Imagine [VINYL]

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Engineer [Ascot Sound Studos] – Eddie Beer, Eddie Klein, Eddie Veal, Eddie Offor*, Philip McDonald* Shortly after the release of Imagine, a Los Angeles radio personality listened to it and began playing the title song on his programme. Elliot Mintz was a fixture in broadcasting at the time and had attracted a loyal following of listeners, who appreciated his in-depth interviews with many of the cultural icons of the times. Elliot conducted his first interview with John on 10 October 1971, the day after Lennon’s 31st birthday. Their conversation led to a friendship that would continue throughout the rest of John’s life. Elliot remains close to Yoko and Sean.

Political activist Tariq Ali was also a visitor to Tittenhurst Park and can be heard describing his visit to Calcutta. Surprisingly good! My guess is that this release is digitally remastered because I've never heard a British-recorded Capitol LP sound as good as this. 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!Dutch charts jaaroverzichten 1972" (ASP) (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 12 May 2014 . Retrieved 2 April 2014. Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) – Albums Chart Daijiten – The Beatles" (in Japanese). 30 December 2007. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012 . Retrieved 14 September 2011. Album Search: John Lennon" (in German). Media Control. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021 . Retrieved 3 October 2011.

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’ Prime examples: When we heard John’s inhalation and exhalation before he sings ‘Imagine’, we teared up. Clearly a conveyance of deep convictions was about to take place. Three-quarters of the way to the final take 40, this was the last take to use John Tout’s vibes, which were eventually replaced by strings, and acoustic guitars played by Rod Lynton and Andy Davis.a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Highest position and charting weeks of Imagine by John Lennon". Oricon Style.

On some of John’s guide vocals, say ‘How Do You Sleep? (takes 5 and 6)’, the out-take vocal is arguably more effective than the final version. 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. John Lennon: Album Guide | Rolling Stone Music". Rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014 . Retrieved 16 August 2014. 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. Remastered for the first time in nearly fifty years, the original four speaker Spector/Lennon/Ono mix of the Imagine album in Quadrasonic sound.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. a b "John Lennon Imagine". Acclaimed Music. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017 . Retrieved 15 November 2014. In 1971, before they recorded the strings in New York, John, Yoko and Phil did a stereo mix at Ascot Sound Studios, and having that original mix without strings helped in matching the new mixes to the originals. Using that as a starting point, we expanded it out as far as it felt it needed to go – in most cases, it was vocal work. The Editors of Rolling Stone, Harrison, Rolling Stone Press/Simon & Schuster (New York, NY, 2002), p. 42.