Artifacts III
Free As A Bird : 1981-1994

Front Cover  Back Inner Cover

Big Music Co.
BIG 4036, 1995
Total Playing Time : 76:34

A collection of rare and unreleased takes performed by the ex-Beatles between 1981 & 1994.

 

Front Inner Cover

Track list:

1  My Old friend   McCartney / Perkins  3:22 Carl Perkins and Paul wrote together and recorded this unreleased tune, at Montserrat, February 1981.
2  For No One  Lennon / McCartney  2:04 Alternate Take from the "Give My Regards To Broadstreet" sessions, late 1982.
3  Twice In A Lifetime  Paul McCartney  2:21 Recorded in Spring 1983 for the soundtrack of the movie of the same name.
4  On The Wings Of A Nightingale  Paul McCartney  2:27 Paul's demo. The song was given to the Everly Brothers who recorded the song later. Summer 1984.
5  Abandoned Love   Bob Dylan 4:11 Recorded by George Harrison in 1984, but he never released it.
6  Yvonne's The One   McCartney / Stewart   4:17 Outtake from Paul's "Press To Play" sessions, Spring 1985. Appeared later on a 10cc's album in 1995.
7  Hanglide   Paul McCartney   5:18 Alternate Mix. Late 1985.
8  Nonsense  Steve Allen  2:28 Written for Ringo and recorded by him for the TV film "Alice In Wonderland", May 1985.
9  Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby  Carl Perkins  2:16 Performed by George (9), Ringo (10), Carl Perkins and Eric Clapton for the TV special "Blue Swede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session with Carl Perkins and Friends", 21 October 1985.
10  Honey Don't  Carl Perkins  3:00
11  Love Is Strange  Baker/Smith/Robinson  1:54 A version of this Wings' song recorded live at the Cactus Club (near Paul's Arizona home), 1986.
12  Hottest Gong In Town  George Harrison  3:39 One of the five songs recorded by George for the movie "Shanghai Surprise", July 1986.
13  Peggy Sue   Holly / Allison / Petty 2:52 Live jam at the Palimino Club in Hollywood, 19 February 1987. On this night, George, Dylan, John Fogerty and Jesse Ed Davis joined the Taj Mahal on stage.
14  Cut Across Shorty  Walker / Wilkins 2:15 Outtake from Paul's "CHOBA B CCCP' recording sessions. Never released. July 1987.
15  Every Grain Of Sand   Bob Dylan  1:36 Performed live by George Harrison in the radio program KLOS-FM's "Rockline", Los Angeles, 
10 February 1988.
16  End Of The Line   Harrison / Dylan 3:14 Alternate take from the "Travelling Wilburys Vol. One" recording sessions, May 1988.
17  Put It There  Paul McCartney 2:03 Performed live by Paul in the German TV show "Mensch Meir", 18 May 1989.
18  Get Back  Lennon / McCartney 4:43 Performed by Ringo and Bruce Springsteen who joined him on stage during the concert of Holmdel, New Jersey (part of Ringo's tour), 11 August 1989.
19  I Call Your Name  Lennon / McCartney 2:43 Ringo, Joe Walsh, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Jim Keltner recorded a new version of "I Call Your Name" (Part of the John Lennon Scholarship Concert in Liverpool), March 1990.
20  Strawberry Fields Forever  Lennon / McCartney 4:30  Live in Liverpool, Paul performed this medley of Lennon's songs as a tribute to John, 28 June 1990.
 Help!  Lennon / McCartney
 Give Peace A Chance  Lennon / McCartney
21  Maxine   George Harrison 3:11  Outtake from the "Travelling Wilburys Vol. Three" recording sessions. Not released.
22  Between The Devil 
 And The Deep Blue Sea 
 Koehler / Arlen   2:24 Performed by George during a BBC interview, June 1991.
23  Daumier's Law   Paul McCartney 1:20 One of the six instrumental pieces recorded by Paul for the soundtrack of the film "Daumier's Law". 
24  Ride Rajbun  George Harrison    5:02 Written by George for the U.K. TV animated series "Banburys" with the help of his son and of Ravi Shankar, 1993.
25  Free As A Bird  John Lennon 3:24 Original Lennon Demo, 1980.