I read a book a couple of years ago, about the last recording session of The Beatles. It was called:
Solid State - The Story of Abbey Road and the end of The Beatles
The author was Kenneth Womack.
It was a sad read for me as I grew up with The Beatles. I remember we were at my Grandparents home and they had a very small screen t.v. there and me, and all of my cousins, insisted on watching The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show. Reading how fractured they had become with one another was just sad.
Now, I remember listening to some radio show some years ago, and the dj asked the question: "Which Beatle was the first to record a solo album?" I was surprised when they said the answer was George Harrison.
One thing I learned with the Solid State book was that Ringo and George were only allowed one song per album, the rest being Lennon and McCartney. Well, George was writing music all along; but, that stipulation meant that not a lot of it was put on a Beatles album. But, once the band, disbanded; he recorded an album with his music on it. So, he was writing music; but, he couldn't record very much of it at the time because of the way the albums were produced -- as mostly a Lennon/McCartney production.
Two things, I similarly watched them on a B&W TV. It’s something only people our age can relate to, it was a phenomenon that is difficult to explain to others.
I feel the same having watched Tiger play golf from his first tournament to today, literally witnessing a historical figure grow, whether music or sports. Same for listening to RUSH from 1990 on.
As for George’s talent, and the # of songs, I too heard that. Not sure if it was because they weren’t good enough or what, so I’ll have to do more research.
Also,George was the only one who did anything worth listening to after the breakup.