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31 March 2008
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Recorded: 4 November 1965
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
Released: 18 March 1996 (UK), 19 March 1996 (US)
John Lennon: guitar
Paul McCartney: bass
George Harrison: guitar
Ringo Starr: drums
George Martin: harmonium
Available on:
Anthology 2
At attempt at an R&B/soul recording, 12-Bar Original was The Beatles’ first instrumental since the group…
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5.40am
5 August 2018
Offline This tune was claimed to be one of the worst recordings Beatles ever did (IIRC it was in the Rolling Stone). I have liked it since the first time I heard it back in ’95.
What’s bad about it?
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Richard9.33am
22 December 2013
Offline The track is a harbinger to the lacklustre ‘Get Back ‘ sessions that took place only a few years later… It sounds like they’re going through the motions here and the results were uninspiring but, having said that, it’s not really all that “bad”…:-)
7.39am
12 May 2015
Offline I rather like it,even though its a straight up approximation of booker t and mgs sound.
Apparently the band were running out of time to finish “Rubber Soul ” and had it as a holdover in case they didn’t have enough songs.
7.51am
24 March 2014
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the 1950s said
This tune was claimed to be one of the worst recordings Beatles ever did (IIRC it was in the Rolling Stone). I have liked it since the first time I heard it back in ’95.What’s bad about it?
To me it sounds dull, and completely uninspiring. It sounds like an amateur band doing an amateur jam. A not so boring warm-up, but far from a decent track.
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1 May 2011
Offline It has its moments (take 1 is great) but the full take 2 is far too long with far too many uninteresting moments – even the ‘Anthology 2 ‘ edit is boring. It exists, if you want it it’s out there. Not much else can be added.
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2.08am
14 June 2016
Offline Flying is better.
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