John Lennon Anthology

Recorded: 1969-1980
Producers: Yoko Ono, Rob Stevens

Released: 2 November 1998 (UK), 3 November 1998 (US)

Tracklisting:

Ascot Working Class Hero God I Found Out Hold On Isolation Love Mother Remember Imagine "Fortunately" Well (Baby Please Don't Go) Oh My Love Jealous Guy Maggie Mae How Do You Sleep? God Save Oz Do The Oz I Don't Want To Be A Soldier Give Peace A Chance Look At Me Long Lost John

New York City Anthology John Lennon. Capitol 1998, Audio CD, $69.05 New York City Attica State (live) Imagine (live) Bring On The Lucie (Freeda Peeple) Woman Is The Nigger Of The World Geraldo Rivera - One To One Concert Woman Is The Nigger Of The World (live) It's So Hard (live) Come Together (live) Happy Xmas (War Is Over) The Luck Of The Irish (live) John Sinclair (live) The David Frost Show Mind Games (I Promise) Mind Games (Make Love, Not War) One Day At A Time I Know (I Know) I'm The Greatest Goodnight Vienna Jerry Lewis Telethon "A Kiss Is Just A Kiss" Real Love You Are Here

The Lost Weekend What You Got Nobody Loves You (When You're Down And Out) Whatever Gets You Thru The Night (home) Whatever Gets You Thru The Night (studio) Yesterday (parody) Be-Bop-A-Lula Rip It Up/Ready Teddy Scared Steel And Glass Surprise Surprise (Sweet Bird Of Paradox) Bless You Going Down On Love Move Over Ms L Ain't She Sweet Slippin' And Slidin' Peggy Sue Bring It On Home To Me/Send Me Some Lovin' Phil And John 1 Phil And John 2 Phil And John 3 "When In Doubt, Fuck It" Be My Baby Stranger's Room Old Dirt Road

Dakota I'm Losing You Sean's 'Little Help' Serve Yourself My Life Nobody Told Me Life Begins At 40 I Don't Wanna Face It Woman Dear Yoko Watching The Wheels I'm Stepping Out Borrowed Time The Rishi Kesh Song Sean's 'Loud' Beautiful Boy Mr Hyde's Gone (Don't Be Afraid) Only You Grow Old With Me Dear John The Great Wok Mucho Mungo Satire 1 Satire 2 Satire 3 Sean's 'In The Sky' It's Real

A box set containing four compact discs of previously-unreleased studio outtakes, live recordings and home demos made by John Lennon between 1969 and 1980, John Lennon Anthology was issued in 1998.

The collection was divided into four separate stages in Lennon's solo career: Ascot, which encompassed the era of John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine; New York City, featuring songs from Some Time In New York City and Mind Games; The Lost Weekend, documenting the often-chaotic sessions for Walls And Bridges and Rock 'N' Roll; and Dakota, which contained a selection of home recordings made during Lennon's househusband years.

John Lennon Anthology also came with a 62-page book, with an introduction by Yoko Ono, notes by her on each of the discs, an essay by Anthony DeCurtis, photographs, drawings and lyrics. It also contained a feature written by Lennon and Ono in 1979, originally published in the New York Times, titled 'A love letter from John and Yoko to people who ask us what, when, and why', in which they sought to inform their fans why so little had been heard of them in recent years.

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