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Label Helter Skelter
Catalogue No. HSR 12/13
Release Date 10th July 2011
Total Time Disc 1 - 48.41
Disc 2 - 75:59
Comments: All available studio sessions and rare mixes from the Beatles For Sale album - pitch, phase, level and error corrected.
All tracks are taken from the best possible sources, with detailed info on remastering.

Some parts of this release have been treated with minor hiss reduction.
This has been done at very low level and only on certain frequencies using 'Algorithmix' Industry Standard Software to ensure that the original audio was not compromised. Nothing has been lost (the Helter Skelter policy) during this process - only minor hiss removed for better listenability on studio chat.
No noise reduction has been applied to any music elements.

ALL HELTER SKELTER ALBUMS ARE NON-PROFIT PRODUCTIONS FOR FANS, MADE BY FANS - DO NOT BUY OR SELL THIS ALBUM

JPGR Comments :
This four CD set was the fourth Back To Basics set from Helter Skelter made available for free as a download.
The downloads arrived as lossless FLACs and include full artwork and recording notes.

The amount of times I've thought about collecting together the available takes for an album and sequencing them properly together and now I don't have to as Helter Skelter has done it for me. And very good it is too.
Everyone would do it differently I'm sure, but for me I would have left out the alternate later mixes such as Rockband. I'd have arranged all session takes then the final mix version and of course, being as one presses one's own finished disc this is exactly what you can easily do.


C.D. One

Note: The track timings include the studio chat and the Control Room's Take calls.

No Tracklisting Information Time
Tracks 1-5 all from session of 30th September 1964
1 No Reply Take 1 (Stereo)
At start John says, "The lights on and don't slow down for Christ's sake or I'm giving you no more drugs"
"Been for a sh*t I see ?"
Control room call, "Take 1 - No Reply"
0:41
2 No Reply Take 2 (Mono)
Control room call, "Take 2"
2:27
3 No Reply Take 1 (Mono)
Taken from Anthology VHS this is as track 1 above.
0:40
4 No Reply Unknown Take (Segment) (Stereo)
Taken from "All Together Now" DVD
0:08
5 No Reply Unknown Take (Segment) (Mono)
Taken from official Beatles For Sale mini documentary
0:10
Tracks 6-14 all from session of 14th August 1964
6 I'm A Loser Take 1 (Stereo)
Control room call, "I'm A Loser, Take 1"
0:16
7 I'm A Loser Take 2 (Stereo)
Control room call, "2"
2:06
8 I'm A Loser Take 3 (Stereo)
Control room call, "Take 3"
2:45
9 I'm A Loser Take 4 (Stereo)
Control room call, "Take 4"
0:56
10 I'm A Loser Take 5 (Stereo)
Control room call, "Take 5"
0:35
11 I'm A Loser Take 6 (Stereo)
Control room call, "Take 6"
2:57
12 I'm A Loser Take 7 (Stereo)
Control room call, "Take 7" - "Is George ready yet ?"
1:05
13 I'm A Loser Take 8 (Segment) (Stereo)
Control room call, "Take 8"
John, "ok, let's go - let's get outta here"
0:07
14 I'm A Loser RS from Take 8 (Stereo) 2:22
15 Baby's In Black Take 7 (Segment) (Mono)
Control room call, "Take 7"
Taken from official Beatles For Sale mini documentary
0:13
16 Rock And Roll Music RS from Take 1 (Version 1) (Stereo)
Mixed for U.S. release of Rock 'n' Roll Music in 1976
2:29
17 Rock And Roll Music RS from Take 1 (Version 2) (Stereo)
Mixed for Anthology DVD in 2003 - includes crowd overdubs
2:29
18 I'll Follow The Sun RS from Take 8 (Stereo)
Mixed for Anthology DVD in 2003
1:47
Tracks 19-24 all from session of 14th August 1964
19 Mr. Moonlight Take 1 (Stereo)
Control room call, "Mr. Moonlight, Take 1"
0:11
20 Mr. Moonlight Take 2 (Segment) (Stereo)
Control room call, "Take 2"
0:12
21 Mr. Moonlight Take 4 (Mono)
Taken from official Anthology 1
2:35
22 Mr. Moonlight Take 1 (Mono)
Control room call, "Mr. Moonlight, Take 1"
Taken from Anthology VHS - with unclipped top
0:11
23 Mr. Moonlight Take 2 (Segment) (Mono)
Control room call, "Take 2"
Taken from Anthology VHS
0:12
24 Mr. Moonlight RS from Take 4 (Stereo)
Taken from Anthology VHS - with unclipped top
2:31
25 Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey   RS from Take 1 (Stereo)
Mixed for U.S. release of Rock 'n' Roll Music in 1976
2:37
26 Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey Take 2 (Stereo)
Taken from official Anthology 1
2:43
Tracks 27-29 all from session of 6th October 1964
27 Eight Days A Week Edit of Takes 1 & 2 (Mono)
Control room call, "Take 2"
1:16
28 Eight Days A Week Take 4 (Mono)
Taken from official Anthology 1
0:07
29 Eight Days A Week Take 5 (Mono)
Control room call, "5"
2:50
30 Eight Days A Week RS from Takes 13 & 15 (Stereo)
Unedited fragments from DVD release of Anthology in 2003
1:26
31 Eight Days A Week RockBand Mix (Stereo)
Mixed for the video game "Beatles RockBand" in 2009
2:43
32 What You're Doing Take 11 (Stereo)
Control room call, "Take 11"
2:02
33 What You're Doing Unknown Take (Stereo) 0:19
34 What You're Doing Unknown Take (Mono)
Taken from Anthology VHS (same as track 34)
0:19


C.D. Two

Note: The track timings include the studio chat and the Control Room's Take calls.

No Tracklisting Information Time
1 Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby   RS from Take 1 (Stereo)
Mixed for U.S. release of Rock 'n' Roll Music in 1976
2:24
Tracks 2-10 from session of 6th October 1964
2 She's A Woman Take 1 (Segment) (Fake Stereo)
Control room call, "She's A Woman, Take 1"
1:17
3 She's A Woman Take 1 (Segment) (Restored to Mono) 1:17
4 She's A Woman Take 2 (Stereo)
Control room call, "She's A Woman, Take 2"
3:16
5 She's A Woman Take 3 (Stereo)
Control room call, "Take 3"
0:15
6 She's A Woman Take 4 (Stereo)
Control room call, "Take 4"
* THIS IS AFTER THE NEXT TAKE ON DISC *
3:23
7 She's A Woman Take 5 or 7 ? (Stereo)
Control room call, "She's A Woman, Take 5 is it ? ... Take 7"
6:23
8 She's A Woman Take 6 (Stereo)
No Control room call - added "percussion" and piano
3:06
9 She's A Woman Take 7 or 5 ? (Mono)
No Control room call
Mix from Acetate with faded end
4:26
10 She's A Woman Take 6 (Mono)
Mix from Acetate
3:01
11 She's A Woman Take 6 RS1
Unedited RS from official E.P. boxset
3:01
12 She's A Woman Take 6 RM
Mono mix with reverb for German issue of Beatles '65
3:00
Tracks 13-19 from session of 18th October 1964
13 I Feel Fine Take 1 (Stereo) 1:25
14 I Feel Fine Take 2 (Stereo)
Control room call, "Take 2" (heard twice)
1:45
15 I Feel Fine Take 5 (Stereo)
Control room call, "5"
2:21
16 I Feel Fine Take 6 (Stereo)
Control room call, "This is, er, Take 6"
2:43
17 I Feel Fine Take 7 (Stereo)
Control room call, "Take 7, Take 7"
0:14
18 I Feel Fine Take 8 (Stereo)
No take, just Paul saying, "This is Paul McCartney signing off"
and George, "and me, I enjoyed it" with the opening note heard very briefly
0:04
19 I Feel Fine Take 9 (Stereo) 2:27
20 I Feel Fine Take 9 RM V1
Mono mix with reverb for German issue of Beatles '65
2:21
21 I Feel Fine Take 9 RM V2
Mono mix with reverb for Dutch issue of Beatles '65
2:21
22 I Feel Fine Take 9 RS V1
Stereo mix with reverb for Dutch issue of Beatles '65 - Japanese pressing !
2:17
23 I Feel Fine Take 9 RS V2
Stereo mix for UK vinyl issue of 1962-66 in 1973
2:18
24 I Feel Fine Take 9 RS V3
Mixed for Anthology DVD in 2003
2:17
25 I Feel Fine RockBand Mix
Mixed for video game "Beatles RockBand" in 2009
2:21
Tracks 26-27 from session of 14th August 1964
26 Leave My Kitten Alone Take 4 (Mono)
Just a count-in, half-a-note and an apology
0:04
27 Leave My Kitten Alone Take 5 (Mono) 2:46
28 Leave My Kitten Alone Take 5 RS V1 (Fake Stereo)
Mixed for album "1,2,3,4" in 1984
2:56
29 Leave My Kitten Alone Take 5 RM V1 (Mono with reverb)
Mixed for unreleased "Sessions" album in 1986
2:56
30 Leave My Kitten Alone Take 5 RM V2 (Restored to Mono)
John Barrett mix of 1982
2:49
31 Leave My Kitten Alone Take 5 RS V2 (Fake Stereo)
Anthology 1 version
2:52
32 Leave My Kitten Alone Take 5 RS V3 (Stereo)
Mixed for Anthology DVD in 2003
2:52
33 Unknown Studio Chat Thought to be from Honey Don't sessions
Ringo, "I thought I came in well early and you were saying one more"
Issued on official Beatles For Sale mini documentary
0:07
34 Unknown Studio Chat Thought to be from Honey Don't sessions
"Far out there Mrs. Starkey !"
Issued on official Beatles For Sale mini documentary
0:04


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