The Peter Sellers Tape

Comments:

An Italian copy of the hard to come 'buy' Japanese Original .Some sources have suggested the people behind the Great Dane published this title, I have been unable to confirm this. Who ever produced this title , also produced a FAKE of Masterdisc's Sessions title.

I have not heard the original , but comparing this version to the Spank Issue which is a copy of the Japanese Original release, I would say that there has been some loss of audio quality

Original Comments:

Ignoring the Italian FAKE, which appears to be the most common version, this hard to find Japanese bootleg, brought us for the first time an excellent quality source of the 'Peter Sellers Tape'. The Tape is collection/sample tracks from the LP ,The Beatles , aka The White, which Ringo gave to the actor Peter Sellers. The presented tracks are of a mixture of mixes that were to be eventually released on the official album and some earlier mixes.

This excellent release from a very respected Japanese company remains CORE today after over a dozen years and is likely to remain so. The 910 guides recommend the Spank disc on the basis that it is easier to come 'Buy' , but in 2007 I am not convinced , you are more likely see a FAKE than an original of either label but the Masterdisc non Limited Edition versions regularly appear.

The Italian FAKE pressings are very easy to spot having a clear matrix showing "MANUFACTURED IN ITALY BY OPTI.ME.S. " , However this does not seem to stop them selling on occasions for similar prices to originals.

The Vigotone subsidiary Spank used a copy of this for their own release of the same name, adding a single track of a chat with Peter Sellers from the Get back Sessions.. I have not been able to do a side by side comparison , if any one has could they please provide a quick A/B review.

Track Listing:

		Gold Orig	Song	Version	Comments	Date
1	2:57	2:55	Back In The U.S.S.R	Take 6 RM1		23 Aug 1968
2	3:52	3:54	Unknown		John and Paul singing in a French Accent	15Aug 1968
2	3:52	3:54	Rocky Racoon	Take 10 RM1		15Aug 1968
3	1:10	1:10	Wild Honey Pie	Take 1 RM 6		20 Aug 1968
4	2:58	2:57	Mother Nature's Son	Take 26 RM8		20 Aug 1968
5	3:54	3:56	Sexy Sadie	Take 117 RM5		21 Aug 1968
6	5:06	5:06	Don't Pass Me By	Take 7 RM 4		12 Jul 1968
6	5:06	5:06	Message from Ringo		With SI of Sound Effects	Late Aug 1968
7	5:51	5:51	World Music		with SI of Sound effects	Late Aug 1968
			Yer Blues	Take 16/17 RM3		20 Aug 1968
8	3:06	3:04	Good Night Tonight	Take 34 RM6		23 Jul 1968
9	2:27	2:28	Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey	Take 12 RM?	Some sources say RM 5 but this was CV	23 Jul 1968
10	3:25	3:26	Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da	Take 23 RM 21		15 Jul 1968
11	2:24	2:23	Blackbird	Take 13b RM6	aka T32RM6	11 Jun 1968
12	4:12	4:36	Not Guilty	Take 102 RM1		12 Aug 1968

Masterdisc

Alternate Mastering

Matrix : MG 802

Master SID: NONE

NO Moulding SID: NONE

Artwork

Gatefold Cover

Inner Art

Booklet

Inner Tray Art

Comment

N/A

Fuzzy

Original

Sharp artwork , limited edition number

The latter 'Genuine' Gold Disc reissue

had no Limited Edition no. but was after the fake was issued

Italian FAKE

The 'Original Master Recording boxes' on the spine run of the top of the tray art.

The limited edition number has be deleted

ALL Pages, Data and Images are for REFERENCE PURPOSE ONLY.

The collated information is from hundreds of sources, I am unable to verify the accuracy of any information implied or provided .

I neither own these discs or know how to obtain them , so any Corrections or New material is always appreciated.

This page is a working document, last updated on the 08-Oct-2019

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