50 Years: The White Album

The Beatles


50 Years: The White Album - Front Cover	50 Years: The White Album - Back Cover

Label Copy Cat Chronicle

Catalogue No. CCC 007

Release Date August 2018

Total Time Disc 1 - 77:48
Disc 2 - 69:37

Comments: This double c.d. collects together outtakes for The White Album and attempts to produce a live outing for the same.
Much of the legendary Peter Sellers tape makes up the outtakes, which are filled out with various bits and pieces.
Although, one track from the Peter Sellers Tape is missing here, as it was not used on The White Album ... Not Guilty.
Copy Cat Chronicle is just that and very much so imitates the HMC "TMOQ Gazette" style.
A solid card DVD-sized booklet with 16 pages, but in this case, not much in the way of track description.
The booklet includes:
     A description of The White Album.
     A ten part examination of what made Peter Sellers who he was, especially in relation to The Beatles.
     Details of the Peter Sellers Tape
     Paul's opinions of the White Album from Radio Luxembourg in November 1968
     And a few nice photographs and adverts in the HMC style.

C.D. One

No	Tracklisting	Comments	Time
50 Years: White Album Studio Tracks
1	Back In The U.S.S.R.	From the Peter Sellers Tape (Ambient Stereo) Take 6 RM1 Jet noise at the end is longer without any segue into Dear Prudence	2:45
2	Dear Prudence	Alternate Stereo Mix Some strange tape hiss at the start This is quite different with extended backing vocals Strange fade at end, tape rewind, then John says, "Swinging, Swinging"	4:03
3	Glass Onion	Demo Sessions at "Kinfauns" Esher At end John says, "by courtesy of the committee council"	1:48
4	Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da	From the Peter Sellers Tape (Ambient Stereo) Take 23 RM21 Odd sounds and extra piano burst before start, false start maybe Different mix of the released mono version with hand claps heard on the intro. Slightly longer ending: At end, after the "Thank you", and extra pause, then "damn sure".	3:17
5	Wild Honey Pie	From the Peter Sellers Tape (Ambient Stereo) Take 1 RM6 At start, "This is RM6" Released version, with slate at the start and a fragment extra at the end.	1:03
6	The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill	Demo Sessions at "Kinfauns" Esher	2:26
7	While My Guitar Gently Weeps	Intro & Mix without piano At start, "Hold it Harry", George, "I tried to do a Smokie and I just aren't Smokie"	4:58
8	Happiness Is A Warm Gun	2017 Stereo Remix	2:41
9	Martha My Dear	Let It Be Sessions: 14th January 1969 DDSI 14.03	1:18
10	I'm So Tired	Let It Be Sessions: 3rd January 1969 Paul on lead vocals (DDSI 3.38)	2:32
11	Blackbird	Outtake Stop/start run throughs, with little laugh from Paul at end. Remastered from "Gone Tomorrow, Here Today"	2:45
12	Piggies	A Cedar Software Experiment Previously unreleased Count-in, then mostly instrumental, but includes piggie sound-effects No idea where this originates, but it sounds pretty good.	2:16
13	Rocky Raccoon	From the Peter Sellers Tape (Ambient Stereo) Take 10 - RM1 Control room whisper at start, "Rocky Raccoon, this is RM1" Slight bit of studio chat at start	3:41
14	Don't Pass Me By	From the Peter Sellers Tape (Ambient Stereo) Take 7 (with edit piece 4) RM4 Contains repeat of the first verse (removed for the release)	4:10
15	I Will	Outtake Almost a count-in, then a very bare early version	1:15
16	Julia	Lifted from Revolution - Take ... your knickers off !	2:53
17	Birthday	Paul's voice double-tracked stereo mix George, "Is this mike on ?" Not a proper mix at all, just some double tracking causing phasing	2:45
18	Yer Blues	From the Peter Sellers Tape (Ambient Stereo) Take 16/17 (with Edit Piece 1) RM3 Ringo's count-in (an edit peice recorded on 20th August 1968) edited onto Take 17 (the first 3:16) with Take 16 (the rest of the track) from 13/14th August.	4:10
19	Mother Nature's Son	From the Peter Sellers Tape (Ambient Stereo) Take 26 - "RM8" Identical to the released version	2:49
20	Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey	From the Peter Sellers Tape (Ambient Stereo) Take 12 and a slightly different, more manic sounding mix when compared to the released version which was RM5	2:24
21	Sexy Sadie	From the Peter Sellers Tape (Ambient Stereo) Take 117 RM5 Extended ending version before being edited down for the album	3:54
22	Long, Long, Long	2009 Remix Previously unreleased	3:02
23	Revolution 1	Unedited mono mix Cropped down from the lo-o-ong version	4:20
24	Honey Pie	Demo Sessions at "Kinfauns" Esher	1:58
25	Savoy Truffle	2009 Remix Previously unreleased	2:54
26	Cry Baby Cry	John's piano demo	2:18
27	Goodnight	From the Peter Sellers Tape (Ambient Stereo) Take 34 RM6 A different shorter edit of the released version (a section has been cut out after the second verse just before Ringo's humming) and the voices of children can be heard at the end as Ringo wishes everyone Good Night.	3:04

C.D. Two

No	Tracklisting	Comments	Time
50 Years: White Album Live !
1	Back In The U.S.S.R.	Paul + Dave Grohl 1st June 2008 - Liverpool Sound Concert, Anfield	3:12
2	Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da	Paul 8th October 2016 - Desert Trip, Indio, California	3:27
3	While My Guitar Gently Weeps	George + Ringo Prince's Trust 1987	5:54
4	Blackbird	Solo 12th December 2012 - during the Concert For Sandy	2:38
5	Don't Pass Me By	Ringo and the Roundheads 25th August 2005 - Waukegan, Illinois	3:30
6	Why Don't We Do It In The Road	Paul + Neil Young 8th October 2016 - Empire Polo Club, Indio, California - A Dessert Trip	3:29
7	I Will	Paul 2005 Live	1:44
8	Birthday	Paul + Ringo 2010 - Ringo's birthday bash	3:23
9	Yer Blues	John 1969 Toronto	3:33
10	Mother Nature's Son	Paul May 2002 - Reunion Arena, Dallas	2:40
11	Helter Skelter	Paul 1st November 2003 - Pepsi Centre, Denver	4:11
12	Savoy Truffle	Dhani Harrison (Why ?! ... cos he sounds like his father) ?	2:58
Bonus Tracks
13	Blackbird	From the Peter Sellers Tape (Ambient Stereo) Take 32 RM6 Undubbed version without bird noises of the released mono mix. Longer intro that was trimmed for the album and a touch of echo on the vocal	2:23
14	While My Guitar Gently Weeps	Paul + Eric Clapton 3rd June 2002 - Party At The Palace, Buckingham Palace Garden	5:47
15	Hey Jude	Paul 22rd October 2007 - Olympia, Paris	9:21
16	While My Guitar Gently Weeps/Smiles	George 12th November 1974 - The Forum, Los Angeles	5:24
17	Yer Blues	John Dirty Mac at The Rolling Stones Rock 'n' Roll Circus	5:51

Label	Copy Cat Chronicle
Catalogue No.	CCC 007
Release Date	August 2018
Total Time	Disc 1 - 77:48 Disc 2 - 69:37
Comments:	This double c.d. collects together outtakes for The White Album and attempts to produce a live outing for the same. Much of the legendary Peter Sellers tape makes up the outtakes, which are filled out with various bits and pieces. Although, one track from the Peter Sellers Tape is missing here, as it was not used on The White Album ... Not Guilty. Copy Cat Chronicle is just that and very much so imitates the HMC "TMOQ Gazette" style. A solid card DVD-sized booklet with 16 pages, but in this case, not much in the way of track description. The booklet includes: A description of The White Album. A ten part examination of what made Peter Sellers who he was, especially in relation to The Beatles. Details of the Peter Sellers Tape Paul's opinions of the White Album from Radio Luxembourg in November 1968 And a few nice photographs and adverts in the HMC style.