Apple Corps Releases Last-Ever Unseen Footage of the Beatles at Abbey Road.LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 16, 1999-- Due to public demand, Apple Corps is set to release the much talked about footage of The Beatles recording their lesser known rock & roll song "Hey Bulldog bulldog, breed of thick-set nonsporting dog developed in the British Isles many centuries ago. It stands from 13 to 15 in. (33–38.1 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 40 to 50 lb (18.1–22.7 kg). ." The footage, filmed in 1968, is the last known unseen film of The Beatles recording at Abbey Road Studios Abbey Road Studios, created in November of 1931 by EMI in London, England is best known as the recording studio used by musicians such as The Beatles, Cliff Richard, Al Stewart, Pink Floyd, Oasis, The Shadows and Elliott Smith. , London. "Hey Bulldog," a song by John Lennon Noun 1. John Lennon - English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980) Lennon , was recorded from scratch in just 10 takes on Sunday, Feb. 11, at Abbey Road Abbey Road may refer to:
However, once inside the studio, The Beatles decided to record instead, and "Hey Bulldog" was created. The song later formed part of the 1969 "Yellow Submarine" soundtrack album. Since the announcement earlier this year that The Beatles are releasing a new "Yellow Submarine" album -- "The Yellow Submarine Songtrack" -- featuring all the songs from the movie in remixed form, speculation about the existence of the "Hey Bulldog" footage has been rife rife adj. rif·er, rif·est 1. In widespread existence, practice, or use; increasingly prevalent. 2. Abundant or numerous. among Beatle fan clubs around the world. Due to many requests from fans, Apple Corps has decided to release the "Hey Bulldog" footage for the first time. It will be made available to the media but will not be released for sale. An Apple spokesman said: "The `Hey Bulldog' film was only discovered after `The Beatles Anthology' TV series was finished. Had it been discovered before, it would have been in `The Beatles Anthology.'" The spokesman added: "Although `Hey Bulldog' is not as well known as other songs from `Yellow Submarine,' such as `Eleanor Rigby' or `Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds,' it has long been considered by Beatles fans and critics alike to be something of a `forgotten gem.' The song itself was recently described as sounding like `The Beatles doing Oasis doing The Beatles.'" Commenting on "Hey Bulldog" and the recording session caught on film, Paul McCartney Noun 1. Paul McCartney - English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942) McCartney, Sir James Paul McCartney said, "One of the things I liked about John's songwriting style was its quirkiness quirk n. 1. A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy: "Every man had his own quirks and twists" Harriet Beecher Stowe. 2. ; it's quite surreal sur·re·al adj. 1. Having qualities attributed to or associated with surrealism: "Even with most facilities shut down ... -- and `Hey Bulldog' is very surreal." Talking of the film of the recording of "Hey Bulldog," Paul added: "I like the moment when I'm harmonising with John and he says something about a dog, and I just started barking; I started being a dog. He sort of says have I got any more of that and then I'm off, I'm howling! "The spirit of that session is brought back by the recording. It's a very free and open spirit that I like a lot. "So we were there recording `Hey Bulldog,' and this film crew just got a lot of footage of us recording, and it has only just shown up. We'd all forgotten about it. But I think it makes a really cool video; it's very of the time." For further information, contact: Geoff Baker, The Yellow Submarine Press Office, telephone: 0171-225-1700 or 01380-860-169 or 0410-509069. |
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