The Lost Lennon Tapes

Track Title

Type

Instruments

Time

Date

LLT Vol.

Comments

#9 Dream

Composing

A. Guitar

1:23

1974

13

Early, voice faint, artificial fade-out

#9 Dream

Composing

A. Guitar

2:07

June 1974

15

Vocal in background

#9 Dream

Studio

Band

4:45

Aug 1974

28

Studio playback (monitor mix) w/voiceover at break "1,2,3" (no strings)

(Just Like) Starting Over

Studio

Band

4:17

1980

13

DF sessions, alternate mix

(Just Like) Starting Over

Demo

A. Guitar & DM

4:09

1980

25

Calm walrus version. "So quickly" spoken, not sung after middle 8

(Just Like) Starting Over

Studio

Band

3:56

Aug-Sept 1980

26

No backing vocals

(Just Like) Starting Over

Demo

A. Guitar & Drum Machine

3:45

1980

29

Early, rough demo. Bad levels (faint voice)... "Let's" too early, then repeated.

(Just Like) Starting Over

Studio

Band

4:15

Aug-Sept 1980

35

"I want Elvis Vincent, you know what I mean" monitor room listening, w/ comments in background

(Just Like) Starting Over

Studio

Band

3:37

Aug-Sept 1980

35

Alternate mix, no backing vocals

12-Bar Original

Studio

Band

6:37

4 Nov 1965

20

Beatles

A Case Of The Blues

Composing

A. Guitar

2:52

Dec 1968

10

One verse repeated over and over, w/ slight variations.

A Nice Noise

Home Tape

E. Guitar

1:54

?

8

With son Sean

Across The Universe

Studio

Band

3:45

Feb 1968

3

Beatles, "goodnight Richie" intro, with backwards sounds throughout

Aerial Tour Instrumental (Flying)

Studio

Band

2:04

8 Sept1967

9

Beatles

Aisumasen (I'm Sorry)

Studio

Band

4:38

Aug 1973

19

Alternate take

Aisumasen (I'm Sorry)

Studio

Band

4:42

Aug 1973

30,31,32

Alternate mix, extra guitar on solo

Attica State

Live

Band

3:20

10 Dec 1971

4

With JL intro, at John Sinclair Benefit Concert

Attica State

Studio

Band

3:34

March 1972

21

"Take 2", w/YO; Breakdown, then false start, then full take 4

Be My Baby

Studio

Band

5:50

21 - 25 Oct 1974

18

I think this is the remake of the 1973 recording

Beautiful Boy

Demo

E. Guitar & Drum Machine

2:41

1980

1

"The traffic's slow".... followed by studio talk

Beautiful Boy

Demo

A. Guitar

1:40

1980

3

"Take 1 of Darlin' Boy, now known as "Beautiful Boy", then into studio talk

Beautiful Boy

Demo

A. Guitar & Drum Machine

2:44

June 1980

11

"Take 1 of Darlin' Boy, now known as Beautiful Boy"

Beautiful Boy

Demo

Guitar and Drum Machine

4:00

Early 1980

16

"The traffic's slow but you never know" (My copy has skips and a set-back)

Beautiful Boy

Composing

E. Guitar & Drum Machine

11:10

Early 1980

22

fast tempo, "I can hardly wait to see the Golden Gate"

Beautiful Boy

Demo

4:02

1980

23

Take 2, "Fritz and Heinz"

Beautiful Boy

Studio

Band

3:56

1980

23

Count in: "three, four": Alternate mix, "Out on the ocean, drifting away" the 2nd time, "Darling boy" the last time\

Beautiful Boy

Studio

Band

7:21

Aug-Sept 1980

26

WIth edited studio dialog and JL intructions to start, "It smells good in here, I'm getting a contact hit"

Beautiful Boy

Studio

Band

2:04

Aug-Sept 1980

29

Jimmy Nichol quote... work on "better"

Beautiful Boy

Studio

Band

3:58

Aug-Sept 1980

35

All you can hear is John's guitar and vocal; vocal booth?

Because

Studio

Vocals

2:10

4 Aug 1969

14

Beatles, voices only

Because

Composing

A. Guitar

0:36

1969

24

Fragment

Beef Jerky

Studio

Band

3:16

Aug 1974

25

Alternate mix

Bless You

Studio

Band

3:47

Aug 1974

17

Early take, JL gives directions during take

Bless You

Studio

Band

5:51

Aug 1974

22

One false start, then full take, sounds like early take

Bony Maronie

Studio

Band

3:49

Oct - Nov 1973

18

Alternate mix

Borrowed Time

Demo

A. Guitar

4:40

June 1980

10

"Welcome to Burmuda" Burmuda tape, doubletracked

Borrowed Time

Studio

Band

3:01

Aug-Sept1980

12

Same arrangement, but different take from that found on MH

Borrowed Time

Composing

A. Guitar

5:01

Early 1980

17

Still working on lyrics

Borrowed Time

Studio

Band

4:08

Aug-Sept 1980

29

DF sessions, longer at end than LLT12, otherwise the same

Borrowed Time

Studio

Band

15:51

Aug-Sept 1980

35

Talking of Isley Brothers feel before take, then monitor room sound for take; then listen to Stand Up; another 4 takes

Bring On The Lucie (Freeda People)

Composing

A. Guitar w/ slide

0:58

Summer 1973

15

Fragment

Bring On The Lucie (Freeda People)

Studio

Band

3:59

Aug 1973

15

Alternate take, vocal in background

Brown Eyed Handsome Man

Home Tape

A. Guitar

2:14

1976-1979?

4

Evolving into Get Back, then doubletime

Call My Name

Composing

E. Guitar

1:26

Nov/Dec 1971

19

Yoko (?) in background on telephone

Call My Name

Demo

A. Guitar

5:07

Nov/Dec 1971

19

Four takes, first three breakdowns

Cathy's Clown

Home Tape

Piano

1:12

1976-1979?

34

Two takes: only known versions of the old Everly Brothers tune

Chi-Chi's Cafe

Home Tape

3:27

?

11

With Ringo Starr

Child Of Nature

Demo

A. Guitars

2:33

May 1968

2

Beatles White Album demo

Child Of Nature

Demo

A. Guitars

2:38

May 1968

9

Beatles White Album demo

Clean-Up Time

Demo

Piano

3:09

1980

1

Clean-Up Time

Studio

Band

2:23

1980

3

directions, then "un, deux, trois, catre,".. take with JL directions-"You can fill all them holes you want"

Clean-Up Time

Demo

Piano

2:59

Early 1980

7

Full verse on piano before voice starts

Cleanup Time

Studio

Band

3:24

1980

4

Alternate mix, more backing vocals, extraneous sounds

Cleanup Time

Demo

Piano

3:28

Early 1980

16

Full demo with "Show those mothers how to do it", fade out

Cleanup Time

Studio

Band

7:50

1980

23

Intro:"You can have all those holes, Slick"; "I'd like more backbeat from Andy"; "You can go, Slick" another take: " all you gotta do is keep hitting your

Cleanup Time

Studio

Band

4:24

1980

23

Alternate mix, guide vocal only half of phrases

Cleanup Time

Studio

Band

4:52

Aug-Sept 1980

26

Backing track

Cleanup Time

Studio

Voice

0:57

Aug-Sept 1980

29

DF sessions; "started out with Dylan and turned into Jagger"

Cleanup Time

Studio

Band

5:51

Aug/Sept 1980

30,31,32

Intro: "Let us have some fun" ; guide vocal only the first part of phrases. "Show those mothers how to do it."

Cold Turkey

Demo

A. Guitar

3:36

Sept 1969

6

Doubletracked

Cold Turkey

Studio

Band

4:58

28 Sept 1969

7

Alternate take

Cold Turkey

Demo

A. Guitar

3:52

Sept 1969

17

Starts w/25 second interview, singletracked

Cold Turkey

Demo

A. Guitar

3:24

20

W/YO

Come Together

Rehearsal

Band

3:52

18-26 Aug 1972

24

W/ EMB, "What's that on the mike? Like a howling or something."

Come Together

Demo

A. Guitar

1:55

?

27

John w/ Yoko, spoken intro; demo for T.Leary's run for Calif Governor

Come Together

Rehearsal

Band

1:47

Aug 1972

30,31,32

Instructions only: "it's something very simple or Paul couldn't have played it"; no actual take

Cookin' (In The Kitchen Of Love)

Composing

Piano

2:28

Early 1976

3

"Rockin in the cradle of love, rockin in the cradle of life" (several piano errors) "Got to be high, got to be low"

Cookin' (In The Kitchen Of Love)

Composing

Piano

2:32

Early 1976

19

"Well" before start; (1)"Cookin" (2) "rockin" (3) "Truckin" (4)"Dancin"

Cookin' (In The Kitchen Of Love)

Composing

Piano

2:29

Early 1976

22

"Rockin in the da da da" "Riding down the highway of life"

Corrina Corrina

Film

E. Guitar

1:15

1976-1979?

8

Crippled Inside

Studio

Band

3:44

July 1971

10

Imagine sessions, alternate take

Cry Baby Cry

Demo

A. Guitars

2:33

May 1968

9

Beatles White Album demo

Cry Baby Cry

Composing

Piano; E. Guitar

3:23

1968

30,31,32

several takes; attempt at middle 8; first piano takes (doubletracked), then e. guitar takes

Daddy's Little Sunshine Boy

Home Tape

Voice

0:28

1967

2

Ringo vocal with encouragement from John

Dear John

Composing

A. Guitar & Drum Machine

4:14

Nov 1980

3

full (version aired on LLT radio show was edited)

Dear Prudence

Demo

A. Guitars

4:42

May 1968

5

Beatles White Album demo

Dear Prudence

Studio

Band

3:55

1968

6

Beatles alternate mix

Dear Prudence

Demo

A. Guitars

4:36

May 1968

9

Beatles White Album demo

Dear Yoko

Demo

A. Guitar

3:44

June 1980

7

Bermuda demo, double tracked voices and guitar

Dear Yoko

Studio

Band

3:07

June 1980

13

DF sessions, alt vocal, and"Oh my goddamn dear, dear Yoko" (but sounds tacked on)

Dear Yoko

Demo

A. Guitar

5:18

June 1980

17

Breakup first time through, "Acting like a bloody asshole again", full take

Dear Yoko

Studio

Band

2:27

1980

23

Alternate mix, alternate vocal, heavy echo

Dear Yoko

Demo

A. Guitar

5:16

Summer 1980

34

"...Acting like a bloody asshole again" after brief (0:52) take, then full take

Dear Yoko

Studio

Band

5:08

Aug/Sept 1980

30,31,32

3 takes, 1st: "Is that right Tony?" breakdown. 2nd: "un, deux, zwei, deux"; 3rd:"I did it, I did it..."

Dirty Mac Jam

Studio

Band

3:41

Dec 11, 1968

8

With Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Mitch Mitchell from the Rock And Roll Circus TV program

Do You Wanna Dance?

Studio

Band

3:07

21-25 Oct 1974

28

Studio playback

Don't Be Crazy

Demo

Piano

1:38

Early 1980

5

"We cannot shave your hairy legs for you"

Don't Be Crazy

Composing

Piano

3:05

Early 1980

25

Full take

Don't Be Cruel

Studio

Band

1:29

Sept/Oct 1970

6

POB sessions

Don't Be Cruel

Rehearsal

Band

1:33

Mar 1972

12

With Elephants Memory/evolves into Hound Dog

Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog

Studio

Band

4:17

March 1972

27

SINYC Sessions w/ Elephants Memory

Don't Let Me Down

Composing

A. Guitar

2:55

Dec 1968

17

Only one line of lyrics repeated, middle 8 totally different

Don't Let Me Down

Composing

E. Guitar

2:08

Dec 1968

18

Sounds a bit later than LLT17 version

Down In Cuba

Home Tape

2:05

1976-1979?

10

Another Dakota fun tape

Dream Lover/Stay

Studio

Band

3:45

Aug1980

29

DF Sessions

Duane Eddy Jam

Film

A. Guitar

0:50

Sept 1971

20

From the film, Clock

Eat The Document

Film

Talk

7:52

?

8

From Bob Dylan movie, this is extended version not appearing in movie

Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him

Studio

Band

3:17

1980

2

Duet with Yoko

Everybody

Demo

Piano & DM

2:48

1980

33

"You can't tell no one nothin' never no way" middle 8

Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey

Demo

A. Guitars

2:56

May 1968

4

Beatles, White Album demo

Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey

Demo

A. Guitars

3:01

May 1968

9

Beatles White Album demo

Everybody's Talking/Nobody's Talkin

Demo

Piano & Drum Machine

2:23

Late 1978

11

"You can't tell no one nothing..." in middle 8

Everybody/Nobody Told Me

Demo

Piano, A. Guitar & DM

3:49

1980

33

Same as vol 33 Everybody, but doubletracked with guitar and voice with new middle 8

Everyone Had A Hard Year

Composing

A. Guitar

1:33

Dec 1986

4

Became middle 8 of Paul's I've Got A Feeling

Falling In Love Again

Home Tape

A. Guitar

1:24

1976-1979?

34

"Schweinbisket" -- Falling in Love mit ersatz deutsche Worte u. Saetze; hat keinen Sinn

Forgive Me (My Little Flower Princess)

Demo

A. Guitar

3:23

1980

15

Take 3, "alright, alright alright"

Forgive Me (My Little Flower Princess)

Studio

Band

3:37

Aug - Sept1980

16

"Are we in 2 different keys?" lead-in -- Longer than MH take

Free As A Bird

Composing

Piano

3:25

Late 1977

19

"Free as a boid" before take

Free As A Bird

Composing

Piano

2:42

Late 1977

28

Take 5?

Girls And Boys

Demo

A. Guitar

2:22

Early 1980

1

Give Me Some Truth

Studio

Band

3:34

July 1971

14

With small segment of voices before take

Give Peace A Chance

Demo

A. Guitar, other voices

2:21

31 May 1969

24

"Popeye goodbye yeah" in 2nd verse

Give Peace A Chance

Demo

A. Guitar, other voices

1:27

31 May 1969

24

Lead-in tacked on, heavy clapping

Give Peace A Chance

Demo

A. Guitar, other voices

5:24

31 May 1969

24

"This is for peace" lead-in. "Say what you like". Full take of official release

Give Peace A Chance

Composing

A. Guitar

0:37

May 1969

24

W/Yoko; "mushy mushy"

Give Peace A Chance

Composing

A. Guitar

0:25

May 1969

24

John alone, "last chance to give peace a chance, folks"

Glad All Over

Film

A. Guitar

0:48

Sept 1971

20

From the film, Clock

God

Demo

E. Guitar

1:26

1970

1

Ends on "I just belive in me"

God

Demo

E. Guitar

2:43

1970

12

"The angels must have sent me to deliver this to you"

God

Demo

A. Guitar

2:15

1970

21

"I say"; 4 don't believes, 1st time... "I got the news; it came to me in the night"

God

Demo

E. Guitar

3:39

Aug-Sept 1970

24

" I recall a time you needed a friend..."

God Save Oz

Studio

Band

3:06

June 1971

1

JL Vocal

God Save Oz

Demo

A. Guitar & bongos

1:55

May 1971

5

Not from beginning, starts with "Let us fight for freedom"; "Pick your nose and eat it, too"

God Save Oz

Studio

Band

3:08

June 1971

8

Going Down On Love

Composing

A. Guitar

4:09

Summer 1974

28

"I'm going down in a sea of hatred"

Gone From This Place

Composing

A. Guitar

3:16

1980

12

Voice prominant, but JL spoken voice during middle (added by LLT radio series)

Gone From This Place

Composing

A. Guitar

3:20

Nov 1980

17

Take 4, vocal not prominant

Good Morning Good Morning

Studio

Band

1:00

8 Feb 1967?

4

Goodnight Vienna

Studio

Band

2:50

1974

1

JL vocal, obvious edits

Grapefruit Excerpts

Poetry Reading

Talk

6:20

?

14

Yoko and John take turns reading from Yoko's book, various versions of Imagine in background

Grow Old With Me

Demo

Piano & Drum Machine

3:20

Nov 1980

2

MH take

Happiness Is A Warm Gun

Composing

A Guitar

0:41

1968

24

Guitar only, opening phrases

Happy Birthday John

Studio?

1:07

1970

11

Ringo Starr for JL's 30th birthday

Happy Girl

Home Tape

Voice

1:10

?

30,31,32

Yoko only (not for those with a weak stomach)

Happy Rishikesh Song

Demo

A. Guitar

1:52

1979

1

With spoken intro

Happy X-Mas (War Is Over)

Demo

A. Guitar

3:18

Oct 1971

12

Solo; "do do do do do..."

Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

Studio

Band

3:19

28, 29 Oct 1971

27

W/ Yoko, no backing vocals, w/o spoken intro

He Got The Blues

Demo

A. Guitar

2:37

Jan 1972

20

Only known recording of this song

He Said He Said

Composing

A Guitar

2:01

Mar 1966

24

Early composing tape, several short takes of one phrase

He Said He Said/She Said She Said

Composing

A. Guitar

1:07

March 1966

2

Heartbeat

Film

A. Guitar

1:11

Sept 1971

8

From the film Clock, recorded in St. Regis Hotel in New York

Help!

Home Tape

Piano

0:42

?

3

Here We Go Again

Demo

A. Guitar

1:21

Oct 1973

1

Partial only

Here We Go Again

Demo

A. Guitar

3:00

Oct/Nov 1973

6

Take 2

Honey Don't

Film

A. Guitar

1:50

Sept 1971

20

From the film, Clock

Honey Don't

Studio

Band

1:35

Sept/Oct 1970

6

POB sessions

Honk Tonk Blues

Rehearsal

Band

2:49

18-26 Aug 1972

24

Instrumental, w/EMB

Hound Dog

Rehearsal

Band

2:52

Mar 1972

12

With Elephants Memory/linked from Don't Be Cruel

How Do You Sleep?

Studio

Band

8:07

July1971

2

How Do You Sleep?

Studio

Band

5:52

July 1971

14

Imagine sessions, "How do you sleep, you cunt?"

How Do You Sleep?

Studio

Band

4:29

July 1971

15

Alternate take, piano comes through heaviest, jumpier, breakdown at end; "You went too fast there"

How Do You Sleep?

Studio

Band

6:02

July 1971

18

Alternate take, artificial fade-out

How Do You Sleep?

Studio

Band

4:31

July 1971

21

Begins w/JL explaining a bit reggae; breakdown "Oh yeah, you went too fast there."

How Do You Sleep?

Studio

Band

2:53

July 1971

33

Breakdown: "No no no no, see, you're emphasizing there and you're throwing everybody off so start again."

How Do You Sleep?

Studio

Band

3:49

July 1971

30,31,32

Early takes; "You live with straights who told you"; then lower voice take, breakdown

How?

Studio

Band

3:37

Sept?-Oct? 1970

11

Alternate take, voice cracks on middle 8 section

How?

Demo

Piano

2:57

Dec 1970

13

"People get ready there's a train a comin'"

How?

Studio

Band

3:42

July 1971

14

Alternte take with count in "2,3,4", voice cracks slightly in middle 8, "okay let's do it one more time"

How?

Demo

Piano

4:32

Dec 1970

21

"How can I go home when I don't know which way home is?"

How?/Child Of Nature/Oh Yoko!

Composing

Piano

7:17

1971?

30,31,32

Faster tempo on How than usual; "On the road to Marakesh"; 2 Oh Yoko takes, 2nd very slow

Howling At The Moon

Composing

E. Guitar & Drum Machine

1:58

?

11

Became middle 8 of Memories

I Am The Walrus/Watching The Wheels

Studio

Band

3:56

Aug/Sept 1980

30,31,32

"I mean the whole fucking thing is there" ... "I'm just sitting there doing time." Outro:"we'd like to change the tempo now

I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don't Wanna Die

Studio

Band

5:45

July 1971

15

Take 1, very different from released version, breakup on second intrumental version; minimalist version

I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don't Wanna Die

Studio

Band

4:35

July 1971

30,31,32

Sax overdub session

I Don't Wanna Face It

Demo

A. Guitar

2:03

Jun 1980

7

Bermuda demo, double tracked voices and guitar -- "I just gotta face it"

I Don't Wanna Face It

Composing

A. Guitar

0:42

Summer 1980

25

Fast, not a serious take, one verse only

I Don't Wanna Face It

Studio

Band

2:33

Aug-Sept 1980

35

"Eins, Zwei, Hickle, Hickle" take; different mix from MH

I Don't Want To Face It

Demo

A. Guitar

1:38

Late 1977?

23

Guitar more prominant than vocal, ends with "all alone" then small noodling

I Found Out

Studio

Band

3:57

Sept?-Oct? 1970

11

Same as on POB, but with intro and longer outro

I Found Out

Demo

E. Guitar

2:57

Summer 1970

12

"your ma and pa"

I Found Out

Demo

E. Guitar

3:20

Summer 1970

13

Take 2 -- "I heard something bout ma and pa"

I Know

Studio

Band

3:44

Aug 1973

18

Alternate take, double tracked vocal

I Know

Demo

A. Guitar

3:15

May-Jun 1973

27

"Put yourself in my place as you did for me"

I Know

Demo

A. Guitar

3:01

May/June 1973

30,31,32

Full take

I Know

Studio

Band

3:44

Aug 1973

30,31,32

Double tracked voice after 1st verse

I Know (I Know)

Demo

A. Guitar

3:12

May-June 1973

24

Intro: "... the end of two middle eights"

I Promise

Demo

Piano

1:56

Dec 1970

2

I Sat Belonely

Poetry Reading

Talk

0:46

1964?

27

With thank you's from somewhen else tacked on the end

I Watch Your Face

Composing

A. Guitar

2:08

Late 1977

22

With this you can see the similarity between Starting Over and Holly's Raining In My Heart

I'll Make You Happy

Composing

Piano

3:58

?

30,31,32

With Yoko in background

I'm A Man

Home Tape

A. Guitar

1:51

1976-1979?

4

Raspy blues voice

I'm Crazy

Demo

Piano

4:11

Late 1979

16

"Take 1 of the 2nd batch..." "People say I'm stupid"

I'm Losing You

Demo

A. Guitar

0:45

1980

3

interesting rhythms

I'm Losing You

Composing

Piano

1:30

1980

10

"Up in the added room I was alone last night"

I'm Losing You

Demo

A. Guitar, Drum Machine

3:15

1980

11

I'm Losing You

Studio

Band

3:52

Aug-Sept 1980

17

Alternate mix

I'm Losing You

Studio

Band

4:16

Aug-Sept 1980

26

Alternate version, much raunchier, faster

I'm Losing You

Studio

Band

4:07

Aug/Sept 1980

30,31,32

Alternate mix, same take as DF; followed by studio talk: "chocolate donuts will go right in this coffee very well"

I'm So Tired

Demo

A. Guitars

2:44

May 1968

9

Beatles White Album demo, with talk, count-in

I'm Stepping Out

Demo

A. Guitar & Drum Machine

4:34

1980

7

Bermuda demo, double tracked voices and guitar, with Dr. verse

I'm Stepping Out

Studio

Band

5:33

1980

15

DF/MH sessions, MH but with "Doctor" verse

I'm Stepping Out

Demo

A. Guitar &Drum Machine

4:30

June 1980

16

Take 1, with Dr verse, Bermuda Tape, doubletracked

I'm Stepping Out

Studio

Band

4:59

Aug-Sept 1980

20

I'm Stepping Out

Composing

A. Guitar

1:42

1980

29

different rhythm than ususal, faster "ease my aching head, do do do do do"

I'm Stepping Out

Composing

A. Guitar

6:18

1980

29

different rhythm, "after all is said and done you're still the one who's on the run"

I'm Stepping Out

Studio

Band

5:05

1980

29

"All right. This is a story about a house husband and how one day he just had to get away"

I'm Stepping Out

Demo

A. Guitars & DM

4:50

1980

34

"Take 1 overdub Stepping Out", Burmuda tape, with added a. guitar

I'm Stepping Out

Studio

Band

20:50

Aug-Sept 1980

34

"He's playing it different" between first two takes.. "stop stop stop somebody's talking" 8 takes, 2 full

I'm Stepping Out

Stuido

Band

6:26

6 Aug 1980

35

"house husband"

I'm Stepping Out

Studio

Band

6:26

Aug-Sept 1980

35

More studio takes "These (bleeping) strings keep breaking"

I'm Stepping Out

Studio

Band

1:29

Aug/Sept 1980

30,31,32

DF Sessions, breakdown, " stop stop stop stop, somebody's talking."

I'm The Greatest

Composing

Piano

1:21

Dec 1970

2

I'm The Greatest

Studio

Band

2:50

July 1971

2

Imagine sessions

I'm The Greatest

Interview

Talk

0:21

?

15

I'm The Greatest

Studio

Band

1:50

July 1971 ?

15

Possibly 1971 during Imagine sessions, but different take from Imagine... ATO, "I was a little boy" w/o "when"

I'm The Greatest

Studio

Band

3:07

Mar 1973

27

Ringo vocal, JL backing vocal, alternate mix

I'm The Greatest

Composing

Piano

0:39

Dec 1970?

30,31,32

Breakdown after "Then when I was a teenager, I knew that I got something going"

If I Fell

Demo

A. Guitar

3:59

Early 1964

27

Poor quality home tape,4 takes: 1 false start, 2 full w/ different ending, 3 partial, 4 brief

Illusions

Demo

A. Guitar

2:43

1976-1979?

23

Only known take

Imagine

Studio

Band

3:08

July 1971

10

Alternate take, followed by "It was bon, but shall we come and hear it?"

Imagine

Studio

Band

2:44

Jul 1971

12

Imagine

Studio

Band

3:00

July 1971

14

Imagine sessions, alternate take

Imagine

Studio

Band

3:04

July 1971

21

"Okay?" to start; w/o overdub strings; off key "countries"

Imagine

Demo

Piano

2:58

July 1971

21

First playing for session musicians, "That's a nice one" (Nicky Hopkins)

Imagine

Studio

Band

2:57

July 1971

33

Alternate vocal; no overdubs

In The Studio

Studio

Band

2:30

1980

5

(Just Like) Starting Over sessions, JL instructions... "oh that's lovely bass"

Instrumental 1979

Composing

A. Guitar & Drum Machine

1:02

1979

30,31,32

Only known take, doubletracked

Introduction

Ad

Talk

0:52

Dec 1968

8

JL and Mick Jagger, for Rock and Roll Circus

Intuition

Demo

Piano

2:21

May/June 1973

19

Middle 8 not worked out -- "You know life can be long and you got to be so strong..." "The dream is over..."

Intuition

Studio

Band

2:47

Aug 1973

19

Alternate mix

Intuition

Composing

Piano

3:06

May-June 1973

30,31,32

Middle 8: "my my my my... hummed" "Well well well, hard to tell"

It'll Be Me

Rehearsal

Band

2:37

Aug 1972

8

With Elephants Memory Band, rehearsals for One-To-One benefit concert

It's Not Too Bad

Composing

A. Guitar

3:29

1966

30,31,32

3 takes; recorded in Spain; beginnings of SFF

It's So Hard

Studio

Band

2:21

July 1971

10

Without sax overdub

It's So Hard

Studio

Band

4:23

Sept-Oct 1970

24

With conversation intro, sax overdub session, John skats what he wants from sax

It's So Hard

Studio

Band

4:49

July 1971

30,31,32

Sax overdub session

J.J.

Demo

A. Guitar

2:58

Sept 1971

21

One of two versions, "just a point of view"

J.J.

Demo

A. Guitar

1:11

Sept 1971

33

one of 2 takes

Jam

Studio

Band

0:40

July 1971?

21

Imagine sessions? "Okay, hello hello"

Jealous Guy

Studio

Band

4:06

July 1971

5

Imagine sessions, alternate take (vocal and instruments)

Jealous Guy

Studio

Band

4:12

July 1971

17

Imagine sessions, alternate take

John And Yoko's Happy Christmas Ditty

Home Tape

Piano

1:24

?

12

"Good evening from Ascot" w/Yoko

John Henry

Home Tape

Piano

1:37

1976-1980?

1

John Henry

Home Tape

E Guitar

1:00

1976-1979?

13

Leads with "well well well well well...."

John On KHJ-AM Los Angeles

Radio

Talk

1:05

1974

28

"This is Richard Nixon here, what's cookin?" avoids opinion on Rickenbackers

John Sinclair

Live

Band

3:31

10 Dec 1971

4

W/ JL intro, at John Sinclair Benefit Concert

Julia

Demo

A. Guitar

3:40

May 1968

3

Beatles White Album demo, doubletracked, two guitar cascades after middle, begining phrase at end

Julia

Demo

A. Guitars

3:41

1968

9

Beatles White Album demo, multitracked

Julia

Demo

A. Guitar

3:02

1968

11

Single tracked

Julia

Demo

A. Guitar

2:55

1968

21

"I can only speak my mind, oh yeah"

Just Gotta Give Me Some Rock And Roll

Demo

A. Guitar

3:37

Sept 1971

18

Part became Meat City; only known take

Keep Right On Till The End Of The Road

Radio Ad

A. Guitar

0:37

?

1

W/Yoko

Lend Me Your Comb

Film

A. Guitar

1:23

Sept 1971

20

From the film, Clock

Lennon's Lost Diary Tape

Home Tape

Voice

13:34

5 Sept 1979

26

Remembing early days

Life Begins At 40

Demo

A. Guitar & Drum Machine

2:03

1980

1

W/ full intro

Living On Borrowed Time

Studio

Band

5:58

Aug - Sept 1980

18

W/ talk before and after take -- same take as MH but different mix

Living On Borrowed Time

Studio

Band

4:13

Aug/Sept 1980

30,31,32

Alternate mix, heavy echo, same take as MH

Look At Me

Demo

A. Guitar

3:08

1968

20

Look At Me

Studio

A. Guitar

2:51

Oct/Sept 1970

21

Double tracked, difference between this and release?

Look At Me

Studio

Band

2:53

26 Sept-5 Oct 19

30,31,32

Alternate mix?

Lord, Take This Makeup Off Of Me

Home Tape

A. Guitar

2:19

1976-1979?

4

Dylan parody

Love

Demo

E. Guitar

2:23

Aug - Sept 1970

18

Heavy reverb

Maggie Mae

Studio

A. Guitar

0:23

1980

6

Recorded at Hit Factory

Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues

Home Tape

A. Guitar

2:33

Sept 1971

17

With Yoko on the phone, from the film, "Clock"

Make Love Not War

Composing

Piano

3:13

Dec 1970

2

Many Rivers To Cross

Home Tape

E. Guitar

2:55

Summer 1976

22

Solo similar to Pussy Cats arrangement, this recording cut short of guitar at end

Many Rivers To Cross, Pt. 2/My Girl

Home Tape

E. Guitar & Drum Machine

2:25

Summer 1976

30,31,32

Ending of MRTC only; evolves into My Girl

Matchbox

Studio

Band

1:53

Sept/Oct 1970

6

POB sessions

Maurice DuPont-Agent Provocateur

Talk

Talk

3:10

22 Mar 1978

8

The adventures of the French agent

Maybe Baby

Film

A. Guitar

1:54

Sept 1971

8

From the film Clock, recorded in St. Regis Hotel in New York

Meat City

Composing

E. Guitar

2:34

1973

27

"Na na na na na na na na na na na"

Meat City

Composing

E. Guitar

3:32

1973

27

Voice very much in background, Na na's after every verse

Meat City

Studio

Band

2:28

Aug 1973

27

Double tracked lead vocal

Medley: Beautiful Boy/Howling At The Moon

Composing

E Guitar, DM

5:06

1980

23

Scat between Howling At The Moon and Across The River

Medley: Beyond The Sea/Blue Moon/Yo

Home Tape

A. Guitar

4:08

1976-1979?

4

Mostly in heavly French accent, with nonsense

Memories

Demo

Piano

2:32

Early 1980

11

Full

Memories

Demo

Piano

2:23

Early 1980

25

"Do do do do..." verse after first middle 8

Memories

Demo

Piano & A. Guitar

6:07

Early 1980

30,31,32

Doubletracked; "Watching late night movies on TV... Endlessly, endlessly..." phone ringing

Memories/Watching The Wheels

Composing

Piano

4:21

1980

29

"I'm watching the wheels go, I'm watching the traffic" to Memories melody, then change to Watching the Wheels melody, then M middle 8,

Michael Lindsay Hogg Talks With John

Interview

Talk

?

18

Interview regarding Rock and Roll Circus

Mind Games

Studio

Band

4:03

Aug 1973

7

Early take with rough vocal, count-in

Mind Games Promo

Radio Ad

Talk

0:55

1973

15

Mirror Mirror On The Wall

Demo

Piano

4:36

Late 1977

30,31,32

"Let's see" to begin

Mirror, Mirror

Demo

Piano

2:38

Late 1977

6

Take 1

Mirror, Mirror

Demo

Piano

2:39

Late 1977

6

Take 5

Mother

Studio

Band

3:22

Sept?-Oct? 1970

11

Alternate take, double tracked voice

Mother

Demo

E. Guitar

4:34

Summer 1970

16

Heavy tremolo, repeats first verse at end

Move Over Ms. L

Composing

E. Guitar

1:31

June 1974

15

With M.Pang in background on telephone

Move Over Ms. L

Demo

A. Guitar

1:50

June 1974

16

Move Over Ms. L

Studio

Band

2:39

Aug 1974

17

Alternate take, "Pissing in the rain"

Mucho Mungo

Demo

A. Guitar

2:10

April 1974

1

Not complete

Mucho Mungo/Mt. Elga

Studio

E. Guitar

3:28

April/May 1974

12

With Nilsson

My Life

Composing

Piano

0:55

Late 1979

5

"Ann Landers" version - first in (Just Like) Starting Over series

My Life

Composing

A. Guitar

2:38

Late 1979

5

"Take 3", solo

My Life

Composing

Piano

3:09

Late 1979

22

"Let's have a little of this then" to start it

My Life

Composing

1:35

Late 1979

34

"Mmmmmm".. "and if you go away..." "dancing in the dark"

My Life

Demo

A. Guitar

2:44

Late 1979

34

"My life is you"... Spoken: "My life, take it, it's yours, take it, if that's what you want" w/Yoko on final "you" ?

My Mummy's Dead

Demo

A. Guitar

1:13

Aug-Sept 1970

20

Different take from POB

My Mummy's Dead

Demo

Guitar

0:45

1970

24

Same track as on POB, less "other worldly"

National Health Cow

Poetry Reading

Talk

0:23

5/18/05

27

Reading from Spaniard in the Works

New York City

Radio

Band

0:53

Aug 1972

8

From a radio ad, Geraldo Rivera's voice has been edited out

New York City

Composing

A. Guitar

1:13

Nov-Dec 1971

10

New York City

Demo

A. Guitar

2:10

Nov 1971

12

"Well I was shooting up some speed"

No. 9 Dream

Demo

A. Guitar

3:09

Summer 1974

20

"I walk down the street and I'm feeling so fine"

Nobody Told Me

Studio

Band

3:18

1980

11

Alternate take

Nobody Told Me

Demo

A. Guitars & Drum Machine

3:11

Summer 1980

26

"This one's got to be for Ringo" sounds like tacked onto beginning, doubletracked

Nobody Told Me

Studio

Band

3:56

Aug-Sept 1980

26

"Most peculiar, honey, boogey" -- early take w/ directions beforehand, "what happened?"

Nobody Told Me

Demo

A. Guitar

3:49

June 1980

33

Burmuda tape, doubletracked, with intros edited on: "This one's..."

Nobody Told Me

Studio

Band

3:45

Aug/Sept 1980

30,31,32

Early take; "pot" emphasized. "Just a little, you know, get down" ; "I ain't too surprised... lick" "some of the weirdest shit I ever saw"

Not Fade Away

Studio

Band

0:56

Mar 1972

6

With Elephant Memory Band

Not Fade Away

Film

A. Guitar

0:54

Sept 1971

8

From the film Clock, recorded in St. Regis Hotel in New York

Oh My Love

Studio

Band

2:24

July 1971

14

Alternate take, vocal faint, "I see the Sclouds [sic]" (sky and clouds combined)

Oh My Love

Studio

Band

2:08

July 1971

21

Alternate vocal

Oh My Love

Composing

A. Guitar

1:23

Dec 1968

24

"Probably we'll forget about you" -- "It's just a bit hard"

Oh My Love

Composing

A. Guitar

1:19

Dec 1968

24

2 takes, first breaks down quickly

Oh Yoko!

Composing

Piano

0:58

Dec 1970

13

Slow

Oh Yoko!

Stuido

Band

5:49

July 1971

14

Imagine sessions, alternate take

Oh Yoko!

Composing

Piano

0:35

1971

30,31,32

Breakdown after "in the middle of the night"

Oh! Yoko

Studio

Band

4:05

July 1971

19

With count-in, "In the middle of a cloud (laugh)"

Oh! Yoko

Demo

A. Guitar

4:37

Dec 1970

21

W/YO; fade-in, "I want you, I want you babe"

Oh, My Love

Studio

Band

2:39

July 1971

17

Alternate take

Old Dirt Road

Studio

Band

4:52

Aug 1974

33

Monitor mix?

One Day At A Time

Studio

Band

3:16

Aug 1973

27

Sung in lower register, guide vocal?

One Of The Boys

Demo

A. Guitar

3:12

Late 1977

7

Take 2 into In the Carribean

One Of The Boys

Demo

A. Guitar

3:05

Late 1977

19

Several takes of the chord cascade about a minute into it; "Not quite my dears"

One-To-One Radio Spot Outtakes

Radio Ad

Talk

1:27

Aug 1972

3

John and Yoko announcing 2nd performance, 4 takes

One-To-One Radio Spot Outtakes

Radio Ad

Talk

2:51

Aug 1972

8

Yoko and John announce afternoon performance, 4 takes

Only People

Studio

Band

2:39

Aug 1973

15

Alternate mix, heavy sax

Only People

Studio

Band

2:42

August 1973

24

Alternate mix, Jl harmony, backing vocals louder in mix

Only People

Studio

Band

2:53

Aug 1973

27

Alternate mix

Only The Lonely

Studio

A. Guitar

2:58

Aug - Sept1980

16

DF sessions -- followed by Crying and Gone From This Place fragments

Only You

Studio

Band

3:13

Aug 1974

10

JL vocal, arrangement, for Ringo's Goodnight Vienna album

Out The Blue

Studio

Band

4:15

Aug 1973

13

Basic track with rough vocal

Out The Blue

Studio

Band

4:09

Aug 1973

18

Alternate take

Out The Blue

Studio

Band

3:15

Aug 1973

33

Rough mix

Pedro The Fisherman

Home Tape

A. Guitar

1:05

1976-1979?

30,31,32

Just fooling around

Peggy Sue

Home Tape

A. Guitar

0:54

?

3

Peggy Sue

Film

A. Guitar

2:15

Sept 1971

8

From the film Clock, recorded in St. Regis Hotel in New York

Peggy Sue

Studio

Band

2:04

21 - 25 Oct 1974

17

Alternate mix

Peggy Sue Got Married

Film

A. Guitar

1:13

Sept 1971

8

From the film Clock, recorded in St. Regis Hotel in New York

People

Demo

A. Guitar

1:52

Nov-Dec 1971

15

Small guitar error at the end

Pill

Demo

A. Guitar

1:40

Jan 1972

13

Recorded at 105 Band Street, NYC (JL's apartment)

Plastic Ono Band Jam

Stuidio

Band

1:40

1970

30,31,32

Includes often missing part of Honey Don't etc. jam

Power To The People

Studio

Band

2:29

Jan 1971

1

Stonger backing vocals

Power To The People

Studio

Band

2:45

Jan?/Feb? 1971

4

Early take, "how you treat your little woman back home"

Power To The People

Studio

Band

1:19

Jan-Feb 1971

18

Alternate take, breakdown, different rhythm

Power To The People

Studio

Band

3:43

Jan/Feb 1971

19

With count-in and beeps

Power To The People

Studio

Band

1:22

Jan-Feb 1971

27

Different tempo, rhythm, breakdown

Radio Free London/Oz Magazine Messa

Radio Ad

Talk

3:26

June 1971

16

John and Yoko for Oz, ending with "Keep Right On To The End Of The Road"

Rave On

Film

A. Guitar

1:13

Sept 1971

8

From the film Clock, recorded in St. Regis Hotel in New York

Real Life

Demo

Piano

4:51

Late 1979

5

Various takes spliced together -sounds like from same session

Real Life

Composing

Piano

3:29

1979

20

"Blew the smoke rings in the sky; Just got to let it go...." "Rock your balls, you bum"

Real Life

Comosing

Piano

3:16

Late 1979

25

"Let go, let go, let the mighty spirit flow, let go, let go..." intro.

Real Love

Demo

Piano

3:54

"Late 1979

13

"Real Love, Take 1"

Real Love

Demo

A. Guitar

3:58

Late 1979

19

Fade-in, fade-out; trouble w/high notes in first middle 8

Real Love

Demo

A. Guitar

2:45

23

Take 5

Real Love

Composing

Piano

3:09

Late 1979?

26

"Living in this lonely world", "All the little plans and schemes blowing up your little dreams"

Real Love

Demo

Piano & tamborine?

4:20

Late 1979

34

Double tracked vocal

Revolution

Demo

A. Guitars

3:52

May 1968

2

Beatles White Album Demo

Revolution

Studio

Band

3:22

1968

4

Beatles, without Nicky Hopkins piano overdubs

Revolution

Demo

A. Guitars

3:12

May 1968

9

Beatles White Album demo

Rip It Up/Ready Teddy

Studio

Band

1:32

21-25 Oct 1974

16

Alternate mix

Rock 'N' Roll Promo

Radio Ad

Talk/Music

1:05

1974

33

Bits of Boney Moronie, Be Bop A Lula; You Can't Catch Me

Rock And Roll People

Demo

E. Guitar

2:10

June 1973

5

Full

Rock And Roll People

Studio

Band

6:00

Aug 1973

6

Alternate version

Rock And Roll People

Studio

Band

2:38

Aug 1973

15

Same as MA?

Rock And Roll People

Studio

Band

2:49

August 1973

24

fade in, song in progress, 3 verses, 3 choruses, then long instrumental to fade

Rock And Roll People

Composing

Piano

3:29

Mar-Jun 1973

27

"Tell me where the left is" thrice

Rock Island Line

Home Tape

Guitar

2:31

1976-1980?

1

Rock Island Line

Home Tape

E. Guitar & Drum Machine

2:48

1976-1979?

5

An early influence remembered

Rock Island Line/Maybe Baby/Peggy S

Home Tape

E. Guitar

3:50

?

33

Very muddy, 'Maybe Baby' w/Yoko

Roll Over Beethoven

Rehearsal

Band

2:29

Aug 1972

8

With Elephants Memory Band, rehearsals for One-To-One benefit concert

Run For Your Life

Studio

Band

1:19

12 Oct 1965

21

Beatles, take 5, fragment abrubtly cut off

Sally And Billy

Composing

Piano

0:29

Dec 1970

10

Sally And Billy

Demo

Piano

3:23

Summer 1976

10

Take 3

Sally And Billy

Demo

Piano

2:06

Dec 1970

30,31,32

"Billy was nice and he lived with his wife"

Sally And Billy

Demo

Piano

3:30

Summer 1976

30,31,32

"Billy why do you cry?" phone rings once

San Francisco Bay Blues

Studio

A. Guitar

1:12

July 1971

14

Downtime during Imagine sessions (with "beep" replacing "cunt")

Sea Ditty/Leaning On The Lamp Post

Home Tape

Piano

2:35

1976-1979?

2

Edited version (does not contain the line "Uncle Sam's a Negro", which was broadcast)

Send Me Some Loving

Demo

A. Guitar

3:09

Late '71- Early

10

Send Me Some Loving

Rehearsal

Band

2:33

Mar 1972

12

With Elephants Memory... slow

Serve Yourself

Demo

Piano

5:26

Early 1980

4

"You go blind doing that"... "It's not nice to fool with Mother Nature"

Serve Yourself

Demo

Piano

4:46

1980

12

"Dedicated to all you phallic worshipers out there"

Serve Yourself

Demo

Piano

6:01

Early 1980

22

"You say we came in space ships or maybe ran out of gas" "she's waiting on you hand and foot"

Serve Yourself

Demo

Piano

8:24

1980?

25

"This here is dedicated to all you phallic worshipers out there in splanet earth, or should I say spaceship earth?"

Serve Yourself

Demo

Piano

5:19

1980?

28

"Spell M-O-T... tired!"

Serve Yourself

Demo

Piano

3:17

1980?

33

Lots of piano noodling to start, "She say You gotta Serve Yourself"

Serve Yourself (M.O.T.H.A.R.)

Demo

Piano

2:37

Early 1980

8

"Spell M-O-T-H-A-R"

Sexy Sadie

Demo

A. Guitars

2:24

May 1968

9

Beatles White Album demo

She Can Talk To Me

Composing

Piano

0:45

??

30,31,32

Doubletracked

She Is A Friend Of Dorothy

Demo

Piano

2:37

Summer 1976

13

Slow version, spoken: "she's gone for days!"

She Is A Friend Of Dorothy

Demo

Piano

3:57

Summer 1976

30,31,32

JL does voice drum sounds at lead-in

She Runs Them Round In Circles/Beautiful Boy

Home Tape

E. Guitar

5:41

6/2/05

28

"The traffic's slow but you never know..."

She Said She Said

Composing

A. Guitar

0:53

March 1966

24

"And it's making me feel like my trousers are torn"

She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain

Home Tape

A. Guitar

1:00

1976-1979?

28

Only known JL version of this song

Stand By Me

Studio

Band

4:09

Feb 1975

33

Vocal very prominant, "Hello Julian"

Starting Over

Demo

A. Guitar & Drum Machine

4:53

1980

2

"The time has come, the walrus said, for you and me to stay in bed"

Starting Over

Studio

Band

4:17

1980

5

From control room,

Starting Over [Vocal Booth]

Studio

Band

4:23

1980

5

Early JL vocal with rough backing

Stay In Bed (Grow Your Hair)

Home Tape

A. Guitar

0:50

?

14

John and Yoko share the vocal

Steel And Glass

Studio

Band

5:09

Aug 1974

25

Alternate mix, longer fade-out

Steel And Glass

Studio

Band

4:15

Aug 1974

33

Monitor mix?

Steel And Glass

Comosing

Piano

1:45

Summer 1974?

30,31,32

"And your nowhere talk"

Stepping Out

Studio

Band

4:42

1980

23

Take 2; "Take a chance, I got ants in my pants"

Stranger's Room

Composing

Piano

6:01

Late 1978

16

"I'm bleeding now.... Stop bleeding now.... Oozing out, dripping down tables"

Stranger's Room

Composing

Piano

3:52

1979?

29

"Risking all to make it".. "So afraid of losing you"... "Down in the underworld..."

Strawberry Fields Backwards Talk Test

Talk

Talk

0:38

1966

9

Backwards talk

Strawberry Fields Forever

Demo

E. Guitar

3:04

1966

1

Four takes

Strawberry Fields Forever

Demo

E. Guitar

2:41

Nov 1966

3

With lead-in slapped on

Strawberry Fields Forever

Demo

E. Guitar

2:35

1966

27

Repeats first two verses first before refrain, refrain, then intstrumental 1/2 verse, refrain, then repeating end

Studio Banter

Studio

Vocal

2:09

1980

7

Double Fantasy sessions, "Woman... I know your underpants"; Girl/Woman comparisons

Surprise, Surprise

Comosing

E. Guitar

2:56

Summer 1974

17

At this point, song consists only of final middle 8

Surprise, Surprise

Studio

Band

2:31

Aug 1974

28

Alternate mix. Heavy piano, voice doubletracked.

Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird Of Paradise)

Demo

A. Guitar

1:20

1974

1

Partial only

Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird Of Paradise)

Demo

A. Guitar

3:11

June 1974

10

Sweet Little Sixteen

Studio

Band

4:18

Oct/Nov 1973

6

Alternate version

Sweet Little Sixteen

Studio

Band

3:55

Oct/Nov 1973?

22

Alternate vocal -- don't know if this is the original 73 or later 74 vocal remake

Tennessee

Demo

Piano

0:26

Jan 1975

1

Tennessee

Demo

Piano

1:29

Summer 1976

1

Tennessee

Composing

Piano

2:27

Jan 1975

30,31,32

"The sadness or your soul reveals the music of the sphere.."

That'll Be The Day

Demo

Band

1:05

Summer 1958

8

Quarrymen

The Best Things In Life Are Free

Home Tape

A. Guitar

0:17

1976-1979?

8

Short Dylan impersonation

The Boat Song

Composing

A. Guitar

2:10

1976-1979?

30,31,32

Only known take

The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill

Demo

A. Guitars

2:38

May 1968

9

Beatles White Album demo

The Great Wok

Home Tape

Talk

2:02

Dec 31, 1978

13

Resolution for 1979: to renounce everything completely but complete luxuary and self indulgence

The Luck Of The Irish

Demo

A. Guitar

3:11

12 Nov 1971

2

With Yoko. Takes 1 and 2. "Just put that down then I can start"

The Luck Of The Irish

Live

Band

3:30

10 Dec 1971

4

with JL intro, at John Sinclair Benefit Concert

The Luck Of The Irish

Comosing

A. Guitar

0:45

Oct 1971 ?

15

Early composing tape, melody slightly different; one verse only

The Luck Of The Irish

Demo

A. Guitar

1:35

12 Nov 1971

15

With Yoko, begins with her "da da's", then JL "I'll just take this down and go into your solo"

The Maharishi Song

Home Tape

A. Guitar

3:10

May 1968

21

With Yoko

The Neville Club

Poetry Reading

Talk

0:42

?

6

From "In His Own Write"

The News Of The Day From Reuters

Home Tape

A. Guitar

4:20

1976-1979?

4

Reading/Singing newspaper in mock-Dylan voice and guitar

The Return Of Maurice DuPont

Home Tape

Talk

2:41

27 Mar 1978

13

The Worst Is Over

Composing

A. Guitar & Drum Machine

3:29

Early 1980

5

Later became (Just Like) Starting Over

The Worst Is Over

Composing

Guitar and Drum Machine

2:13

Early 1980

22

Later became (Just Like) Starting Over

The Wumberlog (or The Magic Dog)

Poetry Reading

Talk

0:34

1965

3

JL reads from his book, A Spaniard in the Works.

Tight A$

Demo

E. Guitar

3:32

Summer 1973

7

Preceeded by JL radio guest host request for Tight A$

Tight A$

Studio

Band

4:18

Aug 1973

28

"Spinoza"

Tobias Casuals

Radio Ad

Talk

0:53

1974

10

KHJ-AM, Los Angeles, JL reads ad

Tobias Casuals #2

Radio Ad

Talk

1:15

1974

12

KHJ-AM, Los Angeles, JL reads ad

Tobias Casuals #3

Radio Ad

Talk

1:03

1974

13

KHJ-AM, Los Angeles, JL reads ad

Tobias Casuals #4

Radio Ad

Talk

1:12

1974

14

KHJ-AM, Los Angeles, JL reads ad

Tobias Casuals #5

Radio Ad

Talk

1:13

1974

16

KHJ-AM, Los Angeles, JL reads ad

Tomorrow Never Knows

Studio

Band

3:10

Apr 1966

9

Beatles - alternate mix - voice more prominant in beginning

Tower Records Spot

Radio Ad

Talk

0:58

1974

15

Radio ad

Twas A Night Like Ethel Merman

Home Tape

Talk

1:01

1976-1979?

4

With George Martin's score for Yellow Submarine in the background

Two Virgins Outtake

Home Tape

Voice

1:48

1968

30,31,32

"We'll wait for her ladies and gentlespoons"

Walls And Bridges Promo

Radio Ad

Talk

1:01

1974

16

By Ringo Starr, with JL

Walls And Bridges Rundown

Radio?

Voice

1:57

1974

30,31,32

John lists tracks of Walls and Bridges with comments

Watching The Wheels

Composing

Piano

0:38

Early 1980

3

Very slow

Watching The Wheels

Demo

A. Guitar

1:46

Early 1980

3

"I'm just sitting here making the wheels go round..." cut off before natural end

Watching The Wheels

Demo

Piano

3:32

Early 1980

7

With false start, Yoko in background -- "wasting my life and talent away"

Watching The Wheels

Demo

A. Guitar

3:00

1980

10

Watching The Wheels

Demo

E. Guitar

2:51

1980

20

"We've reversed ourselves but we don't care"

Watching The Wheels

Composing

E. Guitar

2:47

22

Alternate rhythm; "they tell me I'm lazy dreaming my dreams away" "I really love the traffic flow"

Watching The Wheels

Studio

Band

3:31

1980

23

Count in : "One, two, a one, two three" "Then they say I'm lazy"

Watching The Wheels

Demo

Piano

3:13

Early 1980

25

Slower version, "I'm happy with my wife and child and my $50 million home"

Watching The Wheels

Studio

Band

4:42

Aug-Sept 1980

29

early, rough take; "if you get an idea, play it, don't be inhibited" "then they say I'm lazy"

Watching The Wheels

Studio

Band

6:08

Aug-Sept 1980

35

"Un, deux, Schwein, Hund" "Designed from ruin"... and I am the Walrus reference, then studio talk

We Must Not Forget The General Erec

Poetry Reading

Talk

0:34

1965?

3

Reading from A Spaniard In The Works

Wedding Album Commercial

Radio Ad

Talk

0:10

Apr 1969?

14

Ad for JohnandYokos Weddinig Album

Well (Baby Please Don't Go)

Studio

Band

5:45

July 1971

15

Imagine sessions

Well Well Well

Demo

A. Guitar

1:10

Aug-Sept 1970

20

Only demo known

Well Well Well

Studio

Band

3:38

26 Sept - 5 Oct

20

Alternate mix?? Different from POB other than early cutoff?

What You Got

Demo

A.Guitar

3:19

June 1974

19

Only known demo

What'd I Say

Home Tape

0:36

Oct 8, 1971

11

With Ringo Starr, Klaus Voorman, Phil Spector, Allen Ginsberg in a hotel room, Syracuse

What's The New Mary Jane

Demo

A. Guitars

2:35

May 1968

3

Beatles White Album demo

What's The New Mary Jane

Demo

A. Guitars

2:39

May 1968

9

Beatles White Album demo, with talk, count-in

Whatever Gets You Through The Night

Composing

A. Guitar

5:27

June 1974

3

(Finding alternative chords) "and the second time around..."

Whatever Gets You Through The Night

Studio

Band

3:49

Aug 1974

10

Very early run-through

Whatever Gets You Through The Night

Demo

A. Guitar

2:51

June 1974

25

"Whatever turns you to the light"

Whatever Gets You Through The Night

Studio

Band

3:21

Aug 1974

28

Alternate mix, sax high note different

Whatever Gets You Through The Night

Studio

Band

3:30

Aug 1974

33

W/o Elton John's vocal, different sax in places

Whatever Happened To...

Demo

E. Guitar

4:55

Late 1977

3

With 2 false starts

When A Boy Meets A Girl

Demo

A. Guitar

2:05

Aug/Sept 1970

21

Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

Rehearsal

Band

2:41

Aug 1972

8

With Elephants Memory Band, rehearsals for One-To-One benefit concert

With A Little Help From My Friends

Home Tape

Vocal Only

0:37

?

1

Sean with John

Woman

Demo

A. Guitar

3:06

1980

1

Double tracked.. "Sadness or pain"

Woman

Demo

A. Guitar & Drum Machine

3:29

Jun 1980

6

With count-in "1,2,3,4".. "sadness or pain"

Woman

Studio

Band

3:16

1980

7

With count-in 2,3,4; early mix; still "your life is in my hands".. "you're written in the stars"

Woman

Demo

A. Guitars & Drum Machine

3:43

1980

16

Begins with interview, doubletracked

Woman

Studio

Band

3:19

Aug 1980

19

"Your life is in my hands"; "woman" spoken at key change

Woman

Demo

A. Guitar & DM

2:41

Summer 1980?

25

"And woman I know you understand" starts verse 2; "And Woman... " starts last verse, ends quickly

Woman

Demo

A. Guitar & DM

0:31

1980

29

"The new one," breakdown

Woman

Demo

A. Guitar & DM

3:54

1980

29

"Positvely the take, take 9"

Woman

Studio

Band

3:08

1980

29

"Please remember your life is in my hands" "After all, you're written in the stars"

Woman

Studio

Band

4:19

Aug/Sept 1980

30,31,32

Intro: "...are we waiting for the fucking guitar again?" Voiceover take:"Don't leap us apart" ; " Let me explain (skat) sorrow or pain"

Woman

Studio

Band

1:49

Aug/Sept 1980

30,31,32

Drop in vocals; "I love you, yeah yeah, now and forever." Instructions, change "my" for "your"; "it" for "you're"

Woman

Studio

Band

2:06

Aug/Sept 1980

30,31,32

Overdub beginning: "for the other half of the sky" ; then voice till "hands"

Woman

Studio

A. Guitar

2:25

Aug/Sept 1980

30,31,32

Acoustic guitar backing for song

Woman

Studio

Band

3:34

Aug/Sept 1980

30,31,32

Alternate mix

Woman [Vocal Booth]

Studio

Band

2:50

1980

7

Vocal booth, JL vocal over prerecorded instruments

Woman Is The Nigger Of The World

Demo

A. Guitar

2:09

Nov-Dec 1971

10

Complete demo

Woman Is The Nigger Of The World

Demo

A. Guitar

2:10

Nov-Dec 1971

20

Complete demo

Woman Is The Nigger Of The World

Studio

Band

5:33

March 1972

21

Alternate

Yellow Submarine

Home Tape

0:35

Oct 8, 1971

11

With Ringo Starr, Klaus Voorman, Phil Spector, Allen Ginsberg in a hotel room, Syracuse

Yer Blues

Demo

A. Guitars

3:31

May 1968

9

Beatles White Album demo, with brief talk beforehand

Yer Blues

Rehearsal

Band

1:29

10-11 Dec 1968

13

Rock And Roll Circus, vocal very faint

Yer Blues

Interview

Talk

10-11 Dec 1968

18

Impromptu singing of Yer Blues during interview

Yer Blues

Rehearsal

Band

3:57

10-11 Dec 1968

18

Rock and Roll Circus rehearsal

Yer Blues

TV Film

Band

4:30

10-11 Dec 1968

24

Rock and Roll Circus, faint vocal, Clapton guitar very faint

You Are Here

Studio

Band

4:43

Aug 1973

28

Extra verse ("From mystical to magical..."), additional guitars

You Can't Catch Me

Studio

Band

3:26

Oct/Nov 1973

6

Alternate take/mix?

You Can't Catch Me

Studio

Band

3:36

Oct/Nov 1973

28

Alternate mix; guitar not as prominant

You Know My Name (Look Up The Numbe

Composing

Piano

1:00

Nov 1966

3

fragmentary, an early tape

You Saved My Soul

Composing

E. Guitar

2:37

Nov 1980

23

Take 2, evolves into Serve Yourself

You Saved My Soul

Composing

E. Guitar

1:28

Nov 1980

25

Forgets lyrics at end of first verse, full take

You Send Me

Home Tape

Piano

2:08

1976-1979?

34

Only known take of this song