What's the New Mary Jane
| What's the New Mary Jane | |
|---|---|
| The Beatles | |
| publication | October 28, 1996 |
| length | 6 min 12 sec |
| Genre (s) | Rock music |
| Author (s) | Lennon / McCartney |
| album | Anthology |
What's the New Mary Jane is a 1968 Beatles song that was initially unpublished and only appeared on the 1996 album Anthology . It was written by John Lennon and was originally intended for the double album The Beatles (also known as the White Album ).
admission
The first known recording dates from May 1968 when the Beatles met at George Harrison's Esher estate to record a number of new compositions as demo versions. This early version is significantly shorter (around two and a half minutes) than the later final version, which is over six minutes long.
On August 14, 1968, John Lennon recorded the song with Yoko Ono and George Harrison at Abbey Road Studios in London . The producer was George Martin . The other two Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr did not take part in the recording. In contrast to the early demo version, the actual song in the studio version is followed by an avant-garde part about four minutes long , which consists of a series of alienated noises. After four takes and a series of overdubs , the song was complete. On September 26, 1968 What's the New Mary Jane was mixed in mono . A short time later, the title was removed from the track list for the double album The Beatles because the running time was too long, and the song disappeared unpublished in the archive.
publication
On November 26, 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono recorded more overdubs for the song to release it on a single along with the song You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) - albeit under the name Plastic Ono Band . When the rest of the Beatles found out about this plan, they immediately intervened and the single was withdrawn. You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) appeared on the B-side of the single Let It Be a few weeks later , while What's the New Mary Jane remained unreleased.
In the years that followed, the song became a mystery and appeared on a myriad of bootlegs . It was not until 1996 that the song was released in a newly made stereo mix on the third double album in the Anthology series.
literature
- Mark Lewisohn : The Beatles Recording Sessions. 3rd impression. Harmony Books, New York NY 1989, ISBN 0-517-57066-1 .