“Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” could also have been included. I remember hearing it on the radio when it was first released , thinking it was some lost Beatles track, then finding out it was just Paul.

I always thought they should of taken a year off and then release a double album in 1971.

It would be nice to hear Beware Of Darkness with George singing the first verse, John singing the second verse, Paul singing the third verse and all three singing the last verse in three part harmony. It Don't Come Easy would have been so great with John, Paul and George doing those background vocals!

I love Let it Down, and Beware of Darkness is just perfection. I had just turned nine years old when All Things Must Pass came out, such a fantastic album!

I like to imagine them all implementing Paul’s home recording techniques and recording a lofi album on their own away from execs, camera crews, etc

close side one with TOO MANY PEOPLE and open side two with HOW DO YOU SLEEP! (wouldn't that be fun)

Apple Scruffs would definitely work as a Beatles track- especially with John on harmonica & Paul on harmonies!

50 years later it is still nice to think about and imagine “what if”?

Great list!! In my alternate world; It Don’t Come Easy, Instant Karma, All Things Must Pass, Another Day and Every Night are all Beatles song. 👍

I absolutely loved the the album concept! I've been sharing the good news of your channel. I was very surprised that it ISN'T the same old rehashed stuff. LOVIN' IT!

Great selection of post-Beatle Beatle tracks.....as well as a great selection of Ventures' album covers in the background!!!!!!

Brilliant concept I really enjoyed your take on the situation, your level of detail in the research on all your Beatles vids are precise and well constructed good work

The whole time I'm writing these down so I can make it on spotify, and it was there all along lol... good job again

I love the design of the album. Such a cool idea. Overall good set list. I especially like that you put Hold On and Love on there. Great songs that aren’t as well known. My only additions would be Junk, Teddy Boy, Mother, and Working Class Hero.

You nailed this one! Love the song list! Cheers Matt

Your Beatles '70 LP is brilliant!! I look forward to adding it to my collection.

Ooo - another great one ! Love your album creations … thanks again : )

Love the creativity of designing the album cover. Your channel is a lot of fun.

Very cool project! Must have been fun to do. I like the choices, they do seem to flow nicely

Love the cover concept. I was holding you would throw “Come and Get It” into the first four tracks and maybe Paul’s “Goodbye” somewhere before “All Things Must Pass”.

Love the album cover art ! And this channel. Subscribed !

Glad you mentioned the Beatles version of Let it down...it's beautiful.

I don't have Spotify, so I just listened to a DIY version of this album here on KZfaq, and I really can't see these songs meshing into a cohesive work. At least not in their current states - obviously production and arrangements and so on would be completely different in this alternate history - but each writer gives their songs such a consistent tone here that clashes so much with the others'. John's raw, indie sincerity; George's stuff that is hallowed and reserved but with a deep intensity (can you tell ATMP is one of my favourite albums); Paul's playful musicality; Ringo just being Ringo (gotta love him). I feel like they absolutely needed the chance to make their own unalloyed statements before ever beatling again. In my ideal world that would be in 71 or 72, with Billy Preston as a full member - but hey, none of that matters, does it. I'm glad they did what they did. Anyway, good job putting together something that works as well as it does, considering all _that!_

The film Get Back reveals this. There are songs from John, Paul and George that they tried out during those sessions in Jan/Feb of 1969 that ended up on their solo albums. They also present some songs that ended up on Abbey Road like Golden Slumbers.

Really cool choices. Nice job, man. Great cover concept too!

This was fantastic! Great job, thanks for posting this

Good video man! Love your stuff!

I did one of these but I made it a double and called it “The Whiter Album,” from a Ringo quip.

Love your channel bro just found it! Born in 89 but cant get enough of the beatles and their solo work too, i get sad when i think of all the amazing music they could have continued to make together, but its amazing the volume of work they released in such a short time. These guys were MACHINES

You have included some songs here that I haven't heard before! Interesting! I will have to check them out!

Good lineup! Enjoyed the video. I had always thought that Another Day was kind of a kiss off to the Beatles. I didn’t realize the Beatles had rehearsed it. I’ve always thought McCartney’s 1985 would’ve been a good Beatles song. Thanks for the video. Looking forward to watching more.

This is a a hefty proposition and I appreciate you approaching it so thoughtfully.

They got so many great songs as solo artists, that in the "right" order, they would have made perfect albums had they continued as a band... Yours was a great selection for a beatles 70 first record... Awesome work

Great choice of songs that flow very well the crossfading is a good touch especially on maybe i'm amazed and love . Great artwork again

That is fantastic great job !

Great cover and song collection. I can't think of any improvements. Now if only we could go back in time and get them into the studio to record these songs together. Then we'd really be rocking.

Forgot to add to my comment. Really excellent album cover you made! Wow the front cover, combining different photos, is flawless!

Awesome album photo. It looks real !

This is great. I’m definitely going to listen to the playlist in Spotify. 🤟🏽

I love your picks! That would have been one epic album!!

Hi Matt. I came over from Larry Graves "Canadian Studmuffin" channel through a link you left me on one of my comments. Really impressive work. Just subbed to your channel. You deserve way more subs!

I see the Left Bank in your album collection. That is the very first album I ever had. My dad brought it home from a trip when he was traveling for business. Don’t Walk Away Renee! Pretty Ballerina. Classic

I took a different tact, decided they boys needed some time apart from each other so they each took a year off to release solo albums then got back together to make an album. Paul would have released "McCartney", John "Plastic Ono Band" and George a 1 disc "All Things Must Pass". They'd have held back some singles and used tracks that ended up on "Imagine" and "Ram".

Very cool album cover. Love the design.

Brilliant idea! Cool playlist.

I love doing stuff like this as well, great track lineup. Was waiting for All Things Must Pass to show up lol, I would've loved to see a proper release of that song by the full band.

I like seeing that vinyl Left Banke album in the background.

What a great idea for a video! That "album" really stirs my imagination. If it had existed in 1970, it would probably have stood alongside Abbey Road and Pepper as their best.

John Lennon suggested fans tape the solo albums to make a compilation album if they wanted the Beatles to get back together again. Actually, we all got 4 times the music out through the solo careers when you think of it. He said that too.

Id buy it. Very cool, Matt.. I'm a CD guy, because I gave all my Beatles vinyls my little brother.. All we need in carnival of light!

Great track selection, Matt ! Would make for an excellent album.

I LOVE THAT COVER

Really enjoyed this, will make a playlist of these exact songs. I would have included “ working class man “ with the F word & “ Junk” and ended with “Give peace a chance “ !

That's so great. I'd love that album jacket for my Beatles vinyl collection.

Good Concept. Love it

i love the accoustic demo of beware of darkness. in fact i love all the tracks you cited cool

Great selection The cover is cool too

The movie Boyhood by Richard Linklater and with Ethan Hawke introduced the idea of a “Black” album that would be the greatest hits by individual Beatles, but different in that the songs would be their solo efforts. Anyway, great fun. Thx!!

Great cover - lovely pictures and written description, simple yet imaginative!!!! In terms of music: Ugh there's sooo much!!! They could have done some covers like Suzy Parker, Hi Ho Silver, I'll Keep It With Mine and a George version of I'll Still Love You. Lots of great material on The Black Album bootleg if I remember correctly. They could have had their own Black Album. Just to get some jamming and trading licks - raw and not as polished as The End from Abbey Road would have shown great insight into their influences and maybe harkened back to why they originally formed to be a rock band in the first place. I really like the addition of acoustic guitar in their music (like Help and Rubber Soulish). George could've used slide on Beatles songs. I don't know. Peace!!!

So good!

Good list the first two tracks were exactly the same as mine too!

Hi. Great Channel! I created an album of songs that began life while The Beatles were a going concern, but were not officially released until later. Its 12 tracks clock in at just under 40 minutes. I call the album Why Let It Be? Here it is with each lead vocalist listed. A fun exercise. All songs from post-Beatles solo albums, except one each from Anthology 2 and 3. Why Let It Be? Side One: 1) Jealous Guy - John 2) Not Guilty - George 3) Another Day - Paul 4) Look at Me - John 5) Junk - Paul 6) All Things Must Pass - George Side Two: 7) If You’ve Got Trouble - Ringo 8) Give Me Some Truth - John 9) Come and Get It - Paul 10) Circles - George 11) Teddy Boy - Paul 12) Cold Turkey - John

I listened to the whole album on your podcast. Wow... just awesome. A real revelation to hear these songs like this. I had never heard the Harrison song Let it Down. So great. Somehow I can't imagine Paul would have been a fan of Cold Turkey. I could be wrong though. It's pretty gut wrenching.

Hi Matt: I seem to have come across this video a bit late. It's a great idea though - I have seen other things posted doing much the same but the choices you make seem much more sense and a definite "flow". "Cold Turkey" as the closer is a masterstroke. It has always been one of my very favorite songs since I first heard it. D

"Hold on John. Would you like a snack?" "COOKIE!"

Wondrous....loved this

Have you read "Glimpses" by Lewis Shiner?. Beatles, Hendrix all lived and went back to the studio. Excellent book!.

Hi Matt, I have really enjoyed your segments on Albums that never were especially this one and the next one- Last Album, So after viewing this video last year Ive been seriously researching and having fun at the same time on what could have been this Album that The Beatles never released or as some "lost album", This album would have been released around the fall of 1970 or early 1971.In reality some of these songs were rehearsed during the Let it Be sessions or written in India and before officially breaking up. So here's the list of songs of The Beatles Lost (Double!!!) Album titled:The Beatles Jubilee(the original title of Paul's song Junk) 1.Come and Get it(Paul)*Had Paul not given it to Badfinger* 2.Early 1970(Ringo)*According to information in the book by Tom Doyle-Man on the Run, and Wikipedia it has John,George and Ringo in this recording and with a ploy by Allen Klein and John to lure Paul to also involve himself in this recording as The Beatles to undermine Paul's legal actions against Klein and the other three Beatles* 3.Hot as Sun(Paul) 4.Id Have You Anytime(George) 5.Suicide (Paul)*rejected by Frank Sinatra*6.Oh Yoko(John) 7.Woke Up this Morning(Paul) 8.The Art of Dying(George) 9.Long Lost John(John)*a song by Lonnie Donegan and performed by The Quarrymen* 10.Teddy Boy(Paul) 11.Behind That Locked Door(George) 12.Look at me(John) 13.Everynight(Paul) 14.Jealous Guy(John)*AKA Child of Nature* 15.Another Day(Paul) 16.It Dont Come Easy( Ringo)*Original title: You Gotta Pay Your Dues*17.Let it Down(George) 18.Gimme Some Truth(John) 19.Wah Wah(George) 20.Back Seat of my Car(Paul) 21.All Things Must Pass(George) 22.Junk(Paul) 23. Oh My Love(John) 24.Isnt it a Pity(George) 25.Maybe Im Amazed(Paul) *written in late 1969* 26.Run of the Mill(George) 27.Mind Games(John)*Original title:Make Love Not War* 28.Goodbye(Paul)*Previously recorded by Mary Hopkins* -And as a Single Beatles 45 (released circa mid 1970 or late 1970) A Side: Cold Turkey(John) B Side: Not Guilty(George)

Beatles '70 contains some Beatles Solo Hits love it! I want to compile it on my Beatles Playlist.

What about Come And Get It...written for Badfinger.

What if... Paul McCartney contributed to Ringo's Album "Ringo". I think this was the closest we ever got to have a Beatles Reunion. Great take on the Album cover.

What would be really interesting would be a 3rd party re-recording those song as if the Beatles were recording them, making in some places different musical choices.

Thanks for investing your unique artistic talent for our interest.

I did something similar last year, except I used their solo albums. There was enough material in their 1970 albums for 2 discs, but this could've been a strong single disc album using the 4+4+4+2 format. I'd say it is better than Abbey Road. I let John open it and Paul close it. Ringo's songs were actually released in 1971, but I think they were recorded in 1970. Close enough. Ditto for Another Day. Mother - John Another Day - Paul My Sweet Lord - George It Don't Come Easy - Ringo Ooh You - Paul Look at Me - John Isn't It a Pity - George Isolation - John Every Night - Paul Wah-Wah - George Early 1970 - Ringo What Is Life - George God - John Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul

I love it!

These instead are songs - like you know - that were written when they were still formally together (that we know were composed before the official breakup date), and that could make an album after "Abbey Road" without writing anything new: McCartney: "Maybe i'm amazing", "Every Night", "Teddy Boys", "Junk and Singalong Junk", "The back seat of my car", "The Lovely Linda" [and also wanting "Another Day", "Hot as Sun/Glasses", "The palace of the king of the birds"]. Lennon: "Child of Nature (Gelouse Gay)", "Oh my love", "Look at Me", "Gimme Some Truth (Give Me Some Truth)". Harrison: "All things must pass", "Wah-Wah", "I'snt a pity", "I'd Have You Anytime", "Let It Down", "Run Of The Mill" [and also wanting "Sour Milk Sea", "Not guilty", "Circles"]. After all, we would have had another excellent, albeit "approximate" - given the situation -, Beatles album ^^

Great idea - Here is my take on a "Beatles '73" album so the 4 John/4 Paul/4 George/2 Ringo mix was made from songs that were released by 1973. All are top songs on Spotify and not necessarily "personal favorites." I listen to this playlist trying to imagine the songs with all four Beatles involved. BEATLES ‘73 SIDE ONE Baby, I’m Amazed Instant Karma (We All Shine On) Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) Every Night Jealous Guy Photograph Isn’t It a Pity SIDE TWO Jet What is Life It Don’t Come Easy Oh, My Love My Love All Things Must Pass Imagine

I like the album cover. I think it links the past to where they were then. I look forward to listening to the album that never was.

Fantastic album choices.

I won't argue with your choices or the order (though maybe "All Things Must Pass" could be a closer). All great songs. Off the top of my head: SIDE A Instant Karma It Don’t Come Easy Another Day Hold On Man We Was Lonely Isn’t it A Pity SIDE B Early 1970 I Found Out (I could replace this with "Gimmie Some Truth" which was worked on with Beatles but I guess since it's from1971 - no dice). Apple Scruffs Every Night Love I Dig Love Maybe I'm Amazed

I ghostwrote most of Cloud 9 and all of vol 1 Trav Wilburys ,April 1987.It was a way to give Roy Orbison his comeback with albums I ghostwrote Mystery Girl &King of Hearts.

Love this video

I find it very interesting how everyone chooses differently for what the track listing of such an album would've been. I probably wouldn't have thought too much about which were rehearsed and all, just which I preferred by the four. It's interesting how they'd decided to have four by each of the songwriters though. Never knew that, but it's nice to keep learning new things about my favorite band of all time.

I don't know what your musical background is, but that and plenty of time and work make for great videos. Two thumbs and two big toes up! A word about mixtapes. A play list does not compare. "Here, I put together this very romantic play list on Spotify! Oh, you don't have a premium Spotify subscription? Well, you won't be able to hear all of these. And don't lose the URL!" I do miss mixtapes, but I never have to spend time tightening up the a cassette using a pencil. And I don't miss that awful feeling when a tangled mess of magnetic tape is hanging out of the expensive cassette deck that Al & Ed installed. 🎶

I've heard that "It Don't Come Easy" was actually a publishing gift to Ringo from George (who is soul author of the song)...

LOVE your Ventures LP display behind you! You do great Beatles research videos, Matt!! Have you ever thought of researching the DC5 and the Bobbie Graham connection as well as DC5 vs Beatles?

love it 👍

Very creative

By then, even four songs an album would not have been enough for George, or John or Paul for that matter. They were all quite prolific songwriters at that time. I remember George noting that problem in an interview. I also remember reading in Peter Doggett's book that various Beatles put forward vague ideas in interviews about how to move forward, including having maybe one Beatles album a year and then solo albums from the individual Beatles. But isn't it a pity, isn't it a shame, that they didn't seem to ever seriously discuss these proposals in person, at least after September 1969.

That's a good track list. I think Ringo's Coochy Coochy from the b side to Beaucoups of Blues would be a good one. You should do for 1973. Good job on the fictional album cover.

This was theI list I put together in my play list a few months back: Every night Run of the Mill It Don’t come easy Cold Turkey Maybe I’m amazed Instant Karma Wah wah Love That would be Something All things must pass Beware of Dakness Give peace a chance

Oh my gosh! I get alerts when you put out a new video, but I never saw this one! So...a year later...I love this video! Over the years I've seen mockup Beatles albums, which I thought were pretty lame because they would include songs from the late 70's and in some cases even songs from the 80's. Your selection comes very close to what my selection would have been. Like yours, I would kinda stretch it to 1971. I would agree with most of your selections, but I would tweak it just a bit. Instead of LOVE, I would insert REMEMBER. ISN'T IT A PITY, instead of APPLE SCRUFFS. By the way, ISN'T IT A PITY was written in 1966. George wanted it on the Revolver album but John and Paul rejected it. ( Maybe because it was as good as any John or Paul song? Hmm). Instead of HOLD ON I would put IMAGINE. And lastly, I would replace THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING with OH WOMAN OH WHY. Could you imagine that as a Beatle song? I think it would be given heavy air play to this day. If I could add one song, it would be either WHAT IS LIFE or OOH YOU. The Beatles could expand on OOH YOU and maybe had three different lead guitars on it like on Abby Road. Or better yet add a piano. That being said, if your version was released it would probably be my third favorite Beatles album next to Abby Road and the White Album. If you are reading this one year later...I don't know if you can legally do this, but if you could make prints of your mockup Beatles album cover, I would buy one in a heart beat. Thanks for a great video

Nice. I believe G. Harrison co-wrote 'It don't come easy' and even recorded a guide vocal track for Ringo.

Damn your show is so enjoyable Matt. I really appreciate your artistic skills as well as your astute opinions. I could chat with you about these subjects for hours. And that's what it be. Hours! We're on the same page about all of this, which is one of the reasons I find your programs so gratifying.

Your Beatles '70 cover design is really cool. If you were selling copies of it I'd buy one.

I like your idea of cross fading Maybe I'm Amazed into Love, and that gave me the idea to cross fade all the songs into each other.

I have made numerous Beatles albums out of their solo material. This is one I made for 1970 many years ago... Side One: The Lovely Linda Instant Karma Maybe I'm Amazed My Sweet Lord It Don't Come Easy Junk Beware Of Darkness Working Class Hero Side Two: Every Night I'd Have You Any Time Love Oo You What Is Life Another Day Isolation My Mummy's Dead The album opens with the little snippet "The Lovely Linda" with the flowers in her hair - with that cutesy giggle at the end... and then blasts into the album proper with Instant Karma's drums leading the way. The first four full length songs feature John, Paul, George & Ringo with a strong track of their own which could have each easily been a hit single (which of course they all were in real life). Then they soften it up with Paul's lovely poetic tribute to "Junk"... before coming back with two powerful tracks from George and then John - to end side one. Side two open's with three beautiful love songs from the three Beatles that had been together since 1958 (first Paul, then George, then John). Next Paul continues the love theme with a much funkier take on the subject with "Oo You" - and then George adds on to that theme with his faster paced, lively "What Is Life". The love fest takes a sharp turn to the unrequited side of love with Paul's "Another Day"... and then goes deep and dark with John's "Isolation" as the album's closer. After 18 seconds of silence - John's "My Mummy's Dead" is the album's finishing touch - as a hidden track. The album has 14 full tracks (7 per side) plus a little snippet at the beginning... and another at the end. Released at the beginning of December, 1970... this Beatles album went on to be #1 for 11 weeks in both the U.S. and the U.K.

If "Beware of Darkness" is here, then "Run of the Mill" better be!

Love this

Pretty cool, nice job. Would have been hard to follow up Abbey Road which was their actual last album. Neat cover.