WOW.
an old friend of mine, who is a serious music nut, a flea market freak, and quite a disturbed collector of Cool and Interesting Things sent me a 2 CD set. it just arrived today.
the first CD is mp3 recordings of every Beatles studio album (with the exception of two that were essentially just repacks), complete with additional tracks tacked on to represent later releases or alternate versions.
the second – and here is where i seriously began to freak out – is all of the weird stuff: oddities, outtakes and alternate versions, demos, live versions, bootlegs, and other ultra-rare recordings! i’m not sure if it’s actually EVERY rarity, but
John Lennon & the Quarrymen (first known recording of what would become the Beatles)
57 06 06 PUTTIN ON THE STYLE (June 6, 1957 – St. Peter’s Church, Liverpool)
The Quarrymen
58 08 IN SPITE OF ALL THE DANGER
58 08 THAT’LL BE THE DAY
60 05 CAYENNE
60 05 HALLELUJAH, I LOVE HER SO
60 05 YOU’LL BE MINE
Tony Sheridan & the Beatles
61 06 22 TS&B AIN’T SHE SWEET
61 06 22 TS&B CRY FOR A SHADOW
61 06 22 TS&B MY BONNIE GERMAN INTRO
61 06 22 TS&B MY BONNIE
61 06 22 TS&B NOBODY’S CHILD
61 06 22 TS&B THE SAINTS
61 06 22 TS&B WHAT’D I SAY
61 06 22 TS&B WHY
61 06 24 TS&B TAKE OUT SOME INSURANCE ON ME, BABY
61 12 12 TS&B SWEETGEORGIA BROWN
Decca Records Audition Tapes
62 01 01 DECCA BESAME MUCHO
62 01 01 DECCA CRYING, WAITING, HOPING
62 01 01 DECCA HELLO LITTLE GIRL
62 01 01 DECCA LIKE DREAMERS DO
62 01 01 DECCA LOVE OF THE LOVED
62 01 01 DECCA MONEY
62 01 01 DECCA SEARCHIN’
62 01 01 DECCA SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN
62 01 01 DECCA SHEIK OF ARABY
62 01 01 DECCA SURE TO FALL
62 01 01 DECCA TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY
62 01 01 DECCA THREE COOL CATS
62 01 01 DECCA TILL THERE WAS YOU
62 01 01 DECCA TO KNOW HER IS TO LOVE HER
62 03 07 BBC DREAM BABY (Beatles first performance on BBC)
62 09 04 HOW DO YOU DO IT
62 12 25 STAR CLUB – TWIST AND SHOUT (Hamburg, Germany – 12/25/62)
62 12 31 STAR CLUB – I SAW HER STANDING THERE GERMAN NARRATION (Hamburg, Germany – 12/25/62)
62 HOUSE OF RISING SUN (’62 outtake)
BBC Performances ’63-’64
63 00 00 BBC SPEECH BEATLE GREETINGS (DATE UNKNOWN)
63 01 22 BBC KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY BABY
63 06 01 BBC A SHOT OF RHYTHM AND BLUES
63 06 01 BBC YOUNG BLOOD
63 06 19 BBC SOME OTHER GUY
63 06 19 BBC THANK YOU GIRL
63 06 24 BBC I GOT TO FIND MY BABY
63 07 00 BBC SPEECH CRINSK DEE NIGHT (DATE UNKNOWN)
63 07 02 BBC CAROL
63 07 02 BBC CLARABELLA
63 07 02 BBC LEND ME YOUR COMB
63 07 02 BBC SOLDIER OF LOVE
63 07 02 BBC THAT’S ALL RIGHT (MAMA)
63 07 10 BBC LONESOME TEARS IN MY EYES INTRO SPEECH
63 07 10 BBC LONESOME TEARS IN MY EYES
63 07 10 BBC NOTHIN’ SHAKIN’
63 07 10 BBC SO HOW COME (NO ONE LOVES ME)
63 07 10 BBC SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN
63 07 16 BBC I JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND
63 07 16 BBC THE HONEYMOON SONG
63 08 01 BBC OOH! MY SOUL
63 08 03 BBC I’M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND CRY
63 08 27 BBC DON’T EVER CHANGE
63 08 BBC SPEECH RIDING ON A BUS (DATE UNKNOWN)
63 09 03 BBC TOO MUCH MONKEY BUSINESS
63 09 07 BBC LUCILLE
63 09 07 BBC MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
63 09 SPEECH A LITTLE RHYME (DATE UNKNOWN)
63 12 02 BBC MOONLIGHT BAY
64 01 07 BBC JOHNNY B GOODE
64 01 07 BBC THE HIPPY HIPPY SHAKE
64 03 31 BBC I GOT A WOMAN
64 04 04 BBC I’LL BE ON MY WAY
64 0419 SHOUT
64 0501 BBC FORGOT TO REMEMBER TO FORGET
64 0603 YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO
64 0604 BBC SLOW DOWN
64 06 25 SPEECH BRIAN EPSTEIN (DATE UNKNOWN)
64 06 26 HELP 1 HELP (JAMES BOND INTRO)
64 08 14 LEAVE MY KITTEN ALONE
64 IF I FELL (DEMO) (date unknown)
65 02 05 THAT MEANS A LOT (TAKE 1) (outtake)
65 02 18 IF YOU’VE GOT TROUBLE
65 02 20 BBC THAT MEANS A LOT
Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl
65 08 30 LIVE AT HOLLYWOOD BOWL (1977 RELEASE)
Twist and Shout
She’s a Woman
Dizzy Miss Lizzy
Ticket to Ride
Can’t Buy Me Love
Things We Said Today
Roll Over Beethoven
Boys
A Hard Day’s Night
Help!
All My Loving
She Loves You
Long Tall Sally
65 11 04 -12 BAR ORIGINAL
65 YOU’VE GOT TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY – OUTTAKE (date unknown)
67 04 15 WHAT A SHAME ABOUT MARY JANE (W SYD BARRETT) (with Pink Floyd)
67 11 25 ALL TOGETHER ON THE WIRELESS MACHINE
67 SHE’S WALKIN’ PAST MY DOOR (’67 outtake)
67 STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER (TAKE 15 REMIX) (date unknown)
68 02 08 THE INNER LIGHT
68 07 22 A BEGINNING (instrumental)
68 09 16 STEP INSIDE LOVE LOS PARANOIAS (outtake)
68 DEAR PRUDENCE (DEMO) (demo)
68 HELTER SKELTER ACOUSTIC GONE TOMORROW (date unknown)
68 HEY JUDE (TAKE 9) (date unknown)
68 INDIA (date unknown)
68 JULIA [TAKE] (date unknown)
68 OH MY LOVE
68 SOUR MILK SEA (RARE DEMO) (date unknown)
68 WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS (ACOUSTIC) (date unknown)
69 01 09 TENNESSEE
69 01 24 EVERY NIGHT
69 01 24 HOT AS SUN – CATSWALK
69 01 29 MAILMAN, BRING ME NO MORE BLUES
69 01 29 SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL – BLUE SUEDE SHOES
69 01 29 TEDDY BOY
69 01 TO BAD ABOUT SARROWS
69 05 JUNK
69 06 26 GREAT BALLS OF FIRE
69 11 00 SPEECH DEAR WACK!
69 11 26 WHAT’S THE NEW MARY JANE
69 25 02 ALL THINGS MUST PASS
69 BACK IN THE USSR (RARE ACOUSTIC DEMO) (date unknown)
69 EVERYBODY HAS SOMETHING TO HIDE EXCEPT FOR ME AND My MONKEY DEMO (date unknown)
69 SOMETHING (DEMO) (date unknown)
69 YELLOW SUBMARINE ALTERNATE VERSION (date unknown)
69 05 Junk
69 11 00 Speech Dear Whack! (date unknown)
69 11 26 What’s the New Mary Jane
69 25 02 All Things Must Pass
ROOFTOP CONCERT (COMPLETE FINAL CONCERT)
70 01 30 ROOFTOP CONCERT (COMPLETE FINAL CONCERT)
Get Back
Get Back (take 2)
Don’t Let Me Down
I’ve Got a Feeling
One After 909
Dig A Pony
I’ve Got a Feeling (take 2)
Don’t Let Me Down (take 2)
Get Back (take 3)
CHRISTMAS ALBUM (64-69 FAN CLUB COMPILATION) (issued to fan club members – flexidiscs)
70 CHRISTMAS ALBUM (64-69 FAN CLUB COMPILATION)
The Beatles’ Christmas Record (Dec 6, 1963)
Another Beatles’ Christmas Record (Dec 18, 1964)
The Beatles’ Third Christmas Record (Dec 17, 1965)
The Beatles’ Fourth Christmas Record – Pantomime: Everywhere it’s Christmas (Dec 16, 1966)
Christmas Time is Here Again! (Dec 15, 1967)
The Beatles’ 1968 Christmas Record (Dec 20, 1968)
The Beatles’ Seventh Christmas Record (Dec 19, 1969)
94 03 FREE AS A BIRD (ANTHOLOGY)
95 02 REAL LOVE (ANTHOLOGY)
95 FREE AS A BIRD ULTRA RARE TAKE W ALT VOCAL & LYRIC
GEORGE – BANGLADESH
GEORGE – DARK HORSE
GEORGE – FOR YOU BLUE
GEORGE – GIVE ME LOVE (GIVE ME PEACE ON EARTH)
GEORGE – GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU
GEORGE – MY SWEET LORD (REMASTERED)
GEORGE – WHAT IS LIFE
GEORGE – WHEN WE WAS FAB
GEORGE – YOU
GEORGE W/ CLAPTON – WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS
JOHN – FREE AS A BIRD (DEMO)
JOHN – NOBODY TOLD ME
JOHN – REAL LOVE (ACOUSTIC GTR DEMO – TAKE 4)
JOHN 1969 COLD TURKEY
JOHN 1969 GIVE PEACE A CHANCE
JOHN 1970 INSTANT KARMA
JOHN 1970 LOVE
JOHN 1971 HAPPY XMAS WAR IS OVER
JOHN 1971 IMAGINE
JOHN 1971 JEALOUS GUY
JOHN 1971 POWER TO THE PEOPLE
JOHN 1973 MIND GAMES
JOHN 1974 #9 DREAM
JOHN 1974 WHATEVER GETS YOU THRU THE NIGHT
JOHN 1975 MOVE OVER MS L
JOHN 1975 STAND BY ME
JOHN 1980 BEAUTIFUL BOY DARLING BOY
JOHN 1980 DEAR YOKO
JOHN 1980 I’M LOSING YOU
JOHN 1980 JUST LIKE STARTING OVER
JOHN 1980 WATCHING THE WHEELS
JOHN 1980 WOMAN
PAUL & WINGS – COMING UP (LIVE)
PAUL – EVERY NIGHT -UNPLUGGED
PAUL – FREEDOM (STUDIO ENHANCED) – BONUS TRACK
PAUL – FREEDOM (STUDIO SINGLE)
PAUL – FREEDOM NYC LIVE 2001 10 20
PAUL – GOODBYE (DEMO)
PAUL – NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS (PLAYOUT VERSION)
PAUL – NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS
PAUL – SIMPLY HAVING A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS TIME
PAUL – SUICIDE (DEMO)
PAUL – THE LOVELY LINDA
PAUL & WINGS – BAND ON THE RUN
PAUL & WINGS – BIP BOP-HEY DIDDLE
PAUL & WINGS – GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH
PAUL & WINGS – JET
PAUL & WINGS – JUNIOR’S FARM
PAUL & WINGS – LIVE AND LET DIE
PAUL & WINGS – MAYBE I’M AMAZED
PAUL & WINGS – MY LOVE
PAUL & WINGS – SILLY LOVE SONGS
PAUL & WINGS – THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD (LIVE)
PAUL & WINGS – TOO MANY PEOPLE
PAUL & WINGS – UNCLE ALBERT-ADMIRAL HALSEY
PAUL W DONOVAN – HEATHER (BOOTLEG)
PAUL & WINGS – LET EM IN
RINGO – BACK OFF BOOGALOO
RINGO – BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES
RINGO – ONLY YOU
RINGO – PHOTOGRAPH
RINGO – YOU’RE SIXTEEN, YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL, AND YOU’RE MINE
RINGO – IT DON’T COME EASY
RINGO – NO NO SONG
RINGO – OCTOPUS’S GARDEN (LIVE)
RINGO W JOHN – I’M THE GREATEST
it is highly likely that he actually owns physical copies of all this stuff, including alternate covers.
p.s., no, i don’t own a CD burner. sorry!!!!!!!
