New John Lennon release on the horizon?

Another big cubed outtakes box. I think all his regular albums are already well represented.

 

I'd like the Nicky Hopkins keyboard overdubs from the live at the Lyceum version of "Cold Turkey" grafted on to the studio version of "Cold Turkey" to make a cool new version of the studio track.

 

For some reason I had that backwards in my head. Perfect then...I need no more Lennon unless they came out with new Live material or something interesting

 

That would be fantastic!

 

The MFSL cd of Double Fantasy, an earlier (better mastered) cd of Milk & Honey, DF Stripped, Menlove Avenue and JL Anthology are all necessary additions if all you have is the signature box. The last 2 CDs in your box are not well mastered. All other discs on this short list have wonderful tracks not on the core albums. And of course, add your JL cassette demos boot of choice.

31 years after its release I still play 'Menlove Avenue' all the time. It is simply wonderful.

 

I was just thinking I'd love to hear The Lost Lennon Tapes again. I don't have any of them besides the songs that came from the shows. Like many other Lennon lovers, they're an important part to our 1980's radio listening habits. Seems like the 1980's have come back around. I'd love to have these in my collection.

 

I agree, the DF sessions and demos are another clear candidate for a comprehensive super deluxe edition. Listening to the 'Bermuda Tapes' app released a few years ago just underscored the need for something bigger and better (and more accessible). As you point out there have been a few alternate versions and out-takes from these sessions already released but they're all over the place and need to be brought together in a more coherent manner. Here's hoping.

 

I'd say this would be a great order to things:

1) Live in New York City (2018)
-Expanded album and concert Blu-Ray, rehearsals, any other Live/TV recordings from 1972, and the three Elton John tracks as bonuses.

2) Lennon 1980 (2020)
-Bermuda Demos, DF outtakes, the best Dakota demos (best sources)

3) Menlove Ave. (2022)
-Expanded to include all the "Jesse Ed Davis Tapes", as well as the studio cut of "Baby Please Don't Go"

 

I have the signature box, anthology, Lennon Legend compilation, Acoustic, MFSL imagine from 1984, originaly US vinyl of plastic ono band, imagine, mind games, walls and bridges, rock n’ roll, doubke fantasy, shaved fish, and live peace. Also the live peace and imagine dvd’s

I SHOULD pick up a Menlove Ave, thank you. Milk and Honey / Double Fantasy I never play because I only enjoy the John material, and can’t listen to the Ono tracks with a straight face.

 

A re-release of the quad mix, or an all-new 5.1 mix would be cool. Or both, like Jethro Tull does.

 

Isn't the full tape that Yoko has more than 2 songs?

I'd always assumed it was just the 2, until they mentioned on the satb podcast that the full tape has additional songs beyond the 2 heard in the excerpts we have.

 

Whats the satb podcast ? (stones and the Beatles??). Never heard there's more than two songs myself. Either way, that at least an excerpt wasn't included on the Lennon Anthology or Beatles Anthology is mystifying and "they" just missed the 60th Anniversary.

 

Something about the Beatles podcast, hosted by Robert Rodriguez and ( until recently) Richard Buskin.

When they mentioned the full tape had additional songs, it made sense to me - the 2 excerpts we have are just the standard clips they play at auctions. While still not good quality, the full tape will sound better than the clips and feature more of the show. Wow - just think - 1957 era John Lennon stage patter!

 

his new release will be called "beyond the grave"

 

Yeah. Didn't Paul say John was a bit drunk when he met him. Be funny if John berated the Church Fete audience telling them he was going to be bigger than Jesus and getting his girlfriend up to sing a number.
On a slightly more serious note (C sharp) , why is this tape being kept ? The thought of it being cooed over by a historian with elbow patches and no interest in the Beatles in 200 years time saying "now too fragile to play but worth billions to fine art collectors this musical recording is thought to contain the earliest performance by the inventors of popular music, The Beetles whose name was curiously misspelt in contemporary documents."
if this was a jazz item, this would have found it's way out somewhere. The sound quality is an irrelevance. Should have been the opening shot in Ron Howards disaster epic - the tape on a Grundig tape recorder playing in the spot where they played with Paul walking in to the picture saying..."this is where I first heard John play. He said, you're not changing that, it's the best line in the song..dooh."

 

Perhaps they will also include either a new cut or the Gimme Some Truth documentary of the Imagine sessions remastered in HD for Bluray. It’s amusing that after complaining so much about the constant camera intrusion during Let It Be project (RS interview, 1970), John brought them into his own studio the following year for similar purpose.

While Imagine sessions footage has seen released in few forms, the Let It Be footage remains locked in the vault....

 

Were the Milk and Honey sessions multitracked? If so I'd love to hear John's tracks remixed.

 

There are tons and tons of unreleased Lennon recordings and videos but books and kids' bed linen seem to be the preferred cash grab for the custodians of his art.

 

Couldn't they remix Milk & Honey, perhaps add some instrumentation of John's track...or did they do that already?

I thought DF was the start of a trilogy so perhaps part 3 with John's versions of Fire As a Bird and Real Love included.

 

yes...exactly.....might as well talk about the 2 virgins 3 cd box set with bonus stereo hiccups and scratchy 78 reconfigure and blu ray holigram for the entire night.....

 

My childhood dream is a de-yokoed version of Double Fantasy + Milk and Honey with a proper track order, possibly mastered by Hicks & Magee

 

I would just get the MFSL Gold CD of Double Fantasy and the original Polydor CD of Milk & Honey and burn a CDR of just the Lennon tracks. I really like my copy.

 

Check out the Lennon Box Set. The 4th CD is exactly what you're looking for.

CD4:
1. (Just Like) Starting Over
2. Cleanup Time
3. I'm Losing You
4. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
5. Watching The Wheels
6. Woman
7. Dear Yoko
8. I'm Stepping Out
9. I Don't Wanna Face It
10. Nobody Told Me
11. Borrowed Time
12. (Forgive Me) My Little Flower Princess
13. Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him
14. Grow Old With Me

 

Thank you, I wasn't aware of it. This should even be a good mastering. Pity that it was not a standalone release.

 

I think it had some mastering problems, including use of No Noise, so more recent masterings of these songs are much better. I've got this box set and it is a handy way for me to listen to John's songs without Yoko on those last 2 albums.
Look here for some reviews: 1991 John Lennon Box Set