An unearthed alternate take of “Revolution 1” off the Beatles’ immortal White Album was leaked onto the internets and much to the delight of aging hipsters and audiophiles everywhere.
The aptly titled “Revolution 1 (Take 20)” blends their subdued doo-wop version, along with elements of the avant-garde “Revolution 9”, which for years left fans baffled by its experimental sound and shared namesake.
A surprisingly coherent Yoko Ono even makes a brief appearance towards the end.
I would provide a link, but there really isn’t much point in doing so, since record label EMI has taken on the futile mission of enforcing their copyrights.
Many are considering the find to be on par with the discovery of penicillin or Indiana Jones’ heroic rescue of the Holy Grail from the mitts of the reviled Nazis.
According to some random guy on the internets (so you know it has to be true), there were only two copies of the June 3, 1968 recording in existence, one owned by John Lennon, and the other secured by some nameless collector.
Last year Sir Paul McCartney hinted at another lost Beatles’ relic entitled “Carnival of Light”, a 14-minute track which he ably described as “more plink-plonky”.
“I mean, I like it, but it’s not to everyone’s taste,” Macca added.