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Paul McCartney made an experimental Christmas mixtape for the Beatles in 1965

by Gabriela Helfet / ​Source: ​thevinylfactory.com
Listen to the lost compilation of tape loops, hits and samples.

The original tape mix that Paul McCartney cut as a record for his fellow Beatles in 1965 has surfaced online, reports Dangerous Minds.

Only four copies existed of the Unforgettable vinyl, given by McCartney to George Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr for Christmas in 1965. All were believed to be lost.

“I had two Brenell tape recorders set up at home, on which I made experimental recordings and tape loops, like the ones in ‘Tomorrow Never Knows.’ And once I put together something crazy, something left field, just for the other Beatles, a fun thing which they could play late in the evening. It was just something for the mates, basically,” shared McCartney in an interview with Mark Lewisohn taken from The Unreleased Beatles: Music and Film.

“I would sit around all day, creating little tapes. I did one once called Unforgettable and used the Unforgettable Nat King Cole “Is what you are …” as the intro. Then did a sort of “Hello, hello …” like a radio show. I had a demo done by Dick James of that, just for the other guys because it was really a kind of stoned thing. That was really the truth of it,” McCartney explained to Barry Miles in Many Years From Now.
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Listen to the 18.5 minutes from the mix below.

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    • CD - Imagine - John Lennon
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    • 2CD/DVD - McGear
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    • 19.03.19 Can ’t Buy Our Love: Prime Minister Harold Wilson and His Attempts to Woo The Beatles
    • 01.04.19 Nutopia
    • What If?
    • Oh, to be 73 Again
    • Macca at Abbey Road Special
    • 04.02.19 The Beatles in America
    • 17.12.18 The Birth Of Beatlemania
    • With a Little Help!
    • 01.12.18 THE BEATLES 'SWEET STORY'
    • 08.12.18 John Lennon: The Last Interview
    • Cover Myself in Glory
    • Invisible albums
    • THE CURIOUS CASE OF KLAATU
    • 02.03.19 John and Yoko in Cambridge
    • 30.03.81 MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR JOHN LENNO
    • 18.12.18 Paul Christmas Mixtape
    • 05.12.18 MY SWEET LORD — THE LAWSUIT
    • 09.01.75 OFFICIAL DISSOLUTION OF THE BEATLES
    • 30.01.69 THE BEATLES ROOFTOP CONCERT
    • 09.02.64 THE BEATLES ED SULLIVAN DEBUT
    • 05.03.63 THE BEATLES REORD FROM ME TO YOU
    • 01.01.62 THE DECCA AUDITION
    • Liverpool Rocks!
    • The Perch Rocks to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Beatles 1st Appearance at New Brighton Tower Ballroom
    • Twist and Shout
    • Star Club Tapes
    • Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
    • Paul McCartney Live @ the Cavern Club
    • Paul at the Phil
    • One Band Two Great Leaders
    • Stickers to Secret Gigs
    • 01.01.19 Top 10 Highlights of 2018
    • James McCartney Live in London
    • Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band Live @ the Empire Theatre Liverpool
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