A super-hero who arrived from far by sea to rescue Heorot… a feasting hall built by a benevolent old king called Hrothgar… a feasting hall that exuded the pleasures of food and music and perpetual celebration and all that was raison d’être… a feasting hall which for years had been ravaged by the villainy of an evil spirit named Grendel. Somewhere during the hours between the years 700 and 750 (anno Domini), a brother from the Northumbrian monastery wrote a youthful thane of King Hygelac (King of the Geats) named Beowulf… a hero. The US version, meanwhile, contained a fictional account of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band credited to Dan Davis. The back cover of the UK edition featured a review of the White Album written by The Observer newspaper journalist Tony Palmer, along with introductory notes by Derek Taylor. The tracklisting for the US LP listed six tracks on side two: ‘Sea Of Time’ and ‘Sea Of Holes’ were combined into one track, listed as Medley: Sea of Time & Sea of Holes. In the UK the words ‘Nothing is real’ appeared in green below the title on the cover. The artwork of the US and UK albums were slightly different. Sales were lower than normal, however, and The Beatles came under criticism for not giving their usual value for money. It was prevented from reaching the top by the White Album, which had been issued two months previously. Yellow Submarine peaked at number two in the US charts. This was deemed unsuitable for the US market, however, and so the full-length album was created. Originally, the four new Beatles songs on the album – ‘Only A Northern Song’, ‘All Together Now’, ‘Hey Bulldog’ and ‘It’s All Too Much’ – were to have been issued as an EP. Unlike in the UK, there was no mono version of Yellow Submarine released. The soundtrack LP for The Beatles’ animated film Yellow Submarine was released in the United States on this day, with six songs by the group and seven orchestral pieces by George Martin.
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