The Beatles' "The Fool on the Hill"

I’m in the midst of listening to the Beatles’ 1967-1970.

I’d read that at the very end of “A Day in the Life,” along with the four or five pianos, there’s a harmonium.  I was finally able to find it in the mix.

Also, I don’t think I had ever really paid that much attention to the bass harmonica in “The Fool on the Hill.”  I’d heard the notes, but I never thought, “Oh, that’s a bass harmonica.”

I think the bass harmonica is indicative of Brian Wilson’s influence on the Beatles - the artistic rivalry in which the Beach Boys released Pet Sounds as a response to Rubber Soul and then the Beatles released Sgt. Pepper as a response to Pet Sounds.  Brian Wilson used bass harmonica on “I Know There’s an Answer” from Pet Sounds, and the Beatles used it on “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!” (and possibly some other songs from Sgt. Pepper - I haven’t listened to it for awhile and don’t know off-hand).  The bass harmonica in “The Fool on the Hill” further demonstrates Brian Wilson’s influence.