▁ideal ▁for ▁a ▁film ▁he ▁was ▁producing , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁stage ▁play ▁Little ▁Mal col m ▁and ▁His ▁Str ug gle ▁Again st ▁the ▁E un uchs . ▁Harrison ▁and ▁his ▁then ▁b ride ▁of ▁two ▁weeks ▁P atti ▁Bo yd ▁attended ▁the ▁play ' s ▁opening ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁▁ ▁Harrison ▁initially ▁intended ▁to ▁sign ▁S pl inter ▁to ▁Apple ▁Records ▁and ▁held ▁sessions ▁at ▁Apple ▁Studio ▁in ▁central ▁London ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁song ; ▁Harrison ▁associate ▁P ete ▁Ham ▁also ▁participated ▁in ▁these ▁sessions , ▁held ▁in ▁mid - 1 9 7 3 . ▁Pl ans ▁were ▁made ▁for ▁" L on ely ▁Man " ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁as ▁an ▁Apple ▁single ▁and ▁S pl inter ▁were ▁shown ▁performing ▁the ▁piece ▁in ▁the ▁Apple ▁film . ▁However , ▁Bill ▁Elli ot ▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁an ▁Apple ▁single ▁( # 1 8 3 5 ) ▁" G od ▁Save ▁Us " ▁b / w ▁" Do ▁the ▁O z " ▁both ▁written ▁by ▁L enn on / O no ▁and ▁under ▁the ▁mon iker ▁of ▁" B ill ▁Elli ot ▁and ▁The ▁Pl astic ▁O z ▁Band " ▁on ▁the ▁A ▁side . ▁The ▁B ▁side ▁was ▁the ▁" E last ic ▁O z ▁Band ". ▁Elli ot ▁was ▁also ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁ 4 5 r pm ▁picture ▁sle e ve . ▁ ▁But ▁as ▁Apple ▁fell ▁apart , ▁Harrison ▁decided ▁to ▁establish ▁his ▁own ▁record ▁label , ▁setting ▁up ▁offices ▁in ▁London ▁on ▁Royal