THE BEATLES - SEASON OF THE WITCH - 6-CD/DVD-BOX+1 DIGIPACK
This new AFM Records BOX comes with never before released material including the new tape with the White album different outtakes, PLUS 2 DVDs with awesome material of the 1968-69-70 period NEVER RELEASED BEFORE in GREAT QUALITY! ALSO : 1 DVD with the 3-D sequel of YELLOW SUBMARINE only released in Berlin years ago (2000) and 1 DVD with the remastered MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR movie directly from the 1º GENERATION of the VHS MPI copy, 2 CDs with never heard before White Album material AND 1 Digipack containing the so rare 20 X 4 album taken from a virgin copy of the old 1979 JPGR/REM204-Remime/Audifon vinyl
The discs :
DISC 1 DVD - THE BEATLES: The Long and Winding Road 1970-1971 (footage NOT available elsewhere)
DISC 2 DVD - THE BEATLES: LET IT END 1970 (footage NOT available elsewhere)
DISC 3 DVD - The Beatles Yellow Submarine Adventures & More (New 3-D adventure sequel to the 1968 hit NOT available elsewhere, Plus a look at Hey Bulldog/ Baby You're a Rich Man sequences - from every movie source - compared and finally put together as one sequence!)
DISC 4 DVD - Magical Mystery Tour Remastered (Best version available of this movie EVER)
DISC 5 CD -
Revolution #1 (RM 1) 10:46 (SPEED CORRECTED Here for the first time in its full 10 minute+ glory…)
Across the universe (This is the lost version that begins with "You're right, Richie..." and has the backwards overdubs).
Dear Prudence (an alternate LONGER mono mix, complete with a post-song comment from John Lennon and other extraneous noises from the original master tape)
Julia (a collection of John Lennon home recordings of his song Julia, in far better sound quality and from a longer tape source than has ever appeared before.
Step inside love (All the rehearsals, all the sessions+chat) AND MUCH MORE !!!!!
DISC 6 CD - Come and Get It (All the takes that Paul recorded with the Badfinger guys, AMAZING QUALITY. we can hear Paul lead the "Come And Get It" sessions, pounding out the song on piano, and trying to get Badfinger to lay down an acceptable backing track)
"No Escaping Your Love" (An Iveys song with the backing of Paul to get the right tune, AMAZING!)
DISC 7 DIGIPACK CD - Taken from a virgin vinyl of the ultra rare 20 X 4 LP and replicating exactly the artwork of the old LP ''til perfection! Containing the mysterious : PENNY O' DELL (Nashville 1974 sessions) & PIECE OF MIND (Pepper era) amongst other gems that untill today are believed to be sung by the Beatles themselves (I, myself, find it hard to believe that the former is sung by Paul, buyt the latter is certainly a Pepper song sung by John, it has divided opinions around the world!!!
Wow, what a thrill, this BOX has to be the release of the year and for those of you who are into details, I am describing EACH disc right below along with some reviews, it's a must-read. MORE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND IN THE BOX BOOKLET
THE BEATLES - SEASON OF THE WITCH - 6-CD/DVD-BOX+1 DIGIPACK
DISC 1 -
THE BEATLES: The Long and Winding Road 1970-1971
Approx 80 mins
1. March 5, 1970: The Beatles - Let It Be aired on Top of the Pops
2. March 15, 1970: Ringo Starr - Sentimental Journey aired on Frost on sunday on March 29
3. April 10, 1970: The Beatles Break Up Official announcement
News footage of paper and fans
Raw footage of fans, Derek Taylor interview and Ringo leaving Apple
Allen Klein and Derek Taylor Interviews
TG2 Italian News
4. April 10, 1970: George Harrison - Fact or Fantasy - Interview at Apple aired on April 26
5. April 19, 1970: Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed aired on Top of the Pops
6. May, 1970: The Beatles - Let It Be Movie Trailer
7. May 20, 1970: The Beatles - Let It Be - premieres in London
8. December, 1970: Interview with Apple Employee on the Beatles Future
9. December 14, 1970: John and Yoko - The Bowery, NY - Up Your Legs Forever filming
10. December, 1970: John and Yoko - The Bowery, NY - Fly filming
11. February 19, 1971: Paul and Linda McCartney - High Courts, London BBC News
12. March 16, 1971: Paul and Linda McCartney - The 13th Annual Grammy Awards for "Let it Be"
13. April 15, 1971: 43rd Annual Academy Awards - for Best Original Song Score for "Let it Be"
14. April 9, 1970: Ringo Starr: Early 1970 video
15. 1974: Bravermann's Condensed Cream of the Beatles - film short
BONUS:
16. September 13, 1969:John and Yoko - Peace Seminar, Toronto, Canada
DISC 2 -
THE BEATLES: LET IT END 1970
Approx 95 mins
1. January 5: John and Yoko - Tony Cox's Farmhouse, Alborg, Denmark
2. January 15: John's Erotic Art - London Art Gallery
3. January 25: John and Yoko - Hotel Hilton, Paris, France
4. January 27: Ringo - Rowan & Martion's Laugh-In aired on February 23rd on NBC-TV
5. February 4: John and Yoko - Black Centre, London on ITV News at Ten
6. February 9: John and Yoko: Tony Cox Tapes, England - unedidted audio - audio is not perfect, however original!
7. February 9: John and Yoko: Tony Cox Tapes, England - different source and with music
9. February 10: John and Yoko - Soho Street Studio, London
8. February 5: John & Yoko - Instant Karma - aired on Top of the Pops
10. February 11: John and Yoko - Instant Karma #4 - Aired on Top of The Pops February 12
11. February 11: John and Yoko - Instant Karma #3 - Aired on Top of The Pops February 19
Ed Sullivan Show - aired on March 1, 1970 - Beatles Special
12. Introduction
Two Of Us - The Beatles
Commercials
13. Ed Talks About The Beatles
We Can work It Out/ A Hard Day's Night - Dionne Warwick
14. Octopuses Garden - The Muppets
15. Something - Peggy Lee
16. Lucy In The Sky with Diamonds - Beatles - danced by Edward Viella NY Ballet
Commercials
17. Can't Buy Me Love - Steve Lawrence & Edie Gorme
Fool on the Hill
With a little Help From My Friends
Michelle
All My Loving
18. She Loves You/ All My Loving/ She's Leaving Home/ Ticket to Ride - Duke Ellington
19. Maxwell's Silver Hammer - Peggy Lee
20. Yesterday - Paul McCartney/ Dionne Warwick/ Peggy Lee
21. Sgt. Pepper's - Sgt. Deniro's Troupe
21. Let It Be - The Beatles
22. Hey Jude/ End Credits - The Cast
DISC 3 -
The Beatles Yellow Submarine Adventures & More
This is a great one, and the closest we may ever come to a sequel to the 1968 classic! In 2000 Sony (under licence from Apple Corps) brought out a Yellow Submarine Motion Simulator Park Ride. It was used briefly in Tokyo and Berlin that year before being taken out of use. The ride featured brand new 3D animation based on the original movie and, as you'd imagine, the footage is full of references to the original.
1. 1968 UK Version Bubble/ Hey Bulldog Sequence
2. 1968 UK Version Bubble/ Baby You're a Rich Man Sequence
3. 1999 Version Bubble/ Hey Bulldog Sequence
4. 2009 Remastered Version Bubble/ Baby You're a Rich Man/ Hey Bulldog Sequence
5. Pre-Show
6. Sea Of Monsters Version
7. Sea Of Science Version
8. Sea Of Time Version
DISC 4 -
Original film name: Magical Mystery Tour
film studio name: Apple
Date Original Film Was Released: December 26, 1967 (Boxing Day)
Date Edit Was Released: December 2007
Original Runtime: 50 min
New Runtime: 54 min
Amount of time Cut/Added: 4 min
Cuts removed/added/altered: None
-"Hello Goodbye" video added before title sequence. This provides the film with a few more minutes of Beatle music, and gives reason to the song's partial appearance in the end credits. Has little to do with the rest of the film, but the same could be said for the rest of the musical sequences.
-"Flying" sequence placed after the "magic is beginning to work" sequence
-"I am the courier"/"I Am the Walrus" placed after wizards' first scene
-Aunt Jessie's dream placed after Miss Winters announces luncheon time
-"Sergeant Victor" scene placed between Jessie's dream & "Blue Jay Way". Looks like the group is walking directly from the sergeant to the tent.
-Buster confesses love to Jessie *after* Bonzo Dog strip club scene.
-Marathon scene placed after Buster passes out during above scene. This scene was placed way too early in the original version, and works better as a grand conclusion to the bus trip.
-Buster & Jesse's beach romance placed after marathon scene. This is now no longer a dream sequence. Moving this and the previous Buster/Jessie scene later into the film now gives some proper progression to what little plot this film has.
-above scene ends with Jesse and Ringo joking around. This provides some closure to the arguing that they were doing at the start of the film.
-"Your Mother Should Know" and end credits follow the above scene
DISC 5 -
01. Revolution # 1 - 10:46
02. Recolution - 3:35
03. Across The Universe - 3:40
04. Dear Prudence - 4:10
05. Julia (Intrumental) - 4:38
06. Julia - 3:03
07. Julia - 4:13
08. Step Inside Love - 2:53
09. Step Inside Love - 4:37
10. Step Inside Love - 2:56
11. Step Inside Love - 4:10
12. Step Inside Love (take 1) - 3:23
13. Step Inside Love (take 2) - 3:04
14. Step Inside Love(takes 3 & 4) - 3:09
15. Step Inside Love (chat) 2:28
TOTAL TIME : 61:10
1. Revolution #1 (RM 1)
…Here for the first time in its full 10 minute+ glory AND SPEED CORRECTED…
2. Revolution (Single version, no piano)
…from the initial session that the recording heard on this disc is taken, complete with cunt-in and no fade out…
3. Across the universe (Alternate mix take 8)
…This version presented here, an alternate mix from take 8, contains various overdubs – some backwards – that were not used in the released version., together with pre-song banter and a full ending…
4. Dear Prudence
…an alternate mono mix, complete with a post-song comment from John Lennon and other extraneous noises from the original master tape…
5. Julia (instrumental take 1+2)
…a collection of John Lennon home recordings of his song Julia, in far better sound quality and from a longer tape source than has ever appeared before.
6. Julia (SI onto take 2)…a vocal track and a second guitar… The quality of this source tape is incredible…
7. Julia (SI onto take 2 2nd try)…a second try at overdubbing…
8-15. Step inside love (Rehearsals and session takes 1-4 + chat)
DISC 6
01. Come and Get It (take 1) - 2:29
02. Come and Get It (take 2 & 3) - 1:11
03. Come and Get It (take 4) - 0:59
04. Come and Get It (take 5) - 2:15
05. Come and Get It (take 6) - 2:43
06. Come and Get It (take 7) - 0:47
07. Come and Get It (take 8 - 0:47
08. Come and Get It (take 9) - 1:10
09. Come and Get It (take 10) - 2:41
10. Come and Get It (take 11) - 0:27
11. Come and Get It (take 12) - 0:48
12. Come and Get It (take 13) - 2:42
13. Come and Get It (take 14) - 2:30
14. Come and Get It (take 15) - 2:23
15. Come and Get It (take 16) - 0:35
16. Come and Get It (take 17) - 0:51
17. Come and Get It (take 18) - 2:29
18. Come and Get It (take 19 & 20) - 2:41)
19. Come and Get It (take 21) - 2:32
20. Come and Get It (take 22-25) - 2:37
21. Come and Get It (take 26) - 2:24
22. No Escaping Your Love (take 1) - 2:20
23. No Escaping Your Love (take 2 & 3) - 2:23
24. No Escaping Your Love (take 4) - 2:25
25. No Escaping Your Love (take 5) - 1:22
26. No Escaping Your Love (take 6) - 2:16
27. No Escaping Your Love (take 7) - 2:19
28. No Escaping Your Love (take 8) - 2:18
29. No Escaping Your Love (take 9) - 1:22
30. No Escaping Your Love (take 10) - 2:19
31. No Escaping Your Love (take 11) - 2:18
TOTAL TIME : 59:22
01-21. Come and get it (Session takes 1-26)
22-31. No escaping your love (Session takes 1-11)
DISC 7 - 20 X 4 VINYL VERSION
01. Oh Darling (Different 1969 version)
02. Peace Of Mind (Unreleased Pepper track)
03. Blackbird
04. Things We Said Today (A Hard Day's Night Sessions different version)
05. Help! (Demo)
06. Every Little Thing (Sung By George)
07. Penny O' Dell (Nashville Sessions 1974)
08. Imagine (Live version 1975)
09. Simple Life (Japan 1977)
10. Bye Bye Love (Rehearsal at NBC)
11. My Carnival (New Orleans 1975)
12. Heather (Acoustic)
13. Her Majesty (Remixed)
14. When Everybody Comes To Town/I'd Have You Anytime
15. Bluebird, Momas Little Girl, Michelle, Heart Of The Country (James Paul McCartney show in 1973)
