Show # 57 / 10/06/02
Beatlewood
The Beatles – Yesterday (Live) Anthology
Paul McCartney – Mama’s Little Girl – Cold Cuts
The Beatles – I Will - The Beatles
Paul McCartney – Blackbird – Unplugged
Paul McCartney – Here Today – Tug of War

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The Beatles – Julia
John Lennon – Beautiful Boy – Lennon Box
John Lennon – Oh My Love – Imagine
John Lennon – GOD – Lennon Box

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George Harrison – Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) LITMW
George Harrison – My Sweet Lord – ATMP
George Harrison – All Things Must Pass - ATMP

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From Anthology 1 – (In order)
Speech: John Lennon (0:13)
o Interview: with Jann Wenner of Rolling Stone
o Recorded: December 8, 1970, New York, NY

That'll Be The Day {Jerry Allison/Buddy Holly/Norman Petty} (2:07)
o Recorded: spring/summer, 1958 at Phillips Sound Recording Service, Liverpool, England
o Engineer: Percy F. Phillips

Ain't She Sweet {Milton Ager/Jack Yellen} (2:14)
o Recorded: June 22, 1961 at Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg, Germany
o Producer: Bert Kaempfert
o Engineer: Karl Hinze

Cry For A Shadow {Harrison/Lennon} (2:22)
o Recorded: June 22, 1961 at Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg, Germany
o Producer: Bert Kaempfert
o Engineer: Karl Hinze

Speech: John (0:11)
o Interview: with David Wigg

Love Me Do {McCartney/Lennon} (2:32)
o Recorded: June 6, 1962 at Abbey Road, London, England
o Producer: George Martin

Please Please Me {Lennon} (1:59)
o Recorded: September 11, 1962 at Abbey Road, London, England

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It Won't Be Long {Lennon} (2:14) With The Beatles
o Recorded: July 30, 1963 at Abbey Road, London, England
o Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar Paul McCartney - bass guitar, background vocal George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal Ringo Starr – drums

When I Get Home {Lennon} (2:19) AHDN
o Recorded: June 2, 1964 at Abbey Road, London, England
o Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal George Harrison - lead guitar Ringo Starr – drums

You Can't Do That {Lennon} (2:42) ANTHOLOGY 1 CD2
o Recorded: February 25, 1964 at Abbey Road, London, England
o Producer: George Martin
o Engineer: Norman Smith
AHDN/ Beatles `65 in US

I'll Be Back (Complete) {Lennon} (1:58) ANTHOLOGY 1 CD2
o Recorded: June 1, 1964 at Abbey Road, London, England
o Producer: George Martin
o Engineer: Norman Smith
Leave My Kitten Alone {Little Willie John/Titus Turner/James McDougal} (2:57) ANTHOLOGY 1 CD2 / from Beatles For Sale Sessions
o Recorded: August 14, 1964 at Abbey Road, London, England
o Producer: George Martin
o Engineer: Norman Smith

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I'm A Loser {Lennon} (2:33) Beatles For Sale UK – Beatles `65 in US
o Recorded: August 14, 1964 at Abbey Road, London, England
o Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar, harmonica Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal George Harrison - lead guitar Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine

I Don't Want To Spoil The Party {Lennon} (2:36) Beatles For Sale UK – Beatles VI
o Recorded: September 29, 1964 at Abbey Road, London, England
o Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, background vocal George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine

You're Gonna Lose That Girl {Lennon} (2:20) HELP!
o Recorded: February 19, 1965 at Abbey Road, London, England
o Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar Paul McCartney - bass guitar, piano, background vocal George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal Ringo Starr - drums, bongos

Nowhere Man {Lennon} (2:45) Rubber Soul UK – Yesterday & Today US
o Recorded: October 21-22, 1965 at Abbey Road, London, England
o Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal George Harrison - lead guitar, harmony vocal Ringo Starr – drums

10 O’ clock Hour
In My Life {Lennon/McCartney} (2:28) Rubber Soul
o Recorded: October 18, 1965 at Abbey Road, London, England with the instrumental break overdubbed October 22, 1965
o Instrumentation:
John Lennon - double-tracked lead vocal, rhythm guitar Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal George Harrison - lead guitar Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine George Martin – piano

The Word {Lennon/McCartney} (2:44) Rubber Soul
o Recorded: November 10, 1965 at Abbey Road, London, England
o Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, piano George Harrison - lead guitar, harmony vocal Ringo Starr - drums, maracas George Martin – harmonium

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) {Lennon/McCartney} (2:06) Soul Sessions
o Recorded: October 12, 1965 at Abbey Road, London, England but remade October 21, 1965
o Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal, capoed acoustic guitar Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal George Harrison - sitar Ringo Starr - tambourine, bass drum

Rain {Lennon} (3:02)
o Recorded: April 14, 1966 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added April 16, 1966
o Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar Paul McCartney - bass guitar, background vocal George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine

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Tomorrow Never Knows {Lennon} (2:57) Turn Me On Deadman
o Recorded: April 6, 1966 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added April 7, 1966 and April 22, 1966
o Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal, Hammond organ, tambourine, tape loops Paul McCartney - bass guitar, tape loop (bird sounds) George Harrison - lead guitar, sitar Ringo Starr - drums George Martin – piano

She Said She Said {Lennon} Acoustic DEMO
o Recorded: June 21, 1966 at Abbey Road, London, England
o Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar, Hammond organ, harmony vocal Paul McCartney - bass guitar George Harrison - lead guitar Ringo Starr - drums

Strawberry Fields Forever (Demo Sequence) {Lennon} (1:42) Anthology
o Recorded: November, 1966 at John Lennon's 'Kenwood' home in Weybridge, Surrey, England

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds {Lennon/McCartney} (3:29) Anthology
o Recorded: March 1, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added March 2, 1967
o Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal, lead guitar Paul McCartney - bass guitar, Hammond organ, harmony vocal George Harrison - sitar, harmony vocal Ringo Starr – drums

A Day In The Life {Lennon/McCartney} (5:07) Imagine Sndtk
o Recorded: January 19, 1967 (basic track) and February 10, 1967 (orchestral track) at Abbey Road, London, England with the final-chord ending overdubbed February 22, 1967
o Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal (first, second and last verses), acoustic guitar Paul McCartney - lead vocal (middle section), piano, bass guitar, conducts the forty-one-piece orchestra George Harrison - bongos Ringo Starr - drums, maracas Lennon, McCartney, Starr, Mal Evans - three pianos (final chord) George Martin - harmonium Mal Evans - alarm clock session musicians - forty-one-piece orchestra

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I Am The Walrus {Lennon} (4:37) Magical Mystery Tour
o Recorded: September 5, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added September 6, 1967 and September 27, 1967
Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal, mellotron (at the beginning), piano Paul McCartney - bass guitar, background vocal George Harrison - tambourine, background vocal Ringo Starr - drums session musicians - eight violins, four cellos, three horns choir - six boys singing "Oompah, oompah, stick it up your jumper"

All You Need Is Love {Lennon} (3:49) Magical Mystery Tour
o Recorded: June 14, 1967 at Olympic Sound Studios, London, England (backing track), overdubbed and shortened at an Abbey Road session, then overdubbed live on the "Our World" TV broadcast
o Instrumentation:
BACKING TRACK
John Lennon - harpsichord Paul McCartney - string bass played with a bow George Harrison - violin Ringo Starr - drums ABBEY ROAD TRACK
John Lennon - lead vocal Paul McCartney - electric bass guitar George Harrison - guitar Ringo Starr - tambourine LIVE "OUR WORLD" TRACK
John Lennon - lead vocal Paul McCartney - background vocal George Harrison - background vocal session musicians - studio orchestra Mick Jagger, Gary Leeds, Keith Richards, Marianne Faithfull

Hey Bulldog {Lennon/McCartney} (3:14) Yellow Submarine Rematsered
o Recorded: February 11, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England
o Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal, piano, lead guitar Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal George Harrison - lead guitar, tambourine Ringo Starr - drums

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11 O’Clock Hour
White Album / Mono

Happiness Is A Warm Gun {Lennon} (2:44)
o Recorded: September 23-24, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added September 25, 1968

o Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal, harmony vocal, lead guitar, tambourine, background vocal Paul McCartney - bass guitar, background vocal George Harrison - electric guitar, background vocal Ringo Starr – drums

Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey {Lennon} (2:25)
o Recorded: June 27, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added July 1, 1968 and July 23, 1968
o Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal, lead guitar, maracas Paul McCartney - bass guitar George Harrison - rhythm guitar, firebell Ringo Starr - drums

Sexy Sadie {Lennon} (3:15) Peter Sellers Tapes
o Recorded: July 19, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England but remade July 24, 1968 and remade again August 13, 1968 with overdubs added August 21, 1968
o Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar, organ, background vocal Paul McCartney - bass guitar, piano, background vocal George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine

A Case of The Blues – Demo late ‘68
o Recorded: August 28, 1968 at Trident Studios, London, England with overdubs added August 29-30, 1968
o Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal, lead guitar, tambourine, background vocal Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, piano, drums, flugelhorn, background vocal George Harrison - acoustic guitar, background vocal Mal Evans - tambourine, hand-claps Jackie Lomax, Paul McCartney’s cousin "John" - hand-claps

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Revolution {Lennon} (3:24)
o Recorded: July 10, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added July 11-12, 1968
o Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal, lead guitar Paul McCartney - bass guitar, organ George Harrison - lead guitar Ringo Starr - drums Nicky Hopkins - electric piano

Revolution 9 {Lennon/Yoko Ono} (8:13)
o Recorded: May 30, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England with effects added June 6, 10, 11, 20 and 21, 1968
Instrumentation:
John Lennon - voice, tape loops Paul McCartney - piano (at the beginning) George Harrison - voice Ringo Starr - voice Yoko Ono – voice

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Don't Let Me Down {Lennon} (3:35)
o Recorded: January 28, 1969 at Apple Studios, London, England
o Instrumentation:
John Lennon - double-tracked lead vocal, lead guitar Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal George Harrison - rhythm guitar Ringo Starr - drums Billy Preston - electric piano

The Ballad Of John And Yoko {Lennon} (3:00)
o Recorded: April 14, 1969 at Abbey Road, London, England
o Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar, lead guitar

Come Together {Lennon} (4:21)
o Recorded: July 21, 1969 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added July 22, 23, 25, 29, and 30, 1969
o Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal, electric guitar, electric piano, harmony vocal Paul McCartney - bass guitar George Harrison - lead guitar Ringo Starr - drums, maracas

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