ULTRA RARE TRAX vol. 1
Swingin Pig 1988
01 I SAW HER STANDING THERE take 2 (3:08) STEREO
Recorded February 11, 1963 from "Please Please Me" session. Continued from warming up, they start a great live performance in the studio. John makes a mistake with some lyrics and Paul makes a mistake with some bass lines. Taken from original master. Pitch correction: 0.8%
02 ONE AFTER 909 take 2 (2:57) STEREO
Recorded March 5, 1963. Composed by John in the late 50's/early 60's in the period of the Quarrymen. Taken from original master. Pitch correction: +0.8%
03 SHE'S A WOMAN take 2 (3:17) STEREO
Recorded October 8, 1964 No lead guitar, piano or additional over dubbed vocals. No fade out at the end. Very primitive version. Taken from original master. Pitch correction: -1.2%
04 I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU take 1 w/dubs (3:12) STEREO
Recorded October 24, 1965 EMI. No chorus made yet. Beginning with percussion vocals on single track. No fade out at the end. Taken from original master. Pitch correction: -2.0%
05 IF YOU'VE GOT TROUBLES take 1 (2:20) mono/STEREO RS 'Sessions Mix' 1984
Recorded February 18, 1965, From the HELP sessions. Taken from original master. Pitch correction: -1.9%
06 HOW DO YOU DO IT (Murray/Edmond) take 2 unedited (1:59) mono RM1
Recorded September 4, 1962. From Please Please Me session. Prepared as a second single, but never released. Line at around 1:36: "Wish I knew how you do it to me, I'd do it to you" was switched on Anthology 1 [I guess someone needed some editing practise]. Pitch correction: +1.3%
07 PENNY LANE RM9 from take 9 (3:07) mono
Recorded December 29, 30, 1966, January 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 17, 1967 EMI.
Basically same version as on the US "Rarities" album, but includes mumbles before song start. Taken from original master. Pitch correction: -3.0%
08 STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER take 26, version B (3:19) STEREO Acetate
Recorded December 15, 1966 EMI. The information given is all wrong. Takes 1, 25 and 26 of this song were played in the key of B natural. Takes 2-7 were in B flat. They are a semitone apart. No versions exist in A or C. There is also no acetate of Take 26, only of Take 7, and this isn't it! Pitch correction: -6.4%.
Liner notes: .There are two takes for this song--First a slower version in A- (key on Bb) and a faster version-B- (key on C). The previously released version consists of take A & B with controls speed, and it is also remixed.
This version is Take B with a different mix taken from original acetate.
09 FROM ME TO YOU take 2 w/count-in & outroclean! (1:51) STEREO
Recorded March 5, 1963 beginning with Paul's count "1,2,3,4", no harmonica. Taken from original master. Pitch correction: -0.4%
10 BESAME MUCHO (Velazquez-Skylar Shaftel) EMI test session (2:32) mono with Pete Best
Recorded June 6, 1962 at EMI. Taken from original master. Pitch correction: -2.7%
11 THE FOOL ON THE HILL demo take 1 (2:45) mono Acetate
Recorded September 6, 1967. Demo take 1. Paul performs solo on piano. Taken from original acetate.
Pitch correction: -2.2%
12 PAPERBACK WRITER take 2 (2:37) STEREO
recorded April 16, 1966 Beginning with Paul's count "1,2,3,4" on the right channel. Same as the single, but different mix, no echo effects on vocals, and no fade-out at the end. Taken from original master. Pitch correction: +0.5%
ULTRA RARE TRAX vol. 2
01 CAN'T BUY ME LOVE take 2 w/slate (2:15) STEREO
Recorded at EMI Pathe Marconi Studios, Paris on January 29th 1964. No echo. Wonderful choral vocals by John & George. Paul makes a mistake with some lyrics. Supposed to the best take. [also on Ultimate Rare Masters 7, but sounds better here]. Pitch correction: +0.2%
02 THERES A PLACE take 3 w/slate (0:12) breakdown mono
Recorded on February 11th 1963. Pitch correction: +0.2%
03 THERES A PLACE take 4 w/slate (1:56) STEREO
Recorded February 11, 1963 Continued from take 3. No harmonica or piano. Great live performance in the studio! Pitch correction: +0.2%
04 THAT MEANS A LOT take 2 (2:25) mono Acetate
Previously unreleased song. Recorded in February 1965 from 2nd HELP session. Paul McCartney on lead vocals with heavy reverb. Pitch correction: +0.1%
05 DAY TRIPPER take 1 breakdown (0:29) STEREO
Recorded on October 16th 1965. Instrumental without tambourine or lead guitar. Not complete. Pitch correction: -0.5%
06 DAY TRIPPER take 2 w/dubs (3:07) STEREO
Recorded October 16, 1965. Continued from track 5. Starting with Paul's count. Basically same version as the previously released one, but no fade-out at the end. Pitch correction: -0.5%
07 I AM THE WALRUS take 17 (4:23) mono Acetate RM4
Recorded in September 1967, EMI. Unedited & long version without strings, bass guitar, choral, or side vocals. Pitch correction: -1.3%
08 MISERY take 1 w/slate (1:53) mono
Recorded on February 11, 1963 EMI. Without piano or echo effects. Pitch correction: +1.4%
09 LEAVE MY KITTEN ALONE (John/Turner/McDougal) take 5 (2:52l) Rechanneled for STEREO 1984
Previously unreleased song. Recorded on August 14, 1964 EMI from Beatles For Sale session. John Lennon on lead vocals. Pitch correction: off
10 WE CAN WORK IT OUT take 2 w/dubs (2:11) STEREO
Recorded on October 20, 1965 EMI. Beginning with Paul count and it has louder keyboards sound. Stereo reversed. Pitch correction: -1.6%
11 A HARD DAY'S NIGHT take 3b (2:34) mono SS.AHDN.01.03
Recorded on April 16, 1964 EMI. Take 3a was a false start (does not appear here). Live performance in the studio. Without acoustic or gat guitars, or piano. Pitch correction: +0.5%
12 NORWEGIAN WOOD take 4 w/false starts (2:29) STEREO
Recorded October 21, 1965 EMI.
take 4 - False Start 1
take 4 - False Start 2
take 4 - At last John succeeds and completes the take with "I showed ya!" and Martin replies: "Great, fine thanks". Pitch correction: -1.8%
Ultra Rare Trax vol. 3
Swingin' Pig
TSP CD-025
33 min, 06 sec
1. Ob-La-Di-, Ob-La-Da
2. Tomorrow Never Knows
3. A Day in the Life
4. Yes It Is
5. I Saw Her Standing There
6. Norwegian Wood
7. Not Guilty
8. Across The Universe
9. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
10. Ticket To Ride
Ultra Rare Trax vol. 4
Swingin' Pig
TSP-CD-026
33 min, 06 sec
1. One After 909
2. A Taste Of Honey
3. I Feel Fine
4. Yer Blues
5. Blues Jam
6. Not Guilty
7. Get Back
8. Mailman Bring Me No More Blues
9. Do You Want To Know A Secret?
10. All You Need Is Love
Ultra Rare Trax vol. 5
Swingin' Pig
TSP CD 035
34 min, 44 sec
1. Christmas Time Is Here Again
2. Because
accepella version
3. Revolution
4. I Me Mine
5. Strawberry Fields Forever
6. Hey Jude
7. Magical Mystery Tour
8. What's The New Mary Jane?
9. Lady Madonna
10. One After 909
11. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Ultra Rare Trax vol. 6
Swingin' Pig
TSP-CD-036
40 min, 23 sec
Volume 6 in the Ultra Rare Trax series features material later released in better quality on Live At The BBC and Anthology. There are some gems though, such as "I Hate To See" and "Dig It". The inside of the front cover features a mispelling of Ringo "Starrr". Track notes are taken from the back of the CD.
1. Come And Get It
Previously unreleased song by the Beatles. Recorded on July 24, 1969 by Paul in just one hour (!) as a demo for Badfinger
2. Hold Me Tight
Recorded on September 12, 1963 during With The Beatles sessions. Different take to the previously released one.
3. I'll Be On My Way
Previously unreleased song, recorded on April 1963 for the BBC.
4. Strawberry Fields Forever
Take 7, recorded on November 29, 1966. An overdubbed version of Take 6, again this is very interesting because completely differnt to the previosuly released ones. One of the finest Beatles songs, by the way.
5. It's All Too Much
Recorded on May 25/26, 1967. Alternate version with extra verse.
6. 12 Bar Original
Mislabeled "12 Bad Original", later released on Anthology 2.Previosuly unreleased instrumental from the Rubber Soul sessions, recorded on November 4, 1965.
7. I Hate To See
Previously unreleased song, recorded sometime during "Hey Jude" session in July/August 1968.
8. She's A Woman
Take 7, recorded on October 8, 1964. Extra long take, extended into a jam at the end.
9. What's The New Mary Jane?
Early long mix of this previously unreleased song; recorded on August 14, 1968. Different to version on Ultra Rare Trax vol. 5!
10. Dig It
Recorded on January 1969. The longest known version of this song, lasting more than 8 minutes!
Ultra Rare Trax vol. 7
Swingin' Pig
TGP-CD-111
40 min, 11 sec
Not officially part of the Ultra Rare Trax series, Volume 7 is merely a collection of lower-quality recordings of previously released songs, obtained by an Italian bootlegger.
1. I Saw Her Standing There
Recorded live in Stockholm at the Karlaplansstudio, Oct 24, 1963
2. Too Much Monkey Business
Recorded live in London Paris Stuudio (BBC), Apr 4, 1963
3. This Boy
Recorded live in Melbourne at the Festival Hall, Jun 16, 1964
4. If I Needed Someone
Recorded live in Tokyo at the Nippon Budokan Hall, Jun 30, 1966
5. She's A Woman
Recorded live in London, Oct 3, 1964
6. I'm A Loser
Recorded live in London at the Odeon Cinema, Christmas Show 1964
7. Yesterday
Recorded live on the Ed Sullivan Show, New York, Aug 14, 1964
8. Crying, Waiting, Hoping
Recorded live at London Paris Studio (BBC), Jul 16, 1963
9. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
Recorded live in Paris at the Palais des Sports, Jun 20, 1965
10. Shout
Recorded during "Around the Beatles" at Wembley Studios, London, Apr 28, 1964
11. Yer Blues
Recorded live at "The Rolling Stones Rock'n'Roll Circus" at Wembley, Dec 11, 1968. Features Eric Clapton and Keith Richards
12. Nowhere Man
Recorded live in Tokyo at the Nippon Budokan Hall, Jun 30, 1966
13. Anna (Go To Him)
Maida Vale Studios (BBC), Jun 17, 1963
14. Twist And Shout
Recorded live in Melbourne at the Festival Hall, Jun 16, 1964
Ultra Rare Trax vol. 8
Swingin' Pig
TGP-CD-112
39 min, 05 sec
As with Volume 7, Volume 8 is not officially part of the Ultra Rare Trax series, rather it is merely a collection of lower-quality recordings of previously released songs, obtained by an Italian bootlegger.
1. Baby's In Black
Recorded live in Stockholm at the Karlaplansstudio, Oct 24, 1963
2. You Really Got A Hold On Me
Recorded live in Stockholm at the Karlaplansstudio, Oct 24, 1963
3. The Fool On The Hill
Demo recorded by Paul, 1967
4. To Know Her Is To Love Her
Recorded live in London Paris Studio (BBC), Jul 16, 1963
5. A Hard Day's Night
Recorded live in London at the Odeon Cinema, Christmas Show 1964
6. Day Tripper
Recorded live in Tokyo at the Nippon Budokan Hall, Jun 30, 1966
7. All You Need Is Love
Recorded live on the "Our World" TV Show, London, Jun 25, 1967
8. Till There Was You
Recorded live in Melbourne at the Festival Hall, Jun 16, 1964
9. And I Love Her
Recorded in the BBC Studio 52, Jul 14, 1964
10. Can't Buy Me Love
Recorded live in Paris at the Palais des Sports, Jun 20, 1965
11. I Feel Fine
Recorded live in London at the Odeon Cinema, Christmas Show 1964
12. Hey Jude
Recorded live on the David Frost Show, 1968
ALF TOGETHER NOW
1. The Machine Clicks On
2. If I Fell (No. 1)
3. If I Fell (No. 2)
4. If I Fell (No. 3)
5. If I Fell (No. 4)
6. If I Fell (No. 5)
7. ("are you in Coventry?")
8. Don't Bother Me
9. (Tape Noise)
10. Instrumental (No. 1)
11. (Tape Noise)
12. Instrumental (No. 2)
13. Michaelle
14. Instrumental (No. 3)
15. Instrumental (No. 4)
16. Instrumental (No. 5)
17. Three Coins In A Fountain
18. (Tape Noise/Singing Nursery Rhymes)
19. Rockin'/Rollin' (Backing Track, No. 1)
20. Rockin'/Rollin' (Backing Track, No. 2)
21. Rockin'/Rollin' (With Norm)
22. (Listening to the radio)
23. Rockin'/Rollin' (vocal)
24. Piano/Drum Instrumental
25. Please Mr. Postman (No. 1)
26. Please Mr. Postman (No. 2)
27. It Won't Be Long (No. 1)
28. It Won't Be Long (No. 2)
29. (listening to the radio)
30. Love Me Do (BBC)
31. (readings)
32. (tape noise)
33. Tammy (singing along with the radio)
34. Over the rainbow (singing along with the radio)
35. Asking Directions #1
36. Asking Directions #2
37. Asking Directions #3
38. Asking Directions #4
39. listening to a record and talking
40. disctored voice
41. Rockin'/Rollin'
42. Hello Little Girl (the fourmost - recording session, No. 1)
43. Hello Little Girl (the fourmost - recording session, No. 2)
44. Hello Little Girl (the fourmost - recording session, No. 3)
NOT FOR SALE Alternate Edge 2003
1. ONE AFTER 909 rehearsal at the Cavern Club (2:05) mono
Recorded late March 1962 in an empty Cavern Club with Pete Best.
2. CATSWALK inst. (1:08) [incomplete] mono
Recorded Cavern Club, Liverpool, November 12, 1962
Recorded during an afternoon rehearsal at the empty Cavern Club in November 1962.
3. BAD TO ME Lennon Demo (1:30) mono Acetate
Recorded Dick James Publishing House, London, May 1963.
4. HOW DO YOU DO IT (Murray/Edmond)- take 1 (2:00) mono
Recorded September 4, 1962 for EMI test session #2. Ringo on drums this time.
5. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET final take 8 (2:01) mono
Recorded February 11, 1963. No echo or fade.
6. LEAVE MY KITTEN ALONE (John/Turner/McDougal) - take 5 (2:53) unknown mono mix
Recorded August 14, 1964.
7. IF YOUVE GOT TROUBLE - take 1? (2:25) unknown short mono mix
Recorded February 18, 1965 from the HELP sessions.
8. SHOUT (Rudolph-Ronald-O'Kelly Isley) - BBC (2:02) mono
Recorded March 19, 1964 at IBC Studios, London for TV Show: Around The Beatles. Vocals overdubbed at time of airing.
9. MEDLEY BBC (3:56) mono
Recorded March 19, 1964 at IBC Studios, London for TV Show: Around The Beatles. Vocals overdubbed at time of airing.
LOVE ME DO
PLEASE PLEASE ME
FROM ME TO YOU
SHE LOVES YOU
I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND (incomplete)
10. YES IT IS - take 1 (3:04) STEREO
Recorded February 16, 1965.
11. PAPERBACK WRITER take 1 inst. (:53) STEREO
Recorded April 13, 1966.
12. PAPERBACK WRITER - take 2 w/overdubs (2:53) STEREO
Recorded April 13, 1966. No major echo or fade.
13. YOUR MOTHER SHOULD KNOW - take 1 w/numerous dubs (2:20) mono
Recorded August 27, 1967 at Chappell Recording Studios, London. Clipped end note.
14. BIRTHDAY vocal overdub mix (2:45) mono Acetate
Recorded September 18, 1968.
15. GOODBYE Paul demo (2:23) mono Acetate
Recorded December, 1968. Pauls demo for Mary Hopkin.
16. IVE GOT A FEELING rehearsal (4:09) mono
Recorded late January, 1969 w/Billy Preston.
17. I ME MINE (Harrison) original short version (1:45) STEREO
Recorded January 3, 1970.
18. A DAY IN THE LIFE control room mix test (5:09) STEREO/mono/STEREO
Recorded January 20, 1967. Has 1, 2, 3, 4 lead-in instead of "sugarplum fairy". Goes to mono @:45, back to stereo @1:11. End chord intact.
19. TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS unknown mix (2:59) STEREO
Recorded April 7, 1966. Subtle stereo. Sounds like final mix.
20. STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER demo sequence (3:03) STEREO
Recorded mid-November, 1966.
21. REVOLUTION take 15 (3:17) pre-keyboards mix STEREO/mono
Recorded July 10, 1967 EMI.
22. YER BLUES - Live Television (4:02) STEREO cleanest version yet!
Recorded on December 11, 1968 for TV special THE ROLLING STONES ROCK'N'ROLL CIRCUS.
John's group was "The Dirty Mac". Performed by John (vocal, guitar), Keith Richards(Bass), Eric Clapton (lead guitar) and Mitch Mitchell (from the Jimi Hendrix Experience, drums).
23. A CASE OF THE BLUES Lennon demo (2:56) mono
Recorded late 1968.
24. ACROSS THE UNIVERSE - take 8 w/unused backward tracks (3:44) mono
Recorded February 8, 1968. The Goodnight, Richie version.
Ultimate Ultrarare Trax Green Budgie Records (German pressing)
Same lineup as All Too Much, All Too Much Rarities, Alternate Rarities.
01 MY BONNIE German spoken intro (2:46) STEREO
02 THANK YOU GIRL w/3 extra harmonica fills (2:04) STEREO
03 MONEY US version (2:49) STEREO
04 ALL MY LOVING untrimmed German mix w/hi-hat intro (2:07) STEREO
05 SIE LIEBT DICH RS (2:16) STEREO
06 KOMM GIBB MIR DEINE HAND RS (2:22) STEREO
07 I'LL CRY INSTEAD w/extra verse (2:03) STEREO
08 AND I LOVE HER w/extra measure (2:30) STEREO
09 SLOW DOWN US version (2:49) STEREO
10 SHE'S A WOMAN US version-extra reverb (2:57) STEREO
11 I FEEL FINE US version-extra reverb (2:03) STEREO
12 HELP US version w/James Bond intro (2:20) STEREO
13 I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU rel. version w/false starts (2:32) STEREO
14 I'M ONLY SLEEPING (2:55) mono mix
15 TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS (2:55) mono mix
16 SGT. PEPPER'S & REPRISE (3:12) mono mix
17 SHE'S LEAVING HOME (3:19) mono mix
18 BEING FOR THE BENEFIT (2:30) mono mix
19 PENNY LANE US deejay version (2:58) STEREO
20 I AM THE WALRUS extra measure (4:35) STEREO
21 ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE louder vocal (3:45) STEREO
22 HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN louder bass, laughter before final drum (2:42) mono mix
23 WHY DON'T WE DO IT IN THE ROAD no intro claps (1:40) mono mix
24 HEY BULLDOG bass center, channels reversed (3:08) STEREO
25 THE BEATLES MOVIE MEDLEY RS (4:00) STEREO