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ping Out” and “I’m Moving On,” plus part of a 12-8-80 radio interview.
Live in New York City.
John Lennon vocals, guitar, piano; various assisting
instrumentalists and vocalists. “New York City” (Lennon); “It’s So Hard”
(Lennon); “Woman Is the Nigger of the World” (Lennon, Yoko Ono);
“Wel , Wel , Wel ” (Lennon); “Instant Karma! (We Al Shine On)” (Lennon);
“Mother” (Lennon); “Come Together” (Lennon, Paul McCartney);
“Imagine” (Lennon); “Cold Turkey” (Lennon); “Hound Dog” (Jerry
Leiber, Mike Stol er); “Give Peace a Chance” (Lennon, Paul McCartney).
331⁄3-rpm phonodisc. Parlophone PCS 7301, 1986. Recorded in 1972.
Reissued on compact disc as Capitol 077774619622. These performances
are also included on Sony videocassette RO-172 with the fol owing addi-
tional songs: “Power to the People” (Lennon); “Sisters, O Sisters” (Yoko
Ono); and “Born in a Prison” (Yoko Ono).
Menlove Ave.
John Lennon vocals, guitar, piano; various assisting instrumental-
ists and vocalists. “Here We Go Again” (Lennon, Phil Spector); “Rock and
Roll People” (Lennon); “Angel Baby” (Rose Hamlin); “Since My Baby
Left Me” (Arthur Crudup); “To Know Her Is To Love Her” (Phil Spec-
tor); “Steel and Glass” (Lennon); “Scared” (Lennon); “Old Dirt Road”
(Lennon, Harry Nilsson); “Nobody Loves You” (Lennon); “Bless You”
(Lennon). 331⁄3-rpm phonodisc. Parlophone PCS 7308, 1986. Reissued
on compact disc as Capitol 077774657624. Outtakes and alternate ver-
sions from the
Walls and Bridges
and
Rock
’
N
’
Roll
recording sessions.
Imagine: John Lennon.
John Lennon vocals, guitar, piano; various assisting
instrumentalists and vocalists. “Real Love” (Lennon); “Twist and Shout”
(P. Medley, B. Russel ); “Help!” (Lennon, Paul McCartney); “In My Life”
(Lennon, Paul McCartney); “Strawberry Fields Forever” (Lennon, Paul
McCartney); “A Day in the Life” (Lennon, Paul McCartney); “Revolu-
tion” (Lennon, Paul McCartney); “Bal ad of John and Yoko” (Lennon,
Paul McCartney); “Julia” (Lennon, Paul McCartney); “Don’t Let Me
Down” (Lennon, Paul McCartney); “Give Peace a Chance” (Lennon, Paul
McCartney); “How?” (Lennon); “Imagine” (rehearsal) (Lennon); “God”
(Lennon); “Mother” (live) (Lennon); “Stand by Me” (Ben E. King, Jerry
Leiber, Mike Stol er); “Jealous Guy” (Lennon); “Woman” (Lennon);
“Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)” (Lennon); “(Just Like) Starting Over”
(Lennon); “Imagine” (Lennon). Compact disc. Capitol 077779080328,
1988. Soundtrack to documentary about Lennon. Primarily consists of
previously released material.
Lennon.
John Lennon vocals, guitar, piano; various assisting instrumental-
ists and vocalists. “Give Peace a Chance” (Lennon, Paul McCartney);
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“Blue Suede Shoes” (Carl Perkins); “Money” (Janie Bradford, Berry
Gordy); “Dizzy Miss Lizzy” (Larry Williams); “Yer Blues” (Len-
non, Paul McCartney); “Cold Turkey” (Lennon); “Instant Karma!”
(Lennon); “Hold On” (Lennon); “I Found Out” (Lennon); “Working
Class Hero” (Lennon); “Isolation” (Lennon); “Remember” (Lennon);
“Love” (Lennon); “Well Well Well” (Lennon); “Look at Me” (Len-
non); “God” (Lennon); “My Mummy’s Dead” (Lennon); “Power to
the People” (Lennon); “Well (Baby Please Don’t Go)” (Walter Ward);
“Imagine” (Lennon); “Crippled Inside” (Lennon); “Jealous Guy”
(Lennon); “It’s So Hard” (Lennon); “Give Me Some Truth” (Lennon);
“Oh My Love” (Lennon, Yoko Ono); “How Do You Sleep?” (Len-
non); “How?” (Lennon); “Oh Yoko!” (Lennon); “Happy Xmas (War
Is Over)” (Yoko Ono, Lennon); “Woman Is the Nigger of the World”
(Lennon, Yoko Ono); “New York City” (Lennon); “John Sinclair” (Len-
non); “Come Together” (Lennon, Paul McCartney); “Hound Dog”
(Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller); “Mind Games” (Lennon); “Aisumasen
(I’m Sorry)” (Lennon); “One Day (At a Time)” (Lennon); “Intuition”
(Lennon); “Out the Blue” (Lennon); “Whatever Gets You through the
Night” (Lennon); “Going Down on Love” (Lennon); “Old Dirt Road”
(Lennon, Harry Nilsson); “Bless You” (Lennon); “Scared” (Lennon);
“#9 Dream” (Lennon); “Surprise Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox)”
(Lennon); “Steel and Glass” (Lennon); “Nobody Loves You (When
You’re Down and Out)” (Lennon); “Stand by Me” (Ben E. King, Jerry
Leiber, Mike Stoller); “Ain’t That a Shame” (Antoine “Fats” Domino,
Dave Bartholomew); “Do You Want To Dance” (Bobby Freeman);
“Sweet Little Sixteen” (Chuck Berry); “Slippin’ and Slidin’” (Richard
Penniman, Edwin J. Bocage, Albert Collins, James Smith); “Angel Baby”
(Rose Hamlin); “Just Because” (Lloyd Price); “Whatever Gets You
through the Night” (live version) (Lennon); “Lucy in the Sky with Dia-
monds” (Lennon, Paul McCartney); “I Saw Her Standing There” (Len-
non, Paul McCartney); “(Just Like) Starting Over” (Lennon); “Cleanup
Time” (Lennon); “I’m Losing You” (Lennon); “Beautiful Boy (Darling
Boy)” (Lennon); “Watching the Wheels” (Lennon); “Woman” (Len-
non); “Dear Yoko” (Lennon); “I’m Stepping Out” (Lennon); “I Don’t
Wanna Face It” (Lennon); “Nobody Told Me” (Lennon); “Borrowed
Time” (Lennon); “(Forgive Me) My Little Flower Princess” (Lennon);
Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him” (Yoko Ono); “Grow Old
with Me” (Lennon). Four compact discs. Capitol C2–95220, 1990.
Contains previously released material.
Lennon Legend.
John Lennon vocals, guitar, piano; various assisting
instrumentalists and vocalists. “Imagine” (Lennon); “Instant Karma!”
(Lennon); “Mother” (single edit) (Lennon); “Jealous Guy” (Lennon);
“Power to the People” (Lennon); “Cold Turkey” (Lennon); “Love”
(Lennon); “Mind Games” (Lennon); “Whatever Gets You through
the Night” (Lennon); “#9 Dream” (Lennon); “Stand by Me” (Ben E.
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King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller); “(Just Like) Starting Over” (Lennon);
“Woman” (Lennon); “Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)” (Lennon); “Watch-
ing the Wheels” (Lennon); “Nobody Told Me” (Lennon); “Borrowed
Time” (Lennon); “Working Class Hero” (Lennon); “Happy Xmas (War
Is Over)” (Yoko Ono, Lennon); “Give Peace a Chance” (Lennon, Paul
McCartney). Compact disc. Capitol 724382195429, 1997. Consists of
previously released material.
John Lennon Anthology.
John Lennon vocals, guitar, piano; various assisting
instrumentalists and vocalists. “Working Class Hero” (Lennon); “God”
(Lennon); “I Found Out” (Lennon); “Hold On” (Lennon); “Isolation”
(Lennon); “Love” (Lennon); “Mother” (Lennon); “Remember”
(Lennon); “Imagine” (Lennon); “Fortunately” (Lennon); “Baby Please
Don’t Go” (Walter Ward); “Oh My Love” (Lennon, Yoko Ono); “Jeal-
ous Guy” (Lennon); “Maggie Mae” (traditional); “How Do You Sleep?”
(Lennon); “God Save Oz” (Lennon, Yoko Ono); “Do the Oz” (Lennon,
Yoko Ono); “I Don’t Want To Be a Soldier” (Lennon); “Give Peace a
Chance” (Lennon, Paul McCartney); “Look at Me” (Lennon); “Long
Lost John” (Lennon); “New York City” (Lennon); “Attica State” (live)
(Lennon, Yoko Ono); “Imagine” (live) (Lennon); “Bring on the Lucie
(Freda Peeple)” (Lennon); “Woman Is the Nigger of the World” (Lennon,
Yoko Ono); “Geraldo Rivera—One to One Concert”; “Woman Is the
Nigger of the World” (live) (Lennon, Yoko Ono); “It’s So Hard” (live)
(Lennon); “Come Together” (live) (Lennon, Paul McCartney); “Happy
Xmas (War Is Over)” (Yoko Ono, Lennon); “Luck of the Irish” (live)
(Lennon, Yoko Ono); “John Sinclair” (live) (Lennon); “The David Frost
Show”; “Mind Games” (I Promise) (Lennon); “Mind Games” (Make
Love, Not War) (Lennon); “One Day (At a Time)” (Lennon); “I Know”
(Lennon); “I’m the Greatest” (Lennon); “Goodnight Vienna” (Len-
non); “Jerry Lewis Telethon”; “A Kiss Is Just a Kiss (As Time Goes By)”
(Herman Hupfield); “Real Love” (Lennon); “You Are Here” (Lennon);
“What You Got” (Lennon); “Nobody Loves You (When You’re Down
and Out)” (Lennon); “Whatever Gets You through the Night” (home)
(Lennon); “Whatever Gets You through the Night” (studio) (Lennon);
“Yesterday” (parody) (Lennon, Paul McCartney); “Be-Bop-A-Lula”
(Tex Davis, Gene Vincent); Medley: “Rip It Up” (Otis Blackwell, John
Marascalco); “Ready Teddy” (Otis Blackwell, John Marascalco); “Scared”
(Lennon); “Steel and Glass” (Lennon); “Surprise Surprise (Sweet Bird of
Paradox)” (Lennon); “Bless You” (Lennon); “Going Down on Love”
(Lennon); “Move over Ms. L” (Lennon); “Ain’t She Sweet” (Jack Yel-
len, Milton Ager);“Slippin’ and Slidin’” (Richard Penniman, Edwin J.
Bocage, Albert Collins, James Smith); “Peggy Sue” (Buddy Holly, Jerry
Allison, Norman Petty); Medley: “Bring It on Home to Me” (Sam
Cooke)/“Send Me Some Lovin’” (John Marascalco, Lloyd Price); “Phil
and John 1” (Lennon, Phil Spector); “Phil and John 2” (Lennon, Phil
Spector); “Phil and John 3” (Lennon, Phil Spector); “When in Doubt,
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Fuck It” (Lennon); “Be My Baby” (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spec-
tor); “Stranger’s Room” (Lennon); “Old Dirt Road” (Lennon, Harry
Nilsson); “I’m Losing You” (Lennon); “Sean’s ‘Little Help’”(Lennon,
Paul McCartney); “Serve Yourself” (Lennon); “My Life” (Lennon);
“Nobody Told Me” (Lennon); “Life Begins at 40” (Lennon); “I Don’t
Wanna Face It” (Lennon); “Woman” (Lennon); “Dear Yoko” (Len-
non); “Watching the Wheels” (Lennon); “I’m Stepping Out” (Lennon);
“Borrowed Time” (Lennon); “The Rishi Kesh Song” (Lennon); “Sean’s
‘Loud’” (Lennon); “Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)” (Lennon); “Mr.
Hyde’s Gone (Don’t Be Afraid)” (Lennon); “Only You” (Ande Rand,
Buck Ram); “Grow Old with Me” (Lennon); “Dear John” (Lennon);
“The Great Wok” (Lennon); “Mucho Mungo” (Lennon); “Satire 1”
(Lennon); “Satire 2” (Lennon); “Satire 3” (Lennon); “Sean’s ‘In the
Sky’” (Lennon, Paul McCartney); “It’s Real” (Lennon). Four compact
discs: Disc 1, “Ascot.” Disc 2, “New York City.” Disc 3, “The Lost
Weekend.” Disc 4, “Dakota.” Capitol 30614, 1998. Contains previously
unissued material.
Wonsaponatime.
John Lennon vocals, guitar, piano; various assisting instrumen-
talists and vocalists. “I’m Losing You” (Lennon); “Working Class Hero”
(Lennon); “God” (Lennon); “How Do You Sleep?” (Lennon); “Imag-
ine” (take 1) (Lennon); “Baby Please Don’t Go” (Walter Ward); “Oh
My Love” (Lennon, Yoko Ono); “God Save Oz” (Lennon, Yoko Ono);
“I Found Out” (Lennon); “Woman Is the Nigger of the World” (live)
(Lennon, Yoko Ono); “A Kiss Is Just a Kiss (As Time Goes By)” (Herman
Hupfield); “Be-Bop-A-Lula” (Tex Davis, Gene Vincent); Medley: “Rip It
Up” (Otis Blackwel , John Marascalco), “Ready Teddy” (Otis Blackwell,
John Marascalco); “What You Got” (Lennon); “Nobody Loves You (When
You’re Down and Out)” (Lennon); “I Don’t Wanna Face It” (Lennon);
“Real Love” (Lennon); “Only You” (Ande Rand, Buck Ram); “Grow Old
with Me” (Lennon); “Sean’s ‘In the Sky’” (Lennon, Paul McCartney);
“Serve Yourself” (Lennon). Compact disc. Capitol 97639–1, 1998. Selec-
tions from
John Lennon Anthology.
Title is taken from a phrase invented by
Lennon and included in his book
Skywriting by Word of Mouth.
Acoustic.
John Lennon vocals, guitar, piano; various assisting instrumental-
ists and vocalists. “Working Class Hero” (Lennon); “Love” (Lennon);
“Well Well Well” (Lennon); “Look at Me” (Lennon); “God” (Lennon);
“My Mummy’s Dead” (Lennon); “Cold Turkey” (Lennon); “The Luck
of the Irish” (live) (Lennon, Yoko Ono); “John Sinclair” (live) (Lennon);
“Woman Is the Nigger of the World” (Lennon, Yoko Ono); What You
Got” (Lennon); “Watching the Wheels” (Lennon); “Dear Yoko” (Len-
non); “Real Love” (Lennon); “Imagine” (live) (Lennon); “It’s Real”
(Lennon). Compact disc. Capitol 724387442825, 2004. Contains previ-
ously unissued versions of Lennon’s songs.
Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon.
John Lennon vocals, guitar,
piano; various assisting instrumentalists and vocalists. “(Just Like)
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Starting Over” (Lennon); “Imagine” (Lennon); “Watching the
Wheels” (Lennon); “Jealous Guy” (Lennon); “Instant Karma! (We
All Shine On)” (Lennon); “Stand by Me” (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber,
Mike Stoller); “Working Class Hero” (Lennon); “Power to the Peo-
ple” (Lennon); “Oh My Love” (Lennon, Yoko Ono); “Oh Yoko!”
(Lennon); “Nobody Loves You (When You’re Down and Out)”
(Lennon); “Nobody Told Me” (Lennon); “Bless You” (Lennon);
“Come Together” (live) (Lennon, Paul McCartney); “New York City”
(Lennon); “I’m Stepping Out” (Lennon); “You Are Here” (Lennon);
“Borrowed Time” (Lennon); “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” (Yoko Ono,
Lennon); “Woman” (Lennon); “Mind Games” (Lennon); “Out the
Blue” (Lennon); “Whatever Gets You through the Night” (Lennon);
“Love” (Lennon); “Mother” (Lennon); “Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)”