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Beatles - here's what they should do with 'Carnival of Light'

Moog2

Okay, at some point, you've probably heard about The Beatles' 'Carnival of Light'. Even if you only heard about it this weekend in the newspapers. For those who haven't, it's as simple as this:

'Carnival of Light' was a 14 minute experimental electronic track which was performed only once at an electronic music festival in '67. No-one was sure if it existed. It does.

Now, Paul McCartney wants to see it getting a release. Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Front Row, McCartney said: "The time has come for it to get its moment. I like it because it's The Beatles free, going off piste. I said all I want you to do is just wander around all the stuff, bang it, shout, play it, it doesn't need to make any sense. Hit a drum then wander on to the piano, hit a few notes, just wander around. So that's what we did and then put a bit of an echo on it. It's very free."

So, how should they release it? Pretty simple in my opinion. Give it away as a free download and press it onto a 12inch. Easy. Don't muck about trying to turn it into something more. The Beatle estate has got more than enough money. Let us have somethin' fer nuthin' fer once. [Mof]

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