John Lennon's Jukebox

John Lennon's jukebox is a KB Discomatic jukebox made in the UK using a Swiss-made mechanism which Lennon bought in 1965. Lennon filled it with 40 singles to accompany him on tour. ''John Lennon's Jukebox'' also refers to the compilation CD album closely based on the jukebox's musical contents.

The jukebox surfaced in an auction of Beatles memorabilia at Christie's and was sold for £2,500 ( $4,907) to Bristol-based music promoter John Midwinter. Midwinter spent several years restoring the box and researching the discs, which had been catalogued in Lennon's handwriting. As Midwinter's health began to deteriorate, he became anxious that a story of the jukebox and its music should feature in a documentary. Eventually, '' The South Bank Show'' broadcast a documentary on the jukebox in 2004 in which many of the represented artists, along with Sting, were interviewed. The project (which was commissioned only a few days after Midwinter died) was developed by Steve Day for the British television production company Initial, headed by Malcolm Gerrie, and commissioned by Melvyn Bragg.

Album

The 2004 compilation album named ''John Lennon's Jukebox'' contains 34 of the singles' A-sides and seven of their B-sides. The album contains several songs that are believed to be part of John Lennon's original choice. The album is subtitled "a collection inspired by music from his own collection" and some of the songs on the album are different versions from the ones that could have been included in the jukebox. For instance, the version of "Some Other Guy" by The Big Three is not the one that was in the original jukebox; instead it is a mid-1970s recording by the same group in the style of the Richie Barrett original (including the use of an electric piano).

Disc one

# " In the Midnight Hour" by Wilson Pickett
# " Rescue Me" by Fontella Bass
# " The Tracks of My Tears" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
# " My Girl" by Otis Redding
# " 1-2-3" by Len Barry
# " Hi-Heel Sneakers" by Tommy Tucker
# " The Walk" by Jimmy McCracklin
# "Gonna Send You Back to Georgia" by Timmy Shaw
# " First I Look at the Purse" by The Contours
# "New Orleans" by Gary U.S. Bonds
# " Watch Your Step" by Bobby Parker
# "Daddy Rollin' Stone" by Derek Martin
# " Short Fat Fannie" by Larry Williams
# " Long Tall Sally" by Little Richard
# "Money (That's What I Want)" by Barrett Strong
# " Hey! Baby" by Bruce Channel
# " Positively 4th Street" by Bob Dylan
# "Daydream" by The Lovin' Spoonful
# "Turquoise" by Donovan
# " Slippin' and Slidin'" by Buddy Holly

Disc two

# " Be-Bop-A-Lula" by Gene Vincent
# " No Particular Place to Go" by Chuck Berry
# "Steppin' Out" by Paul Revere & the Raiders
# " Do You Believe in Magic" by The Lovin' Spoonful
# " Some Other Guy" by The Big Three*
# " Twist and Shout" by The Isley Brothers
# " She Said Yeah" by Larry Williams
# " Brown Eyed Handsome Man" by Buddy Holly
# " Slippin' and Slidin'" by Little Richard
# " Quarter to Three" by Gary U.S. Bonds
# " Ooh! My Soul" by Little Richard
# "Woman Love" by Gene Vincent
# " Shop Around" by The Miracles
# " Bring It On Home to Me" by The Animals
# " If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody" by James Ray with the Hutch Davie Orchestra
# " What's So Good About Goodbye" by The Miracles
# " Bad Boy" by Larry Williams
# "Agent Double-O Soul" by Edwin Starr
# " I've Been Good to You" by The Miracles
# "Oh I Apologize" by Barrett Strong
# " Who's Lovin' You" by The Miracles

References

External links

Spencerleigh.demon.co.ukA mini-site about the documentary
from the PBS

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