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October 30, 2003
INFINITY BROADCASTING AND APPLE CORPS LTD PARTNER FOR UNIQUE, ONE TIME ONLY RADIO EVENT - THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE BEATLES "LET IT BE...NAKED," THE ALBUM MORE THAN 30 YEARS IN THE MAKING
Infinity Stations In More Than 35 Major Markets Across The Country To Present The Complete Album In An Exclusive Broadcast On Thursday, November 13
Additional Programming Broadcast On 72 Infinity Stations To Include Rare Or Never Before Heard Recordings And Band Conversations From The Original Let It Be Sessions
"Let It Be...Naked" To Be Released Worldwide on November 18
Infinity
Broadcasting has partnered with Apple Corps Ltd to bring America the exclusive
broadcast premiere of "Let It Be...Naked," The Beatles no frills, back-to-basics
album that the band first set out to make in 1969, but was never released.
Infinity stations across the country will
play the album in its entirety in a special broadcast on Thursday, Nov. 13
(10:00PM, ET), more than 30 years after "Let It Be" was completed.
Access
Hollywood's Pat O'Brien will serve
as host of the event and will moderate a live roundtable discussion immediately
following the broadcast with other musicians, music experts and celebrity
guests who will talk about "Let It Be...Naked" and The Beatles impact on pop
culture, as well as field calls from listeners.
"Let
It Be...Naked" will be released by Capitol Records on November 18.
"The
Beatles are arguably the greatest band of all time and we are honored to
partner with Apple Corps Ltd in the release of this historically significant
album," said John Sykes, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Infinity
Broadcasting.
"This is a one-of-a-kind
programming opportunity that we will be providing our listeners."
"It
is great that once again America can hear a Beatles album cover to cover back
on radio - and now, for the first time, Let It Be as it was meant to be,
Naked," said Neil Aspinall, Head of Apple Corps
Ltd.
Infinity
programming prior to the U.S. premiere will include 10 days of "Let It Be"
vignettes to be broadcast throughout the day beginning on Monday, Nov. 3.
These short-form moments feature rare or
never before heard excerpts from tapes of the original recording sessions.
When The Beatles
first set out to make the album in 1969, they intended to record an album that
would be a return to live performance of just the bare necessities of the band,
no studio effects or overdubbing of voices or instruments would be
allowed.
However, caught in the turmoil
of the break-up of the band, the album was re-produced by Phil Spector and never released as The Beatles had originally
meant it to sound.
Infinity
Broadcasting is one of the largest major-market radio operators in the United
States, with stations covering the news, modern rock, oldies, country, FM talk,
classic rock and urban formats.
A
division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIAB), Infinity operates 185 radio
stations, the majority of which are in the nation's top 50 markets and reach
more than 76 million listeners a week.
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Infinity Press Contact:
Karen L. Mateo
212/846-7638
karen.mateo@infinity.broadcasting.com
Apple Corps Press Contacts:
Geoff Baker
0207
761 9600
01380
860 169
ycw56@dial.pipex.com
Elizabeth
Freund
212/864-8091
zeliz@aol.com
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Senior Vice President,
CBS Communications Group
(212) 975 1077
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