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12 January 2013
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Hello fellow Beatles freaks who have no life just like me. This is my first thread and I hope to make more.
So which versions do you think are more interesting than the album versions. The capital lettered ones means I perfer the Anthology version
- Happiness Is A Warm Gun
- HELTER SKELTER
- MEAN MR. MUSTARD –
- Polythene Pam
- Glass Onion
- Piggies
- Honey Pie
- Don’t Pass Me By
- Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
- GOOD NIGHT —
- Cry Baby Cry
- BLACKBIRD
- Sexy Sadie
- While My Guitar Gently Weeps
- Hey Jude
- Mother Nature’s Son
- Rocky Raccoon
- I’m So Tired
- I Will
- Why Don’t We Do it in the Road
- Julia
- I’ve Got A Feeling
- She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
- Dig A Pony
- TWO OF US
- For You Blue
- The Long And Winding Road
- Oh! Darling
- GET BACK
- Old Brown Shoe
- OCTOPUS’ GARDEN
- Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
- SOMETHING
- COME TOGETHER
- Because
- LET IT BE
- I Me Mine
- THE END
- Yes It Is
- I’m Down
- YOUVE GOT TO HIDE YOURE LOVE AWAY
- YESTERDAY
- ITS ONLY LOVE
- I FEEL FINE
- Ticket To Ride
- HELP
- Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby
- Norwegian Wood
- IM LOOKING THROUGH YOU
- Tomorrow Never Knows
- Got To Get You Into My Life
- And Your Bird Can Sing
- TAXMAN
- Eleanor Rigby
- IM ONLY SLEEPING
- Rock And Roll Music
- SHES A WOMAN
- Strawberry Fields Forever
- Penny Lane
- A Day In The Life
- Good Morning Good Morning
- ONLY A NOTHERN SONG
- Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!
- Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
- Within Without You
- SGT PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND (REPRISE
- YOU KNOW MY NAME
- I Am The Walrus
- The Fool On The Hill
- Hello Goodbye
- Lady Madonna
- Across The Universe
22. Love Me Do
24. Please Please Me
26. One After 909
28. I’ll Get You
31. From Me To You
32. Money
33. You Really Got A Hold On Me
1. SHE LOVES YOU
4. This Boy
10. YOU CAN’T DO THAT
11. And I Love Her
14. Long Tall Sally
15. Boys
18. I’LL BE BACK
21. MR. MOONLIGHT
23. NO REPLY
26. Kansas City / HEY HEY HEY HEY!
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Offline Im not sure that there are any i would swap despite there being some really good alternate versions, cant think of one. Whilst the acoustic WMGGW is gorgeous and would a real highlight if released on The White Album , the heavier version with Claptons guitar work, George’s vocal, Pauls piano and harmonies and Ringo’s drums is rightly hailed as a classic and the one i would opt for.
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27 December 2012
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21 November 2012
Offline I don’t think I prefer the Anthology versions of any songs.
I thought the most interesting Anthology songs are WMGGW and the demo’s of SFF. Most of the stuff sounds nearly the same as the final versions.
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17 January 2013
Offline “Your Mother Should Know ” is one where I definitely like the Anthology version better. I guess because Paul’s vocals are so raw and untouched, yeah.. 
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6 December 2012
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Across The Universe and Strawberry Fields Forever , and possibly While My Guitar Gently Weeps , and Something isn’t bad, either.
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27 December 2012
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“Your Mother Should Know ” is one where I definitely like the Anthology version better. I guess because Paul’s vocals are so raw and untouched, yeah..
The part where he says “quit singing with your mouth” I think he was referring to George. Any other ideas on to whom he was referring to?
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17 January 2013
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I think he’s talking to George.. but I thought he said “With ciggy in mouth”.. both are kinda weird. I learned something today! 
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Offline I also hear “with ciggie in mouth” – for what its worth.
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17 January 2013
Offline meanmistermustard said
I also hear “with ciggie in mouth” – for what its worth.
I just listened to it again and yeah, I still hear that too. Hmm..
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3.47pm
29 January 2013
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I don’t know if I would have chosen it for the final album over the completed version, but I think that the alternate Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da is interesting.
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6 December 2012
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27 December 2012
Offline NE Tiger said
Greetings, first post here.
I don’t know if I would have chosen it for the final album over the completed version, but I think that the alternate Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da is interesting.
Welcome! The alternate take of Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da sounds more “reggaeish” to me.
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The acoustic version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps is incredible. Why did they drop the third verse?
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I mean, normally, I’m the sort of person who thinks that whatever was on the record was what was intended by the divine Beatles and therefore right. 
But this is a huge exception to that– maybe it’s because I’m a sucker for acoustic ballads and demo-y things, but this version of WMGGW is just so much… better. In fact I never truly appreciated what a great song it was till I heard the acoustic version (shoot me– I don’t like the WA version much– it’s not gently weeping enough for me, more like loudly wailing).
I suppose Not Guilty on White Album would’ve been nice too… but no, he could only have two a side, and it couldn’t replace any of the ones already on the album. Sigh.
And now I’ve got to go listen to Leave My Kitten Alone and That Means A Lot …
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I only have the Highlights, so I’m not familiar with most of them, but I love the Anthology version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps . But I’ve already said that before, as quoted a few posts earlier… 
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7 November 2022
Offline Beatles in the Blood said
Hello fellow Beatles freaks who have no life just like me. This is my first thread and I hope to make more.So which versions do you think are more interesting than the album versions. The capital lettered ones means I perfer the Anthology version
- HELTER SKELTER
- MEAN MR. MUSTARD –
Betraying my ignorance here, but how are the Anthology versions “different”? How did they achieve their “difference”? Who made it possible? Why?
Now today I find, you have changed your mind
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6 May 2018
Offline Sea Belt said
Betraying my ignorance here, but how are the Anthology versions “different”? How did they achieve their “difference”? Who made it possible? Why?
The Anthology versions are often earlier recording takes.
For example, the version of Across The Universe that was released on the Let It Be album is a stereo mixing from Take 9, whereas the Anthology 2 version of Across The Universe is labelled as Take 2.
(There is also a version that was released on the charity album No One’s Gonna Change Our World. This is based on Take 8 but sped up considerably and includes added bird sounds, with backing vocals by Lizzie Bravo and Gayleen Pease.)
Of all the versions of Across The Universe , I agree with AG’s post above as I also prefer the Anthology 2 version:
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