'69 Rehearsals, Vol. 2

cover scan  

 
Blue Kangaroo, 
Australia, 1991,
BK 6902,
Total Playing Time: 58:46		  
  
This is the second volume of the Beatles' "'69 Rehearsals" from January 1969.

Tracks Listing:	
(LIBD is the reference number in the classification established by Doug Sulphy & Ray Schweighardt in their book 
"Get Back - The Beatles' Let It Be Disaster -", edition published in 1998. )

N°

 Length  Title   Writer LIBD

 Comment
1  31 January 1969, Apple Studios

10:12

  Unknown      
 Two Of Us  Lennon / McCartney 31.1 Take 10A, breaks down because the tempo is far too slow
 Two Of Us  Lennon / McCartney 31.2 First verse of Take 10B
 Two Of Us  Lennon / McCartney 31.3 Conclusion of Take 10B
 Friendship  Cole Porter As the song winds down, John sings a brief and obscene parody of "Friendship"
 Turkey In The Straw
 (Old Zip Goon)		  Traditional 31.4 John sings a parody: "I suddenly discovered I was half way out of tune, but I continued playing because I'm no goon". 
 Two Of Us   Lennon / McCartney 31.5 Take 11, regular take chosen for the Let It Be album (disagrees with Mark Lewisohn)
 'Deed I Do  Hirsch / Rose 31.6 Fragment from a John and Paul's "a capella" duet.
 Two Of Us  Lennon / McCartney 31.7 Take 12.
2  31 January 1969, Apple Studios

10:12

  Unknown      
 The Long And Winding Road  Lennon / McCartney 31.8 Take 13A, breaks down quickly
 The Long And Winding Road  Lennon / McCartney 31.9 First line only of Take 13B
 The Long And Winding Road  Lennon / McCartney 31.10 The end of a complete performance, most likely 13B
 The Long And Winding Road  Lennon / McCartney 31.11 A knockoff, not a take, performed as Paul waits for the crew
 The Long And Winding Road  Lennon / McCartney 31.12 First line only of Take 14
 The Long And Winding Road  Lennon / McCartney 31.13 Take 16A, a brief false start
 The Long And Winding Road  Lennon / McCartney 31.14 Take 16B. A breakdown, as Paul hears a note he doesn't like
 The Long And Winding Road  Lennon / McCartney 31.15 First line only of Take 16C
 Lady Madonna  Lennon / McCartney 31.16 The band takes a break and performs a jam (fragment)
 The Long And Winding Road  Lennon / McCartney 31.?

Various fragments 

 The Long And Winding Road  Lennon / McCartney
 The Long And Winding Road  Lennon / McCartney
 The Long And Winding Road  Lennon / McCartney
 The Long And Winding Road  Lennon / McCartney 31.22

Take 19. A complete performance. 

3  31 January 1969, Apple Studios

14:52

  Let It Be  Lennon / McCartney 31.23 Instrumental fragment
 Let It Be  Lennon / McCartney 31.24 Take 20A. Breakdown when Glyn notices that Paul is singing too close to his mike
 Let It Be  Lennon / McCartney 31.25 Take 20B, breakdown during intro
 Let It Be  Lennon / McCartney 31.26 fragment of the end of a full performance. Take 20C?
 Let It Be  Lennon / McCartney 31.27 Fragment of intro to Take 21
 Let It Be  Lennon / McCartney 31.28 Take 22? Breakdown when Paul begins singing drunkenly
 Let It Be  Lennon / McCartney 31.29 Fragment of intro to Take 23
 Let It Be  Lennon / McCartney 31.30 Fragment of end of Take 23?
 Let It Be  Lennon / McCartney 31.31 Take 24? The performance is falling apart when Paul & Billy Preston turn into a unique soul rendition.
 Let It Be  Lennon / McCartney 31.32 Take 25. This performance breakes down at the start of the chorus causing John to issue a stream of profanity. Paul & John then clown around in mock German...
 Let It Be  Lennon / McCartney 31.33

Take 25B, severly abbreviated 

 Let It Be  Lennon / McCartney 31.34 Fragment of Take 25C? Paul uses Brother Malcolm instead of Mother Mary in the song 
 Let It Be  Lennon / McCartney 31.35 Take 26A. Paul begins playing the song's introduction but quickly switches to "Twelfth Street Rag" 
 Twelfth Street Rag  Euday Bowman
 Let It Be  Lennon / McCartney 31.36?

Fragment 

 Let It Be  Lennon / McCartney 31.37? Fragment 
 Let It Be  Lennon / McCartney 31.38 Take 27A. A complete and flawless performance. Basic take for the final mixes of this song
 Let It Be  Lennon / McCartney 31.39 Take 27B. Another excellent and complete performance. Paul uses "there will be no sorrow" instead of "there will be an answer"
4 7 January 1969, Twickenham Studios
14:33  Across The Universe  Lennon / McCartney 7.78 Rehearsal 
 Across The Universe  Lennon / McCartney 7.79 Rehearsal 
 Rock And Roll Music  Chuck Berry 7.80 Lead vocal by John 
 Lucille  Penniman / Collins 7.81 Lead vocal by Paul 
 Lotta Lovin'   Bedwell 7.82 Quickly stopped. 
 Across The Universe  Lennon / McCartney 7.83 Complete but unsatisfying performance 
 Gone, Gone, Gone  Carl Perkins 7.84 Lead vocal by John 
 Dig A Pony  Lennon / McCartney 7.85 Rehearsal 
5 7 January 1969, Twickenham Studios
10:42  One After 909  Lennon / McCartney 7.86 The tape runs out during the second verse
 One After 909  Lennon / McCartney 7.87 Latter part of the previous rehearsal 
 One After 909  Lennon / McCartney 7.88 Paul takes the lead vocal. The best rehearsal of the day 
 One After 909  Lennon / McCartney 7.89 Another short performance 
 What'd I Say  Ray Charles 7.90 They play a short fragment of the introduction 
 One After 909   Lennon / McCartney 7.91 A complete up-tempo performance 
 Improvisation   7.92 Instrumental 
 Don't Let Me Down   Lennon / McCartney 7.93 The Beatles prepare to rehearse the song, George explaining his use of wah-wah pedal. Then, the band tries a complete run-through, but the available tape cuts off during the second chorus 
 Don't Let Me Down   Lennon / McCartney 7.94