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8 unusual facts about Mark Lewisohn


...And Mother Makes Five

Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003

...And Mother Makes Three

Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide, 2003

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

Mark Lewisohn, BBC Online Comedy Guide/Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy

Peace of Mind/The Candle Burns

Both Mark Lewisohn (The Complete Beatles Chronicle) and Doug Sulpy (The 910's Guide to The Beatles' Outtakes) completely ignore the song in their books.

Sexy Sadie

According to Mark Lewisohn's The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions, an early outtake of "Sexy Sadie" features Lennon demonstrating the song's original working lyrics to the rest of the band: "Maharishi, you little twat/Who the fuck do you think you are?/Who the fuck do you think you are?/Oh, you cunt."

The Beatles Box Set

The collection also includes a soft-cover book by Mark Lewisohn which describes every track in the collection which is encased in a black oak rolltop box.

The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions

The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions is a book by Mark Lewisohn, first published in 1988 by Hamlyn (a division of the Octopus Publishing Group), and executive produced by Norman Bates for the record company EMI.

You Can't Do That

According to Mark Lewisohn's The Beatles Recording Sessions book, George Martin overdubbed a piano track to Take 9 on 22 May 1964 ostensibly for the album version of this song, but it was never used.



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