The Complete Lost Lennon Tapes
22 CD Set
Merry Christmas to everybody,
but for those,who don`t have anybody else to celebrate this Christian holy day
with
this little John Lennon set is dedicated to.
Volume 1
1- Strawberry Fields Forever
Very early acoustic runs -
Kenwood demos (Takes 2, 4, 6, 7) 3:04
2- The Happy Rishikesh Song
Acoustic
demo 1:52
3- Rock Island Line
Acoustic take 2:32
4- John Henry
Piano
take with double-tracked vocal 1:37
5- Surprise Surprise (Sweet Bird Of
Paradox)
Acoustic demo #2 1:22
6- Keep Right On To The End Of The
Road
Sang at a press conference in support of Oz, 14th July 1971, this was
issued on a flexi and given free with a later Oz edition. John sings in silly
voice, Yoko joins in. At end John says "Radio Free Widnes". 0:40
7- Goodnight
Vienna
Demo (same as on the official "Anthology") 2:52
8-
Tennessee
Demo takes 1 & 4 (?) Composing piano and drum machine demo.
1:56
9- God Save Oz
Take 1. A better quality version of the same take is
on Complete Lost Lennon Tapes Vol. 5 3:07
10- With A Little Help From My
Friends
Sean sings his favourite Beatle song which John struggles to remember
it's title. 0:37
11- Power To The People
Take 2 2:29
12- Here We Go
Again
Acoustic Demo 1:21
13- Mucho Mungo
Acoustic Demo 2:11
14-
God
Acoustic demo #2, quite fast too 1:26
15- Life Begins At
Forty
Acoustic and drum machine demo (same as on the official "Anthology").
At start John says, "This is the Dakota country and western club" 2:03
16-
Woman
Bermuda demo (Acoustic and drum machine) This is the same as the take
on CLLT 4 except the one on 4 is longer. I believe this to be demo #3 (see
index). 3:06
17- Girls And Boys
"Real Love" earliest acoustic demo #1
2:20
18- Clean-Up Time
Piano demo - Take 2 3:08
19- Beautiful
Boy
Demo 4 - Acoustic and hand-claps + Sean's Goodnight 2:48
20-
Revolution
Esher demo. At start John says, "Put the incense on, light the
candles and give yourself a hard time." The take on CLLT 6 is the same take.
3:52
21- Child Of Nature
Esher demo. Longer version on Complete Lost
Lennon Tapes Vol. 6 2:33
22- He Said He Said/She Said She Said
Acoustic
demos. This is actually the end few seconds of "He Said" demo as on CLLT 14,
spliced together with part of "She Said" demo found separately on CLLT 14.
1:07
23- I'm The Greatest
Early piano demo #2 1:21
24- Make Love Not
War
Piano demo - Early "Mind Games". 3:13
25- How Do You Sleep ?
Take 4
0 Long outtake version. 8:09
26- Daddy's Little Sunshine Boy
With Ringo
0:28
Volume 2
1- I'm The Greatest
Take 1. Preceded by a song
from John about "knitting a sweater". 2:50
2- The Luck Of The
Irish
Acoustic Take 1 and Take 2 3:11
3- Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves
Him
John for first half, then Yoko joins in. 3:17
4- (Just Like) Starting
Over
Guitar and drum machine demo (Take 3) 4:53
5- I Promise (Love Is The
Answer)
Piano demo 1:56
6- Medley :
Sea Ditty
My Old Man's A
Dustman
I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside
Leaning On a Lamp Post
Mr.
Woo John doodling at the piano 2:34
7- Grow Old With Me
Piano and drum
machine. Yoko speaks at the end. 3:19
8- Strawberry Fields
Forever
Acoustic demo - Kenwood (Take 8). John sings, "We came along on
Saturday morning" 2:41
9- What's The New Mary Jane
Esher demo. Same take
is on CLLT 6, but is 4 seconds longer. 2:36
10- Julia
Esher demo #1 - with
count-in and whistling at end. Double-tracked Esher demo #1 - See version on
CLLT 6 too, this is same original pass as that one but a different overdub.
3:39
11- Across The Universe
Take 7 RM2 (Y'alright Richie ?) 3:46
12-
You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)
Piano demo 1:00
13- Help !
Piano
demo 0:42
14- Whatever Gets You Thru The Night
Composing acoustic demo
5:27
15- The General Erection
John reads a poem 0:32
16- The
Wumberlog
John reads a poem 0:32
17- Dear John
Acoustic and drum
machine - early demo 4:14
18- Whatever Happened To
Acoustic demo -
strident, choppy chords 4:55
19- Cookin' (In The Kitchen Of Love)
Piano
demo #2 2:28
20- Peggy Sue
Acoustic demo - phone rings which stops John
0:54
21- Watching The Wheels
Take 1 - Piano demo 0:37
22- Watching The
Wheels
Much later take - Acoustic demo 1:45
23- I'm Losing
You
Double-tracked version of Bermuda Demo (#4) - Acoustic and drum machine
0:45
24- Beautiful Boy
A partial studio playback of the Bermuda tape -
Acoustic and bongos. At start John says, "Take 1 of Darling Boy, now known as
Beautiful Boy". After he has demonstrated the song with the playback John says,
"We can do this in one take" 1:42
25- Clean-Up Time
French count-in and
studio chat, early take. Edited from full cut on Complete Lost Lennon Tapes Vol.
14 2:24
Volume 3
1 Revolution
Remixed version, John's guitar
and Nicky Hopkin's piano not audible 3:23
2 Power To The People
Early
alternate take (1) 2:45
3 Attica State
Performed at the "Free John
Sinclair" rally at Ann Arbor on 10th December 1971 3:36
4 Luck Of The
Irish
Performed at the "Free John Sinclair" rally at Ann Arbor on 10th
December 1971 3:36
5 John Sinclair
Performed at the "Free John Sinclair"
rally at Ann Arbor on 10th December 1971 3:07
6 I'm A Man
Dakota cassette
recording - A blues number that John performs in a bluesy deep voice 1:52
7
'Twas A Night Like Ethel Merman
Dakota cassette recording - an amusing poem
with John using his favourite Scottish accent. In the background it sounds like
the Yellow Submarine soundtrack. 5:10
Medley :
Beyond The Sea
Blue
Moon
Young Love Dakota cassette recording - As above, John is still joking
around, he accompanies himself on acoustic, whilst he sings in his favourite
mock French accent, this is very amusing and great stuff.
(On this c.d. these
two tracks are bundled together)
8 Clean Up Time
Unreleased mix 3:23
9
Good Morning, Good Morning
Original 1967 demo 1:01
10 Everybody's Got
Something To Hide
Except For Me And My Monkey Esher demo. Slightly longer (at
start) on Complete Lost Lennon Tapes Vol. 6 2:56
11 Everyone Had A Hard
Year
Demo from 1968 (I've Got A Feeling) 1:33
12 Brown-Eyed Handsome
Man
Acoustic demo - Dakota cassette recording 2:13
13 Serve
Yourself
Piano demo with clean lyrics. At end John says, "Too loud".
5:26
14 Lord, Take This Make-up Off Of Me
Bob Dylan parody 6:44
News Of
The Day (from Reuters) Bob Dylan parody
15 Dear Prudence
Esher Demo. Same
as on Complete Lost Lennon Tapes Vol. 5 4:42
18 Jealous Guy
Early take (No
whistle) (same as on "Imagine - The Alternate Album - SWA 3379") 4:06
17 God
Save Oz
Original acoustic and bongos demo 1:56
18 Rock And Roll
People
Guitar demo 2:10
19 Rock Island Line
Electric guitar and drum
machine version recorded at The Dakota 2:47
20 Real Life
Piano demo
#3
Early incarnation of "I'm Stepping Out" and "Real Love".
The verse
became the first, the chorus the other. 4:52
The Next Seven Tracks
Chronicle The Evolution of "Starting Over"
21 My Life
Take 1 - Piano
Dakota Demo 1:02
22 My Life
Take 3 - Acoustic Dakota Demo 2:32
23 Don't
Be Crazy
Dakota piano demo 1:37
24 The Worst Is Over
Dakota demo,
acoustic and drum machine 3:27
Volume 4
1 In The Studio
Studio
banter, John discusses and trys parts of the song with the band
6:53
Starting Over Vocal booth. At start John says, "This is for Gene, Eddie,
Elvis and Buddy"
2 Starting Over
Early outtake with a rough vocal. Judging
by the noises, this is a studio playback of a take just laid down. 4:15
3
Maggie Mae
Short studio adlib at the Hit Factory 1980 5:23
-Honey Don't
Outtake from "Plastic Ono Band" LP, includes Ringo
-Don't Be Cruel Outtake
from "Plastic Ono Band" LP, includes Ringo
(also includes John's dada-istic
Elvis impersonation)
-Matchbox Outtake from "Plastic Ono Band" LP, includes
Ringo
4 Dear Prudence
Take 1, alternate mix with clapping at end.
3:56
5 Cold Turkey
Demo - Take 2 - Acoustic double-tracked 3:37
6 Here
We Go Again
Take 2 - Acoustic demo (longer version than on LLT 1) 3:01
7
Woman
Acoustic and drum machine demo, Take 2 recorded in Bermuda
This is
the same as the take on CLLT 1 except that this one is longer.
I believe this
to be demo #3 (see index) 3:28
8 Neville Club
John reads one of his poems.
Recorded 10th December 1963 in Doncaster, England 0:37
9 Rock And Roll
People
Take 5 - Unreleased work version with Phil Spector 6:00
10 Not Fade
Away
Early rehearsal at "One to One" concert 5:15
-Sweet Little
Sixteen
Alternate Take - Unreleased work version with Phil Spector
11 You
Can't Catch Me
Alternate Take - Unreleased work version with Phil
Spector
Same take is on CLLT 16 but is very slightly longer.
(This track
has a very "Come Together" feel about it) 3:28
12 Mirror, Mirror
Take 1 -
Piano demo 5:13.
-Mirror, Mirror Take 5 - Piano demo
13 Mind
Games
Alternate take with rough vocal 4:04
14 Cold Turkey
Alternate
take (Take 25?) - Taken from the only known acetate 4:56
15 One Of The
Boys
Take 2 - Acoustic Dakota demo 3:13
16 Tight A$
Original guitar
demo. At start John presents it as Dr. Winston O'Boogie on the radio. 3:32
17
Studio Banter
John waxes lyrical about the studio days with George Martin and
emphasises his love of double-tracking and Smokey Robinson 4:58
-Woman Vocal
booth
18 Dear Yoko
Bermuda demo Take 1 - Acoustic and double-tracked. At
start John says, "Welcome to Bermuda" 3:44
19 I Don't Wanna Face
It
Bermuda demo - Acoustic and double-tracked 2:03
*Volume 5
1
Watching The Wheels Piano composing demo 3:52
2 I'm Stepping Out Demo 3 -
Complete demo, Acoustic and drum machine 4:34
3 Clean-Up Time Piano demo take
1 2:59
4 Woman Early take with count-in 3:15
5 Roll Over Beethoven
"Sometime In New York City" outtake March 1972 2:29
6 Whole Lotta Shakin'
Goin' On "Sometime In New York City" outtake March 1972 8:14
It'll Be Me
"Sometime In New York City" outtake March 1972
One-To-One Radio Spot Outtakes
Radio spots
7 New York City A raucous live-in-the-studio take from the Radio
spots 0:49
8 God Save Oz Complete studio take (Longer than LLT 1)
At end
John says, "Give it to 'em Duke" 3:10
9 Introduction John and Mick Jagger
introduce John's backing band 0:50
10 Dirty Mac Jam Instrumental jam from the
Stone's "Rock and Roll Circus" 3:42
11 Maurice Dupont (Agent Provocateur)
Lennon's "mind-movie" material
Again John utilises his outrageous French
accent 3:07
12 That'll Be The Day Quarrymen 1958 acetate (incomplete)
1:02
13 Rave On Performed Live in St. Regis Hotel in New York in 1971,
comprised part of soundtrack of John & Yoko's experimental film "Clock"
1:13
14 Not Fade Away Performed Live in St. Regis Hotel in New York in 1971,
comprised part of soundtrack of John & Yoko's experimental film "Clock"
0:56
15 Maybe Baby Performed Live in St. Regis Hotel in New York in 1971,
comprised part of soundtrack of John & Yoko's experimental film "Clock"
1:53
16 Heartbeat Performed Live in St. Regis Hotel in New York in 1971,
comprised part of soundtrack of John & Yoko's experimental film "Clock"
2:25
Peggy Sue Got Married Performed Live in St. Regis Hotel in New York in
1971, comprised part of soundtrack of John & Yoko's experimental film
"Clock"
17 Peggy Sue Performed Live in St. Regis Hotel in New York in 1971,
comprised part of soundtrack of John & Yoko's experimental film "Clock"
2:13
18 Corrina Corrina Guitar demo, rolling bluesy style VERY similar to
Watching The Wheels on CLLT 12 1:15
19 Serve Yourself (M.O.T.H.A.R.) Piano
demo - Clean take 2:36
20 Best Things In Life Are Free Dylan parody
0:18
21 Eat The Document Original dialogue from Dylan's film "Eat The
Document". Dylan suppressed this from the broadcast. He probably didn't like the
bit where you hear him vomit 7:54
22 A Nice Noise John and Sean collaboration
1:51
23 Revolution 9 No. 9 ... No. 9 ... No. 9 0:14
24 Tomorrow Never
Knows Take 3 2:55
25 tseT klaT sdrawkcaB sdielF yrrebwartS John
"backwardspeak", a test originally intended for Strawberry Fields 0:38
26
Aerial Tour Instrumental (Flying) The
Beatles - "Flying" Take 8 Remix 4 2:04
27 Cry Baby Cry
Esher Demo 2:27
28 Dear Prudence Esher Demo with talking ending
Same as on
Complete Lost Lennon Tapes Vol. 3 4:44
29 Sexy Sadie Esher Demo
2:21
*Volume 6
1 Julia Esher Demo #2
Double-tracked Esher demo
#2 - See version on CLLT 2 too,
this is same original pass as that one but a
different overdub. 3:41
2 Child Of Nature Esher Demo
Longer than that on
Complete Lost Lennon Tapes Vol. 1 2:49
3 Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill
Esher Demo 2:41
4 I'm So Tired Esher Demo 3:07
5 Yer Blues Esher Demo
3:31
6 Everybody's Got Something To Hide
Except For Me And My Monkey Esher
Demo
Slightly shorter version on Complete Lost Lennon Tapes Vol. 3 3:03
7
What's The New Mary Jane Esher Demo
Same take is on CLLT 2, but this take is
4 seconds longer. 2:40
8 Revolution Esher Demo
The take on CLLT 1 is the
same take. 4:01
9 Imagine Rehearsal take
The drum and bass guitar crash in
on the opening line. This idea was dropped. 3:08
10 Crippled Inside From the
"Imagine" album sessions - rough take 3:47
11 It's So Hard Rough take before
saxophone overdub. 2:23
12 A Case Of The Blues Acoustic demo - Previously
unreleased song 2:54
13 Sally And Billy Take 1 - Piano demo 0:28
14 Sally
And Billy Take 3 - Piano and drum machine 3:23
15 Send Me Some Loving
Acoustic demo 3:12
16 Woman Is The ****** Of The World Original acoustic
demo
Same take is on CLLT 12 but is very slightly shorter. 2:10
17 New
York City Original acoustic demo 1:14
18 Only You John's studio version,
later recorded by Ringo 3:14
19 Down In Cuba Bass, maracas and bass -
Previously unreleased song 2:06
20 Surprise Surprise (Sweet Bird Of Paradox)
Unedited acoustic guitar based demo #1 3:12
21 Whatever Gets You Thru The
Night Early studio run through 3:49
22 Watching The Wheels Acoustic demo -
excellent folky version with the words complete 3:00
23 I'm Losing You Piano
demo #2 1:30
24 Borrowed Time Bermuda acoustic demo
At start John says,
"Welcome to Bermuda" 4:41
25 Tobias Casuals Advert - John SHOUTS the ad.
0:54
26 Happy Birthday John Ringo and some friends (Steve Stills, Billy
Preston, Chris and Klaus) sing for John's 30th birthday 1:11
27 Julia Kenwood
acoustic demo #2 with count-in, that pre-dates the version on CLLT 2
2:59
Volume 7
1 Mother Take 1 3:21
2 I Found Out Alternate
take
At start John says, "Just play how you feel, because it's Carl Wolf (?)"
3:56
3 What'd I Say Party outtake recorded at John's birthday gathering of
9th October 1971 (see Volume 22) 0:36
4 How ? Demo Take 1 3:36
5 Yellow
Submarine Party outtake recorded at John's birthday gathering of 9th October
1971 (see Volume 22) 0:36
6 Chi-Chi's Cafe John and Ringo late 1967 doing a
comic improvisation 3:28
7 Beautiful Boy Demo 2 - The Bermuda tape
(complete)
At start John says, "Take 1 - Darling Boy, now known as Beautiful
Boy" 2:44
8 Howling At The Moon Guitar and drum machine demo - Later
developed into Tennessee 1:56
9 Memory/Howling At The Moon Piano Demo - a
demo version of song that became "Tennessee" 2:33
10 Stranger's Room (I'm
Losing You) Demo 4 - Bermuda - Guitar and drum machine 3:14
11 Everybody's
Talking, Nobody's Talking Piano and drum machine demo #1 which later became
"Nobody told Me" 2:20
12 Nobody Told Me Alternate early take (3) - Latest
take found on CLLT.
(Just slightly different to that on "Anthology")
3:18
13 Beautiful Boy Alternate early studio take 3:22
14 New York City
Acoustic Demo 2:10
15 Don't Be Cruel Jamming with Elephants Memory at
One-to-One
Same as on Complete Lost Lennon Tapes Vol. 16, but CLLT 7 version
is better quality. 1:29
16 Hound Dog Jamming with Elephants Memory at
One-to-One
Same as on Complete Lost Lennon Tapes Vol. 16, but CLLT 7 version
is better quality. 2:54
17 Send Me Some Lovin' Blues Jam 2:33
18 I Found
Out Demo 1 - Acoustic 4:00
19 Happy Xmas (War Is Over) Original acoustic demo
3:14
20 John & Yoko's Happy Xmas Ditty Home recording
At start John
says, "Greetings from Ascot." 1:32
21 Tobias Casuals (#2) Advert performed by
John in a scottish accent. 1:10
22 Borrowed Time Alternate studio
take
Cleaned up and edited from take on Complete Lost Lennon Tapes Vol. 17
3:01
23 God Acoustic demo #3 - with preacher style intro 2:41
24 Serve
Yourself Slow and bluesy piano outtake
John says, "Dedicated to phallic
worshippers" 4:45
25 Imagine Studio outtake, prior to any proper take
2:43
26 Mucho Mungo Acoustic guitar and electric piano version
45 seconds
of chat at the start including John saying, "Right, I'm going to keep it as pure
as I thought it was. I'm freelance now. I finished it once with Phil."
2:10
27 Mount Elga Continued from previous track -
Acoustic guitar and
electric piano version 1:17
28 Gone From This Place Dakota recording -
Acoustic demo 3:15
29 Stand By Me Last John and Paul gig - 31st March
1974
At John's Beach House in Santa Monica, L.A. - John on guitar, Paul on
drums, Linda, Stevie Wonder, Jesse Ed Davis and others record a few
numbers.
At start John says, "Let's do a 12 part harmony, let's not get too
serious, we're not getting paid !"
At end John says, "Mal, get us a drink"
which is repeated at the start of the last track on Vol.8.
2:25
Volume
8
1 The Great Wok 1979 New year's resolutions spoken in amusing Himalayan
accent 2:02
2 Yer Blues Rock 'n' Roll Circus rehearsal
More or less an
instrumental, John's voice can be EXTREMELY faintly heard.
Sounds like an
exerpt from Take 1 found on CLLT 14 1:29
3 I Found Out Demo 2 - Acoustic
3:19
4 Oh Yoko Piano Demo 0:55
5 People Get Ready/How ? Piano Demo - very
raw. 2:59
6 Pill Recorded at John and Yoko's Greenwich Village home at 105,
Bank Street. The pill referred to is Methadone, the substance that John used to
combat Heroin. 1:39
7 Out Of The Blue Basic track with rough vocals. No
instrument overdubs and longer than the released take. 4:13
8 #9 Dream
Acoustic demo - Raw
A longer and slightly overdubbed version can be found on
CLLT 9. 1:21
9 Tobias Casuals (#3) Advert in Stanley Unwin style. 1:03
10
John Henry Dakota acoustic demo 0:59
11 She Is A Friend Of Dorothy Dakota
piano demo 2:36
12 Real Love Take 1 - Dakota piano demo
John says at start
"Take 1".
This does have the first airing of the full words, so must follow
earlier demos as John goes for a serious take. 3:54
13 Dear Yoko Rough take -
unfinished version
John speaks some lines in a posh voice before the song
start. 3:09
14 (Just Like) Starting Over Longer fade-out final overdub mix
with choir. 4:15
15 The Return Of Maurice Dupont Report number 3 - March 27th
1978
John doing spoof sketch. Talking in a French accent with La Marseilles
in the background he discusses foreign policies etc. 2:41
16 Wedding Album
Commercial Rare (and brief) radio ad for "The Wedding Album" 0:12
17 Stay In
Bed (Grow Your Hair) A musical interlude from the above album, Yoko singing
while John is strumming "Because". 0:48
18 Because Accapella harmony - NO
instruments at all. 2:12
19 Oh Yoko Alternate Take 2 with count-in
(same
as on "Imagine - The Alternate Album - SWA 3379") 5:48
20 Grapefruit Excerpts
Yoko and John read excerpts from Yoko's book 6:19
21 Imagine Take 3 -
Alternate take (Take 2) with extra piano notes at the end. 2:46
22 Give Me
Some Truth Alternate take
(same as on "Imagine - The Alternate Album - SWA
3379") 3:37
23 How ? This is the second to last pass (with count-in)
At
end John says, "OK, let's do it one more time."
(same as on "Imagine - The
Alternate Album - SWA 3379") 3:42
24 San Francisco Bay Blues While engineers
were setting up, John performs an impromptu acoustic guitar ditty.
(this
version is longer than same take on "Imagine - The Alternate Album - SWA 3379")
1:13
25 Oh My Love Tittenhurst studio outtake
(same as on "Imagine - The
Alternate Album - SWA 3379") 2:24
26 How Do You Sleep (Rude Version) Take 5 -
This is the "rude" version
(same as on "Imagine - The Alternate Album - SWA
3379") 5:52
27 Tobias Casuals (#4) Radio ad. 1:10
28 Stand By Me Last John
& Paul gig - 31st March 1974
This is mostly studio chat before a take
with John complaining bitterly about the headphones.
At start John says,
"Mal, get us a drink", so this directly carries on from the last track of
Vol.7.
During his diatribe he does shout, "McCartney's doing harmony on the
drums."
Paul can clearly be heard. 3:40
Volume 9
1 I'm Stepping
Out Take 2 - Alternate version from Double Fantasy sessions first day 5:34
2
I'm The Greatest Take 2 - Before the take starts John discusses the track.
At
end, "Well, it wasn't good enough" 2:13
3 Move Over Ms. L. Early May Pang
guitar demo 1:32
4 Bring On The Lucie (Freeda People) Riff fragment from
1971/1972 0:57
5 Bring On The Lucie (Freeda People) Rough mix of nearly
completed track, includes count-in 3:58
6 #9 Dream Early acoustic
demo
Longer version than that found on CLLT 8 2:08
7 People Acoustic demo
of "Angela" 1:52
8 Luck Of The Irish Acoustic demo #1 - early attempt with
unfinished lyrics 0:45
9 Luck Of The Irish Acoustic demo #2 - more polished
version 1:34
10 Only People Rough mix 2:39
11 Rock And Roll People
Alternate take 2:37
12 Mind Games (Promo) Ringo in a posh voice, giving John
help with a radio spot 0:56
13 Forgive Me (My Little Flower Princess) Dakota
acoustic demo - Take 3 3:22
14 Tower Records Ad Guest appearance on KHJ-AM in
Los Angeles 0:59
15 I Don't Want To Be A Soldier Mama I Don't Want To Die
Take 3 (great backing on this take) 5:45
16 How Do You Sleep Take 2 -
Rehearsal take
At start John says, "When we get to the D bit let's try and
change the rhythm,
I always envisage a bit of reggae" 4:21
17 Well (Baby
Please Don't Go) Demo 5:50
18 Move Over Ms. L. Acoustic demo - Take 2
1:50
19 Tobias Casuals (#5) Radio Ad 1:13
20 Clean-Up Time Dakota piano
demo 3:29
21 Forgive Me (My Little Flower Princess) Alternate version with
studio chat 3:38
22 Mother 1970 electric guitar demo with heavy tremelo sound
4:34
23 I'm Stepping Out Demo 3 - Acoustic and drum machine demo -
double-tracked and overdubbed (same as on CLLT 5 ?) 4:30
24 Only The Lonely
Overdub version 2:58
25 Radio Free London/Oz Magazine Message John's message
in support of Oz.
During his meesage he says, "Me and Jagger will help".
3:26
26 Rip It Up/Ready Teddy Rough mix 1:33
Volume 10
1
Watching The Wheels Early piano demo - John introduces it as "I'm Crazy" Take 1
(second batch) 4:10
2 Beautiful Boy Demo 5 - Acoustic demo - double-tracked
and overdubbed
At end John says, "Good morning Sean, I'm sorry you've got a
cold. Be better soon, mummy's coming today" 4:01
3 Walls And Bridges (Promo)
Ringo promotes John's 1974 album 1:01
4 Stranger's Room Piano demo #1 for
"I'm Losing You" 6:02
5 Woman Guitar and drum machine demo -
double-tracked.
At start John describes how he has only ever selected two
people to work with, Paul and Yoko.
I believe this to be demo #4 (see index)
3:43
6 I'm Losing You Take 2 - Rough mix 3:51
7 Mailman, Bring Me No More
Blues St. Regis take (Sept.71) (same as on CLLT 22)
During this recording
Yoko can be heard on the phone the whole time. 2:32
8 Peggy Sue Unreleased
rough mix 2:04
9 Cold Turkey Acoustic demo - Take 1
At start John talks
about drugs 3:50
10 Dear Yoko Acoustic demo - Takes 2 (0:52) & Take 3
(4:15)
Same as on Complete Lost Lennon Tapes Vol. 20
At first breakdown
John says (in posh voice), "Bugger your lugs you idiot. Acting like a bloody
ar$ehole again" 5:17
11 Bless You Rehearsal 3:48
12 Move Over Ms. L. Hard
rocking rough mix - Take 3 2:38
13 Borrowed Time Demo 1 - Bermuda acoustic
demo
At end John says, "Me glasses are slipping off all the time" 4:58
14
Don't Let Me Down 1968 home demo 2:55
15 Oh My Love Rough mix 2:38
16
Jealous Guy Rough mix (with whistle) 4:11
17 Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird
Of Paradox) Acoustic demo #3 2:57
18 Gone From This Place Take 4 - Acoustic
demo 3:19
19 Borrowed Time Vocal booth, acoustic guitar overdub and studio
chat
At start Johin says, ""Let's lighten up a bit. Let's not be German about
this."
"Haile Selassie, let's go" 5:55
20 Michael Lindsay-Hogg talks with
John Lennon 11th December 1968 - The Director of Rock 'n' Roll
Circus asks John about the lineup of the supergroup, "Dirty Macs" 0:33
21 Yer
Blues John with Mick Jagger on brief acappella 0:42
22 Yer Blues Take 1 -
Almost an instrumental as John's voice is almost inaudible 3:58
23 Don't Let
Me Down Second home acoustic demo, this take has the middle eight, which was
absent on Take 1 2:08
Volume 11
1 Just Gotta Give Me Some Rock 'n'
Roll/Shoeshine Medley of two song pieces that eventually became "Meat City"
3:39
2 How Do You Sleep ? Take 6 - Alternate take, AFTER the rude version
6:01
3 I Know Take 1 - A rough mix with noticeable differences in the vocal
track
(Also on CLLT 18) 3:43
4 Power To The People Prior to take 1 ? - A
particularly ragged take, where John attempts a reggae version (Same as on CLLT
16) 1:19
5 Love A guitar demo with heavy tremelo effect 2:23
6 Out Of The
Blue Early rough mix with guide vocal 4:07
7 Bony Moronie Alternate take from
the "Rock'n'Roll" album sessions 3:52
8 Be My Baby Take 1 from "Rock'n'Roll"
album sessions, with John sounding intoxicated 5:48
9 Power To The People
Take 3 - Double count-in, close to finished take although the ending is a bit
messed up. 3:42
10 Oh Yoko Alternate Take 1 4:04
11 What You Got Acoustic
demo 3:18
12 Real Love Acoustic demo (#3 in this series ?) (Almost identical
to "Imagine" film Soundtrack) 3:58
13 Woman Alternate take No "Well, well" in
the doo-doo's after the verses. 3:19
14 Cookin' (In The Kitchen Of Love)
Piano demo #1 of a song for Ringo (on Rotogravure) 2:31
15 Free As A Bird
Piano Demo #2 At start John says, "Free ... as a boid" 3:24
16 Intuition Demo
1 - Composing piano demo (with reference to P.O.B. song, "God") 2:21
17
Intuition Rough mix 2:27
18 Call My Name Earliest demo of Aisumasen Yoko can
be heard in the background talking. 1:25
19 Call My Name Aisumasen - Four
acoustic demo takes (Timings - 0:58, 0:08, 0:12, 3:34) 5:10
20 Aisumasen (I'm
Sorry) Early rough mix 4:36
21 One Of The Boys Acoustic demo - Take 1
3:03
22 L.O.V.E. Excellent remix 3:06
Volume 12
1 Honey Don't
From John and Yoko film, "Clock" September 1971 1:50
2 Glad All Over From
John and Yoko film, "Clock" September 1971 0:48
3 Lend Me Your Comb From John
and Yoko film, "Clock" September 1971 1:24
4 Shazam - Duanne Eddy Jam From
John and Yoko film, "Clock" September 1971 0:49
5 #9 Dream Acoustic demo 2 -
More polished than version on CLLT 9 3:08
6 12 Bar Original Mono Take 2 (from
an original acetate) 6:36
7 Well Well Well Acoustic demo 1:08
8 Well Well
Well Take 4 (from an acetate) 3:36
9 He Got The Blues Acoustic Demo from the
Late seventies 2:36
10 Look At Me Acoustic Demo - includes one false start
3:07
11 My Mummy's Dead Take 2 1:12
12 Real Life Piano demo #1 Early
incarnation of "I'm Stepping Out" and "Real Love".
The verse became the
first, the chorus the other. At end John says, "Oh, rock your balls you bum"
3:27
13 Woman Is The ****** Of The World Earliest known acoustic demo (LONGER
than on "Anthology" !) Same take is on CLLT 6 but is very slightly longer.
2:08
14 Cold Turkey Acoustic Demo - Take 3 3:23
15 I'm Stepping Out Take 3
(Labelled as Take 1) At end John says "Two things, more voice so that I don't
have to break my balls ..." (the second thing is unheard as the track cuts)
4:59
16 Watching The Wheels Electric blues style demo (excellent) This
version is also on CLLT 13 ! Note that John also used the exact same style on
Corrina Corrina on CLLT 5. 2:49
17 Run For Your Life Take 5 - Abbreviated mix
1:19
18 The Maharishi Song Home recording from June 1968 Great words, in
particular talking about the sexual chemistry between them in India. 3:09
19
Julia Early demo #1 - Labelled as Take 2 2:53
20 When A Boy Meets A Girl
Acoustic demo 2:05
21 God Acoustic demo #1 2:15
22 Look At Me Alternative
mix (same as on CLLT 18) At start John says, "OK ? ... yes, thank you"
2:48
23 Oh Yoko Acoustic demo 4:34
24 How ? Piano demo 4:29
25 Imagine
Paino demo - Complete solo piano take 2:56
26 Jam From the Imagine sessions
0:39
27 How Do You Sleep Take 2 - Rehearsal take (longer than on CLLT 9) At
start John says, "When we get to the D bit let's try and change the rhythm, I
always envisage a bit of reggae" 4:29
28 Oh My Love Early take 2:13
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