THE BEATLES
'SESSIONS'
VERY RARE VINYL ALBUM OF RARE RECORDINGS - ALMOST RELEASED BY EMI IN 1985 BUT THEN THE PROJECT WAS SHELVED AND THE ANTHOLOGY ALBUMS WERE RELEASED INSTEAD
SLEEVE HAS BRIAN SOUTHALL'S TRACK BY TRACK RECORDING NOTES ON REAR
SLEEVE - EXCELLENT
PLEASE LOOK AT MY OTHER LISTINGS FOR SOME EXCELLENT BEATLES RARITIES
VINYL HAS PLAIN AND IS GRADED EX-
Sessions was a compilation album by The Beatles planned for release by EMI in 1985, but never issued due to objections by the surviving Beatles.[1] The album consisted of thirteen finished, but unreleased, Beatles songs. A single—"Leave My Kitten Alone", with an alternative version of "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", which was not to appear on the album, as its B-side—was also planned, but it too was left unissued.

"Come and Get It" was a demo recording performed by Paul McCartney solo and eventually handed over to and recorded by the group Badfinger. George Harrison would re-record "Not Guilty" on his album George Harrison in 1979. "How Do You Do It?" had been recorded for a possible early single at the request of George Martin, but scrapped in favour of "Please Please Me".[2] The album also was to include an edit of "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)", from the group's 1967 fan club Christmas single.

Versions of all the songs planned for Sessions would eventually see official release as part of The Beatles Anthology series in 1995–96, with the exception of "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)", which was concurrently released on the "Free as a Bird" single. Bootlegs of various versions of the Sessions album made their way to the public in the late 1980s and early 1990s, some from leaks of internal EMI copies.

Several of the tracks (both here and on the Anthology releases) are altered from their original states. For example, "Not Guilty" is completely re-edited, removing around a minute of the song. "What's the New Mary Jane" was drastically remixed to make the song more musical and less of a discordant "Revolution 9"-type track.

Track listing Edit

All tracks by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.

"Come and Get It" (McCartney)

"Leave My Kitten Alone" (John/Turner/McDougal) – An outtake from the Beatles for Sale sessions.

"Not Guilty" (Harrison) – An outtake from The Beatles ("The White Album"), heavily edited.

"I'm Looking Through You" – Alternative version, with hand claps

"What's the New Mary Jane" – An outtake from The Beatles ("The White Album"), heavily remixed.

"How Do You Do It?" (Murray)

"Besame Mucho" (Velázquez/Skylar) – From the Beatles' first EMI session.

"One After 909" – Earlier version recorded 5 March 1963

"If You've Got Trouble" – A Help! outtake, with verses edited into a different order than they were originally recorded.

"That Means a Lot" – A Help! outtake.

"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (Harrison) – Take 1, with an artificially looped ending.

"Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues" (Roberts/Katz/Clayton) – An outtake from the "Get Back"/"Let It Be" sessions, heavily edited.

"Christmas Time (Is Here Again)" (Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starr) – Edited from the 1967 fan club Christmas single.

Record Collector Magazine's Grading Guide:

"MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and / or creasing.

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and / or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler."

As well as the above grades, Near Mint is often used as well; this is really for a record that appears new but is known to have been played because the label has light spindle marks or because it has come from a previous owner and is assumed to have been played by them. For records which appear to fall between the accepted grades, + and - are also often added to the grading.

In addition to the basic grading, any individual faults should be noted separately such as if an otherwise Excellent cover has a name written on it, or a 7" single is missing its original centre etc.