It's Not Too Bad(Early Strawberry Fields)- John Lennon

Early take of It's Not Too Bad...Later known as Strawberry Fields Forever..

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Music

Tags:

• strawberry
• fields
• forever
• john
• lennon
• beatles
• not
• too
• bad
• recording
• rare

[yahikoli]

Was it really called "It's not too bad" back then? How do you know that? It certainly is Lennon though.

[beans909]

Thats what the title said from the place I downloaded the recording from. I'm not 100% positive though.

[beans909]

Yeah. Thats just what it said as the title when I got it, so I posted it as that...I didn't make it up. I see what you mean though.

[idaslpdhr]

This is John lennon, I have a cleaner version of this and about 12 other stages of development, they were recorded on his home tape recorder, where he also experiments with double tracking his voice and plays an organ/mellotron etc, I will post them one day , also have about 20 studio takes in various stages and speeds some are so beautiful. been collecting for 30 years.

[McCartnee]

Yeah, "It's Not Too Bad" was the working title for the song. It's what Lennon sang when he was putting words to the chords he was strumming.

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[kingwalrus64]

Does anybody know exactly what is used to create that sort of effect for the voice?

[Scarperguy]

@CrankCase08 Ah true, that's a really silly mistake of me to make. Love Me Do was highest at 17 right?

[CrankCase08]

@Scarperguy Wrong. 'Love Me Do' was the first single not to reach number one, which was also their first single release. Strawberry Fields/Penny Lane was the first not to reach number since 'Please Please Me' (their second single release. Strawberry Fields/Penny Lane was prevented from reaching number one by...Englebert Humperdink's 'Release Me'!!

[dogpetdog]

Mmm, what are the chords he's playing?! or where could I find out?!

[peteylalor]

Does anyone else find this recording particularly eerie?

[badboyrhythmdub]

@MattHatter I would buy every noise made buy this band if it was available. And I don't normally like rarity albums.

[badboyrhythmdub]

@Scarperguy the public wasn't ready yet I guess.

[MattHatter]

EMI is gonna have to release more Beatles product eventually. The box sets are what we have been wanting for the LONGEST time (especially the mono box set), but it's about time they started planning on something new. I say the next thing they should release is "The Sgt. Pepper Sessions" box set, just like "The Pet Sounds Sessions" box by Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys. 2012 will be the 50th Anniversary of The Beatles debut so I'm sure EMI has SOMETHING planned.