John Lennon - Imagine Album

Tracklist

1	How Do You Sleep? Bass – Klaus VoormannDrums – Alan WhiteGuitar – John LennonPiano – Nicky HopkinsSlide Guitar – George Harrison	5:29
2	Give Me Some Truth Acoustic Guitar – Andy, Rod LintonBass [S] – Klaus VoormannDrums – Alan WhiteGuitar [S] – John LennonLead Guitar – George HarrisonPiano – Nicky Hopkins	3:11
3	Oh My Love Bass – Klaus VoormannDrums, Cymbal [Tibetan] – Alan WhiteElectric Piano – Nicky HopkinsGuitar – George HarrisonPiano – John LennonWritten-By – Ono	2:40
4	Oh Yoko! Acoustic Guitar – Andy, Rod LintonBass – Klaus VoormannDrums – Alan WhiteGuitar, Mouth Organ – John LennonPiano – Nicky Hopkins	4:18
5	I Don't Want To Be A Soldier Acoustic Guitar – Joey Badfinger, Tommy BadfingerBass – Klaus VoormannDrums – Jim KeltnerGuitar – John LennonMaracas – Steve BrendellPiano – Nicky HopkinsSaxophone [S] – King CurtisSlide Guitar – George HarrisonTambourine – Mike Pinder	6:01
6	Jealous Guy Bass – Klaus VoormannDrums – Jim KeltnerGuitar, Whistling – John LennonHarmonium – John BarhamOther [Good Vibes] – Alan White	4:10
7	Imagine Bass – Klaus VoormannDrums – Alan WhitePiano [S] – John LennonWritten-By [Uncredited] – Yoko Ono	2:59
8	How? Bass – Klaus VoormannDrums – Alan WhitePiano – John Lennon, Nicky HopkinsVibraphone [Vibes] – John Barham	3:37
9	It's So Hard Bass – Klaus VoormannDrums – Jim GordonGuitar – John LennonSaxophone – King Curtis	2:22
10	Crippled Inside Acoustic Guitar – John Tout , Rod Linton, Ted TurnerDobro – George HarrisonDouble Bass [Upright] – Klaus Voormann, Steve BrendellElectric Guitar – John LennonPiano – Nicky Hopkins	3:43

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
PAS 10004, 1E 064 ◦ 04914	John Lennon	Imagine ‎(LP, Album)	Apple Records, Apple Records	PAS 10004, 1E 064 ◦ 04914	UK	1971
ZR23-344	John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band With The Flux Fiddlers	John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band With The Flux Fiddlers - Imagine ‎(Cass, Album, RE)	EMI	ZR23-344	Japan	Unknown
SW-3379	John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band With The Flux Fiddlers	John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band With The Flux Fiddlers - Imagine ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Capitol Records	SW-3379	US	1983
19137	John Lennon	Imaginate ‎(Cass, Album, RE)	EMI	19137	Argentina	Unknown
EAS-80705	John Lennon	Imagine ‎(CD, Album, RM, Unofficial, Min)	Apple Records	EAS-80705	Unknown

Credits

• Arranged By – Lennon, Ono (tracks: B2)
• Artwork [Whip And Mirror], Cover [Cloud Piece On Cover], Design, Photography By – Yoko Ono
• Engineer [Ascot Sound Studos] – Eddie Beer, Eddie Klein, Eddie Offor, Philip McDonald
• Engineer [Record Plant] – Jack Douglas, Roy Sicala, Shelly Yukus
• Featuring [Overdubbed At Record Plant, New York] – The Flux Fiddlers
• Orchestrated By [Flux Fiddlers] – Torrie Zito
• Other [Food] – Val & Diana
• Other [John & Yoko's P. A.] – Dan Richter
• Other [This & That At Record Plant] – Tom & Alene, Al Steckler
• Other [This & That] – Mal Evans & Peter Bendry
• Photography By – Yoko Ono
• Producer – John & Yoko, Phil Spector
• Typography – George Maciunas
• Vocals – John Lennon
• Written-By – Lennon

• Acoustic Guitar – Rod Linton (tracks: A2, B1, B5)
• Bass – Klaus Voormann (tracks: A1, A3 to B5)
• Cover, Photography By [Cover] – Yoko Ono
• Drums – Alan White (tracks: A1, B1 to B5), Jim Gordon (tracks: A4), Jim Keltner (tracks: A3, A5)
• Engineer – Eddie Beer, Eddie Klein, Eddie Veal, Eddie Offor, Jack Douglas, Philip Mc Donald, Roy Sicala, Shelly Yukus (tracks: B3)
• Featuring – The Flux Fiddlers
• Guitar – John Lennon (tracks: A3, A4, A5, B1, B3, B5)
• Orchestrated By [Strings] – Torrie Zito
• Piano – John Lennon (tracks: A1, B2, B4), Nicky Hopkins (tracks: A5, B1, B3, B4, B5)
• Producer – John & Yoko, Phil Spector
• Slide Guitar – George Harrison (tracks: A5, B3)
• Typography – George Maciunas
• Vocals – John Lennon
• Written-By [Uncredited] – Yoko Ono (tracks: A1)
• Written-By, Arranged By – Lennon, Ono (tracks: B2)

• Acoustic Guitar [Uncredited] – Andy Davis (tracks: B1, B5), Joey Molland (tracks: A3, A5), John Lennon, Rod Linton (tracks: A2, B1, B5), Ted Turner (tracks: A2), Tom Evans (tracks: A3, A5)
• Backing Vocals [Uncredited] – Phil Spector (tracks: B5)
• Bass [Uncredited] – Klaus Voormann (tracks: A1, A3, A4, A5, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5)
• Bass, Maracas [Uncredited] – Steve Brendell
• Composed By – John Lennon, Yoko Ono (tracks: B2)
• Cymbal [Tibetan Cymbals, Uncredited] – Alan White (tracks: B2)
• Dobro [Uncredited] – George Harrison (tracks: A2)
• Double Bass [Upright Bass] [Uncredited] – Klaus Voormann (tracks: A2)
• Drums [Uncredited] – Alan White (tracks: A1, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5), Jim Gordon (tracks: A4), Jim Keltner (tracks: A2, A3, A5)
• Electric Guitar [Uncredited] – George Harrison (tracks: B1, B2), John Lennon
• Electric Piano [Uncredited] – Nicky Hopkins (tracks: B3)
• Guitar [Uncredited] – Joey Badfinger, John Tout (tracks: A2), Tommy Badfinger
• Harmonica [Uncredited] – John Lennon (tracks: B5)
• Harmonium [Uncredited] – John Barham (tracks: A3)
• Maracas [Uncredited] – Steve Brendell (tracks: A2, A5)
• Photography By [Uncredited] – Yoko Ono
• Piano [Uncredited] – John Lennon, John Tout, Nicky Hopkins (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B1, B2, B4, B5)
• Producer [Uncredited] – John & Yoko, Phil Spector
• Saxophone [Uncredited] – King Curtis (tracks: A4, A5)
• Slide Guitar [Uncredited] – George Harrison (tracks: A5, B1, B3)
• Strings [Orchestral Strings, Uncredited] – The Flux Fiddlers
• Tambourine [Uncredited] – Michael Pinder (tracks: A5)
• Vibraphone [Uncredited] – Alan White (tracks: A3), John Barham (tracks: B4)
• Vocals [Uncredited] – John Lennon
• Whistling [Uncredited] – John Lennon (tracks: A3)

• Arranged By – Lennon, Ono (tracks: B2)
• Artwork [Whip And Mirror], Cover [Cloud Piece On Cover], Design, Photography By – Yoko Ono
• Engineer [Ascot Sound Studos] – Eddie Beer, Eddie Klein, Eddie Offor, Philip McDonald
• Engineer [Record Plant] – Jack Douglas, Roy Sicala, Shelly Yukus
• Featuring [Overdubbed At Record Plant, New York] – The Flux Fiddlers
• Mastered By [A-side] – Porky
• Mastered By [B-side] – Pecko
• Orchestrated By [Flux Fiddlers] – Torrie Zito
• Other [Food] – Val & Diana
• Other [John & Yoko's P. A.] – Dan Richter
• Other [This & That At Record Plant] – Tom & Alene, Al Steckler
• Other [This & That] – Mal Evans & Peter Bendry
• Photography By – Yoko Ono
• Producer – John & Yoko, Phil Spector
• Typography – George Maciunas
• Vocals – John Lennon
• Written-By – Lennon

Notes

Issued on custom Apple labels in a laminated sleeve with printed inner, poster and two postcards.
Inner sleeve has credits in a spiral, with artist photos; flipside has lyrics in a 'starburst' style, printed black on non-punched, unlined white paper. "Patent No.1,125,555 Made In Great Britain".

The inner sleeve & label titles this release "Imagine: John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band (With The Flux Fiddlers)"
Most likely the ensemble of strings arranged by Torrie Zito

All songs published by Northern Songs. NCB
B2 joint copyright claimed by Ono Music Ltd. ( written 1968)

Inner sleeve credits "the j & p duo" on track B5.

A5 is titled "I Don't Want To Be A Soldier I Don't Want To Die" on wallet.
B1 is titled "Gimme Some Truth" on wallet.

Alan White appears courtesy of Wizard Records Ltd.

Ascot Studios was Lennon's studio at his UK home, Tittenhurst Park.Manufactured under license by Balkanton.
Made in Bulgaria.

A quote from Ono's book Grapefruit is included on the back cover: "Imagine the clouds dripping. Dig a hole in your garden to put them in."

Labels variation: the titles of the songs on the labels are in English (not in Bulgarian or Russian).
Jacket made of quality smooth cardboard (instead of rough "fleecy" cardboard as in other releases).

Originally released on the 9th of September 1971 in the United States and on the 8th of October 1971 in the UK.

The song credits are not stated on the record. They have been taken from the "wikipedia" page of the record. The "New York Philharmonic" is credited as "The Flux Fiddlers".Repress with small changes on back of cover: Boxed in "D" near Category on rear, small blue "stereo" under yoko qoute on rear. Inner sleeve straight cut.
B2: Joint copyright claimed by Ono Music Ltd.
"Mfd. in UK" on labels most probably uncleaned legacy artwork
Basic tracks recorded at Ascot Sound Studios
Flux Fiddlers overdubbed at Record Plant, N.Y.

Barcodes

• Matrix / Runout (Runout side 1 stamped): 04 914 A - 1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side 2 stamped): 04 914 B - 1
• Rights Society: GEMA
• Rights Society: NCB
• Other (boxed in on back after Category): D

• Rights Society: ZAIKS
• Rights Society: BIEM

• Matrix / Runout (A-side run-out, stamped): SW-1-3379 Z26 #2
• Matrix / Runout (B-side run-out, stamped): SW-2-3379 Z26 #1
• Matrix / Runout (Alternate Etch Side 1): SW-1-3379 Z26 2 #1
• Matrix / Runout (Alternate Etch Side 2): SW-2-3379 Z17 #4
• Matrix / Runout (Alternate Etch Side 1): SW-1-3379-Z17 #4
• Matrix / Runout (Alternate Etch Side 2): SW-2-3379-Z17 #5

• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Run-out groove, Side A, stamped, except of last number which is etched): ВТА 12502 A S2 10 89 1
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Run-out groove, Side B, stamped, except of last number which is etched): ВТА 12502 B S1 9 89 1
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Run-out groove, Side A, stamped, except of last numbers which is etched [1 31]): ВТА 12502 A S2 9 89 1 31
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Run-out groove, Side B, stamped, except of last numbers which is etched [2-2 01]): ВТА 12502 B S2 10 89 2-2 01
• Other (Bulgarian State Standard): БДС 4648-88

Companies

• Record Company – EMI Records
• Copyright (c) – Bag Productions Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Apple Records
• Published By – Northern Songs
• Published By – Ono Music Ltd.
• Recorded At – Ascot Sound Studios

• Published By – Northern Songs
• Published By – Ono Music Ltd.
• Recorded At – Ascot Sound Studios
• Overdubbed At – Record Plant, N.Y.C.

Video

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