John Lennon , titled John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band – The Ultimate Collection is now available , released to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the work that was a milestone in the singer's career.
The deluxe edition offers a unique and fully immersive experience for Lennon fans, with 87 never-before-heard recordings and over 11 hours of content, divided between mixing sessions, jams, outtakes, unreleased demos, raw studio sound, and live sessions.
The super deluxe box set includes eight discs, featuring 159 tracks on six CDs and two Blu-ray audio discs, plus two postcards, a poster, and an exclusive 132-page hardcover book with lyrics, rare photos, memorabilia, and extensive notes about the Plastic Ono Band . The book also tells the story behind the creation of the album and each of the songs in the words of John and Yoko Ono , as well as those who worked with them, through new and archival interviews.
In the preface, Yoko Ono wrote: “With the Plastic Ono Band , John and I liked the idea of this really raw, basic, and true reality that we would give to the world. We were influencing other artists, giving them courage, giving dignity to a certain style of vulnerability and strength that wasn't accepted in society at the time. It was a revolution for a Beatle to say, 'Listen: I'm human, I'm real.' It took a lot of courage for him to do that.”
In Brazil, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band – The Ultimate Collection will only be available in its digital version and can already be found on all digital platforms with 120 songs and over 7 hours of content.
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