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Here are ten songs that were hits for other artists, but covered brilliantly by the late, VERY GREAT, Rick Nelson. Enjoy!

Here's a ten-song set list of songs covered by the late, very great, Rick Nelson...Songs that were hits for others that are given the unique, brilliant "Rick touch." Enjoy!

Prepare to turn off your mind, relax, & float downstream...SNACKS REQUIRED!

We all Have 'em...Those songs that make us think: People would never believe I love this song! Bill invites his brother Steve to join him as each picks his "Dirty Dozen" of Guilty Pleasure Songs. Have fun listening!

In 1968, The Beatles established their APPLE RECORDS Company, and in addition to release their own group and solo tunes, signed many first-time artists to their label, including Ronnie Spector, Mary Hopkin, James Taylor, Badfinger, Billy Preston, and many others.
Not surprisingly, The Beatles also released their own group and solo singles on their Apple Records label, up until their contract as a group legally expired at the end of 1976. From 1977 on, The Beatles released their singles on other labels. Here are all the Beatles Apple singles from 1968-1971. Enjoy!
APPLE RECORDS BEATLES SINGLES 1975-1976
RINGO STARR
1. No No Song / Snookeroo (1/27/75)
JOHN LENNON
2. Stand By Me / Move Over Ms. L (3/10/75)
PAUL McCARTNEY (as "WINGS")
3. Listen to What the Man Said / Love in Song (5/16/75)
RINGO STARR
4. (It's All Down to) Goodnight Vienna / Oo-Wee (6/2/75)
GEORGE HARRISON
5. You / World of Stone (9/15/75)
PAUL McCARTNEY (as "WINGS")
6. Letting Go / You Gave Me the Answer (10/4/75)
7. VENUS & MARS/ROCK SHOW / Magneto & Titanium Man (10/27/75)
GEORGE HARRISON
8. This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying) / Maya Love (12/8/75)

The Beatles' contract with EMI Records (of which Apple Records was a subsidiary) expired on January 26, 1976, thus ending The Beatles' original "run" with Apple Records (1968-1976). Apple Corps./Apple Records. All Beatles recordings would continue to be distributed by Apple Records, although The Beatles would record for other labels after 1/26/76, except for Paul McCartney, who had re-signed with Capitol Records in 1975.

In 1968, The Beatles established their APPLE RECORDS Company, and in addition to release their own group and solo tunes, signed many first-time artists to their label, including Ronnie Spector, Mary Hopkin, James Taylor, Badfinger, Billy Preston, and many others.
Not surprisingly, The Beatles also released their own group and solo singles on their Apple Records label, up until their contract as a group legally expired at the end of 1976. From 1977 on, The Beatles released their singles on other labels. Here are all the Beatles Apple singles from 1968-1971. Enjoy!
APPLE RECORDS BEATLES SINGLES 1972-1974
PAUL McCARTNEY (as "WINGS")
1. Give Ireland Back to the Irish / Give Ireland Back to the Irish (version) (2/28/72)
RINGO STARR
2. Back Off Boogaloo / Blindman (3/20/72)
PAUL McCARTNEY (as "WINGS")
3. Hi Hi Hi / C Moon (4/2/72)
JOHN & YOKO/PLASTIC ONO BAND
4. Woman Is the N***** of the World / Sisters O Sisters (4/24/72)
PAUL McCARTNEY (as "WINGS")
5. Mary Had a Little Lamb / Little Woman Love (5/29/72)
Paul McCartney & Wings
6. My Love / The Mess (4/9/73)
GEORGE HARRISON
7. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) / Miss O'Dell (5/7/73)
PAUL McCARTNEY (as "WINGS")
8. Live & Let Die / I Lie Around (6/18/73)
RINGO STARR
9. Photograph / Down & Out (9/24/73)
JOHN LENNON
10. Mind Games / Meat City (single version) (10/29/73)
PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS
11. Helen Wheels / Country Dreamer (11/12/73)
RINGO STARR
12. You're Sixteen/ Devil Woman (12/3/73)
PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS
13 Jet / Let Me Roll It (2/18/74)
RINGO STARR
14. Oh My My / Step Lightly (2/18/74)
PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS
15. Band on the Run / Zoo Gang / Nineteen-Hundred & Eighty-Five [U.S. & Great Britain B-sides] (4/8/74)
JOHN LENNON
16. Whatever Gets You Thru' the Night / Beef Jerky (9/23/74)
PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS (as "The Country Hams")
17. Walking in the Park with Eloise / Bridge on the River Suite (10/18/74)
PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS
18. Junior's Farm / Sally G (11/4/74)
RINGO STARR
19. Only You / Call Me (11/11/74)
GEORGE HARRISON
20. Dark Horse / I Don't Care Anymore 11/18/74)
JOHN LENNON
21. #9 Dream / What You Got (12/16/74)
GEORGE HARRISON
22. Ding Dong Ding Dong / Hari's on Tour (12/23/74)


The Beatles' contract with EMI Records (of which Apple Records was a subsidiary) expired on January 26, 1976, thus ending The Beatles' original "run" with Apple Records (1968-1976). Apple Corps./Apple Records. All Beatles recordings would continue to be distributed by Apple Records, although The Beatles would record for other labels after 1/26/76, except for Paul McCartney, who had re-signed with Capitol Records in 1975.

In 1968, The Beatles established their APPLE RECORDS Company, and in addition to release their own group and solo tunes, signed many first-time artists to their label, including Ronnie Spector, Mary Hopkin, James Taylor, Badfinger, Billy Preston, and many others.
Not surprisingly, The Beatles also released their own group and solo singles on their Apple Records label, up until their contract as a group legally expired at the end of 1976. From 1977 on, The Beatles released their singles on other labels. Here are all the Beatles Apple singles from 1968-1971. Enjoy!
APPLE RECORDS BEATLES SINGLES 1968-1971
BEATLES
1. Hey Jude / Revolution (8/26/68)
2. Get Back / Don't Let Me Down (5/5/69)
3. Ballad of John & Yoko / Old Brown Shoe (6/4/69)
PLASTIC ONO BAND (John & Yoko)
4. Give Peace A Chance / Remember Love (7/7/69)
BEATLES
5. Something / Come Together (10/6/69)
JOHN & YOKO
6. Cold Turkey / Don't worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for a Hand in the Snow) (10/20/69)
7. Instant Karma / Who Has Seen the Wind? (2/2/70)
BEATLES
8. Let It Be / You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) (3/11/70)
RINGO STARR
9. Beaucoups of Blues / Coochy Coochy (10/5/70)
GEORGE HARRISON
10. My Sweet Lord / Isn't It a Pity? (11/23/70)
11. What Is Life? / Apple Scruffs (2/15/71)
PAUL McCARTNEY
12. Another Day / Oh Woman, Oh Why? (2/22/71)
JOHN & YOKO
13. Power to the People / Touch Me (3/22/71)
RINGO STARR
14. It Don't Come Easy / Early 1970 (4/16/71)
GEORGE HARRISON
15. Bangla Desh / Deep Blue (7/28/71)
PAUL & LINDA McCARTNEY
16. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey / Too Many People (8/2/71)
JOHN LENNON
17. Imagine / It's So Hard (10/11/71)
JOHN & YOKO
18. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) / **The B-side, "Listen the Snow Is Falling," is listed separately under "Yoko Ono" on the Apple Singles (Non-Beatles) as part of a two-sided Yoko single.1971-1972 page


The Beatles' contract with EMI Records (of which Apple Records was a subsidiary) expired on January 26, 1976, thus ending The Beatles' original "run" with Apple Records (1968-1976). Apple Corps./Apple Records. All Beatles recordings would continue to be distributed by Apple Records, although The Beatles would record for other labels after 1/26/76, except for Paul McCartney, who had re-signed with Capitol Records in 1975.

In 1968, The Beatles established their APPLE RECORDS Company, and in addition to release their own group and solo tunes signed, many first-time artists to their label, including Ronnie Spector, Mary Hopkin, James Taylor, Badfinger, Billy Preston, and many others.
Here are all of the non-Beatles singles released on APPLE in 1972-1976, followed by their release dates. Enjoy!
APPLE SINGLES (NON-BEATLES) 1972-1976
YOKO ONO
1. It's Now or Never / Move On Fast (11/13/72)
ELEPHANTS MEMORY
2. Power Boogie / Liberation Special (11/12/73)
LON & DEREK VON EATON
3. Warm Woman / More Than Words 93/9/73)
YOKO ONO
4. Death of Samantha / Yang Yang (5/4/73)
5. Run Run Run / Men Men Men (11/9/73)
BADFINGER
6. Apple of My Eye / Blind Owl (12/10/73)
*BONUS TRACKS:
MARY HOPKIN
7. An Jenem Tag (Those Were the Days in German)
8. Que Tiempo Tan Feliz (Those Were the Days in Spanish)
9. Goodbye (Acetate demo)
BADFINGER
10. Come and Get It (Acetate demo)
RONNIE SPECTOR
11. Lovely La-De-Day (Acetate of one-sided Apple demo disc - 2/19/71)
SPLINTER
12. Another Chance That I Let Go (Acetate, unreleased single)

[Badfinger's "Apple of My Eye" / " Blind Owl" single was the last non-Beatles Apple single to be released.]

APPLE RECORDS SINGLES (NON-BEATLES) 1971-1972
In 1968, The Beatles established their APPLE RECORDS Company, and in addition to release their own group and solo tunes signed, many first-time artists to their label, including Mary Hopkin, James Taylor, Badfinger, Billy Preston, and many others.
Here are all of the non-Beatles singles released on APPLE in 1971-1972, followed by their release dates. Enjoy!
RONNIE SPECTOR
1. Try Some Buy Some / Tandoori Chicken (4/19/71)
MARY HOPKIN
2. Let My Name Be Sorrow / Kew Gardens (6/18/71)
BILL ELLIOT & THE ELASTIC OZ BAND
3. God Save Us / Do the Oz [John Lennon vocals] (7/7/71)
RADHA KRISHNA TEMPLE (London)
4. Joi Bangla / Oh Bhaugowan / Raga Mishiri (8/31/71)
YOKO ONO
5. Mrs. Lennon / Midsummer New York (9/29/71)
MARY HOPKIN
6. Water, Paper, & Clay / Jefferson (11/26/71)
BADFINGER
7. Name of the Game / Suitcase (12/31/71)
8. Day After Day / Sweet Tuesday Morning (1/14/72)
YOKO ONO
9. Mind Train / Listen, the Snow Is Falling (1/21/72)
BADFINGER
10. Baby Blue / Flying (3/20/72)
DAVID PEEL & THE LOWER EAST SIDE
11. F Is Not a Dirty Word / The Ballad of New York City (4/20/72)
CHRIS HODGE
12. We're On Our Way / Supersoul (5/29/72)
SUNDOWN PLAYBOYS
13. Saturday Night Special / Valse de Soleil Choucher (10/31/72)

APPLE RECORDS SINGLES (NON-BEATLES) 1970
In 1968, The Beatles established their APPLE RECORDS Company, and in addition to release their own group and solo tunes signed, many first-time artists to their label, including Mary Hopkin, James Taylor, Badfinger, Billy Preston, and many others.
Here are all of the non-Beatles singles released on APPLE in 1970, followed by their release dates. Enjoy!
MARY HOPKIN
1. Temma Harbour / Lontano Dagli Occhi (1/16/70)
BILLY PRESTON
2. All That I've Got / As I Get Older (1/30/70)
BADFINGER
3. Come and Get It / Rock of All Ages (2/2/70)
JACKIE LOMAX
4. How the Web Was Woven / Thumbin' a Ride (2/6/70)
DORIS TROY
5. Ain't That Cute / Vaya con Dios (2/13/70)
RADHA KRISHNA TEMPLE (London)
6. Govinda / Govinda Jai Jai (3/6/70)
MARY HOPKIN
7. Bonus Track: Quelli Erano Giomi (Those Were the Days in Italian)
Knock Knock Who's There? / I'm Going to Fall in Love Again (3/20/70)
8. Que Sera Sera / Fileds of St. Etienne (6/15/70)
DORIS TROY
9. Jacob's Ladder / Get Back (8/28/70)
BILLY PRESTON
10. My Sweet Lord / Long As I Get My Baby / Bonus Track: Little Girl (9/11/70)
MARY HOPKIN
11. Think About Your Children / Heritage (10/16/70)
BADFINGER
12. No Matter What / Better Days (11/6/70)
13 JAMES TAYLOR
Carolina in My Mind / Something's Wrong (11/6/70)