The Twickenham Sessions; Jan 9 - Jan 10 1969

The Beatles

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Label Odeon (fake)

Catalogue No. TWS 3-1/2

Country of origin Unknown

Release date 2000

Total time C.D. 1 - 72:04
C.D. 2 - 73:55

Comments: (From inside the rear sleeve)
SOME BACKGROUND FOR EASIER LISTENING :
The sessions commonly referred to as the "Get Back Sessions" took place during January 1969. (Jan 2nd - 15th at Twickenham Studios; Jan 22nd - 31st at Apple Studios). Paul originally conceived the project back in late '68, believing that they could revitalize the band by returning to live performances. The Beatles were to be filmed writing, rehearsing, and recording, culminating with the actual live show (the logistics of which were never really settled, resulting in "The Roof Top" as a last ditch compromise).
The majority of the tapes from these sessions came to us via the sound reels. The film crew used two nagra mono reel-to-reel machines, each assigned to a camera, and each holding approximately 16 minute reels of tape.
They were staggered, so that in most cases, when the tape ran out on one, the other was still rolling. The beeps that can be heard are the sync cues each time a camera began filming. The Twickenham rolls were each numbered consecutively followed by an "A" or a "B" to identify the camera to which it was assigned. Announcements of audio rolls came at the start of the tape, and film rolls can be heard announced throughout. A total of 223 rolls of audio were recorded at Twickenham. It should be noted that Glyn Johns brought in some mono studio equipment and recorded some performances simply to allow the group to hear what they had, before continuing on with rehearsals. So far, these tapes of Glyn's have not surfaced, and were possibly never saved.
(My Comments)
An essential historical document of sound, that tragically is still not complete. But there are many previously unheard outtakes which can clearly be seen below as I have highlighted them in with a blue background. I have once again, checked each piece methodically with the Doug Sulpy book "Get Back - The Beatles Let It Be Disaster", and playing the tracks with the book in hand, reading along with the G.B. numbers below, will give you full detail of what is occuring.

C.D. 1

"Dance Steps Like The Shadows"

Note: For explanation of "G.B." numbers see GB and DDSI - An explanation

No	Tracklisting	G.B. Numbers and Notes	Time
Highlighted In Blue below are the UNRELEASED tracks !
Thursday January 9th 1969 (contd.)
1	Two Of Us	G.B.no. 9.28	15:47
	Baa, Baa, Black Sheep	G.B.no. 9.29
	Don't Let Me Down	G.B.no. 9.30
	Suzy Parker	G.B.no. 9.31
	I've Got A Feeling	G.B.no. 9.32
2	Get Back	G.B.no. 9.57	15:42
	Get Back a la Mother Mary	G.B.no. 9.57a
	Get Back Jam	G.B.no. 9.58b
	Instrumental	G.B.no. 9.59
	La Penina	G.B.no. 9.60
	Instrumental	G.B.no. 9.61
	Across The Universe	G.B.no. 9.62 "Across The Unicorn"
3	Improvisation	G.B.no. 9.73 (End of) "Roll 99 Slate 186"	15:49
	Tennessee	G.B.no. 9.74
	Across The Universe	G.B.no. 9.75
	House Of The Rising Sun	G.B.no. 9.76
	Commonwealth	G.B.no. 9.77
	Enoch Powell	G.B.no. 9.78
	Get Off	G.B.no. 9.79
	For You Blue	G.B.no. 9.80
4	Get Off	G.B.no. 9.81 Roll 100 Slate 189	12:42
	Honey Hush	G.B.no. 9.82
	For You Blue	G.B.no. 9.83
	For You Blue	G.B.no. 9.84 Sulpy mentions a "ten-minute gap in the tape", well, it follow here for the first time !
	For You Blue	G.B.no. 9.84a
	For You Blue	G.B.no. 9.84b
	For You Blue	G.B.no. 9.84c
	For You Blue	G.B.no. 9.84d
5	Let It Be	G.B.no. 9.90	11:52
	Let It Be	G.B.no. 9.91
	That'll Be The Day	G.B.no. 9.92
	I've Got A Feeling	G.B.no. 9.93
	Jenny Jenny/Slippin' and Slidin'	G.B.no. 9.94
	Let It Be	G.B.no. 9.95

C.D. 2

"Dick James Is A Fascist Bum"

Note: For explanation of "G.B." numbers see GB and DDSI - An explanation

No	Tracklisting	G.B. Numbers and Notes	Time
Highlighted In Blue below are the UNRELEASED tracks !
Friday January 10th 1969
1	Unknown	G.B.no. 10.0a All of track 1, is Paul arriving first, and tinkering on the piano with a LOT of dialogue from others in the foreground. (This is Roll 108)	05:07
	Piano Improvisation	G.B.no. 10.0b
	Long And Winding Road	G.B.no. 10.0c
2	Let It Be	G.B.no. 10.0d All of track 2, is still Paul arrived first, tinkering on the piano with a LOT of dialogue from others in the foreground. (This is Roll 109 Slate 201A)	16:36
	Don't Let Me Down	G.B.no. 10.0e
	Maxwell's Silver Hammer	G.B.no. 10.0f
	I've Got A Feeling	G.B.no. 10.0g
	Long And Winding Road	G.B.no. 10.0h
	Piano Improvisations	G.B.no. 10.0i
	Get Back	G.B.no. 10.0j
	Get Back	G.B.no. 10.0k
3	I've Got A Feeling	G.B.no. 10.0l All of track 3, is still Paul arrived first, tinkering on the piano with a LOT of dialogue from others in the foreground. (This is Roll 110 Slate 201)	07:55
	Get Back	G.B.no. 10.0m
	Lady Madonna	G.B.no. 10.0n
	Get Back	G.B.no. 10.0o
4	Get Back	G.B.no. 10.2a Roll 112 (Still before lunch)	07:21
	Get Back	G.B.no. 10.3
	High Heel Sneakers	G.B.no. 10.4
5	High Heel Sneakers	G.B.no. 10.5 "Roll 113 Slate 205" This segment is still BEFORE lunch, on the 10th January 1969	08:53
	Long Tall Sally	G.B.no. 10.6a
	Get Back (Jam)	G.B.no. 10.6b
	Get Back	G.B.no. 10.6c
	Get Back	G.B.no. 10.6d
	Get Back	G.B.no. 10.6e
	Get Back	G.B.no. 10.6f
6	Improvisation	G.B.no. 10.9 Roll 118 - AFTER lunch on the 10th ... and during this lunch, things clearly came to a head, and George left the project (and the band !), after which the others clearly got stuck into a liquid lunch to drown their sorrows (?) ... anyway, the following cacophony starts with a drunken foursome (Yoko has taken the mike), with lots of feedback, and screeching from Yoko.	16:16
	Don't Worry Kyoko / A Quick One	G.B.no. 10.9a
	Improvisation	G.B.no. 10.10
	Improvisation	G.B.no. 10.10a
	I've Got A Feeling	G.B.no. 10.10b "Slate 210", the chaos calms down a bit ...
	Yodeling Jam	G.B.no. 10.10c
	Don't Let Me Down	G.B.no. 10.10d
	Till There Was You	G.B.no. 10.11
	Come On Everybody	G.B.no. 10.11a
	Unknown	G.B.no. 10.11b
	Maxwell's Silver Hammer	G.B.no. 10.12
	Mack The Knife	G.B.no. 10.13
	Maxwell's Silver Hammer	G.B.no. 10.14
7	Maxwell's Silver Hammer	G.B.no. 10.15 Roll 119	11:41
	Don't Be Cruel	G.B.no. 10.16
	Medley: On A Sunny Island Brazil Groovin' I Got Stung	G.B.no. 10.17
	The Peanut Vendor	G.B.no. 10.18
	It's Only Make Believe	G.B.no. 10.19
	Through A London Window	G.B.no. 10.20

Label	Odeon (fake)
Catalogue No.	TWS 3-1/2
Country of origin	Unknown
Release date	2000
Total time	C.D. 1 - 72:04 C.D. 2 - 73:55
Comments:	(From inside the rear sleeve) SOME BACKGROUND FOR EASIER LISTENING : The sessions commonly referred to as the "Get Back Sessions" took place during January 1969. (Jan 2nd - 15th at Twickenham Studios; Jan 22nd - 31st at Apple Studios). Paul originally conceived the project back in late '68, believing that they could revitalize the band by returning to live performances. The Beatles were to be filmed writing, rehearsing, and recording, culminating with the actual live show (the logistics of which were never really settled, resulting in "The Roof Top" as a last ditch compromise). The majority of the tapes from these sessions came to us via the sound reels. The film crew used two nagra mono reel-to-reel machines, each assigned to a camera, and each holding approximately 16 minute reels of tape. They were staggered, so that in most cases, when the tape ran out on one, the other was still rolling. The beeps that can be heard are the sync cues each time a camera began filming. The Twickenham rolls were each numbered consecutively followed by an "A" or a "B" to identify the camera to which it was assigned. Announcements of audio rolls came at the start of the tape, and film rolls can be heard announced throughout. A total of 223 rolls of audio were recorded at Twickenham. It should be noted that Glyn Johns brought in some mono studio equipment and recorded some performances simply to allow the group to hear what they had, before continuing on with rehearsals. So far, these tapes of Glyn's have not surfaced, and were possibly never saved. (My Comments) An essential historical document of sound, that tragically is still not complete. But there are many previously unheard outtakes which can clearly be seen below as I have highlighted them in with a blue background. I have once again, checked each piece methodically with the Doug Sulpy book "Get Back - The Beatles Let It Be Disaster", and playing the tracks with the book in hand, reading along with the G.B. numbers below, will give you full detail of what is occuring.