Lennon, John / Plastic Ono Band: John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Vinyl 2xLP)

Released on December 11, 1970, John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band followed three hit singles John released in 1969 after the breakup of The Beatles – “Give Peace A Chance,” “Cold Turkey,” and “Instant Karma! (We All Shine On),” three avant-garde recordings released with Yoko (Two Virgins, Life With The Lions, and Wedding Album) and the live concert album, Live Peace In Toronto 1969, recorded with the ever-evolving Plastic Ono Band, which for this legendary performance featured Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann and Alan White.

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, Lennon’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.

The Ultimate Mixes Album And Singles

1. Mother
2. Hold On
3. I Found Out
4. Working Class Hero
5. Isolation
6. Remember
7. Love
8. Well Well Well
9. Look At Me
10. God
11. My Mummy’s Dead
    

The Ultimate Mixes/Out-Takes Album And Singles

1. Mother / Take 61
2. Hold On / Take 18
   
3. I Found Out / Take 7
   
4. Working Class Hero / Take 10
5. Isolation / Take 1
   
6. Remember / Take 1
7. Love / Take 9
   
8. Well Well Well / Take 5
   
9. Look At Me / Take 3
   
10. God / Take 1
    
11. My Mummy’s Dead / Take 2