Beatles Declare National Apple Week

The Beatles' record company, Apple, will be launched on August 11 with three Beatles productions. Apple has declared the week of August 11-18 National Apple Week.

The first disks will include "Revolution," a John Lennon composition; "Thingumabob," an instrumental featuring Paul McCartney conducting the well-known Black Dyke Mills Brass Band, b/w a McCartney/Black Dyke version of "Yellow Submarine" with a children's choir; and an album of soundtrack music for the film Wonderwall, composed by George Harrison. A Jackie Loran single will also be released during Apple Week.

The Beatles have recorded thirty tracks that may appear on their first Apple LP. Their soundtrack recordings for the full-length cartoon feature, The Yellow Submarine, will not be issued until just before Christmas, to coincide with the film's U.S. opening. The movie contains four brand-new numbers and eight oldies. It has not yet been decided whether to issue the four new tracks on an EP, as the soundtrack to Magical Mystery Tour was issued in England, or to put all twelve titles on an LP.

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