Imagine....All The Outtakes
Various
Various
VT-118
12 Tracks - Total Time: 48:43
The Alternate Album
1. Imagine (Version 2 - take 1) (3:14)
2. Crippled Inside (Take 17) (3:47)
3. Jealous Guy (Take 2) (4:25)
4. It's So Hard (Take 2) (2:28)
5. I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don't Wanna Die (Take 2) (5:37)
6. Gimme Some Truth (Alternate vocal) (3:36)
7. Oh My Love (Take 2) (2:55)
8. How Do You Sleep? (Alternate vocal) (6:45)
9. How? (Alternate vocal A) (3:42)
10. Oh Yoko! (Take 9) (5:46)
11. "Just A Little Story..." (Studio monologue) (0:34)
12. Well (Baby Please Don't Go) (Take 1) (5:51)
VT-119
19 Tracks - Total Time: 68:23
The Outtakes
1. Imagine (Take 1) (3:07)
2. Imagine (Take 2) (2:55)
3. Imagine (Take 3) (3:11)
4. Imagine (Alternate vocal) (3:11)
5. Crippled Inside (Take 2) (3:49)
6. Jealous Guy (Take 1) (4:12)
7. Jealous Guy (Take 7) (4:08)
8. Jealous Guy (Take 20) (4:13)
9. I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don't Wanna Die (Take 1 with sax) (5:46)
10. I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don't Wanna Die (Alternate mix) (5:53)
11. Oh My Love (Alternate take 1A) (2:48)
12. Oh My Love (Alternate take 1B) (2:50)
13. How? (Take 12) (3:49)
14. How? (Alternate vocal B) (3:43)
15. How? (Original take 2) (3:42)
16. Oh Yoko! (Take 7) (4:11)
17. I'm The Greatest (Piano demo) (2:42)
18. Imagine (Rehearsal) (2:57)
19. San Francisco Bay Blues (Impromptu studio solo) (1:15)
VT-120
18 Tracks - Total Time: 73:22
The Sessions
1. How Do You Sleep? (Rehearsal 1) (1:52)
2. Tuning Jam (0:40)
3. How Do You Sleep? (Rehearsal 2) (4:22)
4. How Do You Sleep? (Rehearsal 3) (7:36)
5. How Do You Sleep? (Version 2) (5:46)
6. How Do You Sleep? (Take 2) (8:11)
7. How Do You Sleep? (Version 3) (6:34)
8. How Do You Sleep? (Alternate vocal B) (6:15)
9. Oh My Love (Acoustic demo A - late 1968) (1:26)
10. Oh My Love (Acoustic demo B - late 1968) (1:23)
11. How? (Piano demo) (4:33)
12. People Get Ready / How? (Piano demo - late 1970 - early 1971) (3:04)
13. Medley: How? / Child Of Nature / Oh Yoko! (piano demo - late 1970 - early 1971) (4:26)
14. Oh Yoko! (Acoustic demo - mid 1969) (4:37)
15. Oh Yoko! (Piano demo - late 1970 - early 1971) (0:57)
16. It's So Hard (Sax overdub - 7/4/71 NYC) (6:54)
17. I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don't Wanna Die (Sax overdub - 7/4/71 NYC) (4:25)
18. How Do You Sleep? (Reprise) (0:19)
Imagine....More Session Tapes
Various
Various
DISC 1
(VT-185) 20 Tracks - Total Time: 57:42
Although some of these tracks have appeared before, they are offered here in more
complete form and in correct sequential order from a newly acquired mono monitor
source tape.
1-16. How Do You Sleep?
1. first rehearsal (4:52)
2. riffing (3:53)
3. another pass (2:35)
4. tuning jam (0:49)
5. slow rehearsal (2:06)
6. a bit of reggae (5:04)
7. "slate 12" low vocal false start (1:17)
8. low vocal false start #2 (0:35)
9. low vocal rehearsal (5:30)
10. piano solo false start (0:22)
11. piano solo (0:41)
12. piano solo rehearsal (2:29)
13. eight-track take one (8:12)
14. Phil's rhythm instructions (3:07)
15. eight track take two (3:03)
16. ...from George's solo (0:36)
17. Imagine (3:12)
18. How (3:45)
19. I'm The Greatest (1:57)
Unlisted Bonus Track:
20. John and George talk about "Beatle Ed" (3:37)
DISC 2
(VT-186) 23 Tracks - Total Time: 61:55
Sax overdub (rec. New York City, 7/4/71)
1-13. It's So Hard
1. John starts tape (1:39)
2. King Curtis arrives (1:56)
3. intro playback (4:11)
4. John demonstrates on acoustic (2:19)
5. King Curtis riffs (5:32)
6. first pass and more riffing (1:11)
7. second pass (3:47)
8. King Curtis asks John a question (4:02)
9. third pass (2:29)
10. John gives King Curtis feedback (0:57)
11. another pass at the intro (0:32)
12. another pass at the intro #2 (0:36)
13. last pass (1:48)
14-23. I Don't Want To Be A Soldier
14. John discusses the 1966 tour (1:32)
15. first playback (4:00)
16. playback continued - the first "hit it" (1:01)
17. playback continued - the second "hit it" (2:38)
18. John and King Curtis talk (7:30)
19. first pass (5:47)
20. John instructs King Curtis (2:29)
21. second pass (1:16)
22. third pass (2:24)
23. last pass (2:19)