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(Friday, July 30, 1976) — The Beatles Tapes from the David Wigg Interviews, a double audio album of individual interviews with each of the four members of the Beatles: John Lennon (with his second wife, Yoko Ono), Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, was released today in the UK.

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The interviews were conducted by British journalist David Wigg at various points from Jan. 21, 1969, to Jan. 3, 1973, for the BBC Radio 1 series Scene and Heard.

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Interspersed among the interview excerpts are instrumental performances of Beatles songs played by other musicians.

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The Beatles tried to prevent the album’s publication, but it was released in the United Kingdom today under the Polydor label (catalogue number 2683 068) and in the United States in 1978.

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Both George and Ringo did attempt to sue the recording label, however, both of them lost the case because the interviews were done on public radio on the BBC.