Album 1995 on Odeon label
Rock (Acoustic, Pop Rock)
In late May 1968 (the excact date not known) the Beatles came together at 'Kinfauns', George Harrison's home in Esher. One by one, first John, then Paul, they recorded 23 of their newest compositions by double-tracking themselves on George's Reel-to-Reel-tape-machine. These songs, most of whom where written during the Beatles' two-month-stay on a meditation-course in Rishikesh, India, February - April 1968, were subsequently recorded for the 'White Album'. But not all of them made it onto vinyl and thus remain unreleased (at least as Beatles-versions). Judging by the outcome of this session, it must have been a very sunny and relaxing day. Spring certainly was in the air (and a bit of pot maybe too). Just accompanied by their acoustic guitars, John, Paul and George recorded very charming and joyful early versions of their newest tunes. Something slightly out-of-sync with their own double-tracking but who cares? Spontanity counts! Had this session been recorded 25 years later it would have been a bonafide TV-Unplugged-performance! But as it is, this 1968 session remained in the vaults until now !! We proudly present this tape to you in the correct running-order and in the best possible sound (two generations away from the actual master-tape). Enjoy! The short acoustic bit of "Helter Skelter" was recorded on 11th June, 1968 at Abbey Road studios. The last two tracks were recorded in India. The light atmosphere of these musical snippets set the tone for the "Kinfauns"-session.
The Beatles , *1960 GB album by | |
George Harrison voc, g, 1943-2001 GB acoustic guitar, recorded by | |
John Lennon voc, g, 1940-1980 GB acoustic guitar | |
Paul McCartney voc, *1942 GB acoustic guitar |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration | |
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1 | Cry Baby Cry | The Beatles | 2:30 | ||
2 | Child Of Nature | The Beatles | 2:42 | ||
3 | Child Of Nature | The Beatles | 1:22 | ||
4 | The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill | The Beatles | 2:49 | ||
5 | I'm So Tired | The Beatles | 3:08 | ||
6 | Yer Blues | The Beatles | 3:30 | ||
7 | Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey | The Beatles | 2:59 | ||
8 | What's The New Mary Jane? | The Beatles | 2:41 | ||
9 | Revolution | The Beatles | 4:10 | ||
10 | While My Guitar Gently Weeps | The Beatles | 2:39 | ||
11 | Circles | The Beatles | 2:18 | ||
12 | Sour Milk Sea | The Beatles | 3:33 | ||
13 | Not Guilty | The Beatles | 3:12 | ||
14 | Piggies | The Beatles | 2:06 | ||
15 | Julia | The Beatles | 3:43 | ||
16 | Blackbird | The Beatles | 2:34 | ||
17 | Rocky Raccoon | The Beatles | 2:45 | ||
18 | Back In The U.S.S.R. | The Beatles | 2:59 | ||
19 | Honey Pie | The Beatles | 2:03 | ||
20 | Mother Nature's Son | The Beatles | 2:15 | ||
21 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | The Beatles | 2:58 | ||
22 | Junk | The Beatles | 2:37 | ||
23 | Dear Prudence | The Beatles | 4:39 | ||
24 | Sexy Sadie | The Beatles | 2:23 | ||
25 | Helter Skelter | The Beatles | 0:57 | ||
26 | Spiritual Regeneration | The Beatles | 2:30 | ||
27 | Rishikesh # 9 | The Beatles | 3:11 |
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The Beatles - Unplugged DE 1995 Rock |