Apple Records Trivia

1. Which song, released as a single on Apple Records, was sung by Mary Hopkin at the 1970 Eurovision Contest?

From Quiz Apple Records

Answer: Knock Knock, Who's There?

"Knock Knock, Who's There?" came in second in the 1970 Eurovision Contest. It was one of several songs Mary Hopkin performed during the UK finals and was selected by a postal vote to be the song she would sing to represent the UK. "Knock Knock, Who's There?" was released in the UK as a single in March of the same year and reached Number Two on the UK Singles Chart after Hopkin's Eurovision appearance. John Carter and Geoff Stephens composed the hit song. "Those Were the Days" was Hopkin's 1969 debut Apple single. "Let My Name Be Sorrow" was a 1971 release by Mary Hopkin and "Goodbye" was released in 1969.

From Quiz Beatles On Apple Records

Answer: Wonderwall Music

George's all-instrumental LP was a soundtrack to the film of the same name. Released in 1968, it was also the first solo album by a Beatle. Paul did compose music for the movie "The Family Way" a couple years earlier but never performed on the album.

From Quiz Beatles and Others On Apple Records

Answer: Delaney & Bonnie

Though Delaney & Bonnie were to release an LP called "Accept No Substitute" and the discs were actually pressed, the project was scrapped by Apple and the LP of the same name later came out on the Electra Label.

From Quiz Apple to the Core

Answer: Granny Smith

All of the varietals listed are green, but Granny Smith apples were already a part of The Beatles' story. In 1966, 19-year-old Geoff Emerick became The Beatles' primary recording engineer, replacing Norman "Hurricane" Smith (who became an EMI producer). Immediately after he started, George Harrison recorded a new Indian-influenced composition that he hadn't yet named (which eventually became "Love You To"); Emerick gave it the working title of "Granny Smith", after his favorite variety of apple. Later that year, John Lennon went to see an avant-garde artwork called "Apple", and the apple displayed in the art was a Granny Smith. More importantly, the artwork was done by a Japanese artist named Yoko Ono, who soon became an intimate part of John's life. So when The Beatles thought "apple", the Granny Smith apple was top-of-mind for them.

From Quiz Apple Records

Answer: Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight

In 1969, a cover version of Carole King's "Road To Nowhere" was the first single by Trash on Apple Records. The band was originally called White Trash when they came on board Apple Records, but their name was changed to simply Trash. "Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight" was recorded by the band in 1969 shortly before the Beatles recorded it for their "Abbey Road" album. The group recorded four songs, enough for two singles with a B side before leaving Apple Records.

From Quiz Beatles and Others On Apple Records

Answer: Badfinger

Released only in Italy, Japan, and Germany, the Iveys' album "Maybe Tomorrow" was later revamped to "Magic Christian Music" as was the group, to Badfinger.

From Quiz First Bite of the Apple: Apple Publishing

Answer: 94 Baker Street

The Beatles' accountants had previously purchased the 94 Baker Street property as an investment property, but The Beatles instead ended up locating the initial Apple businesses there. After the failure of the Apple Boutique, Apple first moved to the Wigmore Street address and then to the Savile Row address. [The Prime Minister of the UK lives at the Downing Street address.] As for the clues, Sherlock Holmes lived at the fictional 221B Baker Street, and in 1978 Gerry Rafferty had a worldwide hit named "Baker Street". The first compilation of Apple Publishing demos and releases issued in 2003 by Cherry Red Records was entitled "94 Baker Street" and featured a painting of the building (including the mural that was painted for the Apple Boutique) on the cover.

From Quiz Apple Records

Answer: Ronnie Spector

Phil Spector co-produced Harrison's "Try Some, Buy Some" for Ronnie Spector. The song failed to chart in the UK and only reached Number 77 in the US. George Harrison later used the same backing tracks when he included the song on his 1973 LP. David Bowie recorded "Try Some, Buy Some" on his "Reality" album in 2003. Jackie Lomax recorded "Sour Milk Sea" on Apple in 1971. "Goodbye, Sweet Lorraine" was a 1973 Apple single by Chris Hodge. Yoko Ono released several solo efforts on Apple including "Mrs. Lennon" and "Now Or Never".

From Quiz Apple Records

Answer: Hot Chocolate Band

The Hot Chocolate Band was signed with Apple when they recorded "Give Peace A Chance". They had originally recorded the Reggae version on another label and sought permission from John Lennon. Lennon admired the version and signed the band to Apple. They recorded another Reggae version for Apple. By the time "You Sexy Thing" became a hit the band was known as Hot Chocolate and had left Apple Records. When the band broke up in the mid-eighties, front man Errol Brown attempted a solo career. Stephen Friedland recorded "King of Fuh" on the Apple label under the name Brute Force. Elephant's Memory recorded "Power Boogie" on Apple in 1972. Lon and Derrek Van Eaton recorded "Warm Woman".

From Quiz Beatles On Apple Records

Answer: 4

Double LPS included "1962-1966" and "1967-1970" - though Beatle greatest hits packages, they were officially released on the Apple label in 1975. The other two were "The Beatles" (White Album), and "Sometime In New York City" by John & Yoko.

From Quiz Beatles and Others On Apple Records

Answer: Modern Jazz Quartet

Their two albums "Space" and "Under The Jasmin Tree" were Apple's only dabble in jazz.

From Quiz Apple Records

Answer: The Iveys

The band that eventually became Badfinger began as The Panthers, then changed their name to The Iveys, from the name of a street in Swansea, Wales, called Ivey Place. In the early sixties they gained prominence and began opening for British acts including The Who, The Spencer Davis Group, The Yardbirds and The Moody Blues. Apple Records employee Mal Evans was instrumental in getting the band signed as the first band not affiliated with the Beatles to be on the label. They released "Maybe Tomorrow" and "Dear Angie" as singles as The Iveys, before releasing "Come And Get It" as Badfinger in 1969. Bo-Weevils, The Ravens and the Ramrods were all names used by the members of the Kinks before becoming the Kinks.

From Quiz Beatles On Apple Records

Answer: Ringo

All four members composed and played on Ringo's 1973 release, though not together. That was the closest they would ever come to the Beatles reuniting musically on an album till the "Anthology" remixes.

From Quiz Beatles and Others On Apple Records

Answer: David Peel

David Peel's LP "The Pope Smokes Dope" caused quite a stir among censors and radio stations alike. Songs like "F Is Not A Dirty Word" and "Birth Control Blues" were only a couple of gems from this short lived album.

From Quiz The Corps of Apple Records I

Answer: Modern Jazz Quartet

While MJQ was an important act from its formation in 1951 (when the members split from Dizzy Gillespie), it is unclear why Apple signed MJQ, since there were no other jazz artists on the label. As it happened, neither album sold well, because Beatles fans generally weren't interested in jazz, and MJQ fans figured that an Apple album must be somehow "different" from MJQ's usual fare.

From Quiz First Bite of the Apple: Apple Publishing

Answer: Mary Hopkin

Gallagher and Lyle wrote five songs recorded by Mary Hopkin, four of which later appeared on her now out-of-print greatest hits album "Those Were The Days" (and two of which were produced for her by Paul McCartney). In the 1970s, they had a hit with their own "Heart on My Sleeve" and also wrote "Break Away", which Art Garfunkel took into the US Billboard Top 40 in 1976 (and to number one on the Billboard adult contemporary chart), and "Stay Young", which Don Williams took to number one on the Billboard country chart in 1984. Lyle later went on to co-write "What's Love Got to Do with It?" and "We Don't Need Another Hero" for Tina Turner, among other hits.

From Quiz Apple Records

Answer: John Lennon and George Harrison

John Lennon released "Unfinished Music No.2: Life With The Lions" with Yoko Ono and George Harrison released "Electric Sound". "Electric Sound" was Harrison's second solo album and was an experimental project that failed to chart in the UK and barely made the charts in the US. Harrison painted the cover artwork himself. "Unfinished Music No.2: Life With The Lions" was the 1969 successor to the 1968 release, "Unfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins". It also failed to chart in the UK. An album of readings by Richard Brautigan was recorded but never released on the Zapple label. EMI Records' subsidiary, Harvest Records, later released the project under the title "Listening To Richard Brautigan".

From Quiz Beatles On Apple Records

Answer: Band On The Run

This instrumental did not become available in the USA until McCartney's catalog was released on CD with bonus tracks.

From Quiz Beatles and Others On Apple Records

Answer: 4

"Live Peace In Toronto" by John Lennon Plastic Ono Band, "Concert For Bangladesh" by George and Friends, "Sometime In New York City (Studio & Live)" by John Lennon, and "In Concert 1972" by Ravi Shankar.

From Quiz The Corps of Apple Records I

Answer: George Harrison

Harrison's instrumental "Wonderwall Music" was split between seven Western-style tracks recorded by Harrison and friends (including Eric Clapton) in the U.K. and eleven Indian-style tracks recorded in Bombay, India.

From Quiz Apple Records

Answer: David Peel

"The Pope Smokes Dope" was an Apple release by David Peel. John and Yoko saw Peel perform in 1971 at Washington Square Park and were impressed by his political material. "The Pope Smokes Dope" was a controversial album that was banned almost everywhere except the US and Canada. Peel's affiliation with Lennon resulted in him opening for many major British and American acts. Apple did not renew Peel's contract so he formed Orange Records. Scottish singer Dave Kelly was one of the artists considered for a contract with Apple Records after appearing at an Apple talent contest. Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Michael McClure were artists considered for spoken word projects on Zapple before it folded.

From Quiz Beatles On Apple Records

Answer: Do The Oz

With the A side, "God Save Us" Bill Eliot and the Elastic Oz Band's "Do The Oz" was written to raise money for "Oz" magazine to fight obscenity charges in the UK. John wrote and produced both sides but sang lead on the B side.

From Quiz Beatles and Others On Apple Records

Answer: Fly

Yoko's 1971 release was a double LP. Yoko sings... There really isn't much more to say about it.

From Quiz Apple Records

Answer: My Sweet Lord

"My Sweet Lord" was the first Number One song by a former Beatle in the US after the band broke up. Billy recorded the tune as a single but it only reached Number 90 on the US Billboard charts. Billy Preston continued to work with George Harrison both in concert and on his recordings. He also played keyboards on five Rolling Stones albums and went on to enjoy a successful solo career with songs such as "Outa-Space", "Will It Go Round in Circles" and "Nothing From Nothing". The "Get Back" single was credited as The Beatles with Billy Preston. Billy also worked on "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" and "Something" for the "Abbey Road" album.

From Quiz Beatles On Apple Records

Answer: The Apple on the label is eaten

Realizing that in 1975 Apple was about to go under, George, as a parody of the financial situation, used the apple core on the label to show that all the money in Apple had been "eaten" and there was nothing left.

From Quiz Beatles and Others On Apple Records

Answer: Badfinger

"Apple Of My Eye" was the last from the "artists" in the Apple family. This came from the album "Ass" and was the beginning of the end for Badfinger. After years of lawsuits and contract disputes two of the members of the band committed suicide.

From Quiz The Corps of Apple Records I

Answer: Phil Spector's Christmas Album

"Phil Spector's Christmas Album" was a 1972 "Back to Mono" re-issue (APCOR 24) of 1963's "A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector", which (except for one track) featured Philles Records artists The Ronettes, The Crystals, Darlene Love and Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans covering Christmas standards rearranged into Spector's "Wall of Sound" style. As Spector had become the principal producer for John Lennon and George Harrison, he chose to reissue this album on Apple, to everyone's benefit. The original Philles issue had reached the top 20, but the Apple reissue did even better, reaching number six. Two of the other choices were also Apple Christmas releases: "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" was a 1971 holiday single by John Lennon and Yoko Ono that reached number one in the U.K. in 1981, and "The Beatles' Christmas Album" was a 1970 promotional-only compilation of the Beatles' Christmas records that had been made for their fan club between 1963 and 1969.

From Quiz Apple Records

Answer: The Sundown Playboys

The Sundown Playboys had been around since the forties by the time Ringo brought them to Apple after hearing one of their singles. They released a single titled "Saturday Nite Special" on Apple in 1972. Accordion player Lionel Cormier was the founder of the band. They continued to perform after his death in 1970. Elephant's Memory was a backing band for John Lennon and also released recordings on their own. George Harrison worked with Lon and Derek Van Eaton during their time with Apple. In 1968 the brass band Black Dyke Mills Band released an instrumental called "Thingumybob" with a brass version of "Yellow Submarine" as the B-side. They were produced by Paul McCartney and later worked on sessions with Wings.

From Quiz Beatles and Others On Apple Records

Answer: Celtic Requiem

John Tavener had two LPs on Apple. "The Whale" and "Celtic Requiem". "Celtic" was only released in the UK and was not released in America until Apple reissued its catalog on CD in 1992.

From Quiz The Corps of Apple Records I

Answer: Sir John Tavener

Sir John Tavener's ancestor, John Taverner, was the most highly regarded British composer of Henry VIII's era and supposedly worked directly for both Cardinal Wolsey and Thomas Cranmer, the founder of the Anglican (Episcopal) Church. Tavener himself favored more esoteric classical-influenced works.

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