The Beatles Anthology 3
Date de sortie: 24/04/1997
Edition Capitol/Apple
CD 1
1."A Beginning"
A short orchestral piece composed by George Martin as the original intro to "Don't
Pass Me By."
2. "Happiness Is a Warm Gun"
John's blues, the first of seven tracks from demo sessions
for "The White Album," recorded at George Harrison's home.
3. "Helter Skelter"
R & B version of Paul's legendary heavy metal rocker.
4. "Mean Mr. Mustard"
First soundings of John's "Abbey Road" classic,
taped at George's home.
5. "Polythene Pam"
Acoustic demo, from the "home tapes", of John's
witty "Abbey Road" number.
6. "Glass Onion"
An acoustic "home taping" of John's White Album
belter.
7. "Junk"
Paul's early working of the ballad demoed at George's but
issued on McCartney.
8. "Piggies"
George's "home taped" demo of his incisive comment
for "The White Album."
9. "Honey Pie"
The final track from the "home tapes", Paul's
acoustic demo of "The White Album" song.
10. "Don't Pass Me By"
An out-take of Ringo's first solo song composition.
11. "Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da"
A fully completed alternative version of Paul's calypso
swinger.
12. "Good Night"
An eavesdrop into a Beatles session, with ideas pitched from
all as Ringo sings.
13. "Cry Baby Cry"
Take One of John's White Album song.
14. "Blackbird"
A pure acoustic/vocal performance of Paul's ballad.
15. "Sexy Sadie"
John's slower version of the master.
16. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
A laid-back, acoustic demo of George's classic.
17. "Hey Jude"
An alternative version, with ad-libs, of Paul's all-time
great.
18. "Not Guilty"
A completely unreleased track written by George for "The
White Album."
19. "Mother Nature's Son"
A strictly solo rendition by Paul.
20. "Glass Onion"
A then-unreleased experiment in music and sound-effects by
John.
21. "Rocky Raccoon"
A fun out-take of Paul's "White Album" comedy.
22. "What's the New Mary Jane"
Another completely unreleased track, conceived by John in
best experimental style.
23. "Step Inside Love"/"Los Paranoias"
Light-hearted jams from "The White Album" sessions.
Paul wrote "Step Inside Love" as the theme for Cilla Black's TV series.
"Los Paranoias" was made up on the spot.
24. "I'm So Tired"
A fine alternative of John's masterpiece.
25. "I Will"
The master was take 67. This is Paul's take one.
26. "Why Don't We Do It In the Road?"
Paul's acoustic guitar early take.
27. "Julia"
A gentle studio work-out of John's ballad.
CD 2
All 23 tracks previously
unreleased
1. "I've Got a Feeling"
The first of 12 selections from the "Let It
Be" sessions at the Apple studio in January 1969, with Billy Preston on keyboards for
Paul and John's doubleheader.
2. "She Came In Through the Bathroom
Window"
A "Let It Be" rehearsal for Paul's
song from "Abbey Road."
3. "Dig a Pony"
Fine vocal performances highlight John's
"Let It Be" outtake.
4. "Two of Us"
Paul and John emulate The Everly Brothers in
this duet.
5. "For You Blue"
A good unreleased version of George's 12-bar
blues.
6. "Teddy Boy"
An unreleased Beatles track, written by Paul and
issued on his 1970 solo debut album.
7. Medley: "Rip It Up"/"Shake,
Rattle and Roll"/Blue Suede Shoes"
A jam from the "Let It Be" sessions.
8. "The Long and Winding Road"
The "Let It Be" version of this was
dressed up with orchestra and choir.
This is the "undressed" version as Paul intended it to sound.
9. "Oh! Darling"
Another "Let It Be" rehearsal for
Paul's song that would be taped anew
for "Abbey Road," the Beatles' final recorded album.
10. "All Things Must Pass"
The first of three demos by George recorded solo
at Abbey Road in February 1969, never released by The Beatles, but the title track of his
first post-Beatles album.
11. "Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues"
The Beatles sing Buddy Holly.
12. "Get Back"
Paul's rocker recorded live during The Beatles
last live performance, on the roof at Apple.
13. "Old Brown Shoe"
The second of George's solo demos.
14. "Octopus' Garden"
An early out-take of Ringo's song for
"Abbey Road."
15. "Maxwell's Silver Hammer"
Written by Paul during "The White
Album" sessions, rehearsed during "Let It Be," and recorded during
"Abbey Road."
16. "Something"
The last of George's solo demos from February
1969, an early beginning of a classic.
17. "Come Together"
First take of John's "Abbey Road"
opener.
18. "Come and Get It"
Paul's demo, completed in under an hour, of the
hit he gave to Badfinger.
19. "Ain't She Sweet"
1969 recording of the standard that The Beatles
first taped in Hamburg in 1961.
20. "Because"
A stunning new remix of John's "Abbey
Road" track.
21. "Let It Be"
A live-in-the-studio out-take of Paul's anthem.
22. "I Me Mine"
The last new song recorded by The Beatles for 24
years, taped in January 1970.
This is the original version of George's "Let It Be" number.
23. "The End"
A guitar-based version of Paul's aptly-titled
last track
on The Beatles' last recorded album. And still saying it all.