Vigotone, 2 CD-Box,
VIGO 183/184, 1999,
Total Playing Time CD1: 67:42,
Total Playing Time CD2: 65:52.
Disc 1: The Beatles gathered at George's house ("Kinfauns", in Esher, Surrey) around the third week of May 1968 to record demos for the forthcoming "White Album" on George's four track equipment. The tracks were mixed to mono by George. John, Paul and Ringo each received copies of this reduction tape. This first disc comes from John's copy and, actually, it is the best sounding version to date of these demos.
Disc 2: A mixing session happened on June 4th, 1968 for the "White Album" slow version of "Revolution", "Revolution 1", which was recorded on May 31st. Disc two features the unedited, offline recording of this EMI mixing date, made on John's portable tape recorder. The disc is called "Chaos" and is actually messed up by Yoko Ono continuously talking all over the session and pontificating on any matter that crosses her mind. Unbearable. Or was it "Revolution 9" ???
Track list CD1 (Esher Demos, May 1968):
1 | Julia | Lennon / McCartney | 3:55 | Esher Demos, May 1968 |
2 | Blackbird | Lennon / McCartney | 2:36 | |
3 | Rocky Raccoon | Lennon / McCartney | 2:53 | |
4 | Back In The USSR | Lennon / McCartney | 2:56 | |
5 | Honey Pie | Lennon / McCartney | 2:08 | |
6 | Mother Nature's Son | Lennon / McCartney | 2:20 | |
7 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | Lennon / McCartney | 3:17 | |
8 | Junk | Paul McCartney | 2:25 | |
9 | Dear Prudence | Lennon / McCartney | 4:39 | |
10 | Sexie Sadie | Lennon / McCartney | 2:28 | |
11 | Cry Baby Cry | Lennon / McCartney | 2:32 | |
12 | Child Of Nature | John Lennon | 2:45 | |
13 | The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill | Lennon / McCartney | 2:41 | |
14 | I'm So Tired | Lennon / McCartney | 3:10 | |
15 | Yer Blues | Lennon / McCartney | 3:32 | |
16 | Everybody's
Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey |
Lennon / McCartney | 2:58 | |
17 | What's The New Mary Jane | Lennon / McCartney | 2:39 | |
18 | Revolution | Lennon / McCartney | 4:08 | |
19 | While My Guitar Gently Weeps | George Harrison | 2:34 | |
20 | Circles | George Harrison | 2:19 | |
21 | Sour Milk Sea | George Harrison | 3:43 | |
22 | Not Guilty | George Harrison | 3:01 | |
23 | Piggies | George Harrison | 2:03 |
Track list CD2 ("Revolution" mixing session, June 4th, 1968):
1 | Revolution 1 | Lennon / McCartney | 7:27 | Take 20, playback 1, 4 June 1968 |
2 | Revolution 1 | Lennon / McCartney | 7:18 | Take 20, playback 2, 4 June 1968 |
3 | Unfinished Jam | 6:59 | Jam, 4 June 1968 | |
4 | Unfinished Jam | 1:57 | Jam, 4 June 1968 | |
5 | Revolution Jam | 2:35 | Jam, 4 June 1968 | |
6 | Revolution Jam | 1:40 | Jam, 4 June 1968 | |
Unfinished Jam | Jam, 4 June 1968 | |||
7 | Revolution Jam | 2:02 | Jam, 4 June 1968 | |
8 | Unfinished Jam | 5:03 | Jam, playback 3, 4 June 1968 | |
Revolution 1 | Lennon / McCartney | Take 20, playback 3, 4 June 1968 | ||
9 | Unfinished Jam | Lennon / McCartney | 5:59 | Jam, 4 June 1968 |
10 | Revolution 1 | Lennon / McCartney | 2:36 | Take
20, playback, guitar and organ overdub (take 1), 4 June 1968 |
11 | Revolution 1 | Lennon / McCartney | 2:08 | Take
20, playback, guitar and organ overdub, 4 June 1968 |
12 | Revolution 1 | Lennon / McCartney | 8:31 | |
13 | Unfinished Jam | 1:20 | Jam, 4 June 1968 | |
14 | Revolution 1 | Lennon / McCartney | 0:33 | Take 20, playback 4, 4 June 1968 |
15 | Dialogue | 2:01 | 4 June 1968 | |
16 | Revolution 1 | Lennon / McCartney | 0:43 | Take 20, playback, guitar overdub, 4 June 1968 |
17 | Dialogue/Loop Playback | 4:38 | 4 June 1968 | |
18 | Revolution 1 | Lennon / McCartney | 2:22 | Take 20 RM1, playback, 4 June 1968 |