Monday, November 12, 2018

Deconstructing The Beatles' White Album

Now that the huge White Album boxed set is out, everyone is trying to find ways to whittle the original 30-song double-LP to a single disk (as some people said it should have been, then and now).  If they had done so, then I think they should have also put some of the more outlandish/experimental material on a Yellow Submarine soundtrack LP, but released it in June, 1968 (to coincide with the movie).  That would have shown the logical progression of their music before they pulled back for WA.  Then put out the single-disk White Album on 11/22.  This assumes that they wouldn't mind putting instrumental cuts on the soundtrack (as with MMT), and also assumes they weren't ready to put out "You Know My Name," nor to include singles on albums (Lady Madonna/The Inner Light and Hey Jude/Revolution).  "Across the Universe" is still earmarked for some unknown purpose, and "Revolution 9" gets rejected by George Martin and Paul.

YELLOW SUBMARINE SOUNDTRACK:
SIDE 1
Yellow Submarine
Only a Northern Song
All Together Now
Hey Bulldog
It's All Too Much
All You Need Is Love

SIDE 2
Pepperland (from original side 2)
Don't Pass Me By
What a Shame Mary Jane (excerpt)
Martha My Dear
Not Guilty
Julia
Why Don't We Do It in the Road?
The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill

WHITE ALBUM:
SIDE 1
Back in the U.S.S.R.
Dear Prudence
Glass Onion
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Wild Honey Pie
Helter Skelter
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Happiness Is a Warm Gun

SIDE 2
Birthday
Yer Blues
Blackbird
Everybody's Got Something to Hide...
Savoy Truffle
I'm So Tired
Good Night



Orphaned songs... are any of these your favorites?
I Will
Revolution 1
Cry Baby Cry
Piggies
Rocky Raccoon
Mother Nature's Son
Sexy Sadie
Long, Long, Long
Honey Pie