ABBEY ROAD (Room 416)
ABBEY ROAD (Room 416)
After the album ‘Let It Be’ had been recorded arguments raged within the group about both its merits and its mixing. The tapes were eventually given to legendary producer Phil Spector ‘to try to do something with them.’ The whole project had been the nadir of The Beatles’ career. Each and every one of The Beatles had despised the sessions and the accompanying filming. Bizarrely, at such a low ebb they went back into Abbey Road Studios, three weeks after they had finished ‘Let It Be’ and began a new album. In reality, in places it was a mash-up of half completed ideas and songs, but it was so expertly put together, principally by Paul and George Martin, that it had the feel and aura of another concept album, as the songs on side two seamlessly blended into one another. Many fans believe it to be their finest album and George certainly came to the forefront with two classic Beatle songs, ‘Something’ and ‘Here Comes the Sun’. Frank Sinatra mistakenly called ‘Something’ “Paul’s best ever song and one of the greatest love songs ever written.” George had in fact got the idea from a James Taylor song (who was recording for Apple) called Something In The Way She Moves. George wrote ‘Here Comes The Sun’ on a sunny afternoon in Eric Clapton’s garden. John’s notable contribution was ‘Come Together’ which he had based around the Chuck Berry riff ‘You Can’t Catch Me’ whilst Ringo weighed in with ‘Octopus Garden’ which he had written on Peter Sellers Yacht.
Given the disparity in the group, the album sounded fresh, coherent and inspired. It had an upbeat feel to it and it was perhaps fitting that the final album they ever recorded together finished with ‘The End’ followed by Paul’s version of the National Anthem ‘Her Majesty’. The album became their biggest ever seller and dominated the charts the world over for many months. It was ironic that this was their last ever collective work but the ‘Let It Be’ project (recorded before it) still had not seen the light of day. It was to be another eight months before the ‘Let It Be’ album would be released, by which time the arguments and disagreements had continued unabated, culmination in Paul’s announcement in April that the Beatles had split.
Artwork painted and owned by ©SHANNON
ABBEY ROAD (Room 416)
After the album ‘Let It Be’ had been recorded arguments raged within the group about both its merits and its mixing. The tapes were eventually given to legendary producer Phil Spector ‘to try to do something with them.’ The whole project had been the nadir of The Beatles’ career. Each and every one of The Beatles had despised the sessions and the accompanying filming. Bizarrely, at such a low ebb they went back into Abbey Road Studios, three weeks after they had finished ‘Let It Be’ and began a new album. In reality, in places it was a mash-up of half completed ideas and songs, but it was so expertly put together, principally by Paul and George Martin, that it had the feel and aura of another concept album, as the songs on side two seamlessly blended into one another. Many fans believe it to be their finest album and George certainly came to the forefront with two classic Beatle songs, ‘Something’ and ‘Here Comes the Sun’. Frank Sinatra mistakenly called ‘Something’ “Paul’s best ever song and one of the greatest love songs ever written.” George had in fact got the idea from a James Taylor song (who was recording for Apple) called Something In The Way She Moves. George wrote ‘Here Comes The Sun’ on a sunny afternoon in Eric Clapton’s garden. John’s notable contribution was ‘Come Together’ which he had based around the Chuck Berry riff ‘You Can’t Catch Me’ whilst Ringo weighed in with ‘Octopus Garden’ which he had written on Peter Sellers Yacht.
Given the disparity in the group, the album sounded fresh, coherent and inspired. It had an upbeat feel to it and it was perhaps fitting that the final album they ever recorded together finished with ‘The End’ followed by Paul’s version of the National Anthem ‘Her Majesty’. The album became their biggest ever seller and dominated the charts the world over for many months. It was ironic that this was their last ever collective work but the ‘Let It Be’ project (recorded before it) still had not seen the light of day. It was to be another eight months before the ‘Let It Be’ album would be released, by which time the arguments and disagreements had continued unabated, culmination in Paul’s announcement in April that the Beatles had split.
Artwork painted and owned by ©SHANNON
ABBEY ROAD (Room 416)
After the album ‘Let It Be’ had been recorded arguments raged within the group about both its merits and its mixing. The tapes were eventually given to legendary producer Phil Spector ‘to try to do something with them.’ The whole project had been the nadir of The Beatles’ career. Each and every one of The Beatles had despised the sessions and the accompanying filming. Bizarrely, at such a low ebb they went back into Abbey Road Studios, three weeks after they had finished ‘Let It Be’ and began a new album. In reality, in places it was a mash-up of half completed ideas and songs, but it was so expertly put together, principally by Paul and George Martin, that it had the feel and aura of another concept album, as the songs on side two seamlessly blended into one another. Many fans believe it to be their finest album and George certainly came to the forefront with two classic Beatle songs, ‘Something’ and ‘Here Comes the Sun’. Frank Sinatra mistakenly called ‘Something’ “Paul’s best ever song and one of the greatest love songs ever written.” George had in fact got the idea from a James Taylor song (who was recording for Apple) called Something In The Way She Moves. George wrote ‘Here Comes The Sun’ on a sunny afternoon in Eric Clapton’s garden. John’s notable contribution was ‘Come Together’ which he had based around the Chuck Berry riff ‘You Can’t Catch Me’ whilst Ringo weighed in with ‘Octopus Garden’ which he had written on Peter Sellers Yacht.
Given the disparity in the group, the album sounded fresh, coherent and inspired. It had an upbeat feel to it and it was perhaps fitting that the final album they ever recorded together finished with ‘The End’ followed by Paul’s version of the National Anthem ‘Her Majesty’. The album became their biggest ever seller and dominated the charts the world over for many months. It was ironic that this was their last ever collective work but the ‘Let It Be’ project (recorded before it) still had not seen the light of day. It was to be another eight months before the ‘Let It Be’ album would be released, by which time the arguments and disagreements had continued unabated, culmination in Paul’s announcement in April that the Beatles had split.
Artwork painted and owned by ©SHANNON