tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715848255210778936.post6119416705503126611..comments2024-03-26T08:10:00.378-04:00Comments on Bruce's Journal: Reading about Early 1970 in Early 2011Bruce Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610442036443687161noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715848255210778936.post-10725016970128641142011-01-03T11:25:36.950-05:002011-01-03T11:25:36.950-05:00Hi Bruce -
Thanks for the kind words about my boo...Hi Bruce -<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words about my book (I should point out that 2.0 was written by me alone, while the first Fab Four FAQ was co-written by myself and Mr. Shea).<br /><br />To answer your question: "Early 1970" was the B-side to the "It Don't Come Easy" single and was issued in the spring of 1971 - about a year after the group broke up. Hence, "Early 1970" expressed Ringo's wish, in the wake of the split, that the three could get past their differences and at least be friends again.<br /><br />After the acrimonious dissolution, exacerbated by Paul's lawsuit against the other three to free himself of his common ties with them in Apple (in order to rid himself of Allen Klein), things were at an all time low.<br /><br />Ever the optimist, Ringo worked the hardest to stay on good terms with all of them, and eventually did work on solo albums produced by all three of his ex-bandmates.<br /><br />"Early 1970" represented a characteristically self-effacing effort to facilitate a thaw by openly stating how much he needed the others.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />RR<br />www.fabfourfaq2.comFab Four FAQ 2.0https://www.blogger.com/profile/03187560873335012818noreply@blogger.com