Apple Bite: The Beatles Remasters

Apple Records finally succumbed to the temptation as they agreed to release a huge catalogue of the Beatles music in digital format this year in an attempt to have a bite of the lucrative market.

Although the Beatles had made it clear in one of their songs that money can’t really buy them love, surely Apple and Sir Paul and Ringo and the surviving widows of John and George will have a lot of love and moolah as they once again reap the fruits of the Fab Four’s labor.

But this Beatlemaniac really ‘don’t care much for money’ that he may have to shell out, if mediocre bands and singers can get away with it, why not the Beatles?






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The Beatles remasters: The long and winding road

Come Together

Dear Abbey,

“You say it’s your birthday. Well, Happy Birthday to You!”

Yes, the iconic cover of The Beatles’ "final" album Abbey Road wherein the Fab Four were seen crossing the zebra-striped asphalt on Abbey Road turns 40 today.

No album cover in the history of music has been scrutinized like the Abbey Road photo. What with rumors then that Paul McCartney had died in a car accident earlier and that the plate number of the VW Beetle parked on the left side of the road was actually a code that confirms his death.

Abbey Road went on to become one of the most successful albums in the Fab Four’s short but great career as a group. It was not only laden with beautiful songs written by the most prolific songwriters of all time but also a revolutionary one not only in their approach and arrangement but the use of technology that was available at that time that set the bar high for other bands to imitate or follow.

Hundreds of Beatlemaniacs trooped to Abbey Road today to celebrate the iconic photo’s 40th anniversary and if we are to believe the saying that life really begins at 40, we can be sure then that the legendary status of the Beatles as a pop culture icon will continue to grow in years to come…


If you want to see a live video of the famous Abbey Road Crossing in real time, click
HERE


Here's a rockin' treat from my fave Beatle, John-

Spread the LOVE

Across The Universe Day

Tonight, February 4, 2008 at exactly 7 EST, NASA will beam the Beatles’ song Across The Universe to outer space while people and radio stations around the world are being asked to play the song at the same time to celebrate the first ever “Across The Universe Day.”

NASA in a statement, “the transmission will be aimed at the North Star, Polaris which is 431 light years away from earth. The song will travel across the universe at a speed of 186, 000 per second..”

The “Simultaneous- Playing” also marks the 40th Anniversary of the song which was first recorded by the Fab Four on February 4, 1968 at the EMI Studios in Abbey Road, London, England.

There are 4 different versions of the songs which can be found at the following albums:


Original 1968 version on Past Masters Volume II



Alternate 1968 version on The Beatles Anthology Volume II




Remixed 1970 version on Let It Be



Remixed 2003 version on Let It Be…Naked



So, tonight with my trusty old guitar in hand, I’ll be singing and playing my own version of the song to be ONE with all The Beatles’ fans and music lovers all over the world.

This a one for the books celebration that transcends race, gender and age which only shows us how their music is universal and still relevant to this day.



Here's the link to
NASA's Special Across The Universe Video

Here's the Link when "Simul- Play" is happening in your are
Across The Universe