John Lennon

Artist:   John Lennon
Birth Name:  John Winston Lennon
BornL  October 9, 1940.  Liverpool, England
Died:  December 8, 1980.  (Aged 40).  New York City, USA
Genre:  Rock, Pop, Rock & Roll, Contemporary Pop
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Activist
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Harmonica

John Lennon was an English Singer, Songwriter and Peace Activist, best known as a co-founded The Beatles, the most commercially successful band in the history of Popular Music, together with Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.   After the band's break-up in 1970, he began solo career and produced albums that included John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, with classic tracks such as "Imagine", "Working Class Hero", "Jealous Guy", "Oh My Love", "Oh Yoko", "Power To The People", "Mind Games", "Woman"and more!.

Title:  Imagine - The Ultimate Collection (Deluxe Edition)  (20198)
Genre:  Rock, Pop, Rock & Roll, Contemporary Pop
Label:  UMC
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Imagine  (3:06)
 2.  Crippled Inside  (3:51)
 3.  Jealous Guy  (4:14)
 4.  It's So Hard  (2:29)
 5.  I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don't Wanna  (6:08)
 6.  Gimme Some Truth  (3:18)
 7.  Oh My Love  (2:47)
 8.  How Do You Sleep?  (5:39)
 9.  How?  (3:46)
10. Oh Yoko!  (4:21)
11. Power To The People (The Singles & Extras  (3:26)
12. Well...(Baby Please Don't Go) (The Singles & Extras) (4:08)
13. God Save Us (The Singles & Extras)  (3:15)
14. Do The Oz (The Singles & Extras)   (3:12)
15. God Save Oz (The Singles & Extras)  (3:31)
16. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (The Singles & Extras)  (3:36)

Disc 2:

 1.  Imagine (String Only)  (2:15)
 2.  Jealous Guy (Piano, Bass, Drums)  (4:15)
 3.  Oh My Love (Vocals Only)  (1:58)
 4.  How? (Strings Only)  (3:38)
 5.  Imagine (Demo)  (3:19)
 6.  Imagine (Take 1)  (3:06)
 7.  Crippled Inside (Take 3)  (3:52)
 8.  Crippled Inside (Take 6 at Guitar Solo)  (3:49)
 9.  Jealous Guy (Take 9)  (2:18)
10. It's So Hard (Take 6)  (2:33)
11. I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don't Wanna Die (Take 11)  (4:36)
12. Gimme Some Truth (Take 4)  (3:38)
13. Oh My Love (Take 5)  (2:50)
14. How Do You Sleep  (Take 1 & 2)  (5:59)
15. How?  (Take 31  (3:47)
16. Oh Yoko!  (Bahamas 1969)  (5:02)
17. Power To The People (Take 7) (Single Out-Takes)  (3:28)
18. God Save Us (Demo) (Singles Out-Takes)  (2:58)
19. Do The Oz (Take 3) (Singles Out-Takes)  (6:51)
20. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (Alt Mix) (Singles Out-Takes)  (3:23)

Personnel:

John Lennon:  Vocals on All Tracks, Piano on Tracks:  1, 7, 9, Electric Guitar on Tracks:  2, 4-6, 8, 10, Acoustic Guitar on Track 3, Whistling on Track 3, Harmonica on Track 10
George Harrison:  Dobro on Track 2, Slide Guitar on Tracks: 5, 6, 8, Electric Guitar  on Track 7
Nicky Hopkins:  Tack Piano on Track 2, Piano on Tracks:  3, 5, 6, 9, 10, Electric Piano on Tracks:  7, 8
Klaus Voomann:  Bass on Tracks:  1, 3-10), Double Bass on Track 2
Alan White:  Drums on Tracks:  1, 6-10, Vibraphone on Tracks:  3, 5, Tibetan Cymbals on Track 7
Jim Keltner:  Drums on Tracks:  2, 3, 5
Jim Gordon:  Drums on Track 4
King Curtis:  Saxophone on Tracks:  4, 5
John Barham:  Harmonium on Track 3, Vibraphone on Track 9
Joey Molland:, Tom Evans:  Acoustic Guitar on Tracks:  3, 5
Joh Tout:  Piano on Tracks:  2, 8
Ted Turner:  Acoustic Guitar on Tracks:  2, 8
Rod Linton:  Acoustic Guitar on Tracks:  2, 6, 8, 10
Andy Davis:  Acoustic Guitar on Tracks:  6, 8-10
Mike Pinder:  Tambourine on Tracks:  3, 5
Steve Brendell:  Double Bass on Track 2, Maracas on Track 5
Phil Spector:  Harmony Vocal

The Flux Fiddlers (Members Of The New York Philharmonic):  Orchestral Strings on Tracks:   1, 3-5, 8, 9

Imagine - The Ultimate Collection (Deluxe Edition) is the celebration and collection Box Set by John Lennon, originally released on September 9, 1977 by Apple Records, remastered and reissued on October 5, 2018.  Deluxe Edition in 2 CD, remix from original master tapes and out-takes.