Tuesday, January 13, 2009

The Beatles - The Get Back Journals II: Discs 7-8

Label: Vigotone, VIGO 144-145

Disc Seven
Total Time: 72:25

DISC SEVEN chronicles the January 9th session, including rehearsals of "Two of Us", "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window", "Across The Universe" and "Let It Be". Note Paul's sly comment on "oriental influence" that which he wishes wasn't present.

Title DDSI
1 For You Blue 9.20
2 (improvisation) 9.21
3 Two of Us 9.22
4 Two of Us 9.23
5 Two of Us 9.24
6 Two of Us 9.25
7 Two of Us 9.26
8 (unknown) / Two of Us 9.27
9 I've Got A Feeling 9.33
10 One After 909 9.37
11 One After 909 9.38
12 She Came In Through The Bathroom Window 9.46
13 She Came In Through The Bathroom Window 9.47
14 She Came In Through The Bathroom Window 9.48
15 She Came In Through The Bathroom Window 9.49
16 Right String, Wrong Yo-Yo 9.50
17 Boogie Woogie 9.51
18 Baa, Baa, Blacksheep 9.52
19 Mr. Bassman 9.53
20 Get Back 9.57
21 (instrumental) 9.59
22 La Penina 9.60
23 (instrumental) 9.61
24 Across The Universe 9.62
25 Across The Universe 9.63
26 Across The Universe 9.64
Across The Universe 9.65
Across The Universe 9.66
27 Teddy Boy 9.67
28 Junk 9.68
29 Across The Universe 9.69
30 Across The Universe 9.70
31 "Shakin' in the Sixties" 9.71
32 Move It 9.72
33 Good Rockin' Tonight 9.73
34 Let It Be 9.89
35 Let It Be 9.90
36 Let It Be 9.91
37 That'll Be The Day 9.92
38 I've Got A Feeling 9.93
39 Jenny Jenny / Slippin' And Slidin' 9.94
40 Let It Be 9.95
41 Let It Be 9.96
42 Let It Be 9.97

Disc Eight
Total Time: 72:10

DISC EIGHT begins with George's dramatic post-lunch departure from the group, on January 10th, and the other Beatles surprising reaction (or virtual non-reaction) to it. The remainder of the disc contains a number of George-less performances of varying degrees of interest (if not musical quality).

Title DDSI
1 I'm Talking About You 10.7
2 A Quick One While He's Away 10.8
3 A Quick One While He's Away 10.9
4 (improvisation) 10.10
5 (improvisation) 10.11
6 Till There Was You 10.12
7 Maxwell's Silver Hammer 10.13
Mack The Knife 10.14
8 Maxwell's Silver Hammer 10.15
9 Maxwell's Silver Hammer 10.16
10 Don't Be Cruel 10.17
11 "On a Sunny Island" / Brazil / Groovin' / I Got Stung 10.18
12 Brazil 10.19
13 It's Only Make Believe 10.20
14 "Through a London Window" 10.21
15 The Long And Winding Road 10.22
16 (instrumental) 10.23
17 Martha My Dear 10.24
18 Get Back 13.12
19 (instrumental) 13.18
20 The Back Seat of My Car 14.20
21 (improvisation) 14.21
22 "It's Just For You" 14.22
23 "It's Just For You" 14.23
24 "As Clear as a Bell Says La Scala, Milan" 14.24
25 Hello Dolly 14.25
26 Madman 14.27
27 Mean Mr. Mustard / Madman 14.28
28 "Watching Rainbows" 14.29
29 (improvisation) 14.30
30 (improvisation) 14.31
31 Oh! Darling 15.1
32 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 15.2

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