Book contains production notes, facsimile lyrics, photographs and essays. "No. 0117242"--Cover. The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr) ; Eric Clapton, guitar on While my guitar gently weeps. Recorded May 30-Oct. 16, 1968.
Contents:
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 -- 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. disc 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. disc 4. Sessisons. Revolution (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). disc 5. 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 Janes(take 1) -- Rocky Raccoon (take 8) -- Back in the U.S.S.R. (take 5, instrumental backing track) -- Dear Prudence (vocal, guitar and 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). disc 6. 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 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 tracks) -- Lady Madonna (take 2, piano and rums) ; Lady Madonna (backing vocals from take 3) -- Across the Universe (take 6). Blu-ray. 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 -- 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. Book. We, The Beatles / Paul McCartney -- Introduction / Giles Martin -- The way to white / Kevin Howlett -- Can you take me back, where I came from? / John Harris -- Lyrics / Beatles -- Track by track / Kevin Howlett -- The mad day out / Kevin Howlett -- White on white / Andrew Wilson -- It's here! / Kevin Howlett.
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