Strawberry Fields Forever is a classic
fan club release by the fab four on the Nems Records Limited label, originally
released in 1982. With nice cover art, it includes a selection of psych era
outtakes along with some live cuts.
Here’s the song line-up:
A1 Strawberry Fields Forever
(Lennon/McCartney) – Alternate version* 2:50
A2 The Bus (Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starkey)
– Unreleased Instrumental from “Magical Mystery Tour” 0:42
A3 The
Inner Light (Harrison) – True stereo version 2:32
A4 The
Fool On The Hill (Lennon/McCartney) – Original demo 2:48
A5 All
You Need Is Love (Lennon/McCartney) – Live version from "Our World" TV
special 5:06
A6 Tea
Room Music (Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starkey) – Impromptu jam from “David
Frost Show” 0:43
A7 Hey
Jude (Lennon/McCartney) – Live from “David Frost Show” 7:03
B1 I Am
The Walrus (Lennon/McCartney) – Basic tracks and vocals only 4:33
B2 Spiritual
Regeneration (Lennon/McCartney) – Recorded live in India 2:16
B3 Yer
Blues (Lennon/McCartney) – Acappella rendering by Messrs. Lennon and Jagger (Rock
'n' Roll Circus) 0:31
B4 What’s
The New Mary Jane* (Lennon/McCartney)– Original mix 6:33
B5 Peace
Of Mind* (Lennon/McCartney) – Unreleased song 3:11
B6 It's
All Too Much (Harrison) – Alternte version with extra verse from “Yellow
Submarine” 2:31
B7 The
Barber Of Seville (Rossini) – “Vocals” by John, Paul, George And Ringo 2:23
*The
selections "Strawberry fields forever", "Mary Jane" and
"Peace of Mind" were taken from reference discs because the master
tapes could not be located. Slight surface noise heard on these selections does
not indicate defect in this pressing
Note that some collectors say that the song ‘Peace Of Mind’ isn’t the Beatles, but add "It’s a really cool, weird psych tune that sounds more like Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd than the Beatles."
THIS COPY is a 1st pressing on the NEMS Records Limited label (see Notes, below).
The vinyl has a couple of marks on side two, but per a test listen, none that affect playback. The vinyl is in Very Good Plus [VG+] condition.
The original cover has a crease running next to the spine on the back. Other than that it would be in Excellent condition, but because of that one crease, I am rating the cover as being in Very Good Plus [VG+] condition.
The original inner sleeve is translucent poly; it has no issues. The inner sleeve is in Excellent [EX] condition,
Notes
Lives And Demos.
Red labels with boxed "NEMS Records Limited" on both sides
On back cover bottom right corner in a black box is "NEMS Records Limited
Made in the U.S.A"
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): CLUE 9-A
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched): CLUE 9-B
ENJOY!