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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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Am I the only one who likes ''If You've Got Trouble'' ?
Its absolutely astonishing how little EMI knew about how much material their most successful act had recorded, and in their OWN STUDIOS!
“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
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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!
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!
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.
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
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
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:
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.
Thanks Andrew. Wonderful video as usual. I thoroughly enjoy them all. I look forward for each one to appear every Sunday morning. Cheers !
This was a goodie! The next best thing to the Beatles catalogue were the Beatles bootlegs!