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The Beatles - Across The Universe (1970)

Track listing:
  1. Ob La Di Ob La Da 2:55
  2. Tomorrow Never Knows 2:57
  3. A Day In The Life 5:10
  4. Yes It Is 3:06
  5. I Saw Her Standing There 3:02
  6. Norweigan Wood 2:03
  7. Not Guilty 3:15
  8. Across The Universe 3:46
  9. While My Guitar Gently Weeps 3:26
  10. Ticket To Ride 3:24
  11. One After 909 3:17
  12. A Taste Of Honey 2:16
  13. I Feel Fine 2:49
  14. Yer Blues 4:02
  15. Blues Jam 3:49
  16. Not Guilty 2 4:24
  17. Get Back 2:17

Notes


This CD is a compilation of the songs on the Oil Well CDs "Ticket To Ride" and "Get Back" (which are themselves the same as Ultra Rare Trax 3 & 4). There is also more studio chatter included on this CD.

1. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
2 Jun 1968

2. Tomorrow Never Knows
Take 3
RS?
6 Apr 1966

Outfake. It is in fact the LP version, -180 degrees out of phase.

3. A Day In The Life
RS Unknown
Take 6, 7 & Edit Piece 9
20 Jan 1967
SS.SGT.13.0607.RSa
This alternate stereo mix (# unknown) is very much like the official release except for some details. John's count in still present.
Unlike the other previous attempts, this one is complete and features the Edit Piece 9 (note that some bootlegs present this version without the edit piece 9)

Unknown stereo mix, 22 Feb 1967

4. Yes It Is
Take 1
16 Feb 1965

5. I Saw Her Standing There
Take 10
11 Feb 1963
SS.PPM.01.10
Handclap overdubs onto take 9, track 2
2:30PM-6:30PM session

6. Norwegian Wood
Take 1
12 Oct 1965
SS.RS.02.01

7. Not Guilty
1968

8. Across The Universe
Take 8
RM2 ('Hums Wild')
8 Feb 1968
SS.PM2.13.08.RM2
An alternate mix with the extracts of the ' Hums Wild' Sounds effect recorded on the 04 Feb 1968 edited in. No Orchestration or Animal Sounds at this stage .
The take on some discs is preceeded by John saying "You're right, Richie" and two exhales.

9. While My Guitar Gently Weeps

10. Ticket To Ride
Feb 1965

11. The One After 909
Jan 1969

12. A Taste Of Honey
Take 7
11 Feb 1963
SS.PPM.12.07.RM?

13. I Feel Fine
Take 7
18 Oct 1964

14. Yer Blues
TV
11 Dec 1968

15. Blues Jam
Rehearsal
11 Dec 1968

16. Not Guilty
Jun-Oct 1968

17. Get Back
German
27 Jan 1969
GB27.05
the so-called German version
Was DDSI 27.3

18. Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues
Jan 1969

19. Do You Want To Know A Secret
Take 8
11 Feb 1963

20. All You Need Is Love
TV
25 Jun 1967
From "Our World"