JOHN LENNON - IN THE MIDDLE OF A CLOUD

IN THE MIDDLE OF A CLOUD

(CD-R 2000 UNICORN UC-071)

1. Dear Yoko (Demo Take 1)
2. Dear Yoko (Demo Take 2)
3. John & Yoko Home Video
4. Stand By Me
5. Bob Harris Interview
6. Slippin' & Slidin'
7. BBC Interview
8. John & Yoko
9. Elliot Mintz Interview
10. Oh! Yoko (Demo 1)
11. Oh! Yoko (Demo 2)
12. Oh! Yoko (Demo 3)

Sleeve Notes:

Tracks 1-3: Long Island, Cold Spring Harbour 1980.
Tracks 4-6: Old Grey Whistle Test BBC TV 18.4.74
Tracks 7-8: Unedited BBC TV Footage 1971.
Track 9: Channel 7 1973
Tracks 10-12: Composing Demos 1970.

Notes:

Tracks 1-3:

Taken from a home video source where John tapes himself composing two demos of
Dear Yoko, later released on the Double Fantasy album. Then the tape cuts to John setting
up the camera in the living room, capturing Yoko arriving at the front door. John then
re-positions the camera to film them both talking and sitting on the sofa.

Extract from Keith Badmans Book:

Sunday April 20 1980

John records his day to day activities with newly acquired video camera.
These include playing with Sean, having lunch with Yoko & strumming his
guitar. Today, John records 2 version of Dear Yoko, the second re-recorded
after he noticed on playback that he needed to put a light on.

Tracks 4-6:

John performing Stand By Me with live vocals on The Old Grey Whistle Test BBC
TV show, this follows with a 25 minute Interview with Bob Harris. The show ends with
the song Slippin' And Slidin' also live vocals recorded on 18.4.74 not screened
until 1975.

Tracks 7-8:

A BBC TV Interview recorded in 1971 at Tittenhurst park, taken from unedited film
footage. This Is followed by the Lennons, Chauffeur and personal assistants
pulling up in their Limousine outside a wood cabin retailer, checking over what
was to be the house on Tittenhurst Park island, this footage is also unedited
film dating from 1971.

Track 9:

Eliot Mintz Interview by Channel 7 news 1973, John & Elliot stroll along Malibu
Beach where he Is asked weather there would be any chance of a Beatle reunion.

Tracks 10-12:

John's home demos from 1970, later released on the Imagine album.