The Beatles – The Alternate Abbey Road ( PEAR )

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The Beatles – The Alternate Abbey Road ( PEAR )

August 1972 – “One To One” rehearsal

1 Come Together

Take 37

2 Something

Take 21 – Piano notes at the start, different vocals, no synth and guitar overdubs

3 Maxwell’s Silver Hammer

Early version – different vocal

4 Oh! Darling

Take 32 – no sound effects, different vocal

5 Octopus’s Garden

Experimental take – lead vocal by Paul (22/02/69)

6 I Want You (She’s So Heavy)

Live – 18th November 1976, George with Paul Simon live on the Saturday Night Live show

7 Here Comes The Sun

Isolated vocal for the first minute of the song, made for the 1983 Abbey Road Video show

8 Because

Alternate take with instrumental jam at the end

9 You Never Give Me Your Money

Alternate take, starts with organ note, no sound effects

10 Sun King

Alternate take, different ending

11 Mean Mr. Mustard

Original

12 Her Majesty

Alternate take, different beginning

13 Polythene Pam

Alternate take

14 She Came In Through The Bathroom Window

Alternate take, different vocals, no chorus, no strings, more piano

15 Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight

Alternate take from the Anthology video

16 The End

Acetate – as used for Anthology in an earlier stage, this lasts a few seconds longer

17 Something

Alternate take

18 Oh! Darling

Alternate take

19 Because

Original Abbey Road mix

20 A Huge Melody (Part 1)

Original Abbey Road mix

21 A Huge Melody (Part 2)

Alternate take, with final guitar chord

22 Her Majesty

Medley of Abbey Road tracks

23 Abbey Road Medley

Instrumental of “Because” with comments by all four Beatles

24 The End of The Beatles

Tracklist

1. Come Together — One to One rehearsal, August 1972; Lennon solo version
2. Something — Take 37
3. Maxwell's Silver Hammer — Take 21
4. Oh! Darling — early version, alternate lead vocal
5. Octopus's Garden — Take 32, rough mix
6. I Want You (She's So Heavy) — experimental take from acetate, sung by Paul
7. Here Comes The Sun — Saturday Night Live, 1976-11-18; George and Paul Simon
8. Because — isolated vocal
9. You Never Give Me Your Money — unreleased take
10. Sun King — different mix
11. Mean Mr. Mustard — different ending
12. Her Majesty
13. Polythene Pam — different beginning
14. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
15. Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight — early take
16. The End — different mix from Anthology video
17. Something — acetate
18. Oh! Darling — vocal booth
19. Because — vocal harmonies
20. A Huge Melody (Part One): You Never Give Me Your Money / Sun King / Mean Mr. Mustard / Her Majesty / Polythene Pam / She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
21. A Huge Melody (Part Two): Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End
22. Her Majesty — complete, includes final chord
23. Abbey Road Medley
24. The End Of The Beatles — includes instrumental Because; comments by Ringo, George, Paul and John