The Real Case Has Just Begun

The Beatles

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Label  Core
Catalogue No. RAS 8611
Country of origin Switzerland 
Release date 1986
Total time
Comments: More "Let It Be" Sessions ... tracks on here recorded from 22nd to 29th January 1969.

This is a rare L.P. as it is said that ONLY 500 were made

Note: For an explanation of "DDSI" numbers see DDSI - An explanation (The numbers listed here are the 2007 edition)


Side 1

No Tracklisting DDSI No. Notes Time
1 There Once Was A Beautifil Girl  25.75 Before this starts, one hears John say : 
"Yes Paul, you have to be strict, some discipline, get a shave and a f***ing haircut"
1:10
2 I'm Talking 'Bout You 25.76 Before the song, one can hear Paul say ;
"Come on guys, pull yourself together"
0:44
3 Shame Shame 25.70 Another classic "Get Back" sessions quote :
"Come on, back to the drudgery ... it's you that makes it like this"
0:36
4 Great Balls Of Fire 26.20 Paul singing 2:18
5 Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying  26.21 26/1/69  Includes a line of "Sexy Sadie" 2:30
6 Suicide 26.27 Before this starts John discusses a new U.S. band called "The Mother F***ers" 0:43
7 Can You Dig It 24.85 Slide guitar version of "Dig It" which concludes with .....
"That was can you dig it by Georgie Wood and now we'd like to do Hark the Angels come" 
0:42
8 Act Naturally 25.11 22/1/69 0:13
9 Two Of Us 25.9   Accents version (Posh, Scottish, Pakistani and Jamaican), includes quote :
"Ta ra from Chris and Teresa"
2:11
10 Piano Theme 27.1   Paul at the piano  (alledgedly, "Castle of the King of Birds") 0:58
11 Strawberry Fields Forever 27.2   Paul at the piano 0:45
12 Oh Darling ! 27.56 Paul and John.  Halfway through the song John exclaims, 
"Just heard that Yoko's divorce has just gone through"
3:01
13 Get Back 27.70 German/French version 2:07
14 I've Got A Feeling Bit of 27.84 Roll 522 Slate 397a  False start, "I'm so ashamed, I'll do it again" 1:32
15 Rainy Day Woman No's 12 & 35 28.13 One verse, John vocal 0:42

Side 2

No Tracklisting G.B.No. Notes Time
1 Please Please Me 25.60
25.61
Fragment 0:23
2 One After 909 28.52 with "Once upon a Time" 1:00
3 One After 909 28.53 "Yeah, rock 'n' roll" 2:53
4 Hava Nagila 27.36 Before this, John says :
"I wanted to give The Stones 'I wanna be your man', they thought I was joking" 
0:31
5 Moving Along By The River Rhine  28.03 Great blues number, includes snippet of "Long and winding road" 4:20
6 The Inner Light 28.16 John vocal 0:27
7 I Want You (She's So Heavy) 28.92 Short jam during which John says, "Allan Klein's here" 0:47
8 Let It Down 29.29 George and Paul 1:18
9 Dig It All Day 29.39 Dig It 0:51
10 The Real Case Has Just Begun 29.48 Actually "Vacation Time" 0:47
11 Maybe Baby 29.50 John Vocal 2:27
12 Crying Waiting Hoping 29.52 29/1/69 2:18
13 Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues  29.53 Following the music, are the band all saying goodnight for the night,
and discussing tomorrow's roof-top concert !
1:43



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