- Plastic Ono Band Outtakes Photos
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Plastic Ono Band Sessions Limited Gold CD & Bonus DVD The Making Of John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band Album. Click Image To Enlarge. Tracklist Mother 1-1 Demo. Studio Outtakes & Jam 5-7 Long Lost John 5-8 That’s Al Right (Mama) 5-9 Glad All Over # 2 5-10 Honey Don’t Don’t Be Cruel Matchbox Jam. The Alternate Plastic Ono Band is like other titles produced by Strange Apple of late. It doesn’t contain anything necessarily new, but it is a re-imaging and a good compilation of interesting material. They’ve taken the better outtakes and rough takes of the album tracks and arranged them in LP order. A step in the right direction, but only a step. It sounds like outtakes from Plastic Ono Band and Imagine, which may not seem so bad but means that Lennon is falling back on ideas that have lost their freshness for him. Still, the single works and I hope he keeps on stepping. Favorite Plastic Ono Band outtake: 'One Day (at.
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- Live Peace in Toronto 1969 [Apple, 1969] C
- Plastic Ono Band [Apple, 1970] A
- Imagine [Apple, 1971] A
- Some Time in New York City [Apple, 1972] C
- Mind Games [Apple, 1973] C+
- Walls and Bridges [Apple, 1974] B-
- Rock 'n Roll [Apple, 1975] B-
- Shaved Fish [Apple, 1975] B+
- Double Fantasy [Capitol, 1980] A
- The John Lennon Collection [Geffen, 1982] A-
- Milk and Honey [Polydor, 1984] A
- Live in New York City [Capitol, 1986] B
- Menlove Ave. [Capitol, 1986] B+
- Imagine: John Lennon: Music from the Original Motion Picture [Capitol, 1988] C+
- Wonsaponatime [Capitol, 1998] A-
- Acoustic [Capitol, 2004] *
- Rock 'n' Roll [Capitol, 2004]
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The Plastic Ono Band:Live Peace in Toronto 1969 [Apple, 1969]This is the famous Lennon/Clapton/Ono/Voorman/White (Voorman?/White?) concert. I happened to be there and it wasn't so hot live. It is worse recorded. The anti-Yoko reaction has long since passed beyond boorishness, but that doesn't mean I want to hear her keen for 20 minutes, and the rock side is raw and badly recorded, with Clapton's masterful lead obscured by Lennon's rhythm. Of value primarily as a document. C
Plastic Ono Band [Apple, 1970]
Of course the lyrics are often crude psychotherapeutic cliches. That's just the point, because they're also true, and John wants to make clear that right now truth is far more important than subtlety, taste, art, or anything else. At first the music sounds crude, too, stark and even perfunctory after the Beatles' free harmonies and double guitars. But the real music of the album inheres in the way John's greatest vocal performance, a complete tour of rock timbre from scream to whine, is modulated electronically--echoed, filtered, double-tracked, with two vocals sometimes emanating in a synthesis from between the speakers and sometimes dialectically separated. Which means that John is such a media artist that even when he's fervently shedding personas and eschewing metaphor he knows, perhaps instinctively, that he communicates most effectively through technological masks and prisms. A
Of course the lyrics are often crude psychotherapeutic cliches. That's just the point, because they're also true, and John wants to make clear that right now truth is far more important than subtlety, taste, art, or anything else. At first the music sounds crude, too, stark and even perfunctory after the Beatles' free harmonies and double guitars. But the real music of the album inheres in the way John's greatest vocal performance, a complete tour of rock timbre from scream to whine, is modulated electronically--echoed, filtered, double-tracked, with two vocals sometimes emanating in a synthesis from between the speakers and sometimes dialectically separated. Which means that John is such a media artist that even when he's fervently shedding personas and eschewing metaphor he knows, perhaps instinctively, that he communicates most effectively through technological masks and prisms. A
Imagine [Apple, 1971]
Primal goes pop--personal and useful. The title cut is both a hymn for the Movement and a love song for his wife, celebrating a Yokoism and a Marcusianism simultaneously, and 'Gimme Some Truth' unites Lennon unmasked with the Lennon of Blunderland wordplay as it provides a rationale for 'Jealous Guy,' which doesn't need one, and 'How Do You Sleep?,' which may. 'Oh Yoko!' is an instant folk song worthy of Rosie & the Originals and 'I Don't Want to Be a Soldier' an instant folk extravaganza worthy of Phil Spector. 'It's So Hard' is a blues. 'Crippled Inside,' with its 'ironic' good-time ricky-tick, is folk-rock in disguise. And the psychotherapeutically lugubrious 'How?' is a question mark. A
Primal goes pop--personal and useful. The title cut is both a hymn for the Movement and a love song for his wife, celebrating a Yokoism and a Marcusianism simultaneously, and 'Gimme Some Truth' unites Lennon unmasked with the Lennon of Blunderland wordplay as it provides a rationale for 'Jealous Guy,' which doesn't need one, and 'How Do You Sleep?,' which may. 'Oh Yoko!' is an instant folk song worthy of Rosie & the Originals and 'I Don't Want to Be a Soldier' an instant folk extravaganza worthy of Phil Spector. 'It's So Hard' is a blues. 'Crippled Inside,' with its 'ironic' good-time ricky-tick, is folk-rock in disguise. And the psychotherapeutically lugubrious 'How?' is a question mark. A
John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band:Some Time in New York City [Apple, 1972]
Half caterwauling live weirdness with the Mothers of Invention, half tuneless topical rock songs with Elephant's Memory, this is where Lennon risks his charisma instead of investing it. I like its rawness and its basic good-heartedness, though J&Y's politics are frequently condescending. But if agitprop is one thing and wrong-headed agitprop another, agitprop that doesn't reach its intended audience is hardly a thing at all. C
Half caterwauling live weirdness with the Mothers of Invention, half tuneless topical rock songs with Elephant's Memory, this is where Lennon risks his charisma instead of investing it. I like its rawness and its basic good-heartedness, though J&Y's politics are frequently condescending. But if agitprop is one thing and wrong-headed agitprop another, agitprop that doesn't reach its intended audience is hardly a thing at all. C
Mind Games [Apple, 1973]
A step in the right direction, but only a step. It sounds like outtakes from Plastic Ono Band and Imagine, which may not seem so bad but means that Lennon is falling back on ideas that have lost their freshness for him. Still, the single works and I hope he keeps on stepping. Favorite Plastic Ono Band outtake: 'One Day (at a Time).' Favorite Imagine outtake: 'You Are Here.' C+
A step in the right direction, but only a step. It sounds like outtakes from Plastic Ono Band and Imagine, which may not seem so bad but means that Lennon is falling back on ideas that have lost their freshness for him. Still, the single works and I hope he keeps on stepping. Favorite Plastic Ono Band outtake: 'One Day (at a Time).' Favorite Imagine outtake: 'You Are Here.' C+
Walls and Bridges [Apple, 1974]
These songs seem more felt than those on Mind Games, probably because they express personal pain rather than generalized optimism--'Bless You,' to Yoko in someone else's arms, is a real leap. But the melodies are received, the accompaniment ordinary, and the singing disoriented. What can it be like for this ex-Beatle to trade harmonies with Elton John (who sings backup on 'Surprise, Surprise,' just as Lennon does on Elton's new single) in the inescapable knowledge that it's Elton who's doing him the favor? B-
These songs seem more felt than those on Mind Games, probably because they express personal pain rather than generalized optimism--'Bless You,' to Yoko in someone else's arms, is a real leap. But the melodies are received, the accompaniment ordinary, and the singing disoriented. What can it be like for this ex-Beatle to trade harmonies with Elton John (who sings backup on 'Surprise, Surprise,' just as Lennon does on Elton's new single) in the inescapable knowledge that it's Elton who's doing him the favor? B-
Rock 'n Roll [Apple, 1975]
No doubt mysteries of emotional and rhythmic commitment (soul and groove) determine why this runs out of gas after 'Be-Bop-a-Lula' and 'Stand by Me.' But it's also true that covering Gene Vincent and Ben E. King is considerably less perilous than covering Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Fats Domino, whose songs follow. Which may be why 'Ya Ya' (Lee Dorsey) and 'Just Because' (Lloyd Price) work. Too bad he didn't go for more esoterica--this could have been another Moondog Matinee. B-
No doubt mysteries of emotional and rhythmic commitment (soul and groove) determine why this runs out of gas after 'Be-Bop-a-Lula' and 'Stand by Me.' But it's also true that covering Gene Vincent and Ben E. King is considerably less perilous than covering Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Fats Domino, whose songs follow. Which may be why 'Ya Ya' (Lee Dorsey) and 'Just Because' (Lloyd Price) work. Too bad he didn't go for more esoterica--this could have been another Moondog Matinee. B-
Shaved Fish [Apple, 1975]
Eleven shots in the dark from the weirdest major rock and roller of the early '70s. All the hits are here, many of them misses, with the number-one single as out of place as 'Happy Xmas' and 'Woman Is the Nigger of the World.' Not just because it's bad, either--in retrospect, 'Whatever Gets You Through the Night' and 'Power to the People' sound equally bald, equally stupid. Not counting the two available on must-own albums, the only great cuts are 'Instant Karma' (Lennon's best political song) and '#9 Dream' (catchier nonsense pop than McCartney's ever managed). So I don't play it much. But I'm sure glad it's on the shelf. B+
Eleven shots in the dark from the weirdest major rock and roller of the early '70s. All the hits are here, many of them misses, with the number-one single as out of place as 'Happy Xmas' and 'Woman Is the Nigger of the World.' Not just because it's bad, either--in retrospect, 'Whatever Gets You Through the Night' and 'Power to the People' sound equally bald, equally stupid. Not counting the two available on must-own albums, the only great cuts are 'Instant Karma' (Lennon's best political song) and '#9 Dream' (catchier nonsense pop than McCartney's ever managed). So I don't play it much. But I'm sure glad it's on the shelf. B+
John Lennon/Yoko Ono:Double Fantasy [Capitol, 1980]
In a special message for all the ignorami who think he never should have married the pretentious bitch, John turns the professional rock he hacked his way through when they were separated to the specifics of his life (and genius) as it's now constituted. In a special message for all the ignorami who think pretentious bipeds should stay out of recording studios, Yoko keeps up with him. This is an unfashionable piece of music--only Poly Styrene, of all people, has gotten away with anything remotely similar all year. But you don't have to be married to hear its commitment and command. I hope. A
In a special message for all the ignorami who think he never should have married the pretentious bitch, John turns the professional rock he hacked his way through when they were separated to the specifics of his life (and genius) as it's now constituted. In a special message for all the ignorami who think pretentious bipeds should stay out of recording studios, Yoko keeps up with him. This is an unfashionable piece of music--only Poly Styrene, of all people, has gotten away with anything remotely similar all year. But you don't have to be married to hear its commitment and command. I hope. A
The John Lennon Collection [Geffen, 1982]
I grant that it's superfluous--basically an Apple best-of plus John's songs from Double Fantasy. It goes on my A shelf because John was John, not just half of John & Yoko. Also because it omits the half-cocked 'Cold Turkey' and ragtag 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)' from the official Apple best-of and doesn't medley 'Give Peace a Chance.' A-
I grant that it's superfluous--basically an Apple best-of plus John's songs from Double Fantasy. It goes on my A shelf because John was John, not just half of John & Yoko. Also because it omits the half-cocked 'Cold Turkey' and ragtag 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)' from the official Apple best-of and doesn't medley 'Give Peace a Chance.' A-
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John Lennon/Yoko Ono:Milk and Honey [Polydor, 1984]
Those too numbed by tragedy or hope to connect with Double Fantasy aren't likely to hear this one either--it's definitely more of the same, in John's case outtakes. But these were clearly rejected on conceptual rather than musical grounds, as just too quirky to suit the careful househusband image John wanted for his return to the arena. Which is why I like them better, especially spiced with asides he would have erased before final release. Yoko's songs are more recent and that's another plus, because her pop only began to jell with Double Fantasy; the horny querulousness of 'Sleepless Night' and the cricket synthesizers on 'You're the One' are confident personal elaborations of a tradition she comes to secondhand. Only the two middle cuts on the B get soupy. What a farewell. A
Those too numbed by tragedy or hope to connect with Double Fantasy aren't likely to hear this one either--it's definitely more of the same, in John's case outtakes. But these were clearly rejected on conceptual rather than musical grounds, as just too quirky to suit the careful househusband image John wanted for his return to the arena. Which is why I like them better, especially spiced with asides he would have erased before final release. Yoko's songs are more recent and that's another plus, because her pop only began to jell with Double Fantasy; the horny querulousness of 'Sleepless Night' and the cricket synthesizers on 'You're the One' are confident personal elaborations of a tradition she comes to secondhand. Only the two middle cuts on the B get soupy. What a farewell. A
Live in New York City [Capitol, 1986]
Just by putting his all into such unsung great songs as 'Well, Well, Well' and 'It's So Hard,' the great singer comes a lot closer to justifying this ad hoc document than Jagger did with Ya-Ya's or Daltrey did with Leeds. The alternate 'Instant Karma' and 'Cold Turkey' and 'Mother' are also welcome. But his accidental romance with Elephant's Memory never did him any good musically. And for all his encouragement Yoko wasn't yet a rock-and-roller, so 'Hound Dog' remains a concept. B
Just by putting his all into such unsung great songs as 'Well, Well, Well' and 'It's So Hard,' the great singer comes a lot closer to justifying this ad hoc document than Jagger did with Ya-Ya's or Daltrey did with Leeds. The alternate 'Instant Karma' and 'Cold Turkey' and 'Mother' are also welcome. But his accidental romance with Elephant's Memory never did him any good musically. And for all his encouragement Yoko wasn't yet a rock-and-roller, so 'Hound Dog' remains a concept. B
Menlove Ave. [Capitol, 1986]
The late-night session-band workups of songs later embalmed on Walls and Bridges are startlingly stark and clear, making side two the finest music of the hiatus between Imagine and Double Fantasy, whose precisely felt studio-rock they prefigure. Phil Spector produced the commercial versions. Run 8 free download. He also produced Rock 'n' Roll, source of the outtakes on side one, which were rejected because they're even stiffer than the intakes. John never could figure out what to do about loving Rosie & the Originals. And Phil wasn't the guy to tell him. B+
The late-night session-band workups of songs later embalmed on Walls and Bridges are startlingly stark and clear, making side two the finest music of the hiatus between Imagine and Double Fantasy, whose precisely felt studio-rock they prefigure. Phil Spector produced the commercial versions. Run 8 free download. He also produced Rock 'n' Roll, source of the outtakes on side one, which were rejected because they're even stiffer than the intakes. John never could figure out what to do about loving Rosie & the Originals. And Phil wasn't the guy to tell him. B+
Imagine: John Lennon: Music from the Original Motion Picture [Capitol, 1988]
Nothing wrong with the music, though you can do without the bait--'Imagine' work tape, carefully hoarded new song work tape. But the useless configuration, foreshortening the Yokoless first half of his career and romanticizing the de-Beatled second, wouldn't exist without the tireless promotional efforts of Albert Goldman. C+
Nothing wrong with the music, though you can do without the bait--'Imagine' work tape, carefully hoarded new song work tape. But the useless configuration, foreshortening the Yokoless first half of his career and romanticizing the de-Beatled second, wouldn't exist without the tireless promotional efforts of Albert Goldman. C+
Wonsaponatime [Capitol, 1998]
As someone who scoffs at the outtake collections of known improvisers, I doubt I'll be delving into the box too often, although the live stuff is worth hearing. But not only does this one-disc distillation spare borderline obsessives financial anxiety, it proves Lennon the great singer he's rarely remembered as. Whether the alternate rearrangements are drastic (Cheap Trick on 'I'm Losing You,' strings on 'Grow Old With Me') or subtle (pianoless 'God,' single-tracked 'Oh My Love'), every song is renewed by a vocal commitment that shades the canonical take, usually toward sweetness or rage. There's new material, too: blues cover, Platters cover, pledge of love, and the priceless Dylan answer song 'Serve Yourself.' Lennon wasn't above dabbling in religion. But he never got so down he mistook God for more than a concept by which he measured his pain. A-
As someone who scoffs at the outtake collections of known improvisers, I doubt I'll be delving into the box too often, although the live stuff is worth hearing. But not only does this one-disc distillation spare borderline obsessives financial anxiety, it proves Lennon the great singer he's rarely remembered as. Whether the alternate rearrangements are drastic (Cheap Trick on 'I'm Losing You,' strings on 'Grow Old With Me') or subtle (pianoless 'God,' single-tracked 'Oh My Love'), every song is renewed by a vocal commitment that shades the canonical take, usually toward sweetness or rage. There's new material, too: blues cover, Platters cover, pledge of love, and the priceless Dylan answer song 'Serve Yourself.' Lennon wasn't above dabbling in religion. But he never got so down he mistook God for more than a concept by which he measured his pain. A-
Acoustic [Capitol, 2004]
Nirvana unplugged it ain't, and a precious resource he remains ('God,' 'What You Got'). *
Nirvana unplugged it ain't, and a precious resource he remains ('God,' 'What You Got'). *
Rock 'n' Roll [Capitol, 2004]
'My Baby Left Me,' 'Angel Baby'
'My Baby Left Me,' 'Angel Baby'
See Also
Plastic Ono Band Outtakes Photos
- John Lennon's Realpolitik [0000]
- Double Fantasy: The Ballad of John and Yoko [0000]
- Toronto Rock & Roll Revival 1969 [0000]
- The John Lennon Letters [0000]
- John Lennon, 1940-1980 [1980-12-22]
- Symbolic Comrades: John Lennon/Yoko Ono [1981-01-20]
- Rock Bios [1983-12-20]
- John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band [1999-06-10]
The new John Lennon super deluxe boxed set -- called Imagine - The Ultimate Collection -- takes listeners on a rich magical mystery tour through the creation of one of the most beloved and influential pop records of the early 1970s spread across four CDs and two Blu-ray Discs. For the mass market, Imagine was arguably the first album by ex-Beatle John Lennon to be considered (if you will) 'Beatle-worthy.' That is, while his first solo album (Plastic Ono Band) was a landmark of raw nerves confronting demons, Imagine was a considerably more polished recording of universal appeal, bearing the production aesthetic one might expect from an ex-Beatle.
In Part One and Part Two of this review series we explored the new Stereo remix as well as the remarkable Surround Sound reinventions, both presented to the listener on high-resolution Blu-ray discs as well as standard CDs. If you missed those parts of the review series, please click here for Part One and here for Part Two.
In this third portion we explore the outtakes, B-sides, alternate mixes and other elements that went into the making of this incredible recording, all of which are presented in both high resolution 24-bit, 96 kHz resolution on Blu-ray Disc as well as on standard 44.1 kHz, 16-bit CDs. In general everything in the set sounds first generation crisp and clear, even the monaural field type recordings documenting the early genesis of some of the songs. And in general, everything sounds like the Imagine album sounds, with some unique exceptions we'll discuss ahead..
The Raw Studio Mixes
When initial news of Imagine - The Ultimate Collection first emerged on the Internet, some of my Beatle-oriented friends made an unprompted comment when discussing the set's potential, saying they would have preferred Imagine if it had been produced in the more stark manner like its predecessor, the groundbreaking, heartbreaking Plastic Ono Band album. Well, those dreams more or less come true with Imagine - The Ultimate Collection as you can now hear the whole album in a stripped back form similar to the sound of Plastic Ono Band. These basic core band performances are fully formed and stand rather righteously on their own without the support of overdubbed strings and such, often times in a quite striking manner. Many times the takes presented are extended versions which had been edited for the final release.
The versions of songs like 'Give Me Some Truth' rock mad hard while 'How Do You Sleep?' pierces to the heart perhaps even more fiercely than the original given that Lennon's lead vocals are unadorned by reverb and other production effects. That is saying something given that the original versions pretty hard! On 'Oh Yoko!' the version ends differently than the final finished fade-out version and you will understand why they may have decided to end the song out the way they did with the solo harmonica (but I won't spoil the ah-ha moment for you -- you'll have to listen for yourself, Dear Readers!).
Elements Mixes
For a deeper dive into the making of the Imagine album the Imagine - The Ultimate Collection offers a whole CD (and its own section on one of the Blu-ray Discs) dedicated to 'the elements' which add to the distinctive sound of the recording. So you'll hear the gorgeous isolated string sections for 'Imagine,' 'How Do You Sleep?,' 'Its So Hard,' and 'How?' There is a wonderful stripped down Piano-Drums-Bass version of 'Jealous Guy' and John's vocals only-mix of 'Oh My Love' is heartwarming You also get a wealth of outtakes such as John's original demo and first take of the title track and a charming early version of 'Oh Yoko!' recorded in the Bahamas in 1969! I could go on but you get the idea I think that there are some wondrous things here, presented from the best available sources in up to 96 kHz, 24-bit resolution on the Blu-ray Discs.
The Evolution Documentary
Imagine - The Ultimate Collection contains a fascinating series of track-by-track mini-audio documentaries (monaural) tracing the development of each song on the original Imagine album (found on CD #4 and Blu-ray #2). Each clip averages about six to seven minutes and the series is presented in the same running order as the original album which is great for continuity and context. The producers cleverly use snippets of studio banter, excerpts from taped interviews with Lennon and audio snapshots of the progress made on the song along the way to illustrate the thinking, challenges and technical process that went into its creation. You'll hear early demos, run-throughs, experiments and rehearsals as the producers achieve the balance they were seeking leading up to the final winning performances.
Perhaps the most stunning moment in this sequence (at least for this reviewer) is the audio documentary revolving around the song 'How Do You Sleep?' In this segment we hear Lennon address the controversy underlying this song while also dismissing it in a fascinating manner. Paraphrasing, he basically says the song was about him, not explicitly directed at his former band mate Paul McCartney (as most of us thought back in the day)! And it is heartwarming to hear that he didn't hold a long term grudge.
For those not in the know, in the early 1970s after The Beatles split up, there was much acrimony between the individual Beatles. McCartney's RAM album (released in May 1971) took some not so veiled pot shots at Lennon ('you took your lucky break and broke it in two..' ), the back cover even showed two actual beetle type bugs humping, effectively 'screwing' one another (if you will). Lennon replied to this in kind on the Imagine album (released in September that same year) with the seemingly scathing 'How Do You Sleep?' To make sure he was clear in his intention, he included a bonus postcard in the initial pressings of the album showing Lennon holding a pig in the manner of McCartney's RAM cover. Images of the pig postcard are included in the book with the set.
But still .. for all this embittered folly, some of the lyrics on 'How Do You Sleep?' didn't make complete sense if one considered them directed solely at McCartney.. Particularly, the opening line of the song 'So Sergeant Pepper took you by surprise..' never made sense to me as an attack given that Pepper was McCartney's idea in the first place! However it does makes good sense that Pepper might've taken Lennon by surprise. So that's just one of the many revelations that you may glean from a set like this ( there are more details in the accompanying book).
Plastic Ono Band Outtakes List
I found it quite fascinating to hear the evolution of the song 'I Don't Want To Be A Soldier Mama..' because you hear Lennon conveying his loose ideas which resulted in the sort of twisted Reggae vibe that they worked up there. It's also quite fascinating hearing how the hoedown flavor of 'Crippled Inside' comes together.
Plastic Ono Band Album Review
Singles & Extras
There were a handful of non-LP, 45 RPM 'single' records originally issued around the time of the Imagine album. And some of them rock harder than ever on these new remixes, especially on the Blu-ray version. 'Power To The People' was always a great anthem but to my ear it always sounded a bit .. um.. lets call it congested on the original single. Here on Imagine - The Ultimate Collection it opens up in full flower fidelity!
The semi obscure single 'God Save Us' -- written and released to benefit the Oz Magazine editors who had been jailed for obscenities related to their underground 'zine -- is fascinating because the original single featured Lennon's band fronted by a fellow named Bill Elliott on lead vocals (later of the Dark Horse Records band Splinter). Here on Imagine - The Ultimate Collection we finally get to hear Lennon's own raw demo version! The B-side to that single, 'Do The Oz,' is a groovy freakout studio jam session and it still sounds as wild and woolly as it did when I first got that single in the mid-70s. It sounds especially wonderful 'n weird in 5.1 Surround Sound with Lennon and Yoko's mad vocals, shrieks and yelps coming at you from all over the room in genuinely trippy psychedelic fashion. Fun!
The Plastic Ono Band Mother
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The Book of The Record
The lovely hardcover book that accompanies Imagine - The Ultimate Collection is a first class production in its own right and worth discussing. The book is chock-full of informative details as well as compelling photos from a variety of period photo shoots, recording sessions, etc. As I mentioned in Part Two of this review, I was especially taken with the fact that they took the time to give us wonderful detail on all the different Surround Sound mix mixes. This definitely raises the bar for how surround sound releases should be handled and explained. I am really very happy with this set.
As if all this Lennon wonderment isn't enough, there are special edition Blu-ray Discs coming out of two Imagine-related video features and a vinyl reissue! As soon as I get my hands on those editions we'll be sure to review them for you. But for now, we're still reveling in the joys within Imagine - The Ultimate Collection and suspect you'll do the same.
I'll close with some much deserved kudos for Yoko Ono who made sure that this set was made with the same love that went into it the original recording's creation. She put a beautiful welcome statement at the start of the book here which is a nice way to end this review series:
'Imagine was made with immense love and concern for the children of the world. I hope you enjoy it.'
We do.
Thank you Yoko. Thank you John.