Album US 1998 on Capitol Records label
Rock (Pop Rock)
Released in a slip box, with 5 compartments (4 CDs and 64 page booklet with full lyrics) Each CD is housed in a trifold digipak, with individual art work for each disc sleeve and a white CD tray in all of the cases Boxset compiled at Quad Recording and Merlin Studios. Mastered at Sterling Sound. Tracks 1-01, 1-02, 1-04 to 1-08, 1-20 & 1-21 from the 8-track Plastic Ono Band sessions, 1970. Track 1-03 home recording, 1970. Tracks 1-09, 1-11 to 1-13, 1-15 & 1-16 from the 8-track Imagine sessions, 1971. Track 1-10 vignette from "Bed-In", 1969. Track 1-14, 4-20, 4-22 to 4-24 & 4-26 home recording, 1979. Track 1-16 John's guide vocal on the 8-track master, for Bill Elliott And The Elastic Oz Band, 1971. Track 1-17 the original master 2-track mix of the UK single, 1971. Track 1-19 from the 4-track rehearsal tapes prior to the master recording, Montral Bed-In, June 1, 1969. Tracks 2-01 & 2-05 home recording, 1972. Tracks 2-02 & 2-03 live at the Apollo, 1971. Track 2-04, 2-16 & 2-23 from the 16-track Mind Games sessions, 1973. Track 2-06 One To One Concert at Madison Square Garden, 1972. Tracks 2-07 to 2-09 live at Madison Square Garden, performance from show 2, 1972. Track 2-10 rough mix, 1971. Track 2-11 & 2-12 live in Ann Arbour, 1971. Track 2-13 The David Frost Show, broadcast: January 13, 1972. Tracks 2-14, 2-15 & 2-17 home recording, 1973. Track 2-18 John's guide vocal from the 16-track rehearsals for Ringo Starr, "Ringo" LP, 1973. Track 2-19 16-track demo for Ringo Starr, "Goodnight Vienna" LP, 1974. Track 2-20 Jerry Lewis Telethon, 1972. Track 2-21 vignette, home recording. The improvised lyric change to "As Time Goes By" has been authorised for this particular use only and has been permitted as a courtesy to the Estate of John Lennon. Tracks 2-22, 3-23, 4-03, 4-04, 4-06, 4-08, 4-10, 4-12, 4-13 & 4-16 home recording, 1980. Tracks 3-01 & 3-03 home recording, 1974. Tracks 3-02, 3-04, 3-05, 3-08 to 3-11, 3-13 & 3-24 from the 16-track Walls and Bridges sessions, 1974. Tracks 3-06, 3-07, 3-15 to 3-17 from the 16-track Rock 'N' Roll NYC sessions, 1974. Track 3-14 vignette, 1974. Tracks 3-18 to 3-22 from the Rock 'N' Roll LA sessions, 1973. Tracks 4-01, 4-05, 4-07, 4-09, 4-11 & 4-15 from the 16-track Double Fantasy / Milk and Honey sessions, 1980. Track 4-02, 4-14 & 4-25 vignette, home recording, 1979. Track 4-17 John's guide vocal on the 16-track master for Ringo Starr's recording of "Only You". Track 4-18 originally a home recording, 1980. Track 4-19 home recording. Track 4-21 home recording, circa 1976. David Frost Show clip courtesy of EYEMARK Entertainment. Jerry Lewis Telethon clip courtesy of Muscular Dystrophy Association.
John Lennon voc, g, 1940-1980 GB artwork, drawings, liner notes, album by, acoustic guitar, vocals, producer, written by, guitar, vocals, written by, vocals, producer, written by, piano, acoustic, piano, vocals, producer, written by, arranged by, recorded by, producer, written by, acoustic guitar, vocals, written by, vocals, written by, piano, acoustic, acoustic guitar, vocals, written by, drum programming, rhythm box, acoustic guitar, vocals, written by, other, rhythm box, vocals, written by, drum programming, rhythm box, piano, acoustic, acoustic guitar, whistling | |
Rob Stevens syn, US producer, engineer, chief, liner notes | |
Peter Fordham , photography by, cd and booklet, photography by, facing flap | |
Klaus Voormann b, *1938 DE bass | |
Ringo Starr dr, voc, *1940 GB drums | |
Alan White dr, *1949 GB drums | |
Nicky Hopkins p, 1944-1994 GB electric piano, piano, acoustic | |
John Barham har, str, GB harmonium | |
Jim Gordon dr, perc, p, *1945 US drums | |
Bobby Keys sax, 1943-2014 US saxophone | |
George Harrison voc, g, 1943-2001 GB guitar, arranged by, slide guitar | |
Yoko Ono voc, *1933 JP producer, written by, vocals, producer, written by, electric piano, producer, vocals, percussion, producer, written by | |
Jim Keltner dr, perc, *1942 US drums, percussion | |
Paul McCartney voc, *1942 GB arranged by, written by | |
Richard Starkey key, *1940 GB arranged by | |
Elastic Oz Band , 1971-1971 featuring | |
The Plastic Ono Band , *1969 GB featuring | |
Gordon Edwards b, US bass | |
David Spinozza g, acg, US guitar | |
Ken Ascher p, syn, *1944 US keyboards, electric piano, clavinet | |
Gary Van Scyoc b, bass | |
John Ward g, dr, b, *1949 bass | |
Rick Frank dr, perc, US drums | |
Adam Ippolito p, org, keyboards | |
Wayne "Tex" Gabriel g, US lead guitar | |
Stan Bronstein sax, fl, *1938 US saxophone | |
The Harlem Community Choir , US featuring | |
Jesse Ed Davis g, voc, key, 1944-1988 US guitar | |
Lon Van Eaton voc, US guitar | |
Dwarf McDougal , acoustic guitar | |
Eddie Mottau g, voc, US acoustic guitar | |
Arthur Jenkins perc, cng, 1936-2009 US percussion | |
Phil Spector g, voc, *1939 US producer, written by | |
Tom Petersson b, voc, *1950 US bass | |
Bun E. Carlos dr, *1950 US drums | |
George Small key, electric piano, keyboards | |
Rick Nielsen g, voc, *1948 US guitar | |
Tony Levin b, bvoc, *1946 US bass | |
Andy Newmark dr, *1950 US drums | |
Earl Slick g, voc, *1952 US guitar | |
Hugh McCracken g, 1942-2013 US guitar, acoustic guitar | |
Billy Preston key, 1946-2006 US electric piano |
Roger Gorman art direction, design |
Yoko Ono artwork, concept, executive producer, producer, liner notes, photography by, cd and booklet, recorded by, producer |
Dave Ayers coordinator, capitol records project coordination |
Karla Merrifield coordinator, production, photography by, cd and booklet, photography by, inside book covers and cd discs |
Michael Phillips coordinator, production |
Paul Goodrich edited by, digital editing and processing |
Mike Rew engineer, additional |
Chris Habeck engineer, assistant |
Michael Anzelowitz engineer, assistant |
Anthony DeCurtis liner notes |
George Marino mastered by |
Iain Macmillan photography by, book cover, photography by, cd and booklet |
Allan Tannenbaum photography by, cd and booklet |
Ben Ross photography by, cd and booklet |
Bob Gruen photography by, cd and booklet |
David Nutter photography by, cd and booklet |
David Spindel photography by, cd and booklet |
Kishin Shinoyama photography by, cd and booklet |
Nishi Fumiya Saimaru photography by, cd and booklet |
Apple Corps photography, cd and booklet |
Phil Spector producer |
The Plastic Ono Band recorded by |
Richard Perry producer |
John Lennon producer |
Jack Douglas producer |
Harry Nilsson backing vocals |
Andy Strange engineer |
Peter Cobbin engineer |
Steve Orchard engineer |
Chris Clark engineer, assistant |
Ricky Graham engineer, assistant |
George Martin producer |
Giles Martin producer, assistant |
Crispin Murray technician, audio restoration |
Tony Cousins technician, audio restoration |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Ascot | John Lennon | ||
2 | Working Class Hero | John Lennon | John Lennon | 4:21 |
3 | God | John Lennon | John Lennon | 3:32 |
4 | I Found Out | John Lennon | John Lennon | 3:50 |
5 | Hold On | John Lennon | John Lennon | 0:44 |
6 | Isolation | John Lennon | John Lennon | 3:48 |
7 | Love | John Lennon | John Lennon | 2:47 |
8 | Mother | John Lennon | John Lennon | 3:51 |
9 | Remember | John Lennon | John Lennon | 2:46 |
10 | Imagine (Take 1) | John Lennon | John Lennon | 3:22 |
11 | "Fortunately" | John Lennon | 0:19 | |
12 | Baby Please Don't Go | John Lennon | Walter Ward | 4:06 |
13 | Oh My Love | John Lennon | John Lennon, Yoko Ono | 2:54 |
14 | Jealous Guy | John Lennon | John Lennon | 4:10 |
15 | Maggie Mae | John Lennon | Traditional | 0:52 |
16 | How Do You Sleep | John Lennon | John Lennon | 5:22 |
17 | God Save Oz | John Lennon | Yoko Ono, John Lennon | 3:27 |
18 | Do The Oz | John Lennon | John Lennon, Yoko Ono | 3:08 |
19 | I Don't Want To Be A Soldier | John Lennon | John Lennon | 5:20 |
20 | Give Peace A Chance | John Lennon | John Lennon | 1:53 |
21 | Look At Me | John Lennon | John Lennon | 2:53 |
22 | Long Lost John | John Lennon | 2:15 | |
23 | New York City | John Lennon | ||
24 | New York City | John Lennon | John Lennon | 0:55 |
25 | Attica State (Live) | John Lennon | John Lennon, Yoko Ono | 4:07 |
26 | Imagine (Live) | John Lennon | John Lennon | 3:29 |
27 | Bring On The Lucie | John Lennon | John Lennon | 4:08 |
28 | Woman Is The Nigger Of The World | John Lennon | John Lennon, Yoko Ono | 0:39 |
29 | Geraldo Rivera - One To One Concert | John Lennon | 0:40 | |
30 | Woman Is The Nigger Of The World (Live) | John Lennon | John Lennon | 5:15 |
31 | It's So Hard (Live) | John Lennon | John Lennon | 3:10 |
32 | Come Together (Live) | John Lennon | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 4:20 |
33 | Happy Xmas | John Lennon | John Lennon, Yoko Ono | 3:33 |
34 | Luck Of The Irish (Live) | John Lennon | John Lennon, Yoko Ono | 3:43 |
35 | John Sinclair (Live) | John Lennon | John Lennon | 3:43 |
36 | The David Frost Show | John Lennon | 0:53 | |
37 | Mind Games (I Promise) | John Lennon | John Lennon | 1:03 |
38 | Mind Games (Make Love, Not War) | John Lennon | John Lennon | 1:14 |
39 | One Day At A Time | John Lennon | John Lennon | 3:14 |
40 | I Know | John Lennon | John Lennon | 3:13 |
41 | I'm The Greatest | John Lennon | John Lennon | 3:37 |
42 | Goodnight Vienna | John Lennon | John Lennon | 2:43 |
43 | Jerry Lewis Telethon | John Lennon | 2:01 | |
44 | "A Kiss Is Just A Kiss" | John Lennon | Herman Hupfeld | 0:12 |
45 | Real Love | John Lennon | John Lennon | 4:15 |
46 | You Are Here | John Lennon | John Lennon | 4:56 |
47 | The Lost Weekend | John Lennon | ||
48 | What You Got | John Lennon | John Lennon | 1:15 |
49 | Nobody Loves You When You're Down And Out | John Lennon | John Lennon | 5:39 |
50 | Whatever Gets You Through The Night (Home) | John Lennon | John Lennon | 0:38 |
51 | Whatever Gets You Through The Night (Studio) | John Lennon | John Lennon | 3:34 |
52 | Yesterday (Parody) | John Lennon | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 0:34 |
53 | Be Bop A Lula | John Lennon | Gene Vincent, Sheriff Tex Davis | 2:54 |
54 | Rip It Up / Ready Teddy | John Lennon | John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell | 2:31 |
55 | Scared | John Lennon | John Lennon | 5:06 |
56 | Steel And Glass | John Lennon | John Lennon | 4:48 |
57 | Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird Of Paradox) | John Lennon | John Lennon | 2:59 |
58 | Bless You | John Lennon | John Lennon | 4:16 |
59 | Going Down On Love | John Lennon | John Lennon | 0:54 |
60 | Move Over Ms. L | John Lennon | John Lennon | 3:11 |
61 | Ain't She Sweet | John Lennon | Jack Yellen, Milton Ager | 0:29 |
62 | Slippin' And Slidin' | John Lennon | Albert Collins, Edwin Bocage, James Smith, Richard Penniman | 2:28 |
63 | Peggy Sue | John Lennon | Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty | 1:19 |
64 | Bring It On Home To Me / Send Me Some Lovin' | John Lennon | John Marascalco, Leo Price, Sam Cooke | 3:52 |
65 | Phil And John 1 | John Lennon | 2:15 | |
66 | Phil And John 2 | John Lennon | 2:00 | |
67 | Phil And John 3 | John Lennon | 0:55 | |
68 | "When In Doubt, Fuck It" | John Lennon | 0:10 | |
69 | Be My Baby | John Lennon | Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry | 4:34 |
70 | Stranger's Room | John Lennon | John Lennon | 3:20 |
71 | Old Dirt Road | John Lennon | John Lennon, Harry Nilsson | 3:54 |
72 | Dakota | John Lennon | ||
73 | I'm Losing You | John Lennon | John Lennon | 4:06 |
74 | Sean's "Little Help" | John Lennon | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 0:58 |
75 | Serve Yourself | John Lennon | John Lennon | 3:50 |
76 | My Life | John Lennon | John Lennon | 2:37 |
77 | Nobody Told Me | John Lennon | John Lennon | 3:33 |
78 | Life Begins At 40 | John Lennon | John Lennon | 2:24 |
79 | I Don't Wanna Face It | John Lennon | John Lennon | 3:31 |
80 | Woman | John Lennon | John Lennon | 4:03 |
81 | Dear Yoko | John Lennon | John Lennon | 2:36 |
82 | Watching The Wheels | John Lennon | John Lennon | 3:05 |
83 | I'm Stepping Out | John Lennon | John Lennon | 4:19 |
84 | Borrowed Time | John Lennon | John Lennon | 3:58 |
85 | The Rishi Kesh Song | John Lennon | John Lennon | 2:27 |
86 | Sean's "Loud" | John Lennon | 0:35 | |
87 | Beautiful Boy | John Lennon | John Lennon | 4:13 |
88 | Mr. Hyde's Gone (Don't Be Afraid) | John Lennon | John Lennon | 2:42 |
89 | Only You | John Lennon | Ande Rand, Buck Ram | 3:24 |
90 | Grow Old With Me | John Lennon | John Lennon | 3:19 |
91 | Dear John | John Lennon | John Lennon | 2:16 |
92 | Something More | John Lennon | ||
93 | The Great Wok | John Lennon | 3:14 | |
94 | Mucho Mungo | John Lennon | John Lennon | 1:25 |
95 | Satire 1 | John Lennon | 2:22 | |
96 | Satire 2 | John Lennon | 4:36 | |
97 | Satire 3 | John Lennon | 0:46 | |
98 | Sean's "In The Sky" | John Lennon | 0:46 | |
99 | It's Real | John Lennon | 1:05 |