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Of McCartney's songs, I'm given to understand the band unanimously despised Maxwell's Silver Hammer.
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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
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He did that at another old pub. They loved it. It was staged but who cares. See 15 minutes in for the pub show.
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That’s true.
They started recording Maxwell on July 9, this coincided with John returning to the studio after a nine day absence due to a car accident. He was grumpy having rolled his Austin Maxi into a ditch in Scotland and got banged up. He required 17 facial stitches. While he was away, the rest of the band was in the studio working.
John trashed the side two medley of Abbey Road because it was made up of strung together unfinished songs. He called it a sorta pop opera and didn’t like the overproduction. Sometimes he could be a jerk. They made a lot of money off that album, it continues to be a top Beatle seller.
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Was that before or after Steve Martin did his unheralded version of the song?
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Ha, I'd forgotten about Steve Martin's version! The tale as I am given to understand is the recording process for the song was terribad from start to end.
So, was it Ringo, or actually Mal Evans, who "played" the anvil on "Maxwell's..."?
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Was that before or after Steve Martin did his unheralded version of the song?
Wow - I totally missed that. Never heard Steve's version...
Mal. As a roadie, he was the only one with a hammer. Apparently Ringo didn’t have the strength to hit the anvil.
Musical contributions
Evans contributed to many recordings, including singing in the chorus of Yellow Submarine. He played single organ notes on You Won't See Me, and harmonica on Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! McCartney explained that he showed Evans where the notes were on the organ, and then nodded his head when he wanted Evans to play, and shook it when he wanted him to stop.
On A Day in the Life, Evans controlled an alarm clock; counting the measures in the original 24-bar pause, and was one of the five piano players simultaneously hitting the last chord of the song. He played tambourine on Dear Prudence, and trumpet on Helter Skelter, where he played a double solo with Lennon, even though neither was proficient on the instrument. Evans contributed background vocals, and stirred a bucket of gravel (as part of the rhythm), on You Know My Name (Look Up The Number). He also contributed to the White Album out-take What's the New Mary Jane, and hit an anvil on Maxwell's Silver Hammer because Starr could not lift the hammer high enough to get the right sound and keep in time with the song.
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The sixth Beatle? Cool trivia.
He was there from the very beginning at the cavern club. And in the end, he made £38-a-week pay.
Was he there with the Beatles at the Iron Door from 1960-1962?
Not any longer!
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I ordered this from our local Amish furniture store. Based on a L. & J.G. Stickley bookcase from the 1910s, I had it made to custom dimensions to fit a spot in the new enclosed porch, and did away with the arched aprons that the original has.
Here is an original from back in the century.
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44" W x 36" H x 10" D
I ordered this from our local Amish furniture store. Based on a L. & J.G. Stickley bookcase from the 1910s, I had it made to custom dimensions to fit a spot in the new enclosed porch, and did away with the arched aprons that the original has.
Here is an original from back in the century.
36" W x 30" H x 12" D
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Nice!
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Thanks for the eyes!
Surprised my tired eyes caught it. Still waiting on exam for glasses after cataract surgery...
Driving that little white van! The time the windshield was broken out was crazy.
Was he there with the Beatles at the Iron Door from 1960-1962?
Not any longer!
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Nice, I like the color.
It looks like it would make an nice amp stand. Perfect height at 36”.
No. He knew them as the house band at the Cavern. He would help out the odd time by driving. George got him a part time job as the doorman at the club. In 1963, he was hired by Brian Epstein to assist the band and be their body guard.
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