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The May Pang Tapes
(Unauthorized) Produced and Arranged by John Lennon Label: Beetle Records Media: Vinyl LP Number: LEN 4080 Year: 1986 Comments: Black label A collection of "Rock 'n' Roll" rehearsals Side 1 1 - Ain't That A Shame 2 - Bring It On Home To Me, Send Me Some Lovin' #1 3 - Ya Ya 4 - That'll Be The Day 5 - Do You Want To Dance? 6 - Stand By Me 7 - Ain't That A Shame Side 2 1 - Do You Want To Dance? #2 2 - Rip It Up / Ready Teddy 3 - Bring It On Home To Me, Send Me Some Lovin' #2 4 - Peggy Sue - 5 - Be-Bop-A-Lula 6 - Slippin' And Slidin' 7 - Jam Session: Whole Lotta Love 8 - Thirty Days 9 - Slippin' And Slidin' #2 |
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The Complete May Pang Tapes
(Unauthorized) Containing studio jam sessions, outtakes, plus alternate mixes from the "Rock n' Roll" sessions Publisher: Orange Original Recordings: October 21-25, 1974 Total duration: 54:26 Track List 01 - Slippin'& Slidin' 02 - Rip It Up 03 - Bring It On Home To Me, Send Me Some Lovin' 04 - Bring It On Home To Me, Send Me Some Lovin' #2 05 - Peggy Sue 06 - Ain't That A Shame 07 - Ain't That A Shame #2 08 - Be Bop A Lula 09 - Ya Ya 10 - Do You Want To Dance 11 - Stand By Me 12 - Bring It On Home To Me, Send Me Some Lovin' #3 13 - Ya Ya #2 14 - That'll Be The Day 15 - Do You Want To Dance #2 16 - Stand By Me #2 17 - Peggy Sue #2 18 - Be Bop A Lula #2 19 - Slippin' & Sliddin' #2 20 - Whole Lotta Love 21 - Thirty Days Click image left for complete artwork |
These bootlegs are poor quality recordings and are suitable for collectors only. It's likely that pro bootleggers were simply attempting to turn a quick buck by cashing in on Lennon's name.
Even though credit is given to May Pang, May set the record straight in an interview with Lady Jean of AbsoluteElsewhere:
"I want to clarify that I had nothing to do with the May Pang bootleg. When I heard about it, I didn�t know what it was about. But then I realized it was just referring to my 'time period' with John.
"I don�t even know where they got that tape. John and I didn�t even have it. I was surprised to hear about it. Why would I want my name to be attached to something like that?
"Actually, that tape was recorded when Paul happened to drop in at the end of the first night of the Harry Nilsson sessions for Pussy Cats. They jammed on old rock and roll songs because that�s what they all know."
No-one seems to hold a copyright to them... and May herself has certainly distanced herself from the tapes. It remains a mystery how they became available outside of the studio. Someone, with access to the studio, obviously smuggled them out for the lucrative bootleg market, as even May and John were not aware the tapes had been released.
The bootleg on the right is rather curious. It's a very nicely and semi-professionally presented CD. Trouble is, included is a photo of Yoko Ono instead of May. This young entrepreneur obviously wasn't even born until maybe a decade or two after the Beatles disbanded.
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