The Mike Douglas Show - Episode 1

Philadelphia - January 14th, 1972

Song Take Number Comments
Michelle Live sung by Mike Douglas, backed by Joe Harnell and the House Band
(By The Hair On My) Chinny Chin Chin Live sung by The Chambers Brothers
This Little Piece of Land Live sung by The Chambers Brothers
It's So Hard Live

During a week in mid-February (air date), John and Yoko co-hosted 5 episodes of the Mike Douglas show. Mike Douglas opened each show with a song, this time being the Beatles song 'Michelle'. The night also included a performance by the Chambers Brothers, before finally ending with John and Yoko playing 'It's So Hard'. This would be the first time Elphant's Memory played backing for John, a trend that would continue throughout the week of episodes and onto the One to One concerts. The first episode was broadcast on Feburary 14th, despite not appearing on any CD release, the entire week worth of episodes was released on VHS in 1998.

John Lennon - Vocals & Guitar

Yoko Ono - Percussion

Jerry Rubin - Percussion

Elephant's Memory Band

Wayne Gabriel - Guitar

Gary Von Scyoc - Bass

Ricky Frank - Drums

Adam Ippolito - Keyboard

Stan Bronstein - Saxophone