John Lennon Anthology


John Lennon Anthology is a four-CD box set of home demos, alternative studio outtakes and other unreleased material recorded by John Lennon over the course of his solo career from "Give Peace a Chance" in 1969 up until the 1980 sessions for Double Fantasy and Milk and Honey.
The anthology was divided by its compiler and co-producer, Yoko Ono, into four discs representing four eras in Lennon's solo career: "Ascot", "New York City", "The Lost Weekend" and "Dakota".
John Lennon Anthology reached number 62 in the United Kingdom and number 99 in the United States, where it went gold.
A one-disc distillation of the highlights of the box set was released as Wonsaponatime. Many of the tracks were edited down from their versions on John Lennon Anthology. Wonsaponatime failed to reach the US charts but peaked at number 76 in the UK.

Track listing

All songs were written by John Lennon, except where noted.
;Disc 1
  1. "Working Class Hero" – 4:19
  2. "God" – 3:32
  3. * Tracks 1 & 2 taken from 8-track John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band sessions
  4. "I Found Out" – 3:47
  5. * 1970 home recording
  6. "Hold On" – 0:43
  7. "Isolation" – 3:46
  8. "Love" – 2:43
  9. "Mother" – 3:49
  10. "Remember" – 2:44
  11. * Tracks 4–8 taken from 8-track John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band sessions
  12. "Imagine " – 3:21
  13. * From 8-track Imagine sessions
  14. "'Fortunately'" – 0:19
  15. * Excerpted from BBC documentary 24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko
  16. "Baby Please Don't Go" – 4:04
  17. "Oh My Love" – 2:53
  18. "Jealous Guy" – 4:10
  19. * Tracks 11–13 taken from 8-track Imagine sessions
  20. "Maggie Mae" – 0:52
  21. * 1979 home recording
  22. "How Do You Sleep?" – 5:20
  23. * From 8-track Imagine sessions
  24. "God Save Oz" – 3:27
  25. * From 8-track master for Bill Elliott and the Elastic Oz Band
  26. "Do the Oz" – 3:08
  27. * From original 2-track master single mix
  28. "I Don't Want to Be a Soldier" – 5:20
  29. * From 8-track Imagine sessions
  30. "Give Peace a Chance" – 1:52
  31. * From 4-track rehearsal tapes prior to master recording
  32. "Look at Me" – 2:50
  33. "Long Lost John" – 2:14
  34. * Tracks 20 & 21 taken from 8-track John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band sessions
;Disc 2
  1. "New York City" – 0:55
  2. * Home recording
  3. "Attica State" – 4:25
  4. "Imagine" – 3:11
  5. * Track 2 & 3 taken from a live performance at the Apollo
  6. "Bring on the Lucie " – 4:07
  7. * From 16-track Mind Games sessions
  8. "Woman Is the Nigger of the World" – 0:39
  9. * Home recording
  10. "Geraldo Rivera – One to One Concert" – 0:39
  11. "Woman Is the Nigger of the World" – 5:14
  12. "It's So Hard" – 3:09
  13. "Come Together" – 4:19
  14. * Tracks 6–9 taken from a live performance at One to One concert
  15. "Happy Xmas" – 3:32
  16. * Rough mix
  17. "The Luck of the Irish" – 3:42
  18. "John Sinclair" – 3:43
  19. * Tracks 11 & 12 taken from John Sinclair benefit concert
  20. "The David Frost Show" – 0:52
  21. * TV audio
  22. "Mind Games " – 1:01
  23. "Mind Games " – 1:14
  24. * Tracks 14 & 15 taken from home recording
  25. "One Day " – 3:13
  26. * From 16-track Mind Games sessions
  27. "I Know " – 3:13
  28. * Home recording
  29. "I'm the Greatest" – 3:37
  30. * From 16-track rehearsals. The song was later given to Ringo Starr
  31. "Goodnight Vienna" – 2:42
  32. * From 16-track demo. The song was later given to Ringo
  33. "Jerry Lewis Telethon" – 1:59
  34. * TV audio
  35. "' A Kiss Is Just a Kiss '" – 0:11
  36. * Home vignette
  37. "Real Love" – 4:13
  38. * Piano demo
  39. "You Are Here" – 4:55
  40. * From 16-track Mind Games sessions
;Disc 3
  1. "What You Got" – 1:14
  2. * Home recording
  3. "Nobody Loves You " – 5:38
  4. * From 16-track Walls and Bridges sessions
  5. "Whatever Gets You thru the Night " – 0:38
  6. * Home recording
  7. "Whatever Gets You thru the Night " – 3:33
  8. "Yesterday " – 0:33
  9. * Tracks 4 & 5 taken from 16-track Walls and Bridges sessions
  10. "Be-Bop-A-Lula" – 2:52
  11. "Rip It Up/Ready Teddy" – 2:32
  12. * Tracks 6 & 7 taken from 16-track Rock 'n' Roll sessions
  13. "Scared" – 5:02
  14. "Steel and Glass" – 4:46
  15. "Surprise, Surprise " – 2:58
  16. "Bless You" – 4:15
  17. "Going Down on Love" – 0:54
  18. "Move Over Ms. L" – 3:10
  19. "Ain't She Sweet" – 0:28
  20. * Tracks 8–14 taken from 16-track Walls and Bridges sessions
  21. "Slippin' and Slidin'" – 2:28
  22. "Peggy Sue" – 1:18
  23. "Bring It On Home to Me/Send Me Some Lovin'" / – 3:50
  24. * Tracks 15–17 taken from 16-track Rock 'n' Roll sessions
  25. "Phil and John 1" – 2:13
  26. "Phil and John 2" – 2:00
  27. "Phil and John 3" – 0:54
  28. "'When in Doubt, Fuck It'" – 0:09
  29. "Be My Baby" – 4:32
  30. * Tracks 18–22 taken from 16-track Rock 'n' Roll sessions
  31. "Stranger's Room" – 3:17
  32. * Home recording
  33. "Old Dirt Road" – 3:54
  34. * From 16-track Walls and Bridges sessions
;Disc 4
  1. "I'm Losing You" – 4:06
  2. * From 16-track Double Fantasy/Milk and Honey sessions
  3. "Sean's 'Little Help'" – 0:57
  4. * Home recording
  5. "Serve Yourself" – 3:47
  6. "My Life" – 2:36
  7. * Tracks 3–4 Home recordings
  8. "Nobody Told Me" – 3:31
  9. * From 16-track Double Fantasy/Milk and Honey sessions
  10. "Life Begins at 40" – 2:23
  11. * Home recording
  12. "I Don't Wanna Face It" – 3:31
  13. * Taken from 16-track Double Fantasy/Milk and Honey sessions
  14. "Woman" – 4:01
  15. * Home recording
  16. "Dear Yoko" – 2:33
  17. * From 16-track Double Fantasy/Milk and Honey sessions
  18. "Watching the Wheels" – 3:04
  19. * Home recording
  20. "I'm Stepping Out" – 4:19
  21. * From 16-track Double Fantasy/Milk and Honey sessions
  22. "Borrowed Time" – 3:57
  23. "The Rishi Kesh Song" – 2:26
  24. * Tracks 12 & 13 from home recordings
  25. "Sean's 'Loud'" – 0:33
  26. * Home recording
  27. "Beautiful Boy" – 4:11
  28. * From 16-track Double Fantasy/Milk and Honey sessions
  29. "Mr. Hyde's Gone " – 2:41
  30. * Home recording
  31. "Only You" – 3:24
  32. * From 16-track studio work tape from the Ringo Starr Goodnight Vienna sessions
  33. "Grow Old with Me" – 3:18
  34. * Home recording with orchestration by George Martin. Original demo appears on Milk and Honey.
  35. "Dear John" – 2:13
  36. * Home recording
  37. "The Great Wok" – 3:13
  38. * Home recording
  39. "Mucho Mungo" – 1:24
  40. * Home recording
  41. "Satire 1" – 2:20
  42. "Satire 2" – 4:34
  43. "Satire 3" – 0:45
  44. "Sean's "In the Sky" " – 1:22
  45. "It's Real" – 1:05
  46. * Tracks 22–26 taken from home recordings

    ''Wonsaponatime''

;Tracklisting
All songs written by Lennon, except where noted.
  1. "I'm Losing You" – 3:56
  2. "Working Class Hero" – 3:58
  3. "God" – 3:16
  4. "How Do You Sleep?" – 5:00
  5. "Imagine" – 3:05
  6. "Baby Please Don't Go" – 4:04
  7. "Oh My Love" – 2:43
  8. "God Save Oz" – 3:20
  9. "I Found Out" – 3:47
  10. "Woman Is the Nigger of the World" – 5:14
  11. "'A Kiss Is Just A Kiss'" – 0:11
  12. "Be-Bop-A-Lula" – 2:40
  13. "Rip It Up/Reddy Teddy" – 2:26
  14. "What You Got" – 1:14
  15. "Nobody Loves You " – 5:02
  16. "I Don't Wanna Face It" – 3:31
  17. "Real Love" – 4:07
  18. "Only You" – 3:24
  19. "Grow Old with Me" – 3:18
  20. "Sean's "In The Sky" " – 1:22
  21. "Serve Yourself" – 3:47