(The Praeger Singer-Songwriter Collection) Ben Urish, Ken Bielen-The Words and Music of John Lennon-Praeger (2007) (32 page)

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)”