16. Rocky Raccoon (The Beatles - Esher Demo)

Kinfauns (George Harrison's House), Esher (UK) - May 1968

In May 1968, The Beatles met at Kinfauns, the Esher home of George Harrison, to review and record demos of songs under consideration for their next album; twenty-seven songs, mostly acoustic, have become public from this session. Seven of the songs were released on "Anthology 3", including "Junk", a song McCartney would later record for his first solo album. Of the twenty demo songs not officially released, fifteen would be recorded and released on the White Album, while "Not Guilty" and "What's the New Mary Jane" would be recorded for the album but not make the final lineup. The recordings included on the anthology are of a significantly higher fidelity than the bootlegged recordings, raising the possibility that there are higher quality versions of all twenty-seven songs. As a number of the songs included on the anthology were included in edited form, it has been suggested that the release of all the Esher demos as a legitimate future Beatles release is likely.

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[brunocoriolano]

I have met this song by chance, but I feel like it was always on my mind! It is a great story.

[ced95570]

Paul will must play it live!