Filmed on the eve of the release of the Abbey Road LP-the last Beatles album to be recorded (although Let it Be was the last Beatles album to be released)- this is the only performance ever caught on ...
The sessions that birthed John Lennon’s raw and deeply personal 1970 solo album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band receive the full unfettered treatment via a massive, lavishly crafted eight-disc super ...
As far as “fifth Beatles” go, Klaus Voormann has forever been at the top of that elite list. Along with being an intimate part of the pre-Fab Four’s Hamburg circle, his trio Paddy, Klaus & Gibson was ...
Shortly after its release in 1970, John Lennon described John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band as "the best thing I've ever done." Now, 50 years later, the album is being relaunched as an eight-disc Super ...
Other highlights of Ono’s controlled chaos were performances of “Higa Noboru” and “Waiting for the D Train,” the latter coming off as an exhibition in musical prowess. The Plastic Ono Band plowed ...
John Lennon’s 1970 album “John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band” was his first song-based album following the dissolution of the Beatles—he’d previously released three avant-garde albums with Yoko Ono—and 50 ...
A live online press conference and listening event was held today to launch the release of John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band – The Ultimate Collection. In addition to the team of engineer-producers who ...
A new boxed set tracking the making of Lennon’s first post-Beatles solo album reveals the construction of primal songs, and the clarity of his vision. By Jon Pareles It was raw. Yet it was ...
Alan White, the British drummer who played in the progressive rock band Yes and featured on John Lennon’s “Imagine,” has died at the age of 72. The musician, born in County Durham, England, died in ...
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A new boxed set expands Lennon's 1970 breakout album. The man sometimes referred to as a "fifth Beatle" looks back on playing bass on Lennon's landmark, and shares his illustrations from that period.
Alan White, the longtime drummer for the British progressive-rock band Yes and also played with John Lennon and George Harrison, died today at his home in Seattle following a brief illness, his family ...