John Lennon Journals

Part 2 - Vol.10

Rehearsals (1972-80)


Label:  CEDREM CD130
Length: 74:10

Rehearsal with Elephants Memory at Madison Square Gardens for the 'One to One' Concert
 1. Come Together                  3.53 Low Vocal Version; a Beatle oldie
 2. Paul McCartney Discussion      0.55 Lengthy discussion on how to play Paul's keyboard part
 3. Come Together                  3.46 More serious attempt at completing the song
 4. Cold Turkey                    4.10 Serious rehearsal
 5. Well, Well, Well               5.22 Serious rehearsal
 6. Its So Hard                    2.55 Serious rehearsal
 7. Back Off Boogaloo              0.14 Short excerpt of Ringo's hit single around that time.
 8. New York City                  4.42 Serious rehearsal
   
Medley  
 9. Don't Be Cruel                 1.16 Dropped in favour of Hound Dog (Elvis Oldie)
10. Hound Dog                      3.05 John tells Yoko to Shut Up (Elvis again)
11. On The Caribbean               2.59 Obviously not a serious rehearsal
   
Medley  
12. Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On     2.56 Jerry Lee Lewis Oldie
13. It'll Be Me                    2.20 Jerry Lee Lewis (USA) / Cliff Richard (UK) oldie
14. Aint That A Shame              2.21 Fats Domino oldie
15. Who Put On The Bomp (in the bomp ba bomp ba bomp) 
                                   1.00 Barry Mann (USA) / Viscounts (UK) oldie 
16. Roll Over Beethoven            2.26 Start is a mess, possibley considered as the oldie for 
                                         the show (which Hound Dog won) (Chuck Berry oldie)
17. Send Me Some Lovin             2.30 Sam Cooke oldie
   
Medley  
18. Hound Dog                      2.11 
19. Long Tall Sally                3.03 Little Richard oldie
   
Tracks 20 to 32 appear to be a video shoot for a clip we're yet to see. 
Must be late 1980 as the drummer requests Starting Over and John Refers to 
Hugh McCracken and Earl Slick who both appear on Double Fantasy
20. (Just Like) Starting Over      2.32 A request from the drummer
21. I'm Losing You                 4.47 Actually sounds like the original Cheap Trick version
22. Dream Lover                    3.05 A Bobby Darin oldie
23. Stay                           0.51 A Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs oldie
24. She's a Woman                  0.36 A Beatle oldie
25. Mystery Train                  3.06 An Elvis oldie
26. She's a Woman                  0.56 A Beatle oldie (again)
27. Rip It Up                      1.12 Another Little Richard oldie
28. Im a Man                       1.28 Bo Diddley oldie
29. Be Bop a Lula                  1.19 A Gene Vincent oldie
30. She's a Woman                  1.28 John growing tired of this one, but cooperating
31. C'mon Everybody                0.36 An Eddie Cochran oldie
32. She's a Woman                  0.05 John finally gets fed up with this one

© 1998 David Laurie