1970 John Lennon home demos Recorded at Tittenhurst Park, Ascot November 1970 The "core" source for these tracks is Compositions (Vigotone). Regrettably, when I went to assemble this page, I discovered that my copy of Compositions had gone bad. As a result, I had to use a sub-par tape source. 1971 John Lennon "Imagine" sessions Recorded at Ascot Sound Studios Tittenhurst Park, Ascot May 1971 Take 1 is sourced from Imagine...All The Outtakes. Take 2 is sourced from Imagine...More Session Tapes (both on Vigotone). Personnel: John Lennon - vocal and piano Klaus Voormann - bass Alan White or Jim Keltner - drums (possibly) Nicky Hopkins - piano |
This song was obviously in the running for the Imagine album but, for whatever reason, it was rejected and John later reworked the lyrics and gave the song to Ringo whom it suited perfectly. 1973 "Ringo" Sessions Recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders Probably 13 March 1973 The rehearsals are sourced from Something Precious and Rare (Vigotone) Personnel: John Lennon - vocal and piano George Harrison - guitar Ringo Starr - drums Klaus Voormann - bass The "Final L.A. mix" was done 24 July 1973 after Ringo recorded his vocals and Billy Preston added organ. This is sourced from With A Little Help From John, Paul & George (Mistral Music). An early rough mix and an alternate "Final L.A. mix" breakdown can be found on Ringo - Rough Mixes 5 & 6 respectively. Sorry, but I don't have those. |
REHEARSALS The take designations are per Eight Arms To Hold You and do not necessarily represent the actual take numbers. Segment 1 (5:11) - several false starts - take 1 Segment 2 (5:22) - two false starts - take 2 Segment 3 (3:23) - false start - take 3 (breakdown) Segment 4 (4:01) - take 4 An additional rehearsal take, along with a fragment of yet another take, can be heard on John Lennon: Anthology. <<< Back to previous page |