Label: BJ 12909 / 12910 Disc 1 - Length: 66:07 1. Adagio For Strings 2. Adagio For Strings 3. Let It Be 4. Crackin' Up 5. All Shook Up 6. Your True Love 7. Blue Suede Shoes 8. Three Cool Cats 9. Lucille 10. I'm So Tired 11. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 12. The Third Man Theme 13. Don't Let Me Down 14. I've Got a Feeling 15. The One After 909 16. "Because I Know You Love Me So" 17. "I'll Wait Til Tomorrow" 18. "Won't You Please Say Goodbye" 19. Bring It on Home 20. Hitch Hike 21. You Can't Do That 22. Hippy Hippy Shake 23. Short Fat Fannie 24. Midnight Special 25. What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For (When They Don't Mean What They Say!) 26. All Things Must Pass 27. Maxwell's Silver Hammer 28. (Improvisation) 29. "You Wear Your Women Out" Disc 2 - Length: 71:22 1. "My Imagination" 2. (Improvisation) 3. I'm Talking About You 4. Dizzy Miss Lizzy 5. Money (That's What I Want) 6. Sure to Fall 7. Don't Let Me Down 8. Two of Us 9. Across The Universe 10. Hear Me Lord 11. All Things Must Pass 12. The Long and Winding Road 13. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight 14. Get Back 15. Get Back 16. Get Back 17. "Woman Where You Been So Long" 18. "Oh Julie, Julia- 19. A Shot of Rhythm and Blues 20. Rock and Roll Music 21. Lucille 22. Gone, Gone, Gone 23. The One After 909 24. Don't Let Me Down 25. Thirty Days 26. Be-Bop-A-Lula 27. Lotta Lovin'/Somethin' Else 28. She Came In Through the Bathroom Window Notes Disc 1 Disc 1 joins the sessions just before 11:00 am on January 3rd (the January 2nd session being bypassed on this set because it was completely documented on Yellow Dog's "Ultimate Collection" series). This disc is highlighted by a trio of early Lennon-McCartney compositions (tracks 16 through 18) which are otherwise lost, as well a slew of enjoyable "oldies" that the band often used to warm up with. Brand new to CD are early versions of "I've Got a Feeling", "Don't Let Me Down" and "Maxwell's Silver Hammer", and a rather provocatively-worded improvisation led by Paul, dubbed "You wear Your Woman Out", for lack of a more formal title. Disc 2 Another disc which intermubgles embryonic versions of the Beatles' own compositions (including some fresh glimpes of "Get Back" right at its moment of genesis!) with excursions into their rock and roll roots. The admiration that each of the Beatles held for the likes of Gene Vincent, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Larry Williams and Eddie Cochran couldn't be more evident, as they usually find more energy to play songs from their youth than work on their own material. It should be noted that tracks 1 and 9, while not necessarily "new", are far, far more complete here than on previous issues.
© 2001 David Laurie