1CD=ROOTS : THE ORIGINAL ALBUM plus

ROOTS: THE ORIGINAL ALBUM

1. BE-BOP-A-LULA

2.AIN'T THAT A SHAME

3. STAND BY ME

4. SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN

5. MEDLEY: RIP IT UP / READY TEDDY

6. ANGEL BABY

7. DO YOU WANT TO DANCE

8. YOU CAN'T CATCH ME

9. BONY MORONIE

10. PEGGY SUE

11. MEDLEY: BRING IT ON HOME / SEND ME SOME LOVIN'

12. SLIP PIN' AND SLIDIN'

13.BE MY BABY

14. YA YA

15. JUST BECAUSE

ADDITIONAL TRACKS

16. STAND BY ME (Single Version)

17. ANGEL BABY (Long Version)

18. SINCE MY BABY LEFT ME

19. TO KNOW HER IS TO LOVE HER

20. HERE WE GO AGAIN

21. JUST BECAUSE (Reprise)

2CD=ROCK 'N' ROLL COLLECTOR'S EDITION

disc 1

SESSIONS AND ALTERNATES

1. BE-BOP-A-LULA (Take 2)

2. STAND BY ME (Complete Ending)

3. MEDLEY: RIP IT UP / READY TEDDY (Alternate Take)

4. MEDLEY: RIP IT UP / READY TEDDY (Rough Mix)

5. YOU CAN'T CATCH ME (Rough Mix 1)

6. YOU CAN'T CATCH ME (Rough Mix 2)

7. AIN'T THAT A SHAME (Rough Mix)

8. SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN (Rough Mix 1)

9. SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN (Rough Mix 2)

10. SLIP PIN' AND SLIDIN' (Take 5)

11. PEGGY SUE (Alternate Take)

12. PEGGY SUE (Rough Mix)

13. MEDLEY: BRING IT ON HOME / SEND ME SOME LOVIN' (Alternate Take)

14. BONY MORONIE (Rough Mix)

15. ANGEL BABY (Take 8 Breakdown)

16. ANGEL BABY (Take 9 Breakdown)

17. ANGEL BABY (Rough Mix)

18. SINCE MY BABY LEFT ME (Alternate Mix)

19. BE MY BABY (Alternate Take)

20. BE MY BABY (Rough Mix)

21. JUST BECAUSE (Take 13/14 Breakdown)

22. JUST BECAUSE (Take 15 Breakdown)

23. JUST BECAUSE (Studio Chat)

24. JUST BECAUSE (Alternate Take)

25. HERE WE GO AGAIN (Demo Take 1)

26. HERE WE GO AGAIN (Demo Take 2)

disc 2

SUNNYVIEW REHEARSALS 1974

1. MEDLEY: BRING IT ON HOME / SEND ME SOME LOVIN'

2. YA YA (Breakdown)

3. YA YA

4. THAT'LL BE THE DAY (Breakdown)

5. THAT'LL BE THE DAY (False Start)

6. DO YOU WANT TO DANCE

7. STAND BY ME

8. PEGGY SUE

9. BE-BOP-A-LULA

10. SLIP PIN' AND SLIDIN'

11. JAM #1 (Whole Lotta Love - Riff)

12.THIRTY DAYS

13. C'MON EVERYBODY

14. AIN'T THAT A SHAME (Take 1 Breakdown)

15. AIN'T THAT A SHAME (Take 2)

16. AIN'T THAT A SHAME (Take 3 Fragment)

17. AIN'T THAT A SHAME (Take 4)

18. JAM #2

19. JAM #3

Sunnyview Rehearsals, Ghent, New York October 1974

STUDIO MONITOR TRACKS

20. BE-BOP-A-LULA

21. STAND BY ME (Playback 1)

22. STAND BY ME (Playback 2)

23. STAND BY ME (Playback 3)

24. SLIP PIN' AND SLIDIN'

25. MEDLEY: RIP IT UP / READY TEDDY

26.AIN'T THAT A SHAME

27. PEGGY SUE

28. DO YOU WANT TO DANCE (Playback 1)

29. DO YOU WANT TO DANCE (Playback 2)

30. MEDLEY: BRING IT ON HOME / SEND ME SOME LOVIN'

(Playback 1) / (Playback 2)

31. YA YA

OLD GRAY WHISTLE TEST - BBC 1975

32. STAND BY ME (Original Master)

33. SLIP PIN' AND SLIDIN' (Original Master)

34.STAND BY ME (Stereo Mix)

35. SLIP PIN' AND SLIDIN' (Stereo Mix)

Recorded at Record Plant, New York march 1975

36.ROCK 'N' ROLL ALBUM (Radio Spot)

Compiled and Remastered by GRANNY SMITH / BMI 2023

* John Lennon's hometown "rock'n'roll" became the driving force behind the glory of the Beatles.

Here the heat of the 50's revives with John's power! This is the phantom album "Roots" that became the "origin" and a newly edited special collector's edition featuring valuable sessions!