BEATLES (THE): Strange Fruit: The Beatles' Apple Records
Strange Fruit: The Beatles' Apple Records
Beatles, The
Year of Production: 2011
Playing Time: 02:42:42
Catalogue Number: SIDVD570
UPC: 823564529998
In 1968, under a haze of publicity, The Beatles opened their collective door to all manner of musicians, writers, artists, filmmakers, inventors, designers, freaks and more than a fair share of opportunist sharks. But despite a hefty investment, little substance was forthcoming from these assorted misfits outside of the music that emerged from one division of the potential empire: Apple Records.
Even discounting those Apple platters that featured as artist the collective or individual names of the company's bosses, music that stands the test of time superbly was released under the stamp of this enterprise, music which remains available still and both popular and exciting more than 40 years after the majority of it was produced.
Strange Fruit - The Beatles' Apple Records is the story of a record label which came to exist under extraordinary circumstances, produced extraordinary records and was operated under extraordinary guidelines.
This film features new interviews with former label M.D. Tony Bramwell, members of Badfinger, The Iveys and Elephant's Memory, Jackie Lomax, Brute Force and David Peel, plus musician and Beatles expert Chris Ingham, author and journalist Mark Paytress and Apple biographer Stefan Granados.
The film also includes archive footage of Apple artists and the organization for which they recorded as well as interviews from the vaults, location film, rare photographs and, of course, the music upon which the label made its name.
