The Beatles
The Esher Demos
Late May, 1968
Kinfauns (George Harrison's House), Esher, Surrey, UK
Home demo recordings, good quality
Available in both Lossless (FLAC) and mp3 (320 kbps) versions
Continuing with my posts of all-time classic bootleg albums, it would be criminal not to include something by The Beatles here. After all, they are probably the most bootlegged act of all-time. And although I am as big a Beatles fan as anyone out there (and have several hundred Beatles bootleg titles), I have never even considered posting any Beatles here, just because Beatles stuff can be found so many other places, there was no need to post them here. But now, this special 5th Anniversary classics posting provides the perfect excuse to feature some Beatles. There are literally thousands of Beatles-related bootlegs out there, ranging from utterly fantastic to complete rubbish, with most somewhere in the middle, and many constituting endless resortings and re-compilations of the same batches of outtakes and 'rarities' as so many others, in varying levels of sound quality. So, out of all the Beatles-related bootlegs, from live recordings to all the rarities, outtakes, compilations, remixes, and remasters collections out there, what would be the single greatest Beatles boot? Given that many of the historical outtakes-rarities and remasters bootlegs have been rendered, maybe not obsolete, but certainly less essential, with the official releases of theAnthologyseries,Let It Be Naked,and the2009 Remastered albums, probably the one bootleg release that most stands out to me as the best are The Esher Demos. This refers to the collection of acoustic demo recordings made by John, Paul, and George (there is no indication Ringo was present) at George's bungalow home (named Kinfauns) located in Esher, England. Here, in late May 1968, after returning from their trek to India and prior to going back into the recording studio to work on their next album (in June), the boys got together and presented to each other the songs they had each recently come up with. So, using George's Ampex 4-track Reel-to-Reel recorder, they laid down these mostly acoustic demos consisting primarily of early versions of songs that would later become the 'White album', as well as some that would be later released on respective solo albums ('Junk', 'Child of Nature' which was later re-worked to become 'Jealous Guy', and 'Circles'), and a few that were never officially released ('What's the New Mary Jane', 'Sour Milk Sea', 'Not Guilty'). It is a unique and wonderful opportunity and such a historical document to hear these early demo versions. One can imagine them just sitting around sharing their songs with each other, getting feedback, etc. When listening, you can get the feeling of having your own personal, casual and informal concert with them just sitting around your living room. It's quite remarkable. In some cases, the songs are still quite rough, in others, they are very similar to what the song would sound like on the finished album. Most intriguing are the early acoustic versions of songs that became much more electric or 'rockier' (like 'Revolution', 'Everybody's Got Something..Monkey', 'Yer Blues', 'While My Guitar..Weeps', etc). It has been reported that 27-28 songs were recorded over a couple days, after which George Martin had several copies of an acetate of these sessions pressed and distributed to each Beatle for their perusal at home to work with before heading into the studio in the following weeks. There have been many bootleg variations of the Esher demos circulating (with titles such as 'From Kinfauns to Chaos', 'Acoustic Masterpieces', Unsurpassed Demos', 'The Beatles-Unplugged', 'Release from Limitation', and countless others), in varying quality, for many years, but all have consisted of the same 23 songs (it has been rumored that the bootleg releases came from copies of Lennon's own Acetate, which he traded for some other bootlegs). It wasn't untilAnthology 3was released in 1996 that we got to hear 4 additional demo songs recorded at Kinfauns, 'Happiness is a Warm Gun', 'Glass Onion', 'Mean Mr. Mustard', and 'Polythene Pam', all in excellent quality (perhaps the original acetate that was bootlegged did not include these recordings?), but yet very few of the other previously available Esher tracks were included (just 'Junk', 'Piggies', 'Honey Pie' with improved sound and stereo). Thus, even afterAnthology, the bootleg Esher demo versions remain the only source for almost all these tracks (Considering the much higher quality available from the original tapes as evident on theAnthology-released tracks, we can only hope that some day all the Esher demos will be officially released, which would make a great full CD release). Until that day, however, we are very fortunate to have these bootleg versions of the Esher Demos. For me then, this is the best single Beatles bootleg. If you only had one Beatles bootleg (as ludicrous a concept as that seems), it probably should be this one (although that would certainly be debatable - any discussion is certainly encouraged). The version I have presented here comes from the excellent Purple Chick 'Deluxe Edition' series, as they have compiled the best quality recordings available from various different bootleg sources. So, if you don't have these already, by all means get them now, as these are essential, and certainly an all-time classic.
Tracklist
1. Julia
2. Blackbird
3. Rocky Raccoon
4. Back In The U.S.S.R.
5. Honey Pie
6. Mother Nature's Son
7. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
8. Junk
9. Dear Prudence
10. Sexy Sadie
11. Cry Baby Cry
12. Child Of Nature
13. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill
14. I'm So Tired
15. Yer Blues
16. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
17. What's The New Mary Jane
18. Revolution
19. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
20. Circles
21. Sour Milk Sea
22. Not Guilty
23. Piggies
These are taken from the Purple Chick compilation 'The Beatles - Deluxe Edition Vol. 3' (The Demos)
From Purple Chick's notes - 'For what it's worth, not only do these tracks sound better to us than on 'From Kinfauns To Chaos' but they're also in the 'correct order', at the correct speed and in true mono for the first time (as best we can tell).'
However, the Purple Chick collection also included the 4 additional Esher songs taken directly from the official Anthology 3 release. I have not included these tracks here as they are commercially available on Anthology 3. For the other songs that are also included on Anthology 3, I have used the the available bootleg versions, and not the upgraded, remixed, remstered versions available on the commercial release.
FLAC -Beatles - Esher Demos - Mega Link
mp3 -Beatles_Esher_Demos_(PC)_mp3.rar
For those just getting started in the world of Beatles bootlegs, but wanting the full range of available recordings, I would highly recommend getting hold of the complete Purple Chick 'Deluxe Edition' series, which is available for each Beatles album, and consists of the compilation of the best available outtakes, rarities, and unreleased recordings and sessions from each album period. Purple Chick also has a Live series compilation, which again compiles all the best quality live recordings over the Beatles career. Collection of these PC series (which amounts to several dozen CDs worth) contain most all of the Beatles bootleg recordings you would ever need, as they were compiled from many different bootleg sources, keeping the best stuff, and eliminating all the reundant and low quality remainders, and rendering most of the rest of the bootlegs obsolete.
But please, let me know what your favorite Beatles bootlegs are.

Jan 10, 2018  These were done by the Beatles at George’s place, Kinfauns, in late May 1968, before recordings of the album were started at Abbey Road Studios. The demos have been widely bootlegged over the years, but only a very few ended up on ‘Beatles Anthology 3’. It now seems that many more will emerge on the box set, which will be released in.

The White Album (Kinfauns) demos (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.^[40] 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 line-up. The recordings included on the anthology are of a significantly higher fidelity (they came from George's original stereo reels of the demo sessions, and processed at Abbey Road Studios) than the bootlegged recordings (which probably came from John's mono copy of the tapes), 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.

The other three songs would never be recorded in the studio by The Beatles:

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• '(I'm Just a) Child of Nature', later released by Lennon, with different lyrics, as 'Jealous Guy'.
• 'Circles', later released by Harrison on his 'Gone Troppo' album.
• 'Sour Milk Sea', a Harrison song later recorded by Jackie Lomax as one of the earliest Apple Record singles.

Kinfauns was a large 1950s deluxe bungalow in Esher, Surrey, England, on the Claremont Estate. From 1964 to 1970 it was the home of George Harrison, lead guitarist of The Beatles, and was where many of the demo recordings for The White Album were made. The bungalow has since been demolished, and another house built in its place.

Purchase by Harrison[edit]

George Harrison bought Kinfauns for £20,000 (equivalent to £400,000 in 2018) on 17 July 1964, on the advice of the Beatles' accountant Dr. Walter Strach. Harrison later said that when he went house-hunting, 'It was the first one I saw, and I thought, that'll do.' He was joined there months later by wife-to-be Pattie Boyd. Harrison and Boyd were married on 21 January 1966, and lived in the house until 1970, when Harrison purchased Friar Park, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.^[1]

Renovation[edit]

During 1967, Harrison and Boyd, with a little help from their friends, painted the outside of the house in psychedelic patterns; a mural around the fireplace was created by design collective The Fool, who also painted several Beatles musical instruments and Harrison's Mini. At the rear of the house was a guitar-shaped swimming pool. Gold discs and the multiple awards the band had achieved adorned the sitting room walls. In front, a tall 15 feet (4.6 m) sliding door kept unauthorised visitors out of the garden (and rapidly became covered in fans' signatures and autographs).

Beatles gatherings[edit]

Kinfauns was probably the home where the Beatles most frequently gathered, for it was only a short drive from the homes of John Lennon (Kenwood) and Ringo Starr (Sunny Heights — both on St George's Hill). It was where Harrison, Lennon and their wives retreated during their first LSD experience in 1965, and in May 1968 it was where many of the demo recordings for the The White Album were made, on Harrison's Ampexfour-trackreel-to-reeltape recorder. (These demos were released on various bootleg albums until officially released as part of The White Album 50th Anniversary Set in 2018; seven of them also appear on The Beatles Anthology: Vol. 3.)^[2]

Harrison was the first Beatle to own or use a Moog synthesizer, and he recorded 'Under the Mersey Wall' with his Moog at Kinfauns. The track filled one side of his album Electronic Sound, released in May 1969.^[3]

Kinfauns was where police arrested Boyd and Harrison in March 1969, for hashish possession, as Lennon and Yoko Ono had been months earlier while staying at Ringo’s Montagu Square apartment. Both couples insisted the drugs found had been planted on the premises.^[4]

Sale and demolition[edit]

After moving to Friar Park, Harrison sold Kinfauns to wife-and-husband songwriters Sylvan (née Whittingham) and Barry Mason.

The site of Kinfauns lies within the historic garden walls of the adjacent Claremont, a 19th-century royal residence. Following a series of planning applications in the early 21st century, the bungalow was substantially demolished and replaced with a new two-storey house.^[1]

Coordinates: 51°21′35″N0°22′07″W / 51.359595°N 0.368476°W

Sources[edit]

1. ^ ^abSmurthwaite, Tom; Larter, Grahame (24 May 2017). 'Beatles guitarist George Harrison blue plaque unveiled by first wife Pattie Boyd at former Esher home'. Surrey Advertiser. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
2. ^Runtagh, Jordan (29 May 2018). 'The Beatles' Revelatory White Album Demos: A Complete Guide'. Rolling Stone.
3. ^Winn, John C. (2009). That Magic Feeling: The Beatles' Recorded Legacy. 1966-1970. 2 (1st ed.). Three Rivers Press. p. 265. ISBN978-0-3074-5239-9. LCCN2008051921.
4. ^Brown, Peter; Gaines, Steven (2002) [1983]. The Love You Make: An Insider's Story of the Beatles. New American Library. ISBN0451207351. LCCN2002025463.

Further reading[edit]

• Boyd, Pattie (2007). Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me. Three Rivers Press. ISBN978-0-307-40783-2.