“Wait — The Beatles did blues? And no one sang?!”
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Most fans have never heard of “12-Bar Original” — a pure instrumental recorded by The Beatles in 1965 during the Rubber Soul sessions.
It’s the only original Beatles track with zero vocals… just the band jamming on a slow blues progression.
John and George on twin guitars, Paul walking the bass, and Ringo holding it down — raw, loose, and totally un-Beatles.
It sat in the vaults for decades… until it was finally released in 1996 on Anthology 2.
Think of it as The Beatles unfiltered — four mates just playing without pressure, no pop charts, no lyrics — just the groove.
And here’s the kicker — it’s one of the very few tracks officially credited to “Lennon–McCartney–Harrison–Starkey.”
Now you know: The Beatles did the blues — and they sounded damn cool doing it.