The Twickenham Sessions; Jan 2 - Jan 7 1969

The Beatles

CD cover CD back
Front Cover Back Cover
The C.D.
Example of a C.D. in this set

Label Odeon (fake)
Catalogue No. TWS 1-1/2
Country of origin Unknown
Release date 2000
Total time C.D. 1 - 73:57
C.D. 2 - 73:57
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 - 14th at Twickenham Studios; Jan 21st - 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An essential historical document of sound, that tragically is still not complete.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 then again with the 2007 edition "Drugs, Divorce and a Slipping Image".
If one plays the tracks with the 2007 book in hand, reading along with the DDSI numbers below, it will give you full detail of what is occuring.

Each C.D. has the same design as above, but each one is in a different colour.

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C.D. 1

"I Like Simple Tunes"

Note: For explanation of "DDSI" numbers see DDSI - An explanation (The numbers below are from the 2007 edition)

No Tracklisting DDSI Numbers and Notes Time
Highlighted In Blue below are previously UNRELEASED tracks !
Thursday January 2nd 1969
Nagra Reel 1A
1 Don't Let Me Down DDSI no. 2.3
John and George, Ringo joins in half-way through
11:11
Dig A Pony DDSI no. 2.4
John solo
Everybody Got Song DDSI no. 2.5
John improvising
Don't Let Me Down DDSI no. 2.6
Still no Paul
Friday January 3rd 1969
Nagra Reel 50B
2 Long And Winding Road DDSI no. 3.1
The time is 20 to 11, as Paul warms up on piano
06:57
Oh! Darling DDSI no. 3.2/3.3
Paul still warming up
Unknown DDSI no. 3.4
Sleeve denotes another piece here (?)
Maxwell's Silver Hammer DDSI no. 3.5
Paul still warming up
Nagra Reel 13A
3 My Name Is Ted DDSI no. 3.28
Ringo tinkering on a piano
15:28
Crackin' Up (Long Jam) DDSI no. 3.29/3.30
Crackin' Up DDSI no. 3.31
Paul and George
All Shook Up DDSI no. 3.32
George and Paul, then Ringo joins in
Your True Love DDSI no. 3.33
Paul and George
Blue Suede Shoes DDSI no. 3.34
All on this one
Three Cool Cats DDSI no. 3.35
George mainly on lead
Nagra Reels: Combination of excerpts from 17A/18A & 52B
4 One After 909 DDSI no. 3.67
"Continuation of Roll 36 Take 1"
13:41
I'll Wait Til Tomorrow DDSI no. 3.68
Paul and John sing an unpublished Lennon/McCartney song
Hippy Hippy Shake DDSI no. 3.75
"It's now 7 minutes to 1"
Two Of Us DDSI no. 3.76
Much longer than as described in Sulpy's book
Two Of Us DDSI no. 3.77-3.78
Final practices before lunch
Two Of Us DDSI no. 3.79-3.81
Final practices before lunch
Nagra Reel combination of 19A and 53B
5 Money DDSI no. 3.91
Paul noodling
08:41
Give Me Some Truth DDSI no. 3.92
John AND Paul
All Things Must Pass DDSI no. 3.67
Full band rehearsals
All Things Must Pass DDSI no. 3.68
Full band rehearsals - Longer version
All Things Must Pass DDSI no. 3.69
Full band rehearsals
Monday January 6th 1969 (first piece from 3rd)
From Nagra Reel 56B
6 I've Been Good To You DDSI no. 3.134
George short piece ("Let It Down" on sleeve)
17:45
Nagra Reel 38A
Improvisation DDSI no. 6.56
"Slate 77 sync"
Dizzy Miss Lizzy DDSI no. 6.57
Back to their roots
Money DDSI no. 6.58
Back to their roots
Fools Like Me DDSI no. 6.59
Back to their roots
Sure To Fall DDSI no. 6.60
Back to their roots
Right String, Wrong Yo-Yo DDSI no. 6.61
Back to their roots

C.D. 2

"You Better Take Control John !"

Note: For explanation of "DDSI" numbers see DDSI - An explanation (The numbers below are from the 2007 edition)

No Tracklisting DDSI Numbers and Notes Time
Highlighted In Blue below are previously UNRELEASED tracks !
Monday January 6th 1969 (contd.)
Nagra Reel 46A
1 Two Of Us DDSI no. 6.112 08:51
Two Of Us DDSI no. 6.113
When The Saints ... DDSI no. 6.114
Loop De Loop DDSI no. 6.115
Two Of Us DDSI no. 6.116
Hear Me Lord DDSI no. 6.117
Across The Universe DDSI no. 6.118
Nagra Reel 47A
2 All Things Must Pass DDSI no. 6.121
"The time is now 6 o'clock"
"Continuation of Slate 92 Roll 47 - Slate 94 Roll 46" (some confusion here)
07:32
All Things Must Pass DDSI no. 6.122
More rehearsals
Let's Dance DDSI no. 6.123
John digresses
Nagra Reel 48A
All Things Must Pass DDSI no. 6.128
Back to rehearsal, but 30 seconds only of this one.
Nagra Reel 49A
3 She Came In Through The Bathroom Window DDSI no. 6.135
"Roll 49 Slate 98"
04:01
Carry That Weight DDSI no. 6.136
Paul singing as they break up for the evening
Tuesday January 7th 1969
Nagra Reel 50A
4 Long And Winding Road DDSI no. 7.1
"Roll 57 Slate 110"
11:46
Golden Slumbers - Carry That Weight DDSI no. 7.2
As the track above, Paul is warming up alone
Long And Winding Road DDSI no. 7.3
Paul still warming up on the piano
Castle Of The King Of The Birds DDSI no. 7.4
With Paul warming up, some chat in the foreground
Nagra Reel combination of 57A and 73B and 74B
5 I've Got A Feeling DDSI no. 7.49
End of band run through
16:19
Improvisation DDSI no. 7.50
George doodling
Maxwell's Silver Hammer DDSI no. 7.51
Paul basically solo
Woman Where You Been So Long DDSI no. 7.52
Paul leading a jam
Oh Julie, Julia DDSI no. 7.53
Paul still jamming
Oh! Darling DDSI no. 7.54
Band run through
Long And Winding Road DDSI no. 7.55
Paul instrumental
Maxwell's Silver Hammer DDSI no. 7.56
Full band rehearsal
Maxwell's Silver Hammer DDSI no. 7.57
Band rehearsal
Nagra Reel 63A
6 Improvisation DDSI no. 7.83
John doodling
12:35
A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues DDSI no. 7.84
John leads band into this
(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care DDSI no. 7.85
The band try Elvis
Across The Universe DDSI no. 7.86
Rehearsals, but John has forgotten the words
Across The Universe DDSI no. 7.87
Rehearsals, but John has forgotten the words
Across The Universe DDSI no. 7.88
Rehearsals, but John has forgotten the words
Nagra Reel combination of 64A, 77B and 65A
7 Across The Universe DDSI no. 7.103 12:38
Rock And Roll Music DDSI no. 7.104
Lucille DDSI no. 7.105
Lotta Lovin' DDSI no. 7.106
Across The Universe DDSI no. 7.107
Gone Gone Gone DDSI no. 7.108
Dig A Pony DDSI no. 7.109
One After 909 DDSI no. 7.110

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