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JOHN LENNON ANTHOLOGY
4 CD Boxed Set w/60-page booklet
Released: November 3, 1998
Executive Producer: Yoko Ono
Produced by: Yoko Ono and Rob Stevens
Engineered by: Rob Stevens, Mike Rew,
Chris Habeck and Mike Anzelowitz

Mastered by: George Marino
Art Concept by: Yoko Ono
All Cover Drawings by: John Lennon

Label: Capitol C2-8-30614-2

John Lennon Anthology - Disc One photo



DISC ONE
(CDP-8-30615-2)
ASCOT

  1. Working Class Hero {Lennon} (4:21)
    • From the 8-track Plastic Ono Band sessions, 1970
    • Produced by: John & Yoko and Phil Spector
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
  2. God {Lennon} (3:33)
    • From the 8-track Plastic Ono Band sessions, 1970
    • Produced by: John & Yoko and Phil Spector
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
    • Ringo Starr - drums
    • Klaus Voormann - bass
  3. I Found Out {Lennon} (3:49)
    • home recording, 1970
    • John Lennon - vocal, electric guitar
  4. Hold On {Lennon} (0:44)
    • excerpt from the 8-track Plastic Ono Band sessions, 1970
    • Produced by: John & Yoko and Phil Spector
    • John Lennon - vocal, electric guitar
    • Ringo Starr - drums
    • Klaus Voormann - bass
  5. Isolation {Lennon} (3:47)
    • From the 8-track Plastic Ono Band sessions, 1970
    • Produced by: John & Yoko and Phil Spector
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic piano
    • Ringo Starr - drums
    • Klaus Voormann - bass
  6. Love {Lennon} (2:46)
    • From the 8-track Plastic Ono Band sessions, 1970
    • Produced by: John & Yoko and Phil Spector
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
  7. Mother {Lennon} (3:50)
    • From the 8-track Plastic Ono Band sessions, 1970
    • Produced by: John & Yoko and Phil Spector
    • John Lennon - vocal, electric guitar
    • Ringo Starr - drums
    • Klaus Voormann - bass
  8. Remember {Lennon} (2:46)
    • From the 8-track Plastic Ono Band sessions, 1970
    • Produced by: John & Yoko and Phil Spector
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic piano
    • Ringo Starr - drums
    • Klaus Voormann - bass
  9. Imagine (take 1) {Lennon} (3:24)
    • From the 8-track Imagine sessions, 1971
    • Produced by: John & Yoko and Phil Spector
    • John Lennon - vocal, piano
    • Alan White - drums
    • John Barham - harmonium
    • Klaus Voormann - bass
    • Nicky Hopkins - electric piano
  10. "Fortunately" (0:20)
    • vignette from "Bed-In"
  11. Baby Please Don't Go {traditional, arranged by Lennon} (4:05)
    • From the 8-track Imagine sessions, 1971
    • Produced by: John & Yoko and Phil Spector
    • John Lennon - vocal, electric guitar
    • Jim Gordon - drums
    • Klaus Voormann - bass
    • Bobby Keys - saxophone
  12. Oh My Love {Lennon/Yoko Ono} (2:56)
    • From the 8-track Imagine sessions, 1971
    • Produced by: John & Yoko and Phil Spector
    • John Lennon - vocal, piano
    • Nicky Hopkins - electric piano
    • Klaus Voormann - bass
    • George Harrison - electric guitar
  13. Jealous Guy {Lennon} (4:12)
    • From the 8-track Imagine sessions, 1971
    • Produced by: John & Yoko and Phil Spector
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
    • Klaus Voormann - bass
    • Jim Keltner - drums
    • Nicky Hopkins - piano
    • John Barham - harmonium
  14. Maggie Mae {traditional, arranged by Lennon/McCartney
    /Harrison/Starkey
    }
    (0:54)
    • home recording, 1979
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
  15. How Do You Sleep? {Lennon} (5:22)
    • From the 8-track Imagine sessions, 1971
    • Produced by: John & Yoko and Phil Spector
    • John Lennon - vocal, electric guitar
    • Klaus Voormann - bass
    • Nicky Hopkins - electric piano
    • Alan White - drums
    • George Harrison - slide guitar
  16. God Save Oz {Lennon/Yoko Ono} (3:29)
    • John's guide vocal on the 8-track master for
      Bill Elliott and Elastic Oz Band, 1971
    • Produced by: John & Yoko and Phil Spector
  17. Do The Oz {Lennon/Yoko Ono} (3:11)
    • The original master 2-track mix of the UK single, 1971
    • Produced by: John & Yoko and Phil Spector
    • John Lennon, Yoko Ono - vocals
      with Elastic Oz Band
  18. I Don't Want To Be A Soldier {Lennon} (5:21)
    • From the 8-track Imagine sessions, 1971
    • Produced by: John & Yoko and Phil Spector
    • John Lennon - vocal, electric guitar
    • Klaus Voormann - bass
    • Jim Gordon - drums
    • Jim Keltner - percussion
  19. Give Peace A Chance {Lennon} (1:54)
    • From the 4-track rehearsal tapes prior to the master recording,
      Montreal Bed-In, June 1, 1969
    • Produced by: John & Yoko
    • Recorded by: John & Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band
  20. Look At Me {Lennon} (2:52)
    • From the 8-track Plastic Ono Band sessions, 1970
    • Produced by: John & Yoko and Phil Spector
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
  21. Long Lost John {traditional, arranged by Lennon} (2:15)
    • From the 8-track Plastic Ono Band sessions, 1970
    • Produced by: John & Yoko and Phil Spector
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
    • Klaus Voormann - bass
    • Ringo Starr - drums
  • Total playing time 65:53

John Lennon Anthology - booklet photo


John Lennon Anthology - Disc Two photo



DISC TWO
(CDP-8-30616-2)
NEW YORK CITY

  1. New York City {Lennon} (0:56)
    • home recording, 1972
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
  2. Attica State (live) {Lennon/Yoko Ono} (4:28)
    • Recorded live at the Apollo, 1972
    • Produced by: John & Yoko
    • John & Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band
  3. Imagine (live) {Lennon} (3:10)
    • Recorded live at the Apollo, 1972
    • Produced by: John & Yoko
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
  4. Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple) {Lennon} (4:08)
    • From the 16-track Mind Games sessions, 1973
    • Produced by: John Lennon
    • John Lennon - vocal
    • Ken Ascher - keyboards
    • David Spinozza - electric guitar
    • Gordon Edwards - bass
    • Jim Keltner - drums
  5. Woman Is The Nigger Of The World {Lennon/Yoko Ono} (0:39)
    • home recording, 1972
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
  6. Geraldo Rivera - One To One Concert  (0:40)
    • Recorded live at Madison Square Garden, 1972
  7. Woman Is The Nigger Of The World (live) {Lennon/Yoko Ono} (5:15)
    • Performance from show 2 recorded live at Madison Square Garden, 1972
    • Produced by: Yoko Ono
    • John Lennon - vocal, electric guitar
    • Stan Bronstein - saxophone
    • Wayne "Tex" Gabriel - lead guitar
    • John Ward - bass
    • Gary Van Scyoc - bass
    • Jim Keltner - drums
    • Rick Frank - drums
    • Adam Ippolito - keyboards
    • Yoko Ono - electric piano
  8. It's So Hard (live) {Lennon} (3:10)
    • Performance from show 2 recorded live at Madison Square Garden, 1972
    • Produced by: Yoko Ono
    • John Lennon - vocal, electric guitar
    • Stan Bronstein - saxophone
    • Wayne "Tex" Gabriel - lead guitar
    • John Ward - bass
    • Gary Van Scyoc - bass
    • Jim Keltner - drums
    • Rick Frank - drums
    • Adam Ippolito - keyboards
    • Yoko Ono - electric piano
  9. Come Together (live) {Lennon} (4:21)
    • Performance from show 2 recorded live at Madison Square Garden, 1972
    • Produced by: Yoko Ono
    • John Lennon - vocal, electric guitar
    • Stan Bronstein - saxophone
    • Wayne "Tex" Gabriel - lead guitar
    • John Ward - bass
    • Gary Van Scyoc - bass
    • Jim Keltner - drums
    • Rick Frank - drums
    • Adam Ippolito - keyboards
    • Yoko Ono - electric piano
  10. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) {Lennon/Yoko Ono} (3:33)
    • rough mix, 1971
    • Produced by: John & Yoko and Phil Spector
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
    • Yoko Ono - vocal
      and the Plastic Ono Band with Harlem Community Choir
  11. Luck Of The Irish (live) {Lennon/Yoko Ono} (3:42)
    • Recorded live in Ann Arbor, 1971
    • Produced by: John & Yoko
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
    • Yoko Ono - percussion
      and the Plastic Ono Band
  12. John Sinclair (live) {Lennon} (3:43)
    • Recorded live in Ann Arbor, 1971
    • Produced by: John & Yoko
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
    • Yoko Ono - percussion
      and the Plastic Ono Band
  13. The David Frost Show (0:54)
    • Broadcast: January 13, 1972
  14. Mind Games (I Promise) {Lennon} (1:03)
    • home recording, 1973
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic piano
  15. Mind Games (Make Love, Not War) {Lennon} (1:15)
    • home recording, 1973
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic piano
  16. One Day At A Time {Lennon} (3:15)
    • From the 16-track Mind Games sessions, 1973
    • Produced by: John Lennon
    • John Lennon - vocal
    • Ken Ascher - keyboards
    • David Spinozza - electric guitar
    • Gordon Edwards - bass
    • Jim Keltner - drums
  17. I Know {Lennon} (3:13)
    • home recording, 1973
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
  18. I'm The Greatest {Lennon} (3:28)
    • John's guide vocal from the 16-track rehearsals for Ringo Starr's "Ringo" LP, 1973
    • Produced by: Richard Perry
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic piano
    • Klaus Voormann - bass
    • George Harrison - electric guitar
    • Ringo Starr - drums
  19. Goodnight Vienna {Lennon} (2:45)
    • 16-track demo for Ringo Starr's Goodnight Vienna LP, 1974
    • Produced by: John Lennon
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic piano
    • Ringo Starr - drums
    • Lon Van Eaton - guitar
    • Jesse Ed Davis - guitar
  20. Jerry Lewis Telethon (2:01)
    • 1972
  21. "A Kiss Is Just A Kiss" (As Time Goes By) {Herman Hupfeld} (0:12)
    • vignette, home recording
  22. Real Love {Lennon} (4:15)
    • home recording, 1980
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic piano
  23. You Are Here {Lennon} (4:56)
    • From the 16-track Mind Games sessions, 1973
    • Produced by: John Lennon
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
    • Ken Ascher - keyboards
    • David Spinozza - electric guitar
    • Gordon Edwards - bass
    • Jim Keltner - drums
  • Total playing time 65:14

    John Lennon Anthology - booklet photo


John Lennon Anthology - Disc Three photo



DISC THREE
(CDP-8-30617-2)
THE LOST WEEKEND

  1. What You Got {Lennon} (1:16)
    • home recording, 1974
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
  2. Nobody Loves You When You're Down And Out {Lennon} (5:39)
    • From the 16-track Walls And Bridges sessions, 1974
    • Produced by: John Lennon
    • John Lennon - vocal
    • Jim Keltner - drums
    • Dwarf McDougal - acoustic guitar
    • Klaus Voormann - bass
    • Nicky Hopkins - acoustic piano
    • Ken Ascher - electric piano
  3. Whatever Gets You Through The Night (home) {Lennon} (0:38)
    • home recording, 1974
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
  4. Whatever Gets You Through The Night (studio) {Lennon} (3:35)
    • From the 16-track Walls And Bridges sessions, 1974
    • Produced by: John Lennon
    • John Lennon - vocal, electric guitar
    • Jim Keltner - drums
    • Jesse Ed Davis - electric guitar
    • Ed Mottau - acoustic guitar
    • Klaus Voormann - bass
    • Ken Ascher - electric piano
    • Arthur Jenkins - percussion
  5. Yesterday (parody) {McCartney} (0:34)
  6. Be Bop A Lula {T. Davis/G. Vincent} (2:53)
    • From the 16-track Rock 'N' Roll NYC sessions, 1974
    • Produced by: John Lennon
  7. Rip It Up / Ready Teddy {Blackwell/Marascalo} (2:33)
    • From the 16-track Rock 'N' Roll NYC sessions, 1974
    • Produced by: John Lennon
  8. Scared {Lennon} (5:04)
    • From the 16-track Walls And Bridges sessions, 1974
    • Produced by: John Lennon
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic piano
    • Jim Keltner - drums
    • Jesse Ed Davis - electric guitar
    • Ed Mottau - acoustic guitar
    • Klaus Voormann - bass
    • Nicky Hopkins - acoustic piano
    • Ken Ascher - electric piano
    • Arthur Jenkins - percussion
  9. Steel And Glass {Lennon} (4:48)
    • From the 16-track Walls And Bridges sessions, 1974
    • Produced by: John Lennon
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
    • Jim Keltner - drums
    • Jesse Ed Davis - electric guitar
    • Ed Mottau - acoustic guitar
    • Klaus Voormann - bass
    • Nicky Hopkins - acoustic piano
    • Ken Ascher - clavinet
    • Arthur Jenkins - percussion
  10. Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird Of Paradox) {Lennon} (2:59)
    • From the 16-track Walls And Bridges sessions, 1974
    • Produced by: John Lennon
    • John Lennon - vocal
    • Jim Keltner - drums
    • Jesse Ed Davis - electric guitar
    • Ed Mottau - acoustic guitar
    • Klaus Voormann - bass
    • Ken Ascher - clavinet
  11. Bless You {Lennon} (4:16)
    • From the 16-track Walls And Bridges sessions, 1974
    • Produced by: John Lennon
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
    • Jim Keltner - drums
    • Jesse Ed Davis - electric guitar
    • Ed Mottau - acoustic guitar
    • Klaus Voormann - bass
    • Ken Ascher - electric piano
    • Arthur Jenkins - percussion
  12. Going Down On Love {Lennon} (0:54)
  13. Move Over Ms. L {Lennon} (3:11)
    • From the 16-track Walls And Bridges sessions, 1974
    • Produced by: John Lennon
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
    • Jim Keltner - drums
    • Jesse Ed Davis - electric guitar
    • Ed Mottau - acoustic guitar
    • Klaus Voormann - bass
    • Ken Ascher - clavinet
  14. Ain't She Sweet {Yellen/Ager} (0:28)
    • vignette, 1974
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
    • Nicky Hopkins - acoustic piano
  15. Slippin' And Slidin' {Penniman/Bocage/Collins/Smith} (2:28)
    • Previously unreleased take from the 16-track Rock 'N' Roll NYC sessions, 1974
    • Produced by: John Lennon
  16. Peggy Sue {Allison/Holly/Petty} (1:19)
    • From the 16-track Rock 'N' Roll NYC sessions, 1974
    • Produced by: John Lennon
  17. Bring It On Home To Me / Send Me Some Lovin'
    {S. Cooke/L. Price} (3:52)
    • From the 16-track Rock 'N' Roll NYC sessions, 1974
    • Produced by: John Lennon
  18. Phil And John 1 (2:15)
  19. Phil And John 2 (2:02)
  20. Phil And John 3 (0:55)
  21. "When In Doubt, Fuck It" (0:10)
  22. Be My Baby {Barry/Greenwich/Spector} (4:33)
    • From the Rock 'N' Roll LA sessions, 1973
    • Produced by: Phil Spector
  23. Stranger's Room {Lennon} (3:19)
    • home recording, 1980
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic piano
  24. Old Dirt Road {Lennon/Harry Nilsson} (3:54)
    • From the 16-track Walls And Bridges sessions, 1974
    • Produced by: John Lennon
    • John Lennon - vocal
    • Jim Keltner - drums
    • Jesse Ed Davis - electric guitar
    • Ed Mottau - acoustic guitar
    • Klaus Voormann - bass
    • Nicky Hopkins - acoustic piano
    • Ken Ascher - electric piano
  • Total playing time 63:37

    John Lennon Anthology - booklet photo


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DISC FOUR
(CDP-8-30618-2)
DAKOTA

  1. I'm Losing You {Lennon} (4:06)
    • From the 16-track Double Fantasy / Milk And Honey sessions, 1980
    • Produced by: John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Jack Douglas
    • John Lennon - vocal, electric guitar
    • Rick Nielsen - guitar
    • Tom Petersson - bass
    • Bun E. Carlos - drums
    • George Small - electric piano
  2. Sean's "Little Help" (0:59)
    • vignette, home recording, 1979
  3. Serve Yourself {Lennon} (3:50)
    • home recording, 1980
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
  4. My Life {Lennon} (2:37)
    • home recording, 1980
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
  5. Nobody Told Me {Lennon} (3:33)
    • From the 16-track Double Fantasy / Milk And Honey sessions, 1980
    • Produced by: John Lennon and Yoko Ono
    • John Lennon - vocal, electric guitar
    • Earl Slick, Hugh McCraken - electric guitars
    • Tony Levin - bass
    • George Small - keyboards
    • Andy Newmark - drums
    • Arthur Jenkins - percussion
  6. Life Begins At 40 {Lennon} (2:24)
    • home recording, 1980
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar, rhythm box
  7. I Don't Wanna Face It {Lennon} (3:33)
    • From the 16-track Double Fantasy / Milk And Honey sessions, 1980
    • Produced by: John Lennon and Yoko Ono
    • John Lennon - vocal, electric guitar
    • Earl Slick, Hugh McCraken - electric guitars
    • Tony Levin - bass
    • George Small - keyboards
    • Andy Newmark - drums
  8. Woman {Lennon} (4:03)
    • home recording, 1980
    • John Lennon - vocals, acoustic guitars, rhythm box
  9. Dear Yoko {Lennon} (2:36)
    • From the 16-track Double Fantasy / Milk And Honey sessions, 1980
    • Produced by: John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Jack Douglas
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
    • Earl Slick, Hugh McCraken - electric guitars
    • Tony Levin - bass
    • George Small - keyboards
    • Andy Newmark - drums
  10. Watching The Wheels {Lennon} (3:05)
    • home recording, 1980
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
  11. I'm Stepping Out {Lennon} (4:20)
    • From the 16-track Double Fantasy / Milk And Honey sessions, 1980
    • Produced by: John Lennon and Yoko Ono
    • John Lennon - vocal, electric guitar
    • Earl Slick, Hugh McCraken - electric guitars
    • Tony Levin - bass
    • George Small - keyboards
    • Andy Newmark - drums
    • Arthur Jenkins - percussion
  12. Borrowed Time {Lennon} (3:58)
    • home recording, 1980
    • John Lennon - vocals, acoustic guitars
  13. The Rishi Kesh Song {Lennon} (2:28)
    • home recording, 1980
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
  14. Sean's "Loud" (0:35)
    • vignette, home recording, 1979
  15. Beautiful Boy {Lennon} (4:13)
    • From the 16-track Double Fantasy / Milk And Honey sessions, 1980
    • Produced by: John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Jack Douglas
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
    • Earl Slick - electric guitar
    • Hugh McCraken - acoustic guitar
    • Tony Levin - bass
    • George Small - keyboards
    • Arthur Jenkins - percussion
  16. Mr. Hyde's Gone (Don't Be Afraid) {Lennon} (2:43)
    • home recording, 1980
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic piano
  17. Only You {Rand/Ram} (3:26)
    • John's guide vocal on the 16-track master for Ringo Starr's recording of Only You
    • Produced by: Richard Perry
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
    • Jesse Ed Davis - electric guitar
    • Billy Preston - electric piano
    • Ringo Starr - drums
    • Jim Keltner - drums
    • Harry Nilsson - background vocals
  18. Grow Old With Me {Lennon} (3:20)
    • originally a home recording, 1980
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic piano, rhythm box
    • Produced by: George Martin
    • Assistant Producer: Giles Martin
    • Engineered by: Andy Strange, Peter Cobbin and Steve Orchard
    • Overdubs recorded at: Abbey Road
    • Mixed at: Air Studios
    • Audio Restoration by: Tony Cousins and Crispin Murray
  19. Dear John {Lennon} (2:19)
    • home recording
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar

Something More

  1. The Great Wok (3:15)
    • home recording, 1979
  2. Mucho Mungo {Lennon} (1:26)
    • home recording, circa 1976
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
  3. Satire 1 (2:22)
    • home recording, 1979
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
  4. Satire 2 (4:36)
    • home recording, 1979
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
  5. Satire 3 (0:47)
    • home recording, 1979
    • John Lennon - vocal, acoustic guitar
  6. Sean's "In The Sky" (1:25)
    • vignette, home recording, 1979
  7. It's Real {Lennon} (1:06)
    • home recording, circa 1979
    • John Lennon - whistling, acoustic guitar
  • Total playing time 73:07


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