John Lennon Studio Outtakes & Demos
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The following is a near complete list of various studio outtakes and demos that John Lennon recorded
without The Beatles.
During the 1960's, Lennon recorded most of his demo's at his home in Weybridge, in the Kenwood
"stockbroker" belt near London, England.
In May 1969, John & Yoko bought Tittenhurst Park, an eighteenth-century Georgian mansion on a seventy-acre
estate in Ascot, England. It was there that John recorded most of his demo's for the album John
Lennon: Plastic Ono Band, as well as the final version of Imagine in 1971.
In the fall of 1971, the Lennon's relocated to New York City, first at the St. Regis Hotel then to a
two-bedroom apartment on Bank Street in Greenwich Village. It was from there that the Lennon's wrote the
songs that would eventually become Sometime In New York City. During this time, John recruited the local
band Elephants Memory, to be his regular back up musicians. It was this line up, that Lennon appeared on
such television programs as The Mike Douglas Show and The Dick Cavett Show, as well performing two shows
for the One To One benefit at Madison Square Garden. Lennon planned to tour with Elephants Memory as his
back-up, but the continuous hassles from the United States government to deport him (from a 1968 drug
conviction), made it impossible.
Between 1973 and early 1975, John & Yoko split up, which Lennon later termed his "lost weekend," late night
drunken parties with the likes of Harry Nilsson, Keith Moon, Ringo Starr, etc. It was far from a "lost" period
in Lennon musically; he recorded the albums Mind Games, Walls and Bridges and Rock & Roll, produced Pussycats
for Harry Nilsson, and collaborated with David Bowie, Elton John and Ringo Starr.
In 1975, John & Yoko reconciled, and Lennon decided to devote all of his time in raising his newborn son Sean.
Lennon musically during this period was at a minimum, making his last public performance, a British television
tribute to record executive Sir Lew Grade and a brief collaboration with Ringo.
In 1980, Lennon decided to return to the music scene with newly completed songs written on holiday in Bermuda
and at home in the Dakota, which would eventually become the album Double Fantasy and posthumously Milk & Honey.
He Said, She Said (home demo)
He Said, She Said (EMI studio outtake)
Strawberry Fields Forever (home demo)
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Getting Better (home demo)
Little Sunshine Boy (John & Ringo, London)
You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) (home demo)
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Look at Me (acoustic demo)
Revolution (Paul's home)
What's The New Maryjane? (original demo w/ George Harrison)
Across The Universe (unused mix)
Everyone Had A Hard Year (home demo)
Dear Prudence (Trident Studios outtake, Aug. 1968)
Everybody's Got Something To Hide (rehearsal)
Make Love Not War (acoustic demo-later retitled 'Mind Games')
Child Of Nature (EMI studio outtake-later retitled 'Jealous Guy')
Circus Jam (rehearsal jam from 'Rock & Roll Circus' w/ Eric Clapton, Keith Richards & Mitch Mitchell)
Yer Blues (Live perf. from 'Rock & Roll Circus' w/ Eric Clapton, Keith Richards & Mitch Mitchell)
Her Blues (Live perf. from 'Rock & Roll Circus' w/ Yoko, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards & Mitch Mitchell)
Yer Blues (Live alt. take from 'Rock & Roll Circus' w/ Eric Clapton, Keith Richards & Mitch Mitchell)
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A Case Of The Blues (unreleased demo, Jan. 1969)
Honey Don't (the first incarnation of the Plastic Ono Band w/ Ringo & Klaus Voorman-London)
Don't Be Cruel (Plastic Ono Band-London)
Matchbox (Plastic Ono Band-London)
Give Peace A Chance (Acoustic demo)
Give Peace A Chance (Rehearsal)
Make Love To The End (1969 Bed-In outtake)
Cold Turkey (home demo-Montague Square)
Cold Turkey (Outtake, Apple Studios)
Cold Turkey (alt. mix -early mix from an acetate)
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Strawberry Fields Forever (home demo)
I'm The Greatest (home demo-Ascot)
Make Love Not War (home demo-Ascot)
I Promise (home demo-Ascot)
Instant Karma ! (Studio demo)
Instant Karma ! (film clip version-double tracked vocals)
Mother (demo)
Mother (guitar demo)
I Found Out (guitar demo)
I Found Out (guitar demo-take 2)
I Found Out (alt. Mix-full length)
Love (guitar demo)
Look At Me (alt. mix)
Well Well Well (acoustic demo)
Well Well Well (Alt. Mix)
God (acoustic demo)
My Mummy's Dead (take 2)
Honey Don't (jam session)
Don't Be Cruel (jam session)
Match Box (jam session)
Sally And Billy (Home demo-Ascot, Dec. 1970)
Radio Peace Jingle
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God Save Oz (Home demo-Ascot)
God Save Oz (Morgan Studios-June, 1971)
Imagine (Acoustic version)
Imagine (Outtake w/ Ringo & Klaus Voorman)
Imagine (alt. mix-version 2)
Oh My Love (outtake)
How Do You Sleep? (home studio outtake-Ascot)
Crippled Inside (outtake-Ascot, Summer, 1971)
It's So hard (outtake-Ascot, Summer, 1971)
Jealous Guy (Studio Outtake)
Power To The People (Alt. version)
Medley: Heartbeat/Peggy Sue Got Married/Peggy Sue ('Clock' soundtrack-St. Regis Hotel. Summer, 1971)
Shazam! ('Clock' soundtrack-St. Regis Hotel. Sept, 1971)
Honey Don't ('Clock' soundtrack-St. Regis Hotel. Sept., 1971)
Instrumental ('Clock' soundtrack-St. Regis Hotel. Sept., 1971)
Glad All Over ('Clock' soundtrack-St. Regis Hotel. Sept., 1971)
Lend Me Your Comb ('Clock' soundtrack-St. Regis Hotel. Sept., 1971)
New York City (Instumental) ('Clock' soundtrack-St. Regis Hotel. Sept., 1971)
Wake Up Little Susie ('Clock' soundtrack-St. Regis Hotel. Sept., 1971)
Baby I Don't Care ('Clock' soundtrack-St. Regis Hotel. Sept., 1971)
Vacation Has Just Begun ('Clock' soundtrack-St. Regis Hotel. Sept., 1971)
Mailman Bring Me No More Blues ('Clock' soundtrack-St. Regis Hotel. Sept., 1971)
New York City (St. Regis Hotel, NYC, Fall, 1971)
Maybe Baby (St. Regis Hotel, NYC, Fall, 1971)
Rave On (St. Regis Hotel, NYC, Fall, 1971)
Not Fade Away (St. Regis Hotel, NYC, Fall, 1971)
Imagine (Apollo Theater, NYC)
The Luck Of The Irish (studio demos-Nov. 12, 1971)
Attica State (Ann Arbor, Michigan-Dec. 10, 1971)
The Luck Of The Irish (Ann Arbor, Michigan-Dec. 10, 1971)
John Sinclair (Ann Arbor, Michigan-Dec. 10, 1971)
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Send Me Some Lovin'
Well, Baby Please Don't Go (studio rehearsal for Frank Zappa gig)
Angela (early prototype called 'People' originally)
Angela (early prototype called 'J.J.')
Woman Is The Nigger Of The World (Acoustic Demo)
New York City (acoustic demo)
New York City (acoustic demo #2-as 'Que Pasa')
The Luck Of The Irish (take 2)
Imagine (Mike Douglas Show, Feb. 1972)
Roll Over Beethoven (Studio rehearsal jam w/ Elephants Memory, Butterfly Studios, Mar. 1972)
Whole Lotta Shakin' (Studio rehearsal jam w/ Elephants Memory, Butterfly Studios, Mar. 1972)
I'll Be Looking For You (Studio rehearsal jam w/ Elephants Memory, Butterfly Studios, Mar. 1972)
Woman Is The Nigger Of The World (Dick Cavett Show-May 11, 1972)
We're All Water (Dick Cavett Show-May 11, 1972)
Attica State (David Frost show, U.K.)
John Sinclair (David Frost show, U.K.)
Sisters Oh Sisters (David Frost Show, U.K.)
The Luck Of The Irish (David Frost show, U.K.)
Attica State-reprise (David Frost show, U.K.)
Cold Turkey (live rehearsal at Madison Square Garden, NYC)
Sisters Oh Sisters (Yoko Ono on vocals, live rehearsal at Madison Square Garden, NYC)
Born In A Prison (Yoko Ono on vocals, live rehearsal at Madison Square Garden, NYC)
We're All Water (Yoko Ono on vocals, live rehearsal at Madison Square Garden, NYC)
Don't Worry Kyoko (Yoko Ono on vocals, live rehearsal at Madison Square Garden, NYC)
Come Together (live-'One to One concert-matinee-diff. Version)
Mother (live-'One to One concert-matinee-diff. Version)
Imagine (live-'One to One concert-matinee-diff. Version)
Hound Dog (live-'One to One concert-matinee-diff. Version)
Give Peace A Chance (live-'One To One' concert w/Stevie Wonder & Melanie Safka on vocals)
I'm The Greatest (Demo)
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Her We Go Again (studio demo-co-written w/ Phil Spector-The Record Plant West-L.A.)
Mind Games (rough vocal-early mix)
Mind Games (unreleased version-probably from The Record Plant East)
Tight A$ (Guitar demo)
Meat City (Guitar demo)
Aisumasen (I'm Sorry) (rough mix)
I Know (I Know) (Acoustic demo-take 3)
Bring on the Lucie (Freda People) (alt. mix)
Out the Blue (rough mix-alt. mix)
Only People (rough mix)
Mucho Mungo (L.A. demo)
Mucho Mungo (Take 1)
Mucho Mungo (Take2 )
Mucho Mungo (Take 3)
Not Fade Away (The Record Plant East)
Maggie Mae (The Record Plant East)
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Lets Twist Again (Lennon & David Bowie outtake)
Goodnight Vienna (Lennon demo)
Goodnight Vienna (Record Plant West)
Surprise, Surprise (L.A. demo)
Old Dirt Road (Studio demo)
Nobody Loves You When Your Down & Out (Acoustic demo, Malibu, CA.-July, 1974)
Steel And Glass (Sunset Sound, NYC July 13, 1974)
Going Down On Love (Sunset Sound, NYC July 13, 1974)
Move Over MS. L (Sunset Sound, NYC July 13, 1974)
Surprise, Surprise (Sunset Sound, NYC July 13, 1974)
Beef Jerky (Sunset Sound, NYC July 13, 1974)
Scared (Sunset Sound, NYC July 13, 1974)
Old Dirt Road (Sunset Sound, NYC July 13, 1974)
Bless You (Sunset Sound, NYC July 13, 1974)
Whatever Gets You Through The Night (Sunset Sound, NYC July 13, 1974)
Nobody Loves You (Sunset Sound, NYC July 13, 1974)
Move Over MS. L (Studio demo #2)
Whatever Gets You Through The Night (home demo)
Whatever Gets You Through The Night (alt. version)
#9 Dream (acoustic demo)
Sweet Little Sixteen (extended outtake from 'Rock & Roll' LP, Record Plant East)
You Can't Catch Me (extended outtake from 'Rock & Roll' LP, Record Plant East)
I Saw Her Standing There (Rehearsal w/ Elton John band, Nov. 1974)
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Slippin' And Slidin' (Live on 'Sir Lew Grade Tribute')
Imagine (Live on 'Sir Lew Grade Tribute')
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Cooking In The Kitchen Of Love (demo for Ringo's 'Rotogravure' album)
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Peggy Sue
Girls and Boys
Happy Rishikesh
Help! (Dakota recording)
I'm A Man (Dakota demo)
Brown Eyed Handsome Man (Dakota demo)
Medley: Beyond The Sea (French)/ Blue Moon/ Young Love (Dakota demo)
Rock Island Line (Dakota demo)
John Henry (Dakota demo)
Tennessee parts 1 & 2 (Dakota demo)
Down In Cuba with Julio Juanita (Tongue-in-cheek demo-Dakota?)
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Mirror, Mirror On The Wall (Dakota demo's from the unreleased play "The Ballad Of John & Yoko')
One Of The Boys (Dakota demo)
Sally And Billy (Dakota demo)
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Maurice Dupont/ Agent Provocateur ('Mind Movie', Dakota, Mar. 27, 1978)
Maurice Dupont/ Agent Provocateur Dejour Pt. III
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Knocking On Dylan's Door/Talkin' Roget's Thesaurus Headline Blues (acoustic satires)
Sea Ditty Medley (Dakota demo)
I'm Losing You (demo)
Beautiful Boy (Bermuda demo)
Woman (Bermuda demo)
Borrowed Time (Bermuda demo)
Steppin' Out (Bermuda demo)
Dear Yoko (Bermuda demo)
Serve Yourself (piano demo)
Serve Yourself ('Nilsson' style piano demo-Dakota)
Watching The Wheels (home demo's-Fall, 1979)
My Life (Parts 1&2) (home demo's)
Woman (Dakota demo)
Woman (Double tracked Dakota demo)
Cleanup Time (Dakota piano demo)
Corrina, Corrina (Dakota recording)
Strangers Room (Early Dakota piano demo)
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Watching The Wheels (Bermuda demo-June 22, 1980)
I Don't Want To Face It (Bermuda demo-June 22, 1980)
I'm Losing You (Bermuda acoustic demo-Summer, 1980)
Borrowed Time (Bermuda extended acoustic demo-Summer, 1980)
Don't Be Crazy (Dakota demo)
Starting Over/Dream Lover/Stay (Studio demo's)
(Just Like) Starting Over (Studio warm-up track))
(Just Like) Starting Over (Dakota-take 3)
(Just Like) Starting Over (12" promo only extended version))
Woman (studio vocal track #3)
Woman (studio vocal track #5)
Woman (Reference demo)
Cleanup Time (Backing track)
Watching The Wheels
Dear Yoko (Early rough mix)
I Don't Want To Face It (Hit Factory outtake)
Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him (Hit Factory)
Grow Old With Me (first demo-Dakota)
Life Begins At Forty (Dakota demo)
Dear John (Dakota demo)
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Love (remix for UK 45)
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Serve Yourself
Rock And Roll People (demo)
Rock And Roll People (take 5)
Real Life (piano demo)
Dogtown (John & Yoko in the studio)
Will You Touch Me, etc. (John & Yoko in the studio)
Angel Baby (unreleased reject from 'Rock & Roll' LP)
As Time Goes By (John & Yoko)
As Time Goes By (John solo)
Lady Marmalade (recorded during interview w/ French TV)
Here We Go Again (Acoustic Demo)
You Saved My Soul (electric guitar demo)
Lord, Take This Makeup Off (Home recording)
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