As the Wings Over The Word tour continued its relentless path of success across North America in the summer of 1976, Paul McCartney’s triumphant return to pop culture relevancy remainder bogged down by the specter of Beatle past. Bill Sergeant’s multi-million dollar reunion offer added constant fuel to the rumor mill of an on-stage moment featuring John, Paul, George and Ringo – as well as a scrambling Capitol Records rush-release of Got to Get You Into My Life (which promptly rocketed up the charts). Despite such speculations, Beatle reunions (of sorts) were actually in the air in these early summer months of 1976, as John Lennon found himself once again back in the studio with Ringo Starr cutting a track for Ringo’s forthcoming Rotogravure album. Ringo and producer Arif Martin were smitten to have Lennon on board, but John felt differently about the session – calling it a case of “bad vibes” and feeling taken advantage of by his friend. Whatever the case, nearly 7 years after the dissolution of the world’s biggest band, The Beatles maintained their place as a mainstay of popular culture and their relevance stood poised to outlast the time they spent together…

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