Apple Jam: 2 great Albums and a fantastic EP : 'Off The Beatle Track' (2009 Roseta), 'Off the White Album' (2018 Rosetta Productions), 'On The Wings Of A Nightingale' EP (2012 Roseta)

 

Apple Jam

Off the Beatle Track

Off the Beatle Track' showcases authentic and affectionate Merseybeat re-creations of 14 tracks that John Lennon and Paul McCartney penned during the Beatles' early years that were handed off to other British artists or never officially released by the Fab Four during the '60s. (There's also one George Harrison-written tune here that was demoed in 1964 but which remained unreleased until 1995's Anthology 1.)

Apple Jam is a Seattle, Washington-based quintet who have the early Beatles sound down to a tee and who used '60s-era equipment to fashion this reverent collection. From the Buddy Holly-ish reading of "I'll Be On My Way" (released in 1963 by Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas) and the "And I Love Her"-styled take of "A World Without Love" (made famous by Peter and Gordon) to lesser-known numbers such as "Tip of My Tongue" and "One and One is Two," the disc is further proof of the Lennon/McCartney songwriting magic. As a bonus, the Harrison cut, "You Know What to Do," sounds fantastic, all tricked out in the twangy, Carl Perkins guitar stylings that George used so successfully from '63-'65.

Apple Jam's stellar performances of these songs and other long-lost gems (such as "From a Window," "I'll Keep You Satisfied" and "Nobody I Know") that the Beatles gave away make Off the Beatle Track sound like a long-lost Fab Four album, circa 1965. And while other acts from such far-flung locales as Spain (Sgt. Pepper's Band), the UK (Revolver) and Australia (The Beatnix) have attempted a similar sort of album with many of the same songs, Apple Jam's renditions are fresher and more stylistically varied, making Off the Beatle Track a cool little record indeed. Beatle freaks will definitely need to check this one out. (Available at www.offthebeatletrack.com)

- John M. Borack                Grade: ****1/2

Review Apple Jam - Off The White Album

On The Wings Of A Nightingale:

On the EP are two songs, ''On The Wings Of A Nightingale'' written by Paul McCartney, and the other ''Help Me To Help Myself'' by John Lennon. The songs were recorded in several versions. With the idea of how they would have sounded in different times.

Furthermore, there is as a bonus track ''Instant Karma''. However, the song is not listed on the cover.

Ich gebe beiden Alben und auch der EP 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟.

Ich bin fasziniert davon, wie die Band sich dem Ausdruck der Beatles mit den Songs und ihrer eigenen Kreativität annäherte und einen Sound geschaffen hat, der eine Vorstellung davon vermittelt, wie es hätte klingen können. Es ist mehr als einfach einen Song bis ins kleinste zu kopieren, mit dem Ziel, wie das Original zu klingen.

Wer mehr über die Band wissen möchte, einfach im Netz suchen, da finden sich Fakten zur Band. Auf der EP spielt Alan White (der früher schon auf verschiedenen Projekten der Beatles Musiker spielte) auf den Songs vier und fünf, sowie ich glaube ebenfalls auf ''Instant Karma''. Viel Spaß (Frank)

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