This was originally programmed between 'Mean Mr. Mustard' and 'Polythene Pam' on the 'Abbey Road' album, but after having a listen to it, Paul decided that it didn't fit, so he told engineer John Kurlander to cut it out. But because he was under orders never to throw away anything the Beatles recorded, he spooled it onto the end of the tape, so he wouldn't get into trouble. And when Paul listened back to it the next day, he decided he liked it again! So he kept it on the end. (So that's why there's such a long silence between the songs.) But because the cut was only supposed to be rough, it carried away the last note of 'Mean Mr. Mustard' as well (that's why it starts so abruptly with a crashing chord), and the last note was left behind... at the beginning of 'Polythene Pam'!
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This was originally programmed between 'Mean Mr. Mustard' and 'Polythene Pam' on the 'Abbey Road' album, but after having a listen to it, Paul decided that it didn't fit, so he told engineer John Kurlander to cut it out. But because he was under orders never to throw away anything the Beatles recorded, he spooled it onto the end of the tape, so he wouldn't get into trouble. And when Paul listened back to it the next day, he decided he liked it again! So he kept it on the end. (So that's why there's such a long silence between the songs.) But because the cut was only supposed to be rough, it carried away the last note of 'Mean Mr. Mustard' as well (that's why it starts so abruptly with a crashing chord), and the last note was left behind... at the beginning of 'Polythene Pam'!
interreting...