Anthology 3 Glossary

Previously Unreleased
George Martin orchestra
Date: 22 July 1968

Outtake - Edit of take 2
Date: 18 July 1968
Standard version: Recorded in september 1968
Differences: Slower, rough arrangement.

Demos
Date: May 1968
Differences: All are acoustic demos, so lack all arrangement of studio versions, including solos
Happiness Is A Warm Gun has only 2 parts, "I Need a Fix" and "Mother Superior Jump the Gun".
Glass Onion and Junk have unfinished lyrics, and mumbling fills the spaces.

Remix of Takes: take 3 with vocal from take 5
Date: 5 and 6 June 1968
Standard version: Had overdubs recorded in July
Differences: No fiddle, some errors in instrumentation.

Outtake - take 5
Date: 3,4,5 July 1968
Standard version: Remake, recorded on 8 July 1968
Differences: Faster, different arrangement.

Edit: Rehearsal and orchestra from standard version
Date: 28 June (rehearsal) and 22 July (orchestra) 1968
Standard version: Take 34, finished on 22 July
Differences: Basic arrangement with only piano and shaker.

Outtake - Take 1
Date: 16 July 1968
Standard version: Finished on 18 July

Outtake - Take 4
Date: 11 June 1968
Standard version: Take 32 recorded the same day
Differences: Slight changes in lyrics, no bird effects

Outtake - Take 6
Date: 19 July 1968
Standard version: Take 117, finished on 21 August
Differences:Slower.

Outtake - Take 1
Date: 25 July 1968
Standard version: Remake, finished on 6 September
Differences: Acoustic, only guitar and organ. Has an additional verse

Rehearsal
Date: 29 July 1968
Standard version: Recorded on 31 July
Differences: Bare version, without overdubs. Only piano, drums, and some guitar.

Previously Unreleased by The Beatles - edited
Date: 8,9,12 August 1968
Standard version: Issued by George Harrison in 1979
Differences:"Heavier in approach" - George's version is acoustic.

Outtake - Take 2
Date: 9 August 1968
Standard version: Take 26, recorded the same day, with overdubs from 20 August
Differences: A different recording, without overdubs.

Early Mono Mix
Mix Date: 26 September 1968
Standard version: Mixed on 10 October
Differences: Has several sound effects later removed, and no orchestra at the end.

Outtake - Take 8
Date: 15 August 1968
Standard version: Take 10, recorded the same day
Differences: Different lyrics. The take becomes a jam.

Previously Unreleased
Date: 15 August 1968

Previously Unreleased
Date: 16 September 1968

Edit - Takes 3,6,9
Date: 8 October 1968
Standard version: Take 14, taped the same day

Outtake Take 1
Date: 16 September 1968
Standard version: Take 67, recorded the same day, with overdubs
Differences: No "bass" vocal, no electric guitar.

Outtake - Take 8
Date: 9 October 1968
Standard version: Take 10, recorded the same day
Differences: Acoustic, Paul alone.

Outtake - Take 2
Date: 13 October 1968
Standard version: Take 3, recorded the same day
Differences: Almost instrumental (John sings only in the beginning). Breaks down.

Outtake
Date: 23 January 1969
Standard version: Recorded on 30 January in the Rooftop Session
Differences: Recorded in the studio. Breaks down.

Rehearsal
Date: 22 January 1969
Standard version: Recorded on 25 July
Differences: Completely different, slower and longer, with wah-wah guitar.

Outtake
Date: 22 January 1969
Standard version: Recorded on 30 January in the Rooftop Session
Differences: Recorded in the studio. Has the line "All I want is" that was removed from the standard version.

Outtake
Date: 24 January 1969
Standard version: Recorded on 31 January
Differences: Some different guitar, has intermitent feedback.

Outtake
Date: 25 January 1969
Standard version: Recorded the same day
Differences: Different recording with different intro. The standard version had the lead vocal overdubbed in 1970.

Previously Unreleased by The Beatles - Edit of takes
Date: 24 and 28 January 1969
Standard version: Recorded by Paul McCartney in 1970

Previously Unreleased
Date:26 January 1969

Undressed Version
Date: 26 January 1969
Standard version: The same take, with some instrumentation and lyrics removed, and orchestra overdubbed by Phil Spector in 1970.
Differences: The song as The Beatles recorded it.

Rehearsal
Date: 27 January 1969
Standard version: Recorded on 20 April
Differences: No piano. The beginning was missed by the tape-machine operator. Develops into a jam.

Previously Unreleased by The Beatles - Demo
Date: 25 February 1969
Standard version: Recorded by George Harrison in 1970

Previously Unreleased by The Beatles
Date: 29 January 1969

Live - Rooftop Performance
Date: 30 January 1969
Standard version: Recorded on 28 January

Demo
Date: 25 February 1969
Standard version: Recorded on 16 April
Differences: George alone, playing piano and guitar.

Outtake - Take 2 (with talk at the end from take 8)
Date: 26 April 1969
Standard version: Take 32, recorded the same day, with overdubs
Differences: Bare recording without overdubs and effects.

Outtake - Take 5
Date: 9 July 1969
Standard version: Take 21, recorded the same day, with overdubs
Differences: Bare recording without overdubs. Paul "plays" the solo mumbling...

Demo
Date: 25 February 1969
Standard version: Recorded on 2 May
Differences: Only George with guitar. Has an extra verse.

Outtake - Take 1
Date: 21 July 1969
Standard version: Take 9, recorded the same day, with overdubs
Differences: Bare recording without overdubs and effects. Slight different lyrics.

Previously Unreleased by The Beatles - Demo
Date: 24 July 1969
Standard version: Recorded by Badfinger

Previously unreleased version
Date: 24 July 1969
First version: Recorded in 1961 and issued on Anthology 1
Differences: Different arrangement, slower. John almost can't sing.

Remix
Date: 1 and 4 August 1969
Differences:Vocals only, with reverb added.

Outtake
Date: 25 January 1969, with talk from 31 January
Standard version: Recorded on 31 January
Differences: Unfinished lyrics. Bare recording.

Undressed Version - with intro talk added.
Date: 3 January 1970
Standard version: Had orchestral overdubs and an edit that extended the song by repeating the last verse and chorus.
Differences:The original recording, without overdubs and edits.

Remix
Date:23 July, 5,7,8,15,18 August 1969
Differences: "Considerably more guitar", different intro, louder orchestra at the end. And the final chord of A Day In The Life crossfaded at the end, backwards then forwards.