cclxxxiv. BEATLES, THE / SWINGLE SINGERS, THE / ZAPPA, Frank: I Am The Walrus

cclxxxiv. BEATLES, THE / SWINGLE SINGERS, THE / ZAPPA, Frank (1940-1993)

BEATLES, THE
I Am The Walrus (1967)
John, vocal, Hohner Pianet electric piano
Paul, bass, backing vocal, tambourine
George, lead guitar, backing vocal
Ringo, drums
Sidney Sax, violin
Jack Rothstein, violin
Ralph Elman, violin
Andrew McGee, violin
Jack Greene, violin
Louis Stevens, violin
John Jezzard, violin
Jack Richards, violin
Lionel Ross, cello
Eldon Fox, cello
Bram Martin, cello
Terry Weil, cello
Gordon Lewin, clarinet
Neil Sanders, horn
Tony Tunstall, horn
Morris Miller, horn
The Mike Sammes Singers, vocal effects
(4:35)

from Magical Mystery Tour.

SWINGLE SINGERS, THE
I Am The Walrus (1999)
(4:26)

from Ticket To Ride.

ZAPPA, Frank (1940-1993)

I Am The Walrus (2021)
FZ, lead guitar, computer-synth, vocal
Ike Willis, guitar, synth, vocal
Mike Keneally, guitar, synth, vocal
Robert Martin, keyboards, vocal
Ed Mann, percussion
Walt Fowler, trumpet, flugelhorn, synth
Bruce Fowler, trombone
Paul Carman, alto, soprano and baritone saxophones
Albert Wing, tenor saxophone
Kurt McGettrick, baritone and bass saxophones, contrabass clarinet
Scott Thunes, bass, Minimoog
Chad Wackerman, drums
(3:36)

from Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show.

A John masterpiece -- with two interesting covers ...

"The first line was written on one acid trip one weekend, the second line on another acid trip the next weekend, and it was filled in after I met Yoko." -- JL

Pete Shotton recalls watching John writing feverishly: Semolina pilchard climbing up the Eiffel Tower . . . then, turning to him with a smile, he quipped, Let the fuckers work that one out, Pete!

Remember, we're still talking four-track recording in those days! When the Beatles part had been mixed down, Martin had to manually sync the strings and voices from another four-track tape from another tape recorder. That's why there are some spots where you can hear a slight gap between the orchestra and rhythm track.