Beatles News Briefs #19

10/15/2018: McCartney set list update, Beatles top British album poll are today's headlines.

Listen to it here.

Beatles News Briefs #18 now online

Beatles News Briefs #18 - McCartney set lists, Lennon birthday news, new Yoko interview, McCartney's DJ CD, White Album books.  Available here.

Album with Paul McCartney DJ, Chris Holmes, to be re-released with bonus tracks

Omnivore Recordings will reissue Yum-Yum's Dan Loves Patti album with ten bonus tracks on Nov. 2. One of the members is Chris Holmes, who has done the McCartney pre-shows for over a decade.

Here's the tracklist:

1. I'm Not Telling
  2. Apiary
  3. Dan Loves Patti
  4. Doot-Doot
  5. Train of Thought
  6. Sister
  7. Cross My Heart
  8. Ring
  9. Jealous of the Stars
  10. Uneasy
  11. Words Will Fail
  12. Lament
  13. When You Were Mine
  14. Baby I Love You
  15. The Rainbow Connection
  16. Uneasy (Fuzz Mix)
  17. Holding Out For Love (Demo) [Bonus Track]
  18. Summertime (Demo) [Bonus Track]
  19. I Took Advantage Of The Spring (Demo) [Bonus Track]
  20. Automatic Blues (Demo) [Bonus Track]
  21. Magic Back In Our Lives (Demo) [Bonus Track]
  22. Teaching The Mockingbird To Sing (Demo) [Bonus Track]

The White Album before The White Album

The Beatles (The White Album) and the upcoming release of the box set with all the demos and outtakes brings back the history of the album that itself was the only time that the Beatles recorded a full set of demos for an album. (Which will be on the new set.)

But the album was also leaked to WABC in New York, which played several of the tracks, including some unique versions. "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da" had some talking at the beginnning. And "Blackbird" was quite different with some vocal and guitar differences.

We're looking forward to seeing which outtakes are on the set and whether any of the songs WABC played will be there. More significantly, there's only one outtake of "Blackbird" on the set (not counting the Esher version) and it'll be interesting to see which it is.

New Beatles-authorized products announced today

Crosley Radio announced several new Beatles-branded products today. They are:

• The Beatles Sgt. Pepper Record Carrier Case
• The Beatles Record Carrier Case
• The Beatles Yellow Submarine Record Storage Crate
• The Beatles Apple Record Storage Crate
• The Beatles Platter Pad (available in 7 different licensed designs)

The record carrier cases hold 30 albums.  The record storage crates hold anywhere from 40 to 75 albums.  The platter pads come in 7 designs. They are MMT, Help, Rubber Soul, Apple, Fab Four, Sgt. Pepper and Yellow Submarine.

 

 

Two special "Beatles News Briefs" podcasts on White Album preview and passing of Geoff Emerick

On Sunday, we published a report on the White Album listening session we attended last week at Capitol Records.

13 - Beatles News Brief 9.30.18 - Special report on the White Album listening session

Then last night, we did an emergency podcast on the passing of Geoff Emerick.

14 - Beatles News Briefs - Breaking news — Geoff Emerick has died

We also had stories on Emerick on the Billboard and Variety websites.

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3 - Beatles News Brief 9.30.18 - Special report on the White Album listening session

Beatles White Album 50th anniversary set world buying guide

1.  U.S. Amazon  7 disc (6 CD /Blu-ray( (Super Deluxe):  https://amzn.to/2IcwQtd
2.  U.S. Amazon 3 CD: https://amzn.to/2zr3cNY
3. U.S. Amazon 4 LP: https://amzn.to/2QUwXNZ
4. U.S.  Amazon 2 LP Vinyl: https://amzn.to/2QUwXNZ
5. UK Amazon.co.UK 7 disc (6 CD.Blu-ray):  https://amzn.to/2OLpJKE
6. UK Amazon.co.uk 3 CDs: https://amzn.to/2OLpJKE
7. UK Amazon 4 disk vinyl: https://amzn.to/2Rs4z5b
8. UK Amazon 2 disk vinyl: https://amzn.to/2SyedER
9. Japan Amazon.co.jp 7 disc (6 CD SHM, Blu-ray):  https://amzn.to/2DrayoW
10. Japan Amazon (4 LPs) https://amzn.to/2yICY8U
11.  Japan Amazon 3 CDs (SHM): https://amzn.to/2Dszxs5
12. Canada Amazon 6 CDs and Blu-Ray: https://amzn.to/2DhuNEP
13.   Canada Amazon 3 CDs: https://amzn.to/2xXKo7p
14.  Canada Amazon 2 LPs: https://amzn.to/2DhuNEP
15. Canada Amazon 4 LPs: https://amzn.to/2yMc7J8
16. Germany Amazon 4 LPs: https://amzn.to/2NEoOiV
17. Germany Amazon 3 CDs: https://amzn.to/2ztQZZ5
18. Germany Amazon 7 discs (6 CDs/Blu-ray): https://amzn.to/2OP5JXD 
19. Germany Amazon 2 LPs Vinyl: https://amzn.to/2ONlzSz

The configurations and their contents:

The BEATLES (‘White Album’) releases include:

Super Deluxe:

• The comprehensive, individually numbered 7-disc and digital audio collections feature:
• CDs 1 & 2: The BEATLES (‘White Album’) 2018 stereo album mix
• CD3: Esher Demos: - Esher Demo tracks 1 through 19 sequenced in order of the finished song’s placement on ‘The White Album.’ Tracks 20-27 were not included on the album.
• CDs 4, 5 & 6: Sessions: - 50 additional recordings, most previously unreleased, from ‘White Album’ studio sessions; all newly mixed from the four-track and eight-track session tapes, sequenced in order of their recording start dates.

Blu-ray:

• 2018 album mix in high resolution PCM stereo
• 2018 DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 album mix
• 2018 Dolby True HD 5.1 album mix
• 2018 direct transfer of the album’s original mono mix

Deluxe: The 3CD; 180-gram 4LP vinyl box set (limited edition); and digital audio collections pair the 2018 stereo album mix with the 27 Esher Demos.

• The BEATLES (‘White Album’) 2018 stereo album mix
• Esher Demos

Standard 2LP Vinyl:

• The BEATLES (‘White Album’) 2018 stereo mix,
• 180-gram 2LP vinyl in gatefold sleeve with faithfully replicated original artwork

The BEATLES (‘White Album’) track lists

Super Deluxe [6CD+1Blu-ray set / digital audio collection]

CD 1: The BEATLES (‘White Album’) 2018 Stereo Mix disc 1

• Back in the U.S.S.R.
• Dear Prudence
• Glass Onion
• Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
• Wild Honey Pie
• The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
• While My Guitar Gently Weeps
• Happiness is a Warm Gun
• Martha My Dear
• I’m so tired
• Blackbird
• Piggies
• Rocky Raccoon
• Don’t Pass Me By
• Why don’t we do it in the road?
• I Will
• Julia

CD 2: The BEATLES (‘White Album’) 2018 Stereo Mix disc 2

• Birthday
• Yer Blues
• Mother Nature’s Son
• Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
• Sexy Sadie
• Helter Skelter
• Long, Long, Long
• Revolution I
• Honey Pie
• Savoy Truffle
• Cry Baby Cry
• Revolution 9
• Good Night

CD 3: Esher Demos:

• Back in the U.S.S.R.
• Dear Prudence
• Glass Onion
• Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
• The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
• While My Guitar Gently Weeps
• Happiness is a Warm Gun
• I’m so tired
• Blackbird
• Piggies
• Rocky Raccoon
• Julia
• Yer Blues
• Mother Nature’s Son
• Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
• Sexy Sadie
• Revolution
• Honey Pie
• Cry Baby Cry
• Sour Milk Sea
• Junk
• Child of Nature
• Circles
• Mean Mr. Mustard
• Polythene Pam
• Not Guilty
• What’s the New Mary Jane

CD 4: Sessions:

• Revolution I (Take 18)
• A Beginning (Take 4) / Don’t Pass Me By (Take 7)
• Blackbird (Take 28)
• Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey (Unnumbered rehearsal)
• Good Night (Unnumbered rehearsal)
• Good Night (Take 10 with a guitar part from Take 5)
• Good Night (Take 22)
• Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (Take 3)
• Revolution (Unnumbered rehearsal)
• Revolution (Take 14 – Instrumental backing track)
• Cry Baby Cry (Unnumbered rehearsal)
• Helter Skelter (First version – Take 2)

CD 5: Sessions:

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

CD 6: Sessions:

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

Blu-ray: The BEATLES (‘White Album’) Audio Features:

• : PCM Stereo (2018 Stereo Mix)
• : DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (2018)
• : Dolby True HD 5.1 (2018)
• : Mono (2018 Direct Transfer of ‘The White Album’ Original Mono Mix)

Deluxe [3CD digipak / 180-gram 4LP vinyl box set (limited edition) / digital audio collection]:

• The BEATLES (‘White Album’) 2018 Stereo Mix
• Esher Demos

Standard 2LP Vinyl [180-gram]:

• The BEATLES (‘White Album’) 2018 Stereo Mix