![]() So great, in fact, that it threatened the existence of the group. It's this not conforming, wanting to do something different all the time, which keeps our music different.”ĭuring these months, unbeknownst to all of us, there was great turmoil in the world of The Beatles. The early months of 1969 were undoubtedly spent by many devouring these pages, including this quote from Paul McCartney which whetted the appetite for what was to be expected next musically from the group: “All of us will always appear to be changing, just because we don't conform. Less than a month later, yet another Beatles single was released, “ The Ballad Of John And Yoko” which, despite being beat out by “Get Back” which was at #1 at the time, as well as many radio stations refusing to play it due to some lyrical content, still made the Top Ten.Īnd for die-hard Beatles fans who wanted to know the intimate details of their idol's lives, the September 1968 released Hunter Davies biography “ The Beatles” was flying off the shelves. The magazine made mention of a “TV documentary” that The Beatles had filmed, the contents of which was “to let the world – all over which The Beatles hope to sell the documentary in a few months – know just how The Beatles go about their work.”Ī week or so after this article appeared, a new spring Beatles single was released, not unlike last spring's “ Lady Madonna,” the highly successful “Get Back” which zoomed to the #1 position on the Billboard singles chart and stayed there for five weeks. Then, the April 19-25, 1969 issue of TV Guide featured a two-page article entitled “Four cats on a London roof” which got many American Beatles fans very excited. Also in January, the Soundtrack Album for the movie was released which quickly went Gold, this album featuring four never-before-released Beatles songs for public consumption. Also released that November and still enjoying a good run in the movie theaters in January of 1969 was their animated classic " Yellow Submarine," which was a sizable box office hit. As the year began, they had just begun dissecting and digesting the 30-song double album affectionately known as the " White Album," which had been released in late November of the previous year. ![]() 1969 was a very happy year for American Beatles fans, as well as fans the world over. ![]()
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