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"A lot has been written about
the creation of the song, the album and the film of Imagine, mainly by
people who weren't there, so I'm very pleased and grateful that now, for
the first time, so many of the participants have kindly given their
time to "gimme some truth" in their own words and pictures." --Yoko Ono
In
1971, John Lennon and Yoko Ono conceived and recorded the critically
acclaimed album Imagine at their Georgian country home, Tittenhurst
Park, in Berkshire, England, and in the state-of-the-art studio they
built in the grounds and at the Record Plant in New York. The lyrics of
its title track were inspired by Yoko Ono's 'event scores' in her 1964
book Grapefruit, and she was officially co-credited as writer in June 2017.
Imagine
tells the story of John & Yoko's life, work and relationship during
this intensely creative period. It transports readers to home and
working environments through artfully compiled narrative film stills,
Yoko's closely guarded archive photos and artefacts, and
stitched-together panoramas taken from outtake film footage that
recreate the interiors in evocative detail.
Each chapter and song is introduced with text by John & Yoko compiled from published and unpublished sources and complemented by comments from Yoko today. Fresh insights are provided by musicians, engineers and staff who took part, many of whom feature on the inner sleeve's enigmatic picture wheel, in which the identities are finally revealed. All the minutiae is examined: the locations, the key players, the music and lyrics, the production techniques and the artworks - including the creative process behind the double exposure polaroids used on the album cover.
Each chapter and song is introduced with text by John & Yoko compiled from published and unpublished sources and complemented by comments from Yoko today. Fresh insights are provided by musicians, engineers and staff who took part, many of whom feature on the inner sleeve's enigmatic picture wheel, in which the identities are finally revealed. All the minutiae is examined: the locations, the key players, the music and lyrics, the production techniques and the artworks - including the creative process behind the double exposure polaroids used on the album cover.
With a message as universal and pertinent today as it was when the album was created, Imagine cements John and Yoko's place in cultural history.
The release date is Oct. 9, 2018 (John Lennon's birthdate is Oct. 9). The book is a 320-page hardcover.
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