Is a cool bootleg I received yesterday from Germany. It's basically four CDs with multiple takes, mixes, and studio chatter from the making of Abbey Road. It also contains some tracks from Let It Be: Ballad of J&Y, Old Brown Show, as well as Macca versions of Come And Get It, a John Lennon take of Ain't She Sweet, and some naked mixes of various song. The Come Together tracks are especially interesting with different lyrics, jokes, as well as the song being dissected in the studio by engineers. Disc 1 came up in iTunes as "Abbey Road Sessions" so maybe it's a bootleg of a bootleg? Also came with quite a nice glossy booklet with many pages including some rare photos, especially from the Abbey Road cover shoot. I got those Pear bootlegs today in the mail as well as a bunch of other Beatle related stuff that I have yet to check out. Over all the sound quality of the AR bootleg was quite good, with only one track being noticeably louder than the rest. Cool stuff to be able to hear the creative process. I get the impression from the bootleg that the Beatles were much more interactive on this record than I was led to believe from reports of them laying down their tracks alone on different days. Lots of banter and jokes which is nice to hear! Amazing what they were able to accomplish with just 8-track equipment and some supplemental 4-track machines.

I've been thinking about George and the many gifts of songs he gave this world

and his exploring this existence and looking for the meaning, the spirit, the light and what it is all about and then trying to enjoy and have fun too...

Birthday Thoughts

Thanks George

edcrawf:

London Calling by the Clash "Phoney Beatlemania has bitten the dust" Funny thing is I saw a documentary about them say in 2002 or 2003 on DVD. They seemed to be Beatles fans and I think a lot of punk artists might have been but couldn't mention it. You know, being an "uncool" thing to do in 1977.

I always thought that the Clash song line was meant as a dig at all the bands trying to imitate the Beatles sound. So, its actually a compliment to the Beatles. I also remember reading that 1 of the original Sex Pistols was a huge McCartney/Wings fan, but was told by Johnny Rotten to never publicly mention it

This would have been me if I'd have been older back then!

https://nypost.com/2022/02/08/i-ran-away-to-chase-the-beatlesand-set-off-a-manhunt/amp/?fbclid=IwAR05PU-13lctrbNrrjfBv948yxTImAXgj_sPBsNk2UzT1kR_OaMg-L8ViTw

jimmix:

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/beatles-met-boxer-39-d-173328156--spt.html

It's hard to imagine now: barely having a clue who the Beatles were, or the man who would become Muhammad Ali.

Not to me. Cassius Clay was a conceited jerk who paid attention to no one but himself. I hate that the Beatles let themselves be photographed with him seemingly knocking them all down at once. I find it embarrassing. I would bet John hated that....later on. I totally missed the part where after Clay became Muhammad Ali and finished his career, he seemingly became this national treasure to be revered for whatever reason. Sorry about his health issues now, but I just always thought he was a loud mouthed jerk. Still do.

Nancy R:

RMartinez:

John Lennon had a box of the original butcher cover LPs. I remember reading about a couple of super fans who were invited up to John's apartment, they showed him rare footage of the Beatles in concert, he then told them some stories about seeing a UFO over Central Park, then played them the Beatles' "How Do You Do It" and gave them each a brand new butcher cover that he signed for them.

OMG, that would be my fantasy come true!

I can see why!

This article tells the story of the hoax: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_is_dead Paul's moped accident was Dec. 26, 1965 where he chipped his tooth: This was verified by Paul's brother Mike (who took the photo) in his book The Macs. If you grew up in the U.K. and were a member of the Fan Club, you received Freda's newsletters. Anybody out there save theirs? Tomorrow I will dig out my U.S. Fan Club newsletters and see what they say. All I know is that it was a huge surprise to us in Sept. 1969 (I was in 9th grade) that Paul was supposedly dead! BTW, I have both the magazines pictured in the Wikipedia article. Wonder what they're worth?

Cool....thanks! I will check it out when I get home this evening. I'll be primed for a few cold ones and Abbey Road!

Erik in NJ:

I suppose a better headline might have been "A Dog, Two Apples, and a Fruit" Never heard of the last guy and not sure why he warrants being put on a stamp, but I look forward to seeing John Lennon grace our mail. Based on some of the no-names that we put on U.S. stamps these days, I see no reason why George Harrison shouldn't be on a U.S. commemorative stamp as well. I hope some day Paul McCartney is immortalized on a entire set of U.S. commemorative stamps--he deserves it!

People still call gays fruits?

yankeefan7:

rich n:

Best love song ever written...

Not sure I 100% agree (Maybe I'm Amazed is my subjective choice...along with a few others)...but it's certainly right up there amongst the best

I disagree, my personal favorite is Eric Clapton's "Wonderful Tonight". Like others, think "Maybe I'm Amazed" is better also.]

I love Clapton's song, too. It's a narrative. I love narrative poems, too. It's not my favorite, but it's in the top five.

I don't believe "Pet Sounds" is their "Sgt. Pepper" either, though they both share a subversive underpinning. I do think "Pet Sounds" is The Beach Boy's "Rubber Soul".

Nancy R:

jl4761:

Nancy R:

jl4761:

Nancy R:

jl4761:

beatlesfanrandy:

jl4761:

Many people have said that THE BEATLES didn't record Metal music, "Revolution," "Paperback Writer" and "Helter Skelter," just to name a few, prove that they DID! Not only did THE BEATLES record Metal music, in my opinion, THE BEATLES invented Metal music!

The final 4 minutes of I Want You (She's So Heavy) is some of the Heaviest music ever recorded!

You know your Metal well beatlesfanrandy, well said.

And some of the best bass playing by Macca too (on I Want You)

Hi NancyR! Macca played some great bass patterns on "I Want You (She's So Heavy)!" Just talking about this song makes me want to hear it over and over again. I never get tired of hearing "I Want You (She's so Heavy)."

He was great on Come Together too!

Yes he was NancyR. "The End" is also a great Metal song, Paul's flawless bass patterns along with John's and George's blistering guitar solos (Some say that Paul played a guitar solo as well.) would make "The End" a great Metal song! Other than "Her Majesty," "The End" is a great way to end the ABBEY ROAD album.

Yes, Paul was one of the 3 guitar solos, definitely. From the book "100 Best Beatles Songs" by Spignesi & Lewis: "Paul, George and John--in that order--take turns playing the guitar lead solo during the song, each taking three turns."

Thanks for the additional info NancyR, Paul really proved himself as an established guitarist, both rhythm and lead guitar.

These are mostly by Pear Alternate Hey Jude,Abbey Road Alternate Revolver Alternate Please Please Me, Rubber Soul, White, Sgt Pepper There are also a Bunch of Alternate Paul albums by Pear & also by Orange: Alternate Band on the Run, McCartney, Press, WildLife

Just voted. Paul was #2, a little behind Elvis Presley, with no one else close. Now I have nothing against Elvis, but he should be in the running for best voice of the FIFTIES, not the sixties. By the sixties he was already past his prime.

Thanks for the heads up! I work in Manhattan so it'll be pretty easy to get up there and check it out. Anyone else here in the Greater New York area? Are there any plans for Paul to attend or kick off the exhibit?

Nancy R wrote:

jl4761 wrote:

Nancy R wrote:

jl4761 wrote:

I know that this does not have anything to do with Beatles history and I mean no disrespect to Mr. Baxter but I always thought that Jeff "Skunk" Baxter looks a lot like a Walrus!

😂 I had to Google him!

What's your verdict? Does he look like a Walrus?

Yes! 😂

Now we can change the lyric to "Jeff Baxter's the walrus!"

Why THE BEATLES are by far the Greatest? Because they just are!

favoritething:

Ambitious, and probably a lot of fun, but I'd probably be one of those people correcting the errors!

Me too!

Sgt._Pepper:

parlance:

I was there too! It was like summer camp for Beatle fans. So much to see and hear, and not enough time! I hope it comes to LA again soon. parlance

Great seeing you and polythenelucy there, BTW!

Same here, as always! parlance

SurSteven:

I Wonder Who The Top 100 Greatest Beatle Fans Ever Are?

I'm sitting at number 17 When I was a young kid I liked the Beatles AND Paul Mccartney. It took me a while to realise that Paul McCartney was in The Beatles