On September 8th, 1967, The Beatles entered EMI Studio Three at approximately 7 pm to record “Aerial Tour Instrumental,” which was the working title of “Flying” at this stage (sometimes misspelled ‘Ariel Tour Instrumental’ on some of the documentation). For countless disk jockeys soon discovered in this ethereal, infectious theme an ideal way to fill up those awkward odd moments before the hourly news: because there were no words, it didn’t seem rude to chatter at the same time, or to phase it out mid-song.” While “Flying” never made the charts in any way, shape or form, it did get extensive airplay because of the radio formats of the day. On the contrary, according to Nicholas Schaffner’s book “ The Beatles Forever,” “’Flying’ has received more radio exposure than all but a handful of their songs (at that time). This isn’t to say that it didn’t get radio airplay. This song, eventually entitled “Flying,” graced the November 27th, 1967 US album “ Magical Mystery Tour” without too much notice. Nearly two years later, could they finally pull off an original instrumental composition that would suit their purposes and be released? The answer was yes, although it didn’t exactly set the world on fire. & The M.G.’s instrumental hit “ Green Onions.” This Beatles recording, however, didn’t reach the potential they intended and never progressed passed the initial recording attempt nor the working title of “12-Bar Original.” The Beatles even attempted this in 1965 during the sessions for their album “ Rubber Soul,” being inspired by the 1962 Booker T. Another obvious force to be reckoned with was the songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, a team that scored 36 Billboard Top 10 hits as of mid 1967, their compositions spending a combined total of 38 weeks at the number one spot on the charts within the previous three-and-a-half years.Ĭombining these two successful elements - the Lennon/McCartney collaborative team and the genre of instrumental rock and roll - would surely create a phenomenal piece of music that would impress the music world for generations to come. & The MG’s, Johnny And The Hurricanes and The Tornadoes all submitting successful offerings. With “Tequila” by The Champs paving the way, rock and roll instrumental groups proliferated, The Ventures, Booker T. Instrumentals have played quite a large role in the history of rock and roll music, the US Billboard charts having been littered with instrumental smashes during this era. (John Lennon – Paul McCartney – George Harrison – Ringo Starr)
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