50 years ago yesterday, April 9th, 1970, and today, April 10th, 1970, it was a battle of press releases between The Beatles and Paul McCartney over the status of the group, which was rumored to be breaking up.
On April 9th, the release from their company, Apple Corps, said they weren’t splitting up. While admitting that no further recordings were scheduled, publicist Mavis Smith noted that a new LP would soon be released and that she “hoped The Beatles would get together for another recording session after the summer.” That night, Paul performed his new song, “Maybe I’m Amazed,” on
