30 August 1968 was a very important day in The Beatles’ career. On this day, the Fab Four released their first single on their own label – Apple.
Established as a way for the band to gain control over their own work and business, Apple’s first ever single was the double-hit of Hey Jude and Revolution.
Hey Jude by The Beatles was released several days earlier in the US – on Monday 26 August 1968. Picture: Blank Archives/Getty Images
John Lennon’s Revolution was an angry retort to the riots that had occurred in Paris during the Spring of 1968, but the flipside was something altogether more personal.
Martin A Nethercutt is a writer, singer, producer and loves music.
Creative Director at McCartney Studios
Editor-in-Chief at McCartney Times
Creator-in-Chief at Geist Musik
President (title) at McCartney Multimedia, Inc.
Went to Albert-Schweitzer-Schule Kassel
Lives in Playa del Rey
From Kassel, Germany
Married to Ruth McCartney
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