John Lennon - The US Vs John Lennon

by Anthony Strutt

published: 29 / 11 / 2006

Label: Capitol
Format: CD

intro

Enjoyable sundtrack album to accompany forthcoming John Lennon documentary film which includes some previously unreleased live and instrumental recordings

'The US Vs John Lennon' is the soundtrack album to a forthcoming documentary film which tells of John Lennon's battle with the American authorities in the mid 70's to get a visa to live there. The film has some new clips and adds a few new unreleased songs from John's political period. As a new John Lennon CD, it is just another compilation for another year, It is nothing very special but, compared to most other albums out, by simply being a John record it is far better to most other new albums currently around. Oasis have a new album out, and should check out the real thing. There are gems on here like unreleased live versions of 'Attica State' and 'John Sinclair' and an instrumental backing track for 'How do You Sleep ?' If you don't have any John Lennon CDs, this is as decent a place as any to start.

Track Listing:-

1 John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band- Power To The People
2 John Lennon- Nobody Told Me
3 John Lennon- Working Class Hero
4 John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band- I Found Out
5 John Lennon & Yoko Ono- Bed Peace
6 The Beatles- Ballad Of John And Yoko
7 The Plastic Ono Band- Give Peace A Chance
8 John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band- Love
9 John & Yoko* & The Plastic Ono Band- Attica State (Live)
10 John & Yoko* & The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir- Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
11 John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band With The Flux Fiddlers- I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier
12 John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band With The Flux Fiddlers- Imagine
13 John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band With The Flux Fiddlers- How Do You Sleep (Instrumental Score)
14 John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band With Elephants Memory And Invisible Strings- New York City
15 John Lennon & Yoko Ono & The Plastic Ono Band- John Sinclair (Live)
16 John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band And The Philharmanic Orchestrange- Scared
17 John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band- God
18 John Lennon- Here We Go Again
19 John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band With The Flux Fiddlers- Gimme Some Truth
20 John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band With The Flux Fiddlers- Oh My Love
21 John Lennon & Yoko Ono & The Plastic Ono Band- Instant Karma

Band Links:-

http://www.johnlennon.com/
https://www.facebook.com/johnlennon/
https://twitter.com/johnlennon

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