12-Bar Original

12-Bar Original instrumental the Beatles Anthology 2 18 March 1996 (UK)19 March 1996 (US) 4 November 1965 EMI, London Blues rock 2:54 Apple John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Richard Starkey George Martin "12-Bar Original" is an instrumental 12-bar blues by the Beatles. It was recorded in 1965, but was not commercially available until 1996 when an edited version of take 2 of the song was included on the Anthology 2 album. Prior to editing, the length of take 2 was 6:36.Anthology 2 Anthology 2 1994 The Beatles booklet Apple Records London 31796 18 It is one of the few songs credited to Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starkeyhttp://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=4263229&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID BMI 12 Bar Original, BMI Work #4263229 2009-08-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20061208051922/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=4263229&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID 2006-12-08 dead and published by Lenono Music, Inc., MPL Communications Ltd, Harrisongs Ltd., and Startling Music Ltd.Anthology 2 Anthology 2 1994 The Beatles booklet Apple Records London 31796 46 Other songs credited to all four Beatles include "Flying" from Magical Mystery Tour; "Dig It" from Let It Be; "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)", the B-side to the 1995 single "Free as a Bird"; and "Now and Then". Of the Beatles, only John Lennon and Ringo Starr ever commented on the song. During some US radio interviews, Lennon was asked if there were any unissued Beatles recordings. He replied that all he could recall was "some lousy 12 bar". Starr told journalist Peter Palmiere: "We all wrote the track and I have an acetate of one of the versions". The quote was later used by Palmiere in a Ringo Starr cover interview/story in DISCoveries magazine in 1993 and by Jim Berkenstadt and Belmo in their book Black Market Beatles. "12-Bar Original" was the Beatles' first instrumental after signing for EMI, and was produced by George Martin at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London. Four other instrumentals by the group are the aforementioned "Flying", an outtake version of that song called "Aerial Tour Instrumental", "Cayenne" and "Cry for a Shadow". Composition and recording "12-Bar Original" was recorded on 4 November 1965, the same day as "What Goes On".Everett 2001 308 Beginning with a count-in by McCartney, the track consists of 17 twelve-bar choruses in the key of E major, recorded without overdubs, with drums, bass, guitar and harmonium, clocking in at 6:42.Everett 2001 330 For the track's release on Anthology 2, Martin edited together certain choruses: #1–2 (0:00–0:46), #9–10 (3:04–3:50),#14 (4:59–5:22) and #16–17 (5:46–6:38).Everett 2001 330 The track was the first instrumental the group recorded since "Cry for a Shadow".Everett 2001 330 Personnel John Lennon – lead guitar Paul McCartney – bass George Harrison – lead guitar Ringo Starr – drums George Martin – harmonium Personnel per Ian MacDonaldMacDonald (2005), p. 177 Notes References Everett Walter Walter Everett (musicologist) The Beatles as Musicians: The Quarry Men Through Rubber Soul Oxford University Press US 2001 0-19-514105-9 registration https://archive.org/details/beatlesasmusicia00ever MacDonald Ian Ian MacDonald Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties 2005 Second Revised Pimlico (Rand) London 1-84413-828-3 External links Alan W. Pollack's analysis of "12-Bar Original" The Beatles Bible: 12-Bar Original Category:Song recordings produced by George Martin Category:The Beatles songs Category:1960s instrumentals Category:1990s instrumentals Category:1965 songs Category:1996 songs Category:Songs written by George Harrison Category:Songs written by Ringo Starr Category:Songs written by John Lennon Category:Songs written by Paul McCartney Category:Rock instrumentals Category:The Beatles Anthology Category:Music published by Startling Music