January 01, 2024

Beatles - The Ultimate 'Sessions' Collection

Sessions was a cancelled compilation album of previously unreleased tracks by the Beatles, planned for release by EMI in 1985 but never issued officially, due to objections by the surviving Beatles. The album consists of 13 finished but unreleased Beatles songs. A planned single containing two of the tracks from Sessions – "Leave My Kitten Alone", backed with an alternative version of "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" – was also left unissued. The idea was resurrected in 1995 as the greatly expanded three-volume double CDs called The Beatles Anthology with an accompanying six-hour documentary.

However, other bootleg labels came up with their own sets of unreleased tracks.

The Beatles Ultimate Sessions Collection is a 2 CD set. It has a nice selection of rare tracks in very good sound quality. It has appeared under several labels. I have been enjoying revisiting this collection. A detailed track listing appears below.
 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 






 

 














DISC ONE - US black and white version, includes original "Sessions" mixes taken from DESS "Sessions" (Version 2)

01 Come And Get It
02 Leave My Kitten Alone
03 Not Guilty
04 I'm Looking Through You
05 What's The New Mary Jane
06 How Do You Do It
07 Besame Mucho
08 One After 909
09 If You've Got Trouble
10 That Means A Lot
11 While My Guitar Gently Weeps
12 Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues
13 Christmas Time (Is Here Again)
14 Revolution 1 (take 18) - Sessions (Fake Apple) ST 12373/4 (2LP set)
15 And Your Bird Can Sing (take 2) - Purple Chick Revolver Deluxe Edition
16 She's A Woman (take 7) - Purple Chick Beatles For Sale Deluxe Edition
17 Yes It Is (rechannelled stereo) - Past Masters Vol. 1 (left channel-stereo mixed to mono/right channel-OOPsed version)
18 For You Blue ("Get Back" album version) - Purple Chick Let It Be Deluxe Edition
19 Free As A Bird (outfake) - Upgraded Collection-Highlights
20 Come And Get It (take 5) - Sessions (Fake Apple) ST 12373/4 (2LP set)
21 I'm A Loser (take 2) - Purple Chick Beatles For Sale Deluxe Edition
22 Don't Bother Me (take 10) - Purple Chick With The Beatles Deluxe Edition
23 Dizzy Miss Lizzy ("backing track" outfake) - Help (OOPSed)
24 Revolution (take 15)
25 Hello Goodbye (take 1) - Miscelleneous Tracks (Yellow Dog 2005)

DISC TWO - UK colour version - fake EMI PROMO CD configuration, All tracks taken from Another Sessions...PLUS

01 Hello Little Girl - Hope We Passed The Audition (Purple Chick)
02 Love Of The Loved - Hope We Passed The Audition (Purple Chick)
03 How Do You Do It (Ultra Rare Trax mix) - Please Please Me Deluxe Edition (Purple Chick)
04 Do You Want To Know A Secret (take 7) - Please Please Me Deluxe Edition (Purple Chick)
05 One After 909 (true stereo outfake) - DESS "Sessions" (Version 2)
06 That Means A Lot (stereo version) - Help! Deluxe Edition (Purple Chick)
07 Shout (complete - mostly stereo) - Anthology 1 + Around And Around (Silent Sea)
08 Leave My Kitten Alone (stereo version) - Beatles For Sale Deluxe Edition (Purple Chick)
09 I'm Looking Through You (alt. stereo mix) - Rubber Soul Deluxe Edition (Purple Chick)
10 Paperback Writer (alt. stereo mix) - Anthology VHS
11 Strawberry Fields Forever (takes 4,25,26) - Sgt. Pepper Deluxe Edition (Purple Chick)
12 The Fool On The Hill (demo) - Anthology 2
13 I Am The Walrus (reference mix) - DESS Casualties
14 While My Guitar Gently Weeps (unedited take 1)
15 What's The New Mary Jane (complete alt. mix) - Another Sessions...PLUS + Miscelleneous Tracks (Yellow Dog 2005)
16 Not Guilty (unedited take)
17 I Me Mine (acetate) - Acetates (2002)
18 Goodbye (acetate) - Acetates (2002)

HIDDEN TRACKS:
19 Like Dreamers Do - Hope We Passed The Audition (Purple Chick)
20 Besame Mucho (Ultra Rare Trax mix) - Hope We Passed The Audition (Purple Chick)
21 If You've Got Trouble (alt. stereo mix)
22 Christmas Time Is Here Again (alt. stereo mix)
23 Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues (stereo reconstruction using "Sessions" configuration)
24 Come And Get It (stereo demo)

BONUS TRACKS (from original US versions):
25 Medley: Obladi Oblada/Christmas Time (Is Here Again) - Ultra Rare Trax Vol. 5
26 Real Love (video mix) - Anthology DVD

Below are similar albums under different labels.







































































 

































More info available here:

https://www.guitars101.com/threads/the-beatles-the-ultimate-sessions-collection-sbd.757666/

https://superdiscografiathebeatles.blogspot.com/2021/09/2021-ultimate-sessions-collection.html

https://music-that-we-adore.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-beatles-bootleg-albums-320kbps.html

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