Editing Apple Records (section)

===1969–1973: Klein era===
In 1969, the Beatles were in need of financial and managerial direction, and [[John Lennon]] was approached by [[Allen Klein]], manager of [[The Rolling Stones]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Lennon|2006|p=323}}</ref> When Klein went on to manage Apple, three of the Beatles supported him with [[Paul McCartney]] being the only group member opposed to his involvement. McCartney had suggested his father-in-law [[Lee Eastman]] for the job.

Klein took control of Apple and shut down several sub-divisions, including Apple Electronics, and he dropped some of Apple Records' artistic roster. New signings to the label were not so numerous afterward and tended to arrive through the individual actions of the former Beatles. For example, [[Elephant's Memory]] were recruited through Lennon and [[Ravi Shankar]] through Harrison. McCartney had little input into Apple Records' roster after 1970. Klein managed Apple Corps until March 1973, when his contract expired. The Beatles' entire pre-Apple catalogue on the Capitol label was re-issued on the Apple label in May 1971, including the singles from "[[I Want to Hold Your Hand]]" to "[[Lady Madonna]]", and the albums from ''[[Meet the Beatles!]]'' to ''[[Magical Mystery Tour]]''. The album covers remained unchanged with the Capitol logos.