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THE BEATLES
A/B Road Sessions, January 21, 1969 [Purple Chick PC 21-1/3; 3CD]
Complete Purple Chick Set v1.1 (Nagra Reels); “A/B Road” session tapes; Also known as The Nagra Reels; Twickenham Studios (Part 1); Apple Studios (Part 2). Very good soundboard.
The complete series - 83 CDs, 2,187 tracks, 97 hours, 44 mins, 7 seconds. If you are a Beatles fan, you’d likely have this already.
Thanks to the compilers, especially jameskg; Purple Chick; and to everyone who helped to share this over the years.
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Disc 1
Track 101. Dialogue 0:06
Track 102. Dialogue 0:05
Track 103. Dialogue 0:08
Track 104. Dialogue 7:05
Track 105. My Rock And Roll Finger Is Bleeding 21.01 7:38
Track 106. Window, Window 21.02 1:11
Track 107. Dialogue 1:48
Track 108. Instrumental 21.03 2:28
Track 109. Do The Bunny Hop 21.04 1:01
Track 110. Unknown 21.05 0:48
Track 111. Instrumental 21.06 6:44
Track 112. Somethin’ Else 21.07 2:16
Track 113. Blossom Dearie They Call Me 21.08 1:12
Track 114. Blossom Dearie They Call Me 21.09 1:09
Track 115. Oh How I Love The 12-Bar Blues 21.10 0:18
Track 116. Daydream 21.11 1:26
Track 117. You Are My Sunshine 21.12 1:59
Track 118. Whispering-I’m Beginning To See The Light 21.13 3:23
Track 119. Instrumental 21.14 5:33
Track 120. Instrumental 21.15 2:27
Track 121. Unknown 21.16 0:27
Track 122. Dig A Pony 21.17 2:17
Track 123. I’ve Got A Feeling 21.18 1:29
Track 124. Every Night 21.19 1:13
Track 125. Dig A Pony 21.20 0:23
Track 126. Dig A Pony 21.21 2:10
Track 127. Dig A Pony 21.22 0:05
Track 128. Watch Your Step 21.23 0:22
Track 129. New Orleans 21.24 3:47
Track 130. Madman 21.25 2:18
Track 131. Dig A Pony 21.26 5:22
Track 132. The Fool 21.27 1:32
Track 133. Dig A Pony 21.28 4:16
75 mins
Disc 2
Track 201. Dialogue 0:08
Track 202. Stones x take 1 0:17
Track 203. Run For Your Life 21.29 0:32
Track 204. Hi Heel Sneakers 21.30 1:54
Track 205. My Baby Left Me (That’s Alright Mama) 21.3 4:46
Track 206. Hallelujah, I Love Her So 21.32 1:24
Track 207. Milk Cow Blues-I’m A Man 21.33 3:28
Track 208. Improvisation 21.34 3:40
Track 209. Dialogue 0:33
Track 210. Little Queenie 21.35 0:58
Track 211. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling 21.36 1:33
Track 212. Queen Of The Hop 21.37 1:44
Track 213. All I Want Is You 21.38 1:27
Track 214. Dig A Pony 21.39 0:13
Track 215. Five Feet High And Rising 21.40 0:32
Track 216. Dig A Pony 21.41 4:04
Track 217. In The Middle Of An Island - Gilly Gilly 21.42 1:43
Track 218. Dig A Pony 21.43 3:13
Track 219. Improvisation-Good Rockin’ Tonight 21.44 5:00
Track 220. Forty Days 21.45 2:01
Track 221. Too Bad About Sorrows 21.46 1:00
Track 222. Dig A Pony 21.47 4:43
Track 223. I’m Ready 21.48 0:27
Track 224. Dig A Pony 21.49 0:47
Track 225. Dig A Pony 21.50 0:07
Track 226. Dig A Pony 21.51 4:00
Track 227. Shout 21.52 0:52
Track 228. Unknown 21.53 0:19
Track 229. I’ve Got A Feeling 21.54 2:57
Track 230. I’ve Got A Feeling 21.55 1:05
Track 231. William Smith Boogie 21.56 2:43
Track 232. San Ferry Ann 21.57 0:17
Track 233. Dig A Pony 21.58 0:31
Track 234. You Gotta Give Back 21.59 0:40
Track 235. Dig A Pony 21.60 4:42
Track 236. Well, Well, Well 21.61 0:45
Track 237. You’ve Got Me Thinking 21.62 2:09
Track 238. Dig A Pony 21.63 3:12
71 mins
Disc 3
Track 301. Dig A Pony 21.64 0:20
Track 302. I’ve Got A Feeling 21.65 3:55
Track 303. Don’t Let Me Down 21.66 9:03
Track 304. I’ve Got A Feeling 21.54P 2:57
Track 305. Dig A Pony 21.49P 2:46
Track 306. Shout 21.52P 2:41
Track 307. Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag 21.50P 0:16
Track 308. Dig A Pony 21.49P 7:09
Track 309. Dig A Pony 21.67 0:56
Track 310. Dig A Pony 21.68 0:43
Track 311. Dig A Pony 21.69 1:16
Track 312. Dig A Pony 21.70 0:32
Track 313. dialogue 0:49
Track 314. Let’s Dance 21.71 1:06
Track 315. Improvisation 21.72 2:43
Track 316. Don’t Let Me Down 21.73 3:25
Track 317. Unknown 21.74 0:28
Track 318. Get Back-improvisation 21.75 0:49
Track 319. For You Blue 21.76 2:06
Track 320. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window 21.77 1:47
Track 321. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window 21.78 2:55
Track 322. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window 21.79 3:34
Track 323. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window 21.80 3:00
Track 324. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window 21.81 6:19
Track 325. Madman 21.82 1:26
Track 326. Is That A Chicken Joke 21.83 1:53
65 mins
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