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1. Apple Records is best known for releasing the Beatles' last records and the individual Beatles' first solo records. According to former Apple Records executive Barry Miles, which lengthy Beatles single was originally intended to be released in the U.K. as part of the first four Apple singles (which were all issued on the same day and called "The First Four") with the series number "Apple 1"?
2. Along with a Beatles single, another of Apple's initial four releases became an international smash hit, giving Apple Records the number one and number two records in both the U.K. and the U.S. for weeks. The song, with a melody borrowed from a Russian folk song, was produced by Paul McCartney and sung by a young Welsh singer named Mary Hopkin, who had won a televised talent show. What was its name?
3. This influential singer-songwriter was discovered by Apple's A&R director Peter Asher, but, despite the presence of both Paul McCartney and George Harrison on his 1969 single "Carolina in My Mind". both the single and his eponymous debut album flopped. He then came back to the U.S. to be treated for heroin addiction ... and became a superstar with his next single, a song begun for the Apple album. Who was he?
4. Apple's uneven management and promotion caused it to have many regional hits that weren't successful worldwide. "Maybe Tomorrow", the fifth single on Apple, went to number one in the Netherlands but didn't even chart in the U.K. and only reached number 67 in the U.S. As a result, both the second single ("Dear Angie") and the debut album of the Welsh band that recorded it were only released in a few countries, not including either the U.S. or the U.K. What band was it?
5. This revolutionary jazz band, originally known as the Milt Jackson Quartet, recorded two albums for Apple, "Under the Jasmin Tree" and "Space", the only jazz records released by the label. Who was it?
6. The first album released by Apple (APCOR 1 in mono, SAPCOR 1 in stereo) was also the first official solo album released by one of the Beatles. Which member of the group recorded the Eastern-influenced soundtrack for the movie "Wonderwall"?
7. The one-man band Brute Force signed a contract with George Harrison to release a single on Apple, but EMI refused to release it, claiming it was too offensive. Apple privately pressed 2000 copies of the record for promotional distribution in the U.K., but EMI still refused to release it. As a result, the record has become the rarest and most expensive Apple record among collectors. What was it called?
8. Although the only original song on it was Darlene Love's "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)", this album, which reached the U.S. top ten when reissued by Apple, remains one of the all-time classics of pop Christmas music. What was its Apple title?
9. Apple released two albums, "The Whale" and "Celtic Requiem", by an avant-garde classical composer who almost shared a name with a sixteenth-century composer that was his direct ancestor. Who is this composer, who was knighted in 2000?
10. This singer-songwriter, who starred in the Apple Films production "Son of Dracula", released the soundtrack album to the movie (featuring his number one hit "Without You") on Rapple Records, a joint venture of Apple and RCA. He also partied with John Lennon during Lennon's "Lost Weekend", and Lennon produced one of his albums. Who is he?
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