Unsurpassed Masters Vol. 1 (1962-1963)

Track list

Disc 1

1. Besame Mucho

   Written by Consuelo Velázquez

   2:34 • Outtake • Artist test

   Session Recording: Jun 06, 1962 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

2. How Do You Do It

   Written by Mitch Murray

   1:57 • Outtake • Take 1

   Session Recording: Sep 04, 1962 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

3. There's A Place

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   2:17 • Outtake • Take 5 & 6

   Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Harmonica, Rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Backing vocals, Lead guitar

   Session Recording: Feb 11, 1963 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

4. I Saw Her Standing There

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   4:51 • Outtake • Take 6, 7, 8, 9

   Session Recording: Feb 11, 1963 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

5. Do You Want To Know A Secret

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   2:01 • Outtake • Take 8 (track 2)

   Session Recording: Feb 11, 1963 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

6. A Taste Of Honey

   Written by Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow

   2:10 • Outtake • Take 6 (track 2)

   Session Recording: Feb 11, 1963 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

7. There's A Place

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   2:14 • Outtake • Take 12 (track 2) & take 13 (track 2)

   Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Harmonica, Rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Backing vocals, Lead guitar

   Session Recording: Feb 11, 1963 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

8. I Saw Her Standing There

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   3:35 • Outtake • Take 11 (track 2) and take 12 (track 2)

   Session Recording: Feb 11, 1963 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

9. Misery

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   4:50 • Outtake • Take 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

   Session Recording: Feb 11, 1963 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

10. From Me To You

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    3:27 • Outtake • Take 1, 2

    Session Recording: Mar 05, 1963 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

11. From Me To You

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    4:01 • Outtake • Take 8, take 9-13 (edit pieces)

    Session Recording: Mar 05, 1963 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

12. Thank You Girl

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    2:14 • Outtake • Take 2, 3, 4

    Session Recording: Mar 05, 1963 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

13. Thank You Girl

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    3:53 • Outtake • Take 7-13 (edit pieces)

    Session Recording: Mar 05, 1963 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

14. One After 909

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    4:15 • Outtake • Take 1, 2

    Session Recording: Mar 05, 1963 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

15. Hold Me Tight

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    3:59 • Outtake • Take 22, 23, 24

    Session Recording: Sep 12, 1963 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

16. Don't Bother Me

    Written by George Harrison

    3:50 • Outtake • Take 11, 12

    Session Recording: Sep 12, 1963 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

From Wikipedia:

In 1981, in-house engineer John Barrett was given the task of cataloguing the complete collection of tapes from the band’s seven-year career with EMI. This led to two projects: a public audio-visual presentation at Abbey Road Studios called The Beatles Live at Abbey Road (which opened on 18 July 1983) and a planned outtakes album which was to be called Sessions. In addition to some of the songs included on the previously leaked compilation tape, Sessions added “Not Guilty“, “What’s the New Mary Jane“, “How Do You Do It?“, “Bésame Mucho”, “Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues“, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” (demo), and early takes of “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” and “I’m Looking Through You“. Shortly before the album’s scheduled 1985 release, it was vetoed by the surviving members of the band; but both audience recordings of the Abbey Road presentation and the leaked promos of Sessions became available to bootleggers. These songs appeared on bootleg series such as Ultra-Rare Trax and Unsurpassed Masters, along with other material presumably copied while preparing these projects. Most of the aforementioned tracks were officially released on the Anthology albums in 1995 and 1996.