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THE PHILIP COHEN COLLECTION: BEATLES ARTIFACTS (DISC 1/2)

August 8, 2010 – 4:07 am

  

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THE BEATLES
Artifacts I [Big Music Co. 1993, 5CD]
Outtakes and other rarities. Very good soundboard.

Artifacts I and II are each five-CD box sets which predated the official “Anthology” releases and, of course, some of these tracks were later released officially. As for the other tracks in these sets, some songs may have appeared on “Anthology 1″, “Anthology 2″, “Anthology 3″ and “Live at The BBC”, but NOT these specific takes, mixes or edits. In its original form, Artifacts I presented a very poor sounding source for the eight-minute version of  “It’s All Too Much”, but I have inserted a full-fidelity source taken from the original Japanese pressing of “Secret Songs in Pepperland”. - Philip Cohen

Music critic Bruce Eder wrote in the All Music Guide: “One strongly suspects that the existence of this five-CD box, in tandem with a handful of other packages of this type, was largely responsible for getting Paul McCartney (and others) to take a serious look at what was in EMI’s vaults, resulting in the release of the Beatles’ Anthology series.

“In 1993, however, this was the only game in town: 124 choice outtakes, live concert tracks, demos, overdub sessions, and rehearsals covering the group’s known recordings from 1958 through 1970 - it’s essentially a best-of the Beatles’ unauthorized output, from what were then the best-known sources of every track represented.

The motto of “Big Music,” whoever they were, was “Ain’t No Limits,” and they proved it on most of this set, which generally showed excellent selections and superb tape research, a true rarity for bootleg releases, especially on this scale - up to this time, the usual assumption by almost any producer had been that, with a box like this, people would accept quantity in lieu of quality, but on Artifacts there was no compromise of that type.”

Thanks to Phil for sharing the tracks.

Note: A longtime music fan, Philip Cohen was a contributor to the now-defunct ICE Magazine and compiled the boxsets for The Yardbirds, The Small Faces, Humble Pie and Nice.

Click on the highlighted tracks to download the MP3s (these are high quality MP3s - sample rate of 256 kbps). As far as we can ascertain, these tracks have never been officially released on CD.

Due to the size of some of the files, please be very patient when downloading the tracks. It could be that the server was very busy. Please try again later. Kindly email us at mybigo@bigozine.com if you encounter persistent problems downloading the files.

Disc 3-5 will be available for download over the next few days.

Track notes from bootlegzone.com.

CD 1 - The Early Years 1958-1963:
101. That’ll Be The Day (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 1″)
Recorded in Liverpool in mid-1958. Comprises 2 recordings edited together. Sourced from “The Real Buddy Holly Story” VHS video; edited to moit Paul’s voice-over
Track 102. The One After 909 (Home Tape) (4.4MB)
Recorded in Liverpool, although the booklet claims it was recorded in Hamburg.
Track 103. I’ll Follow The Sun (Home Tape) (3.2MB)
April (May?) 1960. Recorded in Liverpool, although the booklet claims it was recorded in Hamburg.
Track 104. Matchbox (Home Tape) (1.8MB)
Recorded in Liverpool, although the booklet claims it was recorded in Hamburg.
105. Thinking Of Linking (Home Tape) (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 1″)
Recorded in Liverpool, although the booklet claims it was recorded in Hamburg. Listed as Thinking Of Linking but this is actually Cayenne.
Track 106. The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise (Home Tape) (5.0MB)
Recorded in Liverpool, although the booklet claims it was recorded in Hamburg. Comprises two recordings edited together. This was sourced from “The Beatleg News 1989 Xmas Record”, where it was booted in its entirety for the first time. It’s in some kind of processed fake stereo on the vinyl.
Track 107. Catswalk (Rehearsal) (2.6MB)
Rehearsal take 1 of 2. Recorded at The Cavern, Liverpool. Instrumental. Ringo has confirmed he’s drumming. In the circumstances this probably places the recording between Aug, when Ringo joined the band, and mid Dec 1962. Some sources list this recording as March 1962.
Track 108. The One After 909 (Rehearsal) (6.1MB)
Rehearsal take 1 of 2. Recorded at The Cavern, Liverpool. Ringo has confirmed he’s drumming. In the circumstances this probably places the recording between Aug, when Ringo joined the band, and mid Dec 1962. Some sources list this recording as March 1962.
Track 109. I Saw Her Standing There (Rehearsal) (5.4MB)
Rehearsal recorded at The Cavern, Liverpool. Sourced from the Yellow Dog “Decca” CD but it has the guitar solo edited out. Ringo has confirmed he’s drumming. In the circumstances this probably places the recording between Aug, when Ringo joined the band, and mid Dec 1962. Some sources list this recording as March 1962.
110. Like Dreamers Do (DECCA Audition) (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 1″)
111. Hello Little Girl (DECCA Audition) (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 1″)
Track 112. Some Other Guy (Grenada TV - Live) (3.7MB)
113. How Do You Do It (Artist-Test) (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 1″)
Track 114. A Taste Of Honey (1.4MB)
Recorded for the “People And Places” Granada TV program. Aired on 2 Nov 1962. Sourced from the “Beatleg News 1989 Xmas Record” where it was booted for the 1st time.
Track 115. I Saw Her Standing There (Take 2; Feb 11, 1963) (5.7MB)
Track 116. There’s A Place (Takes 3, 4; Feb 11, 1963) (3.9MB)
Track 117. Misery (Takes 1-6; Feb 11, 1963) (12.5MB)
Track 118. From Me To You (Takes 1, 2; March 5, 1963) (6.5MB)
Track 119. Please Please Me (4.6MB)
Recorded for BBC Radio’s “Saturday Club”; March 16, 1963.
Track 120. Long Tall Sally (BBC Radio - Live) (3.2MB)
Recorded for BBC Radio’s “Saturday Club”; May 21, 1963; aired May 25, 1963.
Track 121. Money (That’s What I Want) (BBC Radio - Live) (4.8MB)
Recorded for BBC Radio’s “Pop Go The Beatles” (#3); June 1, 1963; aired June 25, 1963.
Track 122. I’ll Be On My Way (BBC Radio - Live) (3.5MB)
Recorded for BBC Radio’s “Side By Side”; April 4, 1963; aired June 24, 1963.
Track 123. I’m In Love (Composing Tape) (2.8MB)
John Lennon demo, summer 1963. Some scholars date this as a late seventies piano rendition.
Track 124. Bad To Me (Demo Version) (2.7MB)
Recorded mid-1963 (Apr-June?) John and Paul demo acetate.
Track 125. Hold Me Tight (Takes 25, 26; Sept 12, 1963) (5.6MB)
Track 126. Don’t Bother Me (Take 10; Sept 12, 1963) (5.2MB)
Track 127. Roll Over Beethoven - She Loves You (Swedish Radio Show - Live) (8.2MB)
Recorded in Stockholm (Karaplansstudion), Sweden for radio; Oct 24, 1963.
128. Twist And Shout (Royal Variety Show, ATV TV - Live; Nov 4, 1963) (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 1″)
129. Moonlight Bay (ATV TV - Live) (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 1″)
Recorded on The Morecambe And Wise Show, with Morecambe and Wise singinging along as well; Dec 2, 1963; aired on April 18, 1964 and July 24, 1965.

CD 2 - Beatlemania 1964-1965:
Track 201. If I Fell (Composing Demo, Takes 1-5; early 1964) (7.3MB)
Track 202. One And One Is Two (Composing Tape) (3.5MB)
Early 1964. Given away to The Strangers.
Track 203. Can’t Buy Me Love (Takes 2, 3) (5.6MB)
Recorded In Paris, Jan 29, 1964, sourced from Unsurpassed Masters Vol 7 (Yellow Dog).
Track 204. All My Loving (CBS TV - Live) (4.8MB)
Recorded on The Ed Sullivan Show, Feb 16, 1964.
Track 205. I Want To Hold Your Hand (CBS TV - Live) (5.7MB)
Recorded on The Ed Sullivan Show, Feb 16, 1964.
Track 206. Please Please Me (CBS TV - Live) (3.8MB)
Recorded on The Ed Sullivan Show (3rd edition recorded on Feb 9, 1964 but broadcast on Feb 23, 1964).
Track 207. A Hard Days Night (Takes 6, 7; April 16, 1964) (8.2MB)
Track 208. From Us To You (BBC Radio) (1.0MB)
Recorded for the BBC “From Us To You” radio program; Feb 28, 1964.
Track 209. You Can’t Do That (BBC Radio) (4.8MB)
Recorded for the BBC “Saturday Club” radio program; March 31, 1964; aired April 4, 1964.
210. Shout! - From Around The Beatles TV Special (Redifusion-TV; April 19, 1964) (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 1″)
211. Leave My Kitten Alone (Take 5; Aug 14, 1964) (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 1″)
Track 212. I’m A Loser (Take 2; Aug 14, 1964) (4.6MB)
Track 213. She’s A Woman (Take 7; Oct 8, 1964) (12.0MB)
Track 214. I Feel Fine (Take 6, an instrumental only version; Oct 18, 1964) (5.2MB)
215. If You’ve Got Troubles (Take 1; Feb 18, 1965) (Omitted. Released on “Sessions”)
Track 216. You’re Gonna Lose That Girl (Alternate Mix) (4.3MB)
Remixed for Help home video; sourced from VHS; Feb 19, 1965.
217. That Means A Lot (Take 2; Feb 20, 1965) (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 2″)
Track 218. Help! (Take 5; April 13, 1965) (4.5MB)
Although a complete take, this instrumental was not used for the released version.
Track 219. Yesterday (CBS TV - Live) (3.8MB)
Recorded on The Ed Sullivan Show; Aug 14, 1965.
Track 220. I’m Down (Live) (4.2MB)
Recorded at The Hollywood Bowl; Aug 30, 1965.
221. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Take 1; Oct 12, 1965) (Omitted. Released on Anthology 2″)
Track 222. Day Tripper (Take 1; Oct 16, 1965) (4.0MB)
An instrumental only version.
Track 223. We Can Work It Out (Partial Home Demo; October 1965) (1.4MB)
Source: Lost Lennon Tapes.
224. I’m Looking Through You (Take 1; Oct 24, 1965) (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 2″)
Track 225. 12-Bar Original (Take 2, Edit; Nov 4, 1965) (12.2MB)
Track 226. Girl (Backing Tracks; Nov 11, 1965) (4.2MB)
An instrumental only version.

THE PHILIP COHEN COLLECTION: BEATLES ARTIFACTS (DISC 3/4)

August 10, 2010 – 7:21 pm

 

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THE BEATLES
Artifacts I [Big Music Co. 1993, 5CD]
Outtakes and other rarities. Very good soundboard.

Artifacts I and II are each five-CD box sets which predated the official “Anthology” releases and, of course, some of these tracks were later released officially. As for the other tracks in these sets, some songs may have appeared on “Anthology 1″, “Anthology 2″, “Anthology 3″ and “Live at The BBC”, but NOT these specific takes, mixes or edits. In its original form, Artifacts I presented a very poor sounding source for the eight-minute version of  “It’s All Too Much”, but I have inserted a full-fidelity source taken from the original Japanese pressing of “Secret Songs in Pepperland”. - Philip Cohen

Music critic Bruce Eder wrote in the All Music Guide: “One strongly suspects that the existence of this five-CD box, in tandem with a handful of other packages of this type, was largely responsible for getting Paul McCartney (and others) to take a serious look at what was in EMI’s vaults, resulting in the release of the Beatles’ Anthology series.

“In 1993, however, this was the only game in town: 124 choice outtakes, live concert tracks, demos, overdub sessions, and rehearsals covering the group’s known recordings from 1958 through 1970 - it’s essentially a best-of the Beatles’ unauthorized output, from what were then the best-known sources of every track represented.

The motto of “Big Music,” whoever they were, was “Ain’t No Limits,” and they proved it on most of this set, which generally showed excellent selections and superb tape research, a true rarity for bootleg releases, especially on this scale - up to this time, the usual assumption by almost any producer had been that, with a box like this, people would accept quantity in lieu of quality, but on Artifacts there was no compromise of that type.”

Thanks to Phil for sharing the tracks.

Note: A longtime music fan, Philip Cohen was a contributor to the now-defunct ICE Magazine and compiled the boxsets for The Yardbirds, The Small Faces, Humble Pie and Nice.

Click on the highlighted tracks to download the MP3s (these are high quality MP3s - sample rate of 256 kbps). As far as we can ascertain, these tracks have never been officially released on CD.

Due to the size of some of the files, please be very patient when downloading the tracks. It could be that the server was very busy. Please try again later. Kindly email us at mybigo@bigozine.com if you encounter persistent problems downloading the files.

Disc 5 will be available for download soon.

Track notes from bootlegzone.com.

CD 3 - The Psychedelic Years 1966-1967:
Track 301. He Said He Said - She Said She Said (Composing Tape; March 1966?) (5.5MB)
302. Tomorrow Never Knows (Take 3; April 6, 1966) (Omitted)
This is the stereo LP version, with the audio -180 degrees out-of-phase (aka ‘oops’). Ever since somebody put this outfake on a bootleg and it was aired on the Lost Lennon Tapes, people have been perpetuating the myth that this is an alternate mix but it’s not.
Track 303. Paperback Writer (Takes 1, 2; April 13, 1966) (7.4MB)
Track 304. Nowhere Man (Live) (4.6MB)
Recorded at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California; Aug 29, 1966.
Track 305. Paperback Writer (Live) (4.9MB)
Recorded at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California; Aug 29, 1966.
Track 306. Strawberry Fields Forever (Composing Tape and Takes 1, 25) (23.6MB - visit the html page to download the track)
Kenwood demos - November 1966: electric guitar composing sequence + mellotron & overdubs onto composing sequence. Sourced from “Arrive Without Aging” (Vigotone - VT-6869). Take 1 - Nov 24, 1966; Take 25 - Dec 15, 1966.
Track 307. Penny Lane (Brass Overdub Session; Jan 9, 1967) (4.7MB)
Track 308. A Day In The Life (Take 6; Jan 20, 1967) (8.0MB)
Take 6 features new vocals by John, a bass line, Paul’s vocals and Ringo’s drums.
Track 309. Good Morning Good Morning (Home Demo; January 1967) (1.9MB)
Track 310. It’s All Too Much (Take 2 and not Take 4 as claimed) (15.3MB)
Replaced by a full-fidelity source taken from the original Japanese pressing of “Secret Songs in Pepperland” - Philip Cohen
Track 311. All You Need Is Love (BBC TV) (13.0MB)
Takes 57 and 58, used for BBC “Our World” Television Broadcast; June 25, 1967.
Track 312. Your Mother Should Know (Take 8, Acetate; Aug 22, 1967) (4.6MB)
Track 313. I Am The Walrus (Takes 7, Monitor Mix; Sept 5, 1967) (3.4MB)
314. The Fool On The Hill (Take 1, Acetate; Sept 6, 1967) (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 2″)
Track 315. Flying (Aerial Tour Instrumental) (3.8MB)
RM4; Sept 8, 1967; acetate. Mono Mix of the track that largely became “Flying”.
Track 316. Jessie’s Dream (The Bus) (1.3MB)
Listed as Jessie’s Dream but it’s actually The Bus. It’s an excerpt of Aerial Tour Instrumental, RM1; Sept 28, 1967. Sourced from Magical Mystery Tour video.
Track 317. Hello Goodbye (Hello Hello) (Take 1; Oct 2, 1967) (9.4MB)
Track 318. Blue Jay Way (Overdub Session) (6.8MB)
Mono mix for Magical Mystery Tour film producer. Often mistakenly referred to as Take 1. Sourced from Magical Mystery Tour video; Sept 7, 1967.
Track 319. Cry Baby Cry (Demo Sequence) (10.8MB)
John home demo fragment. With some tunes of what will become Across The Universe; December 1967. Esher Demo - May 20-29, 1968.
Track 320. Daddy’s Little Sunshine Boy (Home Tape) (983k)
John with Ringo. Recorded at John’s home? December 1967.

CD 4 - Inner Revolution 1968:
Track 401. The Inner Light (Take 5, Backing Track; Jan 12, 1968) (4.6MB)
Instrumental track, external, recorded at EMI, Bombay!
Track 402. Lady Madonna (Alternate Take; Take 4; Feb 6, 1968) (4.1MB)
Track 403. She Can Talk To Me (Hey Bulldog) (Composing Tape; February 1968) (1.5MB)
Excerpt of demo of what was later to become “Hey Bulldog”.
Track 404. Across The Universe (Take 8, Monitor Mix; Feb 8, 1968) (6.9MB)
An alternate mix with the extracts of the ‘Hums Wild’ Sounds effect recorded on Feb 4, 1968 edited in. No Orchestration or Animal Sounds at this stage. The take on some discs is preceeded by John saying “You’re right, Richie” and two exhales.
Track 405. Instrumental - Blowin’ In The Wind - Hare Krishna Mantra (5.5MB)
Recorded in India. Sourced from VHS of Italian TV program. March 1968.
Track 406. Spiritual Regeneration (Thank You, Guru Dev) - Happy Birthday To You (4.2MB)
AKA “Spiritual Regeneration/Happy Birthday Mike Love”. Recorded in Rishikesh, India, March 14, 1968. Mike Love’s birthday is March 14, it can safely be assumed that they sang this song to him on that day. Sourced from a radio program narrated by Wolfman Jack, with his voice edited out. An unedited tape appears on the LP “Indian Rope Trick”.
Track 407. The Happy Rishikesh Song (Home Tape; May 1968) (3.5MB)
Track 408. Dear Prudence (Demo Version; May 1968) (8.4MB)
Track 409. Back In The USSR (Demo Version; May 1968) (5.6MB)
410. Piggies (Demo Version; May 1968) (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 3″)
411. Junk (Jubilee) (Demo Version; May 1968) (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 3″)
Track 412. Child Of Nature (Demo Version; May 1968) (4.8MB)
Later to be given new lyrics and re-recorded as “Jealous Guy” on John’s “Imagine” album.
Track 413. Sour Milk Sea (Demo Version; May 1968) (6.5MB)
Track 414. Circles (Demo Version; May 1968) (4.2MB)
415. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (Take 5; July 5, 1968) (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 3″)
Track 416. Revolution (Alternate Mix) (RS1; July 10, 1968) (6.1MB)
Sourced from “Unsurpassed Masters Vol. 7″ which is sourced from the Lost Lennon Tapes with the record’s intro (stereo) edited on to omit Elliot Mintz’ voiceover. After the intro, the audio becomes mono.
Track 417. Brian Epstein Blues (Ad Lib; July 19, 1968) (2.0MB)
Outtake (external) from “Sexy Sadie” session.
418. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Take 1) (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 3″)
This is the same take as on “Anthology 3″, but not the same mix.
Track 419. Hey Jude - Las Vegas Tune - St. Loius Blues (Studio Rehearsal; July 30, 1968) (13.8MB - visit the html page to download the track)
Track 420. Not Guilty (RM1; Take 102; Aug 12, 1968) (7.7MB)
421. What’s The New Mary Jane (Take 4; Aug 14, 1968) (Omitted)
This is edited and remixed in 1984 for Sessions album version.
Track 422. Everybody Had A Hard Year (Home Demo; October 1968) (3.1MB)
Early recording of what was later to become John’s part of “I Got A Feeling”.
Track 423. Heather (Ad Lib; November 1968) (4.0MB)
A track recorded by Paul and Donovan and others during the making of Mary Hopkin “Post Card” album.
Track 424. Don’t Let Me Down (Composing Tape, Take 2; December 1968) (4.0MB)
Track 425. Goodbye (Home Demo; February 1969) (4.4MB)

THE PHILIP COHEN COLLECTION: BEATLES ARTIFACTS (DISC 5)

August 11, 2010 – 6:49 pm

  

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THE BEATLES
Artifacts I [Big Music Co. 1993, 5CD]
Outtakes and other rarities. Very good soundboard.

Artifacts I and II are each five-CD box sets which predated the official “Anthology” releases and, of course, some of these tracks were later released officially. As for the other tracks in these sets, some songs may have appeared on “Anthology 1″, “Anthology 2″, “Anthology 3″ and “Live at The BBC”, but NOT these specific takes, mixes or edits. In its original form, Artifacts I presented a very poor sounding source for the eight-minute version of  “It’s All Too Much”, but I have inserted a full-fidelity source taken from the original Japanese pressing of “Secret Songs in Pepperland”. - Philip Cohen

Music critic Bruce Eder wrote in the All Music Guide: “One strongly suspects that the existence of this five-CD box, in tandem with a handful of other packages of this type, was largely responsible for getting Paul McCartney (and others) to take a serious look at what was in EMI’s vaults, resulting in the release of the Beatles’ Anthology series.

“In 1993, however, this was the only game in town: 124 choice outtakes, live concert tracks, demos, overdub sessions, and rehearsals covering the group’s known recordings from 1958 through 1970 - it’s essentially a best-of the Beatles’ unauthorized output, from what were then the best-known sources of every track represented.

The motto of “Big Music,” whoever they were, was “Ain’t No Limits,” and they proved it on most of this set, which generally showed excellent selections and superb tape research, a true rarity for bootleg releases, especially on this scale - up to this time, the usual assumption by almost any producer had been that, with a box like this, people would accept quantity in lieu of quality, but on Artifacts there was no compromise of that type.”

Thanks to Phil for sharing the tracks.

Note: A longtime music fan, Philip Cohen was a contributor to the now-defunct ICE Magazine and compiled the boxsets for The Yardbirds, The Small Faces, Humble Pie and Nice.

Click on the highlighted tracks to download the MP3s (these are high quality MP3s - sample rate of 256 kbps). As far as we can ascertain, these tracks have never been officially released on CD.

Due to the size of some of the files, please be very patient when downloading the tracks. It could be that the server was very busy. Please try again later. Kindly email us at mybigo@bigozine.com if you encounter persistent problems downloading the files.

Track notes from bootlegzone.com.

CD 5 - Get Back To Abbey Road 1969-1970:
Track 501. Another Day - Studio Dialogue (Rehearsal; Jan 9, 1969) (7.9MB)
Track 502. Suicide - Studio Dialogue (Rehearsal; Jan 26, 1969) (2.6MB)
Track 503. Act Naturally - Two Of Us - Studio Dialogue (Rehearsal; Jan 22, 1969) (4.7MB)
Track 504. Piano Theme - Strawberry Fields Forever - Studio Dialogue (Rehearsal; Jan 27, 1969) (2.9MB)
Track 505. Madman A Comin’ (Mean Mr. Mustard) - Studio Dialogue (Rehearsal; Jan 14, 1969) (1.6MB)
Track 506. Watching Rainbows - Studio Dialogue (Rehearsal; Jan 14, 1969) (8.3MB)
Track 507. Commonwealth - Studio Dialogue (Rehearsal; Jan 9, 1969) (7.4MB)
Track 508. Get Back - Studio Dialogue (Rehearsal; Jan 27, 1969) (4.2MB)
Track 509. Old Brown Shoe - Studio Dialogue (Rehearsal; Jan 28, 1969) (5.5MB)
Track 510. For You Blue - Studio Dialogue (Rehearsal; January 1969) (5.3MB)
Track 511. I Lost My Little Girl - Studio Dialogue (Rehearsal; Jan 24, 1969) (7.5MB)
Track 512. Maggie Mae - Fancy Me Chances - Studio Dialogue (Rehearsal; January 1969) (2.9MB)
Track 513. Dig It! (Second version; January 1969) (15.8MB - visit the html page to download the track)
Track 514. Get Back (Live; Jan 30, 1969) (6.8MB)
Track 515. Dig A Pony (Live; Jan 30, 1969) (7.0MB)
Track 516. Let It Be (Film Take 27b; Jan 31, 1969) (7.1MB)
517. Something (Take 1, Demo Version; Feb 25, 1969) (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 3″)
Track 518. Golden Slumbers - Carry That Weight (Take 13; July 2, 1969) (9.6MB)
Track 519. Her Majesty (Take 3; July 2, 1969) (900k)
Track 520. Oh! Darling (Take 26) (4.1MB)
Formerly listed as “EMI Take 16 (July 17, 1969) but this is from an overdub session, probably from April 26, 1969. Vocals only version. Excerpt (the whole take is on Hodge Podge vol. 2 - Black Dog Records).
521. Come And Get It (Take 1, Demo Version; July 2, 1969) (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 3″)
522. Because (Take 16, Vocals Only; Aug 1, 1969) (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 3″)
523. I Me Mine (Take 16; Jan 3, 1970) (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 3″)

 

 

 

 

THE PHILIP COHEN COLLECTION: BEATLES ARTIFACTS 2 (DISC 1/2)

August 23, 2010 – 3:59 am

  

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THE BEATLES
Artifacts 2 [Big Music Co. 1994, 5CD]
Outtakes and other rarities. Very good soundboard.

Artifacts I and II are each five-CD box sets which predated the official “Anthology” releases and, of course, some of these tracks were later released officially. As for the other tracks in these sets, some songs may have appeared on “Anthology 1″, “Anthology 2″, “Anthology 3″ and “Live at The BBC”, but NOT these specific takes, mixes or edits. - Philip Cohen

Thanks to Phil for sharing the tracks.

Note: A longtime music fan, Philip Cohen was a contributor to the now-defunct ICE Magazine and compiled the boxsets for The Yardbirds, The Small Faces, Humble Pie and Nice.

Click on the highlighted tracks to download the MP3s (these are high quality MP3s - sample rate of 224 kbps). As far as we can ascertain, these tracks have never been officially released on CD.

Due to the size of some of the files, please be very patient when downloading the tracks. It could be that the server was very busy. Please try again later. Kindly email us at mybigo@bigozine.com if you encounter persistent problems downloading the files.

Disc 3-5 will be available for download over the coming week.

Track notes from bootlegzone.com.

CD 1 – Youngblood 1960-1963:
101. Hallelujah I Love Her So (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 1”)
Hamburg 1960. These four songs were recorded at a Hamburg rehearsal in 1960. Known then as the Quarry Men, the group consisted of Paul, John, George, Pete, and Stu. After some group member changes and name changes, this scruffy quartet would become The Beatles.
Track 102. Wild Cat (Hamburg 1960) (4.0MB)
Track 103. Movin’ And Groovin’ (Hamburg 1960) (3.5MB)
Track 104. Hello Little Girl (Hamburg 1960) (3.0MB)
105. Ain’t She Sweet (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 1”)
106. Cry For A Shadow (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 1”)
Track 107. What’d I Say (Cavern 1965) (2.5MB)
This is not The Beatles but Gene Vincent backed by The Dyaks in 1965.
Track 108. Love Of The Loved (2.9MB)
On New Year’s Day 1962 The Beatles recorded 15 songs for Decca Records. “Love of The Loved” was later given to Cilla Black who recorded it in 1963.
109. The Sheik Of Araby (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 1”)
110. Three Cool Cats (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 1”)
Track 111. Dream Baby (March 7, 1962) (3.2MB)
BBC “Teenager’s Turn”. The first of many appearances of The Beatles on BBC Radio. These two tracks include Pete Best on drums. The “BEEB” appearances give the best indication of what the Beatles sounded like when playing live. Broadcast on March 8, 1962.
Track 112. Please Mr. Postman (March 7, 1962) (3.8MB)
BBC “Teenager’s Turn”. Broadcast on March 8, 1962.
113. Besame Mucho (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 1”)
Track 114. First Radio Interview (October 27, 1962) (11.8MB)
The first of what would be thousands of interviews given by The Beatles was recorded for a Cheshire hospital radio station by members of a boy’s club.
Track 115. I Saw Her Standing There (Dec 25, 1962) (4.4MB)
Star Club, Hamburg. Ted “Kingsize” Taylor taped The Beatles performing at Hamburgs infamous Star Club. On this night The Beatles played 30 songs to a very enthusiastic crowd.
Track 116. Lend Me Your Comb (Star Club, Hamburg/Dec 31, 1962) (3.0MB)
Track 117. Love Me Do (January 1963) (2.3MB)
Home Tape. A rare acoustic version of “Love Me Do”. This version is said to have come from Alf Bicknell’s legendary “Garage Tapes”.
Track 118. There’s A Place (Take 1; Feb 11, 1963) (3.3MB)
Track 119. A Taste Of Honey (Take 7; Feb 11, 1963) (3.6MB)
Track 120. I Saw Her Standing There (Take 6, 7, 8, 9; Feb 11, 1963) (7.9MB)
Track 121. Do You Want To Know A Secret? (Take 8, Track 2; Feb 11, 1963) (3.3MB)
Track 122. One After 909 (Take 1, 2; March 5, 1963) (7.1MB)
This version of “One After 909″ was never released on any official Beatles album.
Track 123. Thank You Girl (Take 1; March 5, 1963) (3.5MB)
Track 124. The Hippy Hippy Shake (March 16, 1963) (2.8MB)
BBC “Saturday Club”. From a rare live BBC broadcast.
125. Youngblood (Omitted. Released on “Live at The BBC”)
126. Soldier Of Love (Omitted. Released on “Live at The BBC”)
Track 127. From Me To You (Dec 7, 1963) (1.9MB)
The Beatles performance at Liverpool’s Empire Theatre was filmed by the BBC and aired as a 30-minute special titled “It’s The Beatles”.
Track 128. The Beatles’ Christmas Record (Oct 17, 1963) (8.0MB)
Several unnumbered takes were made on Oct 17, 1963. The mixing occurred the same day. Details unknown. This was the first of seven fan club Christmas messages to be recorded by The Beatles. Press officer Tony Barrow wrote most of the script.
Track 129. All I Want For Christmas/Crimble Medley (Dec 17, 1963) (2.1MB)
BBC “Saturday Club”. These songs were part of a special Christmas edition of Saturday Club. “We four kings of Liverpool are…”

CD 2 – Ticket To Ride 1964-1965:
Track 201. Talking Guitar Blues (Feb 21, 1964) (1.7MB)
New York City. During the filming of the documentary “What’s Happening: The Beatles In The USA”, The Beatles improvised this tune for the TV crew.
202. I Wanna Be Your Man (Omitted. Released on “Live at The BBC”)
Track 203. I Call Your Name (March 31, 1964) (3.5MB)
BBC “Saturday Club”. The BBC Radio was an excellent stage for The Beatles and their fans. Their live performances on the shows were energetic and entertaining and did much to promote their careers.
Track 204. I Got A Woman (BBC “Saturday Club/March 31, 1964) (4.1MB)
Track 205. A Hard Day’s Night (Take 3b; April 16, 1964) (4.2MB)
206. Honey Don’t (Omitted. Released on “Live at The BBC”)
Track 207. From Us To You (BBC Radio; July 17, 1964) (1.5MB)
Track 208. I’m Happy Just Dance With You (BBC Radio; July 17, 1964) (3.2MB)
Track 209. I Should Have Known Better (BC Radio; July 17, 1964) (5.0MB)
210. Leave My Kitten Alone (Omitted. Released on “Anthology 1”)
Track 211. I’m A Loser (Take 3; Aug 14, 1964) (4.6MB)
Track 212. Twist And Shout (Aug 23, 1964) (2.2MB)
This was The Beatles first performance at the Hollywood Bowl. The concert was recorded by Capitol Records for later release (some 13 years later). “Twist And Shout” was not included on the official release.
Track 213. She’s A Woman (Take 2; Oct 8, 1964) (5.3MB)
Track 214. I Feel Fine (Take 5; Oct 18, 1964) (3.9MB)
Track 215. Another Beatles Christmas (Oct 26, 1964) (6.4MB)
Five takes were recorded that day. Editing and mixing occurred the same day. Details unknown.
Track 216. Christmas Outtake #1 (Oct 26, 1964) (5.5MB)
Long outtake from the Xmas 1964 sessions. Unrehearsed dialogue.
Track 217. Ticket To Ride (Take 2; Feb 15, 1965) (5.5MB)
Dry mix without the fade. Listed as Take 5. Impossible since only two takes exist. This is probably Take 2.
Track 218.  Help! (Take 6, 7; April 13, 1965) (4.8MB)
Track 219.  Yes It Is (Take 1, 2; Feb 16, 1965) (7.1MB)
Track 220. Instrumental. Breakdown (5.1MB)
221.  Ticket To Ride (Omitted. Released on “Live at The BBC”) (4.9MB)
Track 222. Waltzing Matilda (June 15, 1965) (1.0MB)
Track 223. We Must Not Forget The General Erection/The Wumberlog (Or, The Magic Dog) (June 18, 1965) (1.9MB)
John appeared live on BBC’s “Tonight” to promote his new book, “A Spaniard In The Works”.
Track 224. We Can Work It Out (Take 1, 2; Oct 20, 1965) (7.3MB)
Track 225. Run For Your Life (Take 5; Oct 12, 1965) (2.0MB)
Track 226. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Take 4, False Start 1, 2; Oct 21, 1965) (3.9MB)
Track 227. Michelle (Demo; November 1965) (1.7MB)
A rough demo preserved on Alf Bicknell’s “Garage Tapes”.
Track 228. The Beatles Third Christmas Record (Nov 8, 1965) (10.2MB)

 

 

 

THE PHILIP COHEN COLLECTION: BEATLES ARTIFACTS 2 (DISC 3/4)

August 24, 2010 – 4:16 am

  

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THE BEATLES
Artifacts 2 [Big Music Co. 1994, 5CD]
Outtakes and other rarities. Very good soundboard.

Artifacts I and II are each five-CD box sets which predated the official “Anthology” releases and, of course, some of these tracks were later released officially. As for the other tracks in these sets, some songs may have appeared on “Anthology 1″, “Anthology 2″, “Anthology 3″ and “Live at The BBC”, but NOT these specific takes, mixes or edits. - Philip Cohen

Thanks to Phil for sharing the tracks.

Note: A longtime music fan, Philip Cohen was a contributor to the now-defunct ICE Magazine and compiled the boxsets for The Yardbirds, The Small Faces, Humble Pie and Nice.

Click on the highlighted tracks to download the MP3s (these are high quality MP3s - sample rate of 224 kbps). As far as we can ascertain, these tracks have never been officially released on CD.

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Disc 4-5 will be available for download over the coming week.

Track notes from bootlegzone.com.

CD 3 – Northern Songs 1966-1967:
Track 301. Rain (Take 7; April 14, 1966) (5.0MB)
By early 1966 The Beatles and George Martin had discovered backwards taping and alternate speed recording.
Track 302. Backwards Speech (April 1966) (1.6MB)
303. Tomorrow Never Knows (Take 3, RM 8; April 6, 1966) (Omitted)
This is taken from the UK LP “Revolver”.
Track 304. I’m Only Sleeping (Take 13; April 29, 1966) (4.8MB)
Track 305. For No One (Take 1, 2, 10, 14; May 9, 1966) (16.9MB - visit the html page to download the track)
Track 306. Here, There And Everywhere (Monitor mixes; June 16, 1966) (9.5MB)
Track 307. Got To Get To Into Your Life (Take 9; May 18, 1966) (4.2MB)
To make the mono mix of this song, a copy of remix seven was made and then the brass section was superimposed out of sync onto the May 18 brass overdub.
Track 308. Backward Speech (November 1966) (1.1MB)
Track 309. Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 2, 3, 4; Nov 28, 1966) (9.9MB)
Track 310. Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 7; Nov 29, 1966) (5.1MB)
Track 311. Strawberry Fields Forever (Remix; Dec 15, 1966) (5.5MB)
Track 312. Pantomine: Everywhere It’s Christmas (Nov 25, 1966) (10.6MB)
The fourth annual Christmas disc was recorded below the London office of Dick James Music and featured ten separate items.
Track 313. You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) (Demo; January 1967) (1.7MB)
This is a rare home demo recorded by John.
Track 314. A Day In The Life (Take 6, 7; RS5; Jan 20, 1967) (7.8MB)
Another stereo mix attempt. A different mix than that on “Artifacts”. It features the “RS” countdown found on Unsurpassed Masters 3.
Track 315. Penny Lane (Mono Mix; Jan 25, 1967) (4.7MB)
316. Only A Northern Song (Omitted. Available on “Yellow Submarine” 2009 remaster)
Track 317. Magical Mystery Tour (Mono Mix; May 4, 1967) (4.4MB)