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Apple Records is a record label founded by
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in 1968 as a division of
Apple Corps Apple Corps Limited (informally known as Apple) is a multi-armed multimedia corporation founded in London in January 1968 by the members of the Beatles to replace their earlier company (Beatles Ltd.) and to form a conglomerate. Its name (pron ...
Ltd. It was initially intended as a creative outlet for the Beatles, both as a group and individually, plus a selection of other artists including
Mary Hopkin Mary Hopkin (born 3 May 1950), credited on some recordings as Mary Visconti from her marriage to Tony Visconti, is a Welsh singer-songwriter best known for her 1968 UK number 1 single "Those Were the Days". She was one of the first artists ...
,
James Taylor James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, havi ...
,
Badfinger Badfinger were a Welsh rock band formed in Swansea, who were active from the 1960s to the 1980s. Their best-known lineup consisted of Pete Ham (vocals, guitar), Mike Gibbins (drums), Tom Evans (bass), and Joey Molland (guitar). They are rec ...
, and
Billy Preston William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American keyboardist, singer and songwriter whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, during which he ba ...
. In practice, the roster had become dominated by the mid-1970s with releases of the former Beatles as solo artists.
Allen Klein Allen Klein (December 18, 1931 July 4, 2009) was an American businessman whose aggressive negotiation tactics affected industry standards for compensating recording artists. He founded ABKCO Music & Records Incorporated. Klein increased profits ...
managed the label from 1969 to 1973, then it was managed by
Neil Aspinall Neil Stanley Aspinall (13 October 1941 24 March 2008) was a British music industry executive. A school friend of Paul McCartney and George Harrison, he went on to head the Beatles' company Apple Corps. The Beatles employed Aspinall first as t ...
on behalf of the Beatles and their heirs. Aspinall retired in 2007 and was replaced by Jeff Jones.


History


1967–1969: Early years

Apple Corps Ltd was conceived by the Beatles in 1967 after the death of their manager
Brian Epstein Brian Samuel Epstein (; 19 September 1934 – 27 August 1967) was a British music entrepreneur who managed the Beatles from 1962 until his death in 1967. Epstein was born into a family of successful retailers in Liverpool, who put him i ...
. 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. The first project that the band released after forming the company was their film ''
Magical Mystery Tour ''Magical Mystery Tour'' is a record by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a double EP in the United Kingdom and an LP in the United States. It includes the soundtrack to the 1967 television film of the same name. The EP ...
'', which was produced under the
Apple Films Apple Corps Limited (informally known as Apple) is a multi-armed multimedia corporation founded in London in January 1968 by the members of the Beatles to replace their earlier company (Beatles Ltd.) and to form a conglomerate. Its name (pro ...
division. Apple Records was officially founded by the group after their return from India in 1968 as another sub-division of Apple Corps. At this time, the Beatles were contracted to
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. In a new distribution deal, EMI and its US subsidiary
Capitol Records Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) is an American record label distributed by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note ...
agreed to distribute Apple Records until 1976, while EMI retained ownership of their recordings. Beatles recordings issued in the United Kingdom on the Apple label carried Parlophone catalogue numbers, while US issues carried Capitol catalogue numbers. Apple Records owns the rights to all of the Beatles' videos and movie clips, and the rights to recordings of other artists signed to the label. The first catalogue number Apple 1 was a single pressing of
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singing "Maureen Is a Champ" (with lyrics by
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) to the melody of " The Lady Is a Tramp" as a surprise gift for the 21st birthday of
Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...
's wife
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. Apple Records and Apple Publishing signed a number of acts whom the Beatles personally discovered or supported, and one or more of the Beatles would be involved in the recording sessions in most cases. Several notable artists were signed in the first year, including
James Taylor James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, havi ...
,
Mary Hopkin Mary Hopkin (born 3 May 1950), credited on some recordings as Mary Visconti from her marriage to Tony Visconti, is a Welsh singer-songwriter best known for her 1968 UK number 1 single "Those Were the Days". She was one of the first artists ...
,
Billy Preston William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American keyboardist, singer and songwriter whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, during which he ba ...
, the Modern Jazz Quartet, the Iveys (who became
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),
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, and former Liverpool singer
Jackie Lomax John Richard Lomax (10 May 1944 – 15 September 2013) was an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. He is best known for his association with George Harrison, who produced Lomax's recordings for the Beatles' Apple record label in the late 1 ...
who recorded
George Harrison George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian c ...
's "
Sour Milk Sea "Sour Milk Sea" is a song by English rock singer Jackie Lomax that was released as his debut single on the Beatles' Apple record label in August 1968. It was written by George Harrison during the Beatles' stay in Rishikesh, India, and given t ...
".


1969–1973: Klein era

In 1969, the Beatles were in need of financial and managerial direction, and
John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...
was approached by
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, manager of
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. When Klein went on to manage Apple, three of the Beatles supported him with
Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...
being the only group member opposed to his involvement. McCartney had suggested his father-in-law
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were recruited through Lennon and
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through Harrison. McCartney had little input into Apple Records' roster after 1970. Klein managed Apple Corp. until March 1973, when his contract expired. The Beatles' entire pre-Apple catalogue on the Capitol label was re-issued on the Apple label in May 1971, including the singles from "
I Want to Hold Your Hand "I Want to Hold Your Hand" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and recorded on 17 October 1963, it was the first Beatles record to be made using four-track equipment. With advance orders ...
" to "
Lady Madonna "Lady Madonna" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. In March 1968, it was released as a mono single, backed with "The Inner Light". The song was recorded on 3 a ...
", and the albums from ''
Meet the Beatles! ''Meet the Beatles!'' is a studio album by the English rock band the Beatles, released as their second album in the United States. It was the group's first American album to be issued by Capitol Records, on 20 January 1964 in both mono and ste ...
'' to ''
Magical Mystery Tour ''Magical Mystery Tour'' is a record by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a double EP in the United Kingdom and an LP in the United States. It includes the soundtrack to the 1967 television film of the same name. The EP ...
''. The album covers remained unchanged with the Capitol logos.


1973–2007: Aspinall era, Beatles reissues

After Klein's departure, Apple was managed by
Neil Aspinall Neil Stanley Aspinall (13 October 1941 24 March 2008) was a British music industry executive. A school friend of Paul McCartney and George Harrison, he went on to head the Beatles' company Apple Corps. The Beatles employed Aspinall first as t ...
on behalf of the four Beatles and their heirs. Apple Records' distribution contract with EMI expired in 1976, when control of the Beatles' catalogue—including solo recordings to date by George Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr—reverted to EMI (Paul McCartney had acquired ownership of his solo recordings when he re-signed with Capitol in 1975). The original UK versions of the Beatles' albums were released worldwide on
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in 1987 and 1988 by Parlophone. Previously, ''
Abbey Road ''Abbey Road'' is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. It is the last album the group started recording, although '' Let It Be'' was the last album completed before the band's break-up in April 1970. It was mostly ...
'' had been issued on CD by the EMI-Odeon label in Japan in the early 1980s. Although this was a legitimate release, it was not authorised by the Beatles, EMI or Apple Corps. Following the settlement of Apple's ten-year lawsuit against EMI in 1989, new projects began to move forward, including the ''
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'' album and ''
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'' series. It was after the ''Anthology'' project (spearheaded by Neil Aspinall) that the company resumed making significantly large profits again and began its revival. The label was again newsworthy in 2006, as the long-running dispute between Apple Records' parent company and
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went to the High Court (see ''
Apple Corps v Apple Computer Between 1978 and 2006 there were a number of legal disputes between Apple Corps (owned by The Beatles) and the computer manufacturer Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) over competing trademark rights. The High Court of Justice in England handed down ...
'').


2007–present: Jones era, iTunes reissues

In 2007, longtime chief executive Neil Aspinall retired and was replaced by American music industry executive Jeff Jones.Kozinn, Allan, "Magical Mystery Tour Ends for Apple Corps Executive", ''
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'', 12 April 2007, ''passim''.
link
The Beatles' catalog was remastered and re-issued in September 2009 and was made available on
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in November 2010. In June 2009, Apple Records published their last album, ''Let it Roll: Songs by George Harrison''. When
Universal Music Group Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its ...
acquired EMI and the Beatles' recorded music catalogue,
Calderstone Productions Calderstone Productions is the London-based subsidiary of the Universal Music Group that administers the Beatles' recorded music output that was originally owned by EMI and released on EMI's Parlophone Records (in the United Kingdom)/Capitol Recor ...
was formed in 2012 to administer the Beatles' catalogue.


Design

Standard Apple album and single labels displayed a bright green
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apple on the A-side, while the flipside displayed the cross section of the apple. The bright green apple returned for Beatles CDs releases in the 1990s, following initial CD releases by Parlophone. On the US issue of the Beatles' ''
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'' album, the Granny Smith apple was red. The reason was that in the United States that album, being the soundtrack to the movie of the same name, was, for contractual reasons, being manufactured and distributed by
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and not Capitol Records, so the red apple was used to mark the difference. The red apple also appeared on the back cover, and on the 2009 remastered edition back cover. Capitol's parent company EMI purchased United Artists Records in the late 1970s, and Capitol gained the American rights to the ''Let It Be'' soundtrack album (along with the American rights to another, earlier, United Artists Beatles movie soundtrack LP, 1964's '' A Hard Day's Night''). Aside from the red apple, other examples in which the apple has been altered include George Harrison's album ''
All Things Must Pass ''All Things Must Pass'' is the third studio album by English rock musician George Harrison. Released as a triple album in November 1970, it was Harrison's first solo work after the break-up of the Beatles in April that year. It includes the h ...
'' triple album, on which the first two discs have orange apples while the third has a jar label reading ''Apple Jam''; black and white apples on John Lennon's album ''
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band ''John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band'' is the debut solo album by English musician John Lennon. Backed by the Plastic Ono Band, it was released by Apple Records on 11 December 1970 in tandem with the similarly titled album by his wife, Yoko Ono. At ...
'' and
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's album ''
Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band ''Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band'' is the debut studio album by Japanese artist and musician Yoko Ono, released on Apple Records in December 1970. It was released simultaneously with her husband's album ''John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band''. Backed by the P ...
''; a blue apple on Ringo Starr's single "
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"; Harrison's album '' Extra Texture (Read All About It)'', on which the apple (in shrunken cartoon form) is eaten away at its core (this was intended to be a joke because it was released at a time when Apple Records was beginning to fold); and a red apple on Starr's compilation album ''
Blast from Your Past ''Blast from Your Past'' is a compilation album by English rock musician Ringo Starr, released on Apple Records in 1975. It is both Starr's first compilation LP and his final release under his contract with EMI. It was also the last album to b ...
''. Other types of apples were also used: in 1971, for Lennon's ''
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'' and Ono's ''
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'', the apples respectively featured pictures of Lennon and Ono, as did the apples for Ono's 1973 ''
Approximately Infinite Universe ''Approximately Infinite Universe'' is a double album by Yoko Ono, released in early 1973 on Apple Records. It represents a departure from the experimental avant garde rock of her first two albums towards a more conventional pop/rock sound, wh ...
'' and the singles that were released from these three albums.


Zapple Records

Zapple Records, an Apple Records subsidiary run by
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, a friend of McCartney, was intended as an outlet for the release of
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and
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records, as a budget label in the style of a magazine or journal. It was active only from 3 February 1969 until June 1969; a string of projects were announced, and a number of recording sessions undertaken, but only two albums were released on the label both by solo Beatles, while another two LPs of finished material were issued by other labels after Zapple was closed down. The label was launched with the two Beatle related records firstly Lennon and Ono’s avant garde '' Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions'' (Zapple 1) and George Harrison’s ''
Electronic Sound ''Electronic Sound'' is the second studio album by English rock musician George Harrison. Released in May 1969, it was the last of two LPs issued on the Beatles' short-lived Zapple record label, a subsidiary of Apple Records that specialised in ...
'' (Zapple 2). An album of readings by Richard Brautigan was recorded and mixed for release as Zapple 3, and
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copies and test pressings were cut but, said Miles, "The Zapple label was folded by llenKlein before the record could be released. The first two Zapple records did come out. We just didn't have rautigan's recordready in time before Klein closed it down. None of the Beatles ever heard it."
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, as quoted by
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in th
sleevenotes
to the eventual non-Apple release of ''Listening to Richard Brautigan''.
Brautigan's record was eventually released as ''Listening to Richard Brautigan'' on
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, a subsidiary of Apple distributor EMI, in the US only. The first recordings were made for Zapple in January 1969, as field recordings of poets in their homes by Miles on a portable tape recorder as he toured the east coast of America. This included poet and
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drummer Ken Weaver and Black Mountain poet
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,. According to Miles, a spoken word album by
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, which had been recorded and edited, would have been Zapple 4, and a spoken word album by
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had also been recorded. A planned Zapple release of a UK appearance by comedian Lenny Bruce was never completed. An early 1969 press release also named Pablo Casals as an expected guest on the label. American author
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was given a tape recorder to record his impressions of London, but they were never released. Miles also had the intention of bringing world leaders to the label. Zapple was shut down in June 1969 by Klein, apparently with the backing of Lennon.''The Archive Hour'',
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, 12 June 2004


Artists

*
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(originally known as the Iveys) – Signed to Apple after several demo tapes were brought in by Beatles' roadie
Mal Evans Malcolm Frederick Evans (27 May 1935 – 5 January 1976) was an English road manager and personal assistant employed by the Beatles from 1963 until their break-up in 1970. In the early 1960s, Evans was employed as a telephone engineer, and a ...
, after getting approval from
Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...
,
George Harrison George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian c ...
and
John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...
. They had several top 10 hits in the UK and US, including the McCartney song " Come and Get It", and recorded five albums for Apple. *
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(as John Foster & Sons Ltd. Black Dyke Mills Band) – A
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brass band whom Paul McCartney employed for the one-off "Thingummybob"/" Yellow Submarine" single. It was recorded by McCartney on location near
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, where the group were based. * Brute Force (stage name of Stephen Friedland) – Harrison attempted to have his song "King of Fuh" released as an Apple single. EMI refused to handle it, owing to its intentionally vulgar
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("Fuh king"), but Apple manufactured a small number of copies in-house which were made available to the public. The song itself appears on the 2010 compilation '' Come and Get It: The Best of Apple Records''. *
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– A one-off single, "God Save Us", was written and produced by Lennon and
Yoko Ono Yoko Ono ( ; ja, 小野 洋子, Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking. Ono grew up i ...
to raise money for a legal battle involving '' Oz'' magazine. The A-side of the single was sung by Bill Elliot, later a member of Harrison's
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signing
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. *
Elephant's Memory Elephant's Memory (also billed as Elephants Memory, without the apostrophe) was an American rock band formed in New York City in the late 1960s, known primarily for backing John Lennon and Yoko Ono from late 1971 to 1973. For live performance ...
– Recruited as backing band for Lennon and Ono, and also released material separately, including contributions to the soundtrack of the 1969 film ''
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'' (not on Apple). * Chris Hodge – Discovered by
Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...
; they shared an interest in UFOs. Hodge only released two singles on Apple, the second of them not issued in the UK. *
Mary Hopkin Mary Hopkin (born 3 May 1950), credited on some recordings as Mary Visconti from her marriage to Tony Visconti, is a Welsh singer-songwriter best known for her 1968 UK number 1 single "Those Were the Days". She was one of the first artists ...
– Discovered after appearing on a UK television talent show and suggested by the model
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. Her early recordings were produced by McCartney, including the Lennon-McCartney original "
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" and her hit recording of "
Those Were the Days Those Were the Days may refer to: Music Albums * ''Those Were the Days'' (Johnny Mathis album) (1968) * ''Those Were the Days'' (Cream album) (1997) * ''Those Were the Days'' (Dolly Parton album) (2005) * '' Those Were the Days – The Best of L ...
". She also released a
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entry on Apple ("
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") and two studio albums. *
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(as Hot Chocolate Band) – Released one single, a reggae version of "
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", which they recorded and had played to Lennon, who liked it. Their post-Apple releases as Hot Chocolate were more commercially successful. *
Jackie Lomax John Richard Lomax (10 May 1944 – 15 September 2013) was an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. He is best known for his association with George Harrison, who produced Lomax's recordings for the Beatles' Apple record label in the late 1 ...
– Liverpudlian singer known to the Beatles through his
Brian Epstein Brian Samuel Epstein (; 19 September 1934 – 27 August 1967) was a British music entrepreneur who managed the Beatles from 1962 until his death in 1967. Epstein was born into a family of successful retailers in Liverpool, who put him i ...
connections; he recorded the Harrison-produced album ''
Is This What You Want? ''Is This What You Want?'' is the debut album by English rock and soul singer Jackie Lomax, released in 1969 on the Beatles' Apple record label. It was produced by George Harrison and features contributions from Harrison's Beatles bandmates Paul ...
'', released in 1969, which also includes musical contributions from Starr and McCartney. Lomax's first single, "
Sour Milk Sea "Sour Milk Sea" is a song by English rock singer Jackie Lomax that was released as his debut single on the Beatles' Apple record label in August 1968. It was written by George Harrison during the Beatles' stay in Rishikesh, India, and given t ...
", features those three Beatles and was written by Harrison. * Modern Jazz Quartet – Associated with Ono, and were famous prior to their involvement with Apple. They released two albums for the label, '' Under the Jasmin Tree'' and ''
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''. *
Yoko Ono Yoko Ono ( ; ja, 小野 洋子, Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking. Ono grew up i ...
– Recorded extensively with Lennon and released several singles and albums herself; on these Lennon usually directed the band and also performed. * David Peel and the Lower East Side – A political folk singer brought to the label by Lennon. *
Billy Preston William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American keyboardist, singer and songwriter whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, during which he ba ...
– Brought in to work with the Beatles in January 1969 on their "Get Back"/"Let It Be" sessions, and signed as a solo artist. Harrison produced Preston's recordings, including the 1969 hit single " That's The Way God Planned It". Preston's recording of Harrison's "
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" was released on Apple before Harrison's version. Preston issued two albums on Apple, '' That's the Way God Planned It'' in 1969 with
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,
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and
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, and its follow up ''
Encouraging Words ''Encouraging Words'' is the fifth studio album by American soul musician Billy Preston, released in September 1970 on Apple Records. It was the last of Preston's two albums for the Beatles' Apple label, after which he moved to A&M Records. The ...
'' in 1970 with George Harrison, Eric Clapton,
Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...
and Delaney Bramlett. *
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, the UK branch of the
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. Harrison brought the Temple devotees to the label in 1969 and produced two hit singles by them in 1969–70, including " Hare Krishna Mantra", as well as their eponymous studio album, released in 1971. *
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– An Indian classical musician. Harrison brought Shankar to the label in 1971 and produced his Apple releases, which included the ''
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'' soundtrack and '' In Concert 1972'', a double live album with
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. *
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– Married to
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, who separately worked with the Beatles and solo Beatles from 1970 onwards. Harrison wrote, co-produced and played on her only Apple single, "
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", which was made with her husband, as an attempt to revive her recording career. * The Sundown Playboys – A French-language
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band from
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. A pre-existing single was brought to the label by Starr. *
John Tavener Sir John Kenneth Tavener (28 January 1944 – 12 November 2013) was an English composer, known for his extensive output of choral religious works. Among his best known works are '' The Lamb'' (1982), ''The Protecting Veil'' (1988), and '' Song ...
– A classical composer. His brother, a builder, worked on Starr's house, and the drummer took an interest in Tavener. *
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– Recorded with McCartney, who appears on the Apple LP that launched his career. *
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(originally White Trash) – Brought to Apple by
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, formerly of
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. Their second single was a cover of "
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" and charted on Apple in the UK. *
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– An American soul artist since the early 1960s, who worked with Harrison and Preston while the latter was signed to Apple. Troy recorded one Apple album, and released two spin-off singles in 1970, the first of which, "Ain't That Cute", was co-written with Harrison. Starr also collaborated on the album, and is credited as a co-writer with Harrison and Troy on some of the tracks. * Lon and Derrek Van Eaton – Signed to the label in September 1971 by Harrison, who produced their debut single, "Sweet Music". Starr also contributed to the recording, and to other tracks on the Van Eatons' 1972 Apple album ''
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''. Also released were the soundtracks to ''
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'' and '' El Topo'' (in the US), the onetime
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compilation '' Phil Spector's Christmas Album'' and the multi-artist ''
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''. Cassette and 8-track tape versions of ''Bangla Desh'' were marketed by
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after a deal that permitted the inclusion of
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, a Columbia artist, on the album. Artists who had considerable success in the pop and rock world after their initial sessions at Apple Records include Badfinger (originally known as the Iveys), James Taylor, Mary Hopkin, Hot Chocolate, Yoko Ono and Billy Preston. Artists who auditioned to appear on the label, but did not make it, include: * McGough and
McGear ''McGear'' is the second and final solo album by English singer Mike McGear, released in 1974. The album is a collaboration between McGear and his brother Paul McCartney, who co-wrote and produced the record. All backing tracks on the album a ...
(the latter of whom was McCartney's brother), whose self-titled album was due to be released on Apple; it was instead released on
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, to which both were signed as members of
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. *
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, whose single "Dear Delilah" was issued on
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with Apple publishing credit. * Focal Point, a Liverpool band who were going to be managed by Brian Epstein before he died, were signed to Apple after chasing McCartney around
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. John Lennon signed them to Apple; they were the first band signed. Their single "Sycamore Sid" was issued on Deram Records with credit to Apple Publishing on the label. * Fire (a band with future Strawbs member Dave Lambert on guitar) released two singles in 1968: "Father's Name Was Dad", produced by
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, and "Round the Gum Tree", on
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with Apple publishing credits. *
Delaney and Bonnie Delaney & Bonnie were an American duo of singer-songwriters Delaney Bramlett and Bonnie Bramlett. In 1969 and 1970, they fronted a rock/soul ensemble, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, whose members at different times included Duane Allman, Gregg Al ...
's ''
Accept No Substitute ''The Original Delaney & Bonnie'', also known by its subtitle ''Accept No Substitute'', is the second studio album by American recording duo Delaney & Bonnie. It was recorded with many of the "friends" that would form the core of their best-known ...
'' album was originally meant to be released on Apple in 1969; it was first released commercially on Elektra Records the same year. In England, copies of the LP were pressed before Apple realized the band were already contracted to Elektra. No album covers were ever printed; the disc is now a high-value Apple collectible. * Mortimer were a folk-based three-piece, notable for a recording of the Beatles' " Two of Us". It was planned for release as an Apple single in 1969 (before the Beatles' version was issued) under the title "On Our Way Home", but the release was cancelled. * Raven were offered a contract to record with Apple after Harrison received a tape from the band's manager
Marty Angelo Marty Angelo worked in the entertainment business from 1965 to 1980 as a television producer ( Disco Step-by-Step), record promoter, restaurant/nightclub owner and personal manager for rock 'n' roll bands ( Raven and Rob Grill and The Grass Roots) ...
. Harrison was unable to be their producer, but sent Apple A&R chief
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to New York City to discuss Asher filling the role. This is documented in the book ''
The Longest Cocktail Party ''The Longest Cocktail Party'' is a book by Richard DiLello, published in 1972 by Playboy Press in the US and Canada and Charisma in the UK, and reprinted in 1981, 1983 (Pierian Press) and 2005. ''The Longest Cocktail Party'' is one man's account ...
'' and in Angelo's autobiography ''Once Life Matters: A New Beginning''. The band turned down Asher's offer, and instead signed with
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in 1969. * Slow Dog (later known as Wheels) were a Cambridge-based rock band fronted by Scottish singer/guitarist Dave Kelly. They were the winners of the Apple Records-sponsored national talent contest early 1969, organised by Asher prior to his departure for the US. The winner of the talent contest was promised a record contract with Apple Records, but owing to Asher's departure, the band only recorded demo tracks. However, on recommendation from Mal Evans,
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in London signed Slow Dog to a record contract, officially changing their name to Wheels. * See also Zapple Records section for cancelled releases.


Discography


See also

*
Apple Corps v Apple Computer Between 1978 and 2006 there were a number of legal disputes between Apple Corps (owned by The Beatles) and the computer manufacturer Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) over competing trademark rights. The High Court of Justice in England handed down ...
*
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* ''
The Longest Cocktail Party ''The Longest Cocktail Party'' is a book by Richard DiLello, published in 1972 by Playboy Press in the US and Canada and Charisma in the UK, and reprinted in 1981, 1983 (Pierian Press) and 2005. ''The Longest Cocktail Party'' is one man's account ...
'', an inside account of Apple Corps by Richard DiLello


Notes


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External links

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The complete Apple Records



Financial background of Apple


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