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The Beatles - The Twickenham Sessions (Disc 1) (1970)

Track listing:
  1. Don't Let Me Down 3:04
  2. I Like Simple Tunes 1:12
  3. Dig A Pony 2:37
  4. Don't Let Me Down 4:19
  5. The Long And Winding Road 0:24
  6. Oh! Darling 1:09
  7. Unknown 0:06
  8. Maxwell's Silver Hammer 3:08
  9. dialogue 2:11
  10. My Name Is Ted 2:52
  11. Crackin' Up 5:39
  12. All Shook Up-Your True Love 2:53
  13. Blue Suede Shoes 1:33
  14. Three Cool Cats 2:30
  15. The One After 909 3:39
  16. If Tomorrow Ever Comes 0:51
  17. The Hippy Hippy Shake 2:39
  18. Two Of Us 2:46
  19. Two Of Us 2:43
  20. Two Of Us 1:01
  21. Money (That's What I Want) 0:58
  22. Give Me Some Truth 0:30
  23. All Things Must Pass 2:05
  24. All Things Must Pass 3:52
  25. All Things Must Pass 1:17
  26. I've Been Good To You 1:44
  27. Jam 5:55
  28. Fools Like Me 3:46
  29. Sure To Fall (In Love With You) 2:43
  30. The Right String But The Wrong Yo-Yo 3:36

Notes

TWICKENHAM SET DISC 1: "I LIKE SIMPLE TUNES"

This disc opens with dialogue from the first day of shooting. John is auditioning two of his numbers for George, as they greet the New Year, and each other. (This section previously appeared on "The First Recorded Hour" CD.)

SOME AMAZING NEWLY AVAILABLE MATERIAL FOLLOWS.

It is 10:40 am, on Jan 3rd. Paul is the first to arrive (always early) followed by Ringo (always on time). Macca is pouring through the newest entries in his song portfolio. We are treated to very early workings of "Long & Winding Road", "Oh Darling" along with a run through of "Maxwell ...", which features lyrics thrown in by Mal Evans and Ringo.

They had spent most of Jan. 2nd just getting used to their surroundings, acquainting themselves with some new material, reacquainting themselves with some oldies, and discussing concepts for the "live" show. On Friday, the 3rd, the rehearsals are just a tiny bit more structured, but the boys are quite easily sidetracked into oldies jams; thus rendering the day fairly unproductive.

Some of what follows next is recognizable as having previously been available on the old vinyl Sweet Apple Trax III, but the quality has never been this good! Owners of the original wax may notice that many of the titles appearing on this CD seem to have come from a 'sister reel' to the source used on the vinyl release, as we have included some longer variations of the same takes. These include a most enjoyable version of "One After 909" - complete with very Carl Perkins-like guitar parts - and some nice attempts at "Two Of Us".

Disc 1 ends with a taste of Monday, the 6th, as the tape picks up during their usual morning warm-up oldies jam. There is an extremely brief performance of "Let It Down" by George; a full group version will not appear until the sessions move to Apple.

George moves on to a oldie that seems known to all (featuring the words "Look what you've done. You've made a fool of someone"). Up next is a slew of neat oldies, featuring a delightful rendition of "Sure To Fall". The disc concludes with a take on "Right String, Wrong Yo-Yo"