The Complete Lost Lennon Tapes 15 e 16


CD1: Volume 15
Esse primeiro disco dos volumes 15/16 da série, é dedicado quase que totalmente, a outtakes para o disco Double Fantasy. Destaque para os takes, ao piano de Watching the Wheels e Serve Yourself.

01 Steel And GlassWalls and Bridges eight-track version/extended fade-out5:11
02 Beef JerkyWalls and Bridges eight-track version3:18
03 You Saved My SoulNov. '80 electric guitar demo1:29
04 Serve YourselfEarly '80 piano demo8:25
05 MemoriesTake one - evolved version of Tennessee - see Lost Lennon vol. 18:24
06 Real LifePiano demo number two, '773:18
07 Watching The WheelsPiano version mid '80 3:15
08 Don't Be CrazyPiano version mid '80 - later evolved into Starting Over3:09
09 WomanBermuda demo - June '802:43
10 (Just Like) Starting Over

Soon after, back at the Dakota in late July or early Aug., John would combine the best elements of My Life/Don't Be Crazy/The Worst Is Over into Starting Over, represented here by an acoustic demo4:14

11 I Don't Want To Face It Early guitar demo - recorded at the Dakota late '770:43
12 Nobody Told MeDouble tracked demo - Summer '803:13
13 Real Lovewritten for unrelized Broadway musical "Balla of John & Yoko"; piano demo3:09
14 I'm Losing You

Abandones early studio version feat. Rick Nielson & Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick -July/Aug. '804:20


15 Beautiful Boytake one from the vocal booth recorded at Hit Factory New York, Aug. '80 for Double Fantasy LP7:23
16 Nobody Told Me take one from the vocal booth3:59
17 Clean Up Time Rough mix of the backing track - take 74:35
18 (Just Like) Starting Over Rough mix, lacking many of the annoying overdubs that detract from the album version 3:58
19 If I FellJohn's '63 composing tape. Beatles chauffeur All Bicknell sold this tape at Sotheby's3:59
20 I Sat Belonely 0:43
21 Foyle's Speech0:04

CD2: Volume 16
Nesse segundo disco, além de vários outtakes para faixas dos albuns Mind Games/ Walls and Bridges, destaque para a famosa reggae version de Power to the People, um interessante mix para I’m the Greatest e uma rara curiosidade: John fazendo papel de DJ numa rádio AM de Los Angeles para promover seu disco Walls and Bridges.

01 National Health Cow Speech held to honor him for his first book "In his own write"0:32
02 Strawberry Fields Forever Home demo2:36
03 Get It TogetherPeace message from John and Yoko in London '691:57
04 Happy X-Mas (War Is Over)Different mix - overdubbed Harlem Choir 3:20
05 Power To The People Early Reggae version1:22
06 Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog72 - One to one rehearsal sessions with Elephant's memory4:17
07 I'm The Greatest Rough mix of Ringo's version found in the Lennon archives3:11
08 I Know'73 - Mind Games - acoustic demo 3:16
09 Rock And Roll People Piano demo3:26
10 Meat City Take 1 electric guitar demo2:34
11 Meat City Take 2 electric guitar demo3:28
12 Meat City Alternate mix2:29
13 One Day At A Time Alternate mix3:17
14 Only People Alternate mix2:54
15 Tight A$ Alternate mix - Mind Games4:16
16 You Are Here Alternate mix - Mind games4:37
17 Going Down On Love Acoustic demo, '744:08
18 No. 9 Dream Monitor mix of an early version4:40
19 Whatever Gets You Through The Night Quadraphonic 8-track mix3:20
20 Surprise Surprise (Sweet Bird Of Paradise)Quadraphonic 8-track mix2:35
21 John On KHJ-AM Los Angeles to promote "Walls and Bridges", John appears as a DJ1:06
22 Do You Wanna Dance Monitor mix of alternate take3:05
23 You Can't Catch Me Alternate take Rock and Roll sessions 3:33
24 Free As A Bird Take #3; John's husband years '75-'792:42