BEATLES, THE black album TWK0169
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Catalog# = TWK0169
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Disc Size = 12"
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A Legendary Fly-on-the-Wall Session: The Beatles’ “The Black Album”
In the vast world of unofficial Beatles recordings, “The Black Album” is one of the most famous and essential. This legendary bootleg, associated with the catalog number TWK 0169, offers a raw, unfiltered, and fascinating glimpse into a pivotal, complex moment in the band’s history.
This is not an official album, but rather a compilation of material from the “Get Back” sessions in January 1969. The recordings were made at Twickenham Film Studios as the band rehearsed for a proposed live show and television special. With cameras and tape recorders running, what was captured was not a polished performance, but the sound of a band in flux: jamming, arguing, rediscovering their roots, and creating new masterpieces.
Listening to this album is like being a fly on the wall. It’s a collection of loose jams, early drafts of classic songs, and numerous cover versions of old rock and roll standards. This is where you can hear the very first, raw versions of songs that would later appear on the “Abbey Road” and “Let It Be” albums, including “Get Back,” “Don’t Let Me Down,” and “She Came In Through the Bathroom Window.”
The sound is unpolished and immediate, capturing the band’s spontaneous creativity and interpersonal dynamics. It includes famous, oft-discussed moments like the early, controversial “No Pakistanis” version of “Get Back” and other fascinating studio chatter.
For any serious Beatles collector and historian, “The Black Album” is not just a bootleg; it’s a crucial historical document. It provides an intimate, unvarnished look at the creative process of the greatest band in the world during their final, turbulent year together. You can find this album on our website.