Wednesday, 3 April 2013

Number 9 - Free Now


Beatle involvement:  

Paul and George (via a brief snippet of a previously unreleased Beatles outtake)

Listenability: 4 out of 5

Released in 2000, this song / sound collage is credited to Paul McCartney, The Beatles and Super Furry Animals. It begins with a short snippet of George talking followed by some looped lines of Paul singing. It is taken from the album ‘The Liverpool Sound Collage’ which was created for an exhibition by Peter Blake. Blake was the artist who created the Sergeant Peppers Album Sleeve and perhaps this is why George, Ringo and Yoko consented for the out-take recordings to be used. According to Paul’s official website ‘The Liverpool Sound Collage… contains out-takes from recordings made between 1965-69 with George Harrison, Ringo Starr and John Lennon.’ If the track was to be compared to other Beatles tracks it would perhaps be put in the same genre as Revolution 9 and Wild Honey Pie.



What they said about it:

Paul:
It's a new little piece of the Beatles. It's an outbreak from my normal stuff. It's a little side dish that is not to be confused with my other work. 
SunSentinel August 17, 2000
I compile sounds and made the basic collage. I asked Cian Ciaran of Super Furry Animals to mix something from it, which he kindly did, and my mate Youth used his talents to add a final touch. 
Paul commenting on the Liverpool Sound Collage album taken from his official website. http://www.paulmccartney.com/albums/10037-liverpool-sound-collage




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