Lennon - The 1980 Video Collection

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Label	His Master's Choice
Catalogue No.	HMC 034
Release date	December 2015
Total time	Disc 1 - 82 minutes 38 seconds Disc 2 - 77 minutes 02 seconds
Comments :	TMOQ Gazette - Volume 22 Far and away the most incredible and comprehensive collection of all the watchable video that exists from the last months of John Lennon's life as he records amd discusses the sessions that would become Double Fantasy and Milk And Honey. Over 2 and a half hours spread across two DVDs, this set also includes all versions of all the videos that are no longer available. Plus TV broadcasts, promotional specials, commercials and everything else - all in the most complete and best available quality. It also contains a great deal of footage, some of it believed lost forever, making it's appearance here for the first time. This is by far the most essential and enjoyable Lennon video collection for this period ever to appear. Question: So there were some sessions filmed ? Jack Douglas: "Yeah" Question: Who has the footage ? Jack Douglas: "Now here's what ......                          I asked John where it was, I've heard two things;                          "I tore it up in the bathtub" - "I sunk it in the pool" ...                          But I heard that it exists somewhere and that he                          was so thin at the time that he didn't like it to be seen.                          It was so weird because he was always John the Fat Beatle                          and that he now felt great to be John the Skinny Guy.                          But he felt that he looked too thin and he had his hair                          tied back in a ponytail and his face looked like it was                          this narrow.                          It looked great actually, but he didn't like it.                          But I'm telling you these scenes were fantastic, I saw the footage.                          I wish I could remember the name of the guy that shot them." The 24 page stiff card booklet for the TMOQ Gazette has a much more detailed write-up from which the above was extracted. It also has a biography of Ed Sullivan, an account of an interview on their return to Heathrow, a BBC interview broadcast during Grandstand(!), details of the first U.S. interview at Kennedy International, some excellent photographs and typical HMC asides.

D.V.D. One

No.	Title	Track Detail	Time
Demos 1 Chapter - total: 6:01
1	Dear Yoko	John performing two excellent solo acoustic takes for Yoko, almost six months before the album is released. Here uninterrupted and from a higher generation source a quality upgrade. Although the first take is very poorly lit, from 3:02 it's an ok brighter take. At 2:50 - "Let's check this out should we, ok"	6:01
New Videos 8 Chapters - total: 35:39
2	I'm Losing You (Version 1)	Revolver TV internet version, but with no watermark. John's Double Fantasy recording session dated on film as 19/08/1980 At start John says, "We'll find each other in the lick"	4:14
3	I'm Losing You (Version 2)	Second (alternate audio) version with additional unseen footage. "Count it Andy. Beautiful, beautiful" Ends with "Long Lost John"	4:27
4	I'm Moving On	A different mix which features footage of Yoko recording this song Plus unreleased outtakes from promotional videos	2:40
5	Beautiful Boy (Version 1)	Revolver TV internet version, but with no watermark. All home videos and includes the 1980 birthday party at Tavern On The Green	3:54
6	Beautiful Boy (Version 2)	Alternate version with all different home video footage The audio is a higher quality outtake of a previously uncirculated mix	4:06
7	Starting Over/Kiss Kiss Kiss	At start, "Here we are again, just two average people strolling through the park" This re-assembles all of the available footage of John & Yoko walking through Central Park as well as the "love-making" session (Kiss Kiss Kiss is just 56 seconds at the end)	5:21
8	I'm Losing You	Original 1998 video produced for Anthology from source tape Cheap Trick version with full title card and credits; "22/11/1998 - Black Dog Films"	4:11
9	I'm Losing You	Behind The Scenes Rare promotional "Making of" special for the video	6:46
Original 1981 Videos 2 Chapters - total: 13:36
10	Woman	Premiere on ABC 20/20 Complete broadcast, including slated promo (in stereo) Intoduced by Barbara Walters and Hugh Downs (4:04) Includes Barbara reading from a letter "In Gratitude" from Yoko	7:50
11	Walking On Thin Ice	Original 1981 video with complete titles The last song John worked on.	5:46
Bonus Footage 2 Chapters - total: 27:22
12	Hit Factory Interview	1980 Hit Factory Interview and Mixing Session Yoko's "Beautiful Boys" can be seen and heard being mixed. John's interview with Robert Hillburn (L.A. Times) - not clear, some can't be heard John is chatting away, but stuff is going on in the studio making much unclear. Near the end Yoko is shown asleep in the studio.	27:09
13	Japanese TV Clip	John and family briefly seen in an electronics store in Japan	0:13

D.V.D. Two

No.	Title	Track Detail	Time
Special Program 1 Chapters - total: 27:08
1	Milk And Honey TV Special	1984 - Yoko & Sean in the studio with Robert Christgau Includes exclusive studio footage of Yoko recording vocals for those songs	27:08
Original 1983-1984 Videos 7 Chapters - total: 28:39
2	Nobody Told Me	There are totally complete versions of all the original Milk And Honey videos, most in stereo, all in the best available quality All known versions of slates, title cards and credits have been included No TV station logos Also included are the videos from Yoko's tribute album, "Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him" The title song with a solo vocal by John as well as the song recorded by Sean	3:50
3	Grow Old With Me		3:33
4	Steppin' Out		4:22
5	Borrowed Time		4:46
6	Borrowed Time		4:48
7	Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him		3:53
8	It's Alright (Sean Song)		3:27
T.V. Advertisement 1 Chapters - total: 1:28
9	Milk And Honey Promo	The rare, long TV ad for the re-issue CD with bonus tracks	1:28
1992 Re-Edit Videos 5 Chapters - total: 19:47
10	Starting Over	These are ALL of the new re-edited Double Fantasy and Milk And Honey videos from the long out-of-print 1992 - John Lennon Video Collection (from Laserdisc - not tape) Starting Over marked it's first appearance here The others, similar to the originals, contain alternate clips that have been inserted to make these unique.	4:01
11	Nobody Told Me		3:45
12	Grow Old With Me		3:12
13	Steppin' Out		4:08
14	Borrowed Time		4:41

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