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Musicians :
John Lennon (vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano, organ, Hammond organ, harmonium, harmonica, tenor saxophone, drums, timpani, percussion, tape loops, effects, samples, handclaps), Paul McCartney (vocals, bass guitar, six-string bass guitar, piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, organ, Hammond organ, electric piano, flügelhorn, recorder, drums, tambourine, bongos, percussion, handclaps), George Harrison (vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, Hammond organ, drums, percussion, samples, handclaps), Ringo Starr (vocals, drums, tambourine, bongos, castanets, sleigh bell, maracas, percussion, effects, handclaps), George Martin (piano, celesta, harmonium), Eric Clapton (lead guitar), Chris Thomas (piano, Mellotron, harpsichord, organ, electric piano), Yoko Ono (vocals, effects, samples, handclaps), Mal Evans (backing vocals, trumpet, handclaps), Pattie Harrison, Jackie Lomax, John McCartney (backing vocals, handclaps), Maureen Starkey, Francie Schwartz, Ingrid Thomas, Pat Whitmore, Val Stockwell, Irene King, Ross Gilmour, Mike Redway, Ken Barrie, Fred Lucas, various others (backing vocals), Jack Fallon, Henry Datyner, Eric Bowie, Norman Lederman, Ronald Thomas, Bernard Miller, Dennis McConnell, Lou Sofier, Les Maddox (violin), John Underwood, Keith Cummings, Leo Birnbaum, Henry Myerscough (viola), Eldon Fox, Reginald Kilbey, Frederick Alexander (cello), Leon Calvert, Stanley Reynolds, Ronnie Hughes, Derek Watkins, Freddy Clayton (trumpet), Leon Calvert (flügelhorn), Tony Tunstall (French horn), Ted Barker, Don Lang, Rex Morris, J Power, Bill Povey (trombone), Alf Reece (tuba), Dennis Walton, Ronald Chamberlain, Jim Chester, Rex Morris, Harry Klein (saxophone), Art Ellefson, Danny Moss, Derek Collins (tenor saxophone), Ronnie Ross, Harry Klein, Bernard George (baritone saxophone), Raymond Newman, David Smith (clarinet)
This Limited Edition 4 LP Set comes in a lift-top box with 4 page booklet. The collection includes the 2 LP album (new stereo mix) in a faithfully reproduced embossed cover of its original gatefold sleeve with fold-out poster and portrait photos, Plus the Esher Demos pressed across 2 LPs in an embossed gatefold sleeve.
"Everything we know about the White Album is about to change. The Beatles’ 1968 masterpiece has always been the deepest mystery in their story their wildest, strangest, most experimental, most brilliant music. But as it turns out, the White Album is even weirder than anyone realized...".
"Part of the White Album mystique is all the drama that went into it the arguments and bad vibes are the stuff of legend. So the big shock is all the humor, excitement, and camaraderie on display in the new set. Case in point: a previously unknown version of “Good Night” where John, Paul, George and Ringo all harmonize over folk guitar. As Martin admits, “You listen to them sing together and ask, ‘This is the White Album ?...”.
"The Deluxe and Super Deluxe Editions finally unveil the Esher demos, which hardcore Beatle freaks have been clamoring to hear for years. In May 1968, just back from India, the group gathered at George’s bungalow in Esher (pronounced “Ee-sher”) to tape unplugged versions of the new songs they’d already stockpiled for the new album. Over the next days, working together or solo, they busked 27 songs. The tapes sat in a suitcase in George’s house for years. Seven tracks came out on Anthology 3; others have never been released in any Beatle version, including John’s “Child of Nature” and George’s “Sour Milk Sea”. The Esher tapes alone make this collection essential, with a fresh homemade intimacy that’s unique. Martin says, “They’re rough takes, but spiritually, the performances stand on their own”.
"Of course, the essence of the White Album is that everyone hears it differently including the Beatles themselves. They clashed over what to include, what to leave out, whether it should have been edited down to a single record. (Years later, in the Anthology documentary, they were still arguing over it.) This edition will fire up those arguments. But even for fans who know the original album inside out, it’s a whole new experience one that will permanently change how we think and talk about the Beatles". - rollingstone.com
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