Contra Band Music

The sound quality of these interviews is fair at best, but I've had two requests to post them, so here are some rare recordings of disc ...

CBM, 1973 Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's title track, a sampling of the Let It Be soundtrack, some TV performances, and the first LP app...

A rare intervi ew to pr omote A Hard Day's Night , first issued to radio stations in July, 1964 under the unwieldy title " Special ...

no label, 1973 A bootleg of a bootleg (CBM's The Never Released Mary Jane ). The only unusual item is the interview on side 1, from a br...

Since this is beatlechat.blogspot.com, I might as well post some rare interview material here from time to time. First up is Camie McKay of ...

CBM, 1974 Mostly BBC Radio cuts, augmented with a few mimed TV performances, and a bit of the soundtrack to A Hard Day's Night . Side 1:...

Wizardo, 1976 Posted by request. A mix of UK stereo Revolver cuts, pirated B-sides, and outfakes. "Peace Of Mind" is a bit cleare...

CBM, 1973 The Cavern film, a few BBC cuts, two solo TV appearances, an outtake, an outfake, and Around The Beatles again (this time from th...

CBM, 1973 One side of Ed Sullivan Show performances and one side of Kenny Everett and The B eatles Story tracks. Side 1: - From Me To You ...

So let's say you have a few hundred old vinyl boots digitized for the purpose of writing some books . But once that's done, what do ...

Side 1: - Chicago press conference - What's The New Mary Jane - Ken Douglas w/Paul - Penny Lane - Ken Douglas w/George - Blue Jay Way - ...

June 14, 1965 take 1 Same in "The Beatles On Record" and "Help!" mini-doc.

January 27, 1969 rehearsal chat Included in "The Beatles On Record" and (incomplete) in "Let It Be" mini-doc. Previously...

Clip #1 Clip #2 Clip #3 Clip #4 Clip #5 Clip #6 Clip #7 Clip #9 Clip #10 Various pieces of studio chat from the mini-docs and "The Beat...

date unknown Included in "The Beatles On Record". Obviously from much later than 1963.

January 22, 1969 rehearsal chat Included in "Let It Be" mini-doc and (buried under narration) in "The Beatles On Record"...

February 1, 1967 unknown take Included in "The Beatles On Record" and (incomplete) in "Sgt. Pepper" mini-doc.

October 17, 1963 take 11 Same in "The Beatles On Record" and "Please Please Me" mini-doc.

September 25, 1967 take 3 Included in "Magical Mystery Tour" mini-doc and (incomplete) in "The Beatles On Record".

July 21, 1969 take 4 unknown take #1 unknown take #2 First two segments in "Abbey Road" mini-doc; all three in "The Beatles O...

September 16, 1968 unknown take Included in "The Beatles On Record".

February 22, 1967 edit piece with count-in Included in "The Beatles On Record".

June 25, 1967 rehearsal take Same in "The Beatles On Record" and "Yellow Submarine" mini-doc.

May 9, 1966 unknown take Buried under narration in "The Beatles On Record". Partially bootlegged previously.

March 1, 1967 unknown take Same in "The Beatles On Record" and "Sgt. Pepper" mini-doc. longer Rock Band version

October 26, 1964 take 3 Included in "Beatles For Sale" mini-doc (incomplete) and "The Beatles On Record".

September 9, 1968 take 19 Same in "The Beatles On Record" and "The Beatles" mini-doc.

July 25, 1969 unknown take Included on "Abbey Road" mini-doc and (censored) in "The Beatles On Record".

February 25, 1964 unknown take This could be from any session, but it's included after "You Can't Do That" on the "A ...

April 1, 1967 unknown take Only heard in "The Beatles On Record".

September 5, 1968 take 27 ? Included in "The Beatles" mini-doc (slightly incomplete) and "The Beatles On Record". George...

February 15, 1965 take 1 Incomplete in "Help!" mini-doc, complete (but partially buried under Paul's narration) in "The B...

February 26, 1964 unknown takes Two snippets from "The Beatles On Record". Since they don't sound like the "Anthology 1...

April 26, 1966 take 3 Same in "The Beatles on Record" and "Revolver" mini-doc.

September 30, 1964 take 1 Same in "The Beatles On Record" and "Beatles For Sale" mini-doc.

April 28, 1966 between takes 1 and 2 same in "The Beatles On Record" and "Revolver" mini-doc.

October 21, 1965 take 3 Complete in "The Beatles On Record", incomplete in "Rubber Soul" mini-doc. A snippet of this (Jo...

August 11, 1964 take 7 Incomplete in "The Beatles On Record", complete in "Beatles For Sale" mini-doc.