Bring Back the Beatles

by David Peel, David Peel & The Apple Band

Overview

Bring Back the Beatles was as close to a commercial album as David Peel had ever generated up to that time. Where his previous satirical barbs at musical figures were incidental to his broader political messages, on this album he shifts his aim somewhat -- his two-pronged message expresses an appreciation, even a level of respect, for the Liverpool group, but is also includes an implicit vicious swipe at the efforts in the mid-'70s to remarket and repackage their music. Not quite everything here directly concerns the Beatles, and if Peel isn't quite as animated as he is when going after a political target, his songwriting ability isn't restricted at all, and in the relatively lush production he manages to come up with some surprisingly good (and excruciatingly funny) pop songs, including "Coconut Grove"; he also turns in a rocking version of John Lennon's "Imagine," reimagined as a punk piece. "The Wonderful World of Abbey Road" shows Peel acknowledging their psychedelic period, especially "Penny Lane," but he also works in a deconstruction of "With a Little Help from My Friends" and some fresh barbs aimed at Paul McCartney. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	04/16/1995
Label:	Performance
UPC:	0095451600121
Rank:	184336

Tracks

1. The Beatles Pledge of Allegiance
2. Bring Back the Beatles
3. Coconut Grove
4. Imagine
5. Turn Me On
6. Lollipop Fish
7. The Wonderful World of Abbey Road
8. Apple Beatle Foursome
9. The Ballad of James Paul McCartney
10. With a Little Help from My Friends
11. My Fat Budgie
12. Keep John Lennon in America
13. (The John Lennon Interview)
14. B-E-A-T-L-E-S
15. I Like Marijuana

Album Credits

Performance Credits

David Peel   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
David Peel & The Apple Band   Primary Artist
Scott Bailey   Vocals,Drums
Jeff Gillman   Guitar
Paul Thorton   Guitar,Vocals,Percussion
Sal Spicolla   Saxophone
Derek Lipman   Percussion
Danny Lipman   Percussion
Fred Kramer   Drums
Michael Murray   Bass
Michael Angelo   Guitar,Vocals
Erik Sanko   Drum Loop
Andy Pierce   Guitar
Les Fradkin   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Mark Reale   Guitar
Tom Doyle   Bass,Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

Jim Staub   Engineer
Murray Brenman   Reissue Art
Paul McCartney   Composer
Christopher Shaw   Mixing
David Harrington   Producer
David Peel   Concept,Composer,Performer
John Lennon   Composer