Various Artists - Anthology 2 (CD)

Anthology: 2features the Beatles' working tapes from their most fertile period--the years in which they abandoned touring, retreated into the studio, and recorded some of their most enduring music. This isn't a survey of Beatles hits, but a treasure trove of rough drafts and near misses. An early take of "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" finds John Lennon still working out his vocal phrasing; a run-through of "Got To Get You Into My Life," recorded before the brass section was brought in, has the band trying all sorts of harmonies and an alternate bridge. "Your Mother Should Know," with a marching snare-drum beat, is nearly unrecognizable from the released version, and "Good Morning Good Morning," stripped of the heavy Sgt. Pepperpsychedelic makeup, rocks with Stones-like ferocity. There is also lots of clowning around on Anthology: 2--most prominently, John and Paul giggling their way through an early vocal take of "And Your Bird Can Sing." But the bulk of Anthology: 2isn't genius at play; it's genius at work. There are three takes of "Strawberry Fields Forever" that see this rock classic evolving from Lennon demo to bare-bones practice arrangement to full-blown production. Also featured are McCartney's solo demos for two of the Beatles' best. To hear him showing the band the chords to "Yesterday," and sitting alone at his piano, still fooling with the words to "Fool On The Hill," is to hear pop history quite literally in the making.

General

Label:	Apple Corps
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 1996
Originally released:	1996
Contributors:	George Harrison • John Lennon • Paul McCartney • Ringo Starr • Geoff Emerick • George Martin
Performers:	The Beatles
Dimensions:	125 x 142 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:
Disks:	2
Running time:	2 hours, 7 minutes
Categories:	Music > Pop / Rock
LSN:	X2R-SJS-E32-1
Barcode:	0724383444823

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Disk 1

1	Real Love
2	Yes It Is
3	I'm Down
4	You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
5	If You've Got Trouble
6	That Means a Lot
7	Yesterday
8	It's Only Love
9	I Feel Fine
10	Ticket to Ride
11	Yesterday
12	Help!
13	Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby
14	Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
15	I'm Looking Through You
16	12-Bar Original
17	Tomorrow Never Knows
18	Got to Get You Into My Life
19	And Your Bird Can Sing
20	Taxman
21	Eleanor Rigby (Strings Only)
22	I'm Only Sleeping (Rehearsal)
23	I'm Only Sleeping (Take 1)
24	Rock and Roll Music
25	She's a Woman

Disk 2

1	Strawberry Fields Forever (Demo Sequence)
2	Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 1)
3	Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 7 & Edit Piece)
4	Penny Lane
5	A Day in the Life
6	Good Morning Good Morning
7	Only a Northern Song
8	Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite! (Takes 1 And 2)
9	Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite! (Take 7)
10	Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
11	Within You Without You (Instrumental)
12	Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
13	You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
14	I Am the Walrus
15	The Fool On The Hill (Demo)
16	Your Mother Should Know
17	The Fool On The Hill (Take 4)
18	Hello, Goodbye
19	Lady Madonna
20	Across the Universe

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