rdnzl
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Post by rdnzl on Jan 16, 2013 13:51:38 GMT
The 3 "Anthology" CD sets were awesome. It was about time they raided the vaults and dusted off all these gems. What unreleased recordings do you think should have been included that weren't?
Of course, many will say the 27 minute "Helter Skelter" and "Carnival Of Light". As much as I'd like to hear a 27 minute HS, I seriously doubt that it would be a revelation. (No "Close To The Edge"!)
"Carnival Of Light" should have been released, but I don't think the "Anthology" sets would have been a good place for it. It's bad enough that "What's The New Mary Jane" is on there! It's a curio, but not exactly a great song.
My candidate for a track that should have been on "Anthology 3" that wasn't is "Don't Let Me Down" - the version that was on the "Get Back" album...the one that has John saying "Hit it, Bill!" to Billy Preston just before his keyboard solo.
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Post by Amadeus on Jan 17, 2013 0:56:18 GMT
I have to assume that they edited the most interesting part of the 12 minute Helter Skelter for Anthology. Wouldn't they? So maybe the 27 minute version might be more of the same, or the same of more.
Maybe they should do an inexplicable album like ''Tomorrow Never Knows'' with stuff like Helter Skelter and Carnival Of Light. And maybe the full 10 minutes of Revolution 1.
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Post by The End on Jan 17, 2013 13:07:32 GMT
All of the above! I'd like to at least hear Carnival of Light once before it joins Mary Jane in my tracks most skipped list! Revolution #1 and Helter Skelter would obviously be the most listenable although I assume the former would just be an extra 5 minutes of grunts and "alrights" (as can be heard scattered through Revolution #9)!
One track that wasn't included on Anthology was the full take 1 version of Strawberry Fields with the backing "aaaahhhs" - yeah it's been bootlegged millions of times (or more!) but I think it's an amazing version! And the full take of the fast version (take 26?) wasn't included either was it?
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Post by rdnzl on Jan 17, 2013 15:31:55 GMT
Yes, I prefer the unaltered 1st take of "Strawberry Fields Forever". Why they removed the backing vocals for A2 is beyond me.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2013 15:51:01 GMT
All of the above! I'd like to at least hear Carnival of Light once before it joins Mary Jane in my tracks most skipped list! Revolution #1 and Helter Skelter would obviously be the most listenable although I assume the former would just be an extra 5 minutes of grunts and "alrights" (as can be heard scattered through Revolution #9)! One track that wasn't included on Anthology was the full take 1 version of Strawberry Fields with the backing "aaaahhhs" - yeah it's been bootlegged millions of times (or more!) but I think it's an amazing version! And the full take of the fast version (take 26?) wasn't included either was it? Hi Al Is this the one you mean? Incredible.
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Post by mrmustard on Jan 17, 2013 20:29:37 GMT
All of the above! I'd like to at least hear Carnival of Light once before it joins Mary Jane in my tracks most skipped list! Ha! Lol! Yes, I would like to hear it just once. I can't imagine for one minute it's of any lasting musical quality. I'm a firm believer that we are not missing out on any worthy musical gems that may lie in the vaults. Basically because EMI/Parlophone/Apple would stand to make too much money.
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Post by The End on Jan 17, 2013 22:53:20 GMT
All of the above! I'd like to at least hear Carnival of Light once before it joins Mary Jane in my tracks most skipped list! Revolution #1 and Helter Skelter would obviously be the most listenable although I assume the former would just be an extra 5 minutes of grunts and "alrights" (as can be heard scattered through Revolution #9)! One track that wasn't included on Anthology was the full take 1 version of Strawberry Fields with the backing "aaaahhhs" - yeah it's been bootlegged millions of times (or more!) but I think it's an amazing version! And the full take of the fast version (take 26?) wasn't included either was it? Hi Al Is this the one you mean? Incredible. Absolutely, that's the one! Why did they remove the backing vocals on Anthology 2? Weird!
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Post by The End on Jan 17, 2013 23:04:21 GMT
All of the above! I'd like to at least hear Carnival of Light once before it joins Mary Jane in my tracks most skipped list! Ha! Lol! Yes, I would like to hear it just once. I can't imagine for one minute it's of any lasting musical quality. I'm a firm believer that we are not missing out on any worthy musical gems that may lie in the vaults. Basically because EMI/Parlophone/Apple would stand to make too much money. For completeness, Anthology 1 really should have included extracts of the Quarry Men tape, such as Puttin' on the Style, the full version of In Spite of all the Danger and the recordings from the Cavern - Kansas City and Some Other Guy. Maybe they should also do a Beatles at the BBC makeover - the crossfades always irked me somewhat for a start! And how many times do you wanna hear Lee Peters' famous James Mason impersonation voice - very funny the first 20 times but after that.... There's still plenty of BBC stuff in the vaults!
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Post by mrmustard on Jan 17, 2013 23:45:20 GMT
There's still plenty of BBC stuff in the vaults! Maybe, but there's bugger all of significance in the EMI/Apple vaults.
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Post by The End on Jan 18, 2013 15:36:42 GMT
Very True!
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Post by Amadeus on Jan 18, 2013 17:37:26 GMT
Paul's demo of ''Goodbye''
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Post by mrmustard on Jan 18, 2013 20:58:55 GMT
Paul's demo of ''Goodbye'' I've heard this. It's very odd this was left off as it was a great demo.
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rdnzl
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Post by rdnzl on Jan 19, 2013 22:21:23 GMT
I'd like to hear the second take of "Twist & Shout", just to hear how John Lennon's voice survived the first take.
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Post by sugarplumfairy on Jan 19, 2013 22:27:33 GMT
Paul's demo of ''Goodbye'' Yes! I can't believe he gave that one away, it's such a good song. Same goes for John's Bad to Me.
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Post by Amadeus on Jan 19, 2013 22:38:15 GMT
Yeah. Could've included the demo of 'Bad To Me' too.
And why have we never heard the take 2 of Twist And Shout? There's, like, 40 takes of ''seventeen'', ''Misery'' and ''There's A Place''. Why no Twist and Shout take 2?
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rdnzl
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Post by rdnzl on Jan 20, 2013 20:41:37 GMT
I forgot about the "Bad To Me" demo. That should have been included...
What really bugs me is how they mixed the tracks on "Anthology". The stereo mixes sound so much better on the bootlegs, in most cases.
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Post by The End on Jan 20, 2013 23:49:15 GMT
Yeah. Could've included the demo of 'Bad To Me' too. And why have we never heard the take 2 of Twist And Shout? There's, like, 40 takes of ''seventeen'', ''Misery'' and ''There's A Place''. Why no Twist and Shout take 2? That tape is missing/wiped, isn't it? I can't recall hearing any outtakes or alternate versions from the evening session (7.30 - 10.45) for Please Please Me, i.e. Hold Me Tight (later re-recorded for With The Beatles), Anna, Boys, Chains, Baby It's You and Twist and Shout.
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Post by ROCKY on Jan 24, 2013 2:25:55 GMT
I always liked 'Soldier of Love' from the BBC and always wonder why that wasn't released. Maybe copyright issues I suppose?
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rdnzl
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Post by rdnzl on Jan 24, 2013 7:40:58 GMT
"Soldier Of Love" was released on "Live At The BBC", so copyright issues aren't a factor. I don't recall the song being recorded for any of their sessions other than for the BBC.
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Post by The End on Jan 24, 2013 12:40:28 GMT
"Soldier Of Love" was released on "Live At The BBC", so copyright issues aren't a factor. I don't recall the song being recorded for any of their sessions other than for the BBC. I think Gerry and the Pacemakers covered that and A Shot of Rhythm and Blues for their first LP so it probably wasn't even considered after that. Luckily we have the BBC version!!
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