Product Description
Sargent Peppers” was the first release of the Beatles, which was dedicated to the studio work, drawing back from all the live activities. This album created using various sound effects with glitteriness has a very lively atmosphere. While listening to songs, albums and jackets were also fancy, the era did not catch up with the evolution and change of the Beatles, and the public debated over the interpretation of this album. LSD and others are probably the best ones to read. It was Paul who led such a flashy ‘Sargent Peppers’. In the early Beatles, if John had pulled the band as a leader, Paul caught up with rubber soul and revolver per se, obviously at least in Sargent Peppers it is obvious that at least the musical leadership has shifted to Paul . “Sargent Peppers” appears at the beginning of “How Do You Sleep?” Which derives a pole from the album “Imagine”, and indeed John himself admitted that Paul was leading the band this time . The band leader’s transition from John to Paul has a subtle influence on the human relationship of members of the Beatles boasting a solid foundation and it seems that the moment of dissolution has started from this time.
The next album of “Sargent Peppers” that reflects such a psychedelic era is “The Beatles” which is commonly called a white album. At this time the Beatles established Apple Record, which will be the first release of its own label. I also stayed in India to ask Maharishi’s teaching for a philosophical meaning and most of the songs on the white album were written at the time of staying in India. This Indian residence period was from February to April 1968. And as early as May after returning to the UK all members gathered at George ‘s home and are doing demo recordings. The sound source at this time is what is called Escher Demo. Based on this demonstration sound source, full-fledged recording will begin in June.
The white album is the first double album of the Beatles. As alluding to the spectacular previous work “Sargent · Peppers”, the album · jacket is embossed in white color and the band name is written by embossing, it is just more simple than just numbering. The album title itself is simply “THE BEATLES”, whereas the previous work was a fictitious long band name. As such, “White album” contrasting with the previous work was released in November 1968, and it has been very successful in terms of sales. As mentioned earlier that the transition of musical leadership from John to Paul was a mission to dissolution of the Beatles, in fact this time, apple boycotted recordings and did not come to the studio, recordings are always done with four people It seems to me that the episode of “White Album” is somewhat skewered as if the sprouts of dissolution are becoming bloated. As part of that, when criticizing this album, an opinion is made that this is a collection of solo songs, not band albums. Indeed, that is not a mistake in a way. Even though George Martin suggested that the contents condensed and made a single album in the first place that became a double album which was disadvantageous in sales in the first place, despite the members refusing to omit their own songs is there. Paul does not try to hide the feeling of hatred against “Revolution 9”, but where the opinion refusing the recording did not pass, there is a glimpse of the instability of the balance of human relations within a subtle band. However, even in such a state, there is no objection to the wonder of “White Album”. There are many people who actually like this album the most among fans. Paul speaks like this in an interview. “This album is told that there is no context or a collection of solo songs, but it’s the Beatles’ white album, it’s shut up!
This work contains the session sound source of this white album. It will be an unprecedented volume and will be no more monumental, including many first appearance sound sources. There have been numerous titles that have included numerous white album session sound sources, but this work covers not only the preexisting sound source but also many other first appearance sound sources that have never been heard by anyone There. Besides, the original is a double album, it really goes up to 18 disks as a session sound source of the white album. This time the set was divided into Volume 1, Vol. 2, Vol 3 and each set was divided into 3 sets of 6 sets each and it was decided to be released.
DISC ONE
BACK IN THE USSR
May 1968
01. Demo
Aug 22, 1968
02. Take 5 unedited chat
Aug 23, 1968
03. Take 5 with overdubs
04. Piano SI (multitrack)
05. Single Vocal track + BV (5.1 mix)
06. Second Vocal track + BV (5.1 mix)
07. All vocals (multitrack)
08. Take 6
09. Take 6 RM 1
10. Advance Acetate Rough Mix
EXTRA
11. No piano and second guitar (5.1. mix)
DEAR PRUDENCE
May 1986
12. Demo
Aug 29 & 30, 1968
OVERDUBDS
13. Vocal backup track (snippet)
14. Take 1 w/original drum track
15. Guitar, piano & percussion (multitrack)
16. Lead guitar SI (multitrack)
17. Drums and piano SI (multitrack)
18. Bass & tambourine SI (multitrack)
19. Unknown overdub chat
20. Take 1 alternate basic mix
21. Take 1 alternate mix unused Bass SI
22. Rough Mix
23. RM 1
GLASS ONION
May 1968
24. Demo #1
25. Demo #2
26. Double tracked demo
Sep 11, 1968
27. Take 10
Sep 12, 1968
28. Take 33 SI
DISC TWO
GLASS ONION
Sep 13, 1968
01. Take 33 extra SI
Sep 16 & 26, 1968
02. Take 33 RM2
Oct 10, 1968
03. Strings SI
04. Intrumental w/Rough low vocal
OB-LA-DI, OB-LA-DA
May 1968
05. Demo
06. Demo tape copying
July 3 & 4, 1968
07. Take 3
July 5, 1968
08. Take 5
09. Take 5 Edit
July 8 & 9, 1968
10. Re-make Session chats
11. Take 21
July 15, 1968
12. Take 23 Vocal SI (5.1 mix)
13. Take 23 Second Vocal SI (5.1 mix)
14. Take 23 RM21
15. Advance Acetate Rough Mix
EXTRAS
16. 5.1. Mix Left Channel
17. 5.1. Mix Right Channel
WILD HONEY PIE
Aug 20, 1968
18. Take 1 SI #1
19. Take 1 SI #2
20. Take 1 SI #3
21. Take 1 SI #4
22. Take 1 SI #5
23. RM6
THE CONTINUING STORY OF BUNGALOW BILL
May 1968
24. Unedited Demo (mono)
25. Edited Demo (stereo)
Oct 8, 1968
26. Take 2
27. Take 3 SI #1
28. Take 3 SI #2
29. Take 3 SI #3
30. Take 3 SI #4
WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS
May 1968
31. Demo
32. Demo w/organ overdub
DISC THREE
WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS
July 25, 1968
FIRST VERSION
01. Take 1
02. Take 1 alternate Mix
03. Take 1 Loud organ fragment
04. Take 1 edit
05. Take 1 Monitor Mix 1
06. Take 1 Monitor Mix 2
07. Take 1 Monitor Mix 3
08. Take 1 Monitor Mix 4
09. Take 2
Sep 5, 1968
SECOND VERSION
10. Lady Madonna (improvisation)
11. Rehearsal with Paul
Sep 5, 1968
THIRD VERSION
12. Studio Chat Take 1
13. Let it Be (improvisation)
14. Take 27
Sep 5 & 6, 1968
OVERDUBS
15. Take 25 unedited
MULTITRACKS
16. Drums
17. Eric Clapton’s Guitar
18. Piano and percussion
19. Bass and second Guitar Riff
20. George first vocal and Paul vocal
21. All vocals with extra SI
22. First George Vocal vs Vocal Overdub
23. Organ SI
HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN
May 1968
24. Demo Take 1 (breakdown)
25. Demo Take 2
26. Demo Take 2 overdubs
Sep 23, 1968
27. Take 19
DISC FOUR
HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN
Sep 25, 1968
01. Take 65 Vocal SI
02. Take 65 Backing Vocals SI #1
03. Take 65 Backing Vocals SI #2
Oct 15, 1968
04. Take 65 Monitor Mix Overdubs
05. Take 65 RS
EXTRAS
06. Alternate 5.1 mix left channel
07. Alternate 5.1 mix right channel
MARTHA MY DEAR
Oct 4, 1968
08. Take 1 Basic Track low guide vocal
09. Take 1 Single vocal overdub
10. Double Tracked Vocals
11. Instrumental Track
I’M SO TIRED
May 1968
12. Demo
13. Demo Tape copying
Oct 8, 1968
14. Takes 3, 6 & 9 edit
15. Take 7
16. Take 14 single vocal track
17. Overdubs organ, drums and guitar
18. Take 14 w/overdubs
Oct 15, 1968
MIXING SESSION
19. Mix #1 Single Vocal Track
20. Mix #2 (breakdown)
21. Mix #3 Single Vocal Track
22. Mix #4 (breakdown)
23. Mix #5 Single Vocal Track
24. Mix #6 Single Vocal Track
25. RM1 Acetate
26. Mix #7 Double and Backing Vocals
BLACKBIRD
May 1968
27. Demo
28. Demo Tape copying
June 11, 1968
REEL #1 REHEARSAL SESSION
29. Take 1 – Practice
30. Take 2 – Congratulations
31. Take 3
32. Take 4
33. Take 5
34. Take 6
35. Chat – Helter Skelter
36. Gone Tomorrow, Here Today
37. Take 7
38. Improvisation/Chat/Take 8
39. Take 9/Improvisation
DISC FIVE
BLACKBIRD
Jun 11, 1968
REEL #1 REHEARSAL SESSION
01. Take 10
02. Mother Nature’s Son #1
03. Mother Nature’s Son #2
04. Take 11
05. Take 12
06. Take 13
07. Take 14
08. Take 15
09. Take 16
10. Take 17
11. Take 18
12. Practice and chat with John
13. Take 19
14. Studio Chat and harmonium
REEL #2 RECORDING SESSION
15. Takes 20 & 21
16. Take 22
17. Take 23
18. Take 27
19. Take unknown
20. Take 32 second vocal SI
21. Take 32 overdub fragment
22. Take 32 Acetate
23. Take 32 RM6
24. Birds sound effects SI
PIGGIES
May 1968
25. Demo
26. Demo Tape copying
27. Demo 1996 mix/edit
Sep 19, 1968
28. Take 1 breakdown
29. Unused vocal overdub
Sep 20, 1968
30. Take 12 SI #1 (5.1)
31. Take 12 SI #2 (5.1)
Oct 10, 1968
32. Violins & Violas SI (5.1)
33. Cellos SI (5.1)
34. Take 12 Instrumental
ROCKY RACCOON
May 1968
35. Demo
36. Demo Tape copying
Aug 15, 1968
37. Take 8 unedited
38. Take 9
39. Take 9 overdubs
40. RM1
DISC SIX
ROCKY RACCOON
Aug 15, 1968
01. Advance Acetate Rough Mix
DON’T PASS ME BY
Jun 5 & 6, 1968
02. Take 3
03. Takes 3-7 mix
04. Take 7 SI
05. Take 7 overdub
Jul 12, 1968
06. Take 7 unedited
07. Take 7 SI unedited
08. Final Violin Mix (5.1.)
Jul 22, 1968
A BEGINNING
09. Take 1 announcement
10. Take 4
Oct 11, 1968
11. Vocals, Drums, bells & violin
12. RM 4
13. Advance Acetate Rough Mix
14. Violin edit piece
WHY DON’T WE DO IT IN THE ROAD?
Oct 9, 1968
15. Take 4
16. Take 5
Oct 9 & 10, 1968
17. Take 5 SI #1
18. Take 5 SI #2
19. Take 5 SI #3
I WILL
Sep 16, 1968
20. Take 1
21. Take 1 dif mix
22. Take 12 breakdown
23. Take 13
24. Take 19 – Can You Take Me Back?
25. Take 28 – Blue Moon
26. Take 29 breakdown
27. Take 30 – Down in Havana
28. Take 34 – Step Inside Love
29. Take 35 – Los Paranoias
30. Take 36 – The Way You Look Tonight
31. Take 65
Sep 17, 1968
5.1 mixes
32. Take 68 guitar SI
33. Take 68 Second vocal SI
34. Take 68 w/SI
35. Vocal Bass #1
36. Vocal Bass #2
37. Take 68 Vocal bass SI
38. Take 68 Maracas SI
BONUS TRACK
39. Step Inside Love – Los Paranoias (Barrett Edit)
Valkyrie Records. VAL-029