Peter Sellers Tape
1. Back In The USSR
2. Rocky Raccoon
3. Wild Honey Pie
4. Mother Nature's Son
5. Sexy Sadie
6. Don't Pass Me By
7. Yer Blues
8. Good Night
9. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
10. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
11. Blackbird
12. Not Guilty
Notes
This tape was made by Ringo from his reference tapes of The Beatles' works-in-progress, and given to his friend, the actor Peter Sellers. It contains pre-final mixes of 12 "White Album" songs, including 3 that are
undocumented by Mark Lewisohn, and thus unidentifiable.
1. Take 6 - RM1 RM1, 23 Aug 1968
2. Take 10 RM1, 15 Aug 1968
3. Take 1 RM6, 20 Aug 1968
4. Take 26 RM8, 20 Aug 1968
5. Take 117 RM # unknown: unedited master
NOTE: contains an extra instrumental passage in the coda that was edited out for release, but no mention is made of it in "Recording Sessions" (book by Lewisohn).
6. Take 7/Edit Piece 4 RM # unknown: unedited master NOTE: contains an extra verse and chorus that were edited out for release, undocumented in "Recording Sessions".
Edit Piece 4 is simply a tinkling piano intro.
The song is followed by applause and barking added by Ringo and his dog (55 seconds) ("...if you want to hear some more crazy music, you've got to turn the tape over...")
7. Take 16,17,Edt Pce 1 Yer Blues is introduced by a piece of Indian Music added by Ringo.
RM3, 20 Aug 1968
8. Take 34 RM6, 23 Jul 1968
9. Take 12 RM# Unknown
10. Take 23 RM21, 15 Jul 1968
11. Take 32 RM6, 11 Jun 1968. No bird sound effects
12. Take 102 RM1, 12 Aug 1968