The Beatles - Deflating The Mythology (2 CD-Rs)

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CD 1: 78:28

1. A Taste Of Honey BBC 10/25/62, previously unreleased 0:48
2. Love Me Do BBC 1/22/63, previously unreleased 1:48
3. Talkin' Bout You BBC 3/16/63, upgrade 1:54
4. I'll Get You BBC 7/30/63, previously unreleased 1:59
5. Glad All Over BBC 7/30/63, previously unreleased 1:48
6. Twist And Shout BBC 7/30/63, previously unreleased 3:19
London Palladium 10/13/63
7. From Me To You   1:58
8. I'll Get You   2:33
9. She Loves You   2:34
10. Twist And Shout   3:37
Royal Command Performance 11/4/63
11. From Me To You   2:04
12. She Loves You 2:46
13. 'Till There Was You 2:45
14. Twist And Shout 3:27
15. Dickie Henderson Outro 0:12
16. Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport BBC 12/18/63, upgrade 3:11
17. I Want To Hold Your Hand BBC 12/18/63, upgrade 2:21
18. If I Fell BBC 7/14/64 2:08
19. Where It's At BBC 5/20/67 previously unreleased as a whole 36:10
20. All Together On The Wireless Machine BBC '68 Kenny Everett Show 1:06

CD 2: 75:04

1. I Saw Her Standing There 2/11/63, tk 2, edit pieces 3-5 3:12
2. I Saw Her Standing There 2:22
3. I Saw Her Standing There 2:33
4. Do You Want To Know A Secret 2/11/63, tk 7 2:05
5. One After 909 3/5/63, tks 1-5 1:24
6. One After 909 2:59
7. One After 909 1:55
8. One After 909 2:30
9. One After 909 1:15
10. Hold Me Tight 9/12/63, remake tks 20-24 0:39
11. Hold Me Tight 0:29
12. Hold Me Tight 2:37
13. Hold Me Tight 1:12
14. Hold Me Tight 0:17
15. Hold Me Tight 2:38
16. Hold Me Tight 9/12/63, remake track 2, tks 25-29 0:28
17. Hold Me Tight 2:43
18. Hold Me Tight 0:19
19. Hold Me Tight 1:42
20. Hold Me Tight 2:49
21. Don't Bother Me 9/12/63, remake tks 10-13 2:52
22. Don't Bother Me 0:27
23. Don't Bother Me 0:55
24. Don't Bother Me 2:36
25. Run For Your Life 10/12/65, tk 5 2:41
26. The Word 11/11/65, tk 3 RM 1, American studio mix 2:44
27. Across The Universe 2/8/68, tk 8 without Wildlife effects 3:30
28. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey 7/23/68, RM 5 2:33
29. Yer Blues 8/20/68, RM 3 + edit 4:13
30. Back In The USSR 8/23/68, RM 1 3:02
31. Helter Skelter 9/17/68, RM 1 3:41
32. Birthday 9/18/68, RM 1 overdubs 9/19/68 2:59
33. Dear Prudence 10/5/68, RM 1 4:10
34. Octopus's Garden 4/29/69, tk 32 solo overdub 2:33

Liner notes:

With the "Mythology" series finally in collector's hands, it arrived as a bit of a disappointment (see ICE April, 2000). The sets don't live up to expectations, or Strawberry's reputation. Most of the John Barrett material is of inferior quality. With a total of 11 discs for the 3 volumes, it seems like they were trying to stretch the material as far as possible, with live performances that are available elsewhere (or unlistenable), and interviews (though interesting) that don't justify the size of the project.

Having said this, there is afair amount of material that is worthwile in the collections, being either previously unreleased or significantly upgraded. This collection delivers the choice material readily (and affordably) into the ever eager lister's ears. We have added a few goodies to top it off.

Disc one contains broadcast material. All material is previously unreleased or in upgraded quality. Of particular note are the newly discovered BBC broadcast tape from 7/30/63 and the 1967 "Where It's At" broadcast of the "Sgt. Pepper" album. "Sunday Night at the Palladium" and "Royal Command Performance" are the true launch of Beatlemania, presented here in their entireties.

Disc two contains studio material. The edit takes of "I Saw Her Standing There" are previously unreleased. The sessions for "One After 909", "Hold Me Tight" and "Don't Bother Me" are from a newly discovered tape source in best-to-date quality. The "White Album" tracks have been previously available from acetate, but these are from a tape source. "Octopus's Garden" is an unusual version containing only Ringo's vocals.

The "Mythology" bubble may be broken but still "a splendid time is guaranteed for all".

My comments:

"I've got nothing to say but it's OK..."

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