Label: Culture Factory (U.S.), 819514010210
Style: Rock, Soundtrack
Country: Various
Time: 51:12, 44:50
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 361, 312 Mb
All This and World War II is a 1976 musical documentary directed by
Susan Winslow. It juxtaposes Beatles songs covered by a variety of
musicians with World War II newsreel footage and 20th Century Fox films,
in a manner meant by the filmmakers to be similar to the 1975
documentary Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? The film was severely mauled
by critics and lasted just two weeks in cinemas before being pulled.
The original intention of the filmmakers was to use actual Beatles music in the film. The decision to use other artists covering Beatles music was made by the film's producers after they realised additional money could be made through a soundtrack album. The decision was a sound one, as the soundtrack actually generated more revenue than the film. The album was released on 25 October 1976 and the film was released on the 11th November 1976.
The album reached number 23 on the UK Albums Chart, with a total of seven weeks on that listing, and number 48 on the Billboard Top 200. It also made number 17 on the Dutch album charts and number 37 on the New Zealand album charts. The soundtrack is notable for featuring the solo recording debut of Peter Gabriel, formerly of Genesis, singing "Strawberry Fields Forever".
The LP was also released in 1979 with the title The Songs of John Lennon & Paul McCartney Performed by the World's Greatest Rock Artists, and two of the tracks ("Let It Be" performed by Leo Sayer and "Because" performed by Lynsey de Paul) were released on the Beatles cover version CD album With A Little Help that was issued in Europe in 1991.
The album was finally released on CD in 2006 on the Hip-O Select label and again in 2015 as a limited-issue release on the Culture Factory label, complete with the original gatefold sleeve.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_This_and_World_War_II)
Musicians: Ambrosia, Elton John, The Bee Gees, Bryan Ferry, Rod Stewart, Keith Moon, Jeff Lynne, Status Quo, Peter Gabriel, Tina Turner, The London Symphony Orchestra and more.
The original intention of the filmmakers was to use actual Beatles music in the film. The decision to use other artists covering Beatles music was made by the film's producers after they realised additional money could be made through a soundtrack album. The decision was a sound one, as the soundtrack actually generated more revenue than the film. The album was released on 25 October 1976 and the film was released on the 11th November 1976.
The album reached number 23 on the UK Albums Chart, with a total of seven weeks on that listing, and number 48 on the Billboard Top 200. It also made number 17 on the Dutch album charts and number 37 on the New Zealand album charts. The soundtrack is notable for featuring the solo recording debut of Peter Gabriel, formerly of Genesis, singing "Strawberry Fields Forever".
The LP was also released in 1979 with the title The Songs of John Lennon & Paul McCartney Performed by the World's Greatest Rock Artists, and two of the tracks ("Let It Be" performed by Leo Sayer and "Because" performed by Lynsey de Paul) were released on the Beatles cover version CD album With A Little Help that was issued in Europe in 1991.
The album was finally released on CD in 2006 on the Hip-O Select label and again in 2015 as a limited-issue release on the Culture Factory label, complete with the original gatefold sleeve.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_This_and_World_War_II)
Musicians: Ambrosia, Elton John, The Bee Gees, Bryan Ferry, Rod Stewart, Keith Moon, Jeff Lynne, Status Quo, Peter Gabriel, Tina Turner, The London Symphony Orchestra and more.
01. Magical Mystery Tour (03:53) Ambrosia
02. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (06:10) Elton John
03. Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight (03:11) Bee Gees
04. I Am The Walrus (03:48) Leo Sayer
05. She's Leaving Home (03:06) Bryan Ferry
06. Lovely Rita (01:14) Roy Wood
07. When I'm Sixty-Four (02:38) Keith Moon
08. Get Back (04:24) Rod Stewart
09. Let It Be (03:44) Leo Sayer
10. Yesterday (02:43) David Essex
11. With A Little Help From My Friends / Nowhere Man (06:55) Jeff Lynne
12. Because (03:24) Lynsey de Paul
13. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (01:53) Bee Gees
14. Michelle (04:01) Richard Cocciante
01. We Can Work It Out (02:40) The Four Seasons
02. The Fool On The Hill (03:36) Helen Reddy
03. Maxwell's Silver Hammer (03:28) Frankie Laine
04. Hey Jude (04:57) The Brothers Johnson
05. Polythene Pam (01:32) Roy Wood
06. The Sun King (02:06) Bee Gees
07. Getting Better (02:22) Status Quo
08. The Long And Winding Road (04:45) Leo Sayer
09. Help! (03:06) Henry Gross
10. Strawberry Fields Forever (02:31) Peter Gabriel
11. A Day In The Life (04:04) Frankie Valli
12. Come Together (04:04) Tina Turner
13. You Never Give Me Your Money (03:04) Wil Malone & Lou Reizner
14. The End (02:27) The London Symphony Orchestra
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