The Beatles - The Twickenham Sessions 1969

The group began rehearsals at Twickenham Studios on 2 January 1969. No multi-track recordings were made of these sessions, as the Beatles were rehearsing for the live show rather than attempting to record an album. (Despite this, there are widely available bootlegs taken from the mono recordings that were synchronized to the film cameras.) A number of possible locations for the live show were discussed during the Twickenham rehearsals, with the leading candidates being a Roman amphitheatre in North Africa or a cruise ship. At one point, Lennon sarcastically suggested that they perform in "an insane asylum".
Everyone involved in the Twickenham rehearsals considered them to be disastrous. By the third day of rehearsal the group openly discussed whether they should break up. Lennon had all but withdrawn creatively from the Beatles, seldom contributing even to the arrangements of his own songs. Harrison was increasingly resentful; while he was treated respectfully by musical colleagues such as Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton, when working within the Beatles his songs usually were either derided or ignored. McCartney's attempts to hold the band together and rally spirits came across as controlling. The constant presence of Lennon's companion and artistic partner Yoko Ono -- who often spoke on Lennon's behalf as he sat silently by -- was a major source of tension. The intrusive film cameras and the cold, unfamiliar settings of Twickenham Studios also contributed to ill feelings. Finally, Harrison became fed up with Lennon's creative and communicative disengagement from the band, and on 10 January announced that he was "leaving the band now". Within a few days Harrison was persuaded to return to the group, who moved to their own Apple Studios.

Disc 1: "I Like Simple Tunes"
1. Don't Let Me Down / "I Like Simple Tunes" / Dig A Pony / Everybody Got Song / Don't Let Me Down
2. Long & Winding Road** / Oh! Darling** / unknown** / Maxwell's Silver Hammer**
3. Jam "My Name Is Ted"** / Crackin' Up (long jam)** / Crackin' Up / All Shook Up / Your True Love / Blue Suede Shoes / Three Cool Cats
4. One After 909** / "I'll Wait Till Tomorrow" / Hippy Hippy Shake / Two Of Us / Two Of Us**
5.Money (3.54) / Give Me Some Truth / All Things Must Pass / All Things Must Pass**
6.Let It Down** / Improvisation** / Dizzy Miss Lizzy / Money / Fools Like Me / Sure To Fall / Right String, Wrong Yo-Yo

Disc 1-1 Disc 1-2

Disc 2: "You Better Take Control John!"
1. Two Of Us / When The Saints Go Marching In / Loop De Loop / Two Of Us / Hear Me Lord / Across The Universe** 8:55
2. All Things Must Pass** / Let's Dance / All Things Must Pass 7:34
3. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window / Carry That Weight 4:03
4. Long & Winding Road / Golden Slumbers - Carry That Weight / Long & Winding Road / Instrumental ("King Of The Birds") 11:48
5. I've Got A Feeling / Improvisation / Maxwell's Silver Hammer / "Woman Where You Been So Long" / "Oh Julie, Julia" / Oh! Darling / Long & Winding Road / Maxwell's Silver Hammer 16:21
6. Improvisation / A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues / (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care / Across The Universe 12:36
7. Across The Universe / Rock And Roll Music / Lucille / Lotta Lovin' / Across The Universe / Gone Gone Gone / Dig A Pony / One After 909 12:38

Disc 2-1 Disc 2-2

Disc 3: "Come On Harrison, Lift Us Out Of This Mrrh"
1. Revolution / A Case Of The Blues / Be Bop A Lula / Medley: Lotta Lovin' - Something Else - Improvisation 4:25
2. School Day / F.B.I. / She Came In Through The Bathroom Window 4:34
3. Medley: Improvisations - Honey Hush 4:07
4. Honey Hush / Stand By Me / Hara Krishna Mantra / "Well, If You're Ready" / Hara Krishna Mantra / Two Of Us / "Two Of Us Wearing Postcards" / You Got Me Going / Twist And Shout / Don't Let Me Down / I've Got A Feeling 16:04
5. One After 909 / To Bad About Sorrows / Just Fun / She Said She Said / She Came In Through The Bathroom Window** / One Way Out** / Improvisation** / Unknown** / All Things Must Pass 14:50
6. Mean Mr. Mustard / Don't Let Me Down / All Things Must Pass / Fool Likes Me / You Win Again / Improvisation / She Came In Through The Bathroom Window 15:39
7. Unknown** / I Me Mine** 3:42
8. "That song always frightens me" / Sweet Little Sixteen / Malaguena / Almost Grown / What Am I Living For / Rock And Roll Music / I Me Mine

Disc 3-1 Disc 3-2

Disc 4: "The Thing That's Up Ahead"
1. Dialogue / Another Day / Rupert tune** / Instrumental / Let It Be / The Long And Winding Road** 15:58
2. Let It Be / Her Majesty / Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The Long And Winding Road 16:18
3. The Long And Winding Road / Oh! Darling / Instrumental medley** 16:09
4. Unknown - unknown (aka "King Of The Birds") / Upbeat instrumental** / For You Blue** / For You Blue / For You Blue** 16:11
5. For You Blue / Improvisation 9:21

Disc 4-1 Disc 4-2

Disc 5: "Dance Steps Like The Shadows"
1. Two Of Us / Baa, Baa, Black Sheep / Don't Let Me Down ("Don't Let Me Scream". / Suzy Parlour / I've Got A Feeling 15:51
2. Get Back / Get Back a la Mother Mary** / Get Back jam** / Instrumental / La Penina / Instrumental / Across The Universe ("Across The Unicorn") 15:44
3. Tennessee / Across The Universe / House Of The Rising Sun / "Comonwealth" / "Aw, Enoch Powell" / "Get Off" / For You Blue 15:51
4. "Get Off" / Honey Hush / For You Blue / For You Blue** 12:45
5. Let It Be / That'll Be The Day / I've Got A Feeling / Medley: Jenny Jenny / Slippin' And Slidin' / Let It Be 11:53

Disc 5-1 Disc 5-2

Disc 6: "Dick James Is A Fascist Bum"
1. unknown** / piano improvisation** / Lond And Winding Road** 5:09
2. Let It Be** / Don't Let Me Down** / Maxwell's Silver Hammer** / I've Got A Feeling** / Long And Winding Road** / Piano improvisations** / Get Back** 16:36
3. I've Got A Feeling** / Get Back** / Lady Madonna** / Get Back** 7:55
4. Get Back** / Hi Heeled Sneakers 7:22
5. Hi Heeled Sneakers / Long Tall Sally** / Get Back (jam)** 8:53
6. Improvisation** / (Don't Worry Kyoko / A Quick One) / Improvisation / Improvisation** / I've Got A Feeling** / yodeling jam** / Don't Let Me Down** / Till There Was You / Come On Everybody** / Unknown** / Maxwell's Silver Hammer / Mack The Knife / Teddy Boy** / Maxwell's Silver Hammer 16:16
7. Maxwell's Silver Hammer / Don't Be Cruel / Medley: "On A Sunny Island" / Brazil / Groovin' / I Got Stung / Brazil / It's Only Make Believe / "Through A London Window" 11:41

Disc 6-1 Disc 6-2

Disc 7: "We Should Just Go On As If Nothing's Happened?"
1. The Long And Winding Road / Adagio for Strings 12:11
2. Martha My Dear / Martha - Yoko medley** / Instrumental ("King Of The Birds" / Yoko jam)** / Instrumental jam "one more time!"** / feedback and Yoko** 16:28
3. Get Back** / Get Back 16:10
4. Get Back / Get Back** 7:59
5. San Francisco Bay Blues / Lady Jane** / Lady Jane** 1:57
6. Lady Jane / improvisation ("Jazz Piano Song") / Woman / Cocaine Blues / "Flushed You From The Bathroom Of My Heart" / On A Clear Day You Can See Forever / Improvisation 16:00
7. Back Seat Of My Car / Conversations / Improvisation / Song Of Love 1:58

Disc 7-1 Disc 7-2

Disc 8: "Ringo, It's Been Great Working With You Man!"
1. Song Of Love / Song Of Love / "As Clear As A Bell..." / Hello Dolly / "You are defenitely Inclined Towards It" 7:56
2. "Madman" / Medley: Mean Mr. Mustard - "Madman" 16:15
3. "Watching Rainbows" / improvisation / improvisation** / Take This Hammer 15:10
4. Jonny B. Goode** / Get Back** / blues jam - blues madman** / "Madman" / You Know My Name 11:54
5. Oh! Darling** / Oh! Darling / Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 11:27

Disc 8
Artwork and Booklet