Beatles/White Album Recording Sessions Vol.2 2

The Beatles’ first album, released after they had completely given up on live performances and were concentrating on studio work, was “Sgt. Pepper’s.” This album, produced using a variety of dazzling sound effects, has a very lively atmosphere. The songs are great, but the album jacket is also elaborate, and the era did not keep up with the evolution and changes of the Beatles, so the interpretation of this album sparked debate in the public. LSD is a prime example of this over-interpretation. It was Paul who led this flashy “Sgt. Pepper’s.” If John was the leader of the band in the early Beatles, Paul caught up with him around Rubber Soul and Revolver, and it is clear that the musical leadership had at least shifted to Paul in “Sgt. Pepper’s.” The opening lyrics of “How Do You Sleep?”, which mocks Paul on the album “Imagine,” which mentions “Sgt. Pepper’s,” are John’s own admission that Paul was leading the band at this time. The transition from John to Paul as band leader had a subtle effect on the relationships between the members of the Beatles, who had a rock-solid unity, and it seems that the groundwork for their breakup began around this time. The album that followed Sgt. Pepper, which reflected this psychedelic era, was The Beatles, commonly known as the White Album. During this period, the Beatles established Apple Records, and their first self-label release was released. They also stayed in India to seek philosophical meaning and seek the teachings of the Maharishi, and most of the songs on the White Album were written during this stay in India. The stay in India was from February to April 1968. Then, after returning to the UK, all the members gathered at George’s house in May to record demos. The recordings from this time are called the Esher Demos. Based on these demos, full-scale recording began in June. The White Album was the Beatles’ first double album. As if in reaction to the extravagant previous album “Sgt. Pepper’s,” the album jacket is all white with the band name embossed and numbered, which is even simpler than this. The album title itself is simply “THE BEATLES,” whereas the previous album had a long fictitious band name. “The White Album,” which contrasts with the previous album, was released in November 1968 and was a huge success in terms of sales. As mentioned earlier, the shift in musical leadership from John to Paul was the foundation for the breakup of The Beatles, but in fact, during this period, Ringo boycotted recording and did not come to the studio, and recordings were not always done with all four members, and the seeds of the breakup can be felt everywhere in the episodes of “The White Album.” As part of this, when criticizing this album, the opinion is made that this is not a band album but a collection of solo songs. Indeed, in a sense, that is not wrong. The reason why it was a double album, which was disadvantageous in terms of sales, was because each member refused to leave out their own songs, even though George Martin suggested condensing the content and making it into a single album. Paul did not hide his dislike for “Revolution 9”, but the fact that his opinion to refuse to include it was not accepted shows the unstable balance of human relationships within the band. However, even in such a state, there is no doubt that the White Album is great. In fact, many fans say that this album is their favorite. Paul said this in an interview. “People say that this album has no context and is a collection of solo songs, but it’s The Beatles’ White Album. Shut up!” This work contains the session recordings of this White Album. It will be an unparalleled monumental work with an unprecedented volume and many first-time recordings. There have been many titles that have contained White Album session recordings in the past, but this work not only covers the previously recorded sources, but also contains many first-time recordings that no one has ever heard before. DISC ONE REVOLUTION 1 June 4, 1968 01. Take 20 playback 1 02. Take 20 playback 2 03. Take 20 playback 3 04. Jam (tape breaks) 05. Jam & Tuning (continuation) 06. Tuning & dialogue 07. Jam 08. Jam 09. Jam (tape breaks) 10. Overdub Rehearsal 11. ub onto Take 20 12. Take 20 playback 4 13. Jam 14. Jam/It’s Fine (Yoko) 15. Jam (continuation) 16. Jam (continuation) 17. Jam (continuation) 18. Take 20 playback 5 19. Playback continuation 20. Playback continuation 21. Overdub onto Take 20 22. Lady Madonna/Overdub onto Take 20 23. Overdub onto Take 20 24. Overdub onto Take 20 25. Overdub continuation 26. Jam 27. Jam (continuation) 28. Jam (continuation) 29. Take 20 playback & overdub 30. Tuning 31. Dialogue 32. Dialogue continuation 33. Take 20 playback 7 34. Playback continuation 35. logue 36. Dialogue/ Tape Loop 37. Tape Loop 38. Dialogue 39. RM1 from Take 20 (partial) 40. RM1 from Take 20 (complete) DISC TWO REVOLUTION 1 June 21, 1968 5.1 MIXES 01. Take 22 SI onto 20 02. Take 22 Guitar Overdub 03. Take Backing Vocals & Brass 04. Take 22 Vocal SI 05. Take 22 Alternate Mix HONEY PIE May 1968 06. Demo October 2 & 4, 1968 07. Lead Vocal and Guitar SI (5.1 mix) 08. Brass (5.1 mix) 09. Instrumental Track SAVOY TRUFFLE October 5, 1968 10. Backing Track (partial) October 11, 1968 11. Full backing track w/SI 5.1 MIXES 12. Basic Track 13. Backing vocals & Brass 14. No Brass mix 15. Dry Drum Track 16. Instrumental w/Backing vocals December 67 – January 68 JOHN HOME DEMOS COMPOSING TAPE 17. Guitar Tuning & Jamming 18. Cry Baby Cry 19. Piano Tuning & Jamming 20. Improvisation 21. Cry Baby Cry #1 22. Cry Baby Cry #2 – Across The Universe 23. Nothing But Hold Tight 24. She Can’t Talk to Me (Hey Bulldog) #1 25. She Can’t Talk to Me (Hey Bulldog) #2 26. Set Me Free 27. Across The Universe #2 28. She’s Walking Past My Door 29. You know My Name CRY BABY CARY May 1968 30. Demo 31. Demo Tape Copying