Neil Young's "Psychedelic Pill" - The Concise Edit

It's been a while since I've last done a post relating to Neil Young, hasn't it? The last one was a re-arranging of his 1989 classic Freedom, which, coincidentally, also came out two years following my (outdated) re-imagining of Hawks and Doves. I've no idea how far The Reconstructor will take his re-imagined Neil Young discography, but from what he's told me, he's so far taken it up to 1985. I've recently done a new Excel sheet providing more detail to those who are interested; although everything from 1986 onward is subject to change, I've recompiled a few albums myself to help fill the gaps for the time being. Who knows how Archives Vol. IV: 1987-2004 will change things, especially if there are songs from that period that have never been heard of until then?

We might find out the answer in 2028, or maybe it could be later than that. But for now, here's my resequencing of his 2012 album with Crazy Horse, Psychedelic Pill.

Psychedelic Pill (2012)

1. Driftin' Back - 8:22

2. Ramada Inn - 9:01

3. She's Always Dancing - 5:00

4. Psychedelic Pill - 3:26

5. Walk Like a Giant - 8:33

Total length: 34:22

Like I've done with Times Square, I started out by cutting a few songs. The first of these was the alternate mix of "Psychedelic Pill" due to feeling redundant. The next three songs were originally tried out for Le Noise in 2010 - "Born in Ontario", "Twisted Road" and "For the Love of Man", the latter of which had origins going back to 1987! I felt like that belonged on Summer Songs, while the other two will be on Le Noise. So that leaves me with just five songs to work with.

The original length of the album was a little over 87 and a half minutes, and so far, we've trimmed it to almost 73 minutes; nearly fifteen minutes cut altogether! That'll all fit onto a single CD no problem, but surely we can do better? I've drawn inspiration from a Tumblr post from thirteen years ago, but the download link to their edit appears to have vanished off the face of the internet. Looks like I've got my work cut out for me, so to speak.

Here's how I edited each track down:

1. Driftin' Back [8:22]

Hoo boy, did this one need to go on a diet! So many choruses and guitar solos, it's almost gratuitous! Anyway, the first cut occurs at 1:59 to 2:17, cutting the first repeat of the chorus. Two further chorus repeats, along with the second guitar solo (2:54 to 6:41), were also cut, as were a third guitar solo and a repeat of the intro (7:37 to 12:00). That's over eight minutes between them, and this is only the first half!

The fourth guitar solo is cut way down to under a minute, as well as dropping a chorus that references MP3s (13:49 to 19:34, almost six minutes!), jumping straight to the fifth verse. Another gratuitous guitar solo and yet another chorus repeat running from 20:28 to 25:29 (five minutes!) are also given the axe (no pun intended). With all that extended soloing that goes nowhere done away with altogether, "Driftin' Back" goes from a staggering 27:36 to a more manageable 8:22, which is well over nineteen minutes cut!

2. Ramada Inn [9:01]

The first two cuts are during the intro at 0:18 to 0:26, and then at 0:35 to 0:43, making the intro last just below a minute, with Neil starting to sing at the 0:49 mark in the new edit. When it comes to the first chorus, I've trimmed it slightly between 2:22 to 2:27, and then again at 2:39 to 2:44, cutting a repeat of "She loves him so", trimming it by ten seconds. The first guitar solo (2:55 to 5:25) was cut entirely to keep the pacing going.

The second chorus was also trimmed by about ten seconds - first between 7:11 to 7:15, and then between 7:28 to 7:33. The second guitar solo was also cut short in two sections - one between 8:15 to 9:05, and another between 9:37 to 10:27.

The third chorus was, much like the first two, trimmed by about ten seconds in two sections - one between 12:27 to 12:31, and then another between 12:44 to 12:48. The third guitar solo is dropped entirely, and the fourth chorus jumps straight to the "He/She loves her/him so" part (12:59 to 15:32), which, like always, is cut short by around ten seconds - first at 15:36 to 15:40, and then at 15:52 to 15:56. One final section at the end between 16:08 and 16:25 is also shaved off.

"Ramada Inn" has now been cut down from 16:49 to 9:01; that's almost eight minutes chopped off the running time!

3. She's Always Dancing [5:00]

Part of the opening guitar solo is cut between 0:33 to 1:06, and likewise, the first verse cuts two repeats of "She's always dancing" (1:11 to 1:19). The second guitar solo (1:47 to 3:09) is dropped entirely, cutting straight to the second verse, slightly trimmed to remove two repeats of "She likes to burn" (3:14 to 3:22), akin to the first verse.

The third solo has another trim between 3:51 to 4:07, again cutting straight to the guitar, and the third verse, as usual, cuts two repeats of "She has the fire" (5:16 to 5:24). The fourth solo (5:52 to 6:41) is cut entirely, while the final chorus is trimmed at 7:00 to 7:08. Although already shorter than most of the songs on this album, "She's Always Dancing" has had its running time shaved from 8:33 to 5:00; three and a half minutes down!

4. Psychedelic Pill [3:26]

This is already a pretty short song running close to three and a half minutes, never outstaying its welcome, so no editing is necessary for this one.

5.Walk Like a Giant [8:33]

Two cuts are made during the instrumental intro - the first between 0:26 to 0:44, and the second between 1:10 to 1:27 - and the first chorus is trimmed at 2:45 to 2:54, cutting a repeat of "I wanna walk like a giant on the land." The first guitar solo is cut entirely (3:02 to 4:27), and the chorus is once again trimmed (5:34 to 5:42).

The second guitar solo has an edit between 6:07 to 6:23, and another between 6:40 to 7:05. The chorus is trimmed again, this time between 8:20 to 8:28, and much of the third guitar solo (8:37 to 11:27) is cut entirely, skipping straight to a repeat of the first verse. The outro is trimmed in two places - first between 12:40 to 13:18, and then between 14:09 and 15:30, with a crossfade smoothing over the transition.

"Walk Like a Giant" started off a whopping 16:27, and it's now been cut down to 8:33; that's another eight minutes of fat trimmed away!

Final Thoughts

At just under 34 and a half minutes, we've managed to whittle away 38 and a half minutes' worth of repeated choruses and guitar solos that go nowhere, and half of that came from "Driftin' Back" alone! If you're able to sit through the original length of that song in a single sitting, you have my absolute respect.

This truncated Psychedelic Pill does seem shorter than ever at just five songs, with the album splitting between "Ramada Inn" and "She's Always Dancing" for vinyl purposes. If you want to, you can throw in "Born in Ontario" and "Twisted Road" in the middle, respectively ending Side A and starting Side B, bringing the length up to a little over 41 and a half minutes. Even then, it's still less than half the length of the official album, so that's got to be an accomplishment!

Ringo Starr Resequenced Albums

Seeing as Ringo has recently released a new album earlier this year called Long Long Road (his twenty-second overall, believe it or not), I figure I'd post something that's been on the backburner for some time. It's not something I've seen many people do; resequencings of any of Ringo's solo albums. I've done one in the past called It Beats Sleep that replaces both Ringo the 4th and Bad Boy, and the following five more or less follow the same pattern. These were the ones that stood out to me the most when it came to quantity of available material. I've also done one for Time Takes Time, which you can see here; it was originally written for this post, but I moved it to the Earth-130 timeline instead. Of course, it can still work in any alternate universe.

Can't Fight Lightning (1981)

Side A (22:20)

1. Attention - 3:20

2. Red and Black Blues - 3:20

3. Private Property - 2:44

4. Sure to Fall - 3:42

5. You've Got a Nice Way - 3:33

6. You Can't Fight Lightning - 5:41

Side B (23:29)

7. Wrack My Brain - 2:21

8. Drumming is My Madness - 3:29

9. Wake Up - 3:45

10. Dead Giveaway - 4:28

11. You Belong to Me - 2:09

12. Brandy - 4:08

13. Stop and Take the Time to Smell the Roses - 3:09

The sessions for Stop and Smell the Roses were quite productive, and at one point, it was going to be called Can't Fight Lightning, before the track listing was re-arranged. I've used the original track listing as a basis for my resequencing, with the first side featuring Paul McCartney and Stephen Stills, and the second side featuring George Harrison, Harry Nilsson and Ronnie Wood. I dropped the re-recording of "Back Off Boogaloo" as I feel that it's better suited for B-side material. This, I feel, is now a picture that is both cohesive and gives a more complete picture of what was going on with Ringo in the studio during the early 1980s.

Vertical Man (1998)

Side A (24:03)

1. One - 3:02

2. What in the World - 3:29

3. Mindfield - 4:06

4. King of Broken Hearts - 4:44

5. Mr. Double-It-Up - 4:00

6. Vertical Man - 4:42

Side B (24:26)

7. Everyday (Everyway) - 4:09

8. La De Da - 5:41

9. Without Understanding - 4:22

10. I'll Be Fine Anywhere - 3:39

11. Good News - 3:11

12. I'm Yours - 3:24

Vertical Man was Ringo's first album following the Beatles' Anthology, and it has just as much fine moments as it does a few clunkers. The tracks I ended up dropping were Ringo's re-recording of "Love Me Do", "Drift Away", "I Was Walkin'" and "Puppet", and in their place, the bonus tracks, "Mr. Double-It-Up", "Everyday" and "Good News". Of course, your mileage may vary.

Another #11 (2011)

Side A (18:36)

1. Fill in the Blanks - 3:14

2. The Other Side of Liverpool - 3:23

3. Think It Over - 1:48

4. Samba - 2:48

5. Peace Dream - 3:34

6. Time - 3:49

Side B (19:50)

7. Wings - 3:31

8. Mystery of the Night - 4:05

9. Wonderful - 3:47

10. Can't Do It Wrong - 3:45

11. Walk with You - 4:42

Y Not and Ringo 2012 both mark the beginning of the 2010s for Ringo, and there's quite a fair amount of chaff between the two, and the former has some questionable track placements. "Who's Your Daddy?" with Joss Stone is not a great closer, and it would have fit much better on her Colour Me Free! album. And then Ringo 2012 reuses many of the same ideas from Y Not, albeit somehow less interesting despite only being less than half an hour long. So, I ended up taking out the weakest stuff from Y Not and replaced it with the best stuff from Ringo 2012, including the re-recording of "Wings", and did a bit of reshuffling. "Walk with You" is now the closing track, and the two collabs with Paul have more breathing room between them. I adopted the new title, Another #11, from a working title for Ringo 2012, in which at one point, was going to be called Another #9.

Change the World (2021)

Side A (17:36)

1. Let's Change the World - 4:14

2. Zoom In Zoom Out - 3:57

3. See You Later, Alligator - 2:49

4. Teach Me to Tango - 3:07

5. Just That Way - 3:29

Side B (17:49)

6. Waiting for the Tide to Turn - 3:54

7. Coming Undone - 3:20

8. Not Enough Love in the World - 4:16

9. Rock Around the Clock - 2:14

10. Here's to the Nights - 4:05

Essentially, this is a straight-forward compilation of all the songs from Zoom In and Change the World, with the addition of "See You Later, Alligator" from a charity album. Not much else to say here.

Rewind Forward (2023)

Side A (18:23)

1. Rewind Forward - 3:31

2. February Sky - 3:19

3. World Go Round - 4:12

4. Feeling the Sunlight - 3:06

5. Let's Be Friends - 4:15

Side B (19:39)

6. Adeline - 2:43

7. Shadows on the Wall - 3:30

8. Free Your Soul - 5:28

9. Crooked Boy - 3:14

10. Miss Jean - 4:44

Again, I've compiled all songs from the 2022-2024 extended plays onto a single album. Two songs were dropped - "Everyone and Everything" from EP3 and "Gonna Need Someone" from Crooked Boy - as I wanted to avoid having too many Linda Perry songs on there.

The Rolling Stones' Early Albums Resequenced (1964-1967)

The Rolling Stones have a new album coming out next month, Foreign Tongues, which means it'll have been three years since the release of Hackney Diamonds. That's pretty surprising, given that before then, their last album of originals, A Bigger Bang, had come out eighteen years prior in 2005. But then, given the death of Charlie Watts in 2021, the band probably wants to put out as much as they can before either Mick or Keith drops dead for good - although with the latter, that'd be hard to tell; he's basically a zombie at this point!

Anyway, to mark the occasion, I've decided to share something that I'd had last worked on a few years back for Strawberry Peppers: The Second Coming, but never had the chance to share until now. A re-organization of the Stones' early albums up to Between the Buttons! Because the US and UK albums differ greatly when it comes to song selections (even more so than the Beatles' albums up to Revolver), it gets pretty messy pretty easily, so this is my attempt at finding a middle ground between the two, and hopefully untangle the mess that is the Stones' early recording career.

Please note that not every song is going to be gathered up, as I'd imagine that some would still be released as singles. Also, every song would be in mono, as can be found in the box set The Rolling Stones in Mono from 2016.

England's Newest Hit Makers (May 30, 1964)

Side A (13:41)

1. Not Fade Away - 1:47

2. Route 66 - 2:20

3. I Just Want to Make Love to You - 2:17

4. Honest I Do - 2:09

5. Now I've Got a Witness - 2:29

6. Little by Little - 2:39

Side B (17:19)

7. I'm a King Bee - 2:35

8. Carol - 2:33

9. Tell Me (You're Coming Back) - 4:05

10. Can I Get a Witness - 2:55

11. You Can Make It If You Try - 2:01

12. Walking the Dog - 3:10

The band's debut album was simply titled The Rolling Stones, while the US gave the subtitle England's Newest Hit Makers, which has since gone on to be the official title. Surprisingly, there is little difference between the two albums, with their March 1964 single "Not Fade Away" (a Buddy Holly cover, sourced from Stray Cats) leading off the US version, dropping "Mona (I Need You Baby)" in the process. Ultimately, this results in a shorter Side A by around a minute and a half, but what can you do? Then again, the debut album could still work either way.

Original sources

• Singles 1963-1964 (2004) - "Not Fade Away"
• The Rolling Stones: England's Newest Hit Makers (1964) - tracks 2-12

12 x 5 (October 17, 1964)

Side A (17:20)

1. Around and Around - 3:05

2. Confessin' the Blues - 2:48

3. Empty Heart - 2:37

4. Time Is on My Side - 2:52

5. Good Times, Bad Times - 2:30

6. It's All Over Now - 3:28

Side B (13:07)

7. 2120 South Michigan Avenue - 2:07

8. Under the Boardwalk - 2:48

9. Congratulations - 2:28

10. Grown Up Wrong - 1:50

11. If You Need Me - 2:03

12. Susie Q - 1:51

In August 1964, the Stones released an extended play called Five by Five, but in America two months later, they expanded it to a full album, throwing in four non-album tracks and three from The Rolling Stones No. 2. This is the American track listing with no edits, down to "Time Is on My Side" being the single version.

Original sources

• Five by Five (1964) - tracks 1-3, 7 and 11
• Singles 1963-1964 (2004) - tracks 4-6 and 9
• The Rolling Stones No. 2 (1965) - tracks 8, 10 and 12

The Rolling Stones, Now! (February 13, 1965)

Side A (22:18)

1. Everybody Needs Somebody to Love - 5:03

2. Down Home Girl - 4:11

3. You Can't Catch Me - 3:38

4. Heart of Stone - 2:50

5. What a Shame - 3:03

6. Mona (I Need You Baby) - 3:33

Side B (18:41)

7. Down the Road Apiece - 2:55

8. Off the Hook - 2:38

9. I Can't Be Satisfied - 3:26

10. Pain in My Heart - 2:11

11. Oh Baby (We Got a Good Thing Goin') - 2:06

12. Little Red Rooster - 3:05

13. Surprise, Surprise - 2:20

The Stones' second album, creatively titled No. 2, was released in January 1965, while in America, their third album was given the subtitle Now!, and released in February. Their December 1964 single "Heart of Stone" was later released on the UK edition of Out of Our Heads in July 1965, but here, I am placing it where it rightfully belongs, much like the US edition. "I Can't Be Satisfied" was not featured on the US version, but here, I am placing it as the third track of Side B, per the UK version.

Original sources

• The Rolling Stones No. 2 (1965) - tracks 1-3, 5 and 7-10
• Out of Our Heads UK (1965) - tracks 4 and 11
• The Rolling Stones: England's Newest Hit Makers (1964) - "Mona (I Need You Baby)"
• Singles 1963-1965 (2004) - "Little Red Rooster"
• The Rolling Stones, Now! (1965) - "Surprise, Surprise"

Out of Our Heads (July 30, 1965)

Side A (15:39)

1. Mercy, Mercy - 2:45

2. Hitch Hike - 2:25

3. The Last Time - 3:41

4. That's How Strong My Love Is - 2:25

5. Good Times - 1:58

6. I'm Alright - 2:25

Side B (17:48)

7. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - 3:43

8. Cry to Me - 3:09

9. The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man - 3:07

10. Play with Fire - 2:13

11. The Spider and the Fly - 3:38

12. One More Try - 1:58

Out of Our Heads was originally released in America in July 1965, while an alternate version was released in the UK in September. Since "Heart of Stone" and "Oh Baby (We Got a Good Thing Goin')" were already given away to The Rolling Stones, Now!, that leaves room for more singles, most notably their iconic "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction". "I'm Alright" first appeared on the live extended play Got Live If You Want It!, whereas "One More Try" was exclusive to the US until 1971, when it first appeared on Stone Age. Once again, we have stuck true to the US release.

Original sources

• Out of Our Heads UK (1965) - tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 and 9
• Singles 1963-1965 (2004) - tracks 3 and 10
• Got Live If You Want It! UK (1965) - "I'm Alright"
• Singles 1965-1967 (2004) - tracks 7 and 11
• Stone Age (1971) - "One More Try"

December's Children (And Everybody's) (December 4, 1965)

Side A (14:13)

1. She Said Yeah - 1:34

2. Talkin' About You - 2:31

3. You Better Move On - 2:37

4. Look What You've Done - 2:33

5. The Singer Not the Song - 2:22

6. Route 66 (live) - 2:36

Side B (14:49)

7. Get Off of My Cloud - 2:54

8. I'm Free - 2:24

9. As Tears Go By - 2:45

10. Gotta Get Away - 2:06

11. Blue Turns to Grey - 2:27

12. I'm Moving On - 2:13

December's Children (And Everybody's) is less a studio album and more a compilation of songs recorded by the Stones up until the point of its release in December 1965, with most of the songs being recorded in September. With four songs being dropped compared to the UK edition of Out of Our Heads, they find a new home on this album, which once again follows the track listing of the American album.

Original sources

• Out of Our Heads UK (1965) - tracks 1, 2, 8 and 10
• The Rolling Stones EP (1964) - "You Better Move On"
• Stone Age (1971) - tracks 4 and 11
• Singles 1965-1967 (2004) - tracks 5, 7 and 9
• Got Live If You Want It! UK (1965) - 6 and 12

Could You Walk on the Water? (March 10, 1966)

Side A (15:36)

1. 19th Nervous Breakdown - 3:57

2. Sad Day - 3:02

3. Take It or Leave It - 2:47

4. Think - 3:10

5. Mother's Little Helper - 2:40

Side B (22:21)

6. Goin' Home - 11:35

7. Sittin' on a Fence - 3:03

8. Doncha Bother Me - 2:35

9. Ride On, Baby - 2:52

10. Looking Tired - 2:16

Ah yes, the lost Rolling Stones album that was recorded in December 1965, and planned for a March 1966 release, but because of controversy surrounding the title, that was never to be. Some of the tracks ended up being used for both editions of Aftermath, but here we are utilizing the intended track listing.

Original sources

• Singles 1965-1967 (2004) - tracks 1 and 2
• Aftermath UK (1966) - tracks 3-6 and 8
• Flowers (1967) - tracks 7 and 9
• Track 10 is unreleased

Aftermath (August 12, 1966)

Side A (19:20)

1. Paint It Black - 3:44

2. Stupid Girl - 2:52

3. Lady Jane - 3:06

4. Under My Thumb - 3:20

5. If You Let Me - 3:17

6. Long, Long While - 3:01

Side B (20:18)

7. Flight 505 - 3:25

8. High and Dry - 3:06

9. Out of Time - 5:15

10. It's Not Easy - 2:52

11. I am Waiting - 3:10

12. What to Do - 2:30

Nine tracks are leftover from the official Aftermath; more than enough to work as our backbone for this resequencing! Non-album tracks "Paint It Black" and "Long, Long While" are thrown in to help fill the gaps, as is the outtake "If You Let Me", although whether or not it was actually recorded in March 1966 is a bit questionable, with some saying that it could've been recorded for Between the Buttons. This is pretty much the same track listing as The Reconstructor's from 2021, only I'm keeping the original title this time around.

Original sources

• Singles 1965-1967 (2004) - tracks 1 and 6
• Aftermath UK (1966) - tracks 2-4 and 7-12
• Metamorphosis (1975) - "If You Let Me"

Between the Buttons (January 20, 1967)

Side A (21:34)

1. Let's Spend the Night Together - 3:38

2. Yesterday's Papers - 2:04

3. Ruby Tuesday - 3:16

4. Back Street Girl - 3:27

5. Connection - 2:08

6. She Smiled Sweetly - 2:44

7. Cool, Calm & Collected - 4:17

Side B (23:44)

8. All Sold Out - 2:17

9. My Obsession - 3:17

10. Please Go Home - 3:17

11. Who's Been Sleeping Here? - 3:55

12. Complicated - 3:15

13. Miss Amanda Jones - 2:48

14. Something Happened to Me Yesterday - 4:55

Our final resequencing for this little exercise; the American edition contains both tracks of the double A-side single "Ruby Tuesday"/"Let's Spend the Night Together", replacing the tracks "Back Street Girl" and "Please Go Home" from the UK edition. This resequencing combines both track listings, giving us a 45-minute showcase of what the Stones worked on towards the end of 1966 while their Liverpudlian rivals took a temporary break from each other.

Original sources

• Singles 1965-1967 (2004) - tracks 1 and 3
• Between the Buttons UK (1967) - tracks 2 and 4-14

And with that, everything from Their Satanic Majesties' Request onward is the same as OTL, with Majesties becoming their ninth album overall. But wait! It's not quite the end of this exercise, for we still have some stray tracks to deal with. Let's gather up all that leftover moss, shall we?

Gathered Up Moss, Vol. 1 (1963-1969)

Side A (12:23)

1. Come On - 1:48

2. I Want to Be Loved - 1:52

3. Poison Ivy (Version 1) - 2:34

4. Fortune Teller - 2:17

5. I Wanna Be Your Man - 1:43

6. Stoned - 2:09

Side B (12:18)

7. Bye Bye Johnny - 2:09

8. Money - 2:31

9. Poison Ivy (Version 2) - 2:06

10. I've Been Loving You Too Long - 2:54

11. My Girl - 2:38

Side C (17:00)

12. Con Le Mie Lacrime (As Tears Go By) - 2:48

13. Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow? - 2:34

14. Who's Driving Your Plane? - 3:14

15. We Love You - 4:36

16. Dandelion - 3:48

Side D (17:20)

17. Jumpin' Jack Flash - 3:38

18. Child of the Moon - 3:12

19. Street Fighting Man (US Mono Mix) - 2:41

20. Honky Tonk Women (Single Version) - 3:00

21. You Can't Always Get What You Want (Single Edit) - 4:49

Once again following in the path of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones' Gathered Up Moss, Vol. 1 compiles all of the remaining non-album tracks from 1963 to 1969, with the final three being alternate mixes of "Street Fighting Man", "Honky Tonk Women" and "You Can't Always Get What You Want". They're not essential, for you could just as well stick with the official album versions and have a single disc album instead, with Sides C and D being just shy of 24 minutes combined. The original cover was designed by Auran.

Original sources

• Singles 1963-1965 (2004) - tracks 1, 2 and 5-9
• Saturday Club (1964) - tracks 3 and 4
• Got Live If You Want It! US (1966) - "I've Been Loving You Too Long"
• Flowers (1967) - tracks 11 and 13
• The Rolling Stones in Mono (2016) - "Con Le Mie Lacrime (As Tears Go By)"
• Singles 1965-1967 (2004) - tracks 14-16
• Singles 1968-1971 (2005) - tracks 17-21

As I stated near the top of this post, every song can easily be obtained from The Rolling Stones in Mono 2016 box set, with the exception of "Looking Tired", and although no mono mix of that song has been leaked, it can easily be folded into mono. Most of everything that didn't make the albums can be found on the bonus disc Stray Cats, which is a very reliable source for making Gathered Up Moss, Vol. 1 happen.

Ringo Starr [Earth-130] Discography (1970-1992)

And finally, to cap off this tetralogy of solo Beatles Earth-130 discographies, here's Ringo! Of course, as you can probably guess, nothing's really changed about either Sentimental Journey or Beaucoups of Blues. This will be a fairly quick one, given that Ringo tends to have one song per Beatles album.

Ringo (November 9, 1973)

Side A (19:10)

1. Back off Boogaloo - 3:22

2. Have You Seen My Baby - 3:44

3. Photograph - 3:56

4. Sunshine Life for Me (Sail Away Raymond) - 2:45

5. Six O'Clock - 5:23

Side B (18:57)

6. Oh My My - 4:16

7. Down and Out - 3:04

8. You're Sixteen - 2:48

9. Devil Woman - 3:50

10. You and Me (Babe) - 4:59

Since "I'm the Greatest" and "Step Lightly" have both ended up on Everest, their respective places have been taken by "Back off Boogaloo" and "Down and Out", the latter of which was the B-side to "Photograph". I've also swapped "You're Sixteen" and "Six O'Clock" around so that the sides were evenly timed, and the latter features the extended coda as found on Goodnight Vienna. Speaking of which...

Goodnight Vienna (November 15, 1974)

Side A (16:16)

1. (It's All Down to) Goodnight Vienna - 2:35

2. Occapella - 2:55

3. Oo-Wee - 3:45

4. Husbands and Wives - 3:34

5. Snookeroo - 3:27

Side B (16:27)

6. All by Myself - 3:21

7. Call Me - 4:07

8. No No Song - 2:33

9. Blindman - 2:46

10. Easy for Me - 2:20

11. Goodnight Vienna (Reprise) - 1:20

Due to "Only You" ending up on Inclinations, its place is now occupied by "Blindman", which was the B-side to "Back off Boogaloo". Otherwise, the album is unchanged, and Ringo's Rotogravure remains unchanged as well.

It Beats Sleep (October 20, 1978)

Side A (18:32)

1. She's So in Love - 3:30

2. Who Needs a Heart - 3:48

3. Just a Dream - 3:58

4. Heart on My Sleeve - 3:20

5. One Way Love Affair - 3:56

Side B (18:54)

6. Drowning in the Sea of Love - 4:02

7. Hard Times - 3:31

8. It's No Secret - 3:42

9. As Far as We Can Go - 4:42

10. Simple Love Song - 2:57

I've done a full post about this last year, so you can read that if you haven't already. In summary, on Earth-130, two aborted attempts at a follow-up to Rotogravure eventually results in a sort of Fronkonsteen album, although critical reaction was no better or worse. Of the songs recorded across the sessions, "Wings of an Eagle" ended up on Rainbow Falls.

Stop and Smell the Roses (April 24, 1981)

Side A (16:39)

1. Attention - 3:20

2. Private Property - 2:44

3. You've Got a Nice Way - 3:33

4. Red and Black Blues - 3:20

5. Sure to Fall (in Love with You) - 3:42

Side B (16:15)

6. Wrack My Brain - 2:21

7. Dead Giveaway - 4:28

8. Brandy - 4:08

9. You Belong to Me - 2:09

10. Stop and Take the Time to Smell the Roses - 3:09

The track listing is based upon the one for Can't Fight Lightning, but because the title track is no longer there, ending up instead on Skywriting by Word of Mouth, Side A now includes "Red and Black Blues" and "Sure to Fall", with songs produced by Paul McCartney and Stephen Stills. Side B remains unaltered.

Old Wave (December 3, 1982)

Side A (18:06)

1. In My Car - 3:13

2. Hopeless - 3:17

3. Alibi - 4:00

4. Be My Baby - 3:44

5. She's About a Mover - 3:52

Side B (18:33)

6. I Keep Forgettin' - 4:18

7. Picture Show Life - 4:21

8. Wake Up - 3:45

9. Everybody's in a Hurry But Me - 2:35

10. Going Down - 3:34

Due to "As Far as We Can Go" ending up on It Beats Sleep, "Wake Up" now takes its place on Side B. Besides that, nothing changes about Old Wave apart from being released earlier.

Time Takes Time (May 22, 1992)

Side A (23:17)

1. Weight of the World - 3:54

2. Everyone Wins - 4:26

3. Don't Know a Thing About Love - 3:49

4. Golden Blunders - 4:06

5. Don't Go Where the Road Don't Go - 3:20

6. All in the Name of Love - 3:42

Side B (23:16)

7. After All These Years - 3:10

8. In a Heartbeat - 4:29

9. I Don't Believe You - 2:48

10. Runaways - 4:51

11. Don't Be Cruel - 2:08

12. What Goes Around - 5:50

Time Takes Time was Ringo's comeback after a nine-year sabbatical following Old Wave, and although a lot was recorded during that time, very little of the sessions outside of the main album have come out, including a Paul/Ringo collab, "Angel in Disguise". The only other period songs that been released in some capacity were Ringo's cover of "Don't Be Cruel" and an early version of "Everyone Wins", which eventually came out eighteen years later on Y Not. That's an extra six and a half minutes added to the runtime, so a bit of reshuffling was done to make everything fit.

George Harrison [Earth-130] Discography (1970-1992)

As you can guess from the previous post, solo discographies will end at the mid-1990s, and that's a bit of a spoiler for a future post. I won't give too much away, but for now, here's the George Harrison discography of Earth-130!

George Harrison (November 27, 1970)

Side A (19:29)

1. Window, Window - 1:53 (Demo)

2. My Sweet Lord - 4:38

3. Wah-Wah - 5:56 (Take 1)

4. What is Life - 4:34 (Take 1)

5. Run of the Mill - 2:28 (Take 36)

Side B (19:57)

6. I Dig Love - 3:35 (Demo)

7. Apple Scruffs - 3:04

8. I Live for You - 3:35

9. Behind That Locked Door - 3:05

10. If Not for You - 2:59 (Take 2)

11. Dehra Dun - 3:39 (Demo)

Only three songs from All Things Must Pass were given away to Hot as Sun, but there's more than enough material leftover for a full album. My thinking here is that George decides to hold back some material should they ever make another Beatles album, and so he puts out a solo album that's much more stripped back compared to OTL. It's very much Earth-130's equivalent to McCartney, only this time around, it's far better received, partially thanks to the singles "My Sweet Lord" and "What is Life".

Album cover by Blackentheborg

The Magic is Here Again (September 28, 1973)

Side A (19:24)

1. I'd Have You Anytime - 2:56

2. Māya Love - 4:24

3. Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) - 3:48

4. Miss O'Dell - 2:33

5. Cosmic Empire - 2:12

6. The Light That Has Lighted the World - 3:31

Side B (18:58)

7. The Lord Loves the One (That Loves the Lord) - 4:34

8. Art of Dying - 3:37

9. Dark Horse - 3:54

10. Awaiting on You All - 2:45

11. Try Some, Buy Some - 4:08

Side C (20:13)

12. Simply Shady - 4:38

13. Beware of Darkness - 3:48

14. Far East Man - 5:18 [edit]

15. The Day the World Gets 'Round - 2:53

16. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) - 3:36

Side D (17:45)

17. It's Johnny's Birthday - 0:49

18. Plug Me In - 3:18

19. I Remember Jeep - 8:07

20. Thanks for the Pepperoni - 5:31

Unlike the stripped back production of George Harrison, The Magic is Here Again has production that's more in your face, akin to OTL's All Things Must Pass, but with the spirituality of Living in the Material World. And it's a double album! Even after giving away two songs for Everest, for which recording for his solo album had been put on hold, George still had plenty of material that he wanted to get out there, although it is almost at the cost of his own voice, forcing him to take a sabbatical for 1974. At this point, double albums were becoming more common place in rock music, so this was no detriment to The Magic is Here Again when it reached #1 along with the single "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)".

Be Here Now (September 22, 1975)

Side A (18:47)

1. You - 3:41

2. Tired of Midnight Blue - 3:43

3. Grey Cloudy Lies - 3:41

4. Who Can See It - 3:52

5. It Is "He" (Jai Sri Krishna) - 3:50

Side B (18:18)

6. Be Here Now - 4:09

7. The Answer's at the End - 4:40

8. Hear Me Lord - 5:46

9. That Is All - 3:43

Once again, George had given away two songs for the Beatles' next album Inclinations, and following that album's release, began work on his next solo project. Even now, he still had a few songs leftover from his previous solo albums, so he set about to make sure that they got completed. He'd written up some newer songs following his split from Pattie Boyd, but of course, some would end up being frittered away as B-sides. His follow up album, Thirty-Three & 1/3, would be a much brighter affair, and completely unchanged from OTL.

Flying Hour (September 26, 1980)

Side A (20:16)

1. Love Comes to Everyone - 3:40

2. Sat Singing - 4:28

3. Dark Sweet Lady - 3:22

4. Tears of the World - 4:00

5. Faster - 4:46

Side B (20:57)

6. Flying Hour - 4:35

7. Soft Touch - 3:59

8. Lay His Head - 3:43

9. Circles - 3:46

10. Save the World - 4:54

Four songs off of George Harrison (the OTL album from 1979, of course) were given away to Rainbow Falls, so four of the leftovers were combined with the outtakes from Somewhere in England, with "Flying Hour" coming from 1978, as well as "Save the World" (also from 1978) and "Circles", which was written all the way back in 1968. This was the final solo album George Harrison released in John Lennon's lifetime.

Mystical One (May 6, 1983)

Side A (22:14)

1. Wake Up My Love - 3:34

2. Teardrops - 4:09

3. Writing's on the Wall - 3:59

4. That's the Way It Goes - 3:34

5. Blood from a Clone - 4:03

6. If You Believe - 2:55

Side B (22:53)

7. Life Itself - 4:25

8. Unconsciousness Rules - 3:36

9. Soft-Hearted Hana - 4:03

10. Mystical One - 3:42

11. Unknown Delight - 4:16

12. I Don't Want to Do It - 2:51

The first post-Beatles album George Harrison recorded, being comprised of holdover tracks from George Harrison, Somewhere in England and Gone Troppo, excluding the covers from the latter two, as I wanted to focus on originals; "I Don't Want to Do It" is technically a cover, but Bob Dylan never released a version of it, so I think it skirts by on a technicality. This album is also the last that George releases before taking a sabbatical for a few years to watch over Apple Films. Towards the end of the 1980s, he puts out Cloud Nine and two albums with the Traveling Wilburys, all of which remain unchanged from OTL.

Portrait of a Leg End (July 24, 1992)

Side A (24:18)

1. Cheer Down - 4:08

2. Last Saturday Night - 2:38

3. Poor Little Girl - 4:33

4. Looking for My Life - 3:49

5. Cockamamie Business - 5:15

6. This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying) - 3:55

Side B (23:37)

7. Stuck Inside a Cloud - 4:04

8. Run So Far - 4:05

9. Never Get Over You - 3:26

10. Maxine - 2:47

11. Rocking Chair in Hawaii - 3:08

12. Brainwashed - 6:07

In OTL, George's follow-up to Cloud Nine would not be released until a year after his death, but in Earth-130, he puts it out a decade earlier, having completed it following a tour in Japan with Eric Clapton. Portrait of a Leg End is basically OTL's Brainwashed, but with some songs being replaced - the new songs being "Cheer Down", "Poor Little Girl", "Cockamamie Business", "This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying)" and "Maxine", the last of which was a Wilburys outtake. And as for what I chose to cut out? Rest assured, George was holding back a few songs for a special occasion.

Paul McCartney & Wings [Earth-130] Discography (1971-1993)

Next up, here's the solo career of Paul McCartney (and with Wings) in the Earth-130 timeline! To start things off, nothing's really changed about Ram, besides becoming his first solo album due to a good chunk of McCartney being frittered away onto Hot as Sun.

Wild Life (March 17, 1972)

Side A (21:56)

1. Wild Life - 4:47 [edit]

2. Little Woman Love - 2:08

3. Bip Bop/Hey Diddle - 3:36

4. A Love for You - 4:45

5. Man We Was Lonely - 2:56

6. Give Ireland Back to the Irish - 3:44

Side B (24:27)

7. Mumbo - 3:54

8. 1882 - 6:38 [edit]

9. Sunshine Sometime - 3:16

10. I Am Your Singer - 2:15

11. Some People Never Know - 6:12 [edit]

12. Tomorrow - 2:12

In this scenario, Wings goes on tour before entering the studio; by the time they do so, they're well acquainted enough to put some tracks down onto wax. A few holdovers from the Ram sessions were included to give their listeners a sense of familiarity, and there's a strong political undercurrent with "Wild Life", "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" and "1882". The latter was recorded in November 1972 in real life, but it was written before Wild Life was recorded, so I don't think it matters too much. "Tomorrow" is the solo piano version as heard on One Hand Clapping, to give the album a bit more variety.

Red Rose Speedway (April 30, 1973)

Side A (20:50)

1. My Love - 4:07

2. C Moon - 3:50

3. I Would Only Smile - 3:23

4. Country Dreamer - 3:10

5. Little Lamb Dragonfly - 6:20

Side B (22:48)

6. Live and Let Die - 3:12

7. Single Pigeon - 1:52

8. I Lie Around - 5:01

9. Loup (1st Indian on the Moon) - 2:41

10. Hold Me Tight/Lazy Dynamite/Loup (Reprise) - 6:54

11. Hi, Hi, Hi - 3:08

Since three and a half songs (that remaining half being "Hands of Love/Power Cut", originally a part of the closing medley) already ended up on Everest, Red Rose Speedway required a major reshuffle. The sessions for that album were pretty fruitful, lasting for most of 1972, so there was more than enough material to work with. I threw in "Hi, Hi, Hi" and "Live and Let Die", along with their respective B-sides, to give the album a bit more commercial appeal, and I even placed "Hi, Hi, Hi" right after "Hold Me Tight/Lazy Dynamite/Loup (Reprise)" to end the album on a high energy note. Also included were Denny Laine's "I Would Only Smile" and "Country Dreamer", the B-side of "Helen Wheels". "When the Night" was dropped, instead becoming the B-side for The Beatles' "Don't Let Me Wait Too Long". The result is an album that's more Wings, and one that paves the way for Band on the Run, for which nothing could possibly be changed about it (apart from including "Helen Wheels" on Side B).

Venus and Mars (May 27, 1975)

Side A (21:19)

1. Venus and Mars/Rock Show - 6:51

2. Love in Song - 3:04

3. Send Me the Heart - 3:35

4. Magneto and Titanium Man - 3:16

5. Letting Go - 4:33

Side B (21:57)

6. Venus and Mars (Reprise)/Spirits of Ancient Egypt - 5:09

7. Medicine Jar - 3:37

8. Soily - 3:53

9. Listen to What the Man Said - 3:57

10. Treat Her Gently/Lonely Old People - 4:21

11. Crossroads Theme - 1:00

With both "You Gave Me the Answer" and "Call Me Back Again" on Inclinations, it didn't take much to replace them; Denny's "Send Me the Heart" finally gets its due, and "Soily" from One Hand Clapping is now officially an album track. Venus and Mars continues the success streak of Band on the Run, as does Wings at the Speed of Sound, marking Wings' commercial peak period.

Purple Afternoon (November 11, 1977)

Side A (23:19)

1. London Town - 4:10
2. Café on the Left Bank - 3:25

3. Getting Closer - 3:22

4. Cuff Link - 2:03

5. Don't Let It Bring You Down - 4:34

6. With a Little Luck - 5:45

Side B (24:49)

7. Girls' School - 4:38

8. Famous Groupies - 3:34
9. Deliver Your Children - 4:17

10. Name and Address - 3:07

11. Girlfriend - 4:31

12. Mull of Kintyre - 4:42

Four songs off of London Town were given away to Rainbow Falls, and in their place, "Girls' School" and "Mull of Kintyre" are included on the album proper. The only other song I dropped entirely was "Children, Children", and instead, I brought forth "Getting Closer" from Back to the Egg, which was first started as early as 1973, to give the album a bit more edge. Plus, I think it makes a nice part of a medley along with "Cuff Link" and "Don't Let It Bring You Down".

Back to the Egg (May 24, 1979)

Side A (24:16)

1. We're Open Tonight/Spin It On - 3:38

2. Again and Again and Again - 3:34

3. Cage (Emotional Moments) - 3:08

4. Daytime Nighttime Suffering - 3:23

5. Arrow Through Me - 3:37

6. To You - 3:12

7. Maisie/How Many Million Miles - 3:44

Side B (23:33)

8. Reception/Rockestra Theme - 3:43

9. Old Siam, Sir - 4:11

10. Weep for Love - 4:32

11. Winter Rose/Love Awake - 4:58

12. So Glad to See You Here - 3:20

13. Baby's Request - 2:49

For Wings' last album, I've taken influence from Moondog385's resequencing of Back to the Egg, but I've made my own tweaks to the track listing. Due to pushing "Getting Closer" forward, the medley of "We're Open Tonight" and "Spin It On" kicks things off, with a slow opener leading into a punk rock number. Alongside the unreleased "Cage (Emotional Moments)", I also included Denny's "Weep for Love" from his Japanese Tears album and Laurence Juber's "Maisie" from Standard Time. In the case of the latter, I've imagined it as leading into "How Many Million Miles", adding a little jazz to the album, making it the only Juber/McCartney composition.

McCartney (March 21, 1980)

Side A (16:17)

1. Coming Up - 3:53

2. Front Parlour - 3:32

3. On the Way - 3:38

4. Mr. H Atom - 2:22

5. Nobody Knows - 2:52

Side B (18:25)

6. Temporary Secretary - 3:14

7. Secret Friend - 5:14

8. Summer's Day Song - 3:25

9. You Know I'll Get You Baby - 3:33

10. Bogey Wobble - 2:59

Side C (17:40)

11. Check My Machine - 5:50

12. Waterfalls - 4:43

13. Frozen Fuji - 3:40

14. Bogey Music - 3:27

Side D (16:10)

15. Darkroom - 2:20

16. One of These Days - 3:35

17. All You Horse Riders - 3:48

18. Blue Sway - 6:27

Basically, my double album version of McCartney II that I compiled a couple of years back, but with "Waterfalls" replaced by the album version. Not much else to say, really.

War and Peace (February 11, 1983)

Side A (22:25)

1. Tug of War - 4:28

2. The Other Me - 3:58

3. Ballroom Dancing - 4:07

4. Somebody Who Cares - 3:19

5. Rainclouds - 3:13

6. So Bad - 3:20

Side B (22:46)

7. Sweetest Little Show - 2:54

8. The Pound is Sinking - 2:54

9. Keep Under Cover - 3:05

10. Ode to a Koala Bear - 3:48

11. Dress Me Up as a Robber - 2:41

12. Pipes of Peace - 3:56

13. Through Our Love - 3:28

On Skywriting by Word of Mouth, I featured "Take It Away", "Here Today", "Wanderlust" and "Average Person" as Paul's contributions. From both Tug of War and Pipes of Peace, there was more than enough material leftover for a whole new album, so it became a matter of what to exclude first. I've imagined that "Ebony and Ivory" and "What's That You're Doing?" would be a non-album single with Stevie Wonder, and likewise with "Say Say Say" and "The Man", but with Michael Jackson. I've also gotten rid of "Get It" with Carl Perkins and "Be What You See", which left me with five songs leftover from Tug of War as my backbone, along with the B-side "Rainclouds". The most fitting tracks from Pipes of Peace, I felt, were the title track, "The Other Me", "Keep Under Cover", "So Bad", "Sweetest Little Show" and "Through Our Love". I then threw in one more B-side, "Ode to a Koala Bear", to round off the set. And there we have Paul McCartney's first post-Beatles, post-Wings album from Earth-130!

Give My Regards to Broad Street (November 29, 1985)

Side A (13:10)

1. No More Lonely Nights - 4:42

2. I Love This House - 3:44

3. Good Times Coming/Feel the Sun - 4:44

Side B (14:47)

4. Talk More Talk - 5:18

5. We Got Married - 4:57

6. Footprints - 4:32

Side C (13:50)

7. Press - 4:43

8. Not Such a Bad Boy - 3:19

9. Lindiana - 5:48

Side D (13:14)

10. No Values - 4:13

11. Move Over Busker - 4:05

12. However Absurd - 4:56

Basically, it's Earth-130's cross between OTL's Give My Regards to Broad Street and Press to Play, only in this case, Paul never makes a film about himself, for it's scrapped before the cameras even roll. However, he still has the material he'd like to get out there, and releases it alongside songs he'd recorded during the spring of 1985. Six tracks were taken from the actual Press to Play, as well as the three originals from Broad Street, and alongside them, there's "We Got Married", which eventually ended up on Flowers in the Dirt, "I Love This House", eventually released as part of "Oobu Joobu (Part 1)" in 1997, and the never-released "Lindiana". The official version is a double vinyl album, but on single vinyl releases, "Footprints" and "No Values" are dropped. Both tracks are still retained for CD releases.

Flowers in the Dirt (July 15, 1988; w/ Elvis Costello)

Side A (20:58)

1. My Brave Face - 2:40

2. You Want Her Too - 2:40

3. Veronica - 3:03

4. Mistress and Maid - 2:28

5. Tommy’s Coming Home - 4:10

6. Twenty Fine Fingers - 2:28

7. So Like Candy - 3:29

Side B (21:38)

8. Shallow Grave - 2:14

9. The Lovers That Never Were - 3:58

10. I Don’t Want to Confess - 2:21

11. Don’t Be Careless Love - 3:44

12. That Day is Done - 4:16

13. Pads, Paws and Claws - 2:08

14. Playboy to a Man - 2:57

I don't have much to say about this one that I didn't already for Earth-130's McCartney; just a transfer from Strawberry Peppers: The Second Coming, all the way down to the final track.

Return to Pepperland (June 5, 1989)

Side A (23:15)

1. Return to Pepperland - 4:53

2. Stranglehold - 3:36

3. Same Love - 3:55

4. Distractions - 4:38

5. The First Stone - 4:06

6. Put It There - 2:07

Side B (24:22)

7. Figure of Eight - 3:25

8. This One - 4:10

9. Love Come Tumbling Down - 4:22

10. Don't Break the Promise - 3:38

11. How Many People - 4:14

12. Only Love Remains - 4:13

With five tracks having been filtered out onto various projects, I had my work cut out for me for Earth-130's equivalent to Flowers in the Dirt, Return to Pepperland. Five of the remaining tracks were retained, and I also brought back "Stranglehold" and "Only Love Remains" from Press to Play. The title track, which has never been released in any capacity, was a no-brainer for inclusion, likely off the heels of George's "When We Was Fab". The four remaining songs, "The First Stone", "Love Come Tumbling Down", "Same Love" and "Don't Break the Promise", were all recorded during that time, but have only appeared either as B-sides or bonus tracks.

Off the Ground (February 1, 1993)

Side A (20:14)

1. Off the Ground - 3:40

2. Style Style - 4:53 [edit]

3. I Owe It All to You - 4:51

4. Sweet Sweet Memories - 4:03

5. Looking for Changes - 2:47

Side B (17:29)

6. Long Leather Coat - 3:35

7. Keep Coming Back to Love/Cosmically Conscious - 7:08 [edit]

8. Biker Like an Icon - 3:26

9. Big Boys Bickering - 3:20

Side C (16:47)

10. Peace in the Neighborhood - 4:14 [edit]

11. Kicked Around No More - 4:40 [edit]

12. Golden Earth Girl - 3:45

13. I Can't Imagine - 4:08 [edit]

Side D (19:58)

14. Get Out of My Way - 3:32

15. Hope of Deliverance - 3:22

16. Winedark Open Sea - 4:53 [edit]

17. C'Mon People - 5:46

17. Down to the River - 2:25 [edit]

Total length: 74:28

Since "Mistress and Maid" and "The Lovers That Never Were" are on the collaboration album with Elvis Costello, that left room for more B-sides that Paul recorded during that time to be included on Off the Ground, now expanded into a double album for vinyl releases. However, it's a single CD running over 74 minutes. The resequencing is that of Moondog385's, but with the Costello tracks replaced by "Long Leather Coat" and "I Can't Imagine", respectively, as well as the inclusion of "Sweet Sweet Memories". Like Moondog's resequencing, several tracks were trimmed in order to run under the 80 minute limit of CDs, and "Keep Coming Back to Love" and "Cosmically Conscious" run as a medley, with the former bleeding into the latter.

John Lennon & Plastic Ono Band [Earth-130] Discography (1970-1975)

Having done the Beatles' 1970s albums for the Earth-130 timeline, I figured it'd only be right if I did the same thing for the solo careers of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Just to remind you, this is a universe in which the Beatles never broke up, but instead, chose to record together on and off over the next decade while putting focus on their solo careers. This would remain the case until John Lennon's death in 1980, after which the Beatles broke up for good and Paul, George and Ringo carried on as solo artists.

In the case of John, since I took out a good chunk of his solo career, I came up with the idea in which he and Yoko released joint albums under the Plastic Ono Band, serving as a parallel to Paul's Wings, which I'll cover next time. So let's see how it all pans out, shall we?

Plastic Ono Band (December 11, 1970)

Side A (22:02)

1. Something More Abstract - 0:44

2. Mother - 5:34

3. Touch Me - 4:37

4. Hold On - 1:52

5. I Found Out - 3:37

6. Greenfield Morning I Pushed an Empty Baby Carriage All Over the City - 5:38

Side B (21:29)

7. Working Class Hero - 3:48

8. Why Not - 9:55

9. Isolation - 2:51

10. Don't Worry, Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow) - 4:55

Side C (21:55)

11. Why - 5:37

12. Well Well Well - 5:59

13. Look at Me - 2:53

14. Paper Shoes - 7:26

Side D (22:06)

15. Remember - 4:36

16. Love - 3:21

17. AOS - 7:06

18. God - 4:09

19. Who Has Seen the Wind? - 2:05

20. My Mummy's Dead - 0:49

This album takes all the tracks from John and Yoko's respective Plastic Ono Band albums, and rearranges them into a double album. For Yoko, I also added "Something More Abstract", which was a bonus track on some CD releases, along with "Don't Worry, Kyoko" and "Who Has Seen the Wind?", the respective B-sides to John's "Cold Turkey" and "Instant Karma", both of which ended up on the Beatles' Hot as Sun.

Imagine Clouds Dripping (September 9, 1971)

Side A (20:53)

1. Imagine - 3:01

2. Midsummer New York - 3:50

3. Crippled Inside - 3:47

4. Mrs. Lennon - 4:10

5. I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier - 6:05

Side B (21:10)

6. Power to the People - 3:23

7. Mind Holes - 2:45

8. It's So Hard - 2:25

9. Open Your Box (Hirake) - 3:32

10. How? - 3:43

11. O'Wind (Body is the Scar of Your Mind) - 5:22

Since three of John's songs on Imagine ended up being donated to Hot as Sun, as well as "Oh Yoko!" ending up on Another Day, I picked the shorter, more commercial sounding tracks from Yoko's Fly to fill the gaps. (I also assumed, of course, that whatever was left was a standalone solo project.) I also replaced "How Do You Sleep?" in favor of "Power to the People", in which its B-side, "Open Your Box", was also featured as one of Yoko's songs. Interestingly, John and Yoko have five solo contributions to this album, while "Imagine" is jointly shared between them.

One and All (June 12, 1972)

Side A (22:17)

1. New York City - 4:30

2. Born in a Prison - 4:03

3. Sunday Bloody Sunday - 5:00

4. Angela - 4:06

5. Woman... of the World - 4:38

Side B (21:36)

6. Attica State [Live] - 3:13

7. The Luck of the Irish [Live] - 3:27

8. Sisters, O Sisters [Live] - 3:50

9. John Sinclair [Live] - 4:00

10. God Save Us - 3:31

11. Happy Christmas (War is Over) - 3:35

The official Some Time in New York City was a double album with studio tracks on disc one, and live tracks on disc two. One and All is a single album that's studio on one side and mostly live on another. The live performances are sourced from the couple's appearance at the John Sinclair Freedom Rally in Michigan, recorded December 10, 1971. Side B concludes with the inclusion of "God Save Us" (giving the album its title) and "Happy Christmas (War is Over)", the latter of which would add to the album's commercial appeal. The first side is basically the remaining studio tracks, with "New York City" kicking the album off, and the side concluding with "Woman... of the World". That way, sensitive listeners can flip the record. There was no room for "We're All Water", but I'm assuming that it would be a B-side.

Nutopia (October 29, 1973)

Side A (21:47)

1. Declaration of Nutopia - 0:32

2. Freda Peeple (Bring on the Lucie) - 4:08

3. She Hits Back - 3:48

4. Tight A$ - 3:37

5. Aisumasen (I'm Sorry) - 4:44

6. Left Turn's the Right Turn - 2:13

7. Meat City - 2:45

Side B (21:39)

8. Intuition - 3:08

9. One Day (At a Time) - 3:09

10. Woman Power - 4:50

11. Only People - 3:23

12. Mildred, Mildred - 2:58

13. You Are Here - 4:08

14. Nutopian International Anthem - 0:03

Since Mind Games ended up losing three songs to Everest, I had to get a bit inventive when rearranging it to become Nutopia. The album is preceded with the "Declaration of Nutopia", recorded April 1, 1973, before leading into "Freda Peeple". Yoko's "She Hits Back" and "Woman Power" are both sourced from Feeling the Space and contain the same backing group as Mind Games; I also picked them due to John's presence on both songs. "Left Turn's the Right Turn" and "Mildred, Mildred" were also tracks intended for Feeling the Space, but were later released as bonus tracks. Nutopia would be the final Plastic Ono Band release in John Lennon's lifetime.

Walls and Bridges (September 26, 1974)

Side A (21:35)

1. Going Down on Love - 3:54

2. Whatever Gets You Through the Night - 3:28

3. Old Dirt Road - 3:41

4. Ya Ya - 2:17

5. Bless You - 3:58

6. Scared - 4:17

Side B (22:48)

7. You Can't Catch Me - 3:56

8. Sweet Bird of Paradise - 2:55

9. Steel and Glass - 4:11

10. Beef Jerky - 3:11

11. Angel Baby - 3:44

12. Here We Go Again - 4:51

John's first album without either the Beatles or Yoko Ono, Walls and Bridges was recorded in the midst of his Lost Weekend, and included three covers to settle a lawsuit with Morris Levy over the Beatles' "Come Together" pinching a line from Chuck Berry's "You Can't Catch Me". Again, three songs were donated to the Beatles' Inclinations, and the three covers fill the gaps, with "Ya Ya" being the proper studio version. The album concludes with "Here We Go Again". Ultimately, this does mean that Rock 'n' Roll has been retconned away, but "Stand by Me" can still exist as a standalone single with "Move Over, Miss L! (I Wish You Well)" as the B-side.

"Going Down on Love", "Sweet Bird of Paradise" and "Beef Jerky" are the 2010 remasters; "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" and "Angel Baby" are the 2020 Ultimate Mixes; "Old Dirt Road", "Bless You" and "Steel and Glass" are taken from John Lennon Anthology with edits done to each of them; "Scared" is the version found on Menlove Ave., and "Here We Go Again" is the 2010 remaster found on Gimme Some Truth. "Ya Ya" and "You Can't Catch Me" both come from Rock 'n' Roll, with the latter being cut down to its original length. With this many sources, it makes Walls and Bridges come off as pretty eclectic sound wise.

Shaved Fish (October 20, 1975)

Side A (24:15)

1. Imagine - 3:01

2. Here We Go Again - 4:51

3. Love - 3:21

4. Power to the People - 3:23

5. Mother - 5:01

6. Woman... of the World - 4:38

Side B (23:40)

7. Whatever Gets You thru the Night - 3:28

8. Freda Peeple (Bring on the Lucie) - 4:08

9. Stand by Me - 3:26

10. You Are Here - 4:08

11. Happy Christmas (War is Over) - 3:35

12. Give Peace a Chance - 4:55

Side C (24:22)

13. Mrs. Lennon - 4:10

14. Don't Worry, Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow) - 4:55

15. Who Has Seen the Wind? - 2:05

16. Born in a Prison - 4:03

17. Why - 5:37

18. Open Your Box (Hirake) - 3:32

Side D (24:31)

19. Now or Never - 4:57

20. Woman Power - 4:50

21. Death of Samantha - 3:40

22. Yume O Motou (Let's Have a Dream) - 3:50

23. Listen, The Snow is Falling - 3:10

24. Remember Love - 4:04

Earth-130's equivalent to the compilation of the same name, Shaved Fish was released shortly following Sean's birth, giving off a complete retrospective of John and Yoko's music released together between 1969 and 1975, as well as solo singles like John's "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" and Yoko's "Death of Samantha". Apart from a few contributions on the Beatles' Rainbow Falls, John is largely retired from music until the release of Double Fantasy, which remains unchanged from OTL, but here, it's John's final album, period.