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 jockey Murray Kaufman chatting with the boys on the set of Help! during the week of March 2nd-9th, 1965:Monday, November 30, 2009
Murray the "K" in the Bahamas
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 jockey Murray Kaufman chatting with the boys on the set of Help! during the week of March 2nd-9th, 1965:
Sunday, November 29, 2009
L. S. Bumble Bee
CBM, 1973Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's title track, a sampling of the Let It Be soundtrack, some TV performances, and the first LP appearance of any Decca audition material.
- L.S. Bumblebee
- Don't Let Me Down
- Maxwell's Silver Hammer
- Two Of Us
- I've Got A Feeling
- Oh! Darling/Just Fun
- One After 909
- Across The Universe
- Dig A Pony
- Save The Last Dance For Me/Don't Let Me Down
- Suzy Parker
- Yesterday
- Love Of The Loved
- Hey Jude
- All You Need Is Love
Saturday, November 28, 2009
"A Hard Day's Night" Open-End Phone Interview
A rare interview to promote A Hard Day's Night, first issued to radio stations in July, 1964 under the unwieldy title "Special Transatlantic Open-End Telephone Conversation" (United Artists SP-2298).
This copy is from a 1990 picture disc which uses a tape of the promo record being aired on WFUN-AM in Miami:
Friday, November 27, 2009
"Mary Jane"
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 broadcast of an Ed Rudy open-end interview disc, with the questions dubbed in by a French DJ. Also included are "People Say" and "I'm Walking", both sides of a single by the mysterious "John and Paul".
- What's The New Mary Jane
- Shout!
- Ed Rudy phone interview w/George (ca. 8 February 1964)
- People Say
- You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)
- Long Tall Sally
- A Hard Day's Night
- Things We Said Today
- I'm Walking
- Sie Liebt Dich
Actual Beatle Chat
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 Radio Canadian Army Europe chatting with Ringo, Paul, and George during a press conference in Essen, West Germany on June 25th, 1966:
If you have any requests for hard-to-find Beatle interviews, let me know at dinsdalep@aol.com, and I'll do my best to post them here.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Rare Beatles
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.
- Johnny B. Goode
- Shout!
- Pop Go The Beatles
- You Really Got A Hold On Me
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Happy Birthday, Saturday Club
- This Boy
- Twist And Shout
- I Want To Hold Your Hand
- Roll Over Beethoven
- All My Loving
- I Wanna Be Your Man
- From Us To You
- Tell Me Why
- If I Fell
- I Should Have Known Better
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Dr. Robert...?
Wizardo, 1976
Posted by request. A mix of UK stereo Revolver cuts, pirated B-sides, and outfakes. "Peace Of Mind" is a bit clearer here than elsewhere.
- I'm Only Sleeping
- What's The New Mary Jane
- The Inner Light
- And Your Bird Can Sing
- Peace Of Mind
- You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)
- Doctor Robert
- Blue Jay Way
- L.S. Bumblebee
- Penny Lane
- I'm Down
- Have You Heard The Word
Friday, November 20, 2009
Some Other Guy
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 the US broadcast, with American announcer). The Tony Barrow interview is still rare, for what that's worth.
- Some Other Guy
- Lucille
- Boys
- Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
- Act Naturally
- Tony Barrow phone interview w/Jerry G. Bishop
- From Us To You
- Shout!
- What's The New Mary Jane
- Across The Universe
- Twist And Shout
- Roll Over Beethoven
- I Wanna Be Your Man
- Long Tall Sally
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Abbey Road Revisited
CBM, 1973
One side of Ed Sullivan Show performances and one side of Kenny Everett and The Beatles Story tracks.
- From Me To You
- Twist And Shout
- This Boy
- I Saw Her Standing There
- She Loves You
- I Want To Hold Your Hand
- Please Please Me
- All My Loving
- You Really Got A Hold On Me
- Have You Heard The Word
- Don't Let Me Down/Those Were The Days
- Mean Mr. Mustard
- All Together On The Wireless Machine
- Step Inside Love
- Nice Time
- Cottonfields
- Twist And Shout
- Dizzy Miss Lizzy
Virtual Beatlegmania
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 you do with all the needle-drops? Given that 99.9% of the material is available in far superior quality from tape sources, when will you ever pull them out to listen again?
Rather than let the recordings rot unloved on a shelf, I've decided to share them with the world via this blog. To simulate the original vinyl listening experience, no pops and clicks have been removed; no track markers have been inserted to separate songs. In other words, all I could be bothered to do was upload one file per LP side, exactly as the needle hit the grooves 15-35 years later.
If you have the Beatlegmania books, you can follow along with my notes as you listen. The files are lossless (FLAC from .aiff) and will remain up for as long as possible. I'll try to upload a few titles each week - if you have a request, drop me a line at dinsdalep@aol.com and I'll try to accommodate it. And please leave comments here on each of the albums! What memories does it bring back? What surprised you as you listened?
We begin with a second-generation TMOQ title from 1974, The E.M.I. Outakes - a melange of commercial alternate mixes, pirated interviews, and most of the Around The Beatles soundtrack.
The E.M.I. Outakes
- Chicago press conference
- What's The New Mary Jane
- Ken Douglas w/Paul
- Penny Lane
- Ken Douglas w/George
- Blue Jay Way
- fan interview
- All My Loving
- Ed Rudy w/Ed Sullivan & Happy Rockefeller
- Sie Liebt Dich
- Ed Rudy w/fans
- Twist And Shout
- Roll Over Beethoven
- I Wanna Be Your Man
- Long Tall Sally
- Love Me Do/Please Please Me/From Me To You/She Loves You/I Want To Hold Your Hand
- Can't Buy Me Love
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Get Back
January 27, 1969
Included in "The Beatles On Record" and (incomplete) in "Let It Be" mini-doc. Previously bootlegged from Nagra roll 516A.
Unidentified Chat
Clip #1
Various pieces of studio chat from the mini-docs and "The Beatles On Record". If we can identify or come to a consensus on any of these, I'll move them to their own posts. Feel free to comment here on any of them.
I've Got A Feeling
January 22, 1969
Included in "Let It Be" mini-doc and (buried under narration) in "The Beatles On Record". Previously available in mono from Nagra 418A.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
February 1, 1967
Included in "The Beatles On Record" and (incomplete) in "Sgt. Pepper" mini-doc.
The Fool On The Hill (?)
September 25, 1967
Included in "Magical Mystery Tour" mini-doc and (incomplete) in "The Beatles On Record".
Come Together
July 21, 1969
First two segments in "Abbey Road" mini-doc; all three in "The Beatles On Record".
For No One
May 9, 1966
Buried under narration in "The Beatles On Record". Partially bootlegged previously.
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
March 1, 1967
Same in "The Beatles On Record" and "Sgt. Pepper" mini-doc.
Honey Don't (?)
October 26, 1964
Included in "Beatles For Sale" mini-doc (incomplete) and "The Beatles On Record".
Polythene Pam
July 25, 1969
Included on "Abbey Road" mini-doc and (censored) in "The Beatles On Record".
You Can't Do That (?)
February 25, 1964
This could be from any session, but it's included after "You Can't Do That" on the "A Hard Day's Night" mini-doc.
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
September 5, 1968
Included in "The Beatles" mini-doc (slightly incomplete) and "The Beatles On Record". George tries to sing like Smokey Robinson. I think I can hear a call for take 28 in the background.
Ticket To Ride
February 15, 1965
Incomplete in "Help!" mini-doc, complete (but partially buried under Paul's narration) in "The Beatles On Record". This is an edit of the two versions.
And I Love Her
February 26, 1964
Two snippets from "The Beatles On Record". Since they don't sound like the "Anthology 1" take or the final remake, I've placed them here. Lewisohn writes that Ringo swapped drums for bongos midway through the session, and we have "before" and "after" examples in this clip.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
October 21, 1965
Complete in "The Beatles On Record", incomplete in "Rubber Soul" mini-doc.
A snippet of this (John saying "Come in when I...") was previously bootlegged.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)