Comments on: Beatles – Esher Demos (Godfather GR 261)

By: s6270

s6270 — Sat, 29 May 2010 17:27:50 +0000

How does this compare to the Purple Chick version?

By: LedMan

LedMan — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:24:16 +0000

Excellent quality and colorful inserts. This is the only source I have for these demos and it’s very interesting to hear what these songs would eventually evolve into.

By: eddiec2005

eddiec2005 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:29:41 +0000

The running order shown here matches that on the Purple Chick release. On this fantastic, and yet “overlooked” release, all tracks flow seamless into each other. Purple Chick mentions on the Artwork that this might be a new tape. Certainly the Purple Chick release is far better quality than anything I’ve ever heard!!

By: Rocker

Rocker — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:35:50 +0000

Just as an afterthought, G.R. 261 is an upgrade over “From Kinfaus To Chaos”. VT – 183/184 doesn’t have the gain of the former and contains disturbing distortion on the high end with increased hiss prevalent as well.

By: Rocker

Rocker — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:24:17 +0000

Thanks for your comments. As I mentioned in the above review, there have been numerous releases of “The Esher Demos”. One, as you actually point out, has a different running order of the tracks. The source, according to Godfatherecords for the above review is from John’s reduction tape which technically would mean a different source. And, yes, some of these tracks were used for inclusion in the Anthology 1 – 3 series but those were approved by the surviving 3 Beatles…

By: gusdad28

gusdad28 — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:47:33 +0000

These songs are in a much different order than on “From Kinfaus to Chaos,” the Vigotone boot from 1999 that many consider to contain the best quality of the Esher demos so far. Could that possibly mean a different source for this release? Also, were not a handful of these songs released by the (remaining) Beatles on Anthology 3?