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Maybe Tomorrow /
And Her Daddy's A Millionaire

Released: November 15, 1968
Label: Apple Records (Worldwide)
Produced: Tony Visconti
Catalog Numbers:
  UK: Apple 5
  USA: Apple 1803
  Japan: AR-2198
Highest Chart Position:
  Billboard USA: #67

Rory Williams note: Check out the very rare Apple/Americom disc photos. They are American made. They were actually available in specially made vending machines. I’ve been told that they cost around 75 cents. There were also a couple of Mary Hopkin discs too. They also made Get Back and Hey Jude for the Beatles. The Iveys disc is by far one of the rarest discs. It took me a long time to find one!

Tracks

1. Maybe Tomorrow (Evans) 2:50
2. And Her Daddy's A Millionaire (Evans/Ham) 2:08

Release Notes: (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
The Iveys recorded and released the single "Maybe Tomorrow" in 1968, which reached the lower levels of Billboard Hot 100. An album of the same name was issued in Italy, West Germany and Japan in 1969. Plans to release the LP in the UK and U.S. were halted without official explanation from Apple.

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Permissive Paradise

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The Pleasure Garden (The Iveys)
Permissive Paradise

Released: June 12, 1969
Recording & Technical Assistance:
  John Hassell Recordings
Flexidisc Production:
  George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd
Made in England by:
  Sound for Industry Ltd., London

The Pleasure Garden (The Iveys)
· Ron Griffiths - Bass/Lead Vocals
· Tom Evans - Rhythm Guitar/Vocals
· Pete Ham - Lead Guitar/Piano/Vocals
· Mike Gibbins - Drums

BWR Report
Wow! What a discovery! An undocumented recorded Iveys song re-discovered!!! As first reported on the BWR. Read the entire story on how this recording came to the light of day...

Tracks

1. Young London - Emperor Rosko and Jonathan King
2. Permissive Paradise (Cox/Sidey) 3:39

Bryan Waller comments:
What would be your idea of one of the rarest songs you could ever look for? An obscure import, a famous group's first record before they were famous, a promo only issue, a song recorded under a pseudonym, a song that was never intended for the music market, a song the fans don't know about. "Permissive Paradise" is all of these, and the kicker is that I never even heard of it until 34 years after it was recorded. I have some records that I searched years for; I got this little gem in the mail only nine days after you mentioned it in your BWR newsletter. That's about as good as it gets!

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Lyrics (Album)

Dear Angie /
No Escaping Your Love

Released: July 18, 1969
Label: Apple Records
Produced (A): Mal Evans
Produced (B): Tony Visconti
Catalog Numbers:
  UK: Apple 14 (Not issued)
  Europe: Apple 14
  Japan: AR-2354

Tracks

1. Dear Angie (Griffiths) 2:39
2. No Escaping Your Love (Evans) 2:12

Release Notes:
APPLE 14 was released in Europe on July 18 1968, but as the Iveys changed their name to Badƒinger, this release was shelved in the U.K.

Coincidently, on the same date, the Walls Ice Cream E.P. was released in the UK (See next listing).

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The Walls Ice Cream E.P.

Released: July 18, 1969 (UK only)
Label: Apple Records LTD
Catalog Number: APPLE CT 1
Produced
  Track (A1): Mal Evans
  Track (A2): Peter Asher
  Track (B1): George Harrison
  Track (B2): Paul McCartney

Of Interest - Iveys song
This was not an Apple Records "official" release, but was a promotional E.P. available only by mail order through a Walls ice cream promotion.

Tracks - Side A

1. The Iveys: Storm In A Teacup (Evans) 2:34
2. James Taylor: Something's Wrong (Taylor) 3:11

Tracks - Side B

1. Jackie Lomax: Little Yellow Pill (Lomax) 4:06
2. Mary Hopkin: Pebble And The Man (Donovan) 2:04

Sleeve Notes
The Iveys - Pete Ham, Ron Jones (Griffiths), Tom Evans and drummer Mike Gibbons (Gibbins) are the new Apple Corps group. An exciting quartet who are thought to be the most enjoyable group since The Beatles.

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Come And Get It /
Rock Of All Ages

Released: December 5, 1969
Label: Apple Records (Worldwide)
Produced (A): Paul McCartney
Produced (B): Tony Visconti
Catalog Numbers:
  UK: Apple 20
  USA: Apple 1815
  Japan: AR-2444
Highest Chart Position:
  U.S. Chart: #7
  U.K. Chart: #4

Tracks

1. Come And Get It (McCartney) 2:21
2. Rock Of All Ages (Evans/Ham/Gibbins) 3:22

Release Notes: (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
On 2 August 1969, Paul McCartney produced Badƒinger's version of his demo from July 1969. "Come And Get It" was a Top 5 single for the band, and the main theme for the film The Magic Christian, starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr. Badƒinger's version features the use of three-part harmonies.

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Midnight Sun / Walk Out In The Rain
(Philippines)

Released: 1970
Label: Apple Records (Philippines)
Produced: Mal Evans
Catalog Number:
  Philippines: Apple-016

Tracks

1. Midnight Sun (Ham) 2:46
2. Walk (Out) In The Rain (Ham) 3:27

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Scans from the collection of:
*Rory Williams
°Steve Alburger

No Matter What /
Carry On Til Tomorrow
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No Matter What / It Had To Be
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No Matter What / Better Days

Released: November 6, 1970
Label: Apple Records (Worldwide)
Produced (1): Mal Evans
Produced (2): Geoff Emerick
Catalog Numbers:
  UK: Apple 31
  USA: Apple 1822
  Mexico: 6793
  Japan: AR-2701
Highest Chart Position:
  U.S. Chart: #8
  U.K. Chart: #5

Tracks (Argentina/Philippines/Singapore/USA)

1. (1) No Matter What (Ham) 2:57
2. (1) Carry On Til Tomorrow (Evans/Ham) 3:38

Tracks (Mexico)

1. (1) No Matter What (Ham) 2:57
2. (2) It Had To Be (Gibbins) 2:27

Tracks (Worldwide)

1. (1) No Matter What (Ham) 2:57
2. (2) Better Days (Evans/Molland) 2:50

Release Notes: (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
"No Matter What" is notable for being one of the first successful records associated with the Power Pop sound, utilizing all of the elements attributed to the genre. A subsequent single released by Badƒinger, "Baby Blue", along with several album tracks in a similar vein, succeeded in categorizing the band themselves as "Power Pop."

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Four Sides Of Badfinger:
No Matter What (Singapore)

Released: 1970
Label: Apple Records (Asia)
Produced:
  A1) Mal Evans
  A2) Tony Visconti
  B1) Paul McCartney
  B2) Geoff Emerick
Catalog Number:
  Singapore: EPEA-1010

Tracks - Side A

1. No Matter What (Ham) 2:57
2. Rock Of All Ages (Evans/Ham/Gibbins) 3:16

Tracks - Side B

1. Come And Get It (McCartney) 2:21
2. Blodwyn (Ham) 3:24

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How about a Box Full !!!

Lyrics (Album)

Day After Day /
Sweet Tuesday Morning
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Day After Day / Money

Released: January 14, 1972
Label: Apple Records (Worldwide)
Produced:
  Track (A): George Harrison
  Track (B): Todd Rundgren
Catalog Numbers:
  UK: Apple 40
  USA: Apple 1841
  Japan: AR-2953
  Spain: HS-789
Highest Chart Position:
  U.S. Chart: #4
  U.K. Chart: #10

Tracks (Worldwide)

1. Day After Day (Ham) 3:08
2. Sweet Tuesday Morning (Molland) 2:28

Tracks (USA & Canada)

1. Day After Day (Ham) 3:08
2. Money (Evans) 3:34

Release Notes: (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Straight Up recordings began in early 1971 under the direction of producer Geoff Emerick, who produced the bulk of Badƒinger's preceding album No Dice. Although these early recordings were completed and ready to be pressed, Apple Records co-president George Harrison decided the unreleased album could be improved under his personal direction. Harrison produced new versions of a couple of the earlier songs, as well as recording a couple new tracks with the band in the summer of 1971. Harrison can be heard playing a lead-guitar duet with Pete Ham on the song "Day After Day", with Leon Russell featured on piano.

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Carry On Til Tomorrow /
Without You
[ a n d ]
Without You / Believe Me
[ a n d ]
Without You / We're For The Dark

Released: 1972
Label: Apple Records
Produced: Mal Evans / Geoff Emerick
Catalog Number:
  Japan: EAR-10151
  Mexico: 7204
  Philippines: Apple-025

Tracks (Japan)

1. Carry On Til Tomorrow (Evans/Ham) 3:38
2. Without You (Evans/Ham) 3:22

Tracks (Mexico)

1. Without You [ Sin tí ] (Evans/Ham) 3:22
2. Believe Me [ Creeme ] (Evans) 3:41

Tracks (Philippines)

1. Without You (Evans/Ham) 3:22
2. We're For The Dark (Ham) 3:51

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Without You - Sin tí (Mexico)

Released: 1972
Label: Apple Records
Record Speed: 33 RPM
Produced:
  (A) Geoff Emerick
  (B) Mal Evans
Catalog Number:
  Mexico: EPEM-10612

Tracks Side A

1. (A) Without You [ Sin tí ] (Evans/Ham) 3:22
2. (B) Believe Me [ Creeme ] (Evans) 2:58

Tracks Side B

1. (A) We're For The Dark [ Preferimos la obscuridad ] (Ham) 3:51
2. (A) Better Days [ Días mejores ] (Evans/Molland) 2:50

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Baby Blue / Flying
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Take It All / Baby Blue

Released: March 6, 1972
Label: Apple Records (Worldwide)
Produced: Todd Rundgren
Catalog Numbers:
  UK: Apple 42 (Not issued)
  USA: Apple 1844
  Philippines: Apple-036
  Japan: EAR-10046
Highest Chart Position:
  U.S. Chart: #14

Tracks (Worldwide)

1. Baby Blue (Ham) 3:35
2. Flying (Evans/Molland) 2:27

Tracks (Philippines)

1. Take It All (Ham) 4:26
2. Baby Blue (Ham) 3:35

Release Notes: (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Badƒinger's third album, Straight Up, was released in 1971 and spawned two successful singles: "Day After Day," which reached #4, and "Baby Blue" (#14). George Harrison and Todd Rundgren took production credits on the LP (Badƒinger's most commercially successful record) with Harrison and Ham trading slide guitar solos on "Day After Day". A generation later, Straight Up ranked as the most-requested CD release among out-of-print albums in a readers poll for Goldmine magazine; it has since been re-released in CD and 24 Karat Gold CD.

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Four Smash Hits
(Australia & New Zealand)

Released: 1972
Label: Apple Records
Produced:
  Track (A1): George Harrison
  Track (A2): Paul McCartney
  Track (B1): Mal Evans
  Track (B2): Todd Rundgren
Catalog Numbers:
  Australia: AEP-3002
  New Zealand: AEP-3002

Tracks - Side A

1. Day After Day (Ham) 3:10
2. Come And Get It (McCartney) 2:21

Tracks - Side B

1. No Matter What (Ham) 2:57
2. Baby Blue (Ham) 3:36

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Badƒinger - Day After Day (Mexico)

Released: 1972
Label: Apple Records
Produced:
  (A) George Harrison
  (B) Todd Rundgrin
Catalog Number:
  Mexico: EPEM-10598

Tracks Side A

1. (A) Day After Day [ Día tras día ] (Ham) 3:10
2. (B) Sweet Tuesday Morning [ Dulce martes en la mañana ] (Molland) 2:29

Tracks Side B

1. (B) Flying [ Volando ] (Evans/Molland) 2:35
2. (A) Suitcase [ Valija ] (Molland) 2:52

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Pete's Original Lyrics

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Apple Of My Eye / Blind Owl
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Apple Of My Eye / Cowboy
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Apple Of My Eye / When I Say

Released: March 8, 1973
Label: Apple Records (Worldwide)
Produced: Chris Thomas
Arranged: Badƒinger
Catalog Numbers:
  UK: Apple 49
  USA: Apple 1864
  Japan: EAR-10547
  Philippines: Apple 040
Highest Chart Position:
  U.S. Chart: #102

Tracks (Worldwide)

1. Apple Of My Eye (Ham) 3:03
2. Blind Owl (Evans) 3:01

Tracks (Japan)

1. Apple Of My Eye (Ham) 3:03
2. Cowboy (Gibbins) 2:37

Tracks (Philippines)

1. Apple Of My Eye (Ham) 3:03
2. When I Say (Evans) 3:02

Release Notes: (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
The sessions for what would be Badƒinger's fourth and last album for Apple, Ass, began in September 1972 at Apple's basement studios at 3, Savile Row and would continue at five recording studios over the next nine months. During the recording of Ass, Stan Polley negotiated a multi-million dollar deal with Warner Bros. Records that included an album from the group every six months. The Ass release date would be held up by legal proceedings which followed Badƒinger's departure from Apple. Ass featured a metaphoric record cover of a donkey (Badƒinger) following a carrot (a coming lucrative record contract with Warner Bros.). Both Ass and its accompanying single, "Apple Of My Eye," failed to reach the Billboard Top 100.

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Lyrics (Album)

Love Is Easy / My Heart Goes Out

Released: 1973
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Produced Chris Thomas
Catalog Number:
  UK: WB 16323

Tracks

1. Love Is Easy (Molland) 3:24
2. My Heart Goes Out (Gibbins) 3:15

Release Notes: (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Six weeks after the Ass sessions were completed, Badƒinger entered the studio to begin recording material for their first Warner Bros. release, Badfinger (the intended Warner title, For Love Or Money, was accidentally excluded). Neither Ass nor Badfinger were well-received by music critics. Badƒinger and its two accompanying singles, "Love Is Easy" (UK) and "I Miss You" (US/Japan), also did not reach chart positions.

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I Miss You / Shine On

Released: June, 1974
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Produced Chris Thomas
Catalog Numbers:
  Japan: P-1312W
  USA: WB 7801

Tracks

1. I Miss You (Ham) 2:32
2. Shine On (Ham/Evans) 2:47

Release Notes: (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Even though both singles, "Love Is Easy" and "I Miss You" failed to chart, Badƒinger did manage to maintain U.S. fan support as a result of several American tours. One concert at the Cleveland Agora in March 1974 was recorded on 16-track tape for a possible live-album release, although the performance was deemed unsatisfactory at the time.

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Lost Inside Your Love /
Come Down Hard

Released: 1979
Label: Electra Records
Produced Davis Malloy
Catalog Number:
  USA: E-46022

Tracks

1. Lost Inside Your Love (Evans) 2:42
2. Come Down Hard (Molland) 3:46

Badƒinger talks about Airwaves
(From the Airwaves News Bulletin)
Lost Inside Your Love (Evans)-- "Basically it's a love song and it's funny because it's a song I had running around in my mind for a time as a hate song! It was a downer song I'd written in a very bad period of my life. Once I got over here and I realized how everything was going to work out, it turned around in my head, became very positive." --Tommy Evans

Come Down Hard" (Molland) -- "It' s a rock story song about a chick and a guy, there' s some two-timing in it. She has all her plans laid out, but it just doesn't happen that way. She comes down really hard, just facing the reality of the situation." --Joey Molland

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Lyrics (Album)

Love Is Gonna Come At Last /
Sail Away

Released: 1979
Label: Electra Records
Produced Davis Malloy
Catalog Number:
  USA: E-46025
Highest Chart Position:
  U.S. Chart: #69

Tracks

1. Love Is Gonna Come At Last (Molland) 3:27
2. Sail Away (Evans) 3:34

Badƒinger talks about Airwaves
(From the Airwaves News Bulletin)
Love Is Gonna Come At Last (Molland)— "It's a song about hope - that's the real thing I get from it. It's something we believe. I think this one sounds most like the things we did in the past, brought up to date." --Joey Molland

Sail Away (Evans)-- "I think it's pretty, really pretty. The basic idea is when you feel fed up, what will you do? I think all of us just-- 'sail away'!" --Tommy Evans

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Lyrics (Album)

Hold On / Passin' Time

Released: January 19, 1981
Label: Radio Records
Produced Jack Richardson & Steve Wittmack
Catalog Number:
  USA: RR 3793
Highest Chart Position:
  U.S. Chart: #56

Tracks

1. Hold On (Evans) 3:30
2. Passin' Time (Molland) 3:33

Badƒinger - Say No More
(From the Radio Records Promotional Sheet)
With prior success in the early seventies behind them, Badƒinger is back with a new LP complete with original music, infectious rock and roll, and Tony Kaye, formerly of Yes, on keyboards.

Coinciding with the formation of the new Badƒinger, the group, longing for the personal effort of a small record label, signed with Florida-based Radio Records.

The original name for the album was to be Myami.

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I Got You / Rock N' Roll Contract

Released: 1981
Label: Radio Records
Produced Jack Richardson & Steve Wittmack
Catalog Number:
  USA: RR 3815

Tracks

1. I Got You (Molland) 3:49
2. Rock N' Roll Contract (Evans) 5:45

Badƒinger - Say No More
(From the Radio Records Promotional Sheet)
The songs on Say No More, all penned by Evans or Molland, are uniformly excellent. Some highlights include the rockabilly-flavored I Got You, and the infectious pop/rock of Hold On, Come On and Because I Love You. Of special interest are the dramatic rock anthem Rock N' Roll Contract and the concluding, pulsing No More.

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Lyrics (Album)

Because I Love You /
Too Hung Up On You

Released: 1981
Label: Radio Records
Produced Jack Richardson & Steve Wittmack
Catalog Number:
  USA: RR 3833

Tracks

1. Because I Love You (Molland) 2:58
2. Too Hung Up On You (Evans) 3:24

Badƒinger - Say No More
(From the Radio Records Promotional Sheet)
The 1980's model of Badƒinger has a distinctly harder, fuller, stronger sound then the previous incarnations. The vocals, of course, are still fresh and crisp, the melodies ever-present, but this is one band that isn't about to play for the nostalgia market.

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Lyrics (Album)

The Apple E.P.

Released: 1991
Label: Apple Records LTD
Catalog Number: APP1
Produced
  Tracks 1 & 4: Paul McCartney
  Tracks 2 & 3: George Harrison
Digial Remastering: Ron Furmanek
Engineering: Mike Jarrat

Of Interest - Badƒinger song
Track 4 taken from the album
Magic Christian Music

Tracks - Side 1

1. Mary Hopkin: Those Were The Days (Raskin) 5:08
2. Billy Preston: That's The Way God Planned It
   [Parts 1 &2] (Preston) 5:32

Tracks - Side 2

1. Jackie Lomax: Sour Milk Sea (Harrison) 3:52
2. Badƒinger: Come And Get It (McCartney) 2:21

Also released in CD format
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Baby Blue / Day After Day

Blue Vinyl & Black Vinyl
[ For Jukeboxes Only! ]

Released: January 1994
Label: Capitol / CEMA
Catalog Number:
  USA: S7-17487

Tracks

1. Baby Blue (Ham) 3:36
2. Day After Day (Ham) 3:10

Release Notes: (Excerpt)
[ Official Beatles Jukebox 45's by John Whelan ]
Capitol Records released special colored jukebox 45's through their "CEMA Special Marketing Products" division. Each single was released from May 1994 to January 1996 on a "purple label" and only available for jukeboxes. These records are no longer in print and are rapidly becoming collectors items. Most of these "Jukebox Only" 45's were Beatle or Beatle "solo" releases. Two exceptions to that rule were Badƒinger’s Baby Blue / Day After Day using blue vinyl and a Beach Boy jukebox single, printed in green vinyl. The total run was approximately 20,000 units for each single.

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