FROM KINFAUNS TO CHAOS

FROM KINFAUNS TO CHAOS

(2CD 1999 VIGOTONE VT-183/184)

CD 1 - Kinfauns: Total Time: 68:01
16 Claremont Drive Esher, Surrey
late May 1968

1. Julia (recorded in a higher key and features the verses in a different
order. 3:55
2. Blackbird (features a double-tracked vocal, no break, natural bird
sounds and a slightly slower pace than the studio version 2:37
3. Rocky Racco (on this early version is significantly shorter lacking the
opening and closing verses 2:53
4. Back in the USSR (lacks the final verse "show me round your snow peaked
mountains" 2:57
5. Honey Pie (this version also appeared on Anthology 3 in excellent stereo but
missing the final verse. 2:09
6. Mother Nature’s Son (lacks the picked intro of the finished version 2:20
7. Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da (Paul occasionally loses time when he double tracked his
vocal but this an otherwise spirited take. Not surprisingly this version is
closer in feel to the Sessions version than the finished take. 3:18
8. Junk (appeared on Anthology 3 in stereo but lacking some guitar bits and vocals
heard here. 2:26
9. Dear Prudence (John lets out a "whoops!" as he flubs his double track vocal and
finishes with a spoken outro 4:39
10. Sexy Sadie (features an undeveloped ending 2:29
11. Cry Baby Cry (lacks the "cry baby cry" intro and has a different ending 2:32
12. Child of Nature (earliest incarnation of "Jealous Guy" - an early highlight of
the Lost Lennon tapes radio series 2:46
13. The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill (animal noises courtesy of the other
Beatles 2:42
14. I’m So Tired (with an extra spoken passage: "when I hold you in your arms" 3:10
15. YerBlues (some early lyrics of note here: John is only "insecure" here an not
"suicidal" like Dylan's Mr. Jones 3:32
16. Everybody’s Got Something to Hide (Except Me & My Monkey lyrically the same but
otherwise completely different in feel 2:59
17. What’s The New Mary Jane (what's noteworthy is that there's a demo for this
song at all 2:40
18. Revolution (lacks the "you say you'll change the constitution" verse 4:08
19. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (features alternate early lyrics 2:35
20. Circles (George dug this one up 14 years later for his Gone Troppo LP 2:19
21. Sour Milk Sea (George gave this to Jackie Lomax to record for one of Apple's
first releases 3:43
22. Not Guilty (George only waited 11 years to get back to this one on his George
Harrison LP 3:00
23. Piggies (piggies "cut their porkchops" instead of "eat their bacon" here 2:07

CD 2 - Chaos: Total Time: 66:02
E.M.I. Studios, No.3 Abbey Road London, NW8

Tuesday - June 6, 1968

1. Revolution #1 (take 20) playback #1 7:27
2. Revolution #1 (take 20) playback #2 7:18
3. Unfinished Jam #1 7:00
4. Unfinished Jam #2 1:58
5. Revolution #2 (take 1) 2:36
6. Revolution #2/Unfinished Jam #3 1:40
7. Revolution #2 (take 3) 2:02
8. Unfinished Jam #4/Revolution #1 (take 20) playback #3 5:03
9. Unfinished Jam #5 5:59
10. Revolution #1 (take 20) guitar and organ overdub (take 1) 2:36
11. Revolution #1 (take 20) guitar and organ overdub (take 2) 2:08
12. Revolution #1 (take 20) guitar and organ overdub (take 3) 8:32
13. Unfinished Jam #6 1:21
14. Revolution #1 (take 20) playback #4 0:34
15. Dialogue 2:01
16. Revolution #1 (take 20) guitar overdub 0:44
17. Dialogue/Loop Playback 4:39
18. Revolution #1 (take 20) RM1 ("take your knickers off and let's go") 2:22