Video: 'I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die (Take 11)'

(Tuesday, February 16, 1971) — Former Beatle John Lennon resumed tracking his second solo studio album today at Ascot Sound Studios (ASS), a studio built by Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, on the grounds of Tittenhurst Park, their 72-acre estate  26 miles west of London.

Video: 'John Lennon - I Don't Want To Be A Soldier'

Video: 'I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die (Take 21 / Raw Studio Mix)'

Lennon, drummers Jim Gordon and Jim Keltner, saxophonist Bobby Keys and bassist Klaus Voorman tracked 26 takes of an early version of “I Don’t Wanna Be a Soldier Mama” and additional takes of “Well (Baby Please Don’t Go).”

Video: 'Well (Baby Please Don't Go)'

“I Don’t Wanna Be a Soldier Mama” would be re-made, starting May 24, 1971. “Well (Baby Please Don’t Go)” would officially go unreleased until 2011.

Video: 'Well... (Baby Please Don't Go) (Ultimate Mix) (Bonus Track)'

Further recording sessions for the new album would be on hold until May 24, 1971.