The Beatles (a.k.a. The White Album) - 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

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White Album 50th Anniversary Edition - Inside

Label Apple/EMI
  
Catalogue No.'s 675 7195 (Super Deluxe Edition)
  
Release date 9th November 2018
  
Total time Discs 1 - 6 have a total of 5 hours 27 minutes and 35 seconds
CD Disc 1 - 46:30
CD Disc 2 - 47:21
CD Disc 3 - 75:18
CD Disc 4 - 52:03
CD Disc 5 - 50:49
CD Disc 6 - 55:34
BR Disc 7 - One pass of mono and stereo, plus menus would take you 207:09
  
U.K. Album Chart Detail :
Entry Date :16th November 2018
Highest Position :4
Weeks in Chart :9
  
Detail : A beautiful and comprehensive seven-disc box set, all housed within a simply sumptuous book.
There are other formats and combinations available, but really, why would you ?

CDs 1 & 2
New 2018 stereo album mix

CD 3
The legendary "Esher Demos"
Recorded at George's house in May 1968, most of this has been on bootleg for years.
Some were issued on Anthology 3, but ....
Here they are in stereo and the order has been changed to reflect the released album.
Also, there are some minor changes, edits and clean-ups that have been done to what we've heard before.

CDs 4, 5 & 6
50 additional recordings, most previously unreleased from the "White Album" sessions.
All newly mixed from the 4-track and 8-track session tapes and sequenced in order of the recording start dates (almost).
Most White Album songs are featured, just two not represented: Wild Honey Pie and Revolution 9

Disc 7 (Blu-ray)
5.1 surround audio mixes of the album
Plus Hi-res audio of the same.
And 2018 direct transfer of the album's original mono mix.

16th November 2018 - The album entered the charts at it's highest position, number 4
23rd November 2018 - A drop of seventeen places after the first week, down to number 20
30th November 2018 - Just a small downward movement of three places to number 23
7th December 2018 - A fall of fourteen places, down to number 37
14th December 2018 - A fall of just two places, down to number 39
21st December 2018 - Christmas sales keeping the set as a non-mover at number 39
28th December 2018 - A fall of thirteen places, down to number 52
4th January 2019 - A fall of just three places, down to number 55
11th January 2019 - Final fall, down twenty-eight places to number 83
18th January 2019 - Out of the Top 100.

Chart Progress: 4 - 20 - 23 - 37 - 39 - 39 - 52 - 55 - 83 - out


C.D. 1

Track Composer Recording Information Time
Back In The U.S.S.R. Lennon-McCartney 2018 stereo album mix 2:45
Dear Prudence Lennon-McCartney 2018 stereo album mix 3:54
Glass Onion Lennon-McCartney 2018 stereo album mix 2:18
Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da Lennon-McCartney 2018 stereo album mix 3:07
Wild Honey Pie Lennon-McCartney 2018 stereo album mix 0:52
The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill Lennon-McCartney 2018 stereo album mix 3:13
While My Guitar Gently Weeps Harrison 2018 stereo album mix 4:44
Happiness Is A Warm Gun Lennon-McCartney 2018 stereo album mix 2:42
Martha My Dear Lennon-McCartney 2018 stereo album mix 2:29
I'm So Tired Lennon-McCartney 2018 stereo album mix 2:03
Blackbird Lennon-McCartney 2018 stereo album mix 2:18
Piggies Harrison 2018 stereo album mix 2:04
Rocky Raccoon Lennon-McCartney 2018 stereo album mix 3:33
Don't Pass Me By Starkey 2018 stereo album mix 3:50
Why Don't We Do It In The Road Lennon-McCartney 2018 stereo album mix 1:40
I Will Lennon-McCartney 2018 stereo album mix 1:44
Julia Lennon-McCartney 2018 stereo album mix 2:53

C.D. 2

Track Composer Recording Information Time
Birthday Lennon-McCartney 2018 stereo album mix 2:42
Yer Blues Lennon-McCartney 2018 stereo album mix 4:00
Mother Nature's Son Lennon-McCartney 2018 stereo album mix 2:47
Everybody's Got Something To Hide
Except For Me And My Monkey
Lennon-McCartney 2018 stereo album mix 2:24
Sexy Sadie Lennon-McCartney 2018 stereo album mix 3:15
Helter Skelter Lennon-McCartney 2018 stereo album mix 4:29
Long, Long, Long Harrison 2018 stereo album mix 3:03
Revolution I Lennon-McCartney 2018 stereo album mix 4:14
Honey Pie Lennon-McCartney 2018 stereo album mix 2:41
Savoy Truffle Harrison 2018 stereo album mix 2:54
Cry Baby Cry   Lennon-McCartney 2018 stereo album mix 2:34
Revolution 9 Lennon-McCartney 2018 stereo album mix 8:47
Good Night Lennon-McCartney 2018 stereo album mix 3:10


C.D. 3 - The Esher Demos

No. Track Detail Time
1 Back In The U.S.S.R. Esher Demo 2:58
2 Dear Prudence Esher Demo 4:45
3 Glass Onion Esher Demo 1:53
4 Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da Esher Demo 3:08
5 The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill Esher Demo 2:39
6 While My Guitar Gently Weeps Esher Demo 2:39
7 Happiness Is A Warm Gun Esher Demo 1:53
8 I'm So Tired Esher Demo 3:08
9 Blackbird Esher Demo 2:32
10 Piggies Esher Demo 2:05
11 Rocky Raccoon Esher Demo 2:41
12 Julia Esher Demo 3:54
13 Yer Blues Esher Demo 3:29
14 Mother Nature's Son Esher Demo 2:21
15 Everybody's Got Something To Hide
Except For Me And My Monkey
Esher Demo 3:02
16 Sexy Sadie Esher Demo 2:24
17 Revolution Esher Demo 4:05
18 Honey Pie Esher Demo 1:59
19 Cry Baby Cry Esher Demo 2:27
20 Sour Milk Sea Esher Demo 3:41
21 Junk Esher Demo 2:35
22 Child Of Nature Esher Demo 2:36
23 Circles Esher Demo 2:14
24 Mean Mr. Mustard Esher Demo 2:04
25 Polythene Pam Esher Demo 1:25
26 Not Guilty Esher Demo 3:04
27 What's The New Mary Jane Esher Demo 2:40

C.D. 4 - Sessions Outtakes

No. Track Detail Time
1 Revolution 1 Take 18
30th May 1968
10:27
2 A Beginning/Don't Pass Me By A Beginning (Take 4) / Don't Pass Me By (Take 7)
A Beginning - 22nd July 1968
DPMB - 6th June 1968
5:03
3 Blackbird Take 28
11th June 1968
2:14
4 Everybody's Got Something To Hide
Except For Me And My Monkey
Rehearsal
26th June 1968
2:40
5 Goodnight Rehearsal
2nd July 1968
0:37
6 Goodnight Take 10 with guitar part from Take 5
2nd July 1968
2:29
7 Goodnight Take 22
22nd July 1968
3:43
8 Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da Take 3
5th July 1968
2:52
9 Revolution Rehearsal
9th July 1968
2:14
10 Revolution Take 14 - Backing track
10th July 1968
3:22
11 Cry Baby Cry Rehearsal
15th July 1968
3:00
12 Helter Skelter Take 2 (first version)
18th July 1968
12:51

C.D. 5 - Sessions Outtakes

No. Track Detail Time
1 Sexy Sadie Take 3
19th July 1968
3:06
2 While My Guitar Gently Weeps Take 2 (Acoustic version)
25th July 1968
3:01
3 Hey Jude Take 1
29th July 1968
6:42
4 St. Louis Blues Studio Jam
30th July 1968
0:51
5 Not Guilty Take 102
12th August 1968
New mix of master tape
4:26
6 Mother Nature's Son Take 15
9th August 1968
3:09
7 Yer Blues Take 5 (with guide vocal)
13th August 1968
3:55
8 What's The New Mary Jane Take 1
14th August 1968
2:05
9 Rocky Raccoon Take 8
15th August 1968
4:55
10 Back In The U.S.S.R. Take 5 (Backing track)
22nd August 1968
3:09
11 Dear Prudence Vocal, guitar and drums
Tracks 6 & 8, plus added vocal and other bits from later sessions
3:58
12 Let It Be Rehearsal
5th September 1968
Outtake during While My Guitar Gently Weeps session
1:16
13 While My Guitar Gently Weeps Take 27 (Third version)
5th September 1968
Interesting as it is a different take made after the released take (25)
A breakdown, but does have an alternate Eric Clapton guitar solo.
3:15
14 (You're So Square) Baby, I Don't Care Studio Jam
9th September 1968
Outtake between takes of Helter Skelter
0:41
15 Helter Skelter Take 17 (Second version)
9th September 1968
3:37
16 Glass Onion Take 10
11th September 1968
2:10


C.D. 6 - Sessions Outtakes

No. Track Detail Time
1 I Will Take 13
16th September 1968
2:19
2 Blue Moon Studio Jam
16th September 1968
1:10
3 I Will Take 29
16th September 1968
0:25
4 Step Inside Love Studio Jam
16th September 1968
1:34
5 Los Paranoias Studio Jam
16th September 1968
3:56
6 Can You Take Me Back Take 1
16th September 1968
2:21
7 Birthday Take 2 (Backing track)
18th September 1968
2:38
8 Piggies Take 12 (Backing track)
20th September 1968
2:09
9 Happiness Is A Warm Gun Take 19
23rd September 1968
3:07
10 Honey Pie Backing track
1st October 1968
(Actually, Paul's vocal on track 5 of the 8-track mixed out)
2:40
11 Savoy Truffle Backing track
3rd October 1968
(Actually, Vocal track mixed out)
2:56
12 Martha My Dear Without brass and strings
4th October 1968
2:27
13 Long, Long, Long Take 44
7th October 1968
2:53
14 I'm So Tired Take 7
8th October 1968
2:28
15 I'm So Tired Take 14
8th October 1968
(Actually, the master take with some elements mixed out)
2:16
16 The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill Take 2
8th October 1968
3:11
17 Why Don't We Do It In The Road Take 5
9th October 1968
2:01
18 Julia Two Rehearsals
13th October 1968
4:26
19 The Inner Light Take 6 - Backing track
12th January 1969
2:44
20 Lady Madonna Take 2 (Piano & Drums)
3rd February 1969
2:23
21 Lady Madonna Backing vocals from Take 3
3rd February 1969
0:52
22 Across The Universe Take 6
4th February 1969
3:50


Disc 7 - The Blu-Ray

Actually has a menu that runs for 11:09 that repeats the opening verse of Back In The USSR over and over.

The "Set-up" menu is silent and runs for 9:35

The stereo section are in pairs of titles involving the two discs
Disc 1 = 46:23
Disc 2 = 47:18
Each of the PCM Stereo, 5.1, or Hi-Res Audio play those same lengths.

The mono run through is split into the same pair of titles involving the two discs
Mono Disc 1 = 46:14
Mono Disc 2 = 46:33


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