Anthology 2 Glossary

New Song
Date: circa 1979 (Lennon demo) and February 1995 (Beatles)

Edit - Outtake (take 2) and standard version
Date: 16 February 1965
Standard version: Take 14, recorded the same day
Differences: Vocal, no harmonies

Outtake - Take 1
Date: 14 June 1965
Standard version: Take 7, recorded the same day
Differences: No answer vocals and "space" for overdubs

Edit False start of take 1, talking before take 2, and Take 5
Date: 18 February 1965
Standard version: Take 9, recorded the same day
Differences: No flutes

Previously Unreleased
Date: 18 February 1965

Previously Unreleased
Date: 20 February 1965

Outtake - Take 1
Date: 14 June 1965
Standard version: Take 2, recorded the same day
Differences: No strings

Edit - False start of take 3, and Take 2
Date: 15 June 1965
Standard version: Take 6, recorded the same day
Differences: No lead guitar

Live - in Blackpool
Date: 1 August 1965

Live - at Shea Stadium, New York
Date: 15 August 1965

Outtake - with overdubs
Date: 12 October 1965
Standard version: Remake, take 1, on 21 October
Differences: Slower, lower key

Outtake - with overdubs
Date: 24 October 1965
Standard version: 2nd. remake, on 10 November
Differences: Completely different instrumentation, slower, and the choruses "Why tell me why" are missing.

Previously Unreleased - edited
Date: 4 November 1965

Outtake - Take 1
Date: 6 April 1966
Standard version: Take 3, recorded the same day
Differences: Completely different

Outtake - Take 5, with overdubs
Date: 7 April 1966
Standard version: Take 9, recorded 11 April
Differences: Different structure, alternative vocals, no brass and "space" for overdubs.

Outtake - Take 2, with overdubs
Date: 20 April 1966
Standard version: Remake, take 10, on 26 April
Differences: Different vocals and harmonies, different guitars, and the famous laughing.

Outtake - Take 11
Date: 21 April 1966
Standard version: Take 12, a reduction of take 11 with overdubs and edits
Differences: Different ending, no "Mr. Wilson/Heath" references

Remix - Take 14
Date: 28 April 1966
Standard version: Take 15, a reduction of take 14 with vocal overdubs
Differences: No vocals.

Outtake - Remake Take 1
Date: 29 April 1966
Standard version: Take 11, taped earlier on 27 April
Differences: Completely different

Live - at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo
Date: 30 June 1966

Demo
Date: November 1966

Outtake - Take 1
Date: 24 November 1966
Differences: Different structure, different instrumentation, higher key.

Edit - Take 7, and percussion from takes 15 and 24
Date: 29 November and 9 December 1966

Standard version: Edit of takes 7 (the first minute) and 26 (the rest of the song) finished on 21 December.

New Mix - combination of different takes into a new master
Date: 29 December 1966 to 17 January 1967
Differences: Single tracked vocal, different solo (cor anglais), trumpet ending and sound effects at the end.

Edit - Take 1 (intro sounds), Take 2 (main body), Take 6 (Paul part), remix of the orchestral crescendo, and ambient studio sounds
Date: 19, 20 January, 10 February 1967
Standard version: Take 6, derived from take 1 with overdubs, synchronized with the orchestra tape.
Differences: The first orchestral crescendo is missing, Paul's part is different, the final note is missing.

Outtake - Take 8, with overdubs
Date: 8, 16 February 1967
Standard version: Take 11, derived from take 8 with overdubs
Differences: No brass, choir and sound effects.

New Mix - Take 3, with vocals from take 12
Date: 13, 14 February, 20 April 1967
Standard version: Mono, synchronizing take 3 (with overdubs) and take 11.
Differences: Stereo, speeded up, different vocal, no sound effects.

Sequence - Takes 1 and 2

Edit - Take 7 with effects tape
Date: 17, 20 February 1967
Standard version: Take 9, based on take 7
Differences: No organ/effects, that appear alone in the end.

New Mix - Take 6, with tamboura from take 7, and chorus from take 8
Date: 1 and 2 March 1967
Standard version: Takes 7 and 8
Differences: No bass, different vocal.

Remix - without vocal
Date: 15, 16, 22 March, 3 April 1967
Standard version: The same, with vocal overdub
Differences: No vocal

Outtake - Take 5
Date: 1 April 1967
Standard version: Take 9, with overdubs
Differences: Different vocal, no effects

Remix - Stereo
Date: 17 May, 7, 8 June 1967, 30 April 1969
Standard version: Mono, edited
Differences: Stereo, with parts previously unreleased.

Outtake - Take 16
Date: 5 September 1967
Standard version: Take 16 synchronized with orchestra tape
Differences: No orchestra and sound effects.

Demo
Date: 6 September 1967
Differences: Only Paul at the piano, unfinished vocal, different structure.

Outtake - Take 27, a remake
Date: 16 September 1967
Standard version: Remake
Differences: Completely different.

Outtake - Take 4
Date: 25 September 1967
Standard version: Remake, started 26 September.
Differences: Different guitar, unfinished vocal, different structure.

Outtake - Take 16
Date: 13, 14 February, 20 April 1967
Standard version: Based on Take 16, with reductions and overdubs
Differences: Lead guitar.

New Mix - Take 3 with Take 4
Date: 3, 6 February 1968
Standard version: Take 5, with overdubs.
Differences: No drums, voice at the end.

Outtake - Take 2, with overdubs and effects
Date: 4 February 1967
Standard versions: Based on a remake, started on 4 February. "Wildlife" version has animal effects, backing vocals and is speeded up; "Spector" version has orchestra and choir overdubbed, and is slowed down.
Differences: The Beatles alone without post-production.