Along with its sister volume, PAST MASTERS 2 gathers singles, oddities and B-sides together and saves the dedicated Beatlemaniac considerable time and money hunting down this uncommon material. Like the "Blue Album", VOLUME TWO covers the second half of the Beatles career from 1965 to 1970. During this time period, the Fab Four stopped touring and focused their energies on studio recordings. The results included some of the Beatles' more experimental forays, like their firstuse of backwards tape ("Rain") and the breaking of the singles time barrier ("Hey Jude"). There are alternate versions of well-known songs ("Get Back", "Across The Universe"), and songs influenced by Fats Domino ("Lady Madonna") and Indian culture ("The Inner Light"). The most unusual tune included on this collection is "You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)". This highly unusual recording was started in May 1967and shelved before getting completed in November 1969. The result was an avant-cabaret number conceived by John Lennon,featuring mumbled vocals, Brian Jones' saxophone playing and sound effects replicating the inside of an after-hours club.

Track Listing

Day Tripper
We Can Work It Out
Paperback Writer
Rain
Lady Madonna
Inner Light
Hey Jude
Revolution
Get Back
Dont Let Me Down
Ballad Of John And Yoko
Old Brown Shoe
Across The Universe
Let It Be
You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)