| Label: | THE GENUINE PIG RECORDS |
| Catalogue No.: | TGP-CD-094 |
| Year Of Release: | 1994 |
| Country Of Manufacture: | ITALY |
| Copyright Authority: | SIAE |
| Demo sessions at George Harrison's house - late May 1968 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back in the USSR | 2' 56" |
| 2 | Dear Prudence | 4' 43" |
| 3 | The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill | 2' 35" |
| 4 | I'm So Tired | 3' 17 |
| 5 | Piggies | 2' 00" |
| 6 | Julia | 2' 36" |
| 7 | Yer Blues | 3' 25" |
| 8 | Mother Nature's Son | 2' 11" |
| 9 | Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey | 2' 57" |
| 10 | Sexy Sadie | 2' 23" |
| 11 | Not Guilty | 0' 47" |
| 12 | Revolution | 4' 02" |
| 13 | Cry Baby Cry | 2' 25" |
| 14 | What's The New Mary Jane | 2' 35" |
| 15 | Child Of Nature | 2' 33" |
| Various John Lennon demos - May - December 1968 | ||
| 16 | Julia - Version 1 | 2' 53" |
| 17 | Julia - Version 2 | 2' 55" |
| 18 | Don't Let Me Down - Version 1 | 2' 54" |
| 19 | Don't Let Me Down - Version 2 | 2' 09" |
| 20 | Everyone Had A Hard Year | 1' 40" |
| 21 | A Case Of The Blues | 2' 52" |
| 22 | Oh My Love - Version 1 | 1' 24" |
| 23 | Oh My Love - Version 2 | 1' 19" |
| 24 | The Maharishi Song | 3' 09" |
| 25 | I Want You | 5' 46" |
| 26 | Happiness Is A Warm Gun | 0' 40" |
| Track No.1: | White Album demo. Source taken from a "clean" (Bootleg) L.P. Sound Rating 8.5/10 |
| Track No.2: | White Album demo. Source taken from a (Bootleg) L.P. Some crackles & pops can be heard Sound Rating 8/10 |
| Track No.3 & 4: | White Album demo. Source taken from a (Bootleg) L.P. Hiss can be heard Sound Rating 7.5 - 8/10 |
| Track No.s 5-6: | White Album demo. Source taken from a (Bootleg) L.P. Hiss & crackles can be heard. Sound Rating 7.5 - 8/10 |
| Track No.7: | White Album demo. Source taken from a (Bootleg) L.P. Some crackles & pops can be heard Sound Rating 8/10 Includes talking at start of track, not found on the Yellow Dog "Unsurpassed Demos" release |
| Track No.s 8-10: | White Album demo. Source taken from a "clean" (Bootleg) L.P. Sound Rating 8.5/10 |
| Track No.11: | White Album demo. Track fades early. Source taken from a "clean" (Bootleg) L.P. Sound Rating 8/10 |
| Track No.s 12-15: | White Album demo. Source taken from a "clean" (Bootleg) L.P. Sound Rating 8 - 8.5/10 |
| Track No.s 16-17: | Lennon working demos . 8/10 |
| Track No.s 18-20: | Lennon working demos Source taken from an acetate or bootleg L.P. Crackels and Pops can be heard. Sound Rating 7/10 |
| Track No.s 21-24: | Lennon working demos Source taken from an acetate or bootleg L.P. Hiss, crackels and pops can be heard. Sound Rating 7/10 |
| Track No.25: | Not the "Abbey Road" L.P. track, but rather Yoko singing to John and then John singing back to Yoko. Sounds rather Ad lib. Sound source taken from a (bootleg) L.P. with crackles and distortion Sound Rating 7/10 |
| Track No.26: | Demo of part of "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" Sound Rating 7/10 |
The biggest problem with this C.D. is that it is not what it infers, that is the complete 1968 demos. Mixed in with the demos are working versions and musical ramblings. Demos of Obladi Oblada, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Blackbird, Not Guilty (fully complete), Junk, Sour Milk Sea, Honey Pie, Circles are all missing.
The other concern which I have is that the tracks have been sourced from an L.P. rather than the master tapes.(where available) I have heard comments that these versions sound more bright, but I personally prefer to hear no hiss or crackles or pops and the "tweeking up the EQ" on some of the tracks has caused them to be somewhat harsh to the ear.
If you already have the Yellow Dog Unsurpassed Demos , then the most interesting tracks on this C.D. are the two versions of "Oh My Love" and the unlisted (and incomplete) "Happiness Is A Warm Gun"
Worth getting if no alternate available.
Artwork: simple but not brilliant 8/10
