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John Lennonrsquos classic debut solo album plus 3 singles, featuring John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Klaus Voormann, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston amp Phil Spector. Completely remixed from the original multitracks at Abbey Road Studios by triple GRAMMY Award winning engineer Paul Hicks, overseen by producer Yoko Ono Lennon.Contains Ultimate Mixes of the album, singles lsquoGive Peace A Chancersquo, lsquoCold Turkeyrsquo amp lsquoInstant Karma We All Shine Onrsquo plus a second CD containing outtakes of each.Plastic Ono Band was the debut solo album by John Lennon.nbsp Released on December 11thnbsp1970, John and Yoko had started writing and demoing at Abbey Road EMI Studios in the summer, with recording sessions during SeptemberOctoberAfter the breakup of The Beatles that year, John and Yoko embarked on a period of selfreflection and experimentation, with the results that the songs and sessions for Plastic Ono Band were heavily influenced by his immersion in Arthur Janovrsquos primal therapy. John was able to find emotional depth and honesty within himself that few artists had ever done before, with John saying to Rolling Stone ldquonow I write all about me and thatrsquos why I like it.nbsp Itrsquos me.rdquo .nbsp The result is perhaps the most honest and emotionally raw album that anyone has ever released, let alone someone who was one of the four most famous musicians on the planet.nbsp With a small core band comprised of just Ringo Starr on drums and old friend Klaus Voorman on bass, coproduced by Phil Spector, the album peaked at 8 in the UK charts and 6 in the USA.nbsp It has come to be regarded by many as Johnrsquos finest solo work and has continued to grow in stature and reverence and has often featured in various Best Of lists through the years since.nbsp Not only does this album feature some of Johnrsquos bestloved and most impactful songs ndash Mother, Working Class Hero, Isolation, God ndash but this new set also includes the singles Give Peace A Chance, Cold Turkey and the classic Instant Karma We All Shine On.Released on the same day was Yoko Onorsquos Plastic Ono Band album, the couple regarding the release as a pair of albums rather than two entirely separate projects, albeit of course it not achieving the same sort of coverage or chart success as Johnrsquos.Coming as this does hot on the heels of last yearrsquos much loved and wellreviewed ldquoGimme Some Truthrdquo set and ldquoImaginerdquo before that, the audio has been completely remixed from the original studio tapes as part of the ongoing John Lennon Ultimate Mix series.nbsp The aim for this mix process is to achieve three thingsnbsp to remain faithful and respectful to the original recordings to ensure that the sound is sonically clearer overall and to increase the clarity of Johnrsquos vocals.nbsp As Yoko says, ldquoitrsquos about Johnrdquo and this new mix shows that it is his voice that brings the biggest emotional impact of the album.This multiformat release included a CDBD Super Deluxe Box with 130 page book featuring many exclusive and new photos, trackbytrack notes in the words of John and Yoko, lots of tape boxes and full breakdown and descriptions of the audio content.nbsp As well as the new Ultimate Mix, we have 5 further CD discs, each focusing on different and new aspects ,including original outtakes, demos, Elements Mixes focusing on individual aspects of the songs to reveal unheard elements, Evolution Mixes the story of each song from demo to complete recording, Raw Mixes unadorned studio takes that place you inside the room almost sitting alongside the band and a further disc of studio Jams.nbspnbsp There are two Bluray Audio discs that feature hires stereo 19224 versions of all the above as well as surround mixes in 5.1 and Dolby Atmos.nbsp Further material only available on BD includes the Yoko Ono BandPlastic Ono Band Live Sessionsnbsp from the original recording sessions and featuring Ringo Starr and Klaus Voorman.nbsp John Lennon 2CD is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £62