A brand new field set documenting John Lennon and Yoko Ono early years in New York will arrive October 10, by way of Universal Music Group. The 12-disc set, Power to the People, options 90 unreleased tracks together with demos, house recordings, jam periods, and a bevy of stay recordings that features a compilation taken from their 1972 One to One reveals at Madison Sq. Backyard. There’s additionally a newly combined and reimagined model of their 1972 album Someday in New York Metropolis.
Energy to the Individuals, attributed to John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band, additionally options their someday backing bands Elephant’s Reminiscence and Invisible Strings, in addition to appearances from Frank Zappa and the Moms, David Peel and the Decrease East Facet, and Phil Ochs. Sean Ono Lennon led the workforce that produced all of the recordings.
Within the preface to the field set, Yoko Ono writes, “The One To One live performance was our effort in Grassroots Politics. It embodied what John and I strongly believed in – Rock for Peace and Enlightenment. And this one in Madison Sq. Backyard turned out to be the final live performance John and I did collectively. Think about Peace. Peace is Energy. Energy To The Individuals!”
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