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The Beatles - White Album Sessions (1970)

Track listing:
CD1
  1. Yer Blues Jam 8:53
  2. Spiritual Regeneration 2:33
  3. The Happy Rishikesh Song 1:52
  4. Child Of Nature 2:33
  5. Sexy Sadie 2:19
  6. Julia 3:35
  7. Cry Baby Cry 2:26
  8. Dear Prudence 4:42
  9. While My Guitar Gently Weeps 3:21
  10. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill 2:43
  11. I'm So Tired 3:10
  12. Everyone Had A Hard Year 1:38
  13. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey 2:58
  14. What's The New, Mary Jane? (Version 1) 2:38
  15. Yer Blues 3:25
  16. Yer Blues (Reprise) 1:27
CD1
  1. Yer Blues Jam 8:53
  2. Spiritual Regeneration 2:33
  3. The Happy Rishikesh Song 1:52
  4. Child Of Nature 2:33
  5. Sexy Sadie 2:19
  6. Julia 3:35
  7. Cry Baby Cry 2:26
  8. Dear Prudence 4:42
  9. While My Guitar Gently Weeps 3:21
  10. The Continuing Story Of Bungal 2:43
  11. I'm So Tired 3:10
  12. Everyone Had A Hard Year 1:38
  13. Everybody's Got Something To H 2:58
  14. What's The New, Mary Jane? (Ve 2:38
  15. Yer Blues 3:25
  16. Yer Blues (Reprise) 1:27
CD2
  1. Back In The U.S.S.R. 2:56
  2. Don't Let Me Down 2:58
  3. Piggies 2:05
  4. Heather 1:50
  5. Revolution 3:42
  6. A Case Of The Blues 2:53
  7. Mother Nature's Son 2:14
  8. Look At Me 3:11
  9. The Maharishi Song 3:12
  10. Not Guilty (Version 1) 0:53
  11. Not Guilty (Version 2) 3:27
  12. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 2:58
  13. What's The New, Mary Jane? (Version 2) 6:35
  14. (I Hate To See) Hey Jude 6:21
  15. Brian Epstein Blues 1:03
CD2
  1. Back In The U.S.S.R. 2:56
  2. Don't Let Me Down 2:58
  3. Piggies 2:05
  4. Heather 1:50
  5. Revolution 3:42
  6. A Case Of The Blues 2:53
  7. Mother Nature's Son 2:14
  8. Look At Me 3:11
  9. The Maharishi Song 3:12
  10. Not Guilty (Version 1) 0:53
  11. Not Guilty (Version 2) 3:27
  12. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 2:58
  13. What's The New, Mary Jane? 6:35
  14. (I Hate To See) Hey Jude 6:21
  15. Brian Epstein Blues 1:03

Notes

As an overall package, not a bad effort. The C.D. has been made to look like a black version of the "white album" ie. black with white writing. (Although this idea had already been done, for more successfully in the late 1970's with "The Black Album".)

The C.D. comes with it's own fold out poster, in the same vein as that given away with the white album.

Basically at least 95% of the tracks have been sourced from vinyl records rather than the original tapes. I personally prefer the Yellow Dog "Unsurpassed Demos", although some have commented (as with the bootleg "1968 Demos") that the sourcing of the tracks from vinyl has increased the level of the treble (high frequencies) and this sounds better. I am not convinced. The crackles and hiss which are eveident through out the 2 discs piss me off no end. If you want to "improve" the sound quality of the demo recordings, then get a hold of the master tapes and do what George Martin has done with the BBC tapes. (_But what ever you do, dont source them from L.P.'s)

Besides the collectability factor (and the nice poster) it is only the Rock & Roll Circus tracks which were of any interest. That is assuming that you already have, say, Yellow Dogs "Unsurpassed Demos" or equivalent