Of course, he finally got it right for his 1979 George Harrison album in a version that is more relaxed and less brittle than The Beatles managed.Ĥ. It has all the hallmarks of Harrison’s best work around this time. I’d have to say that I’d have preferred it to “Piggies.” But of course, this was a song where Harrison was addressing issues with his bandmates, their time in India, and coming into his own as a songwriter. Not Guilty (George Harrison/ The White Album sessions Take 102) 102 takes…but this song didn’t make it onto the White Album. At 5:59 this was the longest track on Plastic Ono Band, but this is the kind of raw rock sound that The Beatles needed to play if they were going to stay relevant going forward, and this became Lennon’s signature sound until Imagine. Well Well Well (John Lennon/ Plastic Ono Band) Stripped down Lennon during his primal scream days. But you know, it’s a great song and this is Beatles ’73.Ģ. Lennon felt that some lyrics were directed at him and wife Yoko Ono, which Paul even admitted. Good lyrics, nice melodic work, classic McCartney vocal, hot guitar solo (by Hugh McCracken), and a nice psychedelic freak out ending. Too Many People (Paul McCartney /Ram) A solid McCartney song opens this album with a bang. I humbly offer my Lost Beatles Album, Beatles ’73, track listing here, with explanation and annotation on each trackġ. In the end, I got a Beatles album weighted to my preferences, with a heavier rock sound (mostly from Lennon) overall, some very melodic and winning contributions from McCartney, and a couple of tracks that show Harrison’s influence going forward. There’s no “My Love” or “Band on the Run.” I made exceptions for “It Don’t Come Easy” and “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) because they sounded so Beatle-esque. There’s nothing here from Mind Games or from All Things Must Pass because those tracks really didn’t present themselves as possible Beatle tracks in terms of production. I also chose to try and stay away from the biggest solo hits. In addition, some of the tracks released in 1973 had been kicking around for a while before that, some even before the group broke up. This allows some additional material that leads to a more balanced group of songs without trying to pretend the group never broke up. Beatles arrive in America, 1964īut allowing only 1970 or 1971 (released) material seems to offer few choices about what to include, and some of the group were writing less at that time. I’ve seen discussions where people are willing to include any solo work through 1975–the year when John Lennon went into self-imposed semi-retirement, but that seems preposterous, essentially making all of Lennon’s solo work available except Double Fantasy. When all is said and done, the decision comes down largely to sequencing and to the rules you put down for yourself.
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