Primal Colours

~ Release by The Beatles (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

1968 Unreleased Acetate Collection
Generally very good audio (though it’s been claimed that some tracks were recorded on home recorders).

Annotation last modified on 2020-01-31 10:17 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Brian Epstein Blues
1:03
2Back in the U.S.S.R.
recording of:
Back in the U.S.S.R.
written in:
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India (in 1968)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3:00
3A Case of the Blues
recording of:
A Case of the Blues
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
2:51
4Blackbird
recording of:
Blackbird
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), MPL Communications Inc. (ASCAP, not to get confused with Sir Paul McCartney’s company or the company that goes by the name MPL Communications), Northern Songs Ltd, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
2:29
5Piggies
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-19)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-19)
cello:
Eldon Fox (cellist) (on 1968-10-10) and Reginald Kilbey (on 1968-10-10)
harpsichord:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer) (on 1968-09-19)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-19)
viola:
Keith Cummings (violist) (on 1968-10-10) and John Underwood (violist) (on 1968-10-10)
violin:
Eric Bowie (violinist) (on 1968-10-10), Henry Datyner (on 1968-10-10), Norman Lederman (on 1968-10-10) and Ronald Thomas (violinist and conductor) (on 1968-10-10)
lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-20)
strings arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-09-19) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-09-20, on 1968-10-10)
recording of:
Piggies (from 1968-09-19 until 1968-10-10)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd.
2.92:04
6Birthday
recording of:
Birthday
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
2:57
7Yer Blues
recording of:
Yer Blues
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
4:15
8Mother Nature's Son
recording of:
Mother Nature’s Son
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
2:21
9Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
recording of:
Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
written in:
India (in 1968-05)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
2:32
10Child of Nature
recording of:
Child of Nature
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lenono Music
2:30
11Helter Skelter
recording of:
Helter Skelter
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3:41
12Junk
recording of:
Junk
written in:
India (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1968)
publisher:
Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
2:33
13Honey Pie
recording of:
Honey Pie
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
1:59
14Old Brown Shoe
recording of:
Old Brown Shoe
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd.
written at:
Kinfauns in Esher, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1968-11 until 1969-01-26)
2:57