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I think it should be called "Falling Apart".

I remember a British music critic, when asked in '64 what he saw in the Beatles' futures together, said that he didn't see much of a future together, because they would all eventually get married, and there was no way that four random women could ever support each other, and each others' husbands, too.

Prescient.

Rich can you please e-mail me that pic. [email protected]

Rich. The photograph is with the article but nothing in the picture suggests for sure that it would have been the album cover. Their was no title and the Beatles name does not appear. The article starts off as what appears to be a real article then after the 3 dot break it starts with this crazy story. We are definitely speaking of the same article. I just didn't see any disclaimer about it being a fictional album. Certainly the story line afte the initial paragraphs suggest that it is.

Paul, the critic was only partially correct. I think that in '64 the Beatles had a pretty darn good future in front of them.

One thing I did along time ago was make an album of just the Lennon songs from DOUBLE FANTASY and MILK AND HONEY. I titled the album DOUBLE HONEY.

I no longer reach for the other two LP's anymore. DOUBLE HONEY sounds and feels more natural. The listening experience is better hearing Lennon alone with the songs taking on new meanings.

I would have called it "Fantasy and Milk". Just like a late night cable tv movie.

I don't have a quibble with most of the suggestions, and I personally love the idea of "Apple Scruffs". It's a quirky little song and would give the mix some variety.

Another one of my very favorite Harrisongs is "Awaiting On You All". I don't know why -- talk about a "wall of sound"! But it's always been one of my favorites. So I say give George 4 tracks -- "What Is Life", "My Sweet Lord", "Apple Scruffs", "Awaiting On You All."

Oh wait, there's also "Isn't It A Pity".... Drat, this is harder than I thought.

This isn't the reference I was thinking of, but it's interesting. Not sure if Wah Wah would have made it though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelfth_Album

This was the one I was thinking of...

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/4096/1970.html

1971 and beyond - some very grand ideas.

I always thought Isn't it a Pity and Wah Wah were about the Beatles. Therefore I didn't include them. I figure that if they are doing this album, those songs may not appear. Great Songs though. Anything from All Things Must Pass are worthy. Anything from Plastic Ono Band is probably worthy.

From Rich Ferguson

I also remember the Rolling Stone article, and for years tossed it around in my head as to whether it was an actual report, or just a fantasy piece. As no correlation to any other Beatles news ever surfaced, it has been labeled the latter.

The article attempted to explain the long gap between the White Album and Abbey Road, which of course we now know was filled with the Get Back / Let It Be sessions. The article also listed four tracks: "Hot As Sun", "Dirty Old Man", "Proud As You Are", and "Zero Is Just Another Even Number". The article is just pure fantasy, with just enough ties (songwise) to give it an air of credibility.

I do like the title "Hot As Sun" for the next Beatles Album, giving the title creation to Paul, who was driving the group by that time. As a result, Hot As Sun / Glasses / Suicide could be included. Another Paul song could be "Oh Woman, Oh Why". Even though John's "Jealous Guy" was from 1971, it was originally considered for the White Album under a different title - "Child Of Nature". And George's "Isn't It A Pity" was also played around with during the Get Back sessions.

As long as Phil Spector would have been on hand to "fix" Paul's stuff, I'm sure it would have worked out.

Actually...this 1971 Beatles' album REALLY EXISTS, and it's called "Fourmation".

(that is, it really exists in my cassette collection. During one of my really boring, nothing-to-do days back in 1990, I compiled a cassette tape as if it were the Beatles' album if they hadn't broken up...I really needed a life back then...AND FOUND ONE once I bought a Rickenbacker!)

As long as it is produced by Sir Martin.
No "Wall Of Spector" on George's songs,
no "Wall Of Bland Studio Musicians" on Lennon's songs,
and no "Wall Of Macca" on Paul's songs (though, by himself he sounds quite Beatles'-like).

From Rich