Added: Jan 5, 2008
From: zippo112
Duration: 3:11
A Toot and a Snore in '74 is a rare bootleg album of the one and only jam session in which John Lennon and Paul McCartney played together after the break-up of the Beatles. First mentioned by Lennon in a 1975 intereview, details were brought to light in May Pang's 1983 book, Loving John -- and it gained wider prominence when McCartney made reference to the session in a 1997 interview. Discussing with Australian writer Sean Sennett in his Soho office, McCartney claimed the 'session was hazy ... for a number of reasons'. The story is corroborated by biographies such as Christopher Sandford's 2006 McCartney.[1] Lennon was in his "lost weekend", kicked out of the house by Yoko Ono for 18 months; thus he was with his girlfriend May Pang. Sandford paints the scene very vividly, as the room froze when McCartney walked in, and remained perfectly silent until Lennon said, "Valiant Paul McCartney, I presume?" McCartney responded: "Sir Jasper Lennon [a character Lennon played during an early TV appearance skit], I presume?" McCartney extended a hand, Lennon shook it, and the mood was pleasant but subdued, cordial but not especially warm (at least initially). McCartney went to Los Angeles at Ono's request to help John repair his marriage with Yoko. Lennon had begun producing Harry Nilsson's latest album, Pussy Cats, when Paul and Linda McCartney dropped in on the Burbank Studios session on March 28, 1974. They were joined by Stevie Wonder, Harry Nilsson, Jesse Ed Davis, May Pang, Bobby Keys and producer Ed Freeman for an impromptu jam session. What followed was not very productive. Lennon sounds to be on cocaine—he can be heard offering Wonder a snort on the first track, and on the fifth, asks someone to give him a snort. This is also the origin of the album name, where John Lennon clearly asks: "You wanna snort, Steve? A toot? It's goin' round." Whether the snore/snort discrepancy is intentional or not is not known. In addition, Lennon seems to be having trouble with his microphone and headphones. Lennon is on lead vocal and guitar, while McCartney sings harmony and plays drums. Stevie Wonder sings and plays electric piano, Linda McCartney on organ, May Pang on tambourine, Harry Nilsson provides vocals, Jesse Ed Davis is on guitar, producer Ed Freeman fills in on bass, Bobby Keyes plays saxophone
Channel: Music
Tags: ed freeman harry john lennon mccartney nilsson paul stevie wonder
Rating: 3.84 (25 ratings) Views: 16866' favoriteCount='64 Comments: 36
WiltatKansas Says:
Mar 17, 2008 - It sounds like Bob Marley, hahah.
ballaesmeralda Says:
Mar 19, 2008 - Lennon were more strange and charming...but Paul is the very musical talent of the Beatles.
ravenshire43 Says:
Mar 28, 2008 - I've got this whole thing. Just recevied it from a friend recently. Some very funny stuff by Lennon on this bootleg. ie. commentary, singing humurous lyrics to songs like "I'm Losing You", "Starting Over" etc. Not sure if those 2 tunes that are last couple tracks of this bootleg are from these '74 sessions or not. If so, then those tunes were in the can for some time before being released on John's last album. Interesting to listen to anyway. I believe there's a total of 23 or so 'songs' on it.
danyl55 Says:
Apr 1, 2008 - now get back under your rock.............
danyl55 Says:
Apr 1, 2008 - and thats the order they were always introduced..........
einarabelc5 Says:
Apr 13, 2008 - What? What Johnny Did after the Beatles was Mostly Crap, Paul career was way better.
einarabelc5 Says:
Apr 13, 2008 - Why? John was the PUA he did'nt needed the Good looks. Altough he Wussified entirely after Yoko took him away to Witchyland.
magegirl8 Says:
Apr 13, 2008 - And I thought it the opposite.
einarabelc5 Says:
Apr 13, 2008 - Well at least thats normal...George was so dangerous he was a Swinger...
grimmpoxer Says:
May 29, 2008 - They were both great song writers, but I would have to give Paul the nod. The older I get, the more I'm convinced Brian Wilson is a better songwriter than either of them. I'd love to hear Paul and Brian collaborate.
killchiro Says:
Jun 28, 2008 - do some people actually believe this shit is them? lol idiots, gee it doesn't sound like John, OR PAUL... go figure.
oakfox1981 Says:
Jul 10, 2008 - BULLSHIT
Rtre5899 Says:
Jul 16, 2008 - idk if this is really McCartney or not...but this is actually amazingly chillaxing.
BonelessSausage Says:
Jul 21, 2008 - If Paul would have wanted his name first John would have went off crying and sobbing forever and become a heroin addict. Oh that's right he was still that to the end. Ed
OneWest72nd Says:
Sep 12, 2008 - of course it is what else u want to know?
OneWest72nd Says:
Sep 12, 2008 - it's both John & Paul ....John has lost his voice though....burnt out & he's been drinking 24x7
OneWest72nd Says:
Sep 12, 2008 - Hey, no one tops John no one.....get your shit together all together? I have all the stuff & can prove it. He was the real deal & eye feel bad for anybody who missed his short run. The others you mention are great, but AGAIN John Lennon was the man! C'mon man... Know your music?
grimmpoxer Says:
Sep 12, 2008 - My mistake. My problem is that I like *good* music. That's why I don't appreciate John Lennon's post-Beatles work. To paraphrase Mark Twain, Lennon's music is actually better than it sounds. I'm just pulling your leg. Of course John was a great writer, but Macca has the edge in my mind because he writes better melodies.
OneWest72nd Says:
Sep 12, 2008 - I love Paul also, but all you have to do is buy two albums (it would be much better though if you bought them then, get it?) John rises to the top. I even asked someone in the 'in' who worked with ALL FOUR & he told me "off the record" that John WAS THE MAN! Anyways, just buy his first two solo albums & read them like u do a book (every page) you will see that he was #1 Even 'HALF" of his last album (only on half) proved with three of those songs that even in 1980 after years off, HE WAS #1
grimmpoxer Says:
Sep 12, 2008 - Alas, we'll have to agree to disagree. I will grant you this - the worst of John's post-Beatles work is not nearly as bad as Macca's "Simply Having a Wonderful Christmastime!"
TitanicExplorer Says:
Sep 17, 2008 - fake
justicejayant Says:
Sep 28, 2008 - Nope! John lennon was gay, pretty hard on brian and stuart
OneWest72nd Says:
Sep 28, 2008 - Spineless, Your way the fuck off! Lennon was the founder of the Beatles & the moving spirit of The Beatles. I know Paul's great, but if he had never met Lennon, I'm afraid Paul might have ended up a cross between Peter Noone & Barry Manilow. Paul has no edge & will never have one as he runs the GREAT Beatles songs into the ground He has completely ruined one of his greatest songs, HEY JUDE I used to love that song, now I don't want to hear it anymore "Now just the men on the left" PLEASE!
connieg99 Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - I love John, but his post beatle writing is sub-standard. However, he still had moments of brilliance but just very very few. I think his drug abuse and other psych problems really damaged him abilities. BUT, he should be honored for his songs during the Beatles era. Imagine by itself is worthy to put him at the top of the song-writers Hall of Fame along with Paul who I believe is the real "musical genius" where John was the lyrical one.
WiltatKansas Says:
Mar 17, 2008 - I agree.