John Lennon ‎– The Househusband Years - The Complete Home Recordings 1975-1980 [12 CD, 2015]

 

This is a collection of John Lennon home recordings at the Dakota home in New York, Cannon Hill in Cold Spring Harbor (NY) and Villa Undercliff, Fairylands, Bermuda during the last six years of his life. All tracks have been remastered and speed corrected from the best available sources. Some are previously unbooted.





 



CD 1: 1975 - March 1978
1-1 Tessessee (Take 1) 0:35
1-2 Tessessee (Take ?) 2:30
1-3 Tessessee (Take 4) 2:05
1-4 Everybody 2:49
1-5 Sally And Billy (Take 2) 3:30
1-6 Sally And Billy (Take 3) 3:20
1-7 Mucho Mungo 2:28
1-8 Cookin' (In The Kitchen Of Love) (Take 1) 2:40
1-9 Cookin' (In The Kitchen Of Love) (Take ?) 2:33
1-10 Cookin' (In The Kitchen Of Love) (Take 8) 2:28
1-11 She Is A Friend Of Dorothy's (Take 2) 2:41
1-12 She Is A Friend Of Dorothy's (Take 7) 4:15
1-13 I Don't Want To Lose You 5:01
1-14 Free As A Bird (Take 1) 3:26
1-15 Free As A Bird (Take 3) 2:42
1-16 (Turned Out Nice Again) 0:06
1-17 Whatever Happened To...? (Take 1-Fragment With Voice-Over) 0:19
1-18 Whatever Happened To...? (Take 2) 4:53
1-19 One Of The Boys (Take 1) 3:08
1-20 One Of The Boys (Take 2) 3:16
1-21 Mirror, Mirror (On The Wall) (Takes 1-2) 8:49
1-22 Mirror, Mirror (On The Wall) (Take 4) 0:31
1-23 Mirror, Mirror (On The Wall) (Take 5) 2:35
1-24 Sea Ditties 2:54
1-25 Maurice Dupont (Act 1) 1:58
1-26 Maurice Dupont (Act 2) 1:09
1-27 Maurice Dupont (Act 3) 2:46

CD 2: Late 1978 - September 1979
2-1 Too Much Monkey Business / Subterranean Homesick Blues 1:18
2-2 Rock Inland Line 2:31
2-3 Brown Eyed Handsome Man / Get Back 2:43
2-4 Beyond The Sea / Blue Moon / Young Love 4:08
2-5 Satire 1 2:20
2-6 Satire 2 4:32
2-7 Satire 3 / Maggie Mae 1:24
2-8 Falling In Love Again 1:31
2-9 I'm A Man 1:50
2-10 It Was A Night Like Ethel Merman 1:03
2-11 (Dialogue For A Silent TV) 1:13
2-12 The Great Wok 3:03
2-13 I Don't Wanna Face It (Take 2) 0:45
2-14 I Don't Wanna Face It (Take ?) 1:47
2-15 I Watch Your Face 2:17
2-16 It's Real 1:05
2-17 (Audio Diary 1) 2:55
2-18 Serve Yourself 3:21
2-19 Serve Yourself 5:15
2-20 That's The Way The World Is 3:04
2-21 Don't Be Crazy (Take 1) 3:11
2-22 Don't Be Crazy (Take 2) 1:39
2-23 Baby Make Love To You 2:16
2-24 Baby Make Love To You / Girls And Boys 3:59
2-25 Girls And Boys 1:23
2-26 Real Life (Take 1) 0:56
2-27 Real Life (Take 2) 5:27
2-28 Real Life (Take 3) 2:45

CD: 3 September 1979 - Early 1980
3-1 Real Life (Fragment 1) 0:40
3-2 Real Life (Fragment 2) 0:32
3-3 Real Life (Let Go 1) 3:32
3-4 Real Life (Let Go 2) 3:19
3-5 Serve Yourself 8:18
3-6 Serve Yourself 2:31
3-7 Girls And Boys 3:10
3-8 Girls And Boys (With Voice-Over) 1:11
3-9 Audio Diary 1 0:26
3-10 Not For Love Nor Money 2:40
3-11 Dialogue 1 3:24
3-12 Dialogue 2 21:50
3-13 Sean's "In The Sky" 1:22
3-14 Sean's "Loud" 3:49
3-15 Sean's "Serve Yourself/Be-Bop-A-Lula" 1:29
3-16 She Runs Them Round In Circles / Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) 5:39
3-17 Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) (Instrumental With Voice-Over) 2:15
3-18 Improvisation (With Voice-Over) 3:45
3-19 Rock Island Line 2:50
3-20 Many Rivers To Cross / My Girl 5:22

CD 4: Late 1979 - Early 1980
4-1 Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) 11:41
4-2 Howling At The Moon 1:58
4-3 Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) / Howling At The Moon / Across The River 5:14
4-4 India, India 3:04
4-5 Help Me To Help Myself 1:52
4-6 Life Begins At 40 2:33
4-7 Across The River 2:37
4-8 Instrumental 1 1:06
4-9 Instrumental 2 (With Voice-Over) 0:49
4-10 Girls And Boys (Take ?) 1:29
4-11 Girls And Boys (Take 4) 4:04
4-12 Girls And Boys (Take 5) 2:47
4-13 Girls And Boys (Take 6) 2:43
4-14 Watching The Wheels 0:25
4-15 Watching The Wheels 4:38
4-16 Watching The Wheels 2:23
4-17 Watching The Wheels 2:39
4-18 Watching The Wheels 1:01
4-19 Watching The Wheels 2:18
4-20 Watching The Wheels 0:26
4-21 Watching The Wheels 4:10
4-22 Watching The Wheels 3:08
4-23 Watching The Wheels 3:29
4-24 Watching The Wheels 3:10
4-25 Watching The Wheels 0:30
4-26 Watching The Wheels 4:16
4-27 Watching The Wheels 4:35

CD 5: Early - June 1980
5-1 Watching The Wheels 0:36
5-2 Stranger's Room 1:29
5-3 John Henry 1:35
5-4 John Henry (Instrumental) 0:42
5-5 John Henry 2:12
5-6 Watching The Wheels 2:51
5-7 Corinna, Corrina 1:18
5-8 Stranger's Room 3:45
5-9 Stranger's Room 6:35
5-10 My Life (Take 1) 2:52
5-11 My Life (Take 2) 2:37
5-12 My Life (Take 3) 2:42
5-13 My Life (Take ? - Fragment) 0:14
5-14 Serve Yourself 4:26
5-15 Serve Yourself 4:33
5-16 Memories (Take 1) 4:33
5-17 Cathy's Clown 1:12
5-18 You Send Me 2:08
5-19 Memories (Take 2) 2:30
5-20 Welcome To Cold Spring Harbor 0:50
5-21 Dear Yoko (Takes 1-2) 5:50
5-22 Dialogue At Cannon Hill 5:12
5-23 Blues Instrumental (Fragments) 3:36
5-24 Dear Yoko (Take 1-Fragment With Voice-Over) 0:07
5-25 Dear Yoko (Takes 2-3) 5:32
5-26 Borrowed Time 5:09
5-27 I'm Stepping Out (Take 1) 1:40

CD 6: June - July 1980
6-1 I'm Stepping Out (Take 3) 6:12
6-2 I'm Stepping Out (Take ?) 2:55
6-3 Beautiful Day (Darling Boy) (Take 1) 2:49
6-4 Beautiful Day (Darling Boy) (Take 2) 4:12
6-5 Beautiful Day (Darling Boy) (Take 2 With Overdubs) 4:20
6-6 Borrowed Time 5:06
6-7 Dear Yoko 5:06
6-8 I Don't Wanna Face It 2:06
6-9 Girls And Boys (Take 6 With Overdubs) 2:44
6-10 Watching The Wheels 3:06
6-11 Serve Yourself 3:54
6-12 Nobody Told Me 3:20
6-13 Memories 6:26
6-14 I'm Losing You 3:15
6-15 I'm Losing You 0:47
6-16 I'm Losing You 3:07
6-17 I'm Stepping Out 5:11
6-18 I Don't Wanna Face It 3:01
6-19 I'm Stepping Out 5:00
6-20 Mr. Hyde's Gone (Don't be Afraid) 2:39
6-21 The Happy Rishikesh Song / Something Is Wrong 3:23

CD 7: July - August 1980
7-1 Real Love (Take 1) 3:58
7-2 Real Love (Take 4) 4:07
7-3 Grow Old With Me 3:10
7-4 Real Love (Take 5 With Overdubs) 4:22
7-5 Woman (Take 1) 2:41
7-6 Woman (Take 4) 0:32
7-7 Woman (Take 7) 3:53
7-8 Woman (Take 8) 3:25
7-9 Nobody Told Me (Overdub Take 1) 3:21
7-10 Nobody Told Me (Overdub Take 2) 4:10
7-11 Woman (Take 8 With Overdub) 3:08
7-12 Woman (Take 8 With Overdub) 4:13
7-13 (Forgive Me) My Little Flower Princess (Take 3) 3:27
7-14 The Worst Is Over (Take 1) 2:23
7-15 The Worst Is Over (Take 2) 6:00
7-16 Help Me To Help Myself (Takes 2-3) 3:08
7-17 My Life (Take 1) 3:11
7-18 My Life (Take 2) 0:55
7-19 My Life (Take 4) 1:36
7-20 Serve Yourself (Two Takes) 11:07
7-21 Cleanup Time 2:53
7-22 Cleanup Time 3:25

CD 8: August - November 1980
8-1 (Just Like) Starting Over (Take 1) 4:18
8-2 (Just Like) Starting Over (Take 2) 3:46
8-3 (Just Like) Starting Over (Take 3) 4:56
8-4 Gone From This Place (Take 1) 3:13
8-5 Gone From This Place (Take 4) 3:20
8-6 Gone From This Place (Fragment With Voice-Over) 0:11
8-7 Dear John 4:23
8-8 You Saved My Soul 4:10
Bonus Tracks:
8-9 John Lennon Phone Call With WABX Detroit 1974 14:19
8-10 John Lennon Rolling Stone Interview December 8, 1980 (Excerpt) 18:43
8-11 John Lennon Final Interview December 8, 1980 (Excerpt) 9:42

CD 9: Guitar Demos
9-1 Watching The Wheels 3:08
9-2 Knocking On Dylan's Door 2:21
9-3 It Sounds Like A Ballad To Me 4:35
9-4 More Satire 0:50
9-5 Lebenstraum (Falling In Love Again) 1:27
9-6 French Song (La Mer) 1:08
9-7 Serve Yourself 3:54
9-8 She'll Be Coming 'Round The Mountain 1:02
9-9 Dear Yoko 3:38
9-10 I'm Stepping Out 2:59
9-11 I Don't Wanna Face It 2:08
9-12 Borrowed Time 4:50
9-13 Beautiful Boy 4:10
9-14 Grow Old With Me 3:07
9-15 Starting Over 3:09
9-16 Woman 3:30
9-17 Say It Again 3:42
9-18 Nobody Told Me (Take 2, Version A) 3:57
9-19 Nobody Told Me (Take 2, Version B) 3:56
9-20 Nobody Told Me (Take 2, Version C) 3:56
9-21 I'm Losing You 3:07
9-22 I Ain't Got Time 3:11

CD 10: Piano Demos
10-1 Grow Old With Me 3:07
10-2 Help Me To Help Myself 2:38
10-3 I Don't Wanna Sleep Alone 2:53
10-4 Now And Then 5:01
10-5 Cleanup Time 9:07
10-6 Watching The Wheels 12:55
10-7 Serve Yourself 3:29
10-8 Memories / Cathy's Clown 5:48
10-9 Real Love 4:42
10-10 She's A Friend Of Dorothy 3:26
10-11 Starting Over 4:24
10-12 I'm Losing You 6:01
10-13 I'm Stepping Out 3:15
10-14 Don't Be Afraid 2:46
10-15 Why Must We Be Alone? (Real Love) 2:31
10-16 Solitude 5:15

CD 11: Piano And Guitar Demos
11-1 My Life (Piano) 4:22
11-2 Cleanup (Piano) 2:27
11-3 I'm Losing You 6:45
11-4 Beautiful Boy (Amplified Acoustic Guitar) 4:08
11-5 Watching The Wheels (Electric Guitar) 3:14
11-6 Dear Yoko (Acoustic Guitar) 5:03
11-7 When I was Lonely And Scared (Amplified Acoustic Guitar) 1:31
11-8 Woman (Rhythm Box And Double Track Acoustic Guitar) 4:08
11-9 I'm Stepping Out (Rhythm Box And Acoustic Guitar) 5:09
11-10 I Don't Wanna Face It (Rhythm Box And Acoustic Guitar) 3:08
11-11 Real Love (Piano Take 4) 4:11
11-12 Borrowed Time (Rhythm Box And Acoustic Guitar) 4:38
11-13 Happy Rishikesh Song (Acoustic Guitar) 1:58
11-14 Something Is Wrong (Acoustic Guitar) 2:51
11-15 Beautiful Boy (Acoustic Guitar) 2:48
11-16 Watching The Wheels (Piano) 4:42
11-17 Grow Old With Me (Rhythm Box And Piano) 3:07
11-18 Grow Old With Me (Acoustic Guitar)
11-19 Grow Old With Me (Piano)
11-20 Cleanup Time (Piano Incomplete) 3:12
11-21 I'm Stepping Out / Real Love (Piano) 0:57
11-22 Grow Old With Me (Piano) 3:25

CD 12: Piano And Guitar Demos
12-1 My Life (Acoustic Guitar) 2:36
12-2 My Life (Guitar) 2:38
12-3 Borrowed Time (Acoustic Guitar Demo) 4:53
12-4 I Don't Wanna Face It (Acoustic Guitar) 3:08
12-5 Real Life (Piano) 2:21
12-6 I'm Stepping Out (Acoustic Guitar Take 4) 5:02
12-7 I'm Stepping Out (Acoustic Guitar) 4:17
12-8 Woman (Acoustic Guitar Take 4) 3:23
12-9 Woman (Acoustic Guitar Take 10) 3:21
12-10 Woman (Acoustic Guitar) 3:47
12-11 Serve Yourself (Piano) 3:47
12-12 Serve Yourself (Acoustic Guitar) 4:04
12-13 Tennessee (Piano) 2:33
12-14 Tennessee (Piano) 6:04
12-15 Watching The Wheels (Piano Take 1) 3:42
12-16 Watching The Wheels (Piano) 4:26
12-17 Watching The Wheels (Piano) 3:43
12-18 I'm Losing You (Acoustic Guitar With Rhythm Box) 3:07
12-19 Serve Yourself (Piano) 8:24