The Beatles – Artifacts II- The Definitive Collection Of Beatles Rarities 1960-1969 (1994) [Box Set]

The music world was shaken by the release of Beatles vault outtakes by bootleggers starting in 1988. Little did any one know the floodgates were about to be opened. The material found in the six CDs in the Ultra Rare Trax series (released in 1988 and 1989) were about to be joined by more outtakes compilations from other companies. For its part EMI (the Beatles label in the UK), which had prior to 1988 denied that such tapes existed, was slow to react. Aside from the expected cease and desist letters to retailers, The Beatles’ camp didn’t seem in a hurry to counter the bootleggers with authorized product.

But that lackadaisical attitude changed in 1993 when bootleggers in Italy created Artifacts, an epic 5-CD compilation of newly unearthed Beatles rarities presented in chronological order. It was so successful in underground circles that a sequel, “Artifacts II,” was issued the following year.

Like its predecessor, “Artifacts II” contains outtakes, live concert tracks, demos, overdub sessions, and rehearsals. To fill space the compilers rely heavily on the annual Christmas records the band made for their fan club, BBC Radio performances, low quality home demos and monitor mixes, and jam sessions recorded for the “Let It Be” film in January 1969.

It would take EMI several years to come up with an official release. Obviously using the “Artifacts” boxes as a prototype, the sprawling “Beatles Anthology” hit the marketplace like a tidal wave and did not disappoint. The official Beatles vault releases have made the “Artifacts” boxes obsolete, however, there are some tracks found on the bootleg box sets that don’t appear on “Anthology,” making them worthwhile additions to any Beatles collection.

Note: The box set I was given years ago did not have a booklet so I have scanned all other packaging at 600 d.p.i. and have found scans at 150 d.p.i. of selected booklet pages (all of the track information) on the internet. If you have the full “Artifacts II” booklet, please scan all of the pages in high quality and share them with us.

Tracks:
CD 1 – Youngblood 1960-1963:
1. Hallelujah I Love Her So
2. Wild Cat
3. Movin' And Groovin'
4. Hello Little Girl
5. Ain't She Sweet
6. Cry For A Shadow
7. What'd I Say
8. Love Of The Loved
9. The Sheik Of Araby
10. Three Cool Cats
11. Dream Baby
12. Please Mr. Postman
13. Besame Mucho
14. First Radio Interview (October 27, 1962)
15. I Saw Her Standing There
16. Lend Me Your Comb
17. Love Me Do
18. There's A Place
19. A Taste Of Honey
20. I Saw Her Standing There
21. Do You Want To Know A Secret?
22. One After 909
23. Thank You Girl
24. The Hippy Hippy Shake
25. Youngblood
26. Soldier Of Love
27. From Me To You
28. The Beatles' Christmas Record
29. All I Want For Christmas/Crimble Medley

CD 2 – Ticket To Ride 1964-1965:
1. Guitar Blues
2. I Wanna Be Your Man
3. I Call Your Name
4. I Got A Woman
5. A Hard Day's Night
6. Honey Don't
7. From Us To You
8. I'm Happy Just Dance With You
9. I Should Have Known Better
10. Leave My Kitten Alone
11. I'm A Loser
12. Twist And Shout
13. She's A Woman
14. I Feel Fine
15. Another Beatles Christmas
16. Christmas Outtake
17. Ticket To Ride
18. Yes It Is
19. Help!
20. Ticket To Ride
21. Waltzing Matilda
22. We Must Not Forget The General Erection/The Wumberlog (Or, The Magic Dog)
23. We Can Work It Out
24. Run For Your Life
25. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
26. Michelle
27. Think For Yourself
28. The Beatles Third Christmas Record

CD 3 – Northern Songs 1966-1967:
1. Rain
2. Backwards Speech
3. Tomorrow Never Knows
4. I'm Only Sleeping
5. For No One
6. Here, There And Everywhere
7. Got To Get To Into Your Life
8. Backward Speech
9. Strawberry Fields Forever
10. Strawberry Fields Forever
11. Strawberry Fields Forever
12. Pantomine: Everywhere It's Christmas
13. You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)
14. A Day In The Life
15. Penny Lane
16. Only A Northern Song
17. Magical Mystery Tour
18. I Am The Walrus
19. Christmas Time (Is Here Again)
20. All Together On The Wireless Machine

CD 4 – Alone Together 1968:
1. Lady Madonna
2. Across The Universe
3. Step Inside Love
4. Act Naturally
5. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill
6. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
7. Rocky Racoon
8. Not Guilty
9. Yer Blues
10. Revolution
11. Cry Baby Cry
12. Julia
13. The Maharishi Song
14. Blackbird
15. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
16. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
17. Don't Pass Me By
18. Sexy Sadie
19. Dear Prudence
20. Revolution
21. Helter Skelter
22. I'm So Tired
23. The Beatles 1968 Christmas Record

CD 5 – The Longest Road 1969:
1. Up Against The Wall
2. Across The Universe/Rock 'n' Roll Music
3. Not Fade Away
4. When I'm Sixty-Four
5. Gimme Some Truth
6. Polythene Pam
7. Take Me Home/A Quick One
8. Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzeneleen Bogen By The Sea
9. House Of The Rising Sun
10. Get Back
11. Let It Be
12. Hole In The Heart
13. Two Of Us
14. All Things Must Pass
15. Rocker
16. Don't Let Me Down
17. Teddy Boy
18. The Walk
19. Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues
20. The Long And Winding Road
21. You Never Give Me Your Money
22. Something
23. The Beatles' Seventh Christmas Record


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