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At the end of the Esher demo of "Dear Prudence", John Lennon One can hear explanations about the origin of the song: "Nobody should know that sooner or later she would become completely berserk under the care of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. All the people around her were very worried about the girl because she was going crazy. So we sang to him. The girl in question was Prudence Farrow, the 19-year-old sister of American actress Mia Farrow. During the stay, Prudence was locked in her hut at Rishikesh Ashram, India, where she and her sister were studying Transcendental Meditation next to The BeatlesDonovan The boys on the beachMike Love and others. She meditated much longer than anyone, and others began to worry about her state of mind.
"Prudence Farrow was attacked by horrors, paranoia, what you call today a crisis of identity and which would not have been revealed", Paul Mccartney recalled. "We were all a little worried about her, so we went there and hit. "Hello Prudence, we all love you. You are beautiful! But no one could persuade her to go out. John wrote: "Dear Prudence, you will not come to play …".
"If she had been in the West, they would have sent her back"
John said Playboy magazine, "Mia Farrow's sister, who seemed to be going a little slow, meditating too long, would not come out of the little hut in which we lived. They chose me and George try to get her out because she would trust us. She became completely mental. If she had been to the West, they would have sent her away. We took him out of the house. She had been stuck for three weeks and did not want to go out, trying to reach God faster than anyone. "
For "Dear Prudence", John used a fingerpicking style he had learned in India under the instruction of Donovan, a talented folk musician who had studied with teachers Bert Jansch and Davey Graham. Donovan recalled that John was a hard-working student: "It's a difficult style that requires perseverance. When John had it, he was delighted to see the emergence of a whole new way of writing songs. This is what happens to a natural songwriter when you acquire new skills in interpretation. He immediately wrote "Dear Prudence" and "Julia".
Back in England, the Beatles (less Ringo, exiled on the Peter Sellers yacht in the Mediterranean) settled in London's Soho Trident Studios, where they had already recorded the main version of "Hey Jude", where they assembled "Dear Prudence". from August 28 to 30, 1968.
"It was a beautiful thing to do"
Although the final version bears the label "Take 1", it's a rather misleading name, because the initial support of John and George to the guitars and Paul to the drums has been recorded many times, but, unlike Abbey Road where everything was kept in Trident. , it seems that the trio simply recorded a new shot on the previous one.
Once the support – John and George on guitars, Paul on drums – was over, a number of extra tracks were superimposed as they enjoyed the luxury offered by Trident's eight-track system. Paul added the bass guitar and piano, while John defined two-track voices. John, Paul and George were assisted in a series of hands and tambourines by the Mal Evans roadie, recording artist Apple Records, Jackie Lomax and John McCartney, Paul's guest cousin. Paul even added some notes on the bugle for good measure, inspiring the experience of his brief teenage story with the trumpet. The completed track would become one of the most memorable moments of "The white album", many imitated but never improved.
As for the inspiration of the song, Prudence herself said that she did not remember having heard it during her stay in India: "It was George who told me that. At the end of the class, just when he was leaving, he mentioned that he had written a song about me, but that I had not heard it before it was released on the album. I have been flattered. It was a beautiful thing to do. "
The super deluxe edition of The Beatles' "White Album" has just been released. Scroll down the screen to read the entire list of songs and order the box here.
The BEATLES ("White Album") versions include:
Super Deluxe: The individually numbered 7-disc and digital audio collections include:
CD 1 and 2: The Beatles ("White Album") 2018 stereo album mix
CD3: Esher Demos
– The Esher 1 to 19 demonstration tracks were sequenced in the order in which they were placed in "The White Album". Tracks 20 to 27 did not appear in the album.
CD 4, 5 and 6: Sessions
– 50 additional recordings, mostly unpublished, of 'White Album' studio sessions; all newly mixed tapes from the four-track and eight-track session tapes, sequenced in the order of their recording start date.
Blu Ray:
– Mix of 2018 albums in high resolution PCM stereo
– Mix of DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 2018 albums
– Mix of Dolby True HD 5.1 2018 albums
– 2018 direct transfer of the original mono mix of the album
Luxury: The Beatles (White Album) 2016 stereo album mix + Esher demos
The 3CD; Box 4LP vinyl 180 grams (limited edition); and the digital audio collections combine the 2018 stereo album mix with the 27 Esher demos.
2LP Vinyl Standard: The Beatles ("White Album") 2018 stereo mix
180 gram 2LP vinyl in a gatefold pocket with original artwork faithfully reproduced
Super Deluxe [6CD+1Blu-ray set / digital audio collection]
CD1: The Beatles ("White Album") 2018 stereo mix
Back in the USSR.
dear Prudence
Onion glass
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Wild honey pie
The continuous story of the Bungalow Bill
While my guitar is crying softly
Happiness is a hot gun
Martha my dear
I am so tired
Blackbird
Piggies
Raccoon
Do not let me go
Why do not we do it on the road?
I go
Julia
CD2: The Beatles ("White Album") 2018 Stereo Mix
Anniversary
Yer Blues
Mother Nature's son
Everyone has something to hide except me and my monkey
Sadie Sexy
Helter Skelter
Long, long, long
Revolution 1
Honey pie
Truffle of Savoy
Crying baby crying
Revolution 9
Good night
CD3: Esher Demos
Back in the USSR.
dear Prudence
Onion glass
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
The continuous story of the Bungalow Bill
While my guitar is crying softly
Happiness is a hot gun
I am so tired
Blackbird
Piggies
Raccoon
Julia
Yer Blues
Mother Nature's son
Everyone has something to hide except me and my monkey
Sadie Sexy
Revolution
Honey pie
Crying baby crying
Sea of sour milk
Waste
Child of nature
circles
Average mustard
Polythene Pam
Not guilty
What is the new Mary Jane
CD4: sessions
Revolution 1 (take 18)
A start (take 4) / Do not let me go (take 7)
Blackbird (take 28)
Everyone has something to hide except me and my monkey (not numbered repetition)
Good night (repetition unnumbered)
Good Night (Take 10 with a guitar part of Take 5)
Good night (take 22)
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (take 3)
Revolution (unnumbered repetition)
Revolution (Take 14 – Instrumental Backing Track)
Cry Baby Cry (Unnumbered repeat)
Helter Skelter (First version – Take 2)
CD5: sessions
Sexy Sadie (Take 3)
While my guitar is crying softly (Acoustic version – Take 2)
Hey Jude (Take 1)
St. Louis Blues (Studio Jam)
Not guilty (take 102)
The son of Mother Nature (take 15)
Yer Blues (Take 5 with voice guide)
What is the new Mary Jane (take 1)
Rocky Raccoon (Take 8)
Back to the United States (Take 5 – Instrumental trackback)
Dear Prudence (Singing, guitar and drums)
Let It Be (unnumbered repetition)
While my guitar is crying softly (Third version – Take 27)
(You're so square) Baby, I'm crazy (Studio Jam)
Helter Skelter (Second Version – Take 17)
Onion Glass (Take 10)
CD6: sessions
I will (take 13)
Blue Moon (Studio Jam)
I will (take 29)
Step Inside Love (Studio Jam)
Los Paranoias (Studio jam)
Can you take me back? (Take 1)
Birthday (Take 2 – Instrumental Backing Track)
Piggies (Take 12 – Instrumental Backing Track)
Happiness is a hot gun (take 19)
Honey Pie (Instrumental Backing Track)
Savoy Truffle (Instrumental Backing Track)
Martha My Dear (Without brass and without strings)
Long, Long, Long (Take 44)
I am so tired (take 7)
I am so tired (take 14)
The continuing story of the Bungalow Bill (Take 2)
Why do not we do it on the road? (Take 5)
Julia (two rehearsals)
The Inner Light (Take 6 – Instrumental Backing Track)
Lady Madonna (Take 2 – Piano and Drums)
Lady Madonna (Take 3 Chorus) Across the Universe (Take 6)
Blu Ray: The Beatles ("White Album")
Audio Features:
: PCM Stereo (2018 Stereo Mix)
: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (2018)
: Dolby True HD 5.1 (2018)
: Mono (Direct transfer 20100 of the original Mono mix of the white album)
Luxury [3CD digipak / 180-gram 4LP vinyl box set (limited edition) / digital audio collection]
The Beatles ("White Album") 2018 Stereo Mix
Esher Demos
2LP Vinyl Standard [180-gram]
The Beatles ("White Album") 2018 stereo mix
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