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Disc 1:  Revolution #1 (11:32), Revolution, Across The Universe, Dear Prudence, Julia (instrumental), Julia, Julia, Step Inside Love

Disc 2:  Come And Get It (takes 1-26), No Escaping Your Love (takes 1-11)

Revolution Take…. Your Knickers Off! on His Master’s Choice was released recently and is the most interesting and significant Beatle release in a long time.  The center of interest is the newly discovered pristine sounding ”Revolution” which kicks off this collection of Beatles rarities.  This is the original ten minute long take from which “Revolution #1″ is taken from and which appears on The Beatles monitor mix collections such as At Abbey Road Show Vol. 2 (Master Of Beatles Essentials MBE-12-07001/2/3) and  “Off White”:  The Complete Recordings, Sessionography, And Mixography (OWNO.9 001-009)among many others.  The problem with the track as it appears in these older collections is the inane stream-of-consciousness babbling of Yoko Ono  and the fact that it is essentially an amateur recording of the playback in the studio. 

News outlets such as CNET and NME have expressed doubt on its authenticity with CNET going so far as to pronounce it a hoax seemingly without realizing that the take has been circulating for years.  What is new on HMC 06 is that now we have the entire track in crisp mono without Yoko ruining it.  So what we have for the first four and a half minutes are the basic track “Revolution #1″ without the horns, piano and fuzzy guitars.  And whereas the finished track fades out when Lennon begins to warp his “alights,” the song here continues for another seven minutes with same basic rhythm but various freak outs that would be utilized in “Revolution #9″ including George and Paul adding their ”mama/dada” vocal line.  The tracks ends with Lennon giggling “let’s hear it,” Yoko saying “too much” and George saying “it sounds great.”

The rest of the collection contains more sessions and alternate mixes that have been out before but in significantly improved sound quality.  ”Revolution” (single version, no piano) is from the initial session that the recording heard on this disc complete with cut-in and no fade out.  “Across The Universe” is an alternate mix of take eight which contains various overdubs, some backwards, that were not used in the released version together with pre-song banter and a full ending.  “Dear Prudence” is an alternate mono mix complete with a post-song comment from Lennon and other extraneous noises from the original master tape.

“Julia” instrumental takes one and two are a collection of Lennon home recordings in much better sound quality than has ever appeared before.  The ending of the first disc is the session where McCartney worked with Cilia Black on “Step Inside Love.”  Again, this tape has been issued before but this is in superior sound quality.  The second disc contains sessions for “Come And Get It” and “No Escaping Your Love.”  It becomes slightly repetitive but again, like with everything in this collection are in much improved sound quality.  HMC 06 is packaged in a hard cover booklet with many pages of detailed liner notes and rare photographs of the Beatles from the mid to late sixties.  With the gorgeous production and incredible sound quality this is easily the most significant Beatles release in years and is essential.   

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Disc 1 (notes are from the booklet that came with the CDs)
Track 101. Revolution #1 (RM 1)
Here for the first time in its full 10 minute+ glory.
Track 102. 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.
Track 103. Across The Universe (Alternate mix take
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.
Track 104. Dear Prudence
An alternate mono mix, complete with a post-song comment from John Lennon and other extraneous noises from the original master tape.
Track 105. 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.
Track 106. Julia (SI onto take 2)
A vocal track and a second guitar… The quality of this source tape is incredible.
Track 107. Julia (SI onto take 2 2nd try)
A second try at overdubbing.

Tracks 8-15 - Rehearsals and session takes
Track 108. Step Inside Love
Track 109. Step Inside Love
Track 110. Step Inside Love
Track 111. Step Inside Love (Take 1)
Track 112. Step Inside Love (Take 2)
Track 113. Step Inside Love (Take 3)
Track 114. Step Inside Love (Take 4)
Track 115. Step Inside Love (Chat)

Disc 2
Tracks 1-21 - Session takes 1-26
Track 201. Come and Get It [Take 1]
Track 202. Come and Get It [Take 2, 3]
Track 203. Come and Get It [Take 4]
Track 204. Come and Get It [Take 5]
Track 205. Come and Get It [Take 6]
Track 206. Come and Get It [Take 7]
Track 207. Come and Get It [Take 8]
Track 208. Come and Get It [Take 9]
Track 209. Come and Get It [Take 10]
Track 210. Come and Get It [Take 11]
Track 211. Come and Get It [Take 12]
Track 212. Come and Get It [Take 13]
Track 213. Come and Get It [Take 14]
Track 214. Come and Get It [Take 15]
Track 215. Come and Get It [Take 16]
Track 216. Come and Get It [Take 17]
Track 217. Come and Get It [Take 18]
Track 218. Come and Get It [Take 19, 20]
Track 219. Come and Get It [Take 21]
Track 220. Come and Get It [Take 22-25]
Track 221. Come and Get It [Take 26]

Tracks 22-31 - Session takes 1-11
Track 222. No Escaping Your Love [Take 1]
Track 223. No Escaping Your Love [Take 2, 3]
Track 224. No Escaping Your Love [Take 4]
Track 225. No Escaping Your Love [Take 5]
Track 226. No Escaping Your Love [Take 6]
Track 227. No Escaping Your Love [Take 7]
Track 228. No Escaping Your Love [Take 8]
Track 229. No Escaping Your Love [Take 9]
Track 230. No Escaping Your Love [Take 10]
Track 231. No Escaping Your Love [Take 11]