John Lennon - Somewhere In New York City

The un-telecast performances

Voxx Records, Voxx-0006-01

 

'Luck Of The Irish' rehearsals and demos recorded November 12, 1971. Location: 105 Bank Street, Greenwich Village, New York
1. Luck Of The Irish rehearsal 1:25
2. Luck Of The Irish rehearsal 1:41
3. Luck Of The Irish rehearsal 0:33
4. Luck Of The Irish rehearsal 0:33
5. Luck Of The Irish rehearsal 0:27
6. studio talk/lyric discussion/setup 3:09
7. Luck Of The Irish practise take (false start) 0:11
8. Luck Of The Irish take 1 (complete) 2:36
9. Luck Of The Irish take 2 (breakdown) 2:20
10. Luck Of The Irish take 3 (final take complete) 2:47
June 6, 1971 John & Yoko with Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention. Location: Filmore East, New York City, from the complete unedited master source tape. All tracks are full versions.
11. Well (Baby Please Don't Go) 9:13
12. Jamrag 5:26
13. Scumbag 6:01
14. Au 3:23
February 28, 1972 From the TV show 'Aquarius' London Weekend TV. Location: 105 Bank Street, Greenwich Village, New York City
15. Attica State 3:14
August 5, 1972 Unaired electric set filmed for ABC's Eyewitness News with Geraldo Rivera. Location: San Francisco, CA
16. Woman Is The Nigger Of The World 2:54
17. Fools Like Me 1:36
18. The Calypso Song 2:50

COMMENTS:

A great compilation! Those 'Luck Of The Irish' rehearsals were available before on a CDR called 'Another Flaming Pie' but the quality here is much better. The Filmore east tracks, previously available on 'Lennon Renumbers,' are also in best-ever sound quality and complete. Attica State is performed by John alone (NO Yoko!) and sounds great! Tracks 16, 17 and 18 are new to me. Woman Is The Nigger Of The World sung by John and Yoko (with 'feminist' comments by Yoko throughout. When she immitates a 'male chauvinist pig' by saying: "Why don't you show us your tits?" John replies: "Because they're not very good!")

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