How The Beatles CANCELLED Their Own Album | The Story of The SESSIONS LP

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In 1985 EMI attempted to release an album of previously unreleased Beatles material for the first time. Unfortunately for us fans, The Beatles and Apple shut it down and we would have to wait another 10 years until 'Anthology' for anyof that that material became officially available. However, the album's tapes were leaked and 'Sessions' became the most successful bootleg in Beatles history. Now, with the help of a recently discovered press kit for the album, we uncover the full story of the Session album from concept to cancellation and find out how it ultimatelt destroyed EMI's relationship with Apple and The Beatles.
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@Martgon9 Год назад

Am I the only one who likes ''If You've Got Trouble'' ?

@jeremyohodge4184 Год назад

I’ve always loved that one. A lot better than the Larry Williams covers

@_-_Michael_-_ Год назад

No, love it also. Not very original in sound, but they play great. Mainly Ringo slams really hard.

@IozziEric Год назад

I do too.

@Af1st1 Год назад

No I love it!

@jaysonwild4899 Год назад

From memory, i always liked that one quite a bit. I think it probably fits better with the early era stuff, tho. It could have easily been Ringo's song on Beatles for Sale instead of Honey Don't and been considered one of his best. Ps. It's pretty clear that this was a trap to boost engagement. Well done, sir.

@EddieG1888 Год назад

Its absolutely astonishing how little EMI knew about how much material their most successful act had recorded, and in their OWN STUDIOS! Mind you, I guess back in those days something like an incomplete take or partially completed just wouldn't have been considered for release by any record label of any band. So I think we have the bootleg scene to thank for the likes of the Anthologies, and the SMiLE and Pet Sounds Sessions releases we now have.

@mumbles215 11 месяцев назад

Record labels despise their artists. They are nothing more than money makers and looked at as easily replaced.

@michaelg-ux1mo Год назад

I think "If You've Got Trouble" is a quirky gem with great movement. "Leave My Kitten Alone" is a spectacular vocal from John in his best "When I Get Home"/"Slow Down" style. "That Means A Lot" is a song that reveals, even early on, John and Paul's sophisticated chord savvy.

@48musicfan Год назад

“Leave My Kitten Alone is an outstanding track! It really should have been included on Beatles For Sale. It also could have been sent to Capitol when they requested songs for their BEATLES VI album. Thank you, Andrew for another great episode!!! - Roger

@Parlogram Год назад

Cheers Roger. My pleasure!

@farrellmcnulty909 Год назад

Nice video,. Andrew - and a great topic. God forbid they should let a George vocal on the album at the expense of a Paul track. As soon as Kitten got the heave-ho, then George was thrown a bone - "oh, thank you". I think "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" was the only time we'd even heard from George at all. "We're in a real rush to get as much on here as we can." GEORGE: "Well, I hjave a song" 'NOT TODAY THANK YOU..." I know it's between 50 to 60 years ago, and George and Paul eventually had a full reconciliation, but it's tough to get over slights you take on the job.

@mjemigh3304 Год назад

I think it's a common thing in any business. In my early years I had some (later proved) great ideas, but being the new guy, I was ignored. After a few years I broke out and started my own business which quickly became a top competitor to the outfit I had started with. In this case, George hadn't really blossomed in his songwriting yet. Next best thing was taking the vocal on a Carl Perkins song (and we know the high regard he had for Carl). I do, however, wonder how much Paul had to do with this situation. I bet George Martin was involved in it. @@farrellmcnulty909

@frankieecanales8827 Год назад

So much better than one of my least favorite Fab songs: “Mr. Moonlight”

@magneto7930 Год назад

I owned a copy of How Do You Do It on bootleg in the mid-70s. In the 80s, I bought the Sessions album. That Means a Lot was one of my favorites because it had those magical harmonies that only John, Paul, and George could produce. But one can't deny that George's acoustic While My Guitar Gently Weeps is the most moving song on the album!

@SamWesting Год назад

I remember feeling bummed out when Sessions got shelved in ‘85. But it turned out for the better, as the 3 volume Anthology was far more comprehensive.

@simonhodgetts6530 Год назад

The Anthologies, Past Masters 1 & 2 and then the official LPs - I’m not sure you’d need anymore Beatles albums?

@apollomemories7399 Год назад

But you had to wait another 10 years for them.

@SamWesting Год назад

@@apollomemories7399 True. I also met the woman who became my wife, 7 years after breaking up with my first crush in Jr. High. Still together after 35 years. Good things come to those who wait.

@Sekaoh 10 месяцев назад

@@simonhodgetts6530we will always need more and more Beatles albums. they are something that will help the world heal

@skoolbus Год назад

My local store just got a huge amount of Beatle bootlegs in (the owner is keeping the triple Black Album for himself) and there were a couple copies of this that I passed on since I have all of the tracks elsewhere, but now I'll go back and grab one. I had no idea this was a thing.

@cuebj Год назад

What I want is Peter Jackson processing the complete BBC sessions. Still don't have any recordings of them. They demonstrate Beatles mastery of so many songs in so many styles

@svenllr Год назад

I was an elated 18-year-old when Ultra Rare Trax made its way to CD Warehouse. My weekly visit to the store was greeted by the store manager holding them telling me, “You’re going to freak out when you see this!” I still listen to them to this day.

@Neal_Schier Год назад

You have outstanding presentation skills. The visuals are on the screen long enough for the viewer to linger over and then to have the opportunity to interpret their meaning. Additionally, they perfectly match your narrative. All too often today video teams put up images that neither relate to what the presenter is saying nor remain on the screen for more than just one or two seconds. Keep up the great work and I sincerely hope that many younger content creators will learn from your high standard. 👍

@Parlogram Год назад

Thank you, Neal. Much appreciated!

@thefabulousbakerboys5822 Год назад

After years of hearing about scratchy, hissy Beatles bootlegs I finally found a shop around 1985 that sold these unofficial albums. Not really knowing where to start, I chose the Sessions album (there were actually several other people standing around in the store discussing this "new" release) and I took it home expecting the worst! Couldn't have asked for a better introduction to Beatles bootlegs! Thanks for this video Andrew!

@elzuzo Год назад

Being a true Beatles maniac in Mexico is not easy in the bootleg subject. I only have heard of this album and never seen it. In the 80´s bootlegs were true expensive for a poor music student so I never had many. Thanks a lot for this priceless info.

@michaelcarpenter2498 Год назад

I still think "Leave my Kitten Alone" should have replaced "Mr. Moonlight" on Beatles for Sale. I just never liked that take on the song, but that is just me. And as great as Emerick was, some of his mixes on Anthology and early fades just baffle me. As always Andrew, very informative and surprising to me. Excellent.

@Parlogram Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it, Michael!

@jozefserf2024 Год назад

It could have replaced any half of the songs on the dire Beatles for Sale.

@Hiajarock 11 месяцев назад

@@jozefserf2024 dire for Beatle standars

@DavidDykes-dm9lc 2 месяца назад

Took the words right out of my mouth, this song kicks major ass!!!

@stevekirk7066 Год назад

I bought the colourful version at a record fair back in 1988, along with "Get Back" (Tonto version) and "Beatles Not For Sale" (Nems). Bootlegs had certainly moved on from the days of TMOQ. For me the stand out track was "I'm Looking Through You". Although there was no middle 8 yet, I think I preferred the early take. Nice to see you delving into the murkier regions of Beatle Collecting. Most of us collectors do it you know!

@eaaivazian Год назад

Yeah, I've always preferred the earlier take of I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU. It's just got really good acoustic guitar playing and the organ riff is really...heavy...for The Beatles. I didn't hear it until ANTHOLOGY 2 (I didn't get SESSIONS until years later).

@farrellmcnulty909 Год назад

@@eaaivazian Funny thing, I had Sessions. I saw it at a record shop in 1987 or 8, and enjoyed it enough, but when the Anthologies came out, I'd picked up the LPs and CDs - and, yes, cassettes, and noticed all the Sessions songs were spread out among the three volumes, so I (stupidly) got rid of it. It's not that Sessions was a whale of a package or anything, it's just sentimental value.

@eaaivazian Год назад

@@farrellmcnulty909 It's worth having just for it being a good single album. It's a really good listen. They even used some of the same SESSIONS mixes of the songs for the ANTHOLOGY releases. It got a 4-CD box set for maybe $30 a few years ago on RU-vid. It has different versions of the album with some different mixes and rejected tracks. It's really cool. Shame you don't have it anymore, but you could get a new version.

@Mrpaulaustin08 Год назад

I first found the color one in 87 I think. Then was lucky enough to find the B&W. Not knowing the history of it, I sold the B&W one as I had assumed it was as boot of Sessions. I have come to regret this decision.

@carlosrenatodamotabezerra106 Год назад

I really love That Means a Lot. I heard it over and over in 1996, I think. A great song and another great video, dear Andrew!

@markjamesmeli2520 Год назад

This is great Andrew. It pieces together a lot of what I've thought over the years. By 1983-85, there was actual stores that sold SESSIONS as an "import" near where I live. Following that, I always thought that whomever was doing tape research leading up to the Mark Lewisohn book, was dubbing off extra tape copies of the rarities to be ready for bootlegging. Certainly, the timeline fits, especially to the high quality CD bootlegs, prior to 1990. Getting back to SESSIONS, the word I heard, in the early 1990s, was that EMI told Paul, George & Ringo, along with John's estate about the impending release. The only response that they heard at all was from George's camp, which was a resounding NO, which only then lead to the same response from the rest of the camps. Still, the bootleggers had done such saturation to the Beatles' collectors market, that many of them yawned when the ANTHOLOGY series came out.

@medes5597 6 месяцев назад

I back your theory on whoever was doing the tape research leaking the material. This doesn't seem to be uncommon with these huge band catalog projects, as the same thing happened with The Smiths about a decade later. Simon Goddard was granted access, alongside two archivists, to catalogue the tapes for _the songs that saved your life_ and _The Mozipedia: The Morrissey Encyclopedia_ and one of his archivists leaked the material. It lead to a 25 volume Morrissey-centred bootleg series called "The Never Heard Symphonies". Given that, I'm sure the same thing would have happened with the Beatles who have a hell of a lot more fans than the smiths and morrissey (obviously)

@dimebagdave77 Год назад

Manythnx, hope all are having a great weekend 🤘❤️‍🔥

@Parlogram Год назад

Thanks. You too!

@normansaunders6891 Год назад

Brilliant video Andrew. There is a true stereo version of "Kitten" knocking about which knocks the spots off of the released version. I think Apple probably took a leaf out of the Bootlegger's book and expanded the available material.

@michaeldeutscher9167 Год назад

Great video Andrew as always. Interesting to see the notes from press kit. I remember some of those early bootlegs the best quality being Ultra Rare Trax. Looking forward to the next video.

@Parlogram Год назад

Cheers Michael. Glad you enjoyed it!

@mjanovec Год назад

The 80s and early 90s were a great period for Beatles bootlegs, since so much material (thankfully) leaked from the vaults. It’s unlikely we’ll see leaks like that ever again. I often listen to the Sessions bootleg or the Ultra Rare Trax boots over Anthology, just because I have a fondness for them and I like the way they are sequenced.

@matthewsnyder6127 Год назад

I heard some of these tracks on the radio back in 1985 in Philadelphia, because promo copies of it appeared to have leaked (it's also possible it was a bootleg obtained at the Beatles convention that took place in the city that year). WMMR DJs freely admitted they were going to play them knowing that they would probably hear soon from EMI attorneys with cease and desist orders. For several days they played While My Guitar Gently Weeps (without the looped ending, so it had George saying "Let's hear that back" at the end), and Leave My Kitten Alone, so I had them on tape for many years.

@EricSchultz-zs8hz Год назад

This is another great video. I agree with you about "That Means a Lot". It is a fine song, which they could have included on the Help! album, or on a flipside of a single.

@billleary5779 Год назад

Terrific video Andrew! I was only 13 when this album was supposed to come out and while I was not aware of it until much later I do have a vivid memory of my radio station in Boston playing Leave My Kitten Alone around that time. I am just happy that we finally got to hear everything eventually. Thanks so much for sharing

@moondogaudiojones1146 Год назад

This was a goodie! The next best thing to the Beatles catalogue were the Beatles bootlegs! I had 3 different versions of “File Under The Beatles” (all with different film strips), The Beatles Sessions Lp and subsequent versions, the B/W 45 cover and everything else in between. The Swinging Pig “Ultra Rare” releases came out on cd and, I believe, limited sporadic vinyl release after the cd release (correct me if I’m wrong). Those days of waiting for “rare” releases to arrive was keeping the independent record stores alive. No matter the era the buyer/collector was looking for anything rare on their favorite group! Through the years many of the import (for us) titles have appeared as well made bootleg versions whether box sets or rare EP version sets. The John Barrett Tapes really awoke EMI and Apple up to veritable treasures that shone in the darkness of the vaults. Great episode!!

@Parlogram Год назад

Thank you kindly, Brian!

@CrunchyFrog47 Год назад

Great video. It was probably my first Beatles bootleg as well. My copy, which Discogs has listed as a 1986 German pressing on EMI/Odeon, has a different cover. The front has The Beatles around the piano, Paul playing, John on guitar, George taking it in and Ringo staring off camera. There a animated cel of George on the piano from the Yellow Submarine movie. The back is an outtake from the back of Revolver session. It also has a different track sequencing. Who ever put this one together tried to make it more chronological: A1 Besame Mucho A2 How Do You Do It? A3 One After 909 A4 Leave My Kitten Alone A5 That Means A Lot A6 If You've Got Troubles A7 I'm Looking Through You A8 Christmas Time Is Here Again B1 What's The New Mary Jane? B2 Not Guilty B3 Come And Get It B4 While My Guitar Gently Weeps B5 Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues Though my copy does not have it, it was supposed to have a typed fact sheet about each of the tracks, though some facts are in error. Thanks for this video, this is probably my favorite bootleg I own of theirs and only one of two I still like to listen to today (the other being the 1969 Glyn John mix of the Get Back, which has now been superseded by the boxed set copy... but I did a/b the two pressings when the box came out)

@rocdocs Год назад

Oh cool! I never heard of this record! Great video subject!

@therealdjbc Год назад

Surprise 1. seeing Dennis here #2 He doesn't know this record??

@Parlogram Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@larryfreda5208 Год назад

I love “ If you got troubles”. I thought it was left off Hard Days Night since that only has 13 tracks and no Ringo song

@BobPerrone Год назад

Thanks again for presenting such well researched information regarding the greatest band in the world. Your channel is indispensable!😊

@Parlogram Год назад

Thank you Kindly, Bob. My pleasure! 😊

@stephenlegg262 Год назад

Didn’t know he was talking about the Rolling Stones. Lol😆

@BobPerrone Год назад

@@stephenlegg262 good one....lol

@Neal_Schier Год назад

@@stephenlegg262 Not a big RS fan, but I have to admit that was funny. Very well played.

@nigelwood699 Год назад

I remember getting it on vinyl in the late 80s at the Liverpool convention. It was magic hearing it first time round and I played it constantly! I love the sequencing of tracks and think it flows better than the Anthologies in a weird way...especially side 1.

@WordslingingStephen Год назад

I picked up my copy of "Sessions" (on CD) at a Record/Tape/CD Collector's fair-- I don't remember for how much-- just a few years before the Anthology sets were released. I love a couple of tracks, "Not Guilty", "Come and Get It", and "One After 909", just a few that I can remember off the top o' my head. Thanks for covering this album, Andrew-- a nice surprise and another awesome video as usual! You give me something to look forward to on Sundays!!

@louiebee6745 Год назад

I had a bunch of bootleg CDs including Sessions, Ultra Rare Trax and the 2nd version of Get Back. Even more fascinating than the Sessions CD were the early takes of Strawberry Fields Forever. I still have the mixtape I made of my fave 'Beatles Rarities'.

@nickelias5321 Год назад

Hi Again Andrew-As usual you’re still teaching even us older Beatlefans new fascinating tidbits ! You know, I’ll bet the Beatles were also furious at EMI for those unreleased tracks that escaped onto boots as well. That sounds like a lawsuit too !

@farrellmcnulty909 Год назад

Ironically, John was a real champion of the bootlegs. He'd had a bunch of them himself. None of the others were interested, especially George.

@BakedRBeans Год назад

I'm not surprised to hear that. According to legend, John took an acetate of the "Get Back' session to "a Boston-area radio station" and played the whole thing. This, I'm sure, was the source for the "Lemon Records" album "Get Back" which was immediately copied again and again (example: "Get Back To Toronto"....@@farrellmcnulty909

@deementia6796 Год назад

First Beatles bootleg I bought was on a 90 minute cassette. One side was the evolution of "Strawberry Fields Forever" and the other side was a compilation of the Christmas Fan Club flexi-discs. It ignited my love for unreleased and alternate takes of all my favorite bands.

@WilG082 Год назад

the first bootlegs i ever owned were CDs of the Esher Demos and the Rooftop Concert. I never thought they would officially released by apple. I would love a physical copy of the rooftop concert!

@seid3366 Год назад

Easily a nice edition to the physical collection. Still weird how the I Want You rehearsal wasn't included

@wininboy Год назад

Session was th first Beatles bootleg lp that I ever bought. I remember being very excited about this album. I loved everything about it, from the "factory sample - not for sale" tag on the back, the nicely laminated cover, the extensive liner notes by Southall, to the blank record labels. It all made it look like it had actually escaped from EMI's pressing plants! The music also sounded pretty great to me at the time, but it's been years now since I last played it. Your video makes me want to revisit it. Thank for another great job!

@wininboy Год назад

Oops, it doesn't sound as great now as I thought it did some 35 years ago... Haha! Still, along with the "Beatles at the Beeb" series, it was one of the finest bootleg lp's I ever owned.

@sampoernaquatrain1710 Год назад

What a great subject for a video! I owned every boot that you showed; it's hard to describe to younger fans that tracking all of those down used to be like. Those first two ULTRA RARE TRAX discs were magic. I must've copied tapes of them for everybody and their mailman back in the day.

@Parlogram Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@darrell6800 Год назад

Best Beatles Channel... period. Every episode is info I've wanted to know about

@Parlogram Год назад

Thank you!

@terrymann1341 Год назад

I attended the Beatles At Abbey Road show in Studio No 2 back in July of '83. And hearing those tracks booming out of the Studio speakers really whetted the appetite for what was rumoured to be at the time a release of unreleased material from the Fabs. Sadly it was not to be. I still have a couple of those bootleg cassettes of "Sessions", at the time the quality was ropey to say the least. They're something I keep as a momento of the time. Rather primitive in comparison to the material we've been spoiled with over the last few years with the Super Deluxe Box Sets, and the hopefully soon to arrive Red, Blue and New Beatles song. (My gut feeling is they're all being held back for the lucrative Christmas market) But what was proposed and done with "Sessions" clearly paved the way for all the fantastic Beatles releases we've had since '95, so in a way we have to thank EMI for what they tried to do, but failed miserably...

@Parlogram Год назад

What a day that must have been!

@78zappaf Год назад

Great subject. There were two versions of this compilation, one with the original ending to Besame Mucho, and the "released" version with the looped ending. Some collectors would complain on hearing the mix that Emerick did. It is interesting that those mixes would be used in Anthology.

@ricknbacker5626 Год назад

Most informative, as always. Thank you Andrew. Does this mean an episode of the 1981"Rarities" companion, "Casualties" may one day be in our future? Cheers, RNB

@glennprangnell5767 Год назад

Another informative video. I went to the Abbey Road open day in 1983. In fact, I went twice! I can't tell you just how incredible it felt not only to walk around inside Studio 2 but also to hear previously unreleased Beatles material through those huge speakers in the very room the recordings were made. Goosebumps time indeed! It blew my mind the first time I heard the early take of 'I'm Looking Through You'. I managed to get a few photos including one of me sat at the harmonium John played on 'We Can Work It Out'. Keep up the great work!

@thanosb.5403 Год назад

Aaah, "Ultra Rare Trax". The first ever Beatles Bootlegs I ever saw here in Athens (thank you Music Corner!!). When you finish off with the official releases or near-releases (like "Sessions"), have you thought of delving into the world of Bootlegs? Many of them have such special places in our hearts!! I've never seen a "Sessions" bootleg in my country but I'm really thankful for the ones I have seen!! Great video, as always, thank you Andrew!

@michaelf9693 Год назад

I remember buying the Sessions album in a store in Greenwich village in New York in the 80’s and really loved it. Couldn’t believe Leave My Kitten Alone had been left off an official release. Also loved the acoustic While My Guitar Gently Weeps. I do really like That Means A Lot but I think it may have been a little too close to Ticket To Ride in form. It’s hard to imagine then that a decade or so later this would all be truly officially released . And no one could have imagined then that around a quarter century later it would all be available at the click of a button

@mars7934 Год назад

Am I correct in thinking that Kitten was in mono on Anthology 1 (and the original tv broadcast) but on the dvd boxset it's in stereo? Will have to check as it's been quite a while! Great info and video as always.

@ernestturriziani2489 7 месяцев назад

I purchased this album in 1988. What a treat it was to hear new Beatles music.

@eaaivazian Год назад

Really great to see a video on SESSIONS. I've been waiting for this one. Still the best channel about The Beatles (or maybe any band) on RU-vid. Thanks, Andrew!

@Parlogram Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@68024 Год назад

Very interesting, that press kit is a great find. Andrew bringing the goods again! 👍

@francoispedro3694 Год назад

I remember now, rumours on the french press. Anyway, that chanel is a true performance. Talking about music while never playin' it and keeping the interest level very high. Hats off.

@francoispedro3694 Год назад

Oups, I meant rumours on the French press in the early eighties. Sorry.

@donmeyering5367 Год назад

Brings me back... I was working at a small town record store. Bill (the owner) was well connected in things both Beatles and Bootles. I heard of the expected release of Sessions and I was SO HAPPY. I later heard of the cancellation, but Bill softened the impact with a TDK SA-60 copy for me. I had that tape until sometime around 2004. I recently "rebuilt" it for a friend of mine and discovered quite a bit of overlap with the versions on Anthology.

@AltosSkies 29 дней назад

Great video, Parlogram. I would add, that I loved the Sessions album cover artwork. Way ahead of its time. Plus, a great "Can't you see" vocal section, by John, in That Means a Lot

@Parlogram 29 дней назад

Thanks for watching!

@Beatletoon Год назад

Leave My Kitten Alone would have been a great single. And I think it was a missed opportunity for Anthology 1 as well as it could have been the second single released after Free As A Bird. I know Real Love was not to be overshadowed, but Kitten was great.

@robertdillon6821 Год назад

Once again a very insightful video. Thanks Andrew. How about a video on "The Peter Sellars Tape?"

@Parlogram Год назад

Good suggestion. I have an interesting story about that!

@gazz_lad Год назад

Another great video Andrew I was heavily into getting unreleased material back in 81/82 on cassette from sellers in Record Collector Magazine. As a youthful 17 year old,I wrote off to EMI about unreleased material enquiring about what they had Amazingly,EMI wrote back to me several times on headed beige coloured paper,attempting to answer my questions! It was clear at that time that they had no idea what exactly they had hidden away,apart from the obvious ones. I also asked about re editing the Let it Be film to include more of the unreleased footage The guy replied that it was a very good idea,but that he thought it would not be possible as lots of footage was spread around the world and held by various sources I wish I had held on to that correspondence

@Parlogram Год назад

Great story! Thanks for sharing it.

@patrickmurphy350 Год назад

Gigantic Beatle fan here: Thanks for the great story of which I was previously unaware. My sincere appreciation.

@badatfootball4698 Год назад

Great video. I went to the Abbey Road show in August 1983; I remember Roger Scott narrating the video but have no recollection of what music they played until now. It was really special being in Studio 2 as it was the same place they recorded the video for Sat in Your Lap by Kate Bush. Cheers

@markrobert9915 Год назад

I totally agree that they should've finished "That Means a Lot". It's probably my favourite cut from Anthology 2

@YngtchieMusic Год назад

So much potential in that song, especially the "can't you see" part which really lifts the song to another level. The PJ Proby version is just weird, and his vocal style is so grating.

@SQDLVR Год назад

Wow! Another informative video. Never knew all about this. Great info as usual Handsome.

@syncout Год назад

thank for posting really enjoyed it, I bought the session album back in the day and also still have the P.J. proby single plus I did the "abbey road" visit on the 2 different years they held it, great stuff

@LPCustom3 Год назад

I’ve got some of these Bootlegs. I think as important as these are, there’s a lot of material, outtakes, etc. that should come out. People are really hungry for all of these things. 60 years on, The Beatles are still loved just as much!

@Spukmeyer Год назад

Excellent programme. I don't have this disc physically but I had the opportunity to get the "Ultra rare trax" series in the late 80's (as they say, just out of the oven). And it was a real shock. Both the sound quality and the tracks included. Thank you Andrew for such an excellent job.

@Parlogram Год назад

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it!

@jefftipton2470 Год назад

Another home run! Spectacular episode!

@Parlogram Год назад

Thanks Jeff. Glad you enjoyed it!

@danieladuran2899 Год назад

As a recent enough fan, I have had the privilege of having (mostly) everything released officially and never gave much thought to the bootleg. I bet they were both exhilarating and frustrating times! It’s always fun to hear stories from the fandom elders I honestly have a soft spot for both If You Got Trouble and How Do You It: I don’t know but I like the lads version better than the one from Gerry and the Peacemakers. This was a piece of history I didn’t know about, thanks for sharing your passion with us and educating the children, Andrew

@Parlogram Год назад

You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed it!

@WaterShowsProd 5 месяцев назад

I remember hearing "Leave My Kitten Alone" for the first time and being blown away by it. I couldn't believe it had remained under wraps all that time. I like "That Means A Lot", but I think it's a song that works in retrospect. I think if it had been in with the other songs it wouldn't have been received as well. It's an example of the high standard they held; had another band come up with that song they wouldn't have shelved it, but for The Beatles it didn't make the grade, and that means a lot.

@WHATCANITELLYA Год назад

Great video , I've always loved the Sessions LP , nearly bought the German Odeon labeled vinyl issue in the eighties at a record store but it skipped so I passed on it . I'd love to see the original concept of the gatefold LP redone for release with newly remastered tracks .

@robertcoley1103 Год назад

Another interesting and informative video, Andrew. This was also my first Beatles' Bootleg purchase. Well worth the money.

@nicknikipediacaulkin5943 Год назад

Really enjoyed hearing about the cancelled Sessions album, Andrew. You've produced a really fascinating video which begs the question whether EMI would have released a cd version too at the same time as the vinyl version. We can but ponder!

@douglasspalding9609 Год назад

That was the first (of many) bootlegs I had in the late 80s, On tape: a cassette recorded from another cassette recorded from another cassette from my cousin from god knows who... Loved it all! Particularly I'm looking through you and While my guitar gently weeps. Then I found a shop specialized in Beatles' bootlegs. Vinyl bootlegs were expensive for me as a teenager ($50), but for $5 you could have it on tape; either on a cheap cassette they had already copied OR you could take your own cassette of choice and had it recorded. I still have a lot of those cassettes: Ultra Rare Trax, At the Beeb, Unsurpassed Masters, Sweet Apple Trax, various concerts... Great video! (as usual) Greetings from Argentina!

@Parlogram Год назад

Thanks for watching, Douglas. Cassettes were so much fun!

@alienskinmusic Год назад

Thanks for your time researching for the video. Kitten and That Means A Lot have been extreme favourites of mine for decades, first hearing them on pass-me-down hissy cassettes.

@fretboardmaster70 Год назад

I remember my English teacher on my Secondary school knew I loved the Beatles and used to give me Beatles related newspapers clippings from his daily Telegraph. I kept the clippings about the mentioned SESSIONS and the announcement of when EMI were going to release the first 4 LPs on CD for the first time. If only I knew now where I safely hid those clippings all those years ago.

@jozefserf2024 Год назад

Really frustrating isn't it? Memory has a strange way of working sometimes.

@brunofiorelli3029 Год назад

Amazing video Andrew! its truly an interesting topic and he many vaiations it has makes it truly amazing! Really a very good video. cant wait till the next one! PD: Theres any way to get Barretts notes?

@Parlogram Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it! I'm not sure if all Barrett's notes are publicly available.

@markboyd9275 Год назад

I had one of those box sets that collected everything that has been on the ultra rare/unsurpassed discs in chronological order. Milestones? Not sure how complete(or authentic) but the linear notes included Barrett’s documentation.

@OperationPhantom Год назад

The original not-to-be version of Sessions looks tastefully done, great photos! Sadly it wasn't to be. Wasn't really aware of this one, very interesting!

@aisle_of_view Год назад

I was amazed hearing these gems back in the 80s; this and the Yellow Dog / Blind Pig offerings. We have John Barret to thank for much of the EMI vault releases.

@davidm7840 Год назад

This was an incredible breakdown of a story I knew little about. Very fascinating. Thanks for the great content!

@Parlogram Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it, David!

@poppinpatty2507 Год назад

I got a tape with most of those songs on it right before my senior year of high school, sorry, but I can’t say what year that was, let’s just say it was before the pandemic, OK, let’s just say it was before the anthology albums were released and leave it at that, LMAO. I never knew those songs had so much history behind them, they are all. Songs that remind me of how much fun I was having senior year because that tape was being played all the time when me and my friends were hanging out. Great video today, Andrew, very interesting!! Keep up the great content and keep it Poppin🍾

@fbt25 Год назад

Incredible information! So sad how disputes can cancel such great projects. I was just wondering how many Beatles bootlegs ended up associated with NEMS, which also released Black Sabbath's official records in the mid 70's.

@expositooculto1040 11 месяцев назад

I visited Abbey Road Studios in 81 when they opened it up for the general public. I was 13 at the time. I have gotten a hold of a copy of the video that was shown in the visit.

@moonbeamskies3346 Год назад

In early 1985 the FM rock ststions in Detroit were playing the Beatles recording of Leave My Kitten Alone. I remember thinking "Wow this is as good as the regularly released stuff!"

@Louisejames23 Год назад

EMI sounds like they were a shambles! Not overly surprising they went bust. Great video as usual Andrew 👍😊

@timmy707707 Год назад

Interesting subject. Now with The Archives and all the Bonus tracks on the new releases...my once cherished bootleg Vinyl, Cassettes, and CDs are rendered worthless. You do good work and your episodes have become something of note in my activity calendar. Thanks.

@anthonyvigliotti6560 Год назад

Excellent subject. I always found this LP interesting. Thanks for uncovering the press kit, too...wow! Great job, Andrew 👏👏 👏 👏

@Parlogram Год назад

My pleasure, Anthony! Glad you enjoyed it.

@anthonylouie9783 Год назад

Andrew, you continue to astonish us fans with each new video. The depth of your research in information is outstanding. I am curious about one thing concerning the press kit. Did you bid on it at auction?

@Parlogram Год назад

No, I didn’t.

@vintagestudiolive 5 месяцев назад

Dang, I was given a copy of Geoff's mixes of the Sessions LP several years ago.... mine includes "Oblidi-Oblida." This made me go back and see how good it actually sounded.

@johnaston3983 Год назад

So glad you did this program on'Sessions' Bootleggers got hold of most of John Barretts cassettes which are great to hear.

@piershemmingsen3937 Год назад

Another great episode Andrew. Well done as always. Many thanks. I do remember seeing a Capitol Lp or what looked like a new Capitol Lp - called Collectors Items in the early 1980s (purple Capitol labels) but I think that was issued as a counterfeit just before Rarities was released. I don't think I had ever seen a Sessions Lp until this episode. Very cool.

@scottroberts3011 Год назад

Thanks Andrew. Wonderful video as usual. I thoroughly enjoy them all. I look forward for each one to appear every Sunday morning. Cheers !

@davewebbtheauthor Год назад

Very interesting and informative video. Well-researched and professionally presented.

@Parlogram Год назад

Thank you, Dave. Glad you enjoyed it!

@bradparker9664 Год назад

I have an expanded version of "Sessions" and I can't recall the label on it. It's a nice enough collection, but my first venture into this kind of release wss with Ultra Rare Trax Volumes 1 and 3. Shortly thereafter, Unsurpassed Masters emerged, which was like a game changer for me. I love hearing take after take of a song with starts, false starts, breakdowns, the engineer anouncing the next take with the band in the background discussing this or that part. It's sort of like being there, whereas Sessions has all of that removed and feels like a regular album.

@stevedundee866 Год назад

That was so interesting. As always, love your content 💓

@Parlogram Год назад

Cheers Steve. Glad you enjoyed it!

@raulmacias6146 Год назад

Andrew, Another fine upload! Great research!

@Parlogram Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@peterfrost1611 Год назад

Been waiting for this story with interest..having been one of the lucky ones to have visited Abbey Road Studios at the time I was blown away by the sound coming out from the speakers especially installed for opening...first time I heard outtakes etc ..never forget it.. A couple years later I ended up buying quite a few of the mentioned bootleg cds from the Recird Fair in Brighton..and still have them...although some of them weren't copied at correct tape speed (from what I heard read...)they were a great insight into the sessions...I actually still prefer the bootlegs to the Anthology album versions which they added echo especially..standing there song which was over done ... Great video Many thanks 😊

@Parlogram Год назад

Thanks Peter. Glad you enjoyed it!

@robertbrown7408 9 месяцев назад

I remember buying a version of this in 1985 with a NEMS record label after meeting Bob Wooler and Alan Williams at a convention.

@trublu71 Год назад

Great video Andrew! Always look forward to your well researched and informative presentations!

@Parlogram Год назад

Glad you like them!

@NeatBeatZone Год назад

Another great vid bud. Keep it up. Enjoyed that 😀 this is a little off topic but I absolutely love your background etc...I can't make out-is that a real REEL to reel lol

@Parlogram Год назад

Thanks 👍

@rewind2play Год назад

As always a fascinating insightful video.. live them all

@TheWalrusWasDanny Год назад

Great vid...would have nice to seen all the different variations of the boot and lables they were on...where the boots came from...foreign releases etc etc...also your own story of how you got yours...(I got mine a few months after release in Brighton record fair...although it was secretly bought by my best mate who was given the money by my girlfriend so she could give the Xmas present of my dreams) - I had heard it prior on the boot you illustrated.

@hengles Год назад

Great story. I love these historical journeys. Tx!

@anthonyclarke5579 11 месяцев назад

I'm not a big fan of the Beatles but recognise their contribution to music. Your video information and presentation was excellent.

@Parlogram 11 месяцев назад

Thank you, Anthony. 🙏

@markboyd9275 Год назад

I have such fond memories of this release. I was old enough to get dropped off to the Austin Record Convention & found the other very common version of Sessions. Mine was the “Mad Day Out” cover that resequenced the tracks chronologically (a better listen). The sound quality & packaging (made to look like an official import from Germany?) were an incredible leap from the bootlegs I’d found before. Generic sleeves with a mimeographed 8x11 page glued to them, the Trade Mark Of Quality(lol) releases of Yellow Matter Custard(poor sounding dubs of bbc stuff) & some version of the Get Back reels & poorly pressed vinyl were for the die-hards only. Sessions was good enough for me to share with the non-Beatlemaniacs in my junior high. Soon after many great boots would surface, but, for at least a year, this was the only non Capitol/Apple album I’d play endlessly.