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BEATLES RUNDOWN: "Act Naturally" (1965)

Jan 14, 2015 16:18

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zathras_ix January 15 2015, 17:02:21 UTC

Because Capitol Records' version of the "Help!" album included only the songs that appeared in the film, the label held back "Yesterday" and "Act Naturally" and issued them as a non-LP single.

As the B-side of the U.S. single, "Act Naturally" peaked at No. 47 in October 1965. The two songs made their first U.S. album appearance on "Yesterday and Today" (20 Jun 1966).

When the single was reissued on Apple Records in 1971, "Act Naturally" had the "full apple" side and "Yesterday" ended up on the "sliced apple" side, because "Act Naturally" had been the intended A-side and has always been listed as such in Capitol's files.

dochermes January 16 2015, 00:13:42 UTC

Thanks for clsrifying things. The way different labels marketed Beatles songs, and the way singles did not appear on albums comfused me considerably.

anonymous January 15 2015, 22:35:59 UTC

Doc - stay well, please.
No more Cuban cigars for you!

dochermes January 16 2015, 00:10:43 UTC

Thanks. As I get older, temptation starts to avoid me..

anonymous January 15 2015, 23:42:29 UTC

I like the buck owens version, man that guy could play and what a voice. My dad listened to Buck as a young man, so I naturally scorned him, but its funny, the older I get the more I find out that dad was usually right.

dochermes January 16 2015, 00:11:22 UTC

Buck Owens, like Roy Clark, was and remains underrated in my opinion.

guidoc January 16 2015, 02:11:01 UTC

Now you have me imagining an alternate universe where Ringo does a guest spot on "Hee Haw" and doing a duet with Buck while wearing a pair of bib overalls. Ringo trades bad jokes with Junior Samples and asks Grandpa Jones "What's fer Supper Grandpa? Later the cast does a Cornfield County Salute to Liverpool. Population 466,414.

Ten years ago, the Deraillers were one of the best bands for recreating the Bakersfield sound.

anonymous January 16 2015, 02:39:34 UTC

All this nostalgia lead me to check wikipedia, which lead to youtube and come to find out, ole buck and ringo did a duet of "act naturally" waaay back in '89, it even had a bit part with vic tayback as the barkeep, well worth checking out! Sometimes I marvel, we have the wealth of human knowledge at our fingertips...

wt_1 January 16 2015, 04:10:19 UTC

"Sometimes I marvel, we have the wealth of human knowledge at our fingertips..."

Well said!

It's really astonishing how much great vintage live music is available now that we never would have seen otherwise!