White Album 50th Deluxe

[yomptepi]

I noted that the standard White album in HMV is now £49.99. Which is top end. At this rate the new vinyl producers will kill the golden goose.

[Bent Fabric]

My youngest boy (9) heard me listening to some outtake or another about a year ago and said (with some excitement at his discovery) "This is 'Half-Assed Beatles!"

[mentalist (slight return)]

The bonus discs should be called the Half-Arsed Tapes.

[clive gash]

From Ze Hoffmen

Full CD TRACKLIST FROM AMAZON.DE

Disc 1
1.Back in the U.S.S.R.
2.Dear Prudence
3.Glass Onion
4.Ob - La
5.Wild Honey Pie
6.The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
7.While My Guitar Gently Weeps
8.Happiness is a Warm Gun
9.Martha My Dear
10.I'm so tired
11.Blackbird
12.Piggies
13.Rocky Raccoon
14.Don't Pass Me By
15.Why don't we do it in the road?
16.I Will
17.Julia

Disc 2
1.Birthday
2.Yer Blues
3.Mother Nature's Son
4.Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
5.Sexy Sadie
6.Helter Skelter
7.Long, Long, Long
8.Revolution I
9.Honey Pie
10.Savoy Truffle
11.Cry Baby Cry
12.Revolution 9
13.Good Night

Disc 3
1.Back in the U.S.S.R.
2.Dear Prudence
3.Glass Onion
4.Ob - La
5.The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
6.While My Guitar Gently Weeps
7.Happiness is a Warm Gun
8.I'm so tired
9.Blackbird
10.Piggies
11.Rocky Raccoon
12.Julia
13.Yer Blues
14.Mother Nature's Son
15.Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
16.Sexy Sadie
17.Revolution
18.Honey Pie
19.Cry Baby Cry
20.Sour Milk Sea
21.Junk
22.Child of Nature
23.Circles
24.Mean Mr. Mustard
25.Polythene Pam
26.Not Guilty
27.What's the New Mary Jane

Disc 4
1.Revolution I (Take 18)
2.A Beginning (Take 4) / Don't Pass Me By (Take 7)
3.Blackbird (Take 28)
4.Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey (Unnumbered rehearsal)
5.Good Night (Unnumbered rehearsal)
6.Good Night (Take 10 with a guitar part from Take 5)
7.Good Night (Take 22)
8.Ob - La
9.Revolution (Unnumbered rehearsal)
10.Revolution (Take 14 - Instrumental backing track)
11.Cry Baby Cry (Unnumbered rehearsal)
12.Helter Skelter (First version - Take 2)

Disc 5
1.Sexy Sadie (Take 3)
2.While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Acoustic version - Take 2)
3.Hey Jude (Take 1)
4.St. Louis Blues (Studio jam)
5.Not Guilty (Take 102)
6.Mother Nature's Son (Take 15)
7.Yer Blues (Take 5 with guide vocal)
8.What's the New Mary Jane (Take 1)
9.Rocky Raccoon (Take 8)
10.Back in the U.S.S.R. (Take 5 - Instrumental backing track)
11.Dear Prudence (Vocal, guitar & drums)
12.Let It Be (Unnumbered rehearsal)
13.While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Third version - Take 27)
14.(You're so Square) Baby, I Don't Care (Studio jam)
15.Helter Skelter (Second version - Take 17)
16.Glass Onion (Take 10)

Disc 6
1.I Will (Take 13)
2.Blue Moon (Studio jam)
3.I Will (Take 29)
4.Step Inside Love (Studio jam)
5.Los Paranoias (Studio jam)
6.Can You Take Me Back? (Take 1)
7.Birthday (Take 2 - Instrumental backing track)
8.Piggies (Take 12 - Instrumental backing track)
9.Happiness is a Warm Gun (Take 19)
10.Honey Pie (Instrumental backing track)
11.Savoy Truffle (Instrumental backing track)
12.Martha My Dear (Without brass and strings)
13.Long, Long, Long (Take 44)
14.I'm so tired (Take 7)
15.I'm so tired (Take 14)
16.The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill (Take 2)
17.Why don't we do it in the road? (Take 5)
18.Julia (Two rehearsals)
19.The Inner Light (Take 6 - Instrumental backing track)
20.Lady Madonna (Take 2 - Piano and drums)
21.Lady Madonna (Backing vocals from take 3)
22.Across the Universe (Take 6)

Disc 7
1.Blu - ray: The BEATLES ('White Album')

[Bent Fabric]

Looking at those last three discs, I can honestly say that I only wish there were more.

[clive gash]

Disc 4 looks tasty - Divisive Beatles, full spectrum.

[Bent Fabric]

Disc 4 looks tasty - Divisive Beatles, full spectrum.

For sure!

Granted, I suppose the evolution of "Revolution 9" is to this set as "Carnival of Light" was to Pepper Deluxe.

[naughty boy]

I want to hear it all but I'm damned if I'm shelling out £99 for the privilege

[clive gash]

[Bent Fabric]

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/beatles-unheard-white-album-exclusive-first-listen-727928/

[Snarfyguy]

Oh hell, I suppose I'll have to buy the damn thing.

[Bent Fabric]

[Matt Wilson]

Bull Moose has it for less than $140.

[Bent Fabric]

Interesting track - seems like they reverted to the Revolver era trick of recording a backing track in a low key (detuned/etc.) so that it would sound super tight when sped up.

[Muskrat]

Los Angeles Times story (apparently, Rob Sheffield wasn’t the only Yank journalist invited to Abbey Road)

[Charlie O.]

Los Angeles Times story (apparently, Rob Sheffield wasn’t the only Yank journalist invited to Abbey Road)

Corrected (you left off the last letter of the URL).

the bestselling title of all the fabled quartet’s original studio releases.

This surprises me.

[Muskrat]

Los Angeles Times story (apparently, Rob Sheffield wasn’t the only Yank journalist invited to Abbey Road)

Corrected (you left off the last letter of the URL).

Thanks.

[The Slider]

Interesting track - seems like they reverted to the Revolver era trick of recording a backing track in a low key (detuned/etc.) so that it would sound super tight when sped up.

I think it sounds like the Velvets

I'm amazed they still have some scrapings to set before us.
And even more amazed that those scrapings are pretty appetising

[Bent Fabric]

I think it sounds like the Velvets

Yeah, I can see that. The inherent chugging grunginess of this track is a bit "Sister Ray" or "Guess I'm Falling in Love".

[GoogaMooga]

I've got a Russian grey area 2CD set of that stuff, think the 12min. Helter Skelter is on that one.