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The Beatles June 1968

Title: Apple
Type: Promo Video
Filming Location: Apple Offices & Abbey Road Studios, London, England
Filming Date: June 11th 1968
Broadcast Date: June 1968
Country Of Broadcast: UK
Duration: 10:25 Minutes
Quality: B
Source: "Paul & Ringo Two Of Us Standing Solo Vol 17" (BedHead Productions)
Other Sources: "The Beatles Rarities 1968" (BA Productions)

Notes: The Beatles filmed a promotional film for "Apple" to help promote their company.Today they filmed a business meeting at
Apple as well as footage at Abbey Road of Paul playing acoustic versions of "Helter Skelter" and "Blackbird".Footage of "Magic Alex" and Mary Hopkin were also part of this film presentation.

A good quality complete version was made available on Youtube from "Revolver Records" with their usual large logo across the
bottom of the entire film.Other bad quality copies without any logo are also available on Youtube.Lovely colour excerpts were
shown in "The Beatles Anthology" in November 1995.Collectors have very good quality copies which have not been bootlegged.

The main contents of the film are:
Opening Introduction (London scenes w/voiceover) (1:00 Min)
Apple Meeting (John & Paul w/Dick James) (1:00 Min)
Paul Performing "Blackbird" at Abbey Road (w/Francie Schwartz & George Martin) (1:35 Mins)
London Scenes (w/excerpt audio from "Wonderwall Music" & a voiceover) (1:02 Mins)
Mary Hopkin: "Morning of My Life" (in English & Welsh) (Filmed outdoors w/Martha wandering around) (Paul does outro) (2:48 Mins)
Magic Alex Segment (0:45 Secs)
Apple Meeting (John & Paul w/Dick James) (0:33 Secs)
Paul Performing "Helter Skelter" (Acoustic) (w/John & George Martin) at Abbey Road (1:02 Mins)
Closing "Au revoir" (w/excerpt audio from "Wonderwall Music") (0:20 Secs)

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