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John Lennon - Lost In Weybridge (1980)

Track listing:
  1. The General Erection... [Tv-Show] 0:32
  2. He Said He Said [Home-Demo Version] 1:13
  3. He Said He Said [Home-Demo Version] 0:46
  4. She Said She Said [Home-Demo Version] 1:42
  5. Good Morning Good Morning [Home-Demo Version] 1:05
  6. Across The Universe [Piano-Demo] 1:30
  7. She's Walking Past My Door You Know My Name 2:46
  8. You Can Talk To Me 3:18
  9. Home Demo Medley- [Home-Demo Versions] 3:29
  10. Julia 3:21
  11. Julia 2:53
  12. Julia 2:52
  13. Interview- 1968; London... 0:35
  14. Two Virgins Outtake... 1:47
  15. She's Not A Girl Who Misses Much [Home-Tape] 0:39
  16. Interview- 1968; Weybridge, London, Uk... 2:21
  17. Look At Me [Home-Demo Version] 3:08
  18. The Maharishi Song [Demo-Version] 3:09
  19. I Love You, My Love [Home-Tape] 5:46
  20. Oh My Love [Home-Demo] 2:49
  21. A Case Of The Blues [Home-Demo] 2:52
  22. Don't Let Me Down [Acoustic Home-Demo] 2:55
  23. Don't Let Me Down [Acoustic Home-Demo] 2:08
  24. Everyone Had A Hard Year [Home-Demo] 1:40
  25. Interview- 1980; London... 2:42
  26. Mellotron Improvisation No.1... [Home-Tape] 1:29
  27. Mellotron Improvisation No.2... [Home-Tape] 0:28
  28. Mellotron Improvisation No.3... [Home-Tape] 0:20
  29. Mellotron Improvisation No.4... [Home-Tape] 1:46
  30. Mellotron Improvisation No.5... [Home-Tape] 1:56
  31. Stranger In My Arms [Home-Tape] 3:36
  32. Magical Misery Tour... 4:06

Notes


1 The General Erection
Poem from "The Tonight Show" - 18th June 1965

2 He Said He Said
Home demo probably April/May 1966

3 He Said He Said
Home demo probably April/May 1966

4 She Said She Said
Home demo probably April/May 1966

5 Good Morning, Good Morning
Home demo from January 1967

6 Across The Universe
Piano demo from 1967

7 She's Walking Past My Door)/You Know My Name
Strident piano chords introduce this home demo from March 1968.

8 You Can Talk To Me
Early demo of "Hey Bulldog"

9 Cry Baby Cry/Cry Baby Cry/Across The Universe/Cry Baby Cry/Across The Universe/Cry Baby Cry
Home demos from late 1967

10 Julia
13 seconds into this demo it abruptly stops and a tape is heard rewinding, before we hear the full demo from May 1968.

11 Julia
This is identical to the previous track, but without the rewind portion.

12 Julia
Instrumental demo

13 Two Virgins Album
Radio interview with John Peel, 9th December 1968, in Studio 1, 201, Picadilly, London.
"Open your head and allow it to come in, or go out, or leave the room."

14 Two Virgins Outtake
From May 1968

15 She's Not A Girl Who Misses Much
Over instrumentation for "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" John says "You're so beautiful this morning".

16 Weybridge Tapes And Inviting Yoko
1971 interview for Rolling Stone

17 Look At Me
Home demo from October 1970

18 The Maharishi Song
Summer 1968

19 I Love You, My Love
A horny blues with John and Yoko expressing their feelings in a rap.

20 Oh My Love
Two early demo's each 1:25

21 A Case Of The Blues
Home demo from December 1968

22 Don't Let Me Down
Acoustic demo from December 1968, with only the basic words of:
"Nobody ever loves me like you do"

23 Don't Let Me Down
Acoustic demo from December 1968 with some verses starting to appear
Identical to that found on Lost Lennon Tapes - Volume Eighteen

24 Everyone Had A Hard Year
John's home demo from October 1968 which became "I've Got A Feeling"

25 Freaky Music At Home And Inviting Yoko (2)
1980 interview

26 Mellotron Improvisation No.1
A Carribean style foxtrot ?

27 Mellotron Improvisation No.2
Like a mantle clock chime

28 Mellotron Improvisation No.3
A glissando noise

29 Mellotron Improvisation No.4
Clock chimes again, with flutes

30 Mellotron Improvisation No.5
Clock chimes, ending with "Think For Yourself" segment

31 Stranger In My Arms
Old standard sung over Mellotron sounds, May 1968

32 Magical Misery Tour
Parody from "National Lampoon's Radio Dinner", released September 1972 on Blue Thumb's "Banana" subsiduary catalogue number BTS 38. Features Tony Hendra as John, and Melissa Manchester as Yoko. ... beware of the swearing !