John Lennon - Imagine UK Import Cassette LP

Imagine by John Lennon.

Import cassette LP.

Excellent Condition.

🧔♂️ John Lennon

• Born: October 9, 1940 – Liverpool, England

• Died: December 8, 1980 – New York City (murdered outside The Dakota)

• Famous For: Co-founder of The Beatles, solo work, peace activism

🔹 Legacy:

• As a Beatle, Lennon helped change music forever with groundbreaking songwriting (especially alongside Paul McCartney)

• As a solo artist, he created deeply personal, politically charged music

🔹 Key Solo Albums:

1. John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)

   • Raw, confessional, post-Beatles; "Mother", "Working Class Hero"

2. Imagine (1971)

   • More melodic and lush; features the global anthem "Imagine"

3. Mind Games (1973)

   • Spiritual and introspective

4. Walls and Bridges (1974)

   • Features "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night"

5. Double Fantasy (1980, with Yoko Ono)

   • Released just before his death; includes "Woman", "(Just Like) Starting Over"

🧕 Yoko Ono

• Born: February 18, 1933 – Tokyo, Japan

• Artist, musician, filmmaker, activist

• Known for avant-garde performance art, Fluxus movement, and conceptual works

🔹 Key Art & Musical Works:

• Cut Piece (1964) – early feminist performance art

• Grapefruit (book, 1964) – a conceptual art instruction manual

• Collaborated with Lennon on experimental albums:

  • Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins

  • Life with the Lions

  • Wedding Album

• Solo albums:

  • Fly (1971)

  • Season of Glass (1981) – dealing with John’s death

  • Yes, I’m a Witch (2007) – collaborations/remixes with indie artists

💑 John & Yoko Together

🔹 Collaborations:

• “Give Peace a Chance” (1969) – recorded during their Bed-In for Peace

• “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)”

• “Instant Karma!” (produced by Phil Spector)

• Double Fantasy and Milk and Honey

🔹 Activism:

• Used fame for peace protests (Vietnam War), most famously:

  • Bed-Ins for Peace (Amsterdam, Montreal – 1969)

  • Billboards: "War Is Over! (If You Want It)"

• FBI surveillance due to anti-war efforts

• Advocated for nonviolence, feminism, and global unity

🔹 Controversy & Cultural Impact:

• Yoko Ono was unfairly blamed for The Beatles' breakup, despite deeper internal issues

• Over time, she has been re-evaluated as a pioneering artist

• Lennon and Ono’s relationship was seen as radical, intense, and boundary-breaking

• Their message of peace, open love, and artistic integrity continues to inspire

🔹 Legacy:

• John Lennon: A Beatle, a rebel, a dreamer; killed tragically at age 40

• Yoko Ono: Still active in art and music, preserving Lennon’s legacy while redefining her own

• Together, they left behind a legacy of love, peace, and provocation

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