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The sound on this 1989 CD (and all the Ultra Rare Trax series) is excellent,
especially when compared to the LPs that preceeded it. Before this series, folks had to be
content with multigenerational tapes inexpertly transferred to vinyl. Not so anymore. The
running time on this disc (and each in the series) is pretty short by today's standards,
however. The highlight on this disc is the Magical Mystery Tour version,
which is still very hard to find.
| Track | Title | Notes | Time |
| 1 | Christmas Time Is Here Again | Recorded on November 28, 1967 for the Beatles' fifth fan club Christmas record. | 1:11 |
| 2 | Because | Recorded on August 1 and August 4, 1969 during the Abbey Road sessions. This track features just the beautiful harmonies of John, Paul and George, recorded three times to get magnificent vocal harmonies. During the breaks you can hear a guide electric guitar, coming in from the headphones! | 2:19 |
| 3 | Revolution | Recorded on July 10-12, 1968 during the White Album sessions. This is an early "rough" mix of the hard-rocking electric version, which was released on the B-side of the Hey Jude single and did not appear on the album. | 3:19 |
| 4 | I Me Mine | Recorded on January 3, 1970. This is the original short basic version as produced by George Martin. Phil Spector re-edited this song to get a 51 seconds longer version for the final Let It Be album. | 1:42 |
| 5 | Strawberry Fields Forever | Take 1. Recorded on November 24, 1966. A truely magnificent take of one of the Bealtes' best songs, completely different to the previously released version. | 3"02 |
| 6 | Hey Jude | Rehearsal Take 9. Recorded on July 30, 1968. | 5:39 |
| 7 | Magical Mystery Tour | Recorded on April 25-27, 1967. Different vocal tracks and overdubs compared to the previously released version. | 2:36 |
| 8 | What's The New Mary Jane? | Previously unreleased song. Recorded on August 14, 1968 during the White Album sessions. Mixed by John Lennon in late 1969, from Take 4. | 6:04 |
| 9 | Lady Madonna | Recorded on February 3 and 4, 1968. Early basic version without overdubbed brass and backing vocals. | 2:15 |
| 10 | One After 909 | Recorded on September 4, 1962. This version is different to the ones featured on Ultra Rare Trax Vol. 1 and Ultra Rare Trax Vol. 4. | 2:58 |
| 11 | Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da / Christmas Time Is Here Again | An early and previously unreleased version of Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da, recorded in July 1968, running into a short reprise of Christmas Time Is Here Again (see track 1 for details). Rumours go that this was planned as a B-side of Leave My Kitten Alone, but it remains unreleased until today! | 3:34 |
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