![]() ![]() ![]() I guess the harmonica did have a place in pop music after all. Of the five possible choices, they picked one that prominently featured John Lennon puffing that same 'blues' instrument. The tide had definitely turned and Capitol would embrace whatever The Beatles wanted to throw their way.Īn example of the 'about-face' attitude they adopted was concerning the song "I Should Have Known Better." With the release of their third Capitol single " A Hard Day's Night," they decided they didn't want to issue the B-side that Parlophone Records had used in Britain, namely the somewhat downbeat " Things We Said Today." With the intention of promoting their upcoming motion picture, Capitol wanted to place a song from the movie's soundtrack on the flip side. What Capitol couldn't have known back then is how The Beatles would turn the American music industry on its ear and become a huge "cash-cow" for their label just over a year later. ![]() When Capitol was finally coerced into signing the group to their label and releasing the single " I Want To Hold Your Hand," there was not a harmonica in sight. Possibly because of Capitol's view of the harmonica, The Beatles shied away from featuring the instrument on their singles to appease the US market. The main reason for his rejection of both " Love Me Do" and " Please Please Me" was the prominent use of the harmonica, which Dexter viewed as a blues instrument that had no place in pop music. "Dave was a good musicologist, he was a writer, he was a producer," stated Alan Livingston, "and I trusted Dave's ears and was not concerned about it." Unfortunately, Dave Dexter wasn't impressed by the first two Beatles singles that came across his desk. ![]() Capitol Records president Alan Livingston assigned the task of screening British EMI records for possible release in the US to producer Dave Dexter. ![]()
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