDA McCARTNEY16. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey / Too Many People (8/2/71)JOHN LENNON17. Imagine / It's So Hard (10/11/71)JOHN & YOKO18. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) / **The B-side, "Listen the Snow Is Falling," is listed separately under "Yoko Ono" on the Apple Singles (Non-Beatles) as part of a two-sided Yoko single.1971-1972 pageThe Beatles' contract with EMI Records (of which Apple Records was a subsidiary) expired on January 26, 1976, thus ending The Beatles' original "run" with Apple Records (1968-1976). Apple Corps./Apple Records. All Beatles recordings would continue to be distributed by Apple Records, although The Beatles would record for other labels after 1/26/76, except for Paul McCartney, who had re-signed with Capitol Records in 1975.
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In 1968, The Beatles established their APPLE RECORDS Company, and in addition to release their own group and solo tunes, signed many first-time artists to their label, including Ronnie Spector, Mary Hopkin, James Taylor, Badfinger, Billy Preston, and many others.Not surprisingly, The Beatles also released their own group and solo singles on their Apple Records label, up until their contract as a group legally expired at the end of 1976. From 1977 on, The Beatles released their singles on other labels. Here are all the Beatles Apple singles from 1968-1971. Enjoy!APPLE RECORDS BEATLES SINGLES 1968-1971BEATLES1. Hey Jude / Revolution (8/26/68)2. Get Back / Don't Let Me Down (5/5/69)3. Ballad of John & Yoko / Old Brown Shoe (6/4/69)PLASTIC ONO BAND (John & Yoko)4. Give Peace A Chance / Remember Love (7/7/69)BEATLES5. Something / Come Together (10/6/69)JOHN & YOKO6. Cold Turkey / Don't worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for a Hand in the Snow) (10/20/69)7. Instant Karma / Who Has Seen the Wind? (2/2/70)BEATLES8. Let It Be / You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) (3/11/70)RINGO STARR9. Beaucoups of Blues / Coochy Coochy (10/5/70)GEORGE HARRISON10. My Sweet Lord / Isn't It a Pity? (11/23/70)11. What Is Life? / Apple Scruffs (2/15/71)PAUL McCARTNEY12. Another Day / Oh Woman, Oh Why? (2/22/71)JOHN & YOKO13. Power to the People / Touch Me (3/22/71)RINGO STARR14. It Don't Come Easy / Early 1970 (4/16/71)GEORGE HARRISON15. Bangla Desh / Deep Blue (7/28/71)PAUL & LINDA McCARTNEY16. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey / Too Many People (8/2/71)JOHN LENNON17. Imagine / It's So Hard (10/11/71)JOHN & YOKO18. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) / **The B-side, "Listen the Snow Is Falling," is listed separately under "Yoko Ono" on the Apple Singles (Non-Beatles) as part of a two-sided Yoko single.1971-1972 pageThe Beatles' contract with EMI Records (of which Apple Records was a subsidiary) expired on January 26, 1976, thus ending The Beatles' original "run" with Apple Records (1968-1976). Apple Corps./Apple Records. All Beatles recordings would continue to be distributed by Apple Records, although The Beatles would record for other labels after 1/26/76, except for Paul McCartney, who had re-signed with Capitol Records in 1975.
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