Lennon

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Jim Keltner: drums on ‘Crippled Inside,’ ‘Jealous Guy,’ and ‘I Don’t Want to Be a Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die’

John Lennon – John Lennon (1981, Vinyl) - Discogs John Lennon – John Lennon (1981, Vinyl) - Discogs

Before the strings and the saxophone, before the brilliant application of sound shaping techniques that were used to produce the iconic album, there were the original, unadorned performances that were the foundation of the Imagine album. So Yoko and I set to work, mixing 5.1 and stereo versions of the Imagine album and select out-takes in a way that’s being presented as ‘Raw’.On ‘Crippled Inside’, we thought we’d have just the drums and that slap bass sound with the delay on it. It’s such a great groove, we wanted people to hear that. The inner sleeve & label titles this release "Imagine: John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band (With The Flux Fiddlers*)"

John Lennon Collection (1982, Vinyl) - Discogs The John Lennon Collection (1982, Vinyl) - Discogs

In short, Yoko courageously provides us with a gift that is exceptionally generous of spirit: we are allowed to witness John as a full and extraordinary human being. George Harrison: electric guitar on ‘I Don’t Want to Be a Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die Mama I Don’t Wanna Die,’ ‘Gimme Some Truth,’ ‘Oh My Love,’ and ‘How Do You Sleep?;’ dobro on ‘Crippled Inside’ Imagine John & Yoko – The Elliot Mintz Interviews John & Yoko in conversation with the legendary broadcaster Launched in February 2009, In Harmony Liverpool uses orchestral music making to improve the life chances of children by increasing confidence, wellbeing, skills and resilience, enhanced by opportunities to travel, learn, perform and collaborate with professional musicians, international artists and other young people. Personally compiled and curated by Yoko Ono, Imagine John Yoko is the definitive inside story – told in revelatory detail – of the making of the legendary album and all that surrounded it: the locations, the creative team, the artworks and the films, in the words of John & Yoko and the people who were there.The Imagine recordings were an absolute joy to work with. They are great songs in the hands of superb musicians who really know how to make their instruments sound sonically good and how to play collaboratively. Booker Table And The Maitre D's, Dad (3), Dr. Dream (2), Dr. Winston, Dr. Winston And Booker Table And The Maitre d's, Dr. Winston O'Boogie, Dr. Winston O'Ghurkin, Dr. Winston O'Reggae, Dwarf McDougal, Hon. John St. John Johnson, Joel Nohnn, John O'Cean, Johnny Silver (2), Kaptain Kundalini, Mel Torment, Musketeer Gripweed & The Third Troop, Rev. Fred Ghurkin, Rev. Thumbs Ghurkin A London-based music industry hub promoting collaboration amongst artists, songwriters, musicians and industry, fighting to put good souls around great independent artists. Give Peace A Chance, Instant Karma, Power To The People, Happy Xmas (War Is Over) from the EMI Records album Shaved Fish

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Phil Spector (Co-Producer): We tried to listen to John’s album through four speakers and ended up John, Yoko, engineers, about twenty of us, falling on top of each other in the middle of the room – madness! This version relies heavily on John’s repetitive piano riff (eventually covered over by the choir) with strong vocals from John and sax by Bobby Keys. As all the other mixes were going to be exploring new ways of listening to the album, the Ultimate Mixes should be the best possible recreations of the originals – both in Stereo and in their expansion to the 5.1 Surround Sound soundstage. As the UK’s largest music therapy charity, we use music to enrich the lives of people with life-limiting illness, disabilities or feelings of isolation. Northern Ireland emerging music festival, established from a need to support and develop homegrown artists at a time when a music industry in Northern Ireland was barely in its infancy. Over the years it expanded throughout the creative landscape delivering a host of creative and practical projects and initiatives for the rural area of Mid Ulster.Remastered for the first time in nearly fifty years, the original four speaker Spector/Lennon/Ono mix of the Imagine album in Quadrasonic sound. We did have a bit of fun at the end of ‘Oh Yoko!’ with how the harmonica moves around in the space. In this charming early and ‘un-produced’ take, the musicians are still perfecting the technical accuracy within the simplicity of their playing and John’s vocal has a palpable vulnerability. A non-profit. Our events combine new wave Latin and global live acts, top DJs and performances to create a unique dance floor led, festival atmosphere. Our programming reflects the diversity and passion of our audiences. Away from the deep soup-y reverb of the album version, this much earlier recording from 16 February 1971 features Bobby Keys on saxophone with a looser, more reggae feel.