The Twickenham Sessions; Jan 9 - Jan 10 1969

Front Cover	Back Cover

Label	Odeon (fake)
Catalogue No.	TWS 3-1/2
Country of origin	Unknown
Release date	2000
Total time	C.D. 1 - 72:04 C.D. 2 - 73:55
Comments:	(From inside the rear sleeve) SOME BACKGROUND FOR EASIER LISTENING : The sessions commonly referred to as the "Get Back Sessions" took place during January 1969. (Jan 2nd - 15th at Twickenham Studios; Jan 22nd - 31st at Apple Studios). Paul originally conceived the project back in late '68, believing that they could revitalize the band by returning to live performances. The Beatles were to be filmed writing, rehearsing, and recording, culminating with the actual live show (the logistics of which were never really settled, resulting in "The Roof Top" as a last ditch compromise). The majority of the tapes from these sessions came to us via the sound reels. The film crew used two nagra mono reel-to-reel machines, each assigned to a camera, and each holding approximately 16 minute reels of tape. They were staggered, so that in most cases, when the tape ran out on one, the other was still rolling. The beeps that can be heard are the sync cues each time a camera began filming. The Twickenham rolls were each numbered consecutively followed by an "A" or a "B" to identify the camera to which it was assigned. Announcements of audio rolls came at the start of the tape, and film rolls can be heard announced throughout. A total of 223 rolls of audio were recorded at Twickenham. It should be noted that Glyn Johns brought in some mono studio equipment and recorded some performances simply to allow the group to hear what they had, before continuing on with rehearsals. So far, these tapes of Glyn's have not surfaced, and were possibly never saved. (My Comments) An essential historical document of sound, that tragically is still not complete. But there are many previously unheard outtakes which can clearly be seen below as I have highlighted them in with a blue background. I have once again, checked each piece methodically with the Doug Sulpy book "Get Back - The Beatles Let It Be Disaster" and then again with the 2007 edition "Drugs, Divorce and a Slipping Image". If one plays the tracks with the 2007 book in hand, reading along with the DDSI numbers below, it will give you full detail of what is occuring. Click here for Twickenham Sessions - Set Four

C.D. 1

"Dance Steps Like The Shadows"

Note: For explanation of "DDSI" numbers see DDSI - An explanation (Numbers below are from 2007 edition)

No	Tracklisting	DDSI Numbers and Notes	Time
Highlighted In Blue below were previously UNRELEASED tracks !
Thursday January 9th 1969 (contd.)
Nagra Reel 95B
1	Two Of Us	DDSI no. 9.37	15:47
	Baa, Baa, Black Sheep	DDSI no. 9.38
	Don't Let Me Down	DDSI no. 9.39
	Suzy Parker	DDSI no. 9.40
	I've Got A Feeling	DDSI no. 9.41
Nagra Reels 97A/98B
2	Get Back	DDSI no. 9.64	15:42
	Get Back a la Mother Mary	DDSI no. 9.65
	Get Back Jam	DDSI no. 9.66
	Instrumental	DDSI no. 9.67
	La Penina	DDSI no. 9.68
	Instrumental	DDSI no. 9.69
	Across The Universe	DDSI no. 9.70 "Across The Unicorn"
Nagra Reel 99B
3	Improvisation	DDSI no. 9.86 (End of) "Roll 99 Slate 186"	15:49
	Tennessee	DDSI no. 9.87
	Across The Universe	DDSI no. 9.88
	House Of The Rising Sun	DDSI no. 9.89
	Commonwealth	DDSI no. 9.90
	Enoch Powell	DDSI no. 9.91
	Get Off	DDSI no. 9.92
	For You Blue	DDSI no. 9.93
Nagra Reel 100B
4	Get Off	DDSI no. 9.94 Roll 100 Slate 189	12:42
	Honey Hush	DDSI no. 9.96
	For You Blue	DDSI no. 9.97
	For You Blue	DDSI no. 9.98
	For You Blue	DDSI no. 9.99
	For You Blue	DDSI no. 9.100
	For You Blue	DDSI no. 9.101
	For You Blue	DDSI no. 9.102
Nagra Reel 101b
5	Let It Be	DDSI no. 9.112	11:52
	Let It Be	DDSI no. 9.113
	That'll Be The Day	DDSI no. 9.114
	I've Got A Feeling	DDSI no. 9.115
	Jenny Jenny/Slippin' and Slidin'	DDSI no. 9.116
	Let It Be	DDSI no. 9.117

C.D. 2

"Dick James Is A Fascist Bum"

Note: For explanation of "DDSI" numbers see DDSI - An explanation (Numbers below are from 2007 edition)

No	Tracklisting	DDSI Numbers and Notes	Time
Highlighted In Blue below were previously UNRELEASED tracks !
Friday January 10th 1969
Nagra Reel 108A
1	Unknown	DDSI no. 10.1 All of track 1, is Paul arriving first, and tinkering on the piano with a LOT of dialogue from others in the foreground. (This is Roll 108)	05:07
	Piano Improvisation	DDSI no. 10.2
	Long And Winding Road	DDSI no. 10.3
Nagra Reel 109A
2	Let It Be	DDSI no. 10.4 All of track 2, is still Paul arrived first, tinkering on the piano with a LOT of dialogue from others in the foreground. (This is Roll 109 Slate 201A)	16:36
	Don't Let Me Down	DDSI no. 10.5
	Maxwell's Silver Hammer	DDSI no. 10.6
	I've Got A Feeling	DDSI no. 10.7
	Long And Winding Road	DDSI no. 10.8
	Piano Improvisations	DDSI no. 10.9
	Get Back	DDSI no. 10.10
Nagra Reel 110A
3	I've Got A Feeling	DDSI no. 10.12 All of track 3, is still Paul tinkering on the piano with a LOT of dialogue from others in the foreground. (This is Roll 110 Slate 201)	07:55
	Get Back	DDSI no. 10.13
	Lady Madonna	DDSI no. 10.14
	Get Back	DDSI no. 10.14
Nagra Reel 112A
4	Get Back	DDSI no. 10.22 Roll 112 (Still before lunch)	07:21
	Get Back	DDSI no. 10.23
	High Heel Sneakers	DDSI no. 10.24
Nagra Reel 113A
5	High Heel Sneakers	DDSI no. 10.25 "Roll 113 Slate 205" This segment is still BEFORE lunch, on the 10th January 1969	08:53
	Long Tall Sally	DDSI no. 10.26
	Get Back (Jam)	DDSI no. 10.27 & 10.28
	Get Back	DDSI no. 10.29
	Get Back	DDSI no. 10.30
	Get Back	DDSI no. 10.31
	Get Back	DDSI no. 10.32
Nagra Reel 118A
6	Improvisation	DDSI no. 10.50 Roll 118 - AFTER lunch on the 10th ... and during this lunch, things clearly came to a head, and George left the project (and the band !), after which the others clearly got stuck into a liquid lunch to drown their sorrows (?) ... anyway, the following cacophony starts with a drunken foursome (Yoko has taken the mike), with lots of feedback, and screeching from Yoko.	16:16
	Don't Worry Kyoko / A Quick One	DDSI no. 10.51
	Improvisation	DDSI no. 10.52
	Improvisation	DDSI no. 10.58
	I've Got A Feeling	DDSI no. 10.59 "Slate 210", the chaos calms down a bit ...
	Yodeling Jam	DDSI no. 10.60
	Don't Let Me Down	DDSI no. 10.61
	Till There Was You	DDSI no. 10.62
	Come On Everybody	DDSI no. 10.63
	Unknown	DDSI no. 10.64
	Maxwell's Silver Hammer	DDSI no. 10.65
	Mack The Knife	DDSI no. 10.66
	Maxwell's Silver Hammer	DDSI no. 10.67
Nagra Reel 119A
7	Maxwell's Silver Hammer	DDSI no. 10.68 "Roll 119"	11:41
	Don't Be Cruel	DDSI no. 10.69
	Medley:   On A Sunny Island   Brazil   Groovin'   I Got Stung	DDSI no. 10.70
	The Peanut Vendor	DDSI no. 10.71
	It's Only Make Believe	DDSI no. 10.72
	Through A London Window	DDSI no. 10.73

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