The Beatles' unreleased album which Paul McCartney and George Harrison wanted to 'scrap'
A compilation album of unreleased materials by The Beatles faced strong objections from the surviving band members.
Paul McCartney suggested the project should not be released while George Harrison and John Lennon‘s estate called on the compilation to be scrapped entirely. Sessions, the proposed 1985 compilation album, was ultimately cancelled after the Fab Four intervened, though all was not lost and the project would be revived a decade later. Sessions served as the foundation for the Anthology project from The Beatles, a career-spanning look back at the band’s achievements and work together. Sessions had been the original plan for the group, though it was ultimately scrapped. The album would have featured thirteen at-the-time unreleased songs by The Beatles, including Leave My Kitten Alone and an alternative version of Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da. But life goes on, and the band would object to releasing the work entirely.
Compilations had been released in the past, including The Beatles Ballads and Love Songs, as well as a live album of their performance at the Hollywood Bowl. But it seemed a step too far to have the group’s archival tapes and unreleased materials picked through. Fans seem glad the Sessions project was scrapped, especially since it led to a much more rewarding piece of work.
A post to the r/Beatles subreddit saw fans share their thoughts on the cancelled album. One person wrote: “It later turned into the Anthology project, with most of the stuff set for release on that album ending up on the Anthology 1-3 albums.”
Source: Ewan Gleadow/cultfollowing.co.uk
