Beatles News. Box George Harrison The Apple Years + Ristampe Paul McCartney Wings Venus And Mars & Wings At The Speed Of Sound

George Harrison – The Apple Years Box Set – 6 Album (7 CD + 1 DVD) Universal 23-09-2014

Conterrà gli album del periodo Apple, 1968-1975, tutti rimasterizzati in edizione digipack con un libretto di 20 pagine ciascuno, inseriti in un elegante box set con libretto di 40 pagine e un DVD, di cui al momento non vi so dire l’esatto contenuto (dicono “esclusivo”, che può voler dire tutto e niente!). Il prezzo molto indicativo dovrebbe essere tra i 75 e gli 80 euro. La buona notizia è che tutti gli album saranno disponibili anche singolarmente, Dark Horse ed Extra Texture nuovamente disponibili, per la prima volta in edizione rimasterizzata. Sotto trovate le liste dei singoli album comprensivi delle poche bonus tracks. Credo che le liste esatte e complete non le abbia ancora postate nessuno in rete.

Wonderwall  Music

Microbes – Red Lady Tao – Tabla and Pakavaj – In the Park –
Drilling a Home – Guru Vandana – Greasy Legs – Ski-ing – Gat
Kirwani – Dream Scene – Party Seacombe – Love Scene – Crying –
Cowboy Music – Fantasy Sequins – Glass Box – On the Bed –
Wonderwall to Be Here – Singing Om – Bonus tracks: In the first
place – Almost Shankara – The Inner Light – (Alternative Take
Instrumental)

Electronic Sound (questo “tecnicamente parlando” era uscito su etichetta Zapple)

Under the Mersey wall – No Time or Space

All Things Must Pass 2 CD

CD 1: I’d Have You Anytime – My Sweet Lord – Wah Wah – Isn’t It a
Pity – What Is Life – If Not for You – Behind That Locked Door – Let It
Down – Run of the Mill – I Live for You – Beware of Darkness (Demo)
– Let It Down (Demo) – What Is Life (Backing track) – My Sweet Lord
(2000) – CD 2: Beware of Darkness – Apple Scruffs – Ballad of Sir
Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) – Awaiting On You All – All Things Must
Pass – I Dig Love – Art of Dying – Isn’t It a Pity (Version 2) – Hear Me
Lord – It’s Johnny’s Birthday – Plug Me In – I Remember Jeep –
Thanks for the Pepperoni – Out of the Blue

Living In The Material World

Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) – Sue Me, Sue You Blues –
The Light That Has Lighted the World – Don’t Let Me Wait Too
Long – Who Can See It – Living in the Material World – The Lord
Loves the One (That Loves the Lord) – Be Here Now – Try Some,
Buy Some – The Day the World Gets ‘Round – That Is All – Deep
Blue (B side) – Miss O’Dell (B side)

Dark Horse

Hari’s on Tour (Express) – Simply Shady – So Sad – Bye Bye Love –
Māya Love – Ding Dong, Ding Dong – Dark Horse – Far East Man –
It Is “He” (Jai Sri Krishna) – Bonus tracks: Sound stage of mind –
Dark Horse (demo) – I Don’t Care Anymore

Extra Texture (Read All About It)

You – The Answer’s At The End – This Guitar (Can’t Keep From
Crying) – Ooh Baby (You Know That I Love You) – World of Stone –
A Bit More of You – Can’t Stop Thinking About You – Tired Of
Midnight Blue – Grey Cloudy Lies – His Name Is Legs (Ladies And
Gentlemen) – This Guitar (Can’t Keep From Crying) (Weird Vers.)

Wings – Venus And Mars – Hear Music/MPL/UNiversal 2CD/DVD – 2 CD – 2 LP limitato copertina apribile 23-09-2014

CD 1 – Remastered Album (originally released in U.K. as Capitol PCTC 254 and in U.S. as Capitol SMAS 11419, 1975)

1. Venus and Mars
2. Rock Show
3. Love In Song
4. You Gave Me The Answer
5. Magneto and Titanium Man
6. Letting Go
7. Venus and Mars – Reprise
8. Spirits Of Ancient Egypt
9. Medicine Jar
10. Call Me Back Again
11. Listen To What The Man Said
12. Treat Her Gently – Lonely Old People
13. Crossroads

CD 2 – Bonus Audio

1. Junior’s Farm (Apple 1875-A, 1974)
2. Sally G (Apple 1875-B, 1974)
3. Walking In The Park With Eloise (EMI 2220-A, 1974)
4. Bridge On The River Suite (EMI 2220-B, 1974)
5. My Carnival (Parlophone RP 6118-B, 1985)
6. Going To New Orleans (My Carnival)
7. Hey Diddle [Ernie Winfrey Mix]
8. Let’s Love
9. Soily [from One Hand Clapping]
10. Baby Face [from One Hand Clapping]
11. Lunch Box/Odd Sox (Parlophone R 6035-B, 1980)
12. 4th Of July
13. Rock Show [Old Version]
14. Letting Go [Single Edit] (Capitol R 6008, 1975)

DVD – Bonus Film (Box Set Only)

1. Recording “My Carnival”
2. Bon Voyageur
3. Wings At Elstree
4. “Venus and Mars” TV Ad

Wings – At The Speed Of Sound – Hear Music/MPL/Universal 2CD/DVD – 2 CD – 2 LP limitato copertina apribile 23-09-2014

CD 1 – Remastered Album (originally released in U.K. as Capitol PAS 10010, 1976 and in U.S. as Capitol SW 11525, 1976)

1. Let ‘Em In
2. The Note You Never Wrote
3. She’s My Baby
4. Beware My Love
5. Wino Junko
6. Silly Love Songs
7. 7 Cook Of The House
8. Time To Hide
9. Must Do Something About It
10. San Ferry Anne
11. Warm And Beautiful

CD 2 – Bonus Audio

1. Silly Love Songs [Demo]
2. She’s My Baby [Demo]
3. Message To Joe
4. Beware My Love [John Bonham Version]
5. Must Do Something About It [Paul’s Version]
6. Let ‘Em In [Demo]
7. Warm And Beautiful [Instrumental Demo]

DVD – Bonus Film (Box Set Only)

1. “Silly Love Songs” Music Video
2. Wings Over Wembley
3. Wings In Venice

Visto quanto li faranno pagare, i cofanetti intendo, tra gli 85 e i 90 euro, sempre molto indicativamente, dovete meditare se vale la pena di sborsare circa 70 euro in più rispetto alla versioni in doppio CD per avere un DVD dai contenuti sempre “esclusivi” ma sembrerebbe non molto eccitanti e delle confezioni interessanti ma non particolarmente lussuose. Tutto sommato molto più “conveniente” come prezzo il Box di George Harrison!

Ovviamente “al fan non si comanda”, io riferisco poi decidete voi!

Bruno Conti