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Working on getting a load of ideas out while I have a day off. This time I'm running with the idea of Yesterday being released as a solo Paul single in 1965, leading to Paul's first solo album in 1966. The fate of the Beatles... who knows? This is probably a one-off.

Artwork heavily, heavily inspired by Buddy Holly's "Giant".

Track Listing

Side A

1. Yesterday
2. Eleanor Rigby
3. Wait
4. For No One
5. Drive My Car
6. Michelle

Side B

1. Here, There and Everywhere
2. Good Day Sunshine
3. You Won't See Me
4. Paperback Writer
5. We Can Work It Out
6. Got To Get You Into My Life

We all know that Bob had a close relationship with the Band. Robbie Robertson features on Blonde On Blonde and is all over the Basement Tapes, and Planet Waves obviously.

There were a couple of collaborations that never quite came to be, too. Robbie and Garth Hudson were asked by Bob to add some overdubs to John Wesley Harding, but they both declined, feeling the album was fine as it was. Robbie was also asked to play on Rough And Rowdy Ways, but was too busy with other projects.

Happy birthday Rob - what's your favourite Bob/Rob collaboration?

Today is Robbie's birthday - he would be 83 had he not passed away 3 years ago. I just wanted to share a quick history of his relationship with George / the Beatles. There are a couple of times they met and collaborated.

As a member of The Band, George met Robbie a number of times in the 60s and 70s. The first time was when the Band were backing Bob Dylan on his first electric tour - the Beatles saw them at a few concerts in the UK, and met Dylan and the Band (including Robbie) backstage.

George would later meet them again near the end of 1968, when he spent some time in Woodstock - the New York town which had become Dylan/The Band's home base. George left Woodstock with two new songs and a great feeling of inspiration - he later stated that "All Things Must Pass" was an attempt to write a Robbie Robertson-type tune.

When Dylan and the Band played the Isle of Wight in 1969, George met with them again, but after that I don't think he saw them until 1973 when the Band (minus Richard Manuel) played on a song he had written for Ringo, "Sunshine Life For Me". Ringo actually had a pretty long history of working with members of the Band. Robbie played on his 1974 track "Snookeroo"; Ringo played at the Last Waltz; Levon, Rick, and Garth were in the first iteration of the All-Starr Band.

In the late 80s, George and Robbie recently made comebacks with new solo albums. They appeared in this photoshoot together (not sure of the context) and apparently it was rumoured that they would tour together - obviously this never happened.

I know it's only tangentially related to George, but I thought I'd share since I imagine there's some overlap in the George/Band fanbases. Happy birthday Robbie!

An amazing songwriter and incredible guitarist. A shame he's no longer with us. I'll be sure to play a few of my favourite Robbie songs (Band and solo) today.

The sessions that produced Tug Of War and much of Pipes Of Peace were the last time that Denny Laine recorded with Paul McCartney. After this, they fell out and became estranged and Wings officially broke up, with no touring in sight as Paul and Linda wanted to focus on putting their kids through school (and in the aftermath of John's murder, this decision likely involved security/privacy concerns).

While the whole of Wings rehearsed a lot of the material that ended up on these albums in 1979/1980, it was decided that the whole band would not be used to record the next album. Still, the core Wings trio of the McCartneys & Laine feature on many of the songs, meaning we can put together the Wings album that never was.

All of these songs feature Denny Laine, according to Wikipedia and the Paul McCartney Project. I believe Linda performs on all of these too, making it an authentic Wings album.

Track Listing

Side A (17:14)

1. Tug Of War [The 7" Singles]
2. Ballroom Dancing [Tug Of War (Archive Collection)]
3. Keep Under Cover [Pipes Of Peace (Archive Collection)]
4. The Pound Is Sinking [Tug Of War (Archive Collection)]
5. Hey Hey [Pipes Of Peace (Archive Collection)]

Side B (17:38)

1. Average Person [Pipes Of Peace (Archive Collection)]
2. Rainclouds [Tug Of War (Archive Collection)]
3. Somebody Who Cares [Tug Of War (Archive Collection)]
4. Wanderlust [Tug Of War (Archive Collection)]
5. Dress Me Up As A Robber [Tug Of War (Archive Collection)]

A follow-up to the Apple Years compilation. For this one, aside from the big hits, I really wanted to dig into the "rarer" material. That means there are quite a few B-sides on here. I just think it would add value to an album like this if it were ever released - like not only do you get hits like Coming Up, Goodnight Tonight, etc. but you also get these niche songs that have never been released on an album before.

I know my rule with the last post was not to include any Beatles material, so you might wonder what the hell two Beatles songs are doing here. These are re-recorded versions Paul made for Give My Regards To Broad Street, which form a medley with Wanderlust, which was originally released on Tug Of War in 1981. I wanted to use the Broad Street versions because I think this medley is cool. Swap it out if you want.

Track Listing

Side A (22:39)

1. Coming Up [McCartney II]
2. Arrow Through Me [Back To The Egg]
3. I'll Give You A Ring [The 7" Singles]
4. Say Say Say [Pipes of Peace (Archive Collection)]
5. Daytime Nighttime Suffering [The 7" Singles]
6. Waterfalls [McCartney II]

Side B (24:32)

1. Ballroom Dancing [Tug of War (Archive Collection)]
2. Secret Friend - 7" Single Mix [The 7" Singles]
3. Temporary Secretary [McCartney II]
4. Old Siam, Sir [Back To The Egg]
5. So Bad [Pipes of Peace (Archive Collection)]
6. Goodnight Tonight [The 7" Singles]

Side C (24:22)

1. Take It Away [The 7" Singles]
2. Rainclouds [The 7" Singles]
3. Wonderful Christmastime [The 7" Singles]
4. Nobody Knows [McCartney II]
5. Ode To A Koala Bear [The 7" Singles]
6. Ebony And Ivory [Tug of War (Archive Collection)]
7. Baby's Request [Back To The Egg]

Side D (22:03)

1. No More Lonely Nights [Give My Regards To Broad Street]
2. Yesterday [Give My Regards To Broad Street]
3. Here, There and Everywhere [Give My Regards To Broad Street]
4. Wanderlust [Give My Regards To Broad Street]
5. Getting Closer [Back To The Egg]
6. Here Today [Tug of War (Archive Collection)]
7. Pipes Of Peace [Pipes of Peace (Archive Collection)]

I've seen a lot of artists have compilations that are like, "The [insert record label here] Years". Johnny Cash's Sun Records compilation is one example. I thought I'd try and put a best-of together for a solo Beatle using the material they released with Apple Records. In the end I settled on Paul, since the other three's Apple tenures have already been summed up on their greatest hits albums released across 1975-76.

I'm only picking solo material here, meaning none of the songs Paul recorded and released with the Beatles between 1968-70 are included here. There are plenty of hits and a couple of rarer tracks, like non-album B-sides.

I think it makes for a pretty cool double album. I have a similar Columbia Records fan album drafted which I will share if people like this one.

Track Listing

Side A (21:36)

1. Another Day [Ram (Archive Edition)]
2. My Love [Red Rose Speedway (Archive Edition)]
3. Jet [Band On The Run (Archive Edition)]
4. Heart Of The Country [Ram (Archive Edition)]
5. Helen Wheels [Band On The Run (Archive Edition)]
6. Tomorrow [Wild Life (Archive Edition)]

Side B (24:26)

1. Every Night [McCartney (Archive Edition)]
2. Let Me Roll It [Band On The Run (Archive Edition)]
3. Live And Let Die [Red Rose Speedway (Archive Edition)]
4. Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey [Ram (Archive Edition)]
5. Junior's Farm [Venus And Mars (Archive Edition)]
6. The Back Seat Of My Car [Ram (Archive Edition)]

Side C (24:24)

1. Maybe I'm Amazed [McCartney (Archive Edition)]
2. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five [Band On The Run (Archive Edition)]
3. Mary Had A Little Lamb [Red Rose Speedway (Archive Edition)]
4. Oh Woman, Oh Why [Ram (Archive Edition)]
5. Hi, Hi, Hi [Red Rose Speedway (Archive Edition)]
6. Give Ireland Back To the Irish [Wild Life (Archive Edition)]

Side D (23:52)

1. Love Is Strange [Wild Life (Archive Edition)]
2. Little Woman Love [Ram (Archive Edition)]
3. C Moon [Red Rose Speedway (Archive Edition)]
4. Teddy Boy [McCartney (Archive Edition)]
5. Mrs. Vandebilt [Band On The Run (Archive Edition)]
6. Band On The Run [Band On The Run (Archive Edition)]

I was listening to the single Wings released under the alias Suzy and the Red Stripes (Seaside Woman / B-Side to Seaside) and it got me thinking about an album based around this concept - basically, what if Linda fronted Wings for an album?

I get some people aren't fans of Linda's voice or whatever, but I think she's cool, I like the sound of her voice, and I think this makes for a cute album.

All the tracks have been taken from Linda's album Wide Prairie and were recorded in the 1970s by Wings in its different iterations.

Track Listing

Side A (12:18)

1. Seaside Woman
2. Mister Sandman
3. Oriental Nightfish
4. New Orleans

Side B (16:10)

1. B-Side to Seaside
2. Sugartime
3. Cook of the House
4. Wide Prairie
5. I Got Up

Total Length = 28 minutes, 28 seconds

I've always been fascinated by Stuart ever since I started to read into the band's history. I often wonder what it would have been like if he survived. I think he would have become a Klaus Voormann-like figure in the band's circle, possibly contributing artwork to their records.

Happy birthday Stuart!

I put this together pretty hastily today so sorry about the weird low-quality artwork. 2/4 Beatles, or rather "ex-Beatles" at this point, were going through some pretty serious relationship troubles in 1974. George and Pattie had split for good, and John and Yoko had separated. This resulted in some pretty heartbroken songs from each of them.

I thought I'd put together a 1974 album with these songs, and some Wings and Ringo tracks that fit the mood. Basically "The Beatles' Breakup Album".

Track Listing

Side A (26:15)

1. Going Down On Love
2. Letting Go
3. So Sad
4. What You Got
5. Simply Shady
6. Call Me Back Again

Side B (25:07)

1. Bless You
2. Can't Stop Thinking About You
3. Husbands And Wives
4. I Don't Care Anymore
5. Nobody Loves You (When You're Down And Out)
6. Treat Her Gently - Lonely Old People

Today I'm crossing over with another of the 60s most iconic bands. I admit I am nowhere near as big a fan of the Stones as I am the Beatles; in all honesty, I don't listen to them a great deal. I have nothing against them but I never really got into them. That being said you have to respect the way they've been going for over six decades, still releasing new music, and they do have some songs I enjoy very much.

You probably know that back in the 60s there was a perceived rivarly between the Beatles and Stones. Unlike other iconic rivalries - e.g. Blur and Oasis - there was no bickering at one another in the press or any kind of genuine bad blood between the bands; we all know that the Beatles gave the Stones their first hit single, "I Wanna Be Your Man", and the bands were on friendly terms throughout the decade.

You might also know that there have been a number of times where members of the Beatles and Stones appeared on the other group's records. This is where my fan album comes in. This is essentially a collection of every time a member of the Beatles appeared on a Rolling Stones record and vice versa, in celebration of the Stones' new album coming out soon.

Notes on each track can be found below. Enjoy!

Track Listing

Side A (14:07)

1. I Wanna Be Your Man [The Rolling Stones - Singles 1963-1965]
2. Yer Blues [The Dirty Mac - The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus]
3. Bite My Head Off [The Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds]
4. We Love You [The Rolling Stones - She's A Rainbow / Diamond / We Love You]

Side B (13:50)

1. Yellow Submarine [The Beatles - Revolver]
2. Baby You're A Rich Man [The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour]
3. All You Need Is Love [The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour]
4. You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) [The Beatles - Past Masters]

Notes

• I Wanna Be Your Man; neither recording of "I Wanna Be Your Man" by the Stones or Beatles features members of the other band, but I couldn't not include this one - it's too important in the relationship between these bands to omit.
• Yer Blues; as performed by the one-off supergroup The Dirty Mac, which featured John Lennon, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, and Mitch Mitchell. Imagine an album by that group...
• Bite My Head Off; from the Rolling Stones' most recent album. This features Paul on bass guitar! He's also set to appear on the Stones' upcoming album, once again playing bass on a track or two - maybe I should have waited until then to post this, so that the album doesn't become outdated so soon...
• We Love You; John and Paul contribute backing vocals to this non-album track. Apparently this was written by Mick and Keith to thank their fans for their support when the pair got arrested for drug possession.
• Yellow Submarine; aside from the Beatles themselves, a number of people feature in the chorus vocal. Brian Jones - who also offered ocarina and the sound of wine glasses clinking to the track, according to Wikipedia - is the reason the song features here, but others include Marianne Faithfull (Mick Jagger's girlfriend at the time), Pattie Boyd, Mal Evans, Neil Aspinall, George Martin, Geoff Emerick, and Alf Bicknell.
• Baby You're A Rich Man; this song was recorded at Olympic Sound Studios, where the Rolling Stones often recorded. Mick attended the session for this song and sings backing vocals.
• All You Need Is Love; Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are among the large collection of backing singers on this track, along with Marianne Faithfull. They are sat around the band while they are filmed for the Our World broadcast - you'll be able to see for yourself when this performance is finally uploaded to YouTube by the official Beatles channel in a couple of days!
• You Know My Name (Look Up The Number); a weird song with an odd recording history. Having been worked on in sporadic sessions across 1967 and 1969, Brian Jones contributed saxophone to the recording during a session on 8th June, 1967. The song was released ~8 months after Jones died, as the B-side of the "Let It Be" single.

From 1963 to 1965, the Beatles released two LPs per year, plus a decent number of songs that were only released on singles or on the Long Tall Sally EP.

This changed in 1966 when the band only released one LP of new music, Revolver, and one non-album single. Although the Beatles were still quite busy - both as individuals and as a collective, with the album being released in the middle of the Beatles' final world tour - this was actually the quietest year in the band's activity so far, since they broke out in 1963.

When no Christmas LP / single by the band appeared to be on the horizon, a greatest hits compilation was issued. While this did include a few songs by the band which were not previously available on albums, I thought I'd put together an alternative, which would have consisted entirely on non-album material that had been released up to that point.

I have omitted two songs from this compilation just because an 18-track album seems unprecedented for the time, at least in pop/rock music. The only examples I could find which came close were film soundtracks. Those songs are "Slow Down" and "Matchbox". Nothing against them but if 16 songs was going to be the upper limit then those are the ones I would cut - I'd prefer to focus on the group's originals.

All in all it's not a totally original idea - basically Past Masters Vol 1. minus two songs - but I had fun designing the artwork and I think it would have been a cool release.

Track Listing

Side A (19:41)

1. She Loves You
2. Bad Boy
3. We Can Work It Out
4. This Boy
5. I Feel Fine
6. Thank You Girl
7. She's A Woman
8. Rain

Side B (18:24)

1. Day Tripper
2. From Me To You
3. I'll Get You
4. I'm Down
5. I Call Your Name
6. Paperback Writer
7. I Want To Hold Your Hand
8. Long Tall Sally

included the rest of my top 10, lmk if you have any recs

A very simple idea - every UK/US #1 single released by the Beatles as solo artists. It's possible this has been done before, I'm just in the mood to make something. Annoyingly this list goes over the limit of what can be stored on one CD, so I've had to split it across two.

There are two double A-side singles on here: "My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It A Pity" and "Mull Of Kintyre / Girls' School". The former had both songs listed at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the latter had them jointly listed on the UK singles chart.

Track Listing

Disc One: 1970-1975 (47:06)

1. My Sweet Lord
2. Isn't It A Pity
3. Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey
4. Imagine
5. My Love
6. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)
7. Photograph
8. You're Sixteen (You're Beautiful and You're Mine)
9. Band On The Run
10. Whatever Gets You Thru The Night
11. Listen To What The Man Said

Disc Two: 1976-2023 (52:06)

1. Silly Love Songs
2. Mull Of Kintyre
3. Girls' School
4. With A Little Luck
5. Coming Up
6. (Just Like) Starting Over
7. Woman
8. Ebony And Ivory
9. Say Say Say
10. Pipes Of Peace
11. Got My Mind Set On You
12. Now And Then

Today I'm revisiting the Ladders concept. This is something I've attempted a couple of times before with different line-ups of musicians. For this, I'm sticking with what I believe was the band's intended line-up of John Lennon, George Harrison, Klaus Voormann, and Ringo Starr; these musicians played on "I'm The Greatest" in 1973. The front cover art was found on Pinterest.

John Lennon, George Harrison, Klaus Voormann, and Ringo Starr have just finished laying down "I'm The Greatest". Caught up in the atmosphere of the session, George suggests that they form a group together. In some wild alternate universe, John does not shoot down this idea but approves. Agreeing that the group should consist of the current line-up, John and George put forward some songs and the four begin recording an album together.

At first, the press claim that it's a Beatles reunion, minus Paul. Once the news has spread that three ex-Beatles are now in a group together, John issues a statement that the ongoing sessions were not a Beatles reunion, but something new altogether.

The album is preceded by the US #1 single "Photograph" (b/w "Out The Blue"), followed by the double A-side "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)" / "Mind Games", which also tops the chart in the US. Publications are quick to pit the Ladders against Paul McCartney & Wings, who recently scored their first chart-topping single with "My Love". While the bad blood between the former Beatles had mostly died down by 1973, with John and Paul on better terms than they had been in the earlier part of the decade, the exclusion of Paul from what could have been a Beatles reunion was viewed as a sign that another falling-out had occurred. In an interview supporting the album, George Harrison stated:

"It's nothing personal. I can be in a band with John, Ringo, and Klaus, but I couldn't be in a band with Paul, purely from a musical standpoint."

Nevertheless, there was a feeling of animosity from Paul, who had been the member of the Beatles who tried the hardest to keep them together, who now saw his former bandmates recording together with a new bassist. A meeting with John in 1974 put this to rest.

Although Going Up was well received, the Ladders never recorded another album, as John and George became tied up in personal problems - each of them experienced a breakdown in their marriages (albeit to varying extents) and were bogged down in other musical projects, leaving them no time to put their efforts into another Ladders record. John did end up joining George on stage in his concert at Madison Square Garden during his North American tour. He played three songs with George and his band: "In My Life", "You Really Got A Hold On Me", and "Mind Games".

Track Listing

Side A (20:55)

1. I'm The Greatest
2. Tight A$
3. Sue Me, Sue You Blues
4. Out The Blue
5. The Day The World Gets 'Round
6. Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond)

Side B (22:57)

1. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
2. I Know (I Know)
3. Oh My My
4. Don't Let Me Wait Too Long
5. Photograph
6. Mind Games

Someone just told me that today is Harry's birthday. Funnily enough I've been listening to his music again recently and had no idea it was coming up. Harry was such a great talent, and he was closely associated with John and Ringo in particular after the Beatles split up. John and Paul named Nilsson their favourite American artist in 1968, and the band even invited him to the studio in 1968.

If you haven't already, I strongly encourage you to listen to some of Harry's music. There is a strong Beatles influence throughout his discography; John even produced his infamous 1974 album Pussy Cats. A great songwriter even though his two biggest hits were covers, funny how that works.

There are so many pictures of George with John and Ringo but I thought I'd just pick one for each Beatle (in George's case, this is the only picture of them together that I can find).

Many of you have likely heard of Ethan Hawke's "Black Album". It's probably the most famous example of a Beatles fan album out there. What it is is essentially a three-disc compilation of songs by the former Beatles which they released as solo artists. He created it initially for his daughter, Maya, on her 13th birthday - it was then reused in his film Boyhood, where his character similarly gifts it to his son as a birthday present.

It's a solid track listing when you take a look at it, and I've always wanted to take a crack at this concept myself. I do think there is room for improvement on Hawke's album; the fact that it is absent of any material post-1984 is surprising to me, considering George made his "comeback" later that decade and Paul would go on to release some really great songs not only in the late 80s but through to the present day. Maybe Hawke didn't want to go beyond 1984 because that's the last year a "new" John solo album was released, which is understandable, but there is so much room left on disc 3 of his album that it feels like a missed opportunity.

So I got to work on my own take, and quickly realised that this is a very difficult task. Even when I'm working with a CD format - which allows for up to 80 minutes of music, rather than ~20 minutes per side for vinyl, which is how I usually format my fan albums - it's hard to fit all the songs I'd like to have on here. I realised that my gripes with Hawke's version of the album were pretty silly; the early 70s in particular is such an amazing time for solo Beatle music that it's no wonder his version is lacking in later material.

Still, I did my best to include songs from across the years here. I had to cut out a few personal and fan favourites in order to do so, so this likely won't please everyone. That being said, this is my personal take on the album. It's a version of the Black Album I'd most like to listen to.

One last note: as Hawke's version features "Real Love", I saw no problem including the rest of the "reunion" tracks here, even though they aren't really solo Beatles songs.

Without further ado, here's my take. I hope you enjoy.

Track Listing

Disc One (1:18:23)

1. Real Love
2. All Those Years Ago
3. Another Day
4. Gimme Some Truth
5. It Don't Come Easy
6. Listen To What The Man Said
7. Old Dirt Road
8. Dark Sweet Lady
9. Nobody Told Me
10. I'm The Greatest
11. My Love
12. Handle With Care
13. Every Night
14. Stand By Me
15. Attention
16. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
17. Goodnight Tonight
18. Got My Mind Set On You
19. Love
20. My Sweet Lord
21. Band On The Run

Disc Two (1:19:46)

1. New
2. What Is Life
3. Woman
4. No-No Song
5. Calico Skies
6. Free As A Bird
7. You
8. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
9. Call Me Back Again
10. Only You (And You Alone)
11. Working Class Hero
12. Cloud Nine
13. Photograph
14. Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey
15. Wrack My Brain
16. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
17. Crackerbox Palace
18. Jealous Guy
19. The Back Seat Of My Car
20. All Things Must Pass
21. Give Peace A Chance

Disc Three (1:19:33)

1. Silly Love Songs
2. Jet
3. (Just Like) Starting Over
4. When We Was Fab
5. As You Lie There
6. Mother
7. Woman Don't You Cry For Me
8. Coming Up
9. Stuck Inside A Cloud
10. My Brave Face
11. Imagine
12. Any Road
13. Junior's Farm
14. Love Comes To Everyone
15. Maybe I'm Amazed
16. If Not For You
17. Whatever Gets You Thru The Night
18. Home To Us
19. Here Today
20. Now And Then

I've been doing a lot of revisiting old ideas lately. After taking another crack at the Beatles at the Isle of Wight, I thought I'd have another go at a fantasy setlist which became one of my most popular posts here a few months ago.

Rather than the Magical Mystery Tour project, the Beatles finally bow to manager Brian Epstein's requests that they tour again - but this time, they want things on their terms. No outdoor concerts at stadiums with shoddy sound systems, no package tours where they have to play their 30 minutes and dash out of the venue before they race to another city.

This time around, they want something more sophisticated. The Beatles express a desire for indoor concerts with additional musicians joining them on stage to help bring their latest material to a live audience. For a moment, they toy with the idea of touring as their Sgt. Pepper personas, thinking that it might send a message to the audience to behave differently to how they would at a typical Beatles concert. Eventually, they decide to go out as themselves, but the Pepper theme sticks in the promotion for the tour. Titled "Sgt. Pepper's On Tour: The Beatles' 1967 Tour", the group would play a handful of dates across the UK and western Europe, then a couple on the east coast of the United States and Canada before playing a final concert in San Francisco at the end of the year.

The setlist was devised as follows. Rehearsals took place throughout summer and the tour kicked off at the beginning of October. The show was much longer than fans had come to expect from the Beatles, far exceeding their usual half hour of stage time. The fan behaviours of old quickly slipped away as it became clear that this was not your typical Beatles concert - this was an experience. The band opened with five songs from Pepper (including its associated single "Penny Lane"), with "She's Leaving Home" leading into a short orchestral suite of three of Paul's string-based songs. This was followed by a selection of material from the band's previous albums, Revolver and Rubber Soul, before concluding with three more '67 songs.

Setlist

1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
2. With A Little Help From My Friends
3. Penny Lane
4. Good Morning Good Morning
5. She's Leaving Home
6. Eleanor Rigby
7. Yesterday
8. Got To Get You Into My Life
9. I Want To Tell You
10. Doctor Robert
11. In My Life
12. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
13. If I Needed Someone
14. We Can Work It Out
15. Paperback Writer
16. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
17. Hello, Goodbye
18. All You Need Is Love

The pictures are from the promo video for Hello, Goodbye, as you're probably aware. I did some editing to make them look like they were old photographs taken by someone in the audience of one of these shows. On the second slide I tried to make it look more worn/damaged by adding ripped paper textures around it. Kind of mixed effects. I also edited some microphones in, probably best not to look too close.

What do you think of the setlist? Obviously there would be a couple of tracks which would be hard to reproduce live exactly as they sound on the record, but with a cast of additional musicians I think they could come close. It's not like they weren't open to rearranging songs (see "Yesterday" live in 1966).

A proper fan album, as my next post might be another fantasy setlist.

This is a George Harrison rarities compilation, one of the things I want so badly as an official release. Most of the songs here have been officially released in some capacity, but are quite rare due to being out of print or for being given a limited release. One or two have been bootlegged. Some songs are great, others are a little weird, but I think this works well as a rarities collection. You can find all of these on YouTube.

The title was inspired by the John Lennon compilation Menlove Ave., which compiled some of his outtakes from 1973-1974.

Track Listing

1. Hari's On Tour (Live 1974)
2. For You Blue (Live 1974)
3. Mo
4. Ride Rajbun
5. Sat Singing
6. Hottest Gong In Town
7. Cockamamie Business
8. Horse To The Water
9. Lay His Head
10. Poor Little Girl
11. Flying Hour
12. Abandoned Love