66 – Beatles ’73 pt2

It’s the spring of 1973 and rumors of a Fab Four reunion are reaching a fever pitch. With John, George and Ringo playing together once more in service of the forthcoming Ringo album, and with Apple at last severing ties with controversial manager Allen Klein, the stage was seemingly set for The Beatles to return. But could they? Should they? As the world pondered, Apple prepared for a slew of major releases, including new records from Paul McCartney & Wings, George Harrison’s hotly anticipated follow-up to All Things Must Pass, Ringo Starr’s first ever full-length pop album effort, Yoko Ono’s Approximately Infinite Universe and a comprehensive Beatles reissue package dubbed the “red and blue” double albums. With such a burst of product, proximity and creativity from each of the former fabs, it’s no wonder reunion rumors ran rampant. Output may be on the upswing, but challenges also remain: will John be deported from the United States? Can George live up to the massive solo success that came before? Will Paul at last win the critical and commercial acclaim that so largely eluded him during his early years as a solo artist? At least one of those answers will materialize in the form of Paul’s massive worldwide single smash-hit “My Love”...