quarta-feira, 1 de maio de 2019

THE BEATLES - TUBE CUT AUDIOPHILE ARCHIVES 24-bit PART 2 - 16-MINI-BOX

THE BEATLES - TUBE CUT ARCHIVES 24-bit PART 2 - 16-MINI-BOX (OPEN END INTERVIEWS, ACE OF CLUB DECCA MERSEYBOYS SINGS BEATLES & MUCH MORE!)

The mother/stampers used for this VOLUME TWO & VOLUME ONE BOXES are a lot earlier than the copy used for the previous UK mono or Stereo rips that have been lying around. The matrix information of the previous UK mono albums is :

Side 1 = ATO 2
Side 2 = APR 6 or 9

Side 1 was made with the 395th stamper from the 2nd mother and side 2 with the 362nd stamper from either the 6th of 9th mother.

In contrast, the matrix information for the latest (and THE BEST) rip is :

Side 1 = A 2
Side 2 = H 2

which means side 1 was made with the 3rd stamper from the 2nd mother and side 2 made with the 7th stamper from the 2nd mother.

According to general audiophile wisdom, low mother/stamper numbers indicates copies made during the early production cycle when the metal parts used for pressing the records haven’t worn/degraded like they would with later use and pressings, hence better sound quality for the earliest pressings. And that's exactly what you are getting now!












































All Discs remastered in 24-bit for max audiophile experience, and they are :

THE 15 GREAT SONGS BY THE BEATLES SUNG BY THE MERSEYBOYS VJ-1101 - MONO
THE 15 GREAT SONGS BY THE BEATLES SUNG BY THE MERSEYBOYS ACE OF CLUBS - DECCA MONO ACL-1169
THE BEATLES OPEN END INTERVIEW - MONO - PRO-2548/49
with extra tracks from A Hard Day's Night Open end Interview in its entire
THE BEATLES OPEN END INTERVIEW PART 2 - MONO - PRO-2598/99
with extra tracks from HELP! Open End Interview in its entire, plus Dave Clark 5 talks about The Beatles

A HARD DAY'S NIGHT - MONO U.K. - PMC-1230 (MOTHERS/STAMPERS -3N/-3N)
HELP! - MONO U.K. - PMC-1255 (MOTHERS/STAMPERS-2/-2)
RUBBER SOUL MONO/STEREO U.K. PMC-1267/PCS3075 (MOTHERS/STAMPERS (-1/-1)(-2/-2)
REVOLVER MONO/STEREO U.K. PMC 7009/PCS 7009 (MOTHERS/STAMPERS (-2/-1)(-1/-1)
SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND MONO U.K. PMC 7027 (MOTHERS/STAMPERS-1/-1)
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR GERMAN STEREO APPLE 072-04 449
WHITE ALBUM MONO U.K. PMC 7067/8 (MOTHERS/STAMPERS -2/-2/-2/-2)
YELLOW SUBMARINE AUSTRALIAN MONO-PMCO STEREO-7070 PCSO 7070
ABBEY ROAD U.K. STEREO (cut by Malcolm Davies at Apple) (MOTHERS/STAMPERS - Side 1 = A 2 / Side 2 = H 2)

These heavyweight 180 vinyl records were cut by
using a completely analogue signal path
and with
constant reference to the original cutting notes made
for the first pressings of the tracks


THE MONO MIXES VOLUME 1 LC-0299 - SDRM BIEM

DISC ONE - 50999082271518
DISC TWO - 50999082271518
DISC THREE - 50999082271617

THE MONO MIXES VOLUME 2 LC-0299 - SDRM BIEM

DISC FOUR - 50999082271617
DISC FIVE -  00602537734504
DISC SIX - 00602537734504























domingo, 27 de janeiro de 2019

THE BEATLES - TUBE CUT 24-BIT REMASTERS AUDIOPHILE 16 MINI BOX SET (BIGGER, BOLDER, BETTER & BONUS)

THE BEATLES - TUBE CUT 24-BIT REMASTERS AUDIOPHILE 16 MINI BOX SET (BIGGER, BOLDER, BETTER AND BONUS TRAX)

New Remasters in 24-Bit and High Resolution for Maximum audiophile experience !!!

From PLEASE PLEASE ME to RUBBER SOUL there are bonus tracks added.

At some point in the late 60's they changed equipment at Abbey Road (and everywhere else?) from tube-driven to solid state gear, prior to the recording of the Abbey Road album. Any albums made before that change are thus called "tube cuts." The -2/-2 Sgt Pepper was cut after the change to solid state gear, so the -1/-1 is the only "tube cut" of the stereo Pepper.

There are indeed sonic differences between a valved board (Tube Cut) & a circuit board (Solid State). However, considering all the elements that make up the "sound" of a recording... whew... that's impossible to say "which ones [version] better".Mastering & mastering for vinyl cutting would play much more important/apparent reasons for sonic 'richness', that's why this BOX is so essential. Most of the vinyl needle drops presented here are from the Original UK 2/1 Pressing cuts, making this the best sounding Beatles BOX ever!






































































All the Albums on this Collection are 24-bit in High Resolution :

PLEASE PLEASE ME - PMC 1202 TUBE CUT UK. Second pressing May ' 63 YEX 94/95-2
WITH THE BEATLES - PCS 3045 TUBE CUT UK.  First pressing YEX 110/111-1
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT - PCS 3058 TUBE CUT UK. First Pressing YEX 126/127-1
BEATLES FOR SALE - PCS 3062 TUBE CUT UK. First Pressing YEX 142/143-1
 HELP ! - PCS 3071 TUBE CUT UK. First Pressing YEX 168/169-1
RUBBER SOUL - PMCO 1267 AUSTRALIAN LOUD CUT MONAURAL. First Pressing XEX 579/580-1 
REVOLVER - SHZE 186 HORZU GERMAN ODEON. 
* SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - AUDIO 5 AUSTRALIAN STEREO AUDIOPHILE 
Matrix Numbers:
Side 1: AUDIO 5-A -3 DB
Side 2: AUDIO-5-B DB STUDIO 301 - Mastered by Don Bartley at Studios 301
* WHITE ALBUM - PCS 7067-68 UK WHITE VINYL. The UK is unique in that the dead-wax is hand marked YEX 709/710
ABBEY ROAD - 1 C 062-04 243 ORIGINAL GERMAN FIRST PRESSING
LET IT BE - PCS 7096-97 UK STEREO, First pressing, May 8, 1970 YEX 773/774-2U
* HEY JUDE - CPCS 106. UK EXPORT - APPLE PRESSING YEEX 150/151 
THE BEATLES 1962-1966 PCS 7171 UK PRESSING YEX 905/906
 THE BEATLES 1967-1970 PCS 7181 UK PRESSING YEX 909/910



BONUS TRAX WERE ALSO ADDED TO THE SIX FIRST RECORDS, ALL REMASTERED IN 24-BIT FROM VINYL

BONUS TRACKS :

PLEASE PLEASE ME :

Mono Dutch Odeon Bonus:

15 - LOVE ME DO
16 - PLEASE PLEASE ME

The Beatles No.1 (7 Inch UK Mono)

17 - I SAW HER STANDING THERE
18 - MISERY
19 - ANNA (GO TO HIM)
20 - CHAINS

WITH THE BEATLES:

She Loves You (The Beatles Singles Collection)

15 - SHE LOVES YOU
16 - I'LL GET YOU

A HARD DAY'S NIGHT

Extracts From The Album A Hard Day's Night (UK Mono EP Minimax)

14 - ANY TIME AT ALL
15 -I'LL CRY INSTEAD
16 - THINGS WE SAID TODAY
17 - WHEN I GET HOME

BEATLES FOR SALE

7 Inch UK Mono EP

15 - NO REPLY
16 - I'M A LOSER
17 - ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC
18 - EIGHT DAYS A WEEK

HELP !

UK EP Box Set

15 - YESTERDAY
16 - ACT NATURALLY
17 - YOU LIKE ME TOO MUCH
18 - IT'S ONLY LOVE

RUBBER SOUL

UK EP-Bonus 

15 - NOWHERE MAN
16 - DRIVE MY CAR
17 - MICHELLE
18 - YOU WON'T SEE ME

A LITTLE NOTE ON THE ALBUMS USED  :


SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND AUDIO 5 AUDIOPHILE AUSTRALIAN VERSION  - BEST VERSION TO DATE.

THE BEATLES Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Without doubt the rarest 'commercial' release of Sgt. Pepper is this Australian-only Audiophile LP pressing. Finally released in July 1983, EMI made just 497 copies available to the public before scrapping the entire project. This LP is in superb MINT condition.

Matrix Numbers:
Side 1: AUDIO 5-A -3 DB
Side 2: AUDIO-5-B DB STUDIO 301

Mastered by Don Bartley at Studios 301

This exclusive Audiophile record came into existence following a decision by EMI Australia to try their hand at half-speed mastering for a reissue series. In January 1981 they took their exisiting 15-ips masters for Please Please Me and Sgt. Pepper's and brought them down to 7.5-ips and cut lacquers for each title. After checking for quality these were rejected. Please Please Me was abandoned in favour of concentrating on Sgt. Pepper's so a new master was supplied by EMI UK and they set to work again.

In April 1982 the first serious cut was created, with Side 2 being successful. Side 1 was more problematic and it wasn't until the third recut, which took 8 hours to cut just 40 minutes of music, that produced a result with which they were satisfied. This is known as the -3 cut and was used to create the final finished disc.

This LP never went on sale in regular record stores, but was made exclusively available to the public at the Sydney Hi-Fi And Audio Show on July 3rd 1983. Just 497 numbered copies were released with unique label artwork, mirroring the black and silver one EMI box Parlophone labels of 1969, and housed inside a single pocket picture cover with AUDIOPHILE designated on the back. Each LP had an individually numbered sticker fixed to the top right corner of the back cover. This is a very low numbered copy,
004. The release also carries the unique catalogue number AUDIO-5.

This LP would appear to be the Australian equivalent of the rare Nimbus Supercut release, produced in the UK for Practical Hi-Fi magazine in 1984. Other titles were scheduled to get the same treatment, most notably Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon which is believed to have reached the acetate stage, but finished discs appear never to have been made. Interestingly, Wish You Were Here was given the Nimbus Supercut treatment in the UK, instead of the more obvious Dark Side.

This extremely rare and interesting LP has been carefully looked after for the past 20 years, and is in as near MINT condition as you could possibly hope to find. We're delighted to be able to offer this stunning LP for the first time as a needle drop on this BOX.

HEY JUDE UK EXPORT EDITION

Ecstatic over how 'Paperback Writer' and 'Rain', and, well, all the later tracks sound. Clear, clean, real bass, no high-end boost, lots of details but smoothly presented.
The tracks on this lp sound SO MUCH BETTER than on any other vinyl pressing I've heard (which include a Japan AP-XXXX series from 71-73 or so, a US original, a Japanese 'blue' 67-70 comp, Past Masters II, etc.).

The UK is well-balanced, has texture, has bass and midrange, great stereo separation.

The original pressing on the Apple label is the real deal, it has the machine stamped UK matrices
The later black and silver Parlophone label release is a recut with a hand etched code in the dead wax, and is not as good


WHITE ALBUM WHITE VINYL

The UK white vinyl White Album is pretty much acknowledged to be the best stereo pressing of that album that exists. 

segunda-feira, 31 de julho de 2017

JOHN LENNON - THE LOST LENNON TAPES AUDIOPHILE-36-MINI-LP MASSIVE VOL. 1 & 2 BOXSETs

JOHN LENNON - THE LOST LENNON TAPES AUDIOPHILE-36-MINI-LP MASSIVE VOL. 1 & 2 BOXSETs (18 MINI LPs IN EACH BOX)

Volume 1 in a series of boots featuring tracks used in the syndicated US radio series "The Lost Lennon Tapes", originally broadcast from Jan 1988 through March 1992. Sound quality ranges from very good to excellent.

Tracks were taken directly from the very rare Lost Lennon Tapes virgin Vinyls from the late 80's and early 90's. Today, this collection in its complete form is virtually impossible to be found.
As a Bonus we also included the ultra rare Yin & Yang album, which can be considered the very first volume of the Lost Lennon series, the one that started it all.
The Mini LPs are exact replicas of the old Bag Records Vinyls in sturdy material on par with any Japanese release, this release is FAB!

BOX VOLUME ONE AND TWO FRONT



BOX VOLUME ONE AND TWO BACK


BOX VOLUME ONE AND TWO SIDES



MINI LPs FRONT COVERS FROM VOLUME 01 TO VOLUME 1 


MINI LPs BACK COVERS FROM VOLUME 19 TO YIN & YANG 



MINI LPs BACK COVERS FROM VOLUME 01 TO VOLUME 18


MINI LPs FRONT COVERS FROM VOLUME 19 TO YIN & YANG



PICTURE DISCS



PICTURE DISCS



PICTURE DISCS


PICTURE DISCS


VOLUME 34 BACK



VOLUME 34 FRONT



VOLUME 31 FRONT


YIN & YANG ALBUM DISC



YIN & YANG ALBUMBACK


YIN & YANG ALBUM FRONT



Lost Lennon Tapes Volume One :

Strawberry Fields Forever    
The Happy Rishikesh Song    
Rock Island Line    
John Henry    
Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird Of Paradox)    
Keep Right On To The End Of The Road    
Goodnight Vienna    
Tennessee (Takes #1 & #4)    
God Save Oz    
With A Little Help From My Friends    
Power To The People    
Here We Go Again    
Mucho Mungo    
God    
Life Begins At Forty    
Woman    
Girls And Boys    
Clean-Up Time    
Beautiful Boy



Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Two :



A1     Revolution    
A2     Child Of Nature    
A3     He Said He Said / She Said She Said    
A4     I'm The Greatest (Early Demo)    
A5     Make Love Not War    
A6     How Do You Sleep?    
A7     Daddy's Little Sunshine Boy    
B1     I'm The Greatest    
B2     The Luck Of The Irish    
B3     Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him    
B4     Starting Over    
B5     I Promise    
B6     Sea Ditty / Leaning On A Lamp Post    
B7     Grow Old With Me


TRACK DETAILS:

A1-A2 Revolution-Child of Nature; Beatles' Esher White Album demos, May 1968
A3 He Said He Said; John's Weybridge home demo, 1966
A4 I'm the Greatest; home piano demo 1973
A5 Make Love Not War (early version of Mind Games); home piano demo, 1973
A6 How Do You Sleep?; Tittenhurst studio out-take, 1971
A7 Daddy's Little Sunshine Boy; Home demo with Ringo, Dec 1967

B1 I'm The Greatest; studio demo, 1973
B2 The Luck Of The Irish; Take 1 acoustic demo with Yoko, 1972
B3 Every Man Has a Woman; re-mix with John's vocal harmony prominent (cuts off abruptly)
B4 Starting Over; home demo take 3 + drum machine, 1980
B5 I Promise; home piano demo, date unknown (likely 73, incorporated into Mind Games)
B6 Sea Ditty / Leaning On A Lamp Post; John at home on piano, 1977
B7 Grow Old With Me; home demo (used on Milk & Honey), late 1980; comments by Yoko


"Revolution & Child of Nature are demos by The Beatles recorded at Paul's House 1968. Demos featuring John at the piano are I'm The Greatest (early), Make Love Not War, I Promise and Sea Ditty. Acoustic guitar demos are He Said He Said & She Said She Said [1966] and The Luck Of The Irish. Guitar and drum machine: Starting Over. Piano and drum machine: Grow Old With Me. I'm The Greatest and How Do You Sleep? are full ensemble productions. Every Man Has A Woman is the unreleased duet with Yoko. Daddy's Little Sunshine Boy [1967] features Ringo on vocal with impatient encouragement from John."




Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Three :


A1     Strawberry Fields Forever    
A2     What's The New Mary Jane?    
A3     Julia    
A4     Across The Universe    
A5     You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)    
A6     Help!    
A7     Whatever Gets You Thru The Night    
A8     We Must Not Forget The General Erection    
A9     The Wumberlog (Or The Magic Dog)    
B1     Dear John    
B2     Whatever Happened To    
B3     Cookin' (In The Kitchen Of Love)    
B4     Peggy Sue    
B5     Watching The Wheels #1    
B6     Watching The Wheels #2    
B7     I'm Losing You    
B8     Beautiful Boy    
B9     Clean-Up Time    
B10     One-To-One Radio Spot Outtakes


TRACK DETAILS:

A1 Strawberry Fields Forever; Kenwood demo, 1966
A2-A3 What's The New Mary Jane?-Julia; Beatles' Esher White Album demos, double-tracked, May 1968
A4 Across The Universe; alternate version/mix, Take 7 RM2, Feb 1968
A5 You Know My Name (Look Up The Number); piano demo, 1967
A6 Help; home demo, 1965 (partial)
A7 Whatever Gets You Thru The Night; working home demo, 1974
A8-A9 The General Erection-The Wumberlog (Or The Magic Dog); John reads from A Spaniard In the Works, Tonight (BBC TV), 18 Jun 1965

B1 Dear John; early home demo, 1980
B2 Whatever Happened To...?; home demo
B3 Cookin' (In The Kitchen Of Love); demo #2 (given to Ringo), 1976
B4 Peggy Sue; at home
B5 Watching the Wheels; home demo #1, piano, 1980
B6 Watching The Wheels; home demo #2, guitar, 1980
B7 I'm Losing You; Double-tracked version of Bermuda demo, summer 1980 (partial)
B8 Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy); Bermuda demo, turns into studio playback of the Bermuda tape 1980
B9 Clean-Up Time; early studio rehearsal take, late summer 1980
B10 One-To-One Radio Spot out-takes, Aug 1972


"Strawberry Fields Forever is a demo (electric guitar) from 1966. Mary Jane & Julia are White Album demos performed by The Beatles. Across The Universe (The Beatles) is a previously unreleased mix. Piano-backed demos: Cookin', Watching The Wheels #1 & You Know My Name. Guitar based demos: Whatever Get's You Through The Night, Watching The Wheels #2 & Beautiful Boy. John at home: Help! (piano), Peggy Sue (guitar) and two unreleased songs Dear John & Whatever Happened To
(from the proposed broadway play 'The Ballad of John & Yoko'). Record Plant recordings: I'm Losing You, Clean-Up Time and the second part of Beautiful Boy. The General Erection & The Magic Dog feature John reading from 'A Spaniard In The Works'."




Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Four :


A1     Revolution    
A2     Power To The People    
A3     Attica State    
A4     The Luck Of The Irish    
A5     John Sinclair    
A6     Mannish Boy    
A7     'Twas A Night Like Ethel Merman    
A8     Medley: Beyond The Sea / Blue Moon/Young Love    
B1     Clean-Up Time    
B2     Good Morning, Good Morning    
B3     Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey    
B4     Everyone Had A Hard Year    
B5     Brown-Eyed Handsome Man    
B6     Serve Yourself    
B7     Lord, Take This Makeup Off Me    
B8     The News Of The Day (From Reuters)


A1 Revolution; mono re-mix, John's guitar and Nicky Hopkin's piano not audible, 1968, tagged with the stereo intro and ending
A2 Power To The People,early alternate take, Jan 1971 (stereo)
A3-A5 Attica State; Live, at the "Free John Sinclair" rally at Ann Arbor on 10th December 1971
A6 Mannish Boy (incorrectly listed as I'm A Man); John's take on Muddy Waters, Dakota demo, 1978
A7-A8 'Twas A Night Like Ethel Merman/Medley: Beyond The Sea/Blue Moon/Young Love; John messing around at home, 1978

B1 Clean-Up Time; alternate mix, fall 1980
B2 Good Morning Good Morning; early home demo, Jan/Feb 1967
B3 Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey; Beatles' White Album Esher demos, May 1968
B4 Everyone Had A Hard Year; home demo, late 1968 (later incorporated into I've Got a Feeling)
B5 Brown Eyed Handsome Man; Dakota 1978
B6 Serve Yourself; piano demo, Aug 1980
B7-B8 Lord, Take This Make-Up Off Of Me-The News Of The Day (From Reuters); Bob Dylan parodies, Dakota late 70s



Revolution is a significantly remixed version of The Beatles single (Nicky Hopkins piano and John's guitar are not audible on this version). Good Morning Good Morning is John's original demo from early 1967. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except  Me And My Monkey (officially known as Come On Come On at the time of this recording) is the Beatles demo version. Everyone Had A Hard Year is John's demo from 1968; this song was eventually incorporated into I've Got A Feeling from Get Back/Let It Be.
Attica State, The Luck Of The Irish and John Sinclair are live stereo recordings from the 'Free John Sinclair Rally' that took place in ann Arbor, Michigan on December 10, 1971. Clean-Up Time is an unreleased mix of the Double Fantasy track.
Power to The People is an early alternate take. I'm A Man, Brown-Eyed Handsome Man (interpolating Get Back), the train-of-thought recitation Twas A Night Like Ethel Merman and the oldies Medley (featuring Beyond The Sea in broken French) are Dakota cassette recordings. The three final tracks on the album are some of John's Bob Dylan parodies. Serve Yourself features a piano accompaniment and 'clean' lyrics. the more notorious guitar-accompanied version with considerably saltier words may be found on the Yin Yang LP (Bag Records 5071).





Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Five :


A1     Dear Prudence    
A2     Jealous Guy    
A3     God Save Us    
A4     Rock And Roll People    
A5     Rock Island Line    
A6     Real Life    
B1     My Life [Take One]    
B2     My Life [Take Three]    
B3     Don't Be Crazy    
B4     The Worst Is Over    
B5     In The Studio    
B6     Starting Over [Vocal Booth]    
B7     Starting Over


A1 Dear Prudence; Beatles' White Album-Esher demos, May 1968
A2 Jealous Guy; alternate take, Tittenhurst studio, July 1971
A3 God Save Oz; John's demo w/ bongos, 1971
A4 Rock And Roll People; home demo, May 1973
A5 Rock Island Line; Dakota demo, late 70s
A6 Real Life; Early piano demo, became parts of "I'm Stepping Out" and "Real Love".

B1-B2 My Life; Dakota demo takes eventually would morph into Starting Over and Real Life, 1980
B3 Don't Be Crazy; Dakota piano demo, would later morph into Starting Over, 1980
B4 The Worst Is Over; Dakota demo w drum machine, morphing closer to Starting Over, summer 1980
B5 In the Studio; studio chat discussing Starting Over, late summer 1980
B6 Starting Over (Vocal Booth); John's isolated vocal, recording his vocal at an early take, late summer 1980
B7 Starting Over; alternate take (before overdubs), late summer 1980


Dear Prudence is the 1968 demo. Jealous Guy is a studio outtake from the Imagine sessions. God Save Oz is the original acoustic demo. Rock Island Line is the electric guitar version recorded at the Dakota. Real Life is a piano demo recorded at the Dakota. Side Two chronicles the evolution of the Double Fantasy track Starting Over, beginning with the Dakota demos of the unreleased songs My Life, Don't Be crazy and The Worst Is Over. Next John runs the studio band through the song. A rough take of the song is presented here as it would be heard from inside John's vocal booth. The side concludes with an early outtake of the number with a rough vocal.




Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Six :


Maggie Mae    
Honey Don't    
Don't Be Cruel    
Matchbox    
Dear Prudence    
Cold Turkey    
Here We Go Again (Take 2)    
Woman    
The Neville Club    
Rock And Roll People    
Not Fade Away    
Sweet Little Sixteen    
You Can't Catch Me    
Mirror, Mirror (Take 1)    
Mirror, Mirror (Take 5)

About the recordings: Maggie Mae was recorded at the Hit Factory 1980. Honey Don't, Matchbox & Don't Be Cruel (which features John's dada-istic Elvis impersonation) were recorded during the making of the Plastic Ono Band LP, 
Personnel: 
John Lennon: vocals, guitar
Ringo Starr: drums
Klaus Voorman: bass
Yoko Ono: wind.


Dear Prudence is a never before-available mix of the Beatles' track. Cold Turkey is the original demo.
Here We Go Again, Woman and the unreleased song Mirror, Mirror are also demos. John reads his story Neville Club from In His Own Write. Most of side two presents some unreleased fruits of John's working relationship with Phil Spector, including alternate versions of Rock And Roll People, Sweet Little Sixteen & You Can't Catch Me as well as an out-of-control jam of Not Fade Away with The Elephant Memory Band.



Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Seven :




A1     Mind Games     4:03
A2     Cold Turkey     4:58
A3     One Of The Boys     3:12
A4     Tight A$     3:32
A5     Studio Banter     2:09
A6     Woman (Vocal Booth)     2:50
B1     Dear Yoko     3:44
B2     I Don't Wanna Face It     2:03
B3     Watching The Wheels     3:32
B4     I'm Stepping Out     4:34
B5     Clean-Up Time     2:59
B6     Woman     3:16


A1 Mind Games; alternate take, summer 1973
A2 Cold Turkey; alternate take from an acetate, 30 Sep 1969 (mono)
A3 One Of The Boys; Dakota demo, late 70s
A4 Tight A$; Original guitar demo, 1973 (with a snippet of John introducing it on radio KHJ-AM Sept 1974)
A5-A6 Studio Banter into recording vocals for Woman; vocal booth source, Double Fantasy sessions, late summer 1980
B1 Dear Yoko; Bermuda demo take 1 (w/ overdubs), July 1980
B2 I Don't Wanna Face It; Bermuda demo, July 1980
B3 Watching The Wheels; Dakota working demo (2 takes), 1980
B4 I'm Stepping Out; complete Dakota demo, 1980
B5 Clean Up Time; Dakota piano demo take 1, 1980
B6 Woman; alternate/early studio take, late summer 1980



The earliest track appearing in this compilation is an alternate take of Cold Turkey (being as this track comes from the only known acetate some ticks and pops are audible--it does not represent a defect in the record). Mind Games is an alternate take with a rough vocal. Tight A$ is the original demo. One Of The Boys (Take 2) is a Dakota recording of an unreleased song. The remainder of this volume highlights teh Double Fantasy/Milk And Honey era. Four demos are featured: Dear Yoko (recorded in Bermuda; double tracked vocals & guitar); I Don't Wanna Face It (on guitar); I'm Steeping Out (with guitar and drum machine); Watching The Wheels (recorded at the Dakota with John on the piano). The version of Woman
on side one demonstrates how the song sounded in John's vocal booth during it's preliminary run-throughs.
This track is preceded by some candid banter between John and those present in the studio with him.
John waxes nostalgic over the old days in the studio with George Martin, etc. The version of woman that closes the album is a studio outtake.



Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Eight :



Roll Over Beethoven    
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On    
It'll Be Me    
One-To-One Radio Spot Outtakes    
New York City    
God Save Oz    
Introduction (Lennon & Jagger)    
Dirty Mac Jam    
Maurice DuPont - Agent Provocateur    
That'll Be The Day    
Rave On    
Not Fade Away    
Maybe Baby    
Heartbeat    
Peggy Sue Got Married    
Peggy Sue    
Corrina Corrina    
Serve Yourself (M.O.T.H.A.R.)    
The Best Things In Life Are Free    
Eat The Document    
A Nice Noise


Basic good ol' rock 'n' roll is the major theme of this installment of the Lost Lennon Tapes. To kick things off
John and The Elephant's Memory Band rip through chuck Berry's Roll Over Beethoven. Continuing along in the same vein, they next tackle Jerry Lee Lewis with a medley of his numbers, Whole Lotta Shakin' and It'll Be Me. Some never before-aired outtakes of radio spots for The One-To-One Concerts are next one of which incorporates a raucous live-in-the-studio take of New York City mercifully we've edited out as much of obnoxious Geraldo Riveria's comments as possible). God Save Oz is the complete demo, with vocals by John. Beatles John and Rolling Stone Mick introduce John's back-up band on the legendary Rolling Stones Rock 'N' Roll Circus (Eric Clapton, lead; Keith Richard, bass; Mitch Mitchell, drums; Lennon, rhythm). An instrumental jam by that line-up is then performed. (The definitive recordings of the Rock 'N' Roll Circus
performances of Yer Blues and the wild jam with violin Her Blues can be found on the Yin Yang LP, Bag Records #5071).
Buddy Holly's influence on John is in evidence on side two of this collection. For starters we go way back to 1958 and present the one-of-a-kind acetate by The Quarrymen (John on lead vocal), That'll Be The Day. Unfortunately, only the beginning and ending of this track are available, but at least it's presented here in the best quality and longest version to date. The next group of songs (tracks 2-7--all originally made famous by Holly) were performed live with acoustic guitar in the St. Regis Hotel in New York in 1971. They comprise part of the soundtrack to a John & Yoko experimental film called Clock. On Volume Four of this series we featured some of John's Bob Dylan parodies. The Dylan connection is explored again this time around, first with Lennon's Dakota tape of the folk standard Corrina, Corrina-- John's rendition is apparently based on the arrangement used on the Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. Another of John's many Serve Yourself takes is next. But the real coup is the soundtrack to the outtakes of John's appearance in Dylan's film Eat The Document. John only appears in the finished film for a few seconds, but all of the dialog between himself and Bob that was filmed is presented here. You won't hear this stuff on the radio--Dylan is suppressing it and will not allow it to be aired. He probably doesn't like the part where you can hear him vomit. Our side closers are both Dakota recordings. Side one concludes with Lennon's 'mind movie' material, Maurice DuPont-Agent Provocateur Du Jour, R.E.T. (further adventures of which are slated for future volumes of this series). Side two's capper is a father-son collaboration.





Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Nine :



Tomorrow Never Knows    
Strawberry Fields Backwards Talk    
Aerial Tour Instrumental (Flying)    
Cry Baby Cry    
Dear Prudence    
Sexy Sadie    
Julia    
Child Of Nature    
The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill    
I'm So Tired    
Yer Blues    
Everybody's Got Something To Hide    
What's The New Mary Jane?    
Revolution


Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Ten :


Imagine
Crippled Inside    
It's So Hard
A Case Of The Blues    
Sally And Billy
Sally And Billy (Take 3)
Send Me Some Loving    
Woman Is The Nigger Of The World    
New York City    
Only You    
Down In Cuba    
Surprise Surprise (Sweet Bird Of Paradox)
Whatever Gets You Thru The Night    
Watching The Wheels    
I'm Losing You    
Borrowed Time    
Tobias Casuals    



Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Eleven :



A1     Happy Birthday John     1:07
A2     Julia     3:02
A3     Mother     3:22
A4     I Found Out     3:57
A5     What'd I Say     0:36
A6     How?     3:37
A7     Yellow Submarine     0:35
A8     Chi-Chi's Cafe     3:27
B1     Beautiful Boy     2:44
B2     Howling At The Moon     1:58
B3     Memories     2:32
B4     I'm Losing You     3:15
B5     Everybody's Talking, Nobody's Talking     2:23
B6     Nobody Told Me     3:18


A1: 30th birthday message recording for John by Ringo
A8: John and Ringo perform as alter egos (impromtu 60s lunacy)
A5 & A7: Inebriated versions with Klaus Voorman, Phil Spector, Allen Ginsberg, and others in a Syracuse hotel room, from 10/8/71
A2: Demo from 1968, predating version on Volume Nine
A4: Alternate mix, longer than other released versions
A3 & A6: Outtakes from album recordings
B1: Two versions here (demo and alternate studio take)
B4: Guitar/ drum machine demo (at time, song was called "Stranger's Room")
B5: Song that evolved into "Nobody Told Me"
B6: Alternate take
B2: Unreleased song
B3: Unreleased song (borrows melody from "Tennessee")





Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Twelve :


A1     New York City     2:10
A2     Don't Be Cruel     1:35
A3     Hound Dog     2:52
A4     Send Me Some Lovin'     2:33
A5     I Found Out     2:57
A6     Happy Xmas (War IsOver)     3:18
A7     John & Yoko's Happy Xmas Ditty     1:24
A8     Tobias Casuals #2     1:15
B1     Borrowed Time     3:01
B2     God     2:43
B3     Serve Yourself     4:46
B4     Imagine     2:44
B5     Mucho Mungo     2:15
B6     Mt. Elga     1:13
B7     Gone From This Place     3:16




Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A - Etched): BAG 5084-A
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B - Etched): BAG 5084-B




Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Thirteen :


The Great Wok    
Yer Blues    
I Found Out    
Oh Yoko!    
How?    
Pill    
Out Of The Blue    
#9 Dream    
Tobias Casuals #3    
John Henry    
She Is A Friend Of Dorothy    
Real Love    
Dear Yoko    
(Just Like) Starting Over    
The Return Of Maurice Dupont




Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Fourteen :


Wedding Album Commercial    
Stay In Bed    
Because    
Oh Yoko!    
Grapefruit Excerpts    
Imagine    
Give Me Some Truth    
How?    
San Francisco Bay Blues    
How Do You Sleep    
Tobias Casuals #4


Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Fifteen :


I´m Stepping Out    
I´m The Greatest    
Move Over Ms. L.    
Bring On The Lucie    
Bring On The Lucie    
#9 Dream    
People    
The Luck Of The Irish    
The Luck Of The Irish    
Only People    
Rock And Roll People    
Mind Games Promo    
Forgive Me (My Little Flower Princess)    
Tower Records Spot    
I Don´t Want To Be A Soldier    
How Do You Sleep    
Well (Baby Please Don´t Go)



Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Sixteen :


Move Over Ms. L    
Tobias Casuals #5    
Clean-Up Time    
Forgive Me (My Little Flower Princess)    
Mother    
I´m Stepping Out    
Only The Lonely    
Radio Free London/Oz    
Rip It Up/Ready Teddy    
I´m Crazy    
Beautiful Boy    
Walls And Bridges Promo    
Stranger´s Room    
Woman


Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Seventeen :


I´m Losing You
Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues
Peggy Sue
Cold Turkey    
Dear Yoko
Bless You
Move Over Ms. L.
Living On Borrowed Time
Don´t Let Me Down
Oh My Love    
Jealous Guy    
Surprise Surprise    
Gone From This Place



Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Eighteen :



Living On Borrowed Time    
Michael Lindsey Hogg Talks With John Lennon    
Yer Blues    
Yer Blues    
Don't Let Me Down    
Just Gotta Give Me Some Rock 'n' Roll / Shoeshine    
How Do You Sleep    
I Know    
Power To The People    
Love    
Out Of The Blue    
Bony Moronie    
Be My Baby



Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Nineteen :


Power To The People    
Oh Yoko    
What You Got    
Real Love    
Woman    
Cookin´(In The Kitchen Of Love    
Free As A Bird    
Intuition    
Intuition    
Call My Name    
Call My Name    
One Of The Boys



Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Twenty :


Honey Don't    
Glad All Over    
Lend Me Your Comb    
Duane Eddy Jam    
No. 9 Dream    
12 Bar Original    
Well Well Well    
Well Well Well    
He Got The Blues    
Look At Me    
My Mummy's Dead    
Real Life    
Woman Is The Nigger Of The World    
Cold Turkey    
I'm Stepping Out    
Watching The Wheels


Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Twenty-One :


Run For Your Life    
The Maharishi Song    
Julia    
When A Boy Meets A Girl    
God    
Look At Me    
Oh! Yoko    
How?    
Imagine    
Jam    
How Do You Sleep    
Oh My Love    
Imagine    
J. J.    
Attica State    
Woman Is The Nigger Of The World



Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Twenty-Two :


Sweet Little Sixteen    
Bless You    
Many Rivers To Cross    
Cookin' (In The Kitchen Of Love)    
My Life    
I Watch Your Face    
Serve Yourself    
The Worst Is Over    
Watching The Wheels    
Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)



Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Twenty-Three :


I Don't Wanna Face It    
Medley : Beautiful Boy / Howling At The Moon / Dakota Rap / Across The River    
Real Love    
Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)    
Clean Up Time    
I'm Stepping Out    
Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)    
Watching The Wheels    
Dear Yoko    
Clean Up Time    
You Saved My Soul (With Your True Love)    
Illusions (Not For Love Nor Money)


Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Twenty-Four :


He Said, He Said    
She Said, She Said
Yer Blues
Oh My Love    
Oh My Love    
Because    
Hapiness Is A Warm Gun    
Give Peace A Chance    
Give Peace A Chance    
Give Peace A Chance    
Give Peace A Chance    
Give Peace A Chance    
God    
My Mummy´s Dead
It´s So Hard    
Come Together    
Honky Tonk Blues    
I Know    
Rock And Roll People    
Only People    



Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Twenty-Five :


Whatever Gets You Through The Night    
Steel And Glass    
Beef Jerky    
You Saved My Soul    
Serve Yourself    
Memories    
Real Life    
Watching The Wheels    
Don´t Be Crazy    
Woman    
(Just Like) Starting Over    
I Don´t Want To Face It    



Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Twenty-Six :

Nobody Told Me    
Real Love    
I´m Losing You    
Beautiful Boy    
Nobody Told Me    
Clean Up Time    
(Just Like) Starting Over    
John´s Lost Diary Tape



Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Twenty-Seven :


If I Fell    
I Sat Belonely    
Foyle´s Speech    
National Health Cow    
Strawberry Fields Forever    
Get It Together    
Happy X-Mas    
Power To The People    
Don´t Be Cruel    
I´m The Greatest    
I Know    
Meat City    
Meat City    
Meat City    
One Day At A Time    
Only People    




Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Twenty-Eight :


Tight A$    
You Are Here    
Going Down On Love    
Whatever Gets You Through The Night    
#9 Dream    
Surprise Surprise    
John On KHJ-AM Los Angeles    
Do You Wanna Dance    
Free As A Bird    
Serve Yourself    
She´ll Be Coming Round The Mountain    
She Run Them Round In Circles




Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Twenty-Nine :


Memories    
Stranger´s Room    
Woman    
Woman    
I´m Stepping Out    
I´m Stepping Out    
(Just Like) Starting Over    
Dream Lover / Stay    
Beautiful Boy    
Watching The Wheels    
Borrowed Time    
I´m Stepping Out    
Woman    
Clean Up Time




Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Thirty :



It´s Not Too Bad    
She Can Talk To Me    
Cry Baby Cry    
Two Virgins Outtake    
Plastic Ono Band Jam    
Look At Me    
I´m The Greatest    
How?    
Oh Yoko!    
Sally And Billy    
Happy Girl    
I´ll Make You Happy    
How Do You Sleep?    
It´s So Hard    
I Don´t Want To Be A Soldier



Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Thirty-One :

Intuition    
I Know    
I Know    
Aisumasen (I´m Sorry)    
Steel And Glass    
Walls And Bridges Rundown    
Mirror Mirror On The Wall    
Tennessee    
Memories    
Sally And Billy    
She Is A Friend Of Dorothy    
The Boat Song    
Pedro The Fisherman    
Many Rivers To Cross Pt.2    
Instrumental 1979



Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Thirty-Two :



I´m Stepping Out    
Dear Yoko    
Woman    
Woman    
Clean Up Time    
Nobody Told Me    
I Am The Walrus / Watching The Wheels    
Woman    
Woman    
Living On Borrowed Time    
I´m Losing You


Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Thirty-Three :

Imagine
How Do You Sleep ?    
J.J.    
Rock Island Line / Maybe Baby / Peggy Sue    
Out The Blue    
Old Dirt Road    
Steel And Glass    
Whatever Gets You Through The Night
Rock'N'Roll Radio Spot    
Stand By Me    
Serve Yourself    
Everybody    
Everybody / Nobody Told Me    
Nobody Told Me



Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Thirty-Four :


Falling In Love Again    
Cathy´s Clown
You Send Me    
Real Love    
My Life    
My Life    
Dear Yoko    
I´m Stepping Out    
I´m Stepping Out    



Lost Lennon Tapes Volume Thirty-Five :


I'm Stepping Out    
Borrowed Time
I Dont Wanna Face It    
Watching The Wheels    
Beautiful Boy
(Just LIke) Starting Over    
(Just Like) Starting Over    



Yin & Yang :


A1     Serve Yourself    
A2     Mucho Mungo (Take 1)    
A3     Mucho Mungo (Take 2)    
A4     Stand By Me    
A5     Slippin' And Slidin'    
A6     Yer Blues    Performer – The Dirty Mac
B1     Mucho Mungo (Take 3)    
B2     Imagine    
B3     Radio Peace    
B4     Love    
B5     Walking On Thin Ice    Performer – Yoko Ono
B6     Give Peace A Chance


Mid 80s album is a compilation of tracks from various sources, in very good to excellent audio.

Some pressings are translucent (hold up to a bright light and you can see through the disc)

TRACK DETAILS:

A1 Serve Yourself; acoustic Bermuda demo, June 1980
A2-A3 Mucho Mungo; "Pussycats" demos, spring 1974, takes 1 & 2 (mono)
A4-A5 Stand By Me, Slippin and Slidin'; Recorded for "Old Grey Whistle Test" TV appearance, recorded 18 Mar 1975, broadcast 18 Apr 1975. Live vocals to backing tracks. (mono)
A6 Yer Blues; from the Rolling Stones "Rock'n'Roll Circus" Dec 11, 1968 performed as the Dirty Mac, with Keith Richards, Mitch Mitchell, Eric Clapton & Yoko Ono (Jacket states stereo, but is really mono)

B1 Mucho Mungo; another take, "Pussycats" demo spring 1974 (mono)
B2 Imagine; Live at the Apollo Theater NYC Dec 17, 1971 for Attica State benefit (mono)
B3 Radio Peace; Recorded at Amsterdam bed-in, Mar 26, 1969, with Yoko (mono)
B4 Love; 1982 re-mix of the 1970 track used for UK/Euro single, issued in conjunction with the John Lennon Collection (doesn't fade in fade in, piano and guitar are more isolated, vocals are more prominent) (stereo)
B5 Walking On Thin Ice; Previously Unreleased Disco Mix from 1981(stereo)
B6 Give Peace A Chance; Willowbrook rehearsal with Elephants Memory for the One to One concerts, Aug 1972 (mono)

Seguidores