Tomorrow Never Knows – Judgement (Lennon/McCartney) Revolver, 1966 The Beatles began recording their seventh album with a new song from John Lennon. The song not only set the record’s tone for fearless creativity without limits, but also went on to change the entire landscape of popular music. “Tomorrow Never Knows”, appearing as the final track…
I’ll Be Back – 8 of Cups (Lennon/McCartney) A Hard Day’s Night, 1964 The Beatles’ first two albums concluded with loud, raucous songs that each served as their record’s grand finale. But for their third album – the soundtrack to the film A Hard Day’s Night – they chose to end things on a more…
Don’t Let Me Down – Ace of Cups (Lennon/McCartney) Released as a single, 1969 Available on Past Masters Early in 1969 the Beatles recorded their Get Back project, which would eventually become the Let It Be album and documentary film. At the time John Lennon was falling head-over-heels in love with Yoko Ono, while also…
It Won’t Be Long – 9 of Cups (Lennon/McCartney) With The Beatles, 1963 By late 1963, the Beatles were a phenomenon in their native UK. Anyone who doubted if they could last were sure to be won over from the first notes of their second album; “It Won’t Be Long” is the fantastically energetic opener…
Slow Down – Knight of Wands (Williams) Long Tall Sally EP, 1964 Available on Past Masters There was such demand for Beatles music in 1964 that even two albums weren’t nearly enough. To fill the gap in anticipation of their third album, A Hard Day’s Night, the fab four hastily recorded a 4-song EP in…