BOOTLEG : John Lennon - 'The Alternate Rock 'n' Roll', 1974 studio outtakes, alternate versions, rehearsals, 1975 live performances (CD & Covers)

THE ALTERNATE ALBUM

01 BE-BOP-A-LULA (2:37) Roots mix

02 STAND BE ME (4:09) ´Hello Julian´. Rehearsal, different lead vocal

03 MEDLEY: RIT IT UP/READY TEADY (1:35) Rough mix

04 YOU CAN´T CATCH ME (4:00) Rough mix, very different

05 AIN´T THAT A SHAME (2:32) Rough mix, longer fadeout

06 DO YOU WANT TO DANCE (3:03) Roots mix, lasts 10 seconds longer

07 SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN (4:36) Rough mix, different lead vocal, lasts 1.30 longer

08 SLIPPIN´ AND SLIDIN´ (2:21) Roots mix, longer fade. The Rock´N´Roll mix has a boost in the volume at 1.05

09 PEGGY SUE (2:05) Rough mix. The acoustic guitar is mixed more up front

10 MEDLEY: BRING IT ON HOME TO ME/SEND ME DOME LOVIN´ (3:48) Rehearsal

11 BONY MORONIE (3:56) Rough mix. Superior to the Rock´N´roll mix. Longer fade

12 YA YA (2:28) Rehearsal

13 JUST BECAUSE (4:25)nRoots mix, longer fade

THE ALTERNATES

14 ANGEL BABY (3:08) Roots mix. The ´Menlove Ave´ mix lasts 35 seconds longer. At 1.59 the section from 0.52 to 1.26 is re-inserted

15 BE MY BABY (4:34) Rough mix

16 THAT´LL BE THE DAY (2:25) Rehearsal

17 THIRTY DAYS (1:31) Rehearsal

18 C´MON EVERYBODY (2:17) Rehearsal

19 HERE WE GO AGAIN (2:59) Acoustic demo

20 LADY MARMALADE (0:46) Rehearsal

21 BE-BOP-A-LULA (2:36) Rehearsal

22 STAND BY ME (3:46) Rehearsal

23 BE MY BABY (6:14) Rough mix. Different vocal and longer fade

THE LIVE VERSIONS

24 SLIPPIN´ AND SLIDIN´ (2:34) Live at the Old Grey Whistle Test March 18, 1975

25 STAND BY ME (3:30) Live at the Old Grey Whistle Test March 18, 1975

26 ROCK´N´ROLL PROMO SPOT (1:05)

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