Comments on: Carnival Of Light

By: Walter Borys

Walter Borys — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 17:04:11 +0000

I also found it on you tube, but the consensus seems to be that it is not
authentic. One point was made that if it really were the Beatles’ piece,
it would be taken down within microseconds of posting, by the business
folk. Also it seems to be too focused, too rhythmic than early descriptions
of its randomness would warrant. I didn’t hear raw screams from the Lads
that were supposed to be planted throughout. AND no Macca singing ‘Fixing
a hole’ snippet!
I guess we’ll have to wait a little longer…

By: MikeP

MikeP — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 01:47:09 +0000

You have no such “right”. The only way it should be released is if the Beatles (living and estates) think it should be released . Period .

By: Richard Janosko

Richard Janosko — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 20:31:24 +0000

I can confirm that a copy of the tape was given to my good friend, the late Ray Andersen. We listened to it after his return from London. I particularly remember Paul playing piano and singing “Fixing the Hole” between coughs.
He brought the tape back from London along with two copies of each of the posters, of which one set he gave to me. (I still have them.) Ray and his wife Joan formed the light show called “The Holy See”. They performed light shows for Rock concerts at the Bill Graham’s Fillmore Auditorium, Fillmore at the Carousel Ballroom, and Winterland venues in San Francisco, California. I frequently assisted Ray and Joan during the shows. Ray also performed light shows at the famous Matrix rock night club in San Francisco. Ray died in 2017. I miss him.

By: Don Trump

Don Trump — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 15:11:32 +0000

It came out on You Tube in spring 2017. Not sure if it’s still there. I quite like it, though I doubt it would stand up to many repetitions…

By: Lewie Docksey

Lewie Docksey — Sat, 16 Dec 2017 13:26:24 +0000

Yeah Jimmy I agree. Just once and then move on, sounds as though just a muck around and not a million miles from Revolution number 9

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 08:01:57 +0000

I think every Beatles completist would like to hear it at least once. If it sucks, then fine, at least I can relax and no longer wonder what it sounds like.
It would be nice if they appeased the fans for once and made it available for download, even if just for a limited time. Make it COL Download Day.

By: Psych

Psych — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 21:43:28 +0000

Ah man, I was a member of What.CD, and never knew about this. I really wish I got to hear it.

By: Floyd

Floyd — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 16:16:49 +0000

Weird, because I wrote a song called “Carnival of Light” too!

By: A Montreal Paul

A Montreal Paul — Sat, 17 Dec 2016 23:34:44 +0000

I’ve no particular desire to hear the piece but it inspired me all the same. I ended up writing a song called “Carnival of Light ” because it’s a great title, so even if the piece wasn’t any good I’m glad they did it for that reason alone.

By: John King

John King — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 22:14:10 +0000

I read somewhere on the internet that in order for Paul to release Carnival of Light, he would need the consent of Ringo, Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison. Since George was so opposed to this song being release I’m guessing he might not get that consent.

By: Go

Go — Thu, 12 May 2016 13:50:10 +0000

I hope they do. Not releasing a track, regardless of any reasons, is a waste of time and a knife in the heart of the artist. All art forms should be released and not be held onto in some sort of storage to collect dust and never see the light of day.

By: al F

al F — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:42:23 +0000

Maybe they weren’t shouting Barcelona, but Barsalona? Frank Barsalona was president of Premier Talent Agency, managing bands such as Procol Harum and the Who.

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 20:22:51 +0000

There is also a version from the studio of Blue Suede Shoes by the beatles that hasn’t been released

By: Psychedelic Tripper

Psychedelic Tripper — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 20:47:17 +0000

My how this whole saga has died down. I take a good portion of credit for the hysteria but not the hysterics that followed. I was #3 to make a cover version of a song no one has ever heard!!! I love it, it’s like something out of Monty Python. Then insanity took place people begin claiming all the cover versions were really the Beatles and they would insist upon this to the people who created them in the first place!!! Mark my words if Paul ever releases his version of Carnival of Light, no one will even believe him. Ha!!!

By: John

John — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 07:44:20 +0000

I really hope this gets released at some point in time..

By: Knight

Knight — Sun, 19 Apr 2015 19:08:58 +0000

Someone needs to bootleg it sometime… Is there any chance it might be released officially? When did Paul last talk about it? Is there any way to email Paul or something?

By: twisted14

twisted14 — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 23:28:40 +0000

Anthology 2 would have been the perfect place for it, maybe its moment has now passed.
They fiddled with the tracks on the anthologies (remixing, speeding up, slowing down, combining takes, shortening tracks) and so that would have been the perfect way to let us hear it, unhyped and edited to its advantage
If they change it now it will be criticised and if they don’t it will probably be very disappointing, what with time, the hype and the fact it was really just a doodle.

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 20:22:58 +0000

There’s still the acoustic etcetera demo, but Paul said he’ll probably never release it.

By: ForgetScowl

ForgetScowl — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 04:24:37 +0000

I Agree to the absolute. To this day (at high school reunions?) I hear people say “I liked the original Beatles but not so much after the drugs…” WTF.

I listened to Rev 9 ad nauseam; looking for the Egyptian clues to the pyramids but eventually re-organized myself into the maturity that this was just a bunch of nonsense sound with nothing prolific in the shadows.

I just listened to Paul’s “Carnival” for the first? A waste of time. Trash it with #9.

By: Martijn

Martijn — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 21:46:51 +0000

We should be glad it hasn’t been released. Probably it would be quite disappointing, now at least there’s the myth.