From: dfl@panix.com (Danny O'Bedlam)
Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles
Subject: Re: Unsuprassed Masters?
Date: 11 Apr 92 19:56:43 GMT
Organization: Panix, (New Yawk City)

In <740012@hpwrce.HP.COM> dennis@hpwrce.HP.COM (Dennis Alstrand) writes:
>I've been reading rmb for some time now, and I keep seeing references 
>to something called 'Unsurpassed Masters'.  After attempting to figure
>out what is on it by osmosis, I've made this guess (from a comment about
>Strawberry Fields):  it's possible that 'other' takes of Beatles' songs
>are on this.  If so, I'd love to find it.  Can any one help me with
>what's on this CD and where I might find it?
>A Knight of Nee
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that does it.  i'll post the contents.  there are seven (7) discs at the
moment called 'unsurpassed masters' (um for short).

UM Vol 1 1962-1963
Besame Mucho, How Do You Do It?, Theres A Place, I Saw her Standing There,
Do You Want To Know A Secret?, A Taste Of Honey, Theres A Place, I Saw Her
Standing There, Misery, Thank You Girl, One After 909, Hold Me Tight, Dont
Bother Me.

Note that each 'band' is multiple takes usually, and they are grouped by
dates of recording session.

UM Vol 2 1964-1965
A Hard Days Night, Leave My Kitten Alone, Shes A Woman, I Feel Fine, Yes 
It Is, If Youve Got Troubles, That Means A Lot, Help!, Norwegian Wood,
Day Tripper, We Can Work It Out, 12-Bar Original, Im Looking Through You.

UM Vol 3 1966-1967
Paperback Writer, Rain, Mark I (TNK), Strawberry Fields Forever, take 1,
takes 2,3 & 4, takes 5 6 & 7, remix 25, remix 26, A Day In The Life, All
You Need Is Love, I Am The Walrus, Aerial Tour Instrumental (flying),
Hello Hello.

Note that here individual sessions are mostly dealing with a single song,
and we have the obligatory zillions of versions of SFF from the earliest
take to the nearly finished product.  Hello Hello is take 1, and just 
about all of these list which take is which.

UM Vol 4 1968
Lady Madonna, Across The Universe, Brian Epstein Blues, Hey Jude / Las
Vegas Tune, I Hate to See the Evening Sun Go Down, Back In the USSR,
Rocky Raccoon, Wild Honey Pie, Mother Natures Son, Sexy Sadie, Dont Pass
Me By, Yer Blues, Good Night, Everybodys Got Something To Hide Except 
For Me And My Monkey, Ob-la-di Ob-la-da, Blackbird, Not Guilty, Whats The
New Mary Jane

UM Vol 5 1969
Octopussys Garden, Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight, You Never Give Me
Your Money, Oh Darling, Maxwells Silver Hammer, Something, A Huge Melody
Part 1 (You Never Give Me Your Money, Sun King Mean Mister Mustard, Poly
thene Pam, She Came In Thru the Bathroom Window), A Huge Melody Part 2
(Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight, The End), Her Majesty [complete!!!],
Stand By Me, Ive Got a Feeling, Two Of Us, For You Blue, Let It Be.

Note that this is the consummate boot of abbey road session material with
the her majecty track before it got cut up like the rest of side two.
makes a big difference when you go back to hear the album.

UM Vol 6 (1962-1969)
Theres A Place, I Saw Her Standing There, From Me To You, Thank You Girl,
Dont Bother Me, A Hard Days Night, Im A Loser, Shes A Woman, If Youve
Got Troubles, Help!, Here There Everywhere, I Am The Walrus, Obladi
Oblada, Hey Jude, Not Guilty, Let It Be, Because, Mailman Bring Me No
More Blues, Whats The New Mary Jane.

UM Vol 7 (1962-1969)
Do You Want To Know A Secret?, Misery, One After 909, Hold Me Tight,
Cant Buy Me Love, Im A Loser, I Feel Fine, Yes It Is, Norwegian Wood, Penny
Lane, Lady Madonna, Obladi Oblada, Not Guilty, Revolution, While My Guitar
Gently Weeps, Come And Get It, Think For Yourself (studio talk - 12 minutes).

and thats it!


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