Lost Beatles’ tapes found
There’s a lot going on right now, and a lot about which to write, but I’ve been busy. Lots of teaching and mentoring this week at work. Tonight five of us went for beers at the Power Plant, and laughed ourselves silly for four hours. My ribs are still hurting, but it felt so good to laugh (when I wasn’t choking).
Here’s an interesting story, however: 500 original Beatles tapes, stolen in the 1970s, and containing music and tracks that have never been heard, have been recovered in Holland. Now we’ll wonder if and when some of these songs might be released. I’m trying to imagine how fascinating it would be to hear complete, original Beatles tunes we’ve never heard, recorded in 1969 and remastered to match today’s quality. It would be absolutely fascinating.
January 10th, 2003 at 23:39
By chance I was in Holland in 71 and bought 4 versions of these Get Back sessions in obvious bootleg packaging. Please don’t let Phil Spector or Jeff Lynne at these tapes. Just clean up the tape hiss and let THE MUSIC re-cast the last days of the Beatles in a light now long forgotten. These tapes represent both Rock and Roll.
January 16th, 2003 at 08:49
My friend purchased a double album bootleg in the 70’s called “Sweet Apple Trax”. It contained much of the tunes from the stolen tapes.
February 17th, 2003 at 04:12
The tapes mentioned are probably those broadcast on Australian Radio in early 1969. The tapes included a Beatles version of Teddy Boy – which was never released by the Beatles . Instead it was recorded after the split by Mcartney on his solo album.