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John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band (The Ultimate Mixes) (CD Boxset) (UMC)

£90.99

RELEASED: 23rd April 2021
Ltd Super Deluxe Boxset

Format:  Limited Edition Super Deluxe Boxset
Cat No:  735429

(For Vinyl version of this release check out our Vinyl Collection)

On April 16 2021, Yoko Ono Lennon and Capitol/UMC celebrated 50 years of Lennon’s transformational and influential masterpiece, with the eight-disc super deluxe box set, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band – The Ultimate Collection, an immersive, deep listening experience and in-depth exploration of what John described as “the best thing I’ve ever done.”

Fully authorized by Yoko Ono Lennon, who oversaw the production and creative direction, and from the same audio team that worked on 2018’s critically acclaimed Imagine – The Ultimate Collection, including triple GRAMMY®-Award winning engineer Paul Hicks and mixers/engineers Rob Stevens and Sam Gannon, the Ultimate Collection puts listeners in the centre of the studio and explores the album’s 1970 recording sessions at EMI Studios 2 & 3, Abbey Road along with Lennon’s post-Beatles singles, “Give Peace A Chance,” “Cold Turkey” and “Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)” from inception to the final master through scores of unreleased and rare demos, rehearsals, outtakes, jams and studio conversations, revealing how these beloved songs came to be. Everything in this expansive box set has been newly mixed from scratch from brand new 192kHz/24bit hi-res transfers. In addition to the various new mixes, the set boasts 87 never-before-heard recordings.

This historical, remixed and remastered collection features 159 tracks across six CDs and two Blu-ray audio discs for more than 11 engrossing hours of music and includes two postcards (“Who Are The Plastic Ono Band?” and “You Are The Plastic Ono Band”) a “War Is Over!” poster and a comprehensive 132-page hardback book with lyrics, rare photos, tape box images, memorabilia and extensive notes. Designed and edited by Simon Hilton, the Compilation Producer and Production Manager of the Ultimate Collection series, the book tells the story behind each of the songs and the making of the album in John & Yoko’s words and the words of those who worked alongside them, through archival and brand new interviews.

TRACKLISTING:

CD1 - The Ultimate Mixes Album And Singles
Mother
Hold On
I Found Out
Working Class Hero
Isolation
Remember
Love
Well Well Well
Look At Me
God
My Mummy’s Dead
Give Peace A Chance
Cold Turkey
Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)

CD2 - The Ultimate Mixes/Out-Takes Album And Singles
Mother / Take 61
Hold On / Take 2
I Found Out / Take 1
Working Class Hero / Take 1
Isolation / Take 23
Remember / Rehearsal 1
Love / Take 8
Well Well Well / Take 2
Look At Me / Take 2
God / Take 27
My Mummy’s Dead / Take 2
Give Peace A Chance / Take 2
Cold Turkey / Take 1
Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) / Take 1

CD3 - The Elements Mixes Album And Singles
Mother
Hold On
I Found Out
Working Class Hero
Isolation
Remember
Love
Well Well Well
Look At Me
God
My Mummy’s Dead
Give Peace A Chance
Cold Turkey
Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)

CD4 - The Raw Studio Mixes Album And Out-Takes
Mother / Take 64/93
Hold On / Take 32
I Found Out / Take 3 Extended Version
Working Class Hero / Take 9
Isolation / Take 29
Remember / Take 13
Love / Take 37 Extended Version
Well Well Well / Take 4 Extended Version
Look At Me / Take 9
God / Take 42
My Mummy’s Dead / Take 1
Give Peace A Chance / Take 4 Extended Version
Cold Turkey / Take 2
Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) / Take 10
Mother Out-Take / Take 91
I Found Out Out-Take / Take 7
God Out-Take / Take 1

CD5 - The Evolution Mixes Album Only
Mother
Hold On
I Found Out
Working Class Hero
Isolation
Remember
Love
Well Well Well
Look At Me
God
My Mummy’s Dead

CD6 - The Jams Live & Improvised / The Demos Album
Johnny B. Goode
Ain’t That A Shame
Hold On
Hold On
Glad All Over
Be Faithful To Me
Send Me Some Lovin’
Get Back
Lost John
Goodnight Irene
You’ll Never Walk Alone
I Don’t Want To Be A Soldier Mama I Don’t Want To Die
It’ll Be Me
Honey, Don’t
Elvis Parody (Don’t Be Cruel, Hound Dog, When I’m Over You)
Matchbox
I’ve Got A Feeling
Mystery Train
You’re So Square
I Don’t Want To Be A Soldier Mama I Don’t Want To Die
Lost John
Don’t Worry Kyoko (Mummy’s Only Looking For A Hand In The Snow)
Mother
Hold On
I Found Out
Working Class Hero
Isolation
Remember
Love
Well Well Well
Look At Me
God
My Mummy’s Dead

Blu-Ray Audio 1: All Tracks In Stereo 24/192, Dolby Atmos And 5.1 Surround Sound
The Ultimate Mixes Album And Singles
The Ultimate Mixes Out-Takes
The Elements Mixes Album And Singles
The Demos Album And Singles

Blu-Ray Audio 2: All Tracks In Stereo 24/192. Dolby Atmos And 5.1 Surround Sound
The Raw Studio Mixes Album And Singles
The Raw Studio Mixes Out-Takes
The Evolution Mixes Album And Singles
The Jams Live And Improvised
Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band The Live Sessions