Chapter 12 Volume 3: Tomorrow May Rain (20 October 1964 - 19 November 1964)
Audio Compiler: m18r18/TJT
Liner Notes: Polo Zappa/TJT/John C. Winn/Mark Lewisohn
Pictures: Wizz/Starshyne/Chazz Avery/Wogew/Ken Wood/Magoocus
20 October 1964 Dundee "Grampian Week"
01. Interview by June Shields (0:36)
Source: Beatles VI DVD/ Damels In Hamburg
This is an interview with the Beatles conducted by June Shields for a Grampian Television show entitled "Grampian Week".
26 October 1964 Studio Session EMI Studios, London
02. Honey Don't (RM1) (2:54)
WBC64-316A Mixed 27 October 1964
Source: Beatles For Sale (UK Mono) [DESS 2003]
On October 26 and during another supposed "rest day" the Beatles entered again to the Studio in order to record the last songs for their next album. They began with five takes of Carls Perkins's "Honey Don't" with Ringo on the lead vocals. (Usually John sang the lead vocal on this song.) Take 5 was considered the "best". The song has bass and drums on track 1, John's acoustic guitar and George's electric guitar on track 2 and Ringo's vocal on track 3. A tambourine was overdubbed on to take five. The mix presented here appeared on the mono pressings of the Beatles For Sale LP.
03. Honey Don't (RS1) (2:58)
WBC64-316B Mixed 27 October 1964
Source: Beatles For Sale (UK Blue Box Stereo) [DESS 2006]
This mix appeared on the stereo pressings of the Beatles For Sale LP. The stereo mix lasts a few seconds longer.
04. What You're Doing (take 13, 16, or 19) (0:19)
WBC64-317A
Source: Abbey Road Video Show [Strawberry Records 1999]
The Beatles tried a re-make of "What Your Doing" (takes 13-19), being take 19 "best". This take (probably 13, 16 or 19 the only complete ones, WBC, p. 296) has drums and bass on track 1, guitars on track 2 and Paul's main vocal on track 3.
05. What You're Doing (0:37)
Source: Anthology DVD
Under the dialogue can be heard a version of the song.
06. What You're Doing (0:33)
Source: Love
In 2006, George and Niles Martin did a mashup album of Beatles songs. "What You're Doing" was mixed into the song "Drive My Car/The Word/What You're Doing". This is the excerpt of the "What You're Doing" track.
07. Christmas Message (take 1) (Hello Dolly) (1:11)
WBC64-317B
Source: The Seven Years Of Christmas [Yellow Dog Records 2002]
The end of the sessions was devoted to record the annual special message for their second Christmas flexi disc. They began with a version of "Hello Dolly" which changes into "Jingle Bells" at the end. John plays the harmonica while Paul is on piano and George on kazoo.
08. Speech (take 1) (3:21)
WBC64-317C
Source: The Seven Years Of Christmas [Yellow Dog Records 2002]
Tony Barrow had written a script in order to be read by each Beatle for their "Christmas message" although Take 1 shows us that they were didn't had the intention to follow it.
09. Speech (take 2) (3:30)
WBC64-317D
Source: The Seven Years Of Christmas [Yellow Dog Records 2002]
Take 2 includes parodies on "The Twelve Days Of Christmas" and "Come and have a go".
10. Speech (take 3) (0:17)
11. Speech (take 4) (0:34)
WBC64-317E
Source: The Seven Years Of Christmas [Yellow Dog Records 2002]
Take 3 is a false start, but Paul doesn't appreciate being interrupted" (WBC, p. 297)
12. Another Beatles Christmas Record (3:57)
WBC64-317G Mixed 27 October 1964
Source: The Seven Years Of Christmas [Yellow Dog Records 2002]
This was the final edit released on the flexi disc Another Beatles Christmas Record mailed to fans on December 18th of that year.
13. What You're Doing (RM1) (2:29)
WBC64-317H Mixed 27 October 1964
Source: Beatles For Sale (UK Mono) [DESS 2003]
This song has drums and bass on track 1, acoustic and electric guitars on track 2, Paul's main vocal on track 3. On track 4 there were added overdubs consisting of Paul's second lead vocal, John and George's backing vocals, piano, lead guitar and the coda. The mix presented here appeared on the mono pressings of the Beatles For Sale LP.
14. What You're Doing (RS1) (2:30)
WBC64-317I Mixed 27 October 1964
Source: Beatles For Sale (UK Blue Box Stereo) [DESS 2006]
The mix presented here appeared on the stereo pressings of the Beatles For Sale LP. See above for more information.
15. Interview -Plymouth (2:33)
WBC64-312
Source: Previously Unreleased
On October 29 The Beatles gave a concert at ABC Cinema (Plymouth). This interview came for an "unknown newsreel or TV report" that "catches George backstage, presumably at one of the concerts on The Beatles' autumn tour" [WBC, p. 293].
16. Interview by John McGregor (1:27)
WBC64-318 Anglia TV
Source: Previously Unreleased
This is an interview with the Beatles previous to their concert at the Gaumont Cinema in Ipswich.
17. Interview by Murray Kaufman (4:42)
WBC64-320 WINS-AM, New York
Source: Previously Unreleased
While The Beatles where taping another appearance at the BBC's Top Gear show, Ringo accepted to be interviewed by Murray the "K" in New York.
18. Studio Chat/I Feel Fine (false start) (0:48)
19. I Feel Fine (single tracked vocal) (1:05)
20. Studio chat (0:40)
21. I'm A Loser (2:36)
22. Intro (3:08)
23. Honey Don't (2:53)
24. She's A Woman (3:13)
25. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby (2:59)
26. I'll Follow The Sun (1:47)
27. Intro (2:45)
28. I Feel Fine (2:13)
WBC64-321A-N BBC Light Programme, Top Gear #20
Source: Complete BBC Sessions (Upgraded) [Purple Chick 2004]
"The Beatles spent most of the evening taping several songs and chat for at least one BBC Radio Show. The bulk of the material was used in Top Gear, and four of the songs would be recycled for Saturday Club" (WBC, p. 299)
Source Material:
WBC = Way Beyond Compare: The Beatles' Recorded Legacy (Volume One 1957-1965) by John C. Winn
TCBC=The Complete Beatles Chronicles by Mark Lewisohn
TBRS=The Beatles Recording Sessions by Mark Lewisohn
RTB=Recording The Beatles by Kevin Ryan & Brian Kehew
"The Come Together Project is an open-source effort by fans/collectors to create the definitive chronological audio set of known Beatles recordings from the best and most complete sources into an ongoing series of CD Book sets to improve the means of study and appreciation of the history and progress of the world's greatest band, The Beatles. Book 1 is the Beatles years, and the Chapters are divided into time frames."
The sequencing and numbering system is based on John C. Winn's fabulous book Way Beyond Compare (WBC) by permission of the author.