David Bowie Joins The Beatles (An Alternate Beatles Timeline)

THE BEATLES - PAST MASTERS, VOLUMES ONE & TWO Released:  27 May 1987 Genre:  Pop rock Producer:  George Martin, Glyn Johns Volume One Love Me Do [Single Version] From Me to You Thank You Girl She Loves You I'll Get You I Want to Hold Your Hand This Boy Komm, gib mir deine Hand Sie liebt dich Long Tall Sally I Call Your Name Slow Down Matchbox I Feel Fine She's a Woman Volume Two Bad Boy Yes It Is I'm Down Day Tripper We Can Work It Out Paperback Writer Rain The Ballad of John and Yoko Let It Be Memory of a Free Festival Across the Universe [World Wildlife Fund Version] THE BEATLES -  PAST MASTERS, VOLUMES THREE & FOUR Released:  27 May 1987 Genre:  Pop rock Producer:  The Beatles, George Martin, Tony Visconti, Ken Scott, Tom Scott, Chris Thomas Volume Three Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) Running Gun Blues Power to the People It Don't Come Easy Blindman All the Young Dudes C Moon Holy Holy [Band Version] 1984 Lunch Box / Odd Sox Goodnight Vienna [Single Edit] V

Tin Machine never really existed. David Bowie had given those interviews to get the press off his back while his real intentions remained hidden. The idea of some sort of Beatles reunion had secretly enthralled him since their dissolution. He even considered Live Aid the best time for them to reunite, yet his idea failed when George Harrison and Ringo Starr failed to show up. But even his former bandmates were somewhat into the idea; all of them had played on each other's solo albums throughout the 80's, so the idea didn't seem as farfetched as some would think. Obviously the reason that it never happened was that John Lennon was dead, and it wouldn't be the Beatles without him. But what if it didn't have to be? He discussed the idea with Paul McCartney when he could, and they came to an agreement that would benefit everyone. Until being contacted by Bowie, Harrison and Starr didn't even have music on the brain. Starr had recently recorded with Wings, but that w