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The Beatles - Ultra Rare Trax Vol. 3 (best) (1970)

Track listing:
  1. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 2:56
  2. Tomorrow Never Knows (Outfake) 2:57
  3. A Day In The Life (Take 6, 7 & Edit Piece 9) 5:10
  4. Yes It Is (Take 1) 3:06
  5. I Saw Her Standing There (Take 10) 3:01
  6. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Take 1) 2:03
  7. Not Guilty 3:15
  8. Across The Universe (Take 8 RM2 Hums) 3:46
  9. While My Guitar Gently Weeps 3:26
  10. Ticket To Ride (Take 2) 3:23

Notes


1. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (Lennon/McCartney)
(unidentified)
02 Jun 1968

2. Tomorrow Never Knows (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 3
RS?
06 Apr 1966
Outfake. It is in fact the LP version, -180 degrees out of phase.

3. A Day In The Life (Lennon/McCartney)
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 (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 1
16 Feb 1965

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

6. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 1
12 Oct 1965
SS.RS.02.01

7. Not Guilty (Harrison)
(unidentified)
1968

8. Across The Universe (Lennon/McCartney)
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.

Unnumbered RM made for John, known as 'Hums Wild'. John says 'You're right, Richie' before the take.

9. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Harrison)
Acoustic Demo
(date unknown)

10. Ticket To Ride (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 2
Dry Mix
15 Feb 1965
SS.HLP.07.02
Dry mix without the fade.