John Barrett's Cassette Dubs (Vols. 1-8) - The Beatles [1999]

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John Barrett's Cassette Dubs (Vols. 1-8) - The Beatles [1999]

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Abbey Road engineer John Barrett's direct cassette dubs of material found during his vault searches in 1982. Includes previously unavailable tracks and mixes as well as items featuring significant upgrades in sound quality from earlier appearances on other collections.

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Vol.1 - That Means A Lot [1999]

1. Twist & Shout (US stereo mix) [02:36]
2. She Loves You (RS1) [02:20]
3. She Loves You (RS2, version 2) [02:25]
4. Please Please Me (UK stereo mix) [02:01]
5. I'll Get You [02:09]
6. I Call Your Name (US stereo mix - low reverb) [02:10]
7. All My Loving (with hi-hat intro - German Beatles Greatest mix) [02:06]
8. That Means A Lot (Take 20 & portion of Take 21 - stereo & stereo edit piece) [03:25]
9. That Means A Lot (Takes 23 & 24 - stereo) [02:10]
10. That Means A Lot (test take - unnumbered - stereo) [00:53]
11. I'm Looking Through You (take 4 - complete) [02:56]
12. We Can Work It Out (alternate stereo mix) [02:11]
13. I Live For You - George Harrison (full version) [03:41]
14. Dehra Dun - George Harrison (full version) [03:33]
15. Gopala Krishna - George Harrison (full version) [04:48]
16. Going Down To Golders Green - George Harrison (full version) [02:30]
17. Nashville Freak Out - Ringo Starr (longer version) [03:10]
18. Pete Drake's Talking Steel Guitar (longer version) [05:11]
19. What You're Doing (Take 11 - unedited) [02:15]
20. Mr. Moonlight (alternate version - stereo mix) [02:32]
21. Stormy Weather - Ringo Starr (slightly longer) [03:11]

Vol.2 - Los Paranoias [1999]

1. (Medley) Step In Side Love, Los Paranoias, The Way You Look Tonight [06:37]
2. Can You Take Me Back (Outtake) [01:18]
3. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (Take 5) [02:50]
4. It's All Too Much (Alt Take) [08:19]
5. It's All Too Much (Alt Mix - YS Version) [06:22]
6. Old Brown Shoe (Demo, Take 2) [03:06]
7. All Things Must Pass (Take 2, Mono) [03:09]
8. Teddy Boy (RS1 - Glyn Johns) [05:47]
9. Teddy Boy (RS1 - Phil Spector) [04:37]

Vol.3 - She Loves You [1999]

1. She Loves You (RS2) [02:20]
2. She Loves You (US Stereo Mix) [02:20]
3. From Me To You (Alt Mix; Vocal Intro; Stereo Mix) [01:56]
4. From Me To You (Alt Mix; harmonica Intro, Stereo) [01:58]
5. Thank You Girl (Alt Mix; Take 14 with edit from Take 30 w-o harmonica) [02:05]
6. Thank You Girl (Alt Mix; Take 30 with harmonica) [02:06]
7. That Means A Lot (RS1) [02:37]
8. That Means A Lot (Unidentified; studio chat & end of Take 2) [00:42]
9. That Means A Lot (RM; Mono Mix; Drier sound) [02:29]
10. That Means A Lot (Unidentified version) [02:31]
11. This Boy (RS 15) [02:29]
12. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Take 1) [02:10]
13. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Take 2) [02:29]
14. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Take 4) [02:28]
15. What You're Doing (Take 11) [01:46]
16. Yes It Is (Unidentified) [02:39]
17. I'm Looking Through You (Take 1) [03:08]
18. I'm Looking Through You (Take 4; RS) [02:51]
19. Mr Moonlight (Take 4) [02:32]
20. Mr Moonlight (Take 4, mixed by Barrett) [02:39]
21. Medley - 12-Bar Original (Takes 1 & 2) [07:24]
22. Penny Lane (Take 9; RM8) [03:04]
23. Penny Lane (Take 9, RM10) [02:58]
24. Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 7; RM3) [03:18]
25. Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 26; RM9) [03:24]

Vol.4 - How Do You Do It [1999]

1. How Do You Do It (Unidentified) [01:57]
2. One After 909 (Take 2) [02:47]
3. One After 909 (Take 4; edit piece Take 5) [02:54]
4. Leave My Kitten Alone (Take 5) [02:52]
5. If You've Got Trouble (Take 1) [02:47]
6. That Means A Lot (Alt Mix) [02:30]
7. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Take 1) [02:00]
8. I'm Looking Through You (Take 1) [02:54]
9. Not Guilty (Take 102) [04:22]
10. What's The New Mary Jane (Take 4; RS) [05:42]
11. Come And Get It (Demo; Stereo) [02:30]
12. (Medley) Rip It Up; Shake, Rattle and Roll [02:01]
13. (Medley) Kansas City, Miss Ann, Lawdy Miss Clawdy [03:52]
14. Blue Suede Shoes [02:13]
15. (Medley) Cannonball, Not Fade Away, Hey Little Girl, Bo Diddley [03:51]
16. Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues [01:32]
17. 12-Bar Original (RM1; Take 2) [06:44]
18. What's The New Mary Jane (Take 4; RS) [06:03]
19. Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues [01:53]
20. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (Take 5) [02:42]
21. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Take 1) [03:32]

Vol.5 - Odds & Ends [1999]

1. Slow Blues [06:38]
2. Fast Rocker [10:25]
3. The Wishing Book (Beaucoups Of Blues Outtake) [01:15]
4. Nashville Freak Out (Beaucoups Of Blues Outtake) [06:45]
5. Stormy Weather (Sentimental Journey Outtake) [02:53]
6. Octopus's Garden (Alt Version for George Martin TV Special 1969-12-02) [02:51]
7. Wine, Women and Loud Happy Songs (Beaucoups Of Blues Outtake) [02:24]
8. Coochy Coochy (Beaucoups Of Blues Outtake).flac [04:47]
9. I Live For You (Edited Finished Version) [02:18]
10. Dera Dunn (Shorter Edited Mix) [02:41]
11. Gopala Krishna (Shorter Edited Mix) [03:47]
12. Going Down To Golders Green (Finalized Edited Version) [01:52]
13. Get Back (Outtake) [02:49]
14. Pete Drake's Talking Steel Guitar) [02:09]

Vol.6 - Abbey Road Video Show [1999]

1. Love Me Do (Take 18) [02:30]
2. How Do You Do It (Take 2; excerpt) [00:54]
3. I Saw Her Standing There (Take 2, 11 and 12) [04:36]
4. Twist & Shout (Take 1 - RS1 - 22563) [02:38]
5. One After 909 (Take 4; incomplete) [01:28]
6. Don't Bother Me (Take 11 & 12; incomplete) [00:51]
7. A Hard Day's Night (Takes 2 & 3 - false starts; Take 9 - RS2) [02:56]
8. Leave My Kitten Alone (Take 5; excerpt) [01:25]
9. I'm A Loser (Take 8) [02:31]
10. She's A Woman (Take 1, excerpt) [01:18]
11. Ticket To Ride [take 2] [02:41]
12. Help (take 5 - Instrumental) [02:18]
13. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Take 1; incomplete) [01:17]
14. I'm Looking Through You (Take 1; incomplete) [00:55]
15. Paperback Writer (Take 2 - RS3; 103166) [02:21]
16. Rain (Take 7 - RS1) [02:59]
17. Penny Lane (Take 9 - RS1) [04:20]
18. Strawberry Fields Forever [medley] (Take 1, 7 & 26) [04:40]
19. A Day In the Life (with count-in) [04:59]
20. Hello, Goodbye (Take 22 - RS2) [03:21]
21. Lady Madonna (Take 4) [02:12]
22. Hey Jude (Take 9; incomplete) [02:47]
23. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (unedited Take 1; acoustic) [03:18]
24. Because (Take 7; alt. mix with acapella first half) [02:15]
25. #9 Dream (spoken intro by Ringo) [02:51]

Vol.7 - Get Back [Version 2] Glyn Johns Mix (05-01-1970) [1999]

1. One After 909 [03:05]
2. Rocker [00:34]
3. Save The Last Dance For Me [00:32]
4. Don't Let Me Down [04:24]
5. Dig A Pony [04:07]
6. I've Got A Feeling [02:41]
7. Get Back [03:18]
8. Let It Be [04:04]
9. For You Blue [02:44]
10. Two Of Us [03:26]
11. Maggie Mae [00:43]
12. Dig It [03:54]
13. The Long And Winding Road [03:51]
14. I Me Mine [01:45]
15. Across The Universe [03:27]
16. Get Back (reprise) [00:45]

Vol.8 - Sessions [1999]

1. How Do You Do It [01:55]
2. One After 909 [02:55]
3. Leave My Kitten Alone [02:49]
4. If You've Got Trouble [02:46]
5. That Means A Lot [02:28]
6. Norwegian Wood [01:59]
7. I'm Looking Through You [02:53]
8. Not Guilty [04:20]
9. What's The New Mary Jane [05:44]
10. Come And Get It [02:26]
11. Shake, Rattle And Roll [02:01]
12. Rock Jam [03:53]
13. Blue Suede Shoes [02:14]
14. Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues [01:50]
15. 12-Bar Original (Acetate) [06:41]
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Yes this was the first appearance of these tracks wasn't it? Worth having but people should also get Masterjedi's version with the eq and azimuth fixed.
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Thanks Chroma
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kieranjames wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 10:51 pm Thanks Chroma
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Lord Reith wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 10:33 pm Yes this was the first appearance of these tracks wasn't it? Worth having but people should also get Masterjedi's version with the eq and azimuth fixed.
Many thanks again for the advice Lord Reith. I will look for that tomorrow. :)
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Thank You.
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Thank you, always nice to have the originals.
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BTL1210 wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 5:39 amThank You.
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tulirepo wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 6:34 am Thank you, always nice to have the originals.
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