John Lennon - Rock And Roll Sessions

Voxx Records, Voxx 0002 01/02/03

A & M REHEARSALS 10/73
THE JESSE ED DAVIS REHEARSAL TAPES

Disc One features what will now be known as "The Jesse Ed Davis Tapes" First off, we get the first ever tape to CD transfer of the earliest known rehearsals done at A&M Studios in October of 1973, with a very drunken John.
Then we have the first ever Tape to CD Transfer of the Famous October 1974 rehearsals. These rehearsals have long been thought to have been recorded at The Record Plant, but were actually taped at Morris Levy's Barn in upstate New York with John and the same set of musicians that played on Wall and Bridges. These Rehearsals are taken from the Original cassettes and are many generations above any previous issue!

ROCK N ROLL (OUTTAKES ' 73-74)

Disc two features various outtakes, demos and rough mixes from the 73-74 sessions. Bonus tracks include The Raw Stereo take of "Stand By Me" recorded for the Old Grey Whistle Test, along with the finished takes. We have also included the complete 3 songs recorded for the Salute to Sir Lew Grade TV special. John's last ever Live TV performance.

"DJ WINSTON O' BOOGIE" PLAYS THE ROOTS OF ROCK 'N' ROLL!

Disc Three incorporates a new way to listen to the Roots album. The songs are intertwined by an early (Stereo!) 1975 interview with John talking and introducing each of the Rock 'N' Roll tracks, only we swapped these for the more obscure Roots Versions. The Roots tracks have now been taken from a Rare and Restored 8 track tape. With the Listener in mind, we have made it possible to program your CD player to play only the Roots tracks or just the John Interview.

NOTE: ALL SONGS ARE THE ORIGINAL ROOTS VERSIONS!
NOTE: ALL ROOTS SONGS OR INTERVIEW CAN BE PROGRAMMED TO PLAY SEPARATELY

Sloppy mastering job (like Voxx's Learning To Fly), great to hear these tracks in an upgraded quality though!

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