Dee Dee would count off 1-2-3-4 before the Ramones songs. They really weren’t able to get the silent count down but counting off like this also became one of their trademarks. When they were in the studio recording “Sheen is a Punk Rocker” they didn’t get the full count in but they did get the 4.
Works for me, thanks! I had no idea. Now if only we could figure out why he throws up at the end of “My Life”…
“I GOT BLISTERS ON MY FINGERS!” — Ringo Starr, “Helter Skelter”
All of Revolution #9?
Anyway, to elucidate, here it is backwards
Hello It’s Me also has a false start, I think.
At the end of Take 54 there’s a bit of weird dialog between Nilsson and producer Richard Perry.
Billy Swan’s biggest hit, “I Can Help,” features a false ending, and applause. I’ve read in a number of places that Swan’s dog was with him in the studio, and was being playful enough to be a distraction (including, possibly, tugging on Swan’s leg). The false ending may have been a function of the dog’s distraction, and the applause is apparently people in the studio, congratulating Swan for making it through the take.
Still debating if Hendrix’s “Ezy Ryder” fading out/in/out ending would qualify here. My internet-fu had some trouble with locating this one too.
Does “Midnight Voyage” by The Mamas & the Papas count? That may have been deliberate.
ISTR a classic rock track that picked up the clickety-clack of a typewriter in the background. Who or what it was has slipped my mind…
Dolly Parton ‘9 to 5’
Or Don Henley ‘Dirty Laundry’
(I did read the thread, so I apologize if I missed this)
Rockaria by ELO (the Electric Light Orchestra). They used an opera singer who made a mistake at the start and said “Oops.” But Jeff Lynne kept it in the final recording.
Youtube link here.
I really like it, and agree with the decision to keep it in.
Dylan is well known for leaving in the boo-boo’s. In Ballad In Plain D, he pronounces “scapegoat” as “scrapegoat.” In Visions of Johanna there’s a place where the band momentarily fails to keep up with him on a chord change. Etc., etc…
Another Beatles:
On, “If I Fell,” Paul’s voice cracks on the high note (“vain”).
No, those were supposed to be there.
This was completely accidental and nobody noticed until they listened to the recording. I want to say it was a Janis Joplin song.
The ending, starting at 13:50, of Blind Faith’s “Do What You Like” peters out with noises, stray notes, and someone shouting out “d-flat” and “ding dong billybong.” It goes on for a minute and a half, which is way loo long. But the Winwood and Clapton solos earlier are stellar, so cut it early and enjoy.
It might amuse you to know it’s simply called The Typewriter Tapes:
That fits but, AFAIK, none of the Typewriter tracks were ever officially released. The song I’m thinking of definitely was.
And, again, the typewriter noise is supposed to present in those tracks. The linked track even has a voice asking if the typewriter is ready.
Found it! At least one “Typewriter” track was officially released, on 18 Essential Songs. “Trouble in Mind” was recorded before anyone noticed that the equipment picked up Margareta typing away.
Thanks for pointing me toward the right set. 