Beatles tape that's mostly not the Beatles sells for $23,000

A tape that features John Lennon and Paul McCartney joking and cracking up during a recording session for "I'll Follow the Sun" has sold at auction for $23,000, The Associated Press reports.

But, as mentioned here the other day, most of the music on the tape isn't the Beatles. And the recording comes from a BBC radio recording session, not the sessions for Beatles For Sale.

Beatles bootleg expert Doug Sulpy, whose words and ears we very much trust, recently posted this info on his message board:

I've received samples of all the tracks, and done an A/B with the available BBC material.

1. Don't Put Me Down Like This - Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers
2-5. I Feel Fine / She's a Woman / Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby / Honey Don't
- as aired.
6. I'll Follow The Sun (breakdown) - After the line "...I was the one" there's an errant guitar note, causing them to break into laughter, as John exclaims: "I never did anything, I didn't!"
7. I'll Follow The Sun (chat) - this is the sample on the news report.
8. I'll Follow The Sun - Evidently not the "final" version. Perhaps a little faster tempo? No mistakes, and almost indistinguishable from the aired take.
9-10. I'll Follow The Sun / I'm a Loser - as aired.
11-14. Too Much Monkey Business / Nitty Gritty -> Somethings Got A Hold On Me / I Shall Not Be Moved - The Hollies

So, really, it seems the only thing new here is the breakdown(s) and alternate take of "I'll Follow The Sun." Given that all the chat seems centered around that song, I wonder if most of the tape is simply the show, as aired, with the early takes of "I'll Follow The Sun" preserved because they were left unerased at the end of the first side of the tape.


I hope whoever is paying the big bucks for this thing is a Hollies fan...

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