Sunday 13 March 2011

The Beatles - Whitology

Publisher: Walrus Records
Reference: Walrus 008/009
Date: 1997

Disc 1
01. The Making Of The Jet Noise  - Dialogue
02. Back In The U.S.S.R.         - Take 6 RM1 - 23 August 1968
                                   Only one (regular) mono mix exists.
                                   That version was also given by Ringo
                                   to british actor Peter Sellers.
03. Dear Prudence                - Alternate Take - different ending and
                                   different backing vocals
04. Glass Onion                  - Alternate mono mix - 26 September 1968
05. Paul Introducing             - Dialogue
    'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da'
06. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da           - Alternate early Take
07. Wild Honey Pie               - Alternate Take - recorded and mixed
                                   on 20 August 1968
08. The Continuing Story Of      - Alternate mono mix - 8 October 1968
    Bungalow Bill
09. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Unedited Take 1 - 25 July 1968
10. Happiness Is A Warm Gun      - Alternate mono mix - louder bass at
                                   'I Need A Fix' part
11. Martha My Dear               - Alternate mono mix - 4 October 1968
12. I'm So Tired                 - Alternate Take - 8 October 1968
13. Blackbird                    - Alternate early Take
14. Piggies                      - Alternate mono mix - 20 September 1968
                                   with different piggies sounds
15. Rocky Raccoon                - Take 8 - 15 August 1968
16. Don't Pass Me By             - Instrumental Take 3 and vocal Take 5 -
                                   5 & 6 August 1968
17. Paul Introducing 'Why Don't  - Dialogue
    We Do It In The Road?'
18. Why Don't We Do It           - Alternate mono mix - 10 October 1968
    In The Road?                   no handclaps in intro
19. I Will                       - Take 1 - 16 September 1968
20. Julia                        - Take 2 - 13 October 1968
21. Promo 'White Album'          - Promo
    25th Anniversary Part 1
22. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da           - Different mix, prefaced by a false start
                                   on piano and laughter
23. Don't Pass Me By             - Different mix, includes an 30 seconds
                                   reprise of the first verse before the final
                                   'Don't Pass Me By' chorus
24. Back In The U.S.S.R.         - Alternate mono mix - the jet noise at
                                   the beginning and end lasts a few seconds
                                   longer and does not have the beginning of
                                   'Dear Prudence' layered over the end
25. Why Don't We Do It           - Take 4 - 9 October 1968
    In The Road?
26. Blackbird                    - Take 4 - 11 June 1968
27. Piggies                      - Esher demo - May 1968
28. Glass Onion                  - Esher demo - May 1968
29. I'm So Tired                 - Alternate early mix - 8 October 1968
                                   with a different Lennon vocal as well as
                                   unused lead guitar and organ overdubs
30. Julia                        - Alternate Take
31. Happiness Is A Warm Gun      - Esher demo - May 1968

Disc 2 01. Paul Introducing 'Birthday' - Dialogue 02. Birthday - Mono mix - 18 September 1968 03. Yer Blues - Mono mix - 14 August 1968 04. Mother Nature's Son - Take 2 - 9 August 1968 05. Everybody's Got Something - Alternate version, with count-in and a To Hide Except Me And significantly different lead vocal (many My Monkey of John's lines are not double tracked here), noticeably different is the 'Come on, Come on' conclusion of the song 06. Sexie Sadie - Unedited version, the released Take has an edit 2:56 into the song, cutting out 38 sec, and continuing on with the last 17 sec. This outtake does not contain this edit, and even continues on a hair longer at the fade. 07. Paul Introducing - Dialogue 'Helter Skelter' 08. Helter Skelter - Take 21 RM1 - 9 September 1968 Found on the mono White Album LP and released in 1980 on the US Rarities LP. Version is shorter and has louder backing vocals 09. Long, Long, Long - Mono mix - 7 October 1968 10. Revolution 1 - Mono mix 11. Honey Pie - Esher demo - May 1968 12. George Introducing - Dialogue 'Savoy Truffle' 13. Savoy Truffle - Alternate mono mix - 3 October 1968 14. Cry Baby Cry - Take 1 - 16 July 1968 15. Revolution 9 - From mono acetate - 20 June 1968 16. Good Night - Alternate Take, differences in the backing vocals, different section between 1:37 and 1:58 with less time given to the transition between Ringo's vocal and the instrumental string section, that makes the outtake 6 sec shorter 17. Promo 'White Album' - Promo 25th Anniversary Part 2 18. Sexie Sadie - Take 6 - 19 July 1968 19. Helter Skelter - Take 2 - 18 July 1968. From Anthology 3 20. Step Inside Love / - Outtake (jam) - 16 September 1968. Los Paranoias Taken from Anthology 3 21. Not Guilty - Alternate Take - August 1968. Different take as on Anthology 3 22. Junk - Esher demo - May 1968 23. A Beginning - Orchestral arrangement - 22 July 1968. From Anthology 3 24. Good Night - Rehearsal - 28 June 1968

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