We’ve all heard a song from los Beatlestheir melodies have sounded throughout the world for ages over 50 years. And it is that they were not only a very popular band, but their music marked a before and after in the musical world. That’s why I decided to celebrate this special day with a bit of history about the label that they themselves created and that has a lot to do with the food.
Apple Records emerged in 1968 as one of the divisions of Apple Corpsfounded by the members of the British band The Beatleswho, thanks to their success in previous years, decided to create their own brand with different divisions, from electronics to film, but only one of them worked, the musical.
And why Apple?
We owe the name of the company to Paul Mc Cartney and his taste for art. do you know René Magritte? If, like Paul, you are a lover of until I’m sure it sounds familiar to you, and if not, chances are you’ve seen some of his works, such as the one titled “the son of man“, in which we can see a man in a raincoat and bowler hat, whose face is covered by nothing more and nothing less than a apple. That’s right, this surrealist artist used to put apples in many of his works, and it was precisely one of them that moved McCartney to the point of using it as the image (and name) of his company.
The first single released by this record label was the song “Hey Jude“, written by himself Paul In collaboration with John Lennon. That same year in which it was founded, Apple Records published its first album “The white album“, listed as one of the band’s best albums.
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From then on, the image of Apple, a granny smith appleserved as a method of distinction in the singles and albums from the company, on whose vinyls there was a printed image of the full apple on side A and one of the apple in half on side B.
Besides becoming the record label of the most famous band in history, Apple Records was intended to accommodate other little-known artists to boost their careers, although it was achieved in very few cases. from among the more than 30 bands and soloists that went through the label, the bands stand out Badfinger in the genre of power pop and Hot Chocolate in disco music and artists James Taylorwinner of 5 Grammy Awards and Yoko Onoabout whom I have nothing more to say.
The war of the apples
Surely you already know another brand with the same name. In fact, Apple Inc., founded by Steve Jobs, is now much more famous than its musical namesake. But it was not always like this. For more than 40 years, the two companies have been involved in 3 legal battles.
The first began in 1978, when Apple Corps sued the company for electronic for using his name; As a result, Steve Jobs’s company was forced to pay a fine and sign an agreement in which he promised not to participate in the music market.
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11 years later, the record label sued again, alleging that Apple Inc. products could play musicthus breaching the above agreement. The Beatles company he again took the win, and his competition had to pay generous compensation.
The last battle began in 2003, this time after the launch of the iPod and the store iTunes. Once again, Apple Corps executives sued for breaching previous agreements. Of course, this time the electronics company, which had grown considerably, was more prepared, so in 2007 the battle came to an end with an agreement giving Apple Inc. ownership of all “Apple” marks.
This is the story of the music apple call Apple Recordsfounded by members of los Beatles and food for him iPod y iTunes. If you want to know about other famous apples from popular culture, don’t miss this note.
