| "Apple Scruffs" | ||||||||||||
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| Song by George Harrison from the album All Things Must Pass | ||||||||||||
| Published | Harrisongs Ltd. | |||||||||||
| Released | 27 November 1970 | |||||||||||
| Genre | Rock | |||||||||||
| Length | 3:04 | |||||||||||
| Label | Apple Records | |||||||||||
| Writer | George Harrison | |||||||||||
| Producer | George Harrison, Phil Spector | |||||||||||
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The Apple scruffs were a loosely-knit group of hardcore Beatles fans who were known for congregating outside the Apple Corps building and at the gates of Abbey Road Studios in London during the waning days of Beatlemania in hopes of seeing or interacting with the band members.
In February 1968 during the recording of "Across the Universe", two Apple scruffs (Lizzie Bravo and Gayleen Pease) who were standing outside the Abbey Road Studios were invited in on the spur of the moment by Paul McCartney to perform backing vocals on the track.[1]
The Beatles' song "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" (Abbey Road, 1969) refers to the day that some of the Apple scruffs climbed into Paul McCartney's house through an upstairs bathroom window and raided his wardrobe for a pair of trousers which they took turns wearing. They also stole a framed photograph, which they later returned at McCartney's request.[2]
Following the break-up of the Beatles, George Harrison wrote a song titled "Apple Scruffs" which appeared on his solo album All Things Must Pass.
In 1985, one of the Apple scruffs, Carol Bedford, published a memoir of her experiences as a fan, Waiting for the Beatles: An Apple Scruff's Story.[3]
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