One to One concert film reworked

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  1. Paul says:

    Looking forward to what is to come, and early reviews of the Record Store EP have been good. As these are Lennon’s only full solo concerts there is a definite need for them to be out there in the best quality, both visually and in sound. I am very happy with how Sean has handled his father’s catalog so far. I am sure these will be great packages.

  2. Paul Murphy says:

    I think we’re all waiting on the track listing of the concerts, regarding the in-or-exclusion of the Song That Dare Not Speak Its Name. The contentious nature of the title is generally given as the reason for the non-arrival of the “Some Time In New York City” 50th. Althoughm given that the main selling point of that box would have been these MSG concerts, one assumes said box is very unlikely to make an appearance now, at least until its 60th. Unless the bootleggers have gotten hold of a working copy. Either way, this is a far more sensible, and sellable, proposition. On a side, grizzly, note, are we going to be sticking with all these ’53rd Anniversary Editions’ from now on? Covid has gone. We should all be holding the “Rock N’ Roll” box set in our hands by now, to say nothing of several Bowie and Bob Dylan boxes.

    • Danny Jones says:

      the rumor is there is going to be a 9 CD box set comprising the Some Time In New York City album and these One to One concerts

      • Glenn Milam says:

        While I love John, that sounds like a lot to endure.

        • Danny Jones says:

          well i would guess 1 cd each for the 2 shows. 2 cd’s for the album. maybe an expanded version of the show with Zappa – so thats 5. Then 3 cds for out takes and the immersive stuff. How many is that? 8? cd 9 the blu-ray(?). I mean – to me that would be great but i appreciate to others it would be an expensive set of coasters haha

          • Glenn Milam says:

            I was half joking. I wasn’t a big fan of Sometime In New York. I sold my copy to the Half Price Bookstore years ago. And I haven’t listened to Live In New York in decades. Although it was a more enjoyable listen than side two of Live Peace In Toronto.

  3. Paul Murphy says:

    I knew if I lived long enough I’d come across someone who has listened to side 2 of “Live Peace In Toronto”… and if the rumours are true, I’ll need to live another 63 years to find someone who will have listened to 9 discs of “SINYC” (see what I did there?)

  4. Paul Murphy says:

    Having just viewed the first song, ‘Well Well Well’, on the John Lennon YouTube channel, it does sound, and look, fantastic. The blurry wide shots show the issues Sean has talked about – what was it with ABKCO and Madisono Square Garden filming, did they learn nothing from the ‘Bangladesh’ footage debacle – but it’s pretty hard to take your eyes off of John. To think we’d never heard that wonderful full-throated voice again, only a few dozen antiseptic echo’d-up studio recordings to follow, save maybe the outtake of ‘I’m Losing You’.

    Also, we now know there is no 9-Disc ‘Sometime In New York City’ coming, but a ‘box set’ of the audio of the 2 shows, titled ‘Power To The People’. Considering that phrase was passe when it came out, it might be deemed a very poor choice in 2025. Unless the LPs are in the box as well as CDs, it will be a small box to open. 2CDs will cover the show. Hopefully some rehearsals will be there, failing that presumably ‘Ultimate’ ‘Immersive’ ‘Anything But Live’ mixes CDs to pad it out.

    Hard to believe, but Paul’s Glastonbury set was almost as long as John’s entire solo concert career.

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