Label: CEDREM CD129
Length: 74:37
Woman + 9 tracks
1 In the studio #1 0.48 Expresso
2 Woman #1 0.55 (Vocal booth) ad hock lyrics, an obviously very early take
3 In the studio #2 0.19 'stars'
4 Woman #2 0.34 (vocal booth) re doing some parts
5 In the studio #3 1.12 two words
6 In the studio #4 0.27 john asks to have the intro in order to overdub a spoken intro
7 Woman #3 1.36 (vocal booth) with whispered spoken intro
8 In the studio #5 0.11 (Oh stop) John makes a mistake
9 In the studio #6 0.19 John expresses his love for double tracking vocals
10 In the studio #7 0.18 John aknowledges style of Woman to that of The Beatles
11 Woman #4 0.49 'Girl' vocal bit (vocal booth)
12 In the studio #8 0.25 ('an ex Beatles') Yoko makes the mistake of telling John he sounds like a Beatle.
13 In the studio #9 0.31 ('early mowtown Beatles') John calls out to Arthur Jenkins Jnr who also played on Walls and Bridges.
14 Woman #5 2.49 Full outtake version (vocal booth)
15 Woman #6 3.21 Rough mix of alternate vocal (with added echo to single track vocal)
16 Woman #7 2.29 (guitar overdub) mainly just guitar
17 Woman #8 3.42 (choir mix) with spoken intro. This is no doubt the most beautiful version of this song.
Dear Yoko
18 In the studio #10 0.12 Me and Hugh
19 Dear Yoko #1 0.39 (vocal booth) 'Is that right Tony?' break down
20 Dear Yoko #2 1.47 (vocal booth) John discovers someone has missed out a verse on the songsheets
21 In the studio #11 1.06 Missed out verse
22 Dear Yoko #3 1.26 (Vocal booth) John Breaks a string and swears accordingly
23 Dear Yoko #4 0.25 (vocal booth) Short joke version
24 In the studio #12 0.22 'What are we waiting for?'
25 Dear Yoko #5 2.23 (guide vocal) rough mix of final backing track (start & end is edited)
26 Dear Yoko #6 2.29 (Guide vocal) re mix with Harmonica and handclap
I'm Stepping Out
27 I'm Stepping Out #1 5.02 (Take 1) John asks for more voice in his headphones so he 'does'nt
have to shout his balls off'.
28 I'm Stepping Out #2 4.42 (Take 2) Ants in my pants at the end
29 I'm Stepping Out #3 5.16 (Take 8) John says 'feels good' during the intro.
30 I'm Stepping Out #4 1.16 (vocal booth) 'the timing is really screwy')
31 I'm Stepping Out #5 5.38 Rough mix of long version
Nobody Told Me
32 In the studio #13 0.23 'Wheres Hugh?'
33 In the studio #14 0.29 Sean phones to say Goodnight
34 Nobody Told Me #1 3.53 Alternate early take (vocal booth)
35 Nobody Told Me #2 3.21 Alternate mix of final version
Borrowed Time
36 In the studio #15 0.28 'less German' with appologies to Germans everywhere
37 Borrowed Time 3.22 Alternate mix
(Forgive Me) My Little Flower Princess
38 (Forgive Me) My Little Flower Princess 3.27 Alternate Take (Early run through for the band to learn it
39 In the studio #16 0.14 'Foot tappings' John gives his stamp of approval
Bonus Track
40 Walking on Thin Ice 3.15 Instrumental version (unreleased) ('Yoko free zone') Johns
production (& no doubt) at least some of his guitar work &
arrangement. (His last recorded work.... ever).
© 1998 David Laurie