SECOND EMPIRE!
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22 Sunday May 2016
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BONUS TRACKS!!
These versions didn’t quite make it onto my list, as I only allowed myself one cover version per song. However, I do feel they are worth inclusion in some format, so, if this collection were a box set, these tracks would be on a bonus disc!
BLONDIE Please Please Me
ELTON JOHN AND JOHN LENNON I Saw Her Standing There
THE HAIRCUTS She Loves You
GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS Hello Little Girl
AL GREEN I Want To Hold Your Hand
GEORGE MARTIN All My Loving
PETER SELLERS Can’t Buy Me Love
THE SUPREMES You Can’t Do That
THE SUPREMES A Hard Day’s Night
ESTHER PHILLIPS And I Love Him
THE CARPENTERS Help!
OTIS REDDING Day Tripper
PETULA CLARK We Can Work It Out
CILLA BLACK Yesterday
DAVID AND JONATHAN Michelle
CILLA BLACK In My Life
EARTH, WIND AND FIRE Got To Get You Into My Life
OASIS Tomorrow Never Knows
PETULA CLARK Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
YOUNG IDEA With A Little Help From My Friends
SLADE It’s Getting Better
THE MAGIC NUMBERS She’s Leaving Home
TRAVIS Lovely Rita, Meter Maid
NEIL YOUNG A Day In The Life
ELVIS COSTELLO All You Need Is Love
OASIS I Am The Walrus
ELTON JOHN Back In The U.S.S.R.
THE BEDROCKS Ob – La – Di, Ob – La – Da
TOM PETTY While My Guitar Gently Weeps
CROSBY, STILLS, NASH AND YOUNG Blackbird
OASIS Helter Skelter
THE AMEN CORNER Get Back
ELTON JOHN Give Peace A Chance
PAUL McCARTNEY Something
MICHAEL JACKSON Come Together
BARBARA DICKSON Here Comes The Sun
PHOEBE SNOW Every Night
LEO SAYER The Long And Winding Road
DAVID BOWIE Across The Universe
BILLY PRESTON My Sweet Lord
MARIANNE FAITHFULL Working Class Hero
DIANA ROSS Imagine
DUFFY Live And Let Die
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( Contd. )
While My Guitar Gently Weeps THE JEFF HEALY BAND
Martha My Dear AMBROSE SLADE
Blackbird DONOVAN
I Will ART GARFUNKEL
Julia KENNY EVERETT
Birthday PAUL WELLER
Yer Blues THE DIRTY MAC
Sexy Sadie PAUL WELLER
Helter Skelter U2
Honey Pie NICKY SCOTT
Get Back ROD STEWART
Don’t Let Me Down PAUL WELLER
The Ballad Of John And Yoko THE TEENAGE FAN CLUB
Old Brown Shoe GARY BROOKER
Give Peace A Chance THE HOT CHOCOLATE BAND
Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight WHITE TRASH
Cold Turkey THE SID PRESLEY EXPERIENCE
Something JEFF LYNNE
Come Together THE SUPREMES
Come And Get It BADFINGER
Octopus’s Garden REPERATA AND THE DELRONS
Here Comes The Sun STEVE HARLEY AND COCKNEY REBEL
Polythene Pam ROY WOOD
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window JOE COCKER
Instant Karma! PAUL WELLER
Have You Heard The Word THE FUT
Let It Be LEO SAYER
Maybe I’m Amazed THE FACES
Every Night THE DRIFTERS
Hot As Sun NOOSHA FOX
Junk JEFF LYNNE
The Long And Winding Road DIANA ROSS
For You, Blue DHANI HARRISON
Across The Universe ANDY FAIRWEATHER LOW
I’ve Got A Feeling BILLY PRESTON
My Sweet Lord CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS
Isn’t It A Pity BILLY PRESTON
Working Class Hero THE TIN MACHINE
Love JIMMY NAIL
Isolation MOUTH & MACNEAL
God, Part II U2
What Is Life OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN
All Things Must Pass BILLY PRESTON
Power To The People THE BLACK EYED PEAS
Imagine CARL WAYNE
Jealous Guy ROXY MUSIC
How? OZZY OSBOURNE
Happy Xmas ( War Is Over ) THE IDOLS
Give Me Love ( Give Me Peace On Earth ) JEFF LYNNE
Live And Let Die GUNS ‘N’ ROSES
Leave It MIKE McGEAR
Bless You THE PRETENDERS
Dance The Do MIKE McGEAR
Silly Love Songs THE WARBLERS
Let ‘Em In BILLY PAUL
Girlfriend MICHAEL JACKSON
Grow Old With Me MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER
Real Love TOM O’DELL
22 Sunday May 2016
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This list started when I started to plan alternative double red and blue albums made up of cover versions. But I soon started adding more and more tracks, until I ended up with this definitive list of The Beatles’ cover versions!
Love Me Do THE HAIRCUTS
Please Please Me DAVID CASSIDY
Twist And Shout BRIAN POOLE AND THE TREMELOES
I Saw Her Standing There THE REDBEARDS FROM TEXAS
From Me To You FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS
Do You Want To Know A Secret BILLY J. KRAMER AND THE DAKOTAS
I’ll Be On My Way BILLY J. KRAMER AND THE DAKOTAS
I Call Your Name BILLY J. KRAMER AND THE DAKOTAS
Tip Of My Tongue TOMMY QUICKLY
She Loves You TED CHIPPINGTON
Hello Little Girl THE FOURMOST
Love Of The Loved CILLA BLACK
I Want To Hold Your Hand SPARKS
I Wanna Be Your Man. THE ROLLING STONES
All My Loving THE DOWLANDS
Can’t Buy Me Love THE KOREAN KITTENS
You Can’t Do That ANDY ELLISON
One And One Is Two THE STRANGERS WITH MIKE SHANNON
Like Dreamers Do THE APPLEJACKS
Nobody I Know PETER AND GORDON
From A Window BILLY J. KRAMER AND THE DAKOTAS
A Hard Day’s Night PETER SELLERS
I Don’t Want To See You Again. PETER AND GORDON
I Should Have Known Better THE NATURALS
Things We Said Today CLIFF RICHARD
If I Fell CILLA BLACK
And I Love Him / Her CILLA BLACK WITH DAVID ESSEX
Any Time At All BRYAN ADAMS
I Feel Fine THE VENTURES
She’s A Woman JEFF BECK
Eight Days A Week PROCOL HARUM
Every Little Thing YES
Ticket To Ride THE CARPENTERS
Help! DEEP PURPLE
I’m Down THE HOLLIES
That Means A Lot P.J. PROBY
Day Tripper THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
We Can Work It Out STEVIE WONDER
Woman PETER AND GORDON
Yesterday MARIANNE FAITHFULL
You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away THE SILKIE
Paperback Writer THE SWEET
Rain TODD RUNDGREN
Nowhere Man / With A Little Help From My Friends JEFF LYNNE
Michelle THE OVERLANDERS
Norwegian Wood ( This Bird Has Flown ) CILLA BLACK WITH MARVIN, WELCH AND FARRAR
In My Life ROD STEWART
If I Needed Someone THE HOLLIES
Yellow Submarine THE BLACK DYKE MILLS BAND
Eleanor Rigby RAY CHARLES
Here, There And Everywhere EMMYLOU HARRIS
And Your Bird Can Sing THE JAM
For No One CILLA BLACK
Doctor Robert NICK HEYWARD
Got To Get You Into My Life CLIFF BENNETT AND HIS REBEL ROUSERS
Tomorrow Never Knows MONSOON
Penny Lane ELVIS COSTELLO
Strawberry Fields Forever CANDY FLIP
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band JIMI HENDRIX
With A Little Help From My Friends JOE COCKER
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds ELTON JOHN
Getting Better STATUS QUO
She’s Leaving Home BRYAN FERRY
Within You, Without You OASIS
When I’m Sixty – Four KEITH MOON
Lovely Rita ROY WOOD
A Day In The Life JEFF BECK
All You Need Is Love ROD STEWART
Hello Goodbye THE CURE
I Am The Walrus LEO SAYER
Magical Mystery Tour AMBROSIA ( 2 )
The Fool On The Hill PETULA CLARK
Lady Madonna FATS DOMINO
Hey Jude WILSON PICKETT
Revolution THE THOMPSON TWINS
Back In The U.S.S.R. CLIFF BENNETT AND HIS REBEL ROUSERS
Dear Prudence SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES
Ob – La – Di, Ob – La -Da THE MARMALADE
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Silly Love Songs Paul
Let ‘Em In Paul
Beware, My Love Paul
Wino Junko Wings
This Song George
Soily Paul
Go Now Wings
A Dose Of Rock ‘ N’ Roll Ringo
True Love George
Hey Baby Ringo
It’s What You Value George
Crackerbox Palace George
Seaside Woman Paul
B – Side To Seaside Paul
Mull Of Kintyre
Girls’ School
I Must Be In Love
Cheese And Onion
With A Little Luck
Backwards Traveller / Cuff Link
Piggy In The Middle
Get Up And Go
I’ve Had Enough
Deliver Your Children
London Town
Girlfriend
Blow Away
Goodnight Tonight
Love Comes To Everyone
Old Siam, Sir
Spin It On
Faster
Not Guilty
Getting Closer
Baby’s Request
Arrow Through Me
Rockestra Theme
Wonderful Christmastime
Rudolph The Red – Nosed Reggae
Coming Up
Coming Up ( Live In Glasgow )
Waterfalls
Temporary Secretary
( Just Like ) Starting Over
Woman
Beautiful Boy, ( Darling Boy )
Watching The Wheels
Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him
I’m Losing You
Dear Yoko
All Those Years Ago
Teardrops
Save The World
Wrack My Brain
Ebony And Ivory
Ballroom Dancing
Take It Away
Tug Of War
Get It
Here Today
Wanderlust
The Girl Is Mine
Wake Up, My Love
Gone Troppo
Circles
Say, Say, Say
Pipes Of Peace
So Bad
The Other Me
Keep Under Cover
Sweetest Little Show
Tug Of Peace
Simple As That
Nobody Told Me
The Man
Borrowed Time
I’m Stepping Out
Grow Old With Me
On The Wings Of A Nightingale
No More Lonely Nights
Not Such A Bad Boy
No Values
We All Stand Together
Spies Like Us
Shanghai Surprise
Press
Pretty Little Head
Stranglehold
Only Love Remains
Talk More Talk
However Absurd
Let It Be
Got My Mind Set On You
Devil’s Radio
Once Upon A Long Ago
When We Was Fab
Cloud 9
This Is Love
Wreck Of The Hesperus
Handle With Care
Margarita
Not Alone Any More
Twenty Flight Rock
Ain’t That A Shame
Midnight Special
Ferry ‘ Cross The Mersey
End Of The Line
Congratulations
Heading For The Light
Tweeter And The Monkey Man
A Love So Beautiful
Veronica
My Brave Face
This One
Où Est Le Soleil?
Figure Of Eight
Party Party
Cheer Down
Put It There
You Want Her Too
Distractions
That Day Is Done
I Won’t Back Down
Leave A Light On For Me
Every Little Thing
Lift Me Up
September Song
Stormy Weather
Nobody’s Child
Homeward Bound
Act Naturally
She’s My Baby
All My Trials
I Lost My Little Girl
Blue Moon Of Kentucky
Hi – Heel Sneakers
Ain’t No Sunshine
Singing The Blues
Wilbury Twist
Runaway
It’s Now Or Never
Weight Of The World Ringo
So Like Candy Elvis Costello
Hope Of Deliverance Paul
C’Mon, People Paul
Off The Ground Paul
Biker Like An Icon Paul
The Lovers That Never Were Paul
Cosmically Conscious Paul
Big Boys Bickering Paul
A Leaf Paul
Come Together The Smokin’ Mojo Filters
Free As A Bird
Real Love
Young Boy Paul
The World Tonight Paul
Beautiful Night Paul
The Song We Were Singing Paul
Calico Skies Paul
Flaming Pie Paul
Little Willow Paul
La De Da Ringo
Rushes Paul
Fluid Paul
Run, Devil, Run Paul
Come On Christmas, Christmas Come On Ringo
I Wanna Be Santa Claus Ringo
The Little Drummer Boy Ringo
No Other Baby Paul
Brown – Eyed, Handsome Man Paul
A Room With A View Paul
Maybe, Baby Paul
From A Lover To A Friend Paul
Freedom Paul
Driving Rain Paul
Horse To The Water George
Stuck Inside A Cloud George
Any Road George
Marwa Blues George
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea George
Brainwashed George
Inside Thing ( Let ‘Em In ) Paul
Tropic Island Hum Paul
Fine Line Paul
Jenny Wren Paul
This Never Happened Before Paul
English Tea Paul
Riding To Vanity Fair Paul
While My Guitar Gently Weeps LOVE album version
Ever Present Past Paul
Dance Tonight Paul
Nod Your Head Paul
House Of Wax Paul
That Was Me Paul
Only Mama Knows Paul
Feet In The Clouds Paul
Liverpool 8 Ringo
Heal The Pain Paul
Sing The Changes The Fireman
Walk With You Ringo
Meat Free Monday Paul
( I Want To ) Come Home Paul
My Valentine Paul
Only Our Hearts Paul
The Christmas Song ( Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire ) Paul
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother The Justice Collective
New Paul
Queenie Eye Paul
Save Us Paul
Appreciate Paul
Early Days Paul
Hope For The Future Paul
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Those Were The Days Mary Hopkin
Sour Milk Sea Jackie Lomax
Hey Jude
Revolution
I’m The Urban Spaceman The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
Back In The U.S.S.R.
Dear Prudence
Glass Onion
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Martha My Dear
I’m So Tired
Blackbird
Piggies
Rocky Raccoon
I Will
Julia
Birthday
Yer Blues
Mother Nature’s Son
Sexy Sadie
Helter Skelter
Long, Long, Long
Revolution #1
Honey Pie
Savoy Truffle
Cry, Baby, Cry ( / Can You Take Me Back )
All Together Now
Hey Bulldog
Goodbye Mary Hopkin
Get Back single version
Don’t Let Me Down
Badge Cream
The Ballad Of John And Yoko
Old Brown Shoe
That’s The Way ( God Planned It ) Billy Preston
Give Peace A Chance John
Remember Love John
Hare Krishna Mantra The Radha Krishna Temple, London
Golden Slumbers
Carry That Weight
Cold Turkey John
Something
Come Together
Come And Get It
What’s The New Mary Jane?
Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
Oh! Darling
Octopus’s Garden
I Want You ( She’s So Heavy )
Here Comes The Sun
You Never Give Me Your Money
Mean Mr. Mustard
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
Blue Suede Shoes John
Ram You Hard John
Instant Karma! John
Govinda The Radha Krishna Temple, London
Let It Be single version
A Sentimental Journey Ringo
Bye, Bye, Blackbird Ringo
Man, We Was Lonely Paul
The Lovely Linda Paul
Maybe I’m Amazed Paul
That Would Be Something Paul
Every Night Paul
Hot As Sun / Glasses Paul
Junk Paul
Teddy Boy Paul
Suicide Paul
The Long And Winding Road
For You, Blue
Two Of Us
Dig A Pony
Across The Universe
I Me Mine
Let It Be album version
I’ve Got A Feeling
Get Back album version
The Long And Winding Road Let It Be…Naked version
Beaucoups Of Blues Ringo
Coochy – Coochy Ringo
My Sweet Lord George
Isn’t It A Pity George
Mother John , album version
Working Class Hero John
Love John , album version
I Found Out John
Isolation John
Remember John
Well, Well, Well John
God John
What Is Life George
Apple Scruffs George
I’d Have You Anytime George
Wah – Wah George
If Not For You George
Let It Down George
Beware Of Darkness George
Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp ( Let It Roll ) George
All Things Must Pass George
Hear Me Lord George
It’s Johnny’s Birthday George
Another Day Paul
Oh Woman, Oh Why Paul
Power To The People John
It Don’t Come Easy Ringo
Early 1970 Ringo
Try Some, Buy Some Ronnie Spector
Tandoori Chicken Ronnie Spector
God Save Us Bill Elliot And The Elastic Oz Band
Do The Oz John
Bangla-Desh George
Deep Blue George
Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey Paul
Too Many People Paul
The Back Seat Of My Car Paul
Heart Of The Country Paul
Imagine John
Eat At Home Paul
Smile Away Paul
Ram On Paul
Monkberry Moon Delight Paul
Give Me Some Truth John
Jealous Guy John
Crippled Inside John
Oh, My Love John
How Do You Sleep? John
Oh Yoko! John
Love Is Strange Paul
Give Ireland Back To The Irish Paul
Mumbo Paul
Bip Bop / Hey Diddle Paul
Mama’s Little Girl Paul
Happy Xmas ( War Is Over ) John
The Luck Of The Irish John
Back Off, Boogaloo Ringo
Blindman Ringo
Woman Is The Nigger Of The World John
New York City John
Sunday, Bloody Sunday John
John Sinclair John
Mary Had A Little Lamb Paul
Little Woman Love Paul
Hi, Hi, Hi Paul
C Moon Paul
My Love Paul
The Mess Paul
Big Barn Bed Paul
Single Pigeon Paul
Death Of Samantha Yoko
Yang Yang Yoko
Give Me Love ( Give Me Peace On Earth ) George
Miss O’Dell George
Sue Me, Sue You Blues George
Don’t Make Me Wait Too Long George
Living In The Material World George
Try Some, Buy Some George
Live And Let Die Paul
I Lie Around Paul
Photograph Ringo
Down And Out Ringo
Mind Games John
Meat City John
One Day ( At A Time ) John
Intuition John
Helen Wheels Paul
Country Dreamer Paul
You’re Sixteen Ringo
Devil Woman Ringo
Jet Paul
Mamunia Paul
Let Me Roll It Paul
Oh My, My Ringo
I’m The Greatest Ringo
You And Me ( Babe ) Ringo
Mrs. Vandebilt Paul
Bluebird Paul
Liverpool Lou The Scaffold
Ten Years On After Strawberry Jam The Scaffold
Band On The Run Paul
Nineteen Hundred And Eighty – Five Paul
Picasso’s Last Words ( Drink To Me ) Paul
Costafine Town Splinter
Whatever Gets You Thru’ The Night John
Beef Jerky John
Junior’s Farm Paul
Sally G Paul
Only You ( And You Alone ) Ringo
Call Me Ringo
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Elton John
Mine For Me Rod Stewart
Dark Horse George
I Don’t Care Anymore George
#9 Dream John
What You Got John
Going Down On Love John
Bless You John
Scared John
Surprise, Surprise ( Sweet Bird Of Paradox ) John
Steel And Glass John
Nobody Loves You ( When You’re Down And Out ) John
Ding Dong, Ding Dong George
Hari’s On Tour ( Express ) George
Māya Love George
No No Song Ringo
Snookeroo Ringo
Stand By Me John
Move Over, Ms. L John
Listen To What The Man Said Paul
Love In Song Paul
It’s All Down To Goodnight Vienna Ringo
Oo – Wee Ringo
Slippin’ And Slidin’ John
Ain’t That A Shame John
Ya Ya John
Bring It On Home To Me / Send Me Some Lovin’ John
Fame David Bowie
You George
Letting Go Paul
You Gave Me The Answer Paul
Venus And Mars / Rock Show Paul
Magneto And Titanium Man Paul
Spirits Of Ancient Egypt Wings
Crossroads Theme Paul
This Guitar ( Can’t Keep From Crying ) George
19 Thursday May 2016
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I have always wanted to compile my very best of The Beatles Compleat Recordings, including all solo work and collaborations, etc.
All songs have been released officially and, wherever possible, are stereo re-mastered versions.
So, over the next three posts, I shall attempt to compile my definitive list in chronological order.
That’ll Be The Day
In Spite Of All The Danger
Cry For A Shadow I Saw Her Standing There album
Why ( Can’t You Love Me Again ) I Saw Her Standing There album
My Bonnie I Saw Her Standing There album
The Saints ( When The Saints Go Marching In ) I Saw Her Standing There album
Ain’t She Sweet I Saw Her Standing There album
Nobody’s Child I Saw Her Standing There album
Like Dreamers Do Decca
Besame Mucho Decca
Love Of The Loved Decca
Hello Little Girl Decca
Three Cool Cats Decca
Take Good Care Of My Baby Decca
The Sheikh Of Araby Decca
Searchin’ Decca
Falling In Love Again Star Club
Be Bop A Lula Star Club
Red Sails In The Sunset Star Club
I Remember You Star Club
Love Me Do single version
P.S. I Love You
How Do You Do It
Please Please Me
Ask Me Why
Twist And Shout
A Taste Of Honey
Do You Want To Know A Secret
I Saw Her Standing There
Boys
Love Me Do album version
Baby, It’s You
From Us To You B.B.C.
From Me To You
Thank You Girl
Bad To Me Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas
She Loves You
I’ll Get You
I’ll Keep You Satisfied Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas
Sie Liebt Dich
Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand
I’m In Love The Fourmost
I Want To Hold Your Hand
This Boy
I Wanna Be Your Man
All My Loving
Money
It Won’t Be Long
All I’ve Got To Do
Don’t Bother Me
Little Child
Till There Was You
Please, Mister Postman
Roll Over, Beethoven
You Really Got A Hold On Me
Devil In Her Heart
I’ll Be On My Way B.B.C.
Some Other Guy B.B.C.
That’s All Right ( Mama ) B.B.C.
Carol B.B.C.
To Know Her Is To Love Her B.B.C.
Johnny B. Goode B.B.C.
Memphis, Tennessee B.B.C.
Lucille B.B.C.
Sweet Little Sixteen B.B.C.
The Hippy Hippy Shake B.B.C.
Glad All Over B.B.C.
Don’t Ever Change B.B.C.
A World Without Love Peter And Gordon
Can’t Buy Me Love
You Can’t Do That
Long Tall Sally
I Call Your Name
A Hard Day’s Night
I Should Have Known Better
Things We Said Today
If I Fell
John Lennon Introduces ‘It’s For You’ Cilla Black The Best Of, 1963 – 78
And I Love Her
Any Time At All
I’ll Cry Instead
I’m Happy Just To Dance With You
I’ll Be Back
I Feel Fine
She’s A Woman
No Reply
I’m A Loser
Rock And Roll Music
Eight Days A Week
I’ll Follow The Sun
Baby’s In Black
Words Of Love
I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party
Mr. Moonlight
Kansas City / Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey ( Medley )
Every Little Thing
What You’re Doing
Ticket To Ride
Yes It Is
Help! U.S. United Artists album version
I’m Down
Day Tripper
We Can Work It Out
Yesterday
Act Naturally
It’s Only Love
The Night Before
You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away
I Need You
Another Girl
You’re Going To Lose That Girl
Tell Me What You See
I’ve Just Seen A Face
Dizzy Miss Lizzy
Paperback Writer
Rain
Nowhere Man
Drive My Car
Michelle
You Won’t See Me
Norwegian Wood ( This Bird Has Flown )
Think For Yourself
What Goes On
Girl
I’m Looking Through You
In My Life
If I Needed Someone
Run For Your Life
Yellow Submarine
Eleanor Rigby
Taxman
I’m Only Sleeping
Here, There And Everywhere
She Said She Said
Good Day, Sunshine
And Your Bird Can Sing
For No One
I Want To Tell You
Got To Get You Into My Life
Tomorrow Never Knows
Mellow Yellow Donovan
Penny Lane
Strawberry Fields Forever
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
With A Little Help From My Friends
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
She’s Leaving Home
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite
When I’m Sixty – Four
A Day In The Life
All You Need Is Love
Baby, You’re A Rich Man
We Love You The Rolling Stones
Hello Goodbye
I Am The Walrus
Magical Mystery Tour
Your Mother Should Know
The Fool On The Hill
Christmas Time Is Here Again
Step Inside Love Cilla Black
Lady Madonna
06 Friday May 2016
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“But if the Judges do get that drill bit, I WILL return!”, promised Dredd,
“And I will track you all down!
And I will find you!
And then I will hunt all your families down!
Believe me, Grimm and Bean are Drokking CHOIRBOYS, compared to me when I”m crossed!”
Smithy gulped.
Then Dredd wheeled his bike into position, Smithy and Ben hit the big red buttons and made their way back to the van with Tex, leaving the back door of the van slightly open for Flash, who was remaining behind to retrieve his bit, so that they could make a quick getaway!
Dredd had placed the bit on the ground and braced himself for the experience!
Flash couldn’t really see what was going on from his side of the road, as the distortion caused by the electromagnetic field made visibility between the two electromagnets too distorted. Neither could he hear much through the loud humming it generated.
Which was fortunate.
Because, unbeknown to him, Grimm had come surfing in from the other side on a confiscated skyboard and had dived off it onto Dredd, yelling, “DREDD!! – I’LL HANG YA MESELF!”
“Flippin’ ‘eck! – It’s looks like Dredd is in two places at the same time, now, in there!”, thought Flash.
Then, there was a blinding blue/white flash and everything in the field was effortlessly sucked through to the other side. Flash hit the black buttons and could see his drill bit on the ground, he dashed in and picked it up, ran to the van, dived in the back, banged on the side and yelled, “Right go! – Let’s get out of here!”
And the van manouvered into position and got the Hell out of there, to find a different way into the city centre, to join their revolution!….
Meanwhile, Dredd had barely noticed the crossover, so smooth was the transition. Neither Judges had passed out, and both were now struggling with each other. Dredd went for his Lawgiver, but Grimm knocked it out of his hands and then went for his, but Dredd kicked it out of his! There then ensued a truly vicious fist fight, both men literally fighting for their lives, neither would back down, and they rolled about, kicking and a-gauging in the mud and the blood!
“I really can’t remember when I’ve fought tougher men”, thought Dredd, “he kicks like a mule and he bites like a crocodile!”
Suddenly the fight was halted by a couple of clicks and a voice, saying, “All right, boys, break the party up!” And they looked up to see a couple of Lawgivers pointing down at them! But, Dredd recognised that voice, – it was Hershey, there with her latest rookie, Danno. When she recognised Dredd’s bloody face, she said, “Dredd, WHERE have you been?”
“To Hell and back”, replied Dredd, “What happened to Metal Mickey?”
“Burnt out!”, she answered, “left stood there, next to your wrench!”
“Who’s your friend?”, asked the rookie.
“Sick creep ain’t no friend of mine,” said Dredd, “Book him, Danno! – Life on Titan!”
“You can’t do this to me!”, protested Grimm, “I am a Judge! I have never broken any law in my life!”
“IIIIIIIIII AM THE LAW, HERE!”, bellowed Dredd into Grimm’s face!
“And I say you’ve broken it!
Let Justice Be Served.
Amen!”
AMEN.
06 Friday May 2016
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wooden structures went up, like a giant bonfire night! This only added to all the chaos in the Halls, alarm bells were going off everywhere and amongst all this, Dredd was easily able to slip out again unnoticed, and he hopped back on his bike again and headed off towards Sector House 39, where he had a secret assignation.
As he was making his way there, the riots were getting so out of control that reinforcements were sent for from all the sector houses as back-up, so that by the time he arrived at 39, it was practically deserted. There parked near to the cargo bay was a removals van, with “ACME REMOVALS” printed on the left side.
[N.B. On the right side of the van, part of the first ‘M” had peeled off and it now looked like “ACNE REMOVALS”!]
Dredd parked next to the van and went over to the van, where he saw Tex, Ben and Flash sitting in the front.
“Where’s Frank Spencer?”, Dredd asked.
“If you mean Smithy, he’s in the back of the van!”, said Tex.
“Have you got the drill bit?”, Dredd asked the trio.
“Got it here, man!”, answered Flash.
“What’s going on in the city?”, blurted Ben, “All the Judges took off, like it was an emergency!”
“The people are revolting!”, said Dredd,
“Now, I’m going in to open the cargo bay doors, when I give you the signal, back the truck up to the dock!”
Bold as brass, Dredd marched into the sector house, made his way to the cargo bay, where the transporter equipment was still standing from the previous day, and opened the metal door and beckoned the van over. The three guys got out the van, tapped on the side, and the van doors slid up and Smithy sprung out onto the dock, ready for action!
“Climb up here,” Dredd said to the other three and help us load this stuff onto the truck, but first let’s move this heavy workbench behind the inner doors. We don’t want any nosey parkers coming in!”
Between the five of them, they then loaded the three items into the van, Smithy got in in too and pulled down the door.
“Right get in and follow me!”, ordered Dredd, who jumped on his bike and set off for the spot where he had crossed over.
When they were about half-way there, Dredd temporarily halted the truck, stopped his bike, dismounted and fired a high-ex. charge at the road itself, completely blowing it up.
“Try riding through that, creeps!”, Dredd thought to himself.
They then continued the journey and when they got there, the five of them positioned the equipment as per Dredd’s instructions, he was filling them all in what each person had to do, as they did so. He told Tex to park the truck right across the road to prevent any traffic that was trying to get into town from getting through. Before he went into position, he stopped dead and addressed the quartet.
“Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once….”
“Pardon?”, nervously joked Smithy!
Dredd scowled at him and continued, “The Judges must not get their hands on this drill bit! THAT’S how important it is! One of you needs to stay with the equipment until I’ve passed through and retrieve the bit! Or if I just pass out and DON’T go through, still go in and retrieve the bit! It must not fall into their hands! Then get out of here! Don’t get caught!”
“I’ll do it!”, said the fearless Flash, “Don’t worry, man, I won’t let you down!”
“If I don’t go through, I’ll take my chances in the Rad-Lands!”, said Dredd.
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thumbing towards the lanky one, ” the rough-looking one is Flash, our warlord and the one wearing glasses is Ben!”
“Peace, man!”, Ben said to Dredd.
“There ain’t no such thing!”, replied Dredd,
“Well, I ain’t plannin’ on stickin’ around!”, Dredd said to Smithy, “but if you kids help me out, I’ll bring about some changes all right! I’ve got the means here to throw a spanner in the sickos’ works!”, he promised, tapping his Lawgiver. You get me what I want and I’ll take out Gallows’ End and Hell’s Kitchen, as well! Then, it’ll be up to you guys to start your revolution!”
“What do you need?”, asked Smithy.
“Well, first I need a truck, with you four in it tomorrow morning parked outside Sector House 39’s cargo bay, and I’ll need you four to help send me on my way!”
“We can get that!”, said Smithy, “Tex’s dad is in the removals business. We can borrow his removals van!”
“The only other thing I need is a piece of zontonium!”, Dredd continued,
“I’ve got a zontonium drill-bit”, said Flash, “amateur robotics is a hobby of mine!”
“Bring that along with you tomorrow and you got yourselves your glorious day!”, said Dredd.
As they started to go their separate ways, Smithy stopped, turned around and said, “Dredd?….”
“What?”, asked Dredd, stopping and turning round himself.
“Power To The People!”, said Smithy, whilst raising a clenched, black gloved fist.
“I preferred ‘Instant Karma!’ “, replied Dredd, whilst turning front again and carrying on walking!
[N.B. The final panel on this page would show Smithy, looking puzzled, with a ? above his head!]
Dredd was out and about well before 6 a.m. and had ridden down to the ReSyk / Synthi-Food Plant and let loose a high-incendiary charge right into the centre of the building, paused to make sure that it did catch fire, and, once it was ablaze, hopped back on his bike again and headed back for the Grand Halls. It wasn’t long before the building had turned into an inferno, – a foul-smelling crematorium!
Dredd parked his bike on the right-hand side of the Halls and quietly went inside again, whilst all the Judges were deep in a food-filled slumber, and made his way to his quarters. It wasn’t long before pandemonium broke loose and Dobie poked his head around the door and shouted, “Come on, Dredd! We’re needed! Synthi-Food’s on fire!”
“You go on ahead, I’ll follow you down!”, said Dredd, convincingly.
As all the Judges were rushing out of the building, Dredd rushed out with them, but, in all the chaos, went down the right-hand side of the Halls, where his bike was parked and waited for all the Judges to tear off towards the fire. After a few minutes, the exterior of the Halls were Judge-free, but quite a crowd of passer-bys had gathered, curious what all the commotion was about, as it was about 6-30 by then. He strode down to the outside of the giant larders and let a high-ex. charge fly at the wall. There was a huge explosion and there was food EVERYWHERE! Dredd picked up a whole, cooked chicken and tossed it into the middle of the crowd, saying, “Grub’s up!”, before jumping back on his bike and speeding down towards the back of the building and up around the left-hand side, towards the entrance again. Meanwhile, inside the Halls, the remainder of the Judges had made their way to the other side to see what the explosion was, only to find a full-scale riot in progress!
The very smells of real food had driven the citizens berserk! It had whipped them all into a feeding frenzy! They had reverted back to savages! All memories of law-abiding had been completely wiped from their minds. The Judges tried their best to quell the riots, but failed miserably. They were overcome by the sheer weight of numbers.
Whilst all this was going on, Dredd had no trouble nipping back inside again and he swiftly made his way right through the centre of the Halls and out into the courtyard, where he despatched another high-incendiary right into the heart of the gallows and it wasn’t long before all the