John Lennon
The Lost Lennon Tapes Radio Series
1988-1992
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The Lost Lennon Tapes was a weekly one-hour radio show that ran on the Westwood One Radio Network from 1988-1992. It was distributed to stations each week on two LPs (except the three-hour premiere show which was on five LPs). It was also broadcast on their satellite feed Mondays from 7:30pm-8:30pm Pacific Time.
The original theme of the show was to air unreleased recordings John had made. Those recordings were bootlegged onto a 35-volume set of LPs on Bag Records, and also onto a 22-volume CD set, both of which omit the interviews, commentary, and repeated airings of the same recording.
John & Yoko's longtime friend Elliot Mintz was the host of most episodes in the series. When it ended in March 1992, it was followed up by a series called The Beatle Years, which was distributed on CD.
As one would expect, most of the best unreleased material was aired in the first year or two. After some time, the series would often use many commonly available recordings in each show, instead of packing it with unreleased material. But some items were held back so that even in the last year there was material aired that had not been heard before.
The listings below are transcribed verbatim from the original Westwood One cue sheets. Any typos, abbreviations, or bad punctuation are courtesy of Westwood One. [I have included my own notes in brackets where something was wrong or missing. I did not add in missing songs if they were too brief.] Episode and segment titles are shown only if they were on the cue sheets.
The series had 219 episodes: the three-hour premiere episode followed by 218 regular one-hour episodes, for a total of 221 hours of programming. (Do not believe ebay auction listings which claim to be selling you the complete series but have only 167 episodes, for instance.)
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THE LOST LENNON TAPES: PREMIERE EPISODE PART ONE
Broadcast week of January 18, 1988
Yoko
Hallelujah I Love Her So (May 60, Rehearsal)
Moovin And Groovin (May 60, Rehearsal)
Beatles First Interview (7 Oct 62)
Love Me Do (cv)
John (1 Jan 76, Elliot Mintz interview)
Twist And Shout (cv)
Sweet Little Sixteen (23 july 63, BBC Radio)
A Hard Days Night (cv)
John (1 Jan 76, Elliot Mintz interview)
Tomorrow Never Knows (cv)
Press Conference (Aug 66, Chicago)
Nowhere Man (cv)
John (Aug 65, Los Angeles)
Lucy In The Sky with Diamonds (cv)
Strawberry Fields Forever (Nov 66, Demo)
Strawberry Fields Forever (cv)
John and Yoko (Dec 80, BBC)
Help (cv)
John (Dec 80, BBC)
Give Peace A Chance (cv)
John (10 Oct 71, Elliot Mintz interview)
http://www.filesonic.com/file/4016859113/0101.rar
THE LOST LENNON TAPES: PREMIERE EPISODE PART TWO
Broadcast week of January 18, 1988
Instant Karma (cv)
John (10 Oct 71, Elliot Mintz interview)
Power To The People (cv)
John (10 Oct 71, Elliot Mintz interview)
Imagine (cv)
John (16 Apr 73, Elliot Mintz interview)
How Do You Sleep (cv)
John (16 Apr 73, Elliot Mintz interview)
Mind Games (cv)
John (16 Apr 73, Elliot Mintz interview)
Woman Is The ****** Of The World (cv)
Peggy Sue (Sept 71, Clock film)
John (1 Jan 76, Elliot Mintz interview)
Whatever gets You Through The Night (cv)
John (1 Jan 76, Elliot Mintz interview)
Stand By Me (cv)
John (1 Jan 76, Elliot Mintz interview)
# 9 dream (cv)
http://www.filesonic.com/file/4016882003/0102.rar
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THE LOST LENNON TAPES: PREMIERE EPISODE PART THREE
Broadcast week of January 18, 1988
Woman (1980, Studio session)
John (Dec 80, BBC Radio)
Watching The Wheels (Piano demo)
Watching The Wheels (Jun 80, Demo)
Studio Dialogue (Aug 80)
Watching The Wheels (cv)
Be-Bop-A-Lula (Aug 80, Studio)
John (Dec 80, BBC Radio)
Starting Over (cv)
Im Losing You (1980, Demo)
Im Losing You (Aug 80, Outtake)
Im Losing You (cv)
Beautiful Boy (1980, Demo)
Beautiful Boy (cv)
John (Dec 80, BBC Radio)
Woman (cv)
Clean-up time (Aug 80, Studio session)
Clean-up Time (cv)
Medley (cv)
http://www.filesonic.com/file/4016898363/0103.rar
The Lost Lennon Tapes Radio Series
1988-1992
The Lost Lennon Tapes was a weekly one-hour radio show that ran on the Westwood One Radio Network from 1988-1992. It was distributed to stations each week on two LPs (except the three-hour premiere show which was on five LPs). It was also broadcast on their satellite feed Mondays from 7:30pm-8:30pm Pacific Time.
The original theme of the show was to air unreleased recordings John had made. Those recordings were bootlegged onto a 35-volume set of LPs on Bag Records, and also onto a 22-volume CD set, both of which omit the interviews, commentary, and repeated airings of the same recording.
John & Yoko's longtime friend Elliot Mintz was the host of most episodes in the series. When it ended in March 1992, it was followed up by a series called The Beatle Years, which was distributed on CD.
As one would expect, most of the best unreleased material was aired in the first year or two. After some time, the series would often use many commonly available recordings in each show, instead of packing it with unreleased material. But some items were held back so that even in the last year there was material aired that had not been heard before.
The listings below are transcribed verbatim from the original Westwood One cue sheets. Any typos, abbreviations, or bad punctuation are courtesy of Westwood One. [I have included my own notes in brackets where something was wrong or missing. I did not add in missing songs if they were too brief.] Episode and segment titles are shown only if they were on the cue sheets.
The series had 219 episodes: the three-hour premiere episode followed by 218 regular one-hour episodes, for a total of 221 hours of programming. (Do not believe ebay auction listings which claim to be selling you the complete series but have only 167 episodes, for instance.)
THE LOST LENNON TAPES: PREMIERE EPISODE PART ONE
Broadcast week of January 18, 1988
Yoko
Hallelujah I Love Her So (May 60, Rehearsal)
Moovin And Groovin (May 60, Rehearsal)
Beatles First Interview (7 Oct 62)
Love Me Do (cv)
John (1 Jan 76, Elliot Mintz interview)
Twist And Shout (cv)
Sweet Little Sixteen (23 july 63, BBC Radio)
A Hard Days Night (cv)
John (1 Jan 76, Elliot Mintz interview)
Tomorrow Never Knows (cv)
Press Conference (Aug 66, Chicago)
Nowhere Man (cv)
John (Aug 65, Los Angeles)
Lucy In The Sky with Diamonds (cv)
Strawberry Fields Forever (Nov 66, Demo)
Strawberry Fields Forever (cv)
John and Yoko (Dec 80, BBC)
Help (cv)
John (Dec 80, BBC)
Give Peace A Chance (cv)
John (10 Oct 71, Elliot Mintz interview)
http://www.filesonic.com/file/4016859113/0101.rar
THE LOST LENNON TAPES: PREMIERE EPISODE PART TWO
Broadcast week of January 18, 1988
Instant Karma (cv)
John (10 Oct 71, Elliot Mintz interview)
Power To The People (cv)
John (10 Oct 71, Elliot Mintz interview)
Imagine (cv)
John (16 Apr 73, Elliot Mintz interview)
How Do You Sleep (cv)
John (16 Apr 73, Elliot Mintz interview)
Mind Games (cv)
John (16 Apr 73, Elliot Mintz interview)
Woman Is The ****** Of The World (cv)
Peggy Sue (Sept 71, Clock film)
John (1 Jan 76, Elliot Mintz interview)
Whatever gets You Through The Night (cv)
John (1 Jan 76, Elliot Mintz interview)
Stand By Me (cv)
John (1 Jan 76, Elliot Mintz interview)
# 9 dream (cv)
http://www.filesonic.com/file/4016882003/0102.rar
THE LOST LENNON TAPES: PREMIERE EPISODE PART THREE
Broadcast week of January 18, 1988
Woman (1980, Studio session)
John (Dec 80, BBC Radio)
Watching The Wheels (Piano demo)
Watching The Wheels (Jun 80, Demo)
Studio Dialogue (Aug 80)
Watching The Wheels (cv)
Be-Bop-A-Lula (Aug 80, Studio)
John (Dec 80, BBC Radio)
Starting Over (cv)
Im Losing You (1980, Demo)
Im Losing You (Aug 80, Outtake)
Im Losing You (cv)
Beautiful Boy (1980, Demo)
Beautiful Boy (cv)
John (Dec 80, BBC Radio)
Woman (cv)
Clean-up time (Aug 80, Studio session)
Clean-up Time (cv)
Medley (cv)
http://www.filesonic.com/file/4016898363/0103.rar
