BB # 244 **** 3.5.2025 @ 8PM CET

The west face of Mount Kailas, Western Tibet – october 2024

1. MILES DAVIS – Back Seat Betty (rec. live 1982 Tenda del Villagio, Roma)

2. FOUR GUYS – The Beatles In Their Own Words: Part 5 – ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ to ‘All You Need Is Love’: 1966 – 1967

1. Ringo: ‘… It was Flower Power, coming into its fullest …’
2. Paul: ‘… a simple message …’
3. John: ‘… we all get along fine …’
4. Paul: ‘… they are my three best friends …’
5. Ringo and George on their activities outside of The Beatles and India
6. George Martin: ‘… eternal curiosity …’ and ‘… their psychedelic way of writing …’
7. Strawberry Fields Forever (demo sequence, Kenwood, Weybridge – November 1966 – Anthology 2)
8. Paul and George Martin on their new record as the performance
9. Strawberry Fields Forever (take 1 – 24.11.1966 – Anthology 2)
10. George Martin: ‘… a studio production …’
11. Paul and John on the origin of ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’
12. Paul playing the mellotron-introStrawberry Fields Forever (non-album 14^th single – master take: take 5 and 6 into 7 (1^st ‘) + 15 and 24, into 26 (last 3’) – 29.11, 8.12, 9.12, 15.12, 21.12 and 22.12.1966)
13. Paul and John on the origin of ‘Penny Lane’Penny Lane (new composite, remixed from many different takes by George Martin and Geoff Emerick in 1996 for Anthology 2)
14. George, John and Paul on the idea of ‘Sergeant Pepper’, their 8^th album
15. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) (mono take 5 – 1.4.1967 – Anthology 2)
16. George Martin, Paul and Ringo on the production of the album
17. Paul, John and George Martin on ‘A Day in the Life’
18. Paul on ‘ … I love to turn you on …’
19. George Martin and Paul on the recording of ‘A Day in the Life’
20. A Day in the Life (new composite take: 1, 2, 6 & orchestra – 19.1, 20.1 and 10.2.1967 – remixed byGeorgeMartin and Geoff Emerick in 1996 for Anthology 2)
21. Paul on their ambition in music
22. Fixing a Hole (master take: 2 – Regent Sound & Abbey Road Studios – 9 and 21.2.1967 – Sgt. Pepper’sLonely Hearts Club Band)
23. John on ‘the concept’
24. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite (master take: 9 – 17.2, 20.2, 28.3., 29.3 and 30.3.1967 – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band)
25. George Martin on censorship by the BBC
26. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (composite take: 6, 7 & 8 – 1 and 2.3.1967 – remixed by George Martin and Geoff Emerick in 1996 for Anthology 2)
27. She’s Leaving Home (master take: 9 – 17 and 20.3.1967 – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band)
28. George on Ravi Shankar
29. Within You, Without You (master take: 2 – 15.2, 22.3 and 3.4.1967 – Sgt. Pepper’s LonelyHearts Club Band)
30. The impact of Sergeant Pepper
31. Paul on the success of the album
32. Getting Better (master take: 15 – 9.3, 10.3, 21.3 and 23.3.1967 – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band)
33. George Martin: ‘… it did reflect its times …’
34. Paul on Jimi Hendrix opening with Sergeant Pepper
35. Ringo on ‘learning the play chess’
36. With a Little Help from My Friends (master take: 11 – 29.3 and 30.3.1967 – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band)
37. George: ‘… it was boring …’
38. John: ‘… it was great …’
39. Julia Dynkins: ‘… dreaming the dream …’
40. George Martin on ‘All You Need is Love’
41. George: ‘… a subtle bit of PR for God …’
42. All You Need is Love (Our World BBC worldwide broadcast & non-album 15^th single – master take: 58 – 24 and 25.6.1967)
43. John: ‘… I still believe it …’
44. Ringo: ‘… it was a fabulous time ..’
45. Paul and George on the Summer Of Love

3. HARIPRASAD CHAURASIA – Raga Gujari Todi (rel. 2010 – The Art Of Improvisation)

BB # 240         playlist 5.4.2025 comment welcome: paul.vanoostatbelgacom.net

1. CANNONBALL ADDERLEY (with MILES DAVIS) – Somethin’ Else (rec. 1958 – Somethin’ Else)
2. JIRO INAGAKI & SOUL BIG MEDIA – Freedom Jazz Dance (rec. 1970; rel. 2023 – WaJazz legends: Jiro Inagaki, selected by Yusuke Ogawa)
3. MATTEO BORTONE NO LAND’S – Mnemosyne (rel. 2024 – A Tree in the Mist)
4. TOM HARRELL – Chalcedon (rel. 2024 – Alternate Summer)
5. KENNY BARRON – Tragic Magic (rel. 2024 – Beyond This Place)
6. KING CRIMSON – Groon: Peoria (rec. live 1972 at The Barn, Peoria; rel. 2017 – Sailors’ Tales: 1970–1972)
7. TIM GARLAND – The Snows (rel. 2018 – Weather Walker)
8. THE MOTION ORCHESTRA – Windsleeper (rel. 2021 – All One)
9. BO DIDDLEY – I Can Tell (rel. 1962 – b-side Checker 45rpm)
10. THE KINKS – Milk Cow Blues (rec. 1965 – The Kink Kontroversy)
11. CAN – Halleluhwah (rel. 1971 – Tago Mago)
12. MURIEL GROSSMANN – Eternal Laughter (rec. 2024 – The Light Of The Mind)
13. NANAMI HARUTA – Sister Rosa (rel. 2025 – The Vibe)
14. VOYAGER 3 (with JOZEF DUMOULIN)- Froglegs (rel. 2025 – Voyager 3)