BRUTE FORCE 'King Of Fuh' GENUINE 7" UK APPLE ACETATE The BEATLES Apple 8 1969

	£		1,550
	$		1,850

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                                           Extremely Rare(Probably the rarest Apple release ever) UK  7" 2-SIDED ACETATE on  APPLE Records  ~ An absolute must for any serious collector of either APPLE RECORDS or ACETATES !

Artist: BRUTE FORCE

Title: THE KING OF FUH/NOBODY KNOWS

Description: 

There has been much written over the years about this infamous track and the rarity of it amongst collectors. The Original regular release(only 2000 were made and were sold mainly by Mail Order) fetches astronomical prices when ever they appear at auction which is very infrequently. However this is yet even rarer!

I am sure that maybe a couple of other Acetates of this track are out there somewhere but I have neither seen nor heard of any of the UK Acetates ever surfacing. Apple would most likely have never cut more than 5 of these Acetates if indeed 5 were ever cut.

A Brief Introduction about the artist and the track

Stephen Friedland

These days, 70-year-old Stephen Friedland works at a media publishing company in New York City, but in a past life, he was once a young pop singer named Brute Force who recorded a 1967 album called 'I Brute Force: Confections of Love.' More importantly, the New Jersey native also has a connection with the Beatles: He was one of the artists on the band's Apple Records in the late '60s.

His 1969 single for the label, 'King of Fuh,' which had the endorsement of George Harrison and John Lennon, was supposed to have been his breakthrough, but Capitol/EMI, Apple's distributor, refused to release it, perhaps due to its controversial lyrics. (If you delete "of" in the song title, and reverse the remaining words, you'll get the idea). Subsequently Force's pop career plummeted and his life unraveled.

Now Brute Force may finally get his due. On Oct. 26, Capitol/EMI is releasing 'Come and Get It: The Best of Apple Records,' a compilation of music recorded by Apple artists such as James Taylor, Billy Preston, Badfinger and Mary Hopkin. Also on the collection is 'King of Fuh,' marking the first time it will get an official major label release.

"Millions of people have not heard this," Friedland tells Spinner. "That's great. These kids are gonna love it. Parents, watch out for the King of Fuh."

The song's origins goes back to the late '60s when Friedland wrote about a furry king in a magical land. He wanted to get the song, which he and the Tokens ('The Lion Sleeps Tonight') recorded in New York, to the Beatles. His friend Tommy Dawes was in a group called the Cyrkle; their manager was Nat Weiss, who also knew Beatles manager Brian Epstein.

"Nat one day plays it for George Harrison," Friedland recalls. "[George] said he loved it and wanted to do it. We sent him the tapes and he put strings from the London Philharmonic on it. When he played the song back for the violin players, they were laughing. They didn't hear the lyrics while they were playing. They were just overdubbing."

"It is a great record," says Andrew Davis, project coordinator for the new Apple compilation. "A melodically appealing piano ballad with cleverly subversive lyrics which, despite the implicit profanity, is a hymn to the concept of beauty -- perfectly in keeping with the spirit of the late 1960s."

But back then, Capitol/EM didn't release the single. In his book, 'The White Book: The Beatles, the Bands and the Biz,' Ken Mansfield, then US manager of Apple, recalled the matter and wrote that Capitol would have been "crazy" to put out the song, despite protests from John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

Instead, Apple privately released the single. Radio stations didn't touch 'King of Fuh' and it tanked. In retrospect, Friedland blames himself for not getting a manager. "I was on the brink of international stardom. I was young, male, good-looking guy, 28, and I'm being crushed."

After the song's failure, Friedland went through a difficult period. His marriage to his wife Cynthia broke up. In the '70s, he had substance abuse problems and went to a clinic. He worked as a plastic bags salesman and at his father's law firm. In the '80s, he became a musical comedian.

In the early 2000s, Friedland performed music as Brute Force. Since then he has played his songs, including 'King of Fuh,' to audiences in New York and Britain. There has been renewed interest in Friedland's life and music: His 'I Brute Force' album from 1967 was reissued this month on Bar/None Records and he is the subject of an upcoming documentary directed by Ben Steinbauer ('Winnebago Man').

For the inclusion of 'King of Fuh' on the new Apple collection, Davis says there was no resistance from EMI. Recalling a phone conversation he had with Friedland, he says: "[Brute] sounded to me as if he felt that his position as part of the history of Apple Records had at last, after all these years, been vindicated and validated."

Friedland says that he wants to get on the late night TV talk shows and perform 'King of Fuh' to a large audience. "This is it," he says. "I'm not going to wait another 40 years. There are a lot of people who have never heard this and when they hear it, they will crack up. Performance is what I love. If I could go performing from now until the day I drop dead, I'll be happy."

Background History To the Acetate:

I have had this Acetate in my private collection for nearly 40 years having been given it to me by my sister who had picked it up whilst visiting the Apple Studio's in the early 70's. I have had no real incentive to sell it other than having sold a few other Apple Acetates from my collection over recent months the prices are starting to get to the point where it is hard to ignore. I have only played it the once to record it but my sister has had more use out of it and back in the early 70's it wasn't the huge collectors piece as it is today and she obviously had it to a few party's during that time! It still plays well enough with the obvious crack and pop but overall it has survived the excesses of the 70's very well and is still in remarkable condition for it's age. The labels however have become somewhat detached over the years, a result of not only the poor adhesion and paper used by Apple at the time but also as a result of being initially stored in a cardboard box in my garage for 20 years then in a warm centrally heated house for a further 20 years :( . They have 'yellowed' slightly on the reverse but not 'mottled' as much as many other Apple labels, perhaps due to the fact that they became detached at an early stage. I have not attempted to cover up the labels becoming detached when it would have in fact been quite easy to do so.

I will gladly supply any additional photo's or scans should anyone wish to examine the Acetate closer. I also have a recording of both tracks should anyone wish to listen to them prior to bidding

Although the original track was recorded and released in 1969(before Apple owned their own cutting machine) the labels would suggest that Apple had for whatever reason re-cut the disc from the original tapes at a later stage once they had their own Acetate cutting machine and most likely as reference discs.

Should anyone be able to offer any additional information I would be most extremely grateful! As always please feel free to ask any questions ~ Good Luck!

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Record:  VG+(only light surface marks/wear)  Sleeve:  Generic Black Apple Sleeve

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