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Savoy Truffle

After "You'll have to have them all pulled out" and before "You might not" there are assorted purring and cooing noises in the left channel
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Sexy Sadie

2:29, 3:00 - Pitch of piano (whole track?) noticeably flattens.
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Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

0:09-0:10 - "Roll over boys / Roll over Maurice", heavily reverbed, just before vocals start. (Paul)

0:26 - Drum beat under the word "play" is cut short, possible edit?

1:46 - Left channel, the clapping fades down and straight back up. I think this may have been because there was not enough clapping to fill the space required

1:56 - Right channel - The guitar ends very abruptly, as if edited off.
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Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)

In the introduction, John says "Look up, Byeee". An increase in hum is heard just before this as the faders open.

0:10-0:15 - Someone says "Winston" on the double bass drum beat. Followed by a half awake "Haah?" from Lennon. Paul sings something high pitched, sounds like "Pussy cat".

1:15-1:17 - After Paul's "Wooo", John says "Paul, hold my guitar for me". Heard using OOPS.
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She Came in Through the Bathroom Window

0:00 - John says "We'll listen to that now", probably in reference to the previous track (Polythene Pam).
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She Loves You

1:23-1:30 - Bad edit right after the line "I think it's only fair"...even the cymbals sound different.  The drop in ends after the line "Because she loves you". Not audible in Capitol Remix.

1:43 to end - Bad edit, this may only be in the Capitol "Beatles 1962-1966" Album. The harmonica goes out of time, and the vocals suddenly double track (Left ear)
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She Said She Said

1:37 -  "What I've Said" <I want the ...> "I said no no ..." (Right)
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She's a Woman

1:25 - Rhythm guitar drops out for one beat

    Third Verse - Guitarist playing the "up" beat strokes misses a chord change.

 

        I            IV      I

            My love don't give me presents

        I            IV      I

             I know that she's no peasant

        I*          IV

             Only ever has to give me ....

 

Where I* should be the IV chord. The rest of the group change, but he doesn't!
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She's Leaving Home

0:13-0:14 - Deep breath from Paul

1:24,1:28,1:29:2:45 - Switches being operated?
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Slow Down

1:15 - One sings "Now you've got a boyfriend down the street". Another sings "girlfriend," and seems to stumble over the "down the street" part.
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Something

2:42-2:47 - Listen, very low in the mix, George starts to play a little 4 note riff which causes him to miss  his start point, and so the real line fades in a little late!
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Strawberry Fields Forever

0:59 - Perhaps the most famous Beatles edit ever.  In fact, it is actually two edits. The famous one is between take 7 and take 26.  Take 7 was slower and a semitone lower in key. The two were edited together right between the words "'cause I'm" and "going to". The less known edit occurs right before the words "Let me take you down".  It's also less noticeable. The edit can be heard clearly by listening to the drums and mellotron on the left. The drums go very dead, and the mellotron stops. At the same time on the right, the orchestra appears from nowhere.

1:17, 2:01 - Counting from one to four

3:27-4:05 - Left channel, lots of talking, sounds like directions of sorts. From bootlegs, this seems to be "that's terrific”, “here comes the weeoo' referring to the droning guitar note.

3:57, 4:03 - John mutters the famous "Cranberry Sauce" twice, followed by "My mother made it for me."  Paul is dead fanatics insist that what John really says is "I Buried Paul," but that somehow doesn't go with "My mother made it for me."  Note that "My mother..." cannot be heard on any released version.

The song fades out in all cases before the end of the second "Cranberry Sauce."  The German release of Magical Mystery Tour fades out later than other releases (and so, therefore, does the CD), but still too soon to hear the "My mother..." statement.

Listen to the bootleg versions, they carry both "cranberries" plus lots of shouting from John to Ringo, "What are you playing it","Alright Calm down Ringo"

Frank Daniels is sure that he hears "I'm very hoarse" instead of the claimed "Cranberry Sauce" (German Version). He also mentions the morse code, supposedly "J.L.". Can any "morse-proficient" person check this, as it is thought to be incorrect (Like the cover to Help, which doesn't say "Help" in semaphore!)
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Taxman

0:03 - Left channel, "One for you 19 for me <cough> 1-2-3-4"

0:35-0:37,0:42-0:44 - Right channel drops out

1:38,1:45 - "Ah ah Mr Wilson/Heath" dropped into lead guitar track (!) with audible clicks
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Tell Me What You See

Paul tries out the initial line "If you let, If you let" before the song starts proper. Also the hissing (of a  revolving Lesley?) can be heard.
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Tell Me Why

1:42 - Edit, or dropout, between "so in love with you/Tell me why". The level seems to drop sharply, and come in a little late ...
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The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill

0:14 - After the line "what did you kill..." Ringo says "I'll tell you"

0:35, 1:12, 1:49 - Punch-ins at the end of each guitar/banjo bridge, before the chorus.

3:04 - Print-through of the "Eh-up". Possibly prompting from another Beatle?

Also, the lyrics on the CD liner are "So Captain Marvel zapped in right between the eyes". It sounds more like "For Captain Marvel zapped him right between the eyes".
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The End

0:28 - Someone counts "6," counting the measures of the drum solo.
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The Long and Winding Road

0:18 - Microphone thump after "disappear"

1:53 - Click in vocal track
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The Word

0:02 - Sharp intake of breath (right channel)

1:36 - Light drum clatter (right channel)

1:47 - "It's the" versus "'nd the"

2:09 - Some talking, right channel (CD only)

2:15 - The harmonies for this are "flown in" from a separate tape. Listen carefully and you will hear "Say the ..." and then the "wwwwooordd" slews up to speed.
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This Boy

1:27 - Bad edit right after the line "'Till he's seen you cryyy" in the chorus.
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Tomorrow Never Knows

0:52 - ADT drops out early, leaving "It is being, It is" in the right ear. At the same moment the organ sound stops.

1:28 - Feedback from Leslie speaker. (Right, during "Love is all and love is")
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Twist 'n' Shout

1:25 - Careful study of Paul's first "aaah" will show that half way through the pitch flattens slightly. This is possibly an edit between two takes. Audible on the Please Please Me CD, and maybe others?

2:27 - "Aaay" during last chord (Paul?)

2:29 - Cough during fadeout - most likely John, after that vocal!
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Two Of Us

3:05-3:07 - Counting of beats to mark time, soft "thump thump 3 4" audible
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What Goes On

1:11 - (Left channel) someone says something

1:35-1:54 especially loud at 1:46-1:53 Ringo hums the melody during the middle eight.  This left Joe Brennan wondering how many songs Ringo hummed during, though without a mic.

1:28 - (Left channel) John says "TELL me why."  It's possible that John says "I already TOLD you why;" if so, "I already" is too faint to hear, but the inflection is too unclear to state it conclusively.

2:36-2:40 - Ringo sings "in your mind" twice at the end of the song.
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What You're Doing

1:01 - Paul sings "Please ... stop your lying". Backing sings "You!"

1:05 - Paul sings "You ... got me crying". Backing clearly sings "Oo!"
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When I'm Sixty-Four

0:38-0:42 - Bass Pedal can be heard to squeak

1:04, 2:00 - Paul sings "um um" along with the other instruments, emphasizing the beat.

1:55 - Faint piano notes

2:28 - Edit in vocals track, "When I'm sixty four/ye  Hoo!"

2:37 - Faint whistle at the end of the track.
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Why Don't We Do It In The Road

0:01 - Squeak during drum intro.

0:17, 0:27 - Someone (Ringo?) says "yeah"
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With A Little Help From My Friends

0:00-0:02 - Centre, loud tweets during the word "Billy"

0:08 - Noticeable increase in mains hum as the fader opens for Ringo's vocal (Right channel)

2:04 - Right channel, crackles in bass line (bad lead/connector?)

2:29 - Ringo admits that he wasn't confident about that high note at the end. Here you can hear an edit to join on a successful attempt at the last phrase, beginning with the words "Ye/es I get by with-a-little- help-from my friends with-a-little ..."
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Within You Without You

3:41-3:47 - George is singing along as (he?) plays the drum part, with an audible "Da da da da, two .. We were"
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Words of Love

0:59-1:04 -  Possible edit or drop-in in guitar track (Left channel). Ringo's bass drum squeaks through this one, too. (Left channel)
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Yellow Submarine

1:04 - "And the band begins to play" ... They certainly do, but one of the trumpeters decides to put in a little trill ahead of cue!

1:51 - The backing vocals come in a line and a  half late in verse 3 - "As we live, a life of ease" are only in the mono mix.
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Yer Blues

1:05-1:08, 1:20, 1:26, 1:49 - Feedback

1:31-1:40, 2:00-2:07 - Someone shouts out lyrics behind John's singing

2:25-2:27 - (Left channel) yells

2:29-3:16 - (Left channel) faint guitar

3:16 - The supposed "instrumental" verse at the end has some bleed over from the vocals of another track.  This segment was spliced in from another take, according to Lewisohn.  The edit can be heard in a clipped guitar note.
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Yesterday

0:19 - During the word "believe" there is a squeak, sounds like from a violin string. (Left channel)
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You Can't Do That

1:23 - John's guitar changes tone on the pause before "Oh ..." in preparation for the solo, or possibly a bad edit.
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You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)

4:10 - At the start of John's incoherent mumbling, someone belches.
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You Like Me Too Much

0:00-0:08 - Scratching sound of the Leslie speaker revolving

0:08 - Click of the Leslie speaker turning off
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You Never Give Me Your Money

0:14 - Piano notes

0:29 - Breath is taken

3:08 - Someone picks up a tambourine

3:46-3:56 - Talking and guitar playing. Specifically 3:52, what does John sing after "1-2-3-4-5-6-7 ...". It's not "All good children go to heaven". Could be "Bloody 'ell".
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You Really got a hold on me

0:25 - Unsmooth switch to a different take, unlike the switch at 1:00
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You Won't See Me

0:02 - Cough

1:05-1:07 - Paul sings "But I'd get turned away" or "But I get turned away", not as often documented "But  I could turn away".

2:32 - George (?) says something (Right channel) Sounds like "Y'row"

3:16 - Double Click (Left channel)
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