Posted on 02/24/2009 10:17:08 AM PST by a fool in paradise
A previously unreleased version of The Beatles' 'Revolution 1' has found its way online.
The recording, which is supposedly 'Take 20' of the song, is available to listen to via a YouTube link below.
'Take 20' of the song is notable, as it appears to bridge the gap between The Beatles' 'Revolution 1' and 'Revolution 9'.
The main difference in the 'new' version of 'Revolution 1' and the version of the same song that appeared on 'The Beatles' (commonly known as 'The White Album') is the track's length. The unreleased version is a full seven minutes longer than its released counterpart.
Lyrically and structure-wise, the song doesn't differ wildly from the released version, although the entire second half of the unreleased version is made up of tape loops, vocal effects and studio trickery - some of which appears to have been sampled by The Beatles for use on their sample-heavy 'Revolution 9' track, which also appears on 'The White Album'.
'Take 20' of the song begins with the band talking in the studio, where John Lennon is heard saying "Take your knickers off and let's go" in a high-pitched voice.
The band then begin playing the song.
Although 'Revolution 1 (Take 20)' soon mutates into five minutes of assorted backwards singing and screaming from the band, the drums, guitars and George Harrison's vocal of "Om-shooby-do-wop" still remain throughout.
Towards the ten-minute mark, the song breaks down into a barrage of speech and from John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
Blogs across the internet are hosting the song, with some fans hailing it as 'the holy grail' of unreleased material.
However, it is yet to be officially confirmed as being authentic.
The Walrus was Paul, who was the Eggman...
(koo koo ka choo)
if there’s a burglar in your hedgerow, don’t be a lawman...
Bump
Name for a group of Biker Chicks
Seriously? The name? My understanding is that it is a salute to Buddy Holly and the Crickets, along with a spelling that alludes to rock and roll.
Yep. Although I haven’t entirely read the main article at the top yet, I’m convinced it has to do with the content of my post #4. The piece seems to be ‘beating around the bush’ in the excerpt.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2192946/posts?page=4#4
BFL
The Beatles? Weren’t they that band Paul McCartney was in before he joined Wings?
It just got taken down by EMI—copyright claim! I saved the audio though.
The Walrus was Klein!
(At least one posting of the vid got taken down due to a copyright claim)
I could be the Walrus, I’d still have to bum rides off of people.
I have fallen prone on the floor, pounding my fists in hysterical laughter! I LOVE this post!
“The unreleased version is a full seven minutes longer than its released counterpart.”.....
Wow!.....so what?
Learned it a High school English class. Beat/les it means “of the beat”.
The only thing worse than RAM, was RAM on 8-Track.
Too many people going underground,
Too many reaching for a piece of cake.
Too many people pulled and pushed around,
Too many waiting for that lucky break.
That was your first mistake,
You took your lucky break and broke it in two.
Now what can be done for you?
You broke it in two.
Too many people sharing party lines,
Too many people never sleep in late.
Too many people paying parking fines,
Too many hungry people losing weight.
That was your first mistake,
You took your lucky break and broke it in two.
Now what can be done for you?
You broke it in two.
Too many people preaching practices,
Don’t let ‘em tell you what you wanna be.
Too many people holding back,
This is crazy, and baby, it’s not like me.
That was your last mistake,
I find my love awake and waiting to be.
Now what can be done for you?
She’s waiting for me
The best thing about Ram was Screamin’ Jay Hawkins covering “Monberry Moon Delight”!
"I'm apathetic! Please notice me!"
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