Imagine (the ultimate edition)

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Annotation

The release of the complete works of John Lennon "John Lennon: Imagine: The Ultimate Collection" was held on USM / Universal label (UMGI) on October 5, 2018 - on the eve of the 78th birthday of the musician. Lennon Yoko Ono's widow personally oversaw the remixing, remastering and compilation of the box set. 140 tracks will be presented on six discs: four CDs and two Blu-ray. In addition to studio albums, it will be possible to find individual singles, demos, previously unreleased tracks, as well as Yoko and John’s 1971 film “Imagine” and the documentary “Gimme Some Truth: The John of Imanine Making”.

Annotation last modified on 2018-10-21 14:36 UTC.

Tracklist

Blu-ray 1: The Ultimate Mixes
Blu-ray 2: In the Studio and Deeper Listening
CD 3: The Album / The Ultimate Mixes (disc 1)
CD 4: The Ultimate Mixes (disc 2)
CD 5: Raw Studio Mixes
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1Imagine (take 10)
engineer:
Eddie Klein (engineer, Hog Hill Mill) (on 1971-05-27) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer) (on 1971-05-27)
bass:
Klaus Voormann (on 1971-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Alan White (Yes drummer) (on 1971-05-27)
piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1971-05-27)
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1971-05-27)
recorded at:
Ascot Sound Studios (Tittenhurst Park) in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (on 1971-05-27)
recording of:
Imagine (on 1971-05-27)
lyricist:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist)
composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Downtown DMP Songs, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Lenono Music and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
3:12
2Crippled Inside (take 6)
acoustic guitar:
Rod Lynton and Ted Turner (of Wishbone Ash)
double bass:
Steve Brendell and Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Alan White (Yes drummer)
electric guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
Crippled Inside
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
3:50
3Jealous Guy (take 29)
acoustic guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
bass:
Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
harmonium:
John Barham (English pianist, composer, arranger)
piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
vibraphone:
Alan White (Yes drummer)
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
Jealous Guy
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2, Lenono Music, Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
revision of:
Child of Nature
4:22
4It’s So Hard (take 11)
bass:
Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
It’s So Hard
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30)
2:42
5I Don’t Wanna Be a Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die (take 4 – extended)
acoustic guitar:
Joey Molland and Tommy Evans (UK guitarist for Badfinger)
bass:
Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
electric guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
electric piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
piano:
John Barham (English pianist, composer, arranger)
slide guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
tambourine:
Mike Pinder
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
I Don’t Wanna Be a Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
7:56
6Gimme Some Truth (take 4 – extended)
acoustic guitar:
Andy Davis (Guitarist on "Imagine") and Rod Lynton
bass:
Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Alan White (Yes drummer)
electric guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
electric piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
piano:
John Barham (English pianist, composer, arranger)
slide guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
Gimme Some Truth
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lennon Music (ended) and Lenono Music
3:40
7Oh My Love (take 20)
bass:
Klaus Voormann
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
electric piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
Oh My Love
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist)
publisher:
Downtown DMP Songs (ended), Lenono Music and Ono Music
2:48
8How Do You Sleep? (take 11 – extended)
bass:
Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Alan White (Yes drummer)
electric guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
electric piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
slide guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
How Do You Sleep?
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lenono Music
6:00
9How? (take 40)
bass:
Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Alan White (Yes drummer)
electric piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
How?
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
3:55
10Oh Yoko! (take 1 – extended)
acoustic guitar:
Andy Davis (Guitarist on "Imagine"), John Lennon (The Beatles) and Rod Lynton
bass:
Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Alan White (Yes drummer)
harmonica:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
Oh Yoko!
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lenono Music
6:16
11Imagine (take 1)
engineer:
Eddie Klein (engineer, Hog Hill Mill) (on 1971-05-27) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer) (on 1971-05-27)
bass:
Klaus Voormann (on 1971-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Alan White (Yes drummer) (on 1971-05-27)
electric piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist) (on 1971-05-27)
harmonium:
John Barham (English pianist, composer, arranger) (on 1971-05-27)
piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1971-05-27)
vibraphone:
John Tout (on 1971-05-27)
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1971-05-27)
recorded at:
Ascot Sound Studios (Tittenhurst Park) in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (on 1971-05-27)
recording of:
Imagine (on 1971-05-27)
lyricist:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist)
composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Downtown DMP Songs, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Lenono Music and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
3:25
12Jealous Guy (take 11)
acoustic guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
bass:
Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
harmonium:
John Barham (English pianist, composer, arranger)
piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
vibraphone:
Alan White (Yes drummer)
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
Jealous Guy
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2, Lenono Music, Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
revision of:
Child of Nature
4:27
13I Don’t Wanna Be a Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die (take 21)
bass:
Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
electric guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
percussion:
Jim Keltner
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
I Don’t Wanna Be a Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
5:17
14How Do You Sleep? (take 1)
acoustic guitar:
Rod Lynton and Ted Turner (of Wishbone Ash)
bass:
Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Alan White (Yes drummer)
electric guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
electric piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
piano:
John Tout
slide guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
How Do You Sleep?
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lenono Music
8:41
15How Do You Sleep? (takes 5 & 6)
bass:
Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Alan White (Yes drummer)
electric guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
electric piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
slide guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
How Do You Sleep?
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lenono Music
7:02
CD 6: The Evolution Documentary