From Kinfauns To Chaos

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Vigotone, 2 CD-Box,
VIGO 183/184, 1999,
Total Playing Time CD1: 67:42,
Total Playing Time CD2: 65:52.

Disc 1: The Beatles gathered at George's house ("Kinfauns", in Esher, Surrey) around the third week of May 1968 to record demos for the forthcoming "White Album" on George's four track equipment. The tracks were mixed to mono by George. John, Paul and Ringo each received copies of this reduction tape. This first disc comes from John's copy and, actually, it is the best sounding version to date of these demos.

Disc 2: A mixing session happened on June 4th, 1968 for the "White Album" slow version of "Revolution", "Revolution 1", which was recorded on May 31st. Disc two features the unedited, offline recording of this EMI mixing date, made on John's portable tape recorder. The disc is called "Chaos" and is actually messed up by Yoko Ono continuously talking all over the session and pontificating on any matter that crosses her mind. Unbearable. Or was it "Revolution 9" ???

Track list CD1 (Esher Demos, May 1968):

1  Julia   Lennon / McCartney 3:55  Esher Demos, May 1968 
2  Blackbird   Lennon / McCartney 2:36
3  Rocky Raccoon   Lennon / McCartney 2:53
4  Back In The USSR   Lennon / McCartney 2:56
5  Honey Pie   Lennon / McCartney 2:08
6  Mother Nature's Son   Lennon / McCartney 2:20
7  Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da   Lennon / McCartney 3:17
8  Junk   Paul McCartney 2:25
9  Dear Prudence   Lennon / McCartney 4:39
10  Sexie Sadie   Lennon / McCartney 2:28
11  Cry Baby Cry   Lennon / McCartney 2:32
12  Child Of Nature   John Lennon 2:45
13  The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill   Lennon / McCartney 2:41
14  I'm So Tired   Lennon / McCartney 3:10
15  Yer Blues   Lennon / McCartney 3:32
16  Everybody's Got Something To Hide
 Except Me And My Monkey
 Lennon / McCartney 2:58
17  What's The New Mary Jane  Lennon / McCartney 2:39
18  Revolution  Lennon / McCartney 4:08
19  While My Guitar Gently Weeps  George Harrison 2:34
20  Circles  George Harrison 2:19
21  Sour Milk Sea  George Harrison 3:43
22  Not Guilty  George Harrison 3:01
23  Piggies  George Harrison 2:03
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Track list CD2 ("Revolution" mixing session, June 4th, 1968):

1  Revolution 1   Lennon / McCartney 7:27  Take 20, playback 1, 4 June 1968 
2  Revolution 1   Lennon / McCartney 7:18  Take 20, playback 2, 4 June 1968 
3  Unfinished Jam   6:59  Jam, 4 June 1968 
4  Unfinished Jam   1:57  Jam, 4 June 1968 
5  Revolution Jam   2:35  Jam, 4 June 1968 
6  Revolution Jam   1:40  Jam, 4 June 1968 
 Unfinished Jam    Jam, 4 June 1968 
7  Revolution Jam   2:02  Jam, 4 June 1968 
8  Unfinished Jam    5:03  Jam, playback 3, 4 June 1968
 Revolution 1   Lennon / McCartney  Take 20, playback 3, 4 June 1968
9  Unfinished Jam   Lennon / McCartney 5:59  Jam, 4 June 1968 
10  Revolution 1   Lennon / McCartney 2:36  Take 20, playback, guitar and organ overdub
 (take 1),
4 June 1968 
11  Revolution 1   Lennon / McCartney 2:08  Take 20, playback, guitar and organ overdub, 
 4 June 1968 
12  Revolution 1   Lennon / McCartney 8:31
13  Unfinished Jam    1:20  Jam, 4 June 1968 
14  Revolution 1   Lennon / McCartney 0:33  Take 20, playback 4, 4 June 1968
15  Dialogue    2:01  4 June 1968
16  Revolution 1   Lennon / McCartney 0:43 Take 20, playback, guitar overdub, 4 June 1968 
17  Dialogue/Loop Playback   4:38  4 June 1968
18  Revolution 1   Lennon / McCartney 2:22  Take 20 RM1, playback, 4 June 1968