''Maybe Tomorrow'' is the debut album by British

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band

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. ''Maybe Tomorrow'' is the only release under the band's original name as The Iveys. It was issued in 1969 on the

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label in Japan, West Germany and Italy. Although the album was scheduled to be released worldwide, the release in the US and UK at that time was halted without explanation. Many reasons for halting the album have been suggested by the band and Apple employees, but the most common theory is that Apple's newly hired president,

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, stopped all non-Beatle releases on Apple until he could examine the company's finances, which were in disarray at the time. A majority of the album's songs were later issued as Badfinger songs on the Badfinger album ''

Magic Christian Music ''Magic Christian Music'' is the second studio album by the British rock band Badfinger, released on 9 January 1970 on Apple Records. It was the first release under the band's new name as Badfinger. The band had previously released the album '' ...

''.

Background

The Iveys (later known as Badfinger) were a successful live act on the London circuit when they attracted the attention of

employee

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 ...

in early 1968. It was through Evans' perseverance that demonstration recordings made by the group were presented to

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(Apple's presidents). Although the band was initially waived by

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and

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, the former relented as more impressive Iveys tapes were brought in by Evans. The group signed with

in April 1968 and began making recordings immediately upon their arrival. With the incentive of releasing a worthwhile single, the band was not focused on compiling an LP. ''Maybe Tomorrow'' was therefore culled from various studio recordings the group made during a 12-month period, mostly under the production of

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. The songs on the LP vary widely among pop, rock, and psychedelic sounds. With few exceptions, they do not resemble the sound Badfinger would later become known for. The sound quality of the Iveys album is relatively poor due to a "muddy" mix. When some of these tracks were carefully re-mixed for Badfinger's debut album ''

'' the sound quality was significantly improved. The title track was released as an Apple single in 1968 and enjoyed limited success in regional markets—for example, reaching number 1 in the Netherlands. Due to Badfinger's subsequent fame and the album's limited release, ''Maybe Tomorrow'' became an expensive collectible for many years, often earning between $200 and $400 US dollars for a single used copy. Although a 1990s re-release of the album on CD format curbed demand for the original album, the CD itself became collectible because of its limited run. For reasons unknown, the CD edition of "Maybe Tomorrow" has the stereo channels reversed and the song "Sali Bloo" (pronounced "Sally Blue") is missing the wah-wah guitar intro found on the original album.

Track listing

Songs marked with an asterisk (*) also appear on ''Magic Christian Music''.

Sleeve notes

On the sleeve

Derek Taylor Derek Taylor (7 May 1932 – 8 September 1997) was an English journalist, writer, publicist and record producer. He is best known for his role as press officer to the Beatles, with whom he worked in 1964 and then from 1968 to 1970, and was one ...

writes that these "four very nice kids ..were not, nor are they now adventurous innovators, but they are ready, they are ready to be. The Iveys can sing and they play tight, rich stuff, write it too; they can write anything. They are lovely lads. ..For them all Apple feels love and admiration."

Personnel

; The Iveys *

Pete Ham Peter William Ham (27 April 1947 – 24 April 1975) was a Welsh singer, songwriter and guitarist best known as a lead vocalist of and composer for the 1970s rock band Badfinger, whose hit songs include " No Matter What", " Day After Day" and " ...

– lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, keyboards * Tom Evans – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar *Ron Griffiths – bass guitar, backing vocals *

Mike Gibbins Michael George Gibbins (12 March 1949 – 4 October 2005) was a Welsh musician, most notable for being the drummer of Badfinger. Early life Mike Gibbins was born on 12 March 1949 in Swansea, Wales. He began playing drums at age 14, and joine ...

– drums, percussion, backing vocals ; Other performers *Bill Collins – piano on "Knocking Down Our Home" *

Nicky Hopkins Nicholas Christian "Nicky" Hopkins (24 February 1944 – 6 September 1994) was an English pianist and organist. Hopkins performed on many popular and enduring British and American rock music recordings from the 1960s to the 1990s, most notably ...

– piano on "See-Saw Granpa" ; Technical *

– producer *

– producer *The Iveys – producers

References

{{Authority control Badfinger albums Apple Records albums 1969 debut albums Albums produced by Tony Visconti Albums recorded at Trident Studios Albums recorded at Morgan Sound Studios Albums recorded at Olympic Sound Studios