Plastic Ono Band (The Ultimate Collection Remastered) John Lennon

• Ultimate Mix:
• 1 Mother (Ultimate Mix) 05:36
• 2 Hold On (Ultimate Mix) 01:52
• 3 I Found Out (Ultimate Mix) 03:38
• 4 Working Class Hero (Ultimate Mix) 03:48
• 5 Isolation (Ultimate Mix) 02:52
• 6 Remember (Ultimate Mix) 04:32
• 7 Love (Ultimate Mix) 03:21
• 8 Well Well Well (Ultimate Mix) 05:56
• 9 Look At Me (Ultimate Mix) 02:54
• 10 God (Ultimate Mix) 04:13
• 11 My Mummy's Dead (Ultimate Mix) 00:48
• 12 Give Peace A Chance (Ultimate Mix) 04:49
• 13 Cold Turkey (Ultimate Mix) 05:00
• 14 Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) (Ultimate Mix) 03:19
• 15 Mother (Take 61 / Out-take / Ultimate Mix) 04:18
• 16 Hold On (Take 2 / Out-take / Ultimate Mix) 02:11
• 17 I Found Out (Take 1 / Out-take / Ultimate Mix) 03:46
• 18 Working Class Hero (Take 1 / Out-take / Ultimate Mix) 03:50
• 19 Isolation (Take 23 / Out-take / Ultimate Mix) 02:51
• 20 Remember (Rehearsal 1 / Out-take / Ultimate Mix) 03:11
• 21 Love (Take 6 / Out-take / Ultimate Mix) 02:36
• 22 Well Well Well (Take 2 / Out-take / Ultimate Mix) 03:35
• 23 Look At Me (Take 2 / Out-take / Ultimate Mix) 02:50
• 24 God (Take 27 / Out-take / Ultimate Mix) 04:06
• 25 My Mummy's Dead (Take 2 / Out-take / Ultimate Mix) 01:15
• 26 Give Peace A Chance (Take 2 / Out-take / Ultimate Mix) 06:01
• 27 Cold Turkey (Take 1 / Out-take / Ultimate Mix) 05:24
• 28 Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) (Take 1 / Out-take / Ultimate Mix) 02:53
• Elements Mix:
• 29 Mother (Elements Mix) 05:00
• 30 Hold On (Elements Mix) 01:53
• 31 I Found Out (Elements Mix) 05:25
• 32 Working Class Hero (Elements Mix) 03:11
• 33 Isolation (Elements Mix) 02:44
• 34 Remember (Elements Mix) 08:38
• 35 Love (Elements Mix) 05:40
• 36 Well Well Well (Elements Mix) 05:57
• 37 Look At Me (Elements Mix) 02:56
• 38 God (Elements Mix) 04:09
• 39 My Mummy's Dead (Elements Mix) 00:53
• 40 Give Peace A Chance (Elements Mix) 04:54
• 41 Cold Turkey (Elements Mix) 05:03
• 42 Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) (Elements Mix) 03:21
• Raw Studio Mix:
• 43 Mother (Take 64 / Raw Studio Mix) 05:12
• 44 Hold On (Take 32 / Raw Studio Mix) 01:52
• 45 I Found Out (Take 3 / Extended / Raw Studio Mix) 05:34
• 46 Working Class Hero (Take 9 / Raw Studio Mix) 04:08
• 47 Isolation (Take 29 / Raw Studio Mix) 02:52
• 48 Remember (Take 13 / Raw Studio Mix) 04:59
• 49 Love (Take 37 / Raw Studio Mix) 04:27
• 50 Well Well Well (Take 4 / Extended / Raw Studio Mix) 06:47
• 51 Look At Me (Take 9 / Raw Studio Mix) 03:08
• 52 God (Take 42 / Raw Studio Mix) 04:27
• 53 My Mummy's Dead (Take 1 / Raw Studio Mix) 00:53
• 54 Give Peace A Chance (Take 4 / Extended / Raw Studio Mix) 06:35
• 55 Cold Turkey (Take 2 / Raw Studio Mix) 05:06
• 56 Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) (Take 10 / Raw Studio Mix) 03:32
• Evolution Documentary:
• 57 Mother (Evolution Documentary) 09:16
• 58 Hold On (Evolution Documentary) 08:46
• 59 I Found Out (Evolution Documentary) 06:01
• 60 Working Class Hero (Evolution Documentary) 03:34
• 61 Isolation (Evolution Documentary) 09:39
• 62 Remember (Evolution Documentary) 07:02
• 63 Love (Evolution Documentary) 07:37
• 64 Well Well Well (Evolution Documentary) 04:50
• 65 Look At Me (Evolution Documentary) 05:51
• 66 God (Evolution Documentary) 08:10
• 67 My Mummy's Dead (Evolution Documentary) 01:36
• 68 Give Peace A Chance (Evolution Documentary) 07:29
• 69 Cold Turkey (Evolution Documentary) 04:51
• 70 Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) (Evolution Documentary) 08:48
• Home Demo:
• 71 Mother (Home Demo) 05:00
• 72 Hold On (Studio Demo) 02:18
• 73 I Found Out (Home Demo) 04:09
• 74 Working Class Hero (Studio Demo) 03:50
• 75 Isolation (Studio Demo) 02:55
• 76 Remember (Studio Demo) 05:24
• 77 Love (Home Demo) 02:39
• 78 Well Well Well (Home Demo) 01:16
• 79 Look At Me (Home Demo) 02:49
• 80 God (Home Demo) 03:52
• 81 My Mummy's Dead (Home Demo) 01:18
• 82 Give Peace A Chance (Home Demo) 02:40
• 83 Cold Turkey (Home Demo) 03:34
• 84 Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) (Studio Demo) 03:33
• 85 Johnny B. Goode (Jam) 01:02
• 86 Ain't That A Shame (Jam) 01:54
• Jam:
• 87 Hold On (Jam 1) 02:22
• 88 Hold On (Jam 2) 01:37
• 89 Glad All Over (Jam) 01:12
• 90 Be Faithful To Me (Jam) 00:44
• 91 Send Me Some Lovin' (Jam) 01:06
• 92 Get Back (Jam) 01:05
• 93 Lost John (Jam 1) 01:56
• 94 Goodnight Irene (Jam) 01:51
• 95 You'll Never Walk Alone (Jam) 01:44
• 96 I Don't Want To Be A Soldier Mama, I Don't Wanna Die (Jam 1) 03:30
• 97 It'll Be Me (Jam) 01:07
• 98 Honey, Don't! (Jam) 01:39
• 99 Elvis Parody (Don't Be Cruel, Hound Dog, When I'm Over You) (Jam) 02:48
• 100 Matchbox (Jam) 01:57
• 101 I've Got A Feeling (Jam) 00:20
• 102 Mystery Train (Jam) 02:44
• 103 (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care (Jam) 00:29
• 104 I Don't Want To Be A Soldier Mama, I Don't Wanna Die (Jam 2) 01:46
• 105 Lost John (Jam 2) 00:48
• 106 Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking For A Hand In The Snow) (Jam) 02:07
• Raw Studio Mix:
• 107 Mother (Take 91 / Out-take / Raw Studio Mix) 04:00
• 108 Hold On (Take 18 / Out-take / Raw Studio Mix) 02:07
• 109 I Found Out (Take 7 / Out-take / Raw Studio Mix) 07:51
• 110 Working Class Hero (Take 10 / Out-take / Raw Studio Mix) 03:44
• 111 Isolation (Take 1 / Out-take / Raw Studio Mix) 00:35
• 112 Remember (Take 1 / Out-take / Raw Studio Mix) 02:53
• 113 Love (Take 9 / Out-take / Raw Studio Mix) 02:34
• 114 Well Well Well (Take 5 / Out-take / Raw Studio Mix) 05:06
• 115 Look At Me (Take 3 / Out-take / Raw Studio Mix) 03:12
• 116 God (Take 1 / Out-take / Raw Studio Mix) 02:28
• 117 My Mummy's Dead (Take 2 / Out-take / Raw Studio Mix) 01:19
• 118 Give Peace A Chance (Take 4 / Stripped Down / Extended / Raw Studio Mix) 06:33
• 119 Cold Turkey (Take 2 / Stripped Down / Raw Studio Mix) 05:01
• 120 Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) (Take 5 / Out-take / Raw Studio Mix) 03:11
• Total Runtime 07:25:50

Info for Plastic Ono Band (The Ultimate Collection Remastered)

50th Anniversary Reissue of John Lennon's iconic debut solo album.

John Lennon's classic debut solo album, featuring John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Klaus Voormann, Billy Preston and Phil Spector. Completely remixed from the original multi-tracks at Abbey Road Studios by triple GRAMMY Award-winning engineer Paul Hicks, overseen by producer Yoko Ono Lennon.

From the haunting, funereal bells and emotional wails of opening track "Mother", it was immediate - John Lennon's first solo studio album was unlike anything he had made before. Recorded in 1970, shortly after the demise of The Beatles, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band saw John stripping away the artifice and ornamentation for a visceral artistic exorcism that was confessional, raw, painfully honest, and revelatory. Inspired by the primal scream psychotherapy he and wife Yoko Ono had been practicing with Dr. Arthur Janov, John, joined by the minimalist Plastic Ono Band - Ringo Starr on drums and Klaus Voorman on bass, and producer Phil Spector - confronted his demons, professed his love for his wife, railed against false idols and declared the dream was over on his most personal album. Today it stands as the towering achievement of his solo career - the moment the biggest rock star in the world bared his soul for all to hear - as real as it was revolutionary.

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band was John's first post-Beatles solo album so interest was high to see what he would do with his newfound creative freedom. The answer shocked the world. Gone was any florid instrumentation or psychedelia as on Sgt. Pepper's or the kind of jaunty rock and abstract poetry of the band's final album, Let It Be, and in its place were deeply emotional, profound, autobiographical songs about being abandoned by his mother and father, the loneliness of stardom, his dear Yoko and the end of the cultural revolution. Soundtracked by simple and sparse instrumentation and minimal yet majestic production, John's voice pierced listener's hearts like never before as he revealed his true self. It marked his true birth as a solo artist. The album reached the top 10 in both the US and UK, despite the absence of a major hit single.

Fifty years on, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band is widely considered one of the best albums ever made. Most recently Rolling Stone, who also dubbed it #4 on their list of Best Albums of 1967-87, ranked the album #85 in their 2020 reassessment of The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time, hailing it ahead of its time: "a pure, raw core of confession that, in its echo-drenched, garage-rock crudity, is years ahead of punk."

"It was a revolutionary record - never before had a record been so explicitly introspective, and very few records made absolutely no concession to the audience's expectations, daring the listeners to meet all the artist's demands. Which isn't to say that the record is unlistenable. Lennon's songs range from tough rock & rollers to piano-based ballads and spare folk songs, and his melodies remain strong and memorable, which actually intensifies the pain and rage of the songs... It's an unflinching document of bare-bones despair and pain, but for all its nihilism, it is ultimately life-affirming; it is unique not only in Lennon's catalog, but in all of popular music. Few albums are ever as harrowing, difficult, and rewarding as John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band." (Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AMG)

Pitchfork awarded it #60 in their Top 100 Albums of the 1970s list and it was selected by Time as one of the 100 Best Albums of All Time, declaring: "Lennon's writing was never sharper, and his still-underrated singing stands with rock's finest."

As Rolling Stone's retrospective review remarked, "left out in the open, without protective harmonies or racket, Lennon's singing takes on an expressive specificity that anyone in search of the century's great vocal performances would be foolish to overlook."

John Lennon, vocals, acoustic guitar (4, 7, 9, 11), electric guitar (2, 3, 8), piano (1, 5, 6), organ (5), tack piano (10)
Ringo Starr, drums (1–3, 5, 6, 8, 10)
Klaus Voormann, bass (1–3, 5, 6, 8, 10)
Phil Spector, piano (7)
Billy Preston, grand piano (10)

Digitally remastered - Half-Speed Mastered

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