Beatles 1975

1975
March

The Beatles decide to record a whole album together, but Paul and John battle over its direction. Paul wants a concept album, this time about a massive rock and roll show, his way of trying to get the band to join him on tour. John, inspired by Ringo’s ONLY YOU, wants to do a rock and roll covers album. After weeks, they compromise. Paul gets a one-sided concept album (essentially a solo side), and the others do rock covers for the other side. George re-records a song on his DARK HORSE album, BYE BYE LOVE.

May
Beatles release
ROCK SHOW

VENUS AND MARS (1:16)
ROCK SHOW (5:32)
LOVE IN SONG (3:05)
CALL ME BACK AGAIN (4:59)
LETTING GO (4:36)
LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAID (3:59)
CROSSROADS THEME (1:09)

BE-BOP-A-LULA (2:37)
STAND BY ME (3:30)
BYE BYE LOVE (4:08)
ONLY YOU (3:27)
YOU CAN’T CATCH ME (4:32)
SLIPPIN’ AND SLIDIN’ (2:16)

(45:06 running time)

ROCK SHOW peaks at No. 2

SINGLES:

ROCK SHOW b/w BYE BYE LOVE
LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAID b/w LOVE IN SONG
STAND BY ME b/w ONLY YOU

ROCK SHOW peaks at No. 2.
LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAID goes to No. 1.

STAND BY ME peaks at No. 10.

After the release of ROCK SHOW, John announces he’s quitting the record business to tend his new son, Sean. The Beatles have essentially broken up.

Paul, with Wings, begins a worldwide tour called ROCK SHOW, singing Beatles songs and a few new solo songs.

-Zube.