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John Lennon 1980: The Last Days in the Life

John Lennon 1980: The Last Days in the Life

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"John Lennon 1980: The Last Days in the Life" is a captivating non-fiction exploration of the final year of the legendary musician's life. Authored by acclaimed writer Kenneth Womack, this book delves into Lennon's creative resurgence, personal struggles, and enduring legacy. Through meticulous research and exclusive interviews, Womack paints an intimate portrait of Lennon as he navigates fame, family, and artistic ambition. This compelling narrative offers a poignant glimpse into the man behind the myth, capturing the essence of his enduring influence on music and culture. A must-read for fans and historians alike.
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"John Lennon 1980: The Last Days in the Life" is a captivating non-fiction exploration of the final year of the legendary musician's life. Authored by acclaimed writer Kenneth Womack, this book delves into Lennon's creative resurgence, personal struggles, and enduring legacy. Through meticulous research and exclusive interviews, Womack paints an intimate portrait of Lennon as he navigates fame, family, and artistic ambition. This compelling narrative offers a poignant glimpse into the man behind the myth, capturing the essence of his enduring influence on music and culture. A must-read for fans and historians alike.
Track Listing

Stepping Out

I'm Stepping Out (Demo)

I'm Stepping Out (Demo)

Sean Visits The Studio

I'm Stepping Out (Multi Tracks Mixdown Take 1)

I'm Stepping Out (Multi Tracks Mixdown)

I'm Stepping Out (Vocal Booth Recording)

I'm Stepping Out (Discussion & Rehearsal)

I'm Stepping Out (Rehearsal & Discussion)

I'm Stepping Out (Discussion & Rehearsal)

I'm Stepping Out (More Rehearsals)

I'm Stepping Out (John Rehearsing The Main Riff)

I'm Stepping Out (Rehearsals)

I'm Stepping Out (Take 3 - Breakdown)

I'm Stepping Out (Take 4 - Vocal Booth)

I'm Stepping Out/It's Now Or Never (Take 5 - Vocal Booth)

I'm Stepping Out (Take 6 - Vocal Booth)

Hard Times Are Over (Choir Overdub)

Hard Times Are Over (Choir Overdub)

Hard Times Are Over (Choir Overdub)

Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him

Medley / Ordering Sushi

I'm Stepping Out (Take 7 - Vocal Booth)

I'm Stepping Out (Rehearsals - Vocal Booth)

I'm Stepping Out (Take 8 - Vocal Booth)

I'm Stepping Out (Playback & More Discussions)

I'm Stepping Out (Take 6 - Vocal Booth)

I'm Stepping Out (Take 9 - Multi Track Mixdown)

I'm Stepping Out (Take 9 - Multi Track Mixdown)

I'm Stepping Out (Take 1 - Multi Track Mixdown)

I'm Stepping Out (Multi Track Mix Down)

Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him (Yoko Talks To Sean)

Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him (Yoko Vocal Rehearsal)

Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him (More Yoko Vocal Rehearsals)

Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him (Multi Track Mixdown)

Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him (Multi Track Mixdown)

Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him (Multi Track Mixdown With John On Vocals)

Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him (Multi Track Mixdown With John On Vocals)

Starting All Over Again

I Watch Your Face (Demo)

My Life (Demo Take 1)

My Life (Demo Take 2)

My Life (Demo Take 3)

Don't Be Crazy (Demo)

The Worst Is Over (Demo)

Don't Be Crazy/The Worst Is Over (Demo)

(Just Like) Starting Over (Demo)

(Just Like) Starting Over (Demo Take 3)

(Just Like) Starting Over (Opening Chords)

(Just Like) Starting Over (Vocal Booth)

(Just Like) Starting Over (Vocal Booth)

(Just Like) Starting Over (Vocal Booth)

(Just Like) Starting Over (Control Room Recording)

(Just Like) Starting Over (Control Room Recording)

(Just Like) Starting Over (Control Room Playback/Multi Track Mixdown)

Nobody Told Me (Comment From John)

Everybody's Talking, Nobody's Talking (Demo Take 1)

Everybody's Talking, Nobody's Talking (Demo Take 1 With Overdub)

Nobody Told Me (Demo Take 2)

Nobody Told Me (Studio Rehearsal Of Basic Track)

Nobody Told Me (Studio Rehearsal Of Basic Track)

Nobody Told Me (Studio Multi Track Rough Mixdown)

Woman

Woman (Audio Verite)

Woman (Demo Take 1)

Woman (Demo Take 1 Remake)

Woman (Demo Take 9)

Woman (Demo)

Woman (Demo)

Woman (Demo)

Woman (Demo)

Woman (Acoustic Studio Backing Track)

Woman (Vocal Booth Recording)

Woman (Vocal Booth Recording)

Woman (Vocal Booth Recording)

Woman (Vocal Booth Recording)

Woman (Audio Verite)

Woman (Audio Verite)

Woman (Alternate Multitrack Mixdown)

Woman (Alternate Multitrack Mixdown)

Woman (Alternate Multitrack Mixdown From Movie 'Imagine: John Lennon')

Walking On Thin Ice (Vocal Booth Recording)

Walking On Thin Ice (Alternative Multitrack Mixdown)

Walking On Thin Ice (Alternative Multitrack Mixdown)

Walking On Thin Ice (Alternative Multitrack Mixdown)

In A Stranger's Room

Stranger's Room (Piano Demo 1)

Stranger's Room (Piano Demo 2)

Stranger's Room (Piano Demo 3)

I'm Losing You (Acoustic Demo)

I'm Losing You (Acoustic Demo 2)

I'm Losing You (Take 1)

I'm Losing You (Take 2)

I'm Losing You (Overdub Slide Guitar)

I'm Losing You (Horn Overdubs)

I'm Losing You (Vocal Editing Session)

I'm Losing You (Alternate Mix)

I'm Losing You (Overdub - Audio Verite - Vocal Booth)

I'm Losing You (Alternate Mix)

Clean Up Time (Piano Demo 1)

Clean Up Time (Piano Demo 2)

Clean Up Time (Overdub - Vocal Booth & Discussions)

Clean Up Time (Overdub Vocal Booth Take 1)

Clean Up Time (Overdub Vocal Booth Take 2)

Clean Up Time (Overdub Vocal Booth Take 3)

Clean Up Time (Alternate Mix With Reference Vocal)

Clean Up Time (Alternate Mix With All Backing Vocals)

Clean Up Time (Alternate Mix - Final Backing Track)

I'm Your Angel (Overdub - Audio Verite - Vocal Booth Discussions)

Living On Borrowed Time

I Don't Want To Face It (Acoustic Demo 1)

I Don't Want To Face It (Acoustic Demo With Overdubs)

I Don't Want To Face It (Acoustic Demo With Overdubs And Rhythm Box)

I Don't Want To Face It (Alternate Mix)

Living On Borrowed Time (Acoustic Demo 1)

Living On Borrowed Time (Acoustic Demo 2)

Living On Borrowed Time (Overdub - Audio Verite - Studio Control Room)

Living On Borrowed Time (Take 1 - Rehearsal)

Living On Borrowed Time (Studio Discussions)

Living On Borrowed Time (Take 2 - Rehearsal)

Living On Borrowed Time (Take 3 - Rehearsal)

Living On Borrowed Time (Overdub)

Living On Borrowed Time (Overdub - Acoustic Guitar)

Living On Borrowed Time (Studio Discussions)

Living On Borrowed Time (Overdub - Vocal Overdub Onto Take 3)

Living On Borrowed Time (Studio Discussions)

Living On Borrowed Time (Alternate Mix 1)

Living On Borrowed Time (Alternate Mix 2)

No One Can See Me Like You Do (Rehearsal)

Audio Tape Diary (September 5th 1979)

Watching The Wheels Go Round And Round

Help Me To Help Myself (Piano Demos Take 2 & 3)

Memories/Howling At The Moon (Piano Demo Take 1)

Memories (Piano Demo Take 2)

Memories (Unidentified Demo With Vocal & Acoustic Guitar Overdub)

Tennessee (Piano Demo Take 1)

Tennessee (Unidentified Piano Demo With Rhythm Box)

Tennessee (Piano Demo Take 4 With Rhythm Box)

Watching The Wheels/Howling At The Moon (Unidentified Piano Demo)

Watchng The Wheels (Piano Demo Take 6)

Watching The Wheels/I'm Crazy (Take 1 - Piano Demo)

Watching The Wheels/I'm Crazy (Take 1 - Piano Demo)

Watching The Wheels/50 Million $ Home (Alternate Piano Demo Take 1)

Watching The Wheels (Unidentified Piano Demo)

Watching The Wheels (Unidentified Electric Guitar Demo)

Watching The Wheels (Acoustic Guitar Demo)

Watching The Wheels (Take 3 Studio Vocal Booth Run Through)

Watching The Wheels (Control Room Discussions)

Watching The Wheels (Studio Rehearsal Discussions)

Watching The Wheels (Studio Rough Mix)

Watching The Wheels (Multitrack Take 8 Mix 1)

Watching The Wheels (Multitrack Take 8 Mix 2)

Sea Ditties (Dakota Piano Demo)

Pedro The Fisherman (Dakota Home Demo - Acoustic Guitar With Overdub)

Whatever Happened To Friend Of Dorothy (Demo Take 1 - Electric Guitar)

One Of The Boys

Dear Yoko (Take 2 - Acoustic Guitar Demo Cold Spring Habour Video)

Dear Yoko (Take 2 - Acoustic Guitar Demo Cold Spring Habour Video 2)

Dear Yoko (Take 2 - Acoustic Guitar Demo)

Dear Yoko (Take 3 - Acoustic Guitar Demo)

Dear Yoko (Unidentified Acoustic Guitar With Overdubs)

Dear Yoko (Rehearsal - Vocal Booth)

Dear Yoko (Studio Discussions)

Dear Yoko (Take 6 - Alternate Mix 1)

Dear Yoko (Take 6 - Alternate Mix 2)

(Forgive Me) My Little Flower Princess (Take 3 - Acoustic Guitar Demo)

(Forgive Me) My Little Flower Princess (Take 2 - Multitrack Studio)

Gone From This Place (Take 1 - Acoustic Guitar Demo)

Gone From This Place (Take 2 - Demo)

Gone From This Place (Take 4 - Demo)

Studio Rehearsal Discussions

Sally And Billy (Take 2 - Piano Demo With Drum Machine)

Sally And Billy (Take 3 - Piano Demo With Drum Machine)

Mirror Mirror (Takes 1 & 5 - Piano Demos)

One Of The Boys (Take 1 - Demo)

One Of The Boys (Take 2 - Acoustic Guitar Demo)

Maurice Dupont - Agent Provocateur (Unidentified)

Aunt Mimi (Audio Letter From Aunt Mimi)

Beautiful Boy

Beautiful Boy (Electric Guitar Demo With Rhythm Box)

Beautiful Boy (Electric Guitar Demo With Rhythm Box)

Beautiful Boy (Take 1 - Electric Guitar Demo With Rhythm Box)

Beautiful Boy (Bermuda Acoustic Guitar Demo With Handclaps)

Beautiful Boy (Take 2- Bermuda Acoustic Guitar Demo With Rhythm Box)

Beautiful Boy (Studio Rehearsal)

Beautiful Boy (Studio Take)

Beautiful Boy (Take Ending Overdub)

Studio Discussions

Beautiful Boy (Alternate Vocal Booth Take)

Beautiful Boy (Studio Unedited Rough Mix)

Serve Yourself (1979 Piano Demo Version 1)

Serve Yourself (1979 Piano Demo Version 2)

Serve Yourself (1979 Piano Demo Version 3)

Serve Yourself (1979 Piano Demo Version 4)

Serve Yourself (1979 Piano Demo Version 5)

Serve Yourself (1979 Piano Demo Version 6)

Serve Yourself (1979 Piano Demo Version 7)

Grow Old With Me

Untitled Instrumental (1978 Acoustic Guitar Demo)

Illusion (1980 Acoustic Guitar Demo)

Knocking On Heaven's Door (1978 Acoustic Guitar Demo)

News Of The Day (1980 Electric Guitar Demo Take 3)

Maggie Mae (Acoustic Guitar Studio Jam)

Be Bop A Lula (Electric Guitar Studio Jam)

You Save My Soul (Last Dakota Demo Take 1)

You Save My Soul (Last Dakota Demo Take 2)

Life Begins At 40 (Last Dakota Demo - Acoustic Guitar With Rhythm Box)

Grow Old With Me (From 'Imagine' Movie)

John And Sean (Last Dakota Demo Tape)

Dear John (Last Dakota Demo - Acoustic Guitar With Rhythm Box)

She's A Friend Of Dorothy's (Last Dakota Demo - Take 1)

She's A Friend Of Dorothy's (Last Dakota Demo - Take 2)

John And Sean (1979 Demo Tape)

Thanksgiving (1979 With Yoko & Sean)

1980 Interview With Japanese Radio

John & Yoko: The Last BBC Interview - 6th December 1980

A Few Words

Memories Of The BBC

Meeting At The Indica Gallery

The End Of Beatles Touring

Two Virgins

Yoko And The Beatles In 1969

An Englishman Abroad

Having A Baby

Give Peace A Chance

Live Peace In Toronto

Wedding Album

Cold Turkey And Drugs

Lyceum Unicef Concert

Instant Karma

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Album

The Move To New York City

Power To The People

Imagine

How Do You Sleep?

Deportation Case

Some Time In New York City

Woman Is The Nigger Of The World

Happy X-Mas (War Is Over)

Concept Of Plastic Ono Band

Time For A Break

The BBC World Service

Mind Games

The Lost Weekend

Songwriting

Five Years Away From Music

Working With Elton John

#9 Dream

Working With David Bowie

Phil Spector And Harry Nilsson

Shaved Fish

Going Underground

Househusband

Fatherhood

Contract With Geffen

Musicians For Double Fantasy

Love Of British Comedy

(Just Like) Starting Over

Lyrics

A New Prolific Era

Beautiful Boy

I'm Losing You

Woman

New Wave, Reggae, Disco

A Sense Of Security

Thanks

Strange Days Indeed

Milk And Honey - Interviews With Yoko Ono And Sean Lennon (1983)

Nobody Told Me (John Lennon)

Sleepless Night (Yoko Ono)

Don't Be Scared (Yoko Ono)

Borrowed Time (John Lennon)

Grow Old With Me (John Lennon)

You're The One (Yoko Ono)

I'm Steppin' Out (John Lennon)

Yoko Ono: Then And Now (1984)

John Lennon Shot

Yoko Ono - Bravo Profiles

John Lennon Top Of The Pops Special

John Lennon Shot

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