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1964 · U.K.
Instrumental versions of THE BEATLES big hits
by GEORGE MARTIN & his orchestra.
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Labels.
George Martin:
Liner notes:
The GEORGE MARTIN Orchestra
Side One
1. ALL MY LOVING (Lennon-McCartney)
2. DON'T BOTHER ME (Harrison)
3. CAN'T BUY ME LOVE (Lennon-McCartney)
4. ALL I'VE GOT TO DO (Lennon-McCartney)
5. I SAW HER STANDING THERE (Lennon-McCartney)
6. SHE LOVES YOU (Lennon-McCartney)
Side Two
1. FROM ME TO YOU (Lennon-McCartney)
2. THERE'S A PLACE (Lennon-McCartney)
3. THIS BOY (Lennon-McCartney)
4. PLEASE PLEASE ME (Lennon-McCartney)
5. LITTLE CHILD (Lennon-McCartney)
6. I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND (Lennon-McCartney)
Recording first published 1964
George Martin is a tall man. He is also a musician with short hair. In spite of this he records rock groups such as (Beatles, Billy J. Kramer, Gerry and the Pacemakers) to name four, and has earned the respect of every-one in the business (what business you might well ask).
We all owe a great deal of our success to George, especially for his patient guidance of our enthusiasm in the right directions (it was a patient George Martin who, on one of our early sessions, explained to a puzzled Ringo that it was a bit much playing a full drum kit, tambourine and maracas at the same time).
Us Beatles are genuinely flattered that a 'real musician' as we call him should turn his talents to arranging an LP of our songs, considering that he has previously worked with such great artists as Peter Sellers, Shirley Bassey, Jimmy Shand and a machine that sings 'Daisy Daisy'.
Some of the sounds on the album may be new to you (and me), that's 'cause George has a great habit of matching unlikely instruments together (like a jews harp and a twelve stringed finger) but the results are great and I think he should get a raise. So plug yourselves in and listen. P.S. Please tell all your friends to buy it too, so George can be rich and famous-after all why not?
Good George Martin is our friend
Buddy Pal and Mate
Buy this record and he'll send A dog for your front gate.
Chorus With an arf arf here
And an arf arf there ... etc.
Sung to the tune of 'OLD MACDONALD HAD AN ARM'
by the Beatles a band.
JOHN LENNON
ReplyDeleteOff the Beatle Track is a 1964 album by George Martin & His Orchestra, released 10 July by United Artists Records in the United States and 3 August by Parlophone in the United Kingdom.
It is the first of a series of albums by Martin featuring instrumental arrangements of songs by The Beatles, for whom he served as producer, arranger, and occasional accompanying musician. It is also the first LP Martin released under his own name. This album was later issued on CD by One Way Records. Later that same year, four of these recordings were reused for the album By Popular Demand, A Hard Day's Night.
Despite its "Beatles" association (the liner notes are even written by John Lennon) and being released at the height of Beatlemania in both the UK and USA, the album did not sell in large quantities. As a result, it is now a collectors item, with copies selling for in excess of £100.