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John Lennon – Complete Lost Lennon’s Tapes Vols 11 & 12 ( Walrus )
Volume 11
No | Tracklisting | Comments | Time |
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
No | Tracklisting | Comments | Time |
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 Nigger 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 |