Saturday, July 06, 2013

Record #0410: No Matter What / Carry On Till Tomorrow – BADFINGER

Apple 1822 (original) USA, Oct. 19, 1970
Words & Music bySide A – Peter Ham; Side B – Ham, Tom Evans
Musicians: Peter Ham (guitar, piano and vocals), Tom Evans (bass and vocals), Mike Gibbins (drums), Joey Molland (guitar and vocals)
Recording sessions: Produced by Mal Evans at EMI Studios (Abbey Road), London, UK, Apr. 1970
Highest chart positions:  US #8, UK #5

Badfinger sounds a lot like some Beatles material or early solo releases of Paul McCartney. Well, there's a reason behind it; just read the Wikipedia article about the band.

They were the first non-Beatle artists to sign with Apple label.

The UK release had "Better Days" as the flip.

List price:  Very Good+ is $10, Near Mint is $20. Without the star on the A-side label this is $6 for a NM.

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