On this day in Beatles History...January 13, 1969

The Beatles released the soundtrack for Yellow Submarine in the USA on January 13, 1969.  Considered by many fans to be little more than a contractual obligation, the album didn't have very much in the way of new Beatles songs to offer.  Side one included only 4 new songs.  Of those four, Only A Northern Song was a song recorded for and rejected from Sgt. Pepper.  All of side two is filled with George Martin's score for the film.  Not to say that music isn't excellent, it's just not new Beatles songs.  This soundtrack wasn't released until after The White Album, but it was ready to be released much earlier.  The record label just didn't want this album to compete with that one.  Despite all of that, I really like the songs Hey Bulldog and It's All Too Much.