Imagine is a Rock album by John Lennon, originally released in 1971. On Gatefold: 457 pressings tracked, owned by 109 collectors.
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<i>Imagine</i> features more lavish production than Lennon's minimalistic solo debut, but its emotions are just as hard-hitting. The title track's canny blend of iconoclasm and utopianism is set to one of his most heartrending melodies, but its neighbors are equally impressive. Lennon's rejection of political tricksters on the stomping, growling "Gimme Some Truth" is invigorated by George Harrison's signature slide licks. The notorious "How Do You Sleep?"—set to ominous strings and jagged guitars—remains one of the most scathing excoriations ever waxed.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Imagine2:59
- A2Crippled Inside3:43
- A3Jealous Guy4:10
- A4It's So Hard2:22
- A5I Don't Want To Be A Soldier6:01
Side B
- B1Give Me Some Truth3:11
- B2Oh My Love2:40
- B3How Do You Sleep?5:29
- B4How?3:37
- B5Oh Yoko!4:18
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Classic Rock
- warm
- earnest
- political
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Issued on custom Apple labels in a laminated sleeve with printed inner, poster and postcard.
1st Press with Pinched Spine Cover. Pinched covers have bigger letters on spine than other covers. Artist name "john lennon" measures 17 mm on the pinched ones and about 13,5 mm on the others.
The inner sleeve & label titles this release "Imagine: John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band (With The Flux Fiddlers*)"
*Most likely the ensemble of strings arranged by Torrie Zito
Inner sleeve credits "the j & p duo" on track B5.
A5 is titled "I Don't Want To Be A Soldier Mama I Don't Want To Die" on wallet.
B1 is titled "Gimme Some Truth" on wallet.
Alan White appears courtesy of Wizard Records Ltd.
Ascot Studios was Lennon's studio at his UK home, Tittenhurst Park.
Printer's name printed inside cover. Not readable because cover is glued.
Runouts are stamped, except for the parts "PORKY" and "PECKO" which are etched. Most runouts have a stamper at 3 o'clock and a mother at 9 o'clock.
"(John) Tout played piano on two tracks (“Crippled Inside” and “How Do You Sleep?”) of John Lennon’s album Imagine, but he is incorrectly credited as playing acoustic guitar." (https://www.beatlesbookstore.com/john-tout-of-renaissance-ted-turner-of-wishbone-ash-on-the-imagine-lp-plus-john-barhams-beatles-lennon-harrison-association/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_source_platform=mailpoet&utm_campaign=the-last-newsletter-total-posts-from-the-beatles-bookstore_2)
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alan WhiteDRUMS DRUMS, CYMBAL PERCUSSION, DRUMS, VIBRAPHONE, FINGER CYMBALS
- Elastic Oz Band
- George HarrisonDOBRO, GUITAR, SLIDE GUITAR GUITAR GUITAR, SLIDE GUITAR, DOBRO
- Jim GordonDRUMS DRUMS, TAMBOURINE
- Jim KeltnerDRUMS DRUMS, BELLS PERCUSSION
- Joey BadfingerACOUSTIC GUITAR GUITAR
- Joey MollandGUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- John BarhamHARMONIUM, KEYBOARDS, VIBRAPHONE HARMONIUM, VIBRAPHONE VIBRAPHONE
- John LennonACOUSTIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS, ELECTRIC GUITAR, GUITAR, MOUTH ORGAN, PIANO, LEAD VOCALS, VOICE, WHISTLE ELECTRIC GUITAR
- John ToutGUITAR PIANO ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- John ToutGUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- King CurtisSAXOPHONE
- Klaus VoormannBASS BASS, MARACAS ACOUSTIC BASS
- Michael PinderPERCUSSION, TAMBOURINE
- Mike PinderTAMBOURINE
- Nicky HopkinsPIANO PIANO, ELECTRIC PIANO PIANO, KEYBOARDS
- Rod LyntonGUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Steve BrendellBASS BASS, MARACAS MARACAS, ELECTRIC UPRIGHT BASS
109 collectors on Gatefold own this · 457 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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