'69 Rehearsals, Vol. 3

cover scan  

 
Blue Kangaroo, 
Australia, 1991,
BK 6903,
Total Playing Time: 59:13		  
  
This is the third 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
 6 January 1969, Twickenham Studios
1

  15:14

  Don't Let Me Down  Lennon / McCartney 6.31 An extended fifty-minutes stop-and-start rehearsal focusing on the middle eight.
2

15:44

  Don't Let Me Down  Lennon / McCartney 6.32 Fragment. 
 Don't Let Me Down  Lennon / McCartney 6.33 Fragment, roll of tape.
 Don't Let Me Down  Lennon / McCartney 6.34 Rehersals continue. Paul and George vocalize the notes, John  relaxes inmprovising corny lyrics.
 Don't Let Me Down  Lennon / McCartney 6.35 A complete run-through of the song.
 Don't Let Me Down  Lennon / McCartney 6.36 A second complete run-through with a harder edge and a slightly faster tempo.
 Don't Let Me Down  Lennon / McCartney 6.37 Rehearsals continue and The Beatles attempt different rhythms and discuss different effects they want to achieve. 
 Don't Let Me Down  Lennon / McCartney 6.38 John and Paul try to emulate a 1950-style vocal arrangement for the middle eight.
7 January 1969, Twickenham Studios
3

10:08
 Oh! Darling   Lennon / McCartney 7.39 Earliest full-band performance to surface. 
 The Long And Winding Road   Lennon / McCartney 7.40 Brief instrumental.
 Maxwell's Silver Hammer  Lennon / McCartney 7.41 George at the bass, Paul joins with piano and vocal. John and Ringo go into a waltz tempo, but Paul wants to get rid of it.
 Maxwell's Silver Hammer  Lennon / McCartney 7.42 Paul begins to fool around with his vocal and complains of microphone feedback.
 A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues  Thompson 7.61 John leads the band through this cover recorded by Alexander in 1961. 
 
4

18:04

14 January 1969, Twickenham Studios
 The Back Seat Of My Car  Paul McCartney  14.20 Instrumental fragment. 
 Improvisation   Lennon / McCartney 14.21 Paul plays another piano instrumental.
 Song Of Love   Paul McCartney  14.22 Paul plays a complete version of this ballad, a vocal improvisation around Brahms' "Hungarian Dance n°4". In the second take, he uses various affected voices.
 Song Of Love   Paul McCartney  14.23
 As Clear As A Bell Says 
 La Scala, Milan		  Paul McCartney  14.24 Improvisation by Paul.
 Hello Dolly  Herman 14.25 Paul performs this cover at the piano. 

27 January 1969, Apple Studios
 Oh! Darling  Lennon / McCartney 27.3 A longer performance than usual, with Paul and John sharing the vocal of this bluesy version. 
 Get Back  Lennon / McCartney 27.4 Fragment, loose warm-up. 

28 January 1969, Apple Studios
 One After 909  Lennon / McCartney 28.6 Loose start that turns into a jam.