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Re: August 26, 1968

Posted by **Isolation** on Sep 8, 2013 at 6:12:55 AM:
In Reply to: Re: August 26, 1968 posted by **murray** on Aug 27, 2013 at 10:15:24 AM:

*** Ladies and gentlemen, the US release of the first Beatles 45 on Apple..
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*** None other than 'Hey Jude/Revolution'..
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***This was quite something to behold.. Not only for the brilliance of the two songs...All those years, Beatlefreaks had been so used to that familiar Capitol label.. This clever green apple on one side, sliced apple on the other? That was mighty eye-catching.... Even the glossy black 45 sleeve took things up a notch...
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I had never been so impressed by a new release!We had about 4 stations that played Top 40 and as soon as one finished playing one or other of the tracks I would switch to another station and within a few minutes they would be playing one of them again :]
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**I remember driving back with my family from the "Annual "Family Vacation in the Adirondacks & Hey Jude came on the radio.
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**My father's only comment?
**"Record must be skipping. I guess the DJ is in the Men's Room...."
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* Now that's classic DDGI.... That's Dad Don't Get It..
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