The Beatles / David Wigg – The Beatles Tapes From The David Wigg Interviews

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Label: Polydor – 2683 068 Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP Country: UK Released: 30 Jul 1976 Genre: Rock, Non-Music, Pop Style: Interview, Rock & Roll

Tracklist

Hide Credits John Lennon With Yoko Ono A1 John Lennon With Yoko Ono* / David Wigg– Interview (Part 1) A2 The Martyn Ford Orchestra– Give Peace A Chance Written-By – Lennon-McCartney Written-By – Lennon-McCartney A3 John Lennon With Yoko Ono* / David Wigg– Interview (Part 2) A4 The Martyn Ford Orchestra– Imagine Written-By – Lennon* Written-By – Lennon* A5 John Lennon With Yoko Ono* / David Wigg– Interview (Part 3) A6 The Martyn Ford Orchestra– Come Together Written-By – Lennon-McCartney Written-By – Lennon-McCartney A7 John Lennon With Yoko Ono* / David Wigg– Interview Paul McCartney B1 Paul McCartney / David Wigg– Interview (Part 1) B2 The Martyn Ford Orchestra– Because Written-By – Lennon-McCartney Written-By – Lennon-McCartney B3 Paul McCartney / David Wigg– Interview (Part 2) B4 The Martyn Ford Orchestra– Yesterday Guitar – Tom Hartmann Written-By – Lennon-McCartney Guitar – Tom Hartmann Written-By – Lennon-McCartney B5 Paul McCartney / David Wigg– Interview (Part 3) B6 The Martyn Ford Orchestra– Hey Jude Written-By – Lennon-McCartney Written-By – Lennon-McCartney George Harrison C1 George Harrison / David Wigg– Interview (Part 1) C2 The Martyn Ford Orchestra– Here Comes The Sun Guitar – Carlos Bonell Written-By – Harrison* Guitar – Carlos Bonell Written-By – Harrison* C3 George Harrison / David Wigg– Interview (Part 2) C4 The Martyn Ford Orchestra– Something Written-By – Harrison* Written-By – Harrison* Ringo Starr D1 Ringo Starr / David Wigg– Interview D2 Ringo Starr / David Wigg– Interview D3 Ringo Starr / David Wigg– Interview (Part 1) D4 The Martyn Ford Orchestra– Octopus's Garden Written-By – Richard Starkey Written-By – Richard Starkey D5 Ringo Starr / David Wigg– Interview (Part 2) D6 The Martyn Ford Orchestra– Yellow Submarine Written-By – Lennon-McCartney Written-By – Lennon-McCartney

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Polydor Ltd. (UK)
• Published By – Northern Songs Ltd.
• Published By – Harrisongs Ltd.
• Published By – Startling Music Ltd.
• Recorded At – Ramport Studios
• Recorded At – Polydor Studios
• Printed By – MacNeill Press

Credits

• Arranged By – John Bell (tracks: A2, A4, A6, B2, B4, B6, C2, C4, D4, D6), Martyn Ford (tracks: A2, A4, A6, B2, B4, B6, C2, C4, D4, D6)
• Art Direction – Ian Murray (4)
• Cello – Helen Liebmann
• Concept By – Bryan Morrison
• Coordinator – Chris Parry
• Design – John Gorham
• Engineer – Peter Wilson
• Harmonica – Graham Smith (7)
• Interviewer, Editor – David Wigg (tracks: A1, A3, A5, A7, B1, B3, B5, C1, C3, D1 to D3, D5)
• Liner Notes – David Wigg
• Oboe – Janice Knight
• Photography By – David Nutter, Dezo Hoffmann, Larry Ellis (4), Michael Putland
• Piano – Ann Odell
• Producer, Conductor – Martyn Ford (tracks: A2, A4, A6, B2, B4, B6, C2, C4, D4, D6)
• Synthesizer [ARP Odyssey] – Francis Markman
• Trumpet – Crispian Steele-Perkins, Paul Cash
• Viola – Jan Schlapp
• Violin – Gavyn Wright, Irvine Arditti

Notes

Interviews made from 1968 to 1973 conducted by newspaper writer David Wigg, who had been with the English Daily newspaper, the Daily Express, and interviewed the Beatles on several occasions.
The interviews are edited by David Wigg, and are interspersed with instrumental versions of Beatles songs played by session men and arranged by Martyn Ford and John Bell.

Includes 8 pages of various black & white photos 1963-75 (stapled inside).

On all 4 labels there is an empty box for where normally the rights society is displayed.
A black square is printed over the 'M' (mono) above the triangle with 33 (rpm).

This double LP was re-released October 1984 with a catalogue number of "TWOLP 7" and again on CD in October 1990, catalogue number 847 185-2.

Dates indicated for interviews:
A1, A3, A5 - June 1969
A7 - October 1971
B1, B3, B5 - March 1970
C1, C3 - March 1969
D1 - December 1969
D2 - July 1970
D3, D5 - December 1973

Barcode and Other Identifiers

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