The Beatles - Thirty Days: Disc 9/10

Label: Vigotone, VT-226/227

The Best Of The Apple Studio Sessions Part Five
DISC 9 (71:28)
1 - Miss Ann/Kansas City/Lawdy Miss Clawdy
2 - Blue Suede Shoes
3 - You Really Got a Hold on Me
4 - (Improvisation)
5 - (Improvisation) - NEW
6 - Let It Be - NEW
7 - Let It Be - NEW
8 - Let It Be
9 - "I Told You Before"
10 - "I Told You Before" - NEW
11 - The Long and Winding Road - NEW
12 - The Long and Winding Road - NEW
13 - The Long and Winding Road - NEW
14 - The Long and Winding Road
15 - The Long and Winding Road
16 - The Long and Winding Road - NEW
17 - The Long and Winding Road
18 - Strawberry Fields Forever
19 - Let It Be- NEW

The Best Of The Apple Studio Sessions Part Six
DISC 10 (72:21)
1 - Let It Be - NEW
2 - The Long and Winding Road - NEW
3 - Old Brown Shoe - NEW
4 - Old Brown Shoe - NEW
5 - Old Brown Shoe - NEW
6 - Old Brown Shoe
7 - (Improvisation) - NEW
8 - "I Told You Before" - NEW
9 - "I Told You Before" - NEW
10 - Don't Let Me Down - NEW
11 - Get Back - NEW
12 - Get Back - NEW
13 - Get Back - NEW
14 - Get Back - NEW
15 - Get Back - NEW
16 - Get Back - NEW
17 - Oh Darting
18 - Get Back - NEW
19 - Get Back - NEW
20 - Get Back

DISC NINE – 71.28
The Best Of The Apple Studio Sessions Part Five
Disc 9 features a plethora of never before heard takes of "The Long and Winding Road", culminating with the unadulterated version of the performance that was dressed up for the Let It Be album. (Note that the book "Get Back" was WAY off on date of THIS one!) We also get three January 26 th takes of "Let It Be" (the last of which wound up on the Glyn Johns acetates that were broadcast on American radio in 1969, as well as some fine examples of The Beatles jamming and enjoying themselves with some oldies.


Sunday, January 26 (continued)
01 – Miss Ann / Kansas City / Lawdy Miss Clawdy (4.06) – 26.30
edit of Rolls 487A / 488A and the Barrett tapes – A fine rock and roll medley. Part of Lawdy Miss Clawdy is on a missing Nagra tape and an excerpt from the Barrett tapes version has been edited on.

02 – Blue Suede Shoes (2.16) – 26.31
Roll 488A – John leads the band into another oldie and once again shares the lead vocal with Paul. This is one song they all know by heart, and the performance is very enjoyable.

03 – You Really Got a Hold on Me (3.26) – 26.32
Roll 488A – George leads the band into yet another oldie, sharing lead vocals with John, whose inability to remember the song’s lyrics or structure mars the performance. A portion of this performance is seen in the film Let It Be.

04 – (Improvisation) (2.28) – 26.40
Roll 489A – An instrumental boogie–woogie featuring John on slide guitar. Billy is playing piano while Paul plays drums and Ringo sits idly behind him.

05 – (Improvisation) (3.29) – 26.NEW
Roll 490A – A very repetitive guitar and drum jam.

06 – Let It Be (3.51) – 26.NEW
Roll 490A – Paul has trouble with some of the lyrics.

07 – Let It Be (3.55) – 26.NEW
edit of Rolls 1078B / 491A – Paul still has yet to settle on the third verse lyrics and he improvises here.

08 – Let It Be (3.58) – 26.36
Roll 491A – A complete performance, with Paul singing an impromptu combination of the first and second verses in place of the as–yet–unwritten third. It was chosen for inclusion on the Get Back LP.

09 – "I Told You Before" (9.25) – 26.42
edit of Rolls 1079B / 492A – A repetitive jam where Billy is playing keyboards and Paul continues on drums. John interjects some scat singing and Heather joins along.

10 – "I Told You Before" (6.06) – 26.NEW
edit of Rolls 1080B / 493A – A reprise of this improvisation.

11 – The Long and Winding Road (2.57) – 26.NEW
Roll 493A – Paul plays the piano and sings while John and George work out their parts.

12 – The Long and Winding Road (3.25) – 26.NEW
Roll 494A – John is still figuring out his part on the bass. Ringo joins in near the end.

13 – The Long and Winding Road (3.21) – 26.NEW
Roll 494A – John shows improvement.

14 – The Long and Winding Road (1.37) – 26.38
Roll 495A – Paul plays around with the song. He sings and plays it with a Brazilian flavor.

15 – The Long and Winding Road (3.25) – 26.39
Roll 495A – During this pass, George plays the melody on his guitar. Paul continues to work out the song’s arrangement.

16 – The Long and Winding Road (3.20) – 26.NEW
Roll 495A – A very loose version but the song is beginning to take shape.

17 – The Long and Winding Road (4.29) – 31.20
Roll 498A – This is take one with two false starts. Paul recites the middle eight lyric over the instrumental break, obscuring Billy’s organ solo and plays a brief coda on the piano at the song’s conclusion. This performance was chosen for inclusion on the Let It Be album and on the unreleased Get Back LP.


Monday, January 27
18 – Strawberry Fields Forever (2.08) – 27.2
Roll 500A – Paul plays piano and sings the first verse softly. He then sings a final verse on mike.

19 – Let It Be (3.45) – 27.NEW
Roll 1094B – A fairly loose version still without a last verse. Paul requests that they "slow up more on the end."



DISC TEN – 72.21
The Best Of The Apple Studio Sessions Part Six
Disc 10 consists almost entirely of never before heard material. While recording "Get Back" was clearly the band’s top priority on January 27 th , they also found time to work on "Let It Be", "The Long and Winding Road" and George’s new song "Old Brown Shoe". It seems possible (likely, in fact) that track 7 is what Glyn captured on multitrack tape and dubbed "Untitled Jamming". Track 20 is the performance that was used for both the single and album versions of "Get Back", heard here in it’s original, undoctored form.


Monday, January 27 (continued)
01 – Let It Be (3.51) – 27.NEW
Roll 505A – A loose rendition though George’s solo is starting to take shape.

02 – The Long and Winding Road (3.34) – 27.NEW
Roll 507A – A good take of the song with John briefly joining in the singing.

03 – Old Brown Shoe (3.23) – 27.NEW
Roll 508A – George plays his new composition on piano. Ringo joins in. John adds bass. At the end of the first pass George comments "pianos (are) very difficult, aren’t they?"

04 – Old Brown Shoe (2.57) – 27.NEW
Roll 508A – George plays the song again while the rest of the lads work on their parts.

05 – Old Brown Shoe (3.02) – 27.NEW
Roll 1098B – Ringo adds a more steady bead on his snare.

06 – Old Brown Shoe (3.02) – 28.15
Roll 509A – A nice tight version.

07 – (Improvisation) (6.24) – 27.NEW
Roll 510A – Lead by Billy Preston.

08 – "I Told You Before" (5.41) – 27.NEW
edit of Rolls 510A / 1100B – Another improvisation lead by Billy Preston George sings off mike.

09 – "I Told You Before" (1.58) – 27.NEW
Roll 1100B – A reprise.

10 – Don't Let Me Down (3.39) – 27.NEW
Roll 512A – They return to John’s composition and turn in a very tight version.

11 – Get Back (2.25) – 27.NEW
Roll 513A – A very up–tempo and energetic version with Paul singing parody Japanese lyrics at the beginning for fun.

12 – Get Back (3.06) – 27.NEW
Roll 513A – They slow the song back down and come up with a fairly good rendition.

13 – Get Back (2.51) – 27.NEW
Roll 1109B – Another good version.

14 – Get Back (3.05) – 27.NEW
Roll 514A – An even better take.

15 – Get Back (3.31) – 27.NEW
Roll 514A – John joins Paul on the chorus vocals. John’s lead is not as strong as the previous two passes. This version has a nice reprise.

16 – Get Back (3.49) – 27.NEW
edit of Rolls 514A / 1104B – Paul comments "nearly" at the end of the pass.

17 – Oh! Darling (6.34) – 27.3
Roll 515A = Paul leads the band into this performance, which starts out slow and bluesy. Paul and John share the vocal, with Paul playing bass. A portion of this performance was released on Anthology 3.

18 – Get Back (3.19) – 27.NEW
edit of Rolls 515A / 1104B – Another strong performance. Paul throws in some lyrics from "Rock Around the Clock" at the end of the reprise.

19 – Get Back (2.57) – 27.NEW
Roll 516A – John’s solo is not very tight but otherwise a good take.

20 – Get Back (3.12) – 27.6
Roll 516A – A superb performance, featuring strong solos from John and Billy. George provides a nice choppy rhythm guitar and Paul delivers the lyrics in his usual assured style. This was the performance used for the single. As well as for the Get Back and Let It Be albums. For the later album, the dialogue preceding the performance has been kept and mixed with the audience noises from the rooftop concert. For the single, the reprise from a take recorded on January 28th has been grafted on to the end.