CLEAN Orig MOBILE FIDELITY MSFL JOHN LENNON IMAGINE '72 Beatles Phil Spector
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SCARCE ORIGINAL MOBILE MASTER RECORDING
MFSL = COMPLETE as released
JOHN LENNON
Imagine
\ USA -MOBILE FILDELITY - MFSL 1- 153
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'Imagine' is a fine album, perhaps not on the level of 'Plastic Ono Band' as far as immediacy and import, but the title song has touched so many lives and means so much to so many people, that it has had a more lasting cultural effect than a more strident song like 'God' on 'Plastic Ono'. There are compelling reasons that Rolling Stone Magazine rated it as the 3rd greatest song of all time in its '500 Greatest Songs of All Time' list. The song 'Imagine' is anti-religious, anti-nationalistic, anti-capitalistic, but phrased in such a beautiful manner that conservative Republican fundamentalist klansmen sing right along with liberal ex-hippies and Maoists. Well, maybe not klansmen, as they can't read, let alone memorize lyrics. They hum along, I guess.
But beyond the title song, there are two outstanding love songs 'Jealous Guy' (brilliant lyrics) and 'Oh My Love', as well as one of the most scathing attacks upon an ex-bandmate in the history of rock: 'How Do You Sleep?' Referencing Paul McCartney, Lennon spews the biting lines 'The sound you make is muzak to my ears' and 'The only thing you done was yesterday/And since you're gone you're just another day' speak volumes to the attitude Lennon had for much of McCartney's work, and particularly to what Lennon referred to as 'granny songs' (like 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer' and 'When I'm Sixty-four'). Even though Imagine is usually remembered for being a 'softer' and more accessible album than the previous John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, it is not all that lightweight. The stinging guitar of "It's So Hard" is great fun, and the biting "Give Me Some Truth" is one of Lennon's very best. Thee mentioned above rant slagging former Lennon bandmate Paul McCartney in "How Do You Sleep?", the great track that shows this is not all 'chocalate coated for public consumption', as Lennon once said about the album. Imagine is often lauded for it's "introspective" and "truthful" lyrics, while it's production and general musicianship is generally forgotten. Guest musicianship, such as George Harrison's biting guitar solos and Nicky Hopkins' piano, should not be ignored, and neither should the way all these elements are fit together by Phil Spectors' production. Some critics have stated that Lennon makes a good case for best album by a former Beatle.
IMAGINE
2:59
Crippled Inside
3:43
Jealous Guy
4:10
It's So Hard
2:22
I Don't Want to Be a Soldier
6:01
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Give Me Some Truth
3:11
Oh My Love
2:40
How Do You Sleep?
5:29
How?
3:37
Oh Yoko!
4:18
CONDITION: The Cover: is a perfect looking: MINT cover::: has no bumps, no split seams, no writing, no delete marks, and still with 4 sharp corners...TOP of the line collectible appearance!
The Vinyl: is all glossy over both sides; "EX" (excellent) to M- has one small hairline track 4, plays fine throughout, the rest of the whole album visually M- clean and plays clean with the excellent wide range audio experience = very collectible...
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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