Imagine: John Lennon

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Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1: Record 1
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A1Real Love
recording of:
Real Love
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Ono Music
John Lennon2:52
A2Twist and Shout
additional engineer and assistant engineer:
Richard Langham (on 1963-02-11) and A. B. Lincoln (on 1963-02-25)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1963-02-11, on 1963-02-25)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1963-02-11, on 1963-02-25)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1963-02-11)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (on 1963-02-25)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 81)
cover recording of:
Twist and Shout (on 1963-02-11)
writer:
Bert Russell (in 1961-02) and Phil Medley (in 1961-02)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Progressive Music, Inc (publisher), Robert Mellin Ltd., Robert Mellin, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
The Beatles3.82:34
A3Help!
additional engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer and mixer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
12 string guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-04-13)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-04-13)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-04-13)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-04-13)
background vocals:
George (The Beatles) (on 1965-04-13) and Paul (The Beatles) (on 1965-04-13)
lead vocals:
John (The Beatles) (on 1965-04-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1965-04-13)
remix of:
Help! (original stereo studio mix, without intro) by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”) (in 1987)
recording of:
Help! (on 1965-04-13)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs ltd, SBK Blackwood Music Inc. (1987-12-30–1989-07-14), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Unart Music Corp.
The Beatles3.62:19
A4In My Life
additional engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer) and Mike Stone (producer, enginner, UK, 60’s–80’s)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
piano:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1965-10-22)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1965-10-18, on 1965-10-22)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1965-10-26)
remix of:
In My Life (original stereo studio mix) by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
recording of:
In My Life (from 1965-10-18 until 1965-10-22)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
The Beatles3.52:27
A5Strawberry Fields Forever
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Dave Harries (engineer)
producer:
Dave Harries (engineer) and George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar [1964 Rickenbacker 4001 S]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-29)
bongos and maracas:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-08)
cello:
John Hall (double bass) (on 1966-12-15), Norman Jones (Cello) (on 1966-12-15) and Derek Simpson (cellist) (on 1966-12-15)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-08)
drums (drum set) [1964 Ludwig Super Classic Black Oyster Pearl]:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-29)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-29) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-29)
guitar [1964 Fender Esquire]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-09)
mellotron [Mark II]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-29) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-29)
percussion and other vocals [harmony vocals]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-08)
piano [Hamburg Steinway Baby Grand]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-21)
swarmandal:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-09, on 1966-12-15)
tambourine:
Mal Evans (on 1966-12-08)
timpani:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-08)
trumpet:
Greg Bowen (trumpet) (on 1966-12-15), Tony Fisher (trumpeter) (on 1966-12-15), Stan Roderick (trumpet player) (on 1966-12-15) and Derek Watkins (trumpeter) (on 1966-12-15)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-29, on 1966-12-21)
conductor:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1966-11-29, on 1966-12-08, on 1966-12-09, on 1966-12-15)
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1966-12-22)
remix of:
Strawberry Fields Forever (original stereo studio mix) by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
music videos:
Strawberry Fields Forever by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 13)
recording of:
Strawberry Fields Forever (from 1966-11-29 until 1966-12-21)
written in:
Almería (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1966)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
The Beatles4.24:08
A6A Day in the Life
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar [1964 Gibson J-160E]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-19)
bassoon:
Alfred Waters (on 1967-02-10)
cello:
Alan Dalziel (on 1967-02-10), Francisco Gabarro (on 1967-02-10), Alex Nifosi (cellist) (on 1967-02-10) and Denis Vigay (cellist) (on 1967-02-10)
clarinet:
Jack Brymer (clarinettist) (on 1967-02-10) and Basil Tschaikov (on 1967-02-10)
clavichord:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-20)
congas [conga drums]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-19)
double bass:
Cyril MacArthur (on 1967-02-10) and Gordon Pearce (on 1967-02-10)
drums (drum set) [1964 Ludwig Super Classic Black Oyster Pearl]:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-03)
electric bass guitar [1964 Rickenbacker 4001 S]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-03)
flute:
David Sandeman (flutist) (on 1967-02-10) and Clifford Seville (on 1967-02-10)
French horn:
Alan Civil (British horn player) (on 1967-02-10) and Neill Sanders (horn player) (on 1967-02-10)
harmonium [Mannborg]:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-02-22)
harp:
John Marson (on 1967-02-10)
maracas:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-19)
oboe:
Roger Lord (oboe, horn) (on 1967-02-10)
percussion:
Tristan Fry (on 1967-02-10)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-22)
piano [1905 Steinway Vertegrand]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-19) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-22)
piano [Challen blond-wood spinet]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-22)
piano [Hamburg Steinway Baby Grand]:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (from 1967-01-19 until 1967-02-22)
piano [Steinway grand]:
Mal Evans (on 1967-02-22)
tambourine:
Marijke Koger (from 1967-01-19 until 1967-02-22)
trombone:
Raymond Brown (trombonist) (on 1967-02-10) and Ray Premru (trombonist) (on 1967-02-10)
trumpet:
Harold Jackson (Trumpeter) (on 1967-02-10), David Mason (trumpeter) (on 1967-02-10) and Monty Montgomery (on 1967-02-10)
tuba:
Michael Barnes (tubist) (on 1967-02-10)
viola:
Bernard Davis (on 1967-02-10), Gwynne Edwards (violist) (on 1967-02-10), John Meek (violist) (on 1967-02-10) and John Underwood (violist) (on 1967-02-10)
violin:
Lionel Bentley (violinist) (on 1967-02-10), Bill Monro (on 1967-02-10), Henry Datyner (on 1967-02-10), Hans Geiger (violinist) (on 1967-02-10), Erich Gruenberg (on 1967-02-10), Jurgen Hess (violinist) (on 1967-02-10), Granville Jones (violinist) (on 1967-02-10), David McCallum (violinist) (on 1967-02-10), Sidney Sax (violinist) (on 1967-02-10) and Donald Weekes (violinist) (on 1967-02-10)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-19) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-03)
spoken vocals:
Mal Evans (on 1967-01-19)
conductor:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
orchestrator:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Gramophone Co. Ltd. (in 1967) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1967-01-19, on 1967-01-20, on 1967-02-03, on 1967-02-22) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (on 1967-02-10)
recording of:
A Day in the Life (from 1967-01-19 until 1967-02-22)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Northern Songs Ltd. (from 1967 to present)
The Beatles55:07
B1Revolution
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-10)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-12)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-10) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-10, on 1968-07-12)
guest electric piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist) (on 1968-07-11)
handclaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-10), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-10), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-10) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-10)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Gramophone Co. Ltd. (in 1968) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood (on 1968-07-10, on 1968-07-11) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-07-12)
music videos:
Revolution by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
recording of:
Revolution (Beatles song) (from 1968-07-10 until 1968-07-12)
written in:
Rishikesh (from 1968-02 until 1968-05-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1968-02 until 1968-05-30) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1968-02 until 1968-05-30)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
The Beatles3.953:25
B2The Ballad of John & Yoko
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and percussion and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-14)
drums (drum set), electric bass guitar, maracas and piano and background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1969), EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969, in 1988) and The Gramophone Co. Ltd. (in 1969)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood (on 1969-04-14)
music videos:
The Ballad of John and Yoko by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
recording of:
The Ballad of John and Yoko (on 1969-04-14)
written in:
Paris (in 1969)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1969) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1969)
publisher:
Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
The Beatles3.52:59
B3Julia
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-13)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-10-13)
recording of:
Julia (on 1968-10-13)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
The Beatles3.52:56
B4Don't Let Me Down
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28)
electric piano:
Billy Preston (on 1969-01-28)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Gramophone Co. Ltd. (in 1969) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London) (on 1969-01-28)
music videos:
Don’t Let Me Down by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
recording of:
Don’t Let Me Down (on 1969-01-28)
writer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1968 to present)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
The Beatles3.73:35
B5Give Peace a Chance
recording engineer and mixer:
André Perry (Canadian producer)
producer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
percussion:
The Radha Kṛṣṇa Temple (London)
background vocals:
Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist)
guest background vocals:
Petula Clark (English singer & actor), Abraham Feinberg (rabbi and singer), Allen Ginsberg (American poet and writer), Dick Gregory, Timothy Leary, Murray the K, Rosemary Woodruff (Timothy Leary's wife) and Derek Taylor (UK rock journalist/publicist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Yoko Ono Lennon (Japanese-American musician and artist) (in 1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1998)
recorded at:
Room 1742, Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montréal (city) (on 1969-06-01)
recording of:
Give Peace a Chance
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
The Plastic Ono Band3.24:54
12" Vinyl 2: Record 2