The Usenet Guide to Beatles Recording Variations

1969 and 1970

Version 2
compiled by Joseph Brennan


DIG A PONY [outtake]

basic recording- 22 Jan 1969 at Apple
additional recording- none
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 1996.
    CD: Apple CDP 8 34451 2 Anthology 3 1996.
This take was not chosen for any of the Get Back albums. Like other takes, it has the "all I want is you" that was edited out of the take used on the Let It Be album.

SHE CAME IN THROUGH THE BATHROOM WINDOW [outtake]

basic recording- 22 Jan 1969 at Apple
additional recording- none
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 1996.
    CD: Apple CDP 8 34451 2 Anthology 3 1996.
Not planned for any of the Get Back albums.

I'VE GOT A FEELING [outtake]

basic recording- 23 Jan 1969 at Apple
additional recording- none
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 1996.
    CD: Apple CDP 8 34451 2 Anthology 3 1996.
This take has been bootlegged since 1970, because it was among the early mixes done in March. New mix?

TEDDY BOY [outtake]

basic recording- 24 and 28 Jan 1969 at Apple
additional recording- none
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 1996. edited.
    CD: Apple CDP 8 34451 2 Anthology 3 1996.
This edit starts with a Jan 28 take that was never bootlegged, and cuts into the Jan 24 take that was mixed in March for the album and bootlegged since 1970. The Jan 24 take is itself edited and does not run straight through from the point where it is joined.

TWO OF US [outtake]

basic recording- 24 Jan 1969 at Apple
additional recording- none
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 1996.
    CD: Apple CDP 8 34451 2 Anthology 3 1996.
A different take from this day was mixed in March for the album, and has been bootlegged since 1970.

MAGGIE MAE

basic recording- 24 Jan 1969 at Apple
additional recording- none
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 26 Mar 1970.
    UK: Apple PXS 1 and PCS 7096 Let It Be 1970.
    US: Apple AR 34001 Let It Be 1970.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 46447 2 Let It Be 1987.


FOR YOU BLUE [outtake]

basic recording- 25 Jan 1969 at Apple
additional recording- none
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 1996.
    CD: Apple CDP 8 34451 2 Anthology 3 1996.

FOR YOU BLUE

basic recording- 25 Jan 1969 at Apple
additional recording- 8 Jan 1969 at Twickenham, 8 Jan 1970
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 25 Mar 1970 (intro, 30 Mar 1970).
    UK: Apple PXS 1 and PCS 7096 Let It Be 1970.
    US: Apple 2832 single 1970, Apple AR 34001 Let It Be 1970.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 46447 2 Let It Be 1987.

"Queen says no to pot-smoking FBI members" was recorded Jan 8 onto the filmmakers' mono soundtrack tape at Twickenham Film Studios, and it was edited onto the start of the song on March 30. It was omitted on the US single.

The Jan 1970 vocal overdub included the spoken words during the solo. The same take does not have the words in the March 1969 mix or the Get Back album. Possibly the entire vocal was re-recorded.


LET IT BE [outtake]

basic recording- 25 Jan 1969 at Apple
additional recording- none
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 1996.
    CD: Apple CDP 8 34451 2 Anthology 3 1996.
This take was not considered for the album and was never bootlegged.

RIP IT UP / SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL [outtake]

basic recording- 26 Jan 1969 at Apple
additional recording- none
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 1996. edited.
    CD: Apple CDP 8 34451 2 Anthology 3 1996.
This sequence (it is really just the end of Rip It Up) was mixed in March 1969 for the album, or some release, and a mono mix is also familiar from the Let It Be film. The next number performed, also mixed in 1969 and used in the film but not in Anthology 3, is a medley of Miss Ann, Kansas City and Lawdy Miss Clawdy. This was then followed by Blue Suede Shoes, which is part of the same track on Anthology 3.

BLUE SUEDE SHOES [outtake]

basic recording- 26 Jan 1969 at Apple
additional recording- none
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 1996. edited.
    CD: Apple CDP 8 34451 2 Anthology 3 1996.
Heard in mono in the film Let It Be.

DIG IT!

basic recording- 26 Jan 1969 at Apple
additional recording- 24 Jan 1969 at Apple
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 27 Mar 1970. crossfaded.
    UK: Apple PXS 1 and PCS 7096 Let It Be 1970.
    US: Apple AR 34001 Let It Be 1970.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 46447 2 Let It Be 1987.

This segment of an 8 minute song was crossfaded into "That was can you dig it . . .hark the angels come", recorded 24 Jan 1969 at Apple after a very different improvisation also featuring the words "dig it!".

THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD

basic recording- 26 Jan 1969 at Apple
additional recording- 1 Apr 1970
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 26 Mar, 2 Apr 1970.
    UK: Apple PXS 1 and PCS 7096 Let It Be 1970, Apple PCSP 718 The Beatles 1967-1970 1973.
    US: Apple 2832 single 1970, Apple AR 34001 Let It Be 1970, Apple SKBO-3404 The Beatles 1967-1970 1973.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 46447 2 Let It Be 1987, EMI CDP 7 97039 2 The Beatles 1967-1970 1993.

  • [b] stereo 1996. edited.
    CD: Apple CDP 8 34451 2 Anthology 3 1996.
The original performance of this take, bootlegged since 1970, is heard in mix [b] from Anthology 3. The standard mix [a] removes the Beatles' instrumental work and part of the vocal (the second bridge) in favor of orchestra and strings recorded in April 1970.

(This take is redated from 31 Jan based on Mark Lewisohn's notes on Anthology 3. The take used in the film Let It Be is still dated to 31 Jan. No published evidence supports either date over the other.)


OH! DARLING [outtake]

basic recording- 27 Jan 1969 at Apple
additional recording- none
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 1996. edited.
    CD: Apple CDP 8 34451 2 Anthology 3 1996.

GET BACK

basic recording- 27 Jan 1969 at Apple
additional recording- 28 Jan 1969 at Apple, 30 Jan 1969 at Apple (roof)
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] mono 7 Apr 1969 at Olympic Sound. edited.
    UK: Apple R5777 single 1969. CD: EMI single 1989.

  • [b] stereo 7 Apr 1969 at Olympic Sound. edited.
    UK: Apple PCSP 718 The Beatles 1967-1970 1973.
    US: Apple 2490 single 1969, Apple SKBO-3404 The Beatles 1967-1970 1973, Capitol SV-12245 20 Greatest Hits 1982.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 90044 2 Past Masters 2 1988, EMI CDP 7 97039 2 The Beatles 1967-1970 1993.

  • [c] stereo 26 Mar 1970. edited.
    UK: Apple PXS 1 and PCS 7096 Let It Be 1970.
    US: Apple AR 34001 Let It Be 1970.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 46447 2 Let It Be 1987.

The exact recording date is still not resolved. Lewisohn says the version with the coda as heard in [a] and [b] is from Jan 28; Sulpy and Schweighardt confirm that this is the date of the coda alone but date the body of the song to Jan 27, and I'm following that for now. This may have to be changed later.

The mono and stereo versions [a] [b] for the single are similar. After a pause, after a high "woo", they continue into a coda with half-spoken words into a fadeout. Mono [a] fades slightly longer, but [b] is heard a second longer than usual on Capitol's "20 Greatest Hits". The mono mix was first issued worldwide on a 3-inch CD single in 1989.

The take of the main body of the song actually ends with the "woo". The March 1969 stereo mix (as heard on bootleg) ends there, with off-mike talking, and continues a few seconds into silence and a guitar noise. The unreleased "Get Back" albums compiled later use the [b] from the stereo single, and, as a reprise at the end, they use more from the same take as the coda (Jan 28?).

The "Phil Spector version" [c] is edited after the "woo" into speech recorded 30 Jan 1969, at the end of the last "rooftop" performance of Get Back: "(cheers) Thanks Mo. . . we hope we passed the audition". The speech at the beginning with "Rosetta" belongs there as part of the body (Jan 27?) take, as evidenced again in the March 1969 mix, but the "Sweet Loretta Fart" verse has come in from another source unknown.


DON'T LET ME DOWN

basic recording- 28 Jan 1969 at Apple
additional recording- 7 Apr 1969 at Olympic Sound (?)
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] mono 7 Apr 1969 at Olympic Sound.
    UK: Apple R5777 single 1969.
    CD: EMI single 1989.

  • [b] stereo 7 Apr 1969 at Olympic Sound.
    UK: Apple PCSP 718 The Beatles 1967-1970 1973.
    US: Apple 2490 single 1969, Apple SW 385 Hey Jude 1970, Apple SKBO-3404 The Beatles 1967-1970 1973.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 90044 2 Past Masters 2 1988, EMI CDP 7 97039 2 The Beatles 1967-1970 1993.

There appears to be a second John vocal in verse 3 (trace of another vocal) and more clearly at the very end in the fade where it seems to be John overlapping on "Can you dig it"/"Don't let me"/"Yeah"/"Don't let me down". Or is it Paul? If it's an overdub, it was perhaps added at the mix session, either live or dropped in from another tape.

The unreleased albums use a different take (Jan 22).


MAILMAN, BRING ME NO MORE BLUES [outtake]

basic recording- 29 Jan 1969 at Apple
additional recording- none
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 1984 at AIR Studios, Montserrat. edited.
    CD: Apple CDP 8 34451 2 Anthology 3 1996.
This heavily edited version was made for the Sessions LP. Lines of verses and instrumental sections have been rearranged for unknown reasons.

I'VE GOT A FEELING

basic recording- 30 Jan 1969 at Apple (roof)
additional recording- none
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 23 Mar 1970.
    UK: Apple PXS 1 and PCS 7096 Let It Be 1970.
    US: Apple AR 34001 Let It Be 1970.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 46447 2 Let It Be 1987.

The talk at the end belongs, as seen in the film Let It Be.

ONE AFTER 909

basic recording- 30 Jan 1969 at Apple (roof)
additional recording- none
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 23 Mar 1970.
    UK: Apple PXS 1 and PCS 7096 Let It Be 1970.
    US: Apple AR 34001 Let It Be 1970.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 46447 2 Let It Be 1987.

The talk at the end and a bit of A Londonderry Air (also called Danny Boy) belongs, as seen in the film Let It Be.

DIG A PONY

basic recording- 30 Jan 1969 at Apple (roof)
additional recording- none
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 23 Mar 1970. edited.
    UK: Apple PXS 1 and PCS 7096 Let It Be 1970.
    US: Apple AR 34001 Let It Be 1970.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 46447 2 Let It Be 1987.

The edit removed the line "All I want is you" at the beginning and end, for reasons unknown. (This song is called "I Dig a Pony" on US albums.)

GET BACK [outtake]

basic recording- 30 Jan 1969 at Apple
additional recording- none
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 1996.
    CD: Apple CDP 8 34451 2 Anthology 3 1996.
The third rooftop take, and the end of the performance. Talk at the end ("hope we passed the audition") is faded out in this Anthology version, but is heard as edited onto the end of the standard version, mix [c] (Let It Be album)!

LET IT BE

basic recording- 31 Jan 1969 at Apple
additional recording- 30 Apr 1969, 4 Jan 1970
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 4 Jan 1970.
    UK: Apple R5833 single 1970, Apple PCSP 718 The Beatles 1967-1970 1973.
    US: Apple 2764 single 1970, Apple SKBO-3404 The Beatles 1967-1970 1973.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 90044 2 Past Masters 2 1988, EMI single 1989, EMI CDP 7 97039 2 The Beatles 1967-1970 1993.

  • [b] stereo 26 Mar 1970. edited.
    UK: Apple PXS 1 and PCS 7096 Let It Be 1970.
    US: Apple AR 34001 Let It Be 1970.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 46447 2 Let It Be 1987.

The "single mix" [a] uses lead guitar overdubbed April 1969, ignoring the new lead guitar track recorded earlier the same day, while [b] uses the lead guitar overdubbed Jan 4; both use horns from January 1970, [b] more prominently. [b] has a repeat of the last chorus edited in.

TWO OF US

basic recording- 31 Jan 1969 at Apple
additional recording- 22 Jan 1969 at Apple
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 25 Mar 1970 (intro, 27 Mar 1970).
    UK: Apple PXS 1 and PCS 7096 Let It Be 1970.
    US: Apple AR 34001 Let It Be 1970.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 46447 2 Let It Be 1987.

"I dig a pygmy. . .Doris gets her oats", recorded Jan 22, was edited onto the start on Jan 27.

I WANT YOU (SHE'S SO HEAVY)

basic recording- 22 Feb 1969 at Trident
additional recording- 18,20 Apr, 8,11 Aug 1969
master tape- 8 track 3d generation

  • [a] stereo 20 Aug 1969. edited.
    UK: Apple PCS 7088 Abbey Road 1969.
    US: Apple SO-383 Abbey Road 1969.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 46446 2 Abbey Road 1987.

Three takes from Feb 22 work were edited into a master (2d generation), which was overdubbed, mixed down on Apr 18 (3d generation), and overdubbed on Apr 18 and 20 and Aug 11. Different overdubs were made to the 2d generation tape Aug 8. The mix is the 3d generation for 4:37 (up to "she's so") and then the 2d generation tape, which has a white noise added Aug 8.

OLD BROWN SHOE [demo]

basic recording- 25 Feb 1969
additional recording- 25 Feb 1969
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 1996.
    CD: Apple CDP 8 34451 2 Anthology 3 1996.

ALL THINGS MUST PASS [demo]

basic recording- 25 Feb 1969
additional recording- 25 Feb 1969
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 1996.
    CD: Apple CDP 8 34451 2 Anthology 3 1996.

SOMETHING [demo]

basic recording- 25 Feb 1969
additional recording- none
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] mono 1996.
    CD: Apple CDP 8 34451 2 Anthology 3 1996.

THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO

basic recording- 14 Apr 1969
additional recording- 14 Apr 1969
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 14 Apr 1969.
    UK: Apple R5786 single 1969, Apple PCSP 718 The Beatles 1967-1970 1973.
    US: Apple 2531 single 1969, Apple SW 385 Hey Jude 1970, Apple SKBO-3404 The Beatles 1967-1970 1973.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 90044 2 Past Masters 2 1988, EMI single 1989, EMI CDP 7 97039 2 The Beatles 1967-1970 1993.

The single release has a loud final drumbeat; it is faded on the other releases.

OLD BROWN SHOE

basic recording- 16 Apr 1969
additional recording- 16,18 Apr 1969
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 18 Apr 1969.
    UK: Apple R5786 single 1969, Apple PCSP 718 The Beatles 1967-1970 1973.
    US: Apple 2531 single 1969, Apple SW 385 Hey Jude 1970, Apple SKBO-3404 The Beatles 1967-1970 1973.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 90044 2 Past Masters 2 1988, EMI single 1989, EMI CDP 7 97039 2 The Beatles 1967-1970 1993.

The dynamic range was greater on the single than the albums-- the solo is louder than the rest.

OH! DARLING

basic recording- 20 Apr 1969
additional recording- 20,26 Apr, 23 Jul, 8,11 Aug 1969
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 12 Aug 1969.
    UK: Apple PCS 7088 Abbey Road 1969.
    US: Apple SO-383 Abbey Road 1969.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 46446 2 Abbey Road 1987.


OCTOPUS'S GARDEN [outtake]

basic recording- 26 Apr 1969
additional recording- 26 Apr 1969
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 1996.
    CD: Apple CDP 8 34451 2 Anthology 3 1996.
Talk at end edited in from another outtake.

OCTOPUS'S GARDEN

basic recording- 26 Apr 1969
additional recording- 29 Apr, 17,18 Jul 1969
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 18 Jul 1969.
    UK: Apple PCS 7088 Abbey Road 1969, Apple PCSP 718 The Beatles 1967-1970 1973.
    US: Apple SO-383 Abbey Road 1969, Apple SKBO-3404 The Beatles 1967-1970 1973.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 46446 2 Abbey Road 1987, EMI CDP 7 97039 2 The Beatles 1967-1970 1993.


SOMETHING

basic recording- 2 May 1969
additional recording- 5 May at Olympic Sound, 11,16 Jul, 15 Aug 1969
master tape- 8 track 2d generation

  • [a] stereo 19 Aug 1969.
    UK: Apple R5814 single 1969, Apple PCS 7088 Abbey Road 1969, Apple PCSP 718 The Beatles 1967-1970 1973.
    US: Apple 2654 single 1969, Apple SO-383 Abbey Road 1969, Apple SKBO-3404 The Beatles 1967-1970 1973.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 46446 2 Abbey Road 1987, EMI single 1989, EMI CDP 7 97039 2 The Beatles 1967-1970 1993.


YOU NEVER GIVE ME YOUR MONEY

basic recording- 6 May 1969 at Olympic Sound
additional recording- 1,15,31 Jul, 5 Aug 1969
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 13 Aug 1969. crossfaded 21 Aug 1969.
    UK: Apple PCS 7088 Abbey Road 1969.
    US: Apple SO-383 Abbey Road 1969.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 46446 2 Abbey Road 1987.

The crossfade joins it to the next song Sun King / Mean Mr Mustard and includes sound effects not part of either song. The sound effects in the join are the Aug 5 additional recording listed above, credited as part of this song but really a separate tape used when the crossfade was done.

HER MAJESTY

basic recording- 2 Jul 1969
additional recording- none
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 30 Jul 1969.
    UK: Apple PCS 7088 Abbey Road 1969.
    US: Apple SO-383 Abbey Road 1969.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 46446 2 Abbey Road 1987.

A rough edit of the medley was done Jul 30, and the piece of tape containing this song was cut out of it, from its position between Mean Mr Mustard and Polythene Pam. The piece of tape was then rescued and used for the album. The cutting, not originally intended for release, was just slightly early at both ends: the last note of Her Majesty was lost, and the crash at the beginning is the last note of Mean Mr Mustard.

GOLDEN SLUMBERS / CARRY THAT WEIGHT

basic recording- 2 Jul 1969
additional recording- 3,4,30,31 Jul, 15 Aug 1969
master tape- 8 track 3d generation

  • [a] stereo 18 Aug 1969. crossfaded 19 Aug 1969.
    UK: Apple PCS 7088 Abbey Road 1969.
    US: Apple SO-383 Abbey Road 1969.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 46446 2 Abbey Road 1987.

The 2d generation was an edit of two takes.

The crossfade joins this to the following song, The End; the join is in the guitar work after the last "carry that weight a long time".


HERE COMES THE SUN

basic recording- 7 Jul 1969
additional recording- 7,8,16 Jul, 6,11,15,19 Aug 1969
master tape- 8 track 2d generation

  • [a] stereo 19 Aug 1969.
    UK: Apple PCS 7088 Abbey Road 1969, Apple PCSP 718 The Beatles 1967-1970 1973.
    US: Apple SO-383 Abbey Road 1969, Apple SKBO-3404 The Beatles 1967-1970 1973.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 46446 2 Abbey Road 1987, EMI CDP 7 97039 2 The Beatles 1967-1970.


MAXWELL'S SILVER HAMMER [outtake]

basic recording- 9 Jul 1969
additional recording- none
master tape- 8 track

  • stereo 1996.
    CD: Apple CDP 8 34451 2 Anthology 3 1996.

MAXWELL'S SILVER HAMMER

basic recording- 9 Jul 1969
additional recording- 9,10,11 Jul, 6 Aug 1969
master tape- 8 track 2d generation

  • [a] stereo 12,14 Aug 1969. edited.
    UK: Apple PCS 7088 Abbey Road 1969.
    US: Apple SO-383 Abbey Road 1969.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 46446 2 Abbey Road 1987.

The edit added an edit piece, Aug 14, to the stereo master. A few seconds were edited out of the album master on Aug 25, so the master tape of the song differs from the album-- check any future reissues.

COME TOGETHER [outtake]

basic recording- 21 Jul 1969
additional recording- none
master tape- 8 track

  • stereo 1996.
    CD: Apple CDP 8 34451 2 Anthology 3 1996.

COME TOGETHER

basic recording- 21 Jul 1969
additional recording- 22,23,25,29,30 Jul 1969
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 7 Aug 1969.
    UK: Apple R5814 single 1969, Apple PCS 7088 Abbey Road 1969, Apple PCSP 718 The Beatles 1967-1970 1973.
    US: Apple 2654 single 1969, Apple SO-383 Abbey Road 1969, Apple SKBO-3404 The Beatles 1967-1970 1973.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 46446 2 Abbey Road 1987, EMI single 1989, EMI CDP 7 97039 2 The Beatles 1967-1970 1993.


THE END

basic recording- 23 Jul 1969
additional recording- 5,7,8,15,18 Aug 1969
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 19 Aug 1969. crossfaded 19 Aug 1969.
    UK: Apple PCS 7088 Abbey Road 1969.
    US: Apple SO-383 Abbey Road 1969.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 46446 2 Abbey Road 1987.

  • [b] stereo 1996.
    CD: Apple CDP 8 34451 2 Anthology 3 1996.
The crossfade joins this to the preceding song, Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight. A few seconds were edited off the album master, so the master tape of the song differs from the album. Lewisohn does not specify what was cut, but a version with a longer sustained final note has turned up on bootleg; whether it is on any legitimate release is unknown.

The deliberately different Anthology remix has "considerably more guitar" and brings up the orchestra more at the end. It then edits hard into a sound processed from "A day in the life", 22 Feb 1967, which is arguably a separate item.


COME AND GET IT [outtake]

basic recording- 24 Jul 1969
additional recording- 24 Jul 1969
master tape- 8 track

  • stereo 24 Jul 1969.
    CD: Apple CDP 8 34451 2 Anthology 3 1996.
Presumably the stereo mix made this day; could be a new mix also.

AIN'T SHE SWEET [outtake]

basic recording- 9 Jul 1969
additional recording- none
master tape- 8 track

  • stereo 1996.
    CD: Apple CDP 8 34451 2 Anthology 3 1996.
Recorded amongst takes for Sun King (see next).

SUN KING / MEAN MR MUSTARD

basic recording- 24 Jul 1969
additional recording- 25,29 Jul 1969
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 14 Aug 1969. crossfaded 14,21 Aug 1969.
    UK: Apple PCS 7088 Abbey Road 1969.
    US: Apple SO-383 Abbey Road 1969.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 46446 2 Abbey Road 1987.

These two were recorded straight through. The first crossfade joined this to the following item, Polythene Pam / She Came in through the Bathroom Window. The second joined that combined tape to You Never Give Me Your Money.

POLYTHENE PAM / SHE CAME IN THROUGH THE BATHROOM WINDOW

basic recording- 25 Jul 1969
additional recording- 25,28,30 Jul 1969
master tape- 8 track 2d generation

  • [a] stereo 14 Aug 1969. crossfaded 14 Aug 1969.
    UK: Apple PCS 7088 Abbey Road 1969.
    US: Apple SO-383 Abbey Road 1969.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 46446 2 Abbey Road 1987.

These two were recorded straight through. The crossfade joins this to the preceding song, Sun King / Mean Mr Mustard.

BECAUSE

basic recording- 1 Aug 1969
additional recording- 1,4,5 Aug 1969
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 12 Aug 1969.
    UK: Apple PCS 7088 Abbey Road 1969.
    US: Apple SO-383 Abbey Road 1969.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 46446 2 Abbey Road 1987.

  • [b] stereo 1996.
    CD: Apple CDP 8 34451 2 Anthology 3 1996.
The deliberately different Anthology version has just the vocals plus new reverb added in 1996.

I ME MINE

basic recording- 3 Jan 1970
additional recording- 3 Jan, 1 Apr 1970
master tape- 8 track

  • [a] stereo 23 Mar, 2 Apr 1970.
    UK: Apple PXS 1 and PCS 7096 Let It Be 1970.
    US: Apple AR 34001 Let It Be 1970.
    CD: EMI CDP 7 46447 2 Let It Be 1987.

  • [b] stereo 1996.
    CD: Apple CDP 8 34451 2 Anthology 3 1996.
The March mix extended the song by repeating segments to build another bridge and verse as heard in [a]. The Anthology mix [b] was done to show the original length of the recording.
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