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December 1965 ?

Recording "Unforgettable", the unreleased Christmas album

For Paul McCartney


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I had two Brenell tape recorders set up at home, on which I made experimental recordings and tape loops, like the ones in ‘Tomorrow Never Knows.’ And once I put together something crazy, something left-field, just for the other Beatles, a fun thing which they could play late in the evening. It was just something for the mates, basically.

It was called Unforgettable and it started with Nat ‘King’ Cole singing ‘Unforgettable,’ then I came in over the top as the announcer. ‘Yes, unforgettable, that’s what you are! And today in Unforgettable…’ It was like a magazine program: full of weird interviews, experimental music, tape loops, some tracks I knew the others hadn’t heard, it was just a compilation of odd things. I took the tape to Dick James’s studio and they cut me three acetate discs. Unfortunately, the quality of these discs was such that they wore out as you played them for a couple of weeks, but then they must have worn out. There’s probably a tape somewhere, though.

Paul McCartney – Interview with Mark Lewisohn, 1995
From Fabulous208 – August 27, 1966

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Quico Romeu • 1 month ago

♦ Paul´s introduction (Unforgettable) (RMW688)

♦ Nat King Cole – Unforgettable (Unforgettable) (RMW688)

♦ Peter & Gordon - Someone Ain"t Right (Unforgettable) (RMW688)

♦ Paul DJ (Unforgettable) (RMW688)

♦ The Beach Boys - I Get Around (Unforgettable) (RMW688)

♦ Paul DJ (Unforgettable) (RMW688)

♦ Martha & he Vandellas - Heat Wave (Unforgettable) (RMW688)

♦ Paul DJ with Peter Asher (Unforgettable) (RMW688)

♦ Elvis Presley - Don"t Be Cruel (Unforgettable) (RMW688)

♦ Paul DJ (Unforgettable) (RMW688)

♦ The Rolling Stones - Down Home Girl (Unforgettable) (RMW688)


Quico Romeu • 1 month ago

McCartney Christmas Album

Label Helter Skelter

Catalogue No. HSR 03

Release Date 20th March 2011

Total Time 19:24

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The C.D.

1 Paul Intro (Incomplete) Paul's weird American accent introducing the next track 0:44

2 Unforgettable Nat King Cole 3:24

3 Someone Ain't Right Peter And Gordon 2:31

4 Paul Intro Mentions previous track, then introduces next 0:24

5 Heatwave Martha Reeves and the Vandellas 2:43

6 I Get Around Beach Boys 2:11

7 Paul Introduces the king Paul with Peter Asher 0:34

8 Elvis Presley Don't Be Cruel 2:00

9 Paul Intro Radio Pauline introducing a band from the 60's 0:20

10 Down Home Girl Rolling Stones

A possible inspiration for John's composing process ? 4:11

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During the making of this 'remaster' (it is technically a re-build) I also noticed that HMC had taken a few liberties with the material, splitting one of Paul's intros in two to place between two songs - the dialogue intros Martha and the Vandellas, but was split to also intro the Beach Boys song... This has been restored to it's original form as it is clearly one piece of dialogue, and the song order has been corrected in accordance with this liberty taking


The PaulMcCartney Project • 1 month ago

Thanks Quico, I will update the page with your information !


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