cmlxx. THE BEATLES: Within You Without You

cmlxx. THE BEATLES

Within You Without You (1967)
George, vocal, guitar, sitar, tambura
Neil Aspinall, tambura
Asian Music Circle Musicians, swarmandal, dilruba, tabla, tambura
Erich Gruenberg, violin
Alan Loveday, violin
Julien Gaillard, violin
Paul Scherman, violin
Ralph Elman, violin
David Wolfsthal, violin
Jack Rothstein, violin
Jack Greene, violin
Reginald Kilbey, cello
Allen Ford, cello
Peter Beavan, cello

Three versions

1. George Coaching the Musicians
(3:56)

2. Take 1 -- Indian Instruments
(5:34)

3. Remix
(5:07)

We were talking ...

You immediately feel an intimate tug from George inviting you in for an important conversation.

George was really getting comfortable with the sitar, and hey so what if he actually "borrowed" the music from a larger piece by Ravi -- it's got a unique structure, and the flatted sevenths and thirds are always so satisfying!

The other Beatles stayed away from the sessions.

After a coaching session, George nailed it in two takes.