Grapefruit – Around Grapefruit

The short-lived late ’60s psychedelic Brit-pop boy band Grapefruit sounds very much of their time, but that doesn’t mean the songs aren’t still great. Closely tied to The Fab Four, Grapefruit’s John Perry sang backing vocals on “Hey Jude,” Lennon and McCartney produced the group’s first single, and early recordings were signed to The Beatles’ Apple Publishing. Lennon also named the band after an art book by Yoko Ono. Their debut album Around Grapefruit is a bit hit-or-miss, but the hits are there, including the upbeat, driving picked bass, siren screaming “Elevator.”