The Beatles | Sour Milk Sea (2024 Remix)

[@rlmack5]

This could have been THE stand-out track in the White Album.

[@TheAnarchitek]

Probably not, but it could have been a great addition to Yellow Submarine, or the original Get Back LP (never released). Back in the USSR, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, and most of Side 3 argue against it.

[@tbeau6663]

You sure? Most of John's songs are stronger, then there's While My Guitar....and a couple of Paul's.

[@hairmanjeff]

This song should have been on the White album .

[@johnmc3862]

It's okay, it could have rather than should have.

[@thejma724]

Instead of that garbage Revolution 9

[@davidlee2490]

Definitely

[@jrpipik]

@@thejma724 Yep.

[@Ojb_1959]

@@thejma724best song the album is #9 😵‍💫

[@John_Locke_108]

Dang. This could have been a great addition to The White Album.

[@davidbreitkopf3603]

Yet another great song by Harrison. This could have been a famous Beatles song.

[@ml5955]

Now it is a famous Beatles song 😁👍

[@aisle_of_view]

Maybe, it's about as good as Old Brown Shoe.

[@wonmoss0206]

J&P weren't about to remove Rev #9 or WHP for another George song.

[@themastroiannis]

very bluesy… between a Cream song and old brown shoe feel’! awesome!!!

[@maloz63]

Badge, right

[@meyou-dv8ns]

That's Clapton on the good sounding guitar solo, and it is Chuck Berry like. not cream like. Right?

[@thisplaceisazoo]

And Savoy Truffle

[@themastroiannis]

@@thisplaceisazoo absolutely!

[@nelsonhelmutt5076]

@@meyou-dv8ns Both Leads are great Georges and Eric's . Yet If you are honest George Played His Lead flawlessly, and Eric fell off Beat Yet made a Killer Save Yet Niki Hopkins Piano is off the scales and Takes The Cake Home Pauls Bass as Usual Gets an Honorable Mention. Bonding all of it tight as a Tick.He and Ringo Hella Team. Its amazing to me that George Gave this song away.? or John Pissies on a lot, He wasn't invited to this Session.

[@spiritof6663]

This is LIGHT YEARS beyond all other attempts at mixing the demo with the Lomax version. I can easily hear this being on the White Album. The sound of the vocal is exponentially better and the balance of the instrumentation is also so clear and well-positioned now. You are a master!

[@danielatt1620]

This song fits perfectly with Savoy Truffle and could be also a perfect follow up in White Album

[@Weyjx]

Yes everything you said is what I was thinking . This is the Lomax backing track isn't it. Who do you think is playing guitar

[@spiritof6663]

@@Weyjx Both Harrison and Clapton are playing guitars on the Lomax backing track (which is the one being used here).

[@polythenepepper]

@@Weyjx George and Eric I think.

[@spiritof6663]

@@Weyjx Clapton.

[@michaelcolarossi5062]

Nick Hopkin's piano licks!

[@chubbyoo7]

Funny you say Nicky Hopkins cause I first thought it sounded like the stones

[@azypy]

@@chubbyoo7 Exile On Main Street

[@mackb909]

@@azypy Actually, every Stones studio album starting with "Their Satanic Majesties' Request" (1967) through "Black and Blue" (1976). He played on at least one song (and sometimes many songs) on all those albums, as well as "Jamming With Edward," recorded during 1969 during a time when no Stones regular guitarist was available (Brian Jones was dysfunctional but hadn't been officially let go yet, Keith Richards was on a brief strike, and Mick Taylor had not joined) and released in 1972 and featuring Hopkins, Jagger on vocals, the regular Stones rhythm section of Wyman and Watts, and Ry Cooder on guitar.

[@gregf.4814]

Nicky Hopkins was such a talented keyboardist who added a boost to everything he played on. I remember when I heard the remix of ‘Sympathy For the Devil’ and was floored how amazing his playing in the song was, almost like I heard him for the first time. Here, he does it again. Thanks for the mix and share!

[@yesman2755]

The Beatles gave away so many great songs. Thing is, they were so prolific that they didn’t have to include these great songs on their albums but this one defo should have at least been on a Beatles album. And Come & Get It that Paul gave to Badfinger. Wouldn’t the world be so much better if The Beatles were still with us ???

[@fbello18]

I perfectly agree with you !

[@terrier53]

I often wonder what George and John would be saying about the world events going on today.

[@jensjanssen5076]

@@terrier53 George wohl eher nichts, er würde meditieren! John würde seinen Einfluss geltend machen und Friedenskonzerte geben, er würde die Fans bewegen, sich für Frieden einzusetzen, es ist ein Jammer, dass es von diesen Friedensaktivisten keine mehr gibt. Paul und Ringo, ABBA, Rolling Stones, Madonna und viele andere Weltstars haben mehrere 100 Millionen Fans auf der Welt, traurig, dass sie schweigen. Denke, ein John Lennon hätte mit seinem Einfluss den Ukraine oder Israel Krieg längst beendet.

[@williamr3840]

Well, in McCartney's book he says that on average it only took him and/or John about 20 minutes to write any song -- so if they gave a few away, they could just write a load more in a couple of hours! Crazy talent! :0)

[@karaamundson3964]

O, and so many of the Giveaways were George tunes. We almost lost "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"! Thanks, Harrison...thanks, Clapton. Humility is a beautiful thing

[@TenderVittles]

This is the first version of this song I’ve heard that made me realize what an incredible song it is.

[@TheTemporalRealm]

they need to do this and give it an official mix

[@peach495]

The original Jackie Lomax version is killer & has George, Paul & Ringo along with Clapton playing on it. Which is actually this version. The only thing different here is Harrison on the vocals.

[@JoaninFlorida]

The Lomax version is stunning. Exactly the right voice for this bit of rock perfection.

[@joeschmoe1794]

Kinda reminds me of Savoy Truffle

[@angru5oklok]

First think I thought yes

[@tapetwo7115]

Come on come on come on come on come on come on come on comeoncomeoncomeomocomeon

[@richalderson6069]

Yeah, probably why it didn't make it on the White Album.

[@mackb909]

Exactly what I thought when I first heard it; George in his funky-jam mode.

[@phdj]

Yes - George had a number of songs with that "attitude" in the period. A bit of "Old Brown Shoe", "Wah-Wah" and "Bangladesh" come to mind, as well

[@scottshepherd8795]

The rumor I heard around this song is that George actually wanted John to sing it, because he felt John's voice was better suited, but John wasn't interested. Still, this would have been great as part of the White Album, or even All Things Must Pass.

[@FelipeJOrtiz]

I would have preferred this song on The While Album instead of Revolution 9

[@timlove1]

I would’ve been fine substituting this for a long, long long

[@scythianarcher4133]

@@timlove1long long long is one of my all time favourite George’s song. It’s a musical prayer. Wonderful piece.

[@williamr3840]

​@@FelipeJOrtizWhat's wrong with No 9? :0)

[@williamr3840]

​@@timlove1That's a super song! :0)

[@D3RPFR0G]

Best version of Sour Milk Sea! Finally someone has done it right, good backing track and good vocal mix there. Just perfect!

[@fauxbro]

Jackie way better

[@richardathome65]

Ringo is SOLID on drums! Good song!

[@michaelcolarossi5062]

Ringo's drums are groovin!

[@kennethmarchesani9823]

The link between the first chorus and second verse is so funky.

[@gostrum1]

Loving George’s vocals on this 👌

[@adamferguson5468]

You can tell how much it's a sister song to "Savoy Truffle" (which also had a Clapton connection, though he didn't play on it) listening to this mix.

[@meyou-dv8ns]

Sounds nothing like Savoy Truffle, It is a Chuck Berry like tune, if you don't think so- pick up your guitar and play both songs. then play sweet little sixteen. or other C.Berry tunes. Same three chord as CHUCK

[@normansaunders6891]

Best Beatles track that wasn't

[@charlesdiggett7517]

Sounds like George told Eric go and have fun. George had a little lead toward the end. Love them together

[@EnterTheSoundscape]

Thank you for making this! This is the closest we’ll hear to a Beatles version.

[@craigdorsey8624]

I loved the Jackie Lomax version but always wondered about hearing a Beatles version. Great stuff.

[@adamparker6048]

This is Jackie's version with George's vocals from a demo dubbed over. The beatles never touched it sadly. Nicky Hopkins on keys btw.

[@girlswanted7]

It’ll always be part of the Beatles catalogue as we have the demo version on the White Album Super Deluxe. That being said this remix is great.

[@simban00]

This should be put on the radio today

[@MrBudkiss1]

The guitar play is so awesome

[@guitarcrazyusa]

Huh?

[@bogarbill6331]

@@guitarcrazyusaare you deaf?

[@gregoryjenkins8645]

It’s Eric Clapton on lead, mate.

[@rightdirect35]

I agree, Gilvan. Beautiful song. Long life The Beatles!! Long life Beatles School!!

[@whitneymilam3141]

IF only George had had enough confidence to tell John that Rev. 9 was NOT going on the White Album and they had put this song on it instead. This is AWESOME. From 68 on, George was an equal to Lennon and Macca

[@Ram44]

They never even recorded it. But in my opinion it’s WAY better than Not Guilty. Yet George made them record that one over and over. Sour Milk Sea could have been considered for Get Back once Billy was with them. Imagine this on the rooftop.

[@rexmundi2986]

In a sense they did record it. 3 out of 4 Beatles are on it, and there are plenty of other "Beatle" songs that feature only 1 or 2.

[@princebonnie1357]

Sounds a lot like Clapton playing on this ~ In the solo section part 1 is EC, part 2 has that George ring to it.

[@keithbertschin1213]

Freakin awesome

[@kurikokaleidoscope]

His songs were excellent.

[@kurikokaleidoscope]

And they still are..

[@cezarduarte1954]

If the volume of George's voice were Louder, it would be perferct.

[@spiritof6663]

This vocal is actually considerably louder than old attempts at mixing the demo vocal with the studio version. Maybe not perfect, but if you knew what the older attempts sounded like I think that, like me, you'd be on your knees thanking god right now, LOL

[@tsarofshadows1347]

Thank you so much for doing this! This song (specifically George's esher version) is underrated af , such a shame it didn't end up on the White Album 😭😭

[@jimdowling1591]

That sounds like Clapton on lead guitar. Thanks for shaing. A great song.

[@kwgm8578]

Sure does.

[@continentalgin]

It's possibly Clapton.

[@meltonin8837]

It is Clapton.

[@loopwoop]

Because it is!

[@vayabroder729]

Absolutely Slowhand!

[@lindacensi2750]

Magnifico George

[@SuzanTran]

How great was Beatle George?! Beautiful playing by the Fab Four backing Liverpool friend and Apple labelmate Jackie Lomax. Listen for the cool organ after 2 minutes. I'm so grateful for the technology that allows this Jackie Lomax track to replace the singer with Harrison's Escher demo vocal. Also, George's lyrics offer sage advice that I try to follow. Thanks KZbin and Mirko Visi!

[@sallykohorst8803]

Another amazing song from George.

[@Mandrake591]

Incredible editing job and mix, I love this tune by the dark horse, thank you! 🐴 😊 🎼

[@pbasswil]

A very George-esque song, reminds me of both Savoy Truffle and Apple Scruffs, in spots. Eric & Nicky filling every possible space! Ringo dropping the odd backbeat as concentration drifts. Hey, it's a loose demo; would've been fun to hear a finished Beatles track of it. (Someone will attempt that with AI, I'm sure.)

[@peteskoczylis9432]

There is another from George that was absolutely brilliant too

[@casperguylkn]

If I'm not mistaken, this was recorded at Trident during The Beatles White Album sessions.

[@wagnerargolo]

It really sounds like Beatles! Thank you!

[@BrucePruiksma]

So much smoother and listenable than the raucous and busy Lomax version. This was a very prolific period for George.

[@elizabethrobertson3384]

I'd never heard this until today, I think Clapton changes the dynamic here and it shifts away from feeling fully like a Beatles song.

[@Ram44]

But he didn’t in While My Gently Weeps? That makes no sense.

[@sirPUNKsir]

It's interesting to see how mutch the technology has changed. I attempted this in 2010 using every trick available I could at the time. I ended up creating my own instrumental with the Esher demo in the end :s still, wasn't too shabby! xD

[@LanceHall]

This is obviously a mashup that Apple/Gile Marton SHOULD produce and put on a White Album EP. They have George's isolated vocal tracks from the demo and they presumably have the original backing tracks since they were done at EMI.

[@wonmoss0206]

The Jackie Lomax version sounds like something from Stones Beggars Banquet, this has an obviously more Beatles sound.

[@ShotgunNShacK]

Love the Jackie Lomax version. The vocals sound really strained throughout but in a weird way, it actually works. Hearing it with different vocals gives it a completely different feel.

[@StefanArlt1968]

Very catchy and brilliant number, the least to say !

[@urasam2]

Brilliant! The best version of this so far!

[@Coreof4]

Of all the mixes I've heard-this is sublime and a go to level.

[@isabelle-simone-432]

Legendary!

[@slavamonax4174]

You can hear the intonations of "Savoy truffles".

[@AmpasaurusWrecks]

Imagine The Beatles and Eric Clapton recording a demo for you to record and release on their Apple label…wild.

[@grahamboyle8846]

This is amazing. Really good work!! Thanks for sharing

[@jeremycollins2694]

this is brilliant - great work.

[@glennprotti]

It kind of surprise me when the Beatles white album was reissued, they perfectly done something like this good mix that Mr. Visi did. Excellent remix, love it.

[@loopwoop]

Masterpiece

[@mladyriad]

Beatles 🩶 best of our generational talent with so many to pick from they rate top place in many magical realms

[@erickjason9092]

Great job!

[@zedxxx9]

Very well done!! Love it. Any chance you could also provide an instrumental version of this super crisp mix of the song? It sounds so good the way you've mixed it.

[@gregt2141]

Sour Milk Sea would of been one of highlights of the white album! What were the Beatles and George Martin thinking? Just like Only a Northern Song, it would of fit perfect on Sgt Peppers.

[@Uffel80]

Sounds great, excellent work!

[@charlesmoser1402]

Ringo in bestform!

[@TheBeatlesSchool]

Like it if you are here because of the beatles school 😊

[@fernandolemonte6515]

Claro que é...rs

[@yannfernandes1]

Boaa👏🏻👏🏻

[@orrenato_]

musicão, professor. valeu pela recomendação

[@adriano80Souza]

Depois de assistir sua aula corri pra cá 🎉❤

[@DaisonPaz]

Boa!

[@luigistella5821]

Ringo on drums! Paul on bass! George on guitar! Clapton on lead guitar! Billy Preston on piano! Great George song!

[@PaulFormentos]

Nicky Hopkins on piano

[@rogeriocorreaborges8416]

Pqp..nunca tinha ouvido essa pérola...excelente música. Trabalho de órgão e guitarra sensacional. Esse Nick trabalhou a década de 1970 inteira com os stones

[@liamwestley8692]

this is great!

[@serpucc]

GENIUS George!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@CrabulousYT]

Best mix of this song. This song is super tough to mix using current AI tech, so this is very impressive.

[@tracymccowan4232]

AI is evil and it sucks. Avoid.

[@bobkemp5882]

So....THIS didn't make the cut for the White Album, but.....Revolution #9 and Wild Honey Pie DID? Unbelievable.

[@MostlyBuicks]

I like both Wild Honey Pie and R #9. The songs I do not like are Honey Pie (on side 4) and Martha My Dear. McCartney's grandma music. Only 4 places for a Harrison songs on the LP, so this should have replaced Piggies.

[@bobkemp5882]

@@MostlyBuicks - Well, we apparently have differing musical tastes...and that's okay.

[@larrypierce508]

Never heard this song......love it !

[@deanallen927]

Much better! No fuzzy or harsh mids. Bigger bottom end. Sounds like the White Album. Nice Job!

[@JerryThibeaut]

I love 💕 this.

[@MarkBurdickPhD]

Something worth downloading -- thanks!

[@paperbbackk]

Should be on "All Things Must Pass"

[@byronchurch]

Takes me back here !

[@DavePorterBand]

Wow! Great work! 👏👏👏

[@angelnuno4576]

Muy buena canción, una lástima que Harrison no tuviera más protagonismo

[@tigrath2000]

Better than while my guitar

[@fviannaval]

Brilliant work, thank you!

[@dandare6513]

Every day I hear a new Beatles song ♥️♥️

[@travs.d.8142]

great work ! thank you -- Ive wanted someone to undertake this for years! sounds great!

[@billymusicwb]

This didn't make it, but Revolution 9 was selected? Well, ain't that something.

[@aaarauz1]

Lennon

[@barrysallows1777]

thank you great song!

[@aGoosenamedJordan]

Beautiful mixing

[@jokeblower]

Check out the Jackie Lomax version. George produced it, and Paul and Ringo play on the track.

[@kevinham3564]

And Clapton

[@P.Galore]

This is the clearest version yet- thank you...This should have taken the place of Revolution 9 ( with two other new tracks ).

[@bobh28630]

Revolution 9 was an astonishing experiment. It definitely deserved its place on the White Album. Sour Milk Sea is an excellent 'pop' track but - as has been pointed out - a very close cousin to Savoy Truffle. IMHO, as a former audio engineer, the mix is 'muddy' and lacks the crispness to make it a radio hit.

[@azypy]

The White Album should be triple

[@karaamundson3964]

I agree, White Album...but I still love Rev #9. Dump a Paul granny tune

[@johnrusin4952]

@@karaamundson3964 Say what you will, at least McCartney's 'granny' tunes were actual songs unlike Revolution 9 which was just self-indulgent garbage. And at least none of the granny tunes didn't drone on for well over eight insufferable minutes. And yet crap like this got priority over Harrison's songs. No wonder when the band broke up he never wanted to go back.

[@MoreMovies4u]

George mvp

[@lauroschvarcz3426]

It's a variation of Savoy Truffle.

[@allenboyer-nc9ki]

thanks

[@TheSaintsray]

Brilliant! Can you do Goodbye next, please?

[@danrandlehandle]

This is insane

[@billyshead1339]

Hell Yeah!!🔥

[@dealsbetweenfriends]

yes........savoy Truffle version!

[@walterluizmacedo4271]

Rock And Roll !!!

[@RobHollanderMusic]

Thanks! Good job.

[@sammyday3341]

The piano!

[@AndresTolmosOrtiz]

Esta cancion deberia haber estado en el album blanco junto not guilty en vez de la basura de john del Revolution 9

[@karaamundson3964]

I still like Rev #9 tho

[@daytripper9222]

I cannot for the life of me figure out why this song was not on The White Album.

[@Smitoons]

…but Piggies made the cut.

[@427bullis]

McCartney stuff that were throwaways

[@John_Locke_108]

​@@SmitoonsPiggies is a terrific song

[@daytripper9222]

@@John_Locke_108 Agree

[@daytripper9222]

@@427bullis Yes, to many

[@jbav9960]

well done

[@elwrongo]

very cool

[@paulnolan4971]

This Scouser approves. Sweetest of mixes

[@DaveLennonCopeland]

It sounds like a George track from one of his solo albums. Sad that John is not on it, singing or playing.

[@karaamundson3964]

George wanted John to sing, but John wasn't having any of it. Well, George kicked its ass right through the roof

[@DaveLennonCopeland]

@@karaamundson3964 Hmm, John could be quite malevolent towards George's songwriting prowess. He rarely helped him or even attended recording sessions for some of George's songs.