File:The Beatles - Fading Image 2 - Rare

Fading Image 2 - Rare: Volume 2 contains a variety of rare recordings by The Beatles in the Get back sessions, including obscure cover versions, inspired improvs, many Beatles original composition not heard before or since, and a few that lived to see the day on a solo Beatle record.

The Fading Image series is a collection of Beatles recordings from the January 1969 Get Back sessions for the film "Let It Be", in which the Beatles were recorded and filmed every day for almost a full month. Red Hector, a life long Beatles fan, decided to listen to all 97 hours from various existing collections and compile a deeper level of interesting material beyond what was already put on the Let It Be and Anthology albums. Audio and mastering software was also used to selectively edit, compress, normalize volume, reduce noise and background speaking voices, and even add a few ambient or reverb effects. (Not quite to the Phil Spector level) The result is a very clear sound that makes these outtakes, covers, alternative versions, improvisations, and other hidden gems much more listenable.

Hopefully Apple will someday release the Let It Be Film, with many of these as DVD/Bluray extras, since most are sourced from film + audio. Beatles fans deserve more than the smattering of recordings from this period beyond Anthology and Let It Be Naked. For now this is Red Hector's personally biased and altered "Fly On The Wall" collection that spans 6 volumes.

01 Commonwealth 0:06 02 Lowdown Blues Machine 3:43 03 Oh Julie, Julia 5:42 04 Black Dog 8:00 05 Tiger Rag 11:02 06 Eddie The Dog 13:13 07 Suzy's Parlour 15:40 08 Tales Of Frankie Rabbit 17:39 09 Hare Krishna Mantra (Harry Pinsker) 18:45 10 Improvisation 23.46 (That Was The Trouble) 19:56 11 Greasepaint On Your Face 21:37 12 Hot As Sun 23:13 13 Get Off 9.91 24:42 14 Improvisation-Good Rockin' Tonight (Drugs, Divorce And A Slipping Image) 30:40 15 Little Pillow Pills (Heather Hello) 33:28 16 Martha My Dear (John John Yoko Yoko) 34:50 17 Madman 36:26 18 On A Sunny Island 41:17 19 Singing The Blues 44:58 20 Let It Down 29.31 47:36 21 Penina 49:22 22 Stand By Me 8.10 50:30 23 Song Of Love 14.25 53:02 24 Watching Rainbows 55:34 25 The Back Seat Of My Car 14.22 1:00:05 26 Isn't It A Pity 1:04:16 27 Instrumental 27.01 The Palace Of The King Of The Birds 1:06:05