The new Lennon release
Upcoming new Lennon release is a “best of” remixed with book. This is the limited DeLuxe edition. 2CD + 1Blu-ray disc. GF holder for all optical discs, with up to 100 pages Hard cover book all held in Rigid Slipcase
Here’s the new Lennon release we heard about. Yoko Ono has stepped back from working with the John Lennon catalogue, so this compilation has been overseen by Sean Lennon.
From the record company: The definitive new Best Of John Lennon – 36 tracks completely remixed from master tapes, giving these classic songs a new life for generations to come and sounding better than ever before. 2 CD/Blu-ray features 36 tracks in hi-res stereo 96/24 PCM, new 5.1 surround mixes and Dolby Atmos for the ultimate immersive experience. With an incredible 124-page book with rare photos and extensive notes from John, Yoko and more. Foldout 2-sided poster, 2 postcards and Gimme Some Truth bumper sticker.
Formats: 1CD/2CD/2LP/4LP/Deluxe
We have been told that the 4LP edition is very limited in numbers, and will probably be deleted from the catalogue upon release.
Here’s Instant Karma! – which ties in with the collection:
Streaming links: Spotify – Apple Music
2LP edition: 19 tracks on 2x 180g black vinyl in spined gatefold sleeve, printed innersleeves
4LP limited edition: 180g LP, 2x gatefold in LOL Box, printed inners and insert
Release date Oct 9
The 36 tracks:
(confirmed track list)
Disc 1
1. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
2. Cold Turkey
3. Working Class Hero
4. Isolation
5. Love
6. God
7. Power To The People
8. Imagine
9. Jealous Guy
10. Gimme Some Truth
11. Oh My Love (Elements Mix)
12. How Do You Sleep? (Raw Studio 5&6)
13. Oh Yoko!
14. Angela
15. Come Together (live)
16. Mind Games
17. Out The Blue
18. I Know (I Know)
Disc 2
1. Whatever Gets You Thru The Night (w/Elton John)
2. Bless You
3. #9 Dream
4. Steel And Glass
5. Stand By Me
6. Angel Baby
7. (Just Like) Starting Over
8. I’m Losing You
9. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
10. Watching the Wheels
11. Woman
12. Dear Yoko
13. Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him
14. Nobody Told Me
15. I’m Stepping Out
16. Grow Old with Me
17. Give Peace a Chance
18. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Blu-Ray
1. Dolby Atmos Mixes
2. HD Audio (24 bit / 96 kHz)
3. 5.1 Surround Mixes
1CD edition contains 19 tracks in 4panel digipack and 24page booklet
2CD edition in 6panel digipack and 32page booklet
Read more at udiscover music
There will be a lot to quibble over with the track selection on this collection. E.g., nothing from Sometime in NYC except “Angela”?
What about the tracks “New York City”, “John Sinclair” and “The Luck Of The Irish”???. “Come Together (live) and” Angela”are useless.
Yoko had to include something with her vocals on it. At least we don’t have to suffer through “Woman is the N***** of the World” again.
Surely one of his greatest singles! Perhaps the word “nigger” is deemed unacceptable now, despite the point John was making?
I only listened on my phone so that may explain this a little bit, but I don’t hear anything very diffferent from the original mix.
Hmmm, we haven’t gotten a chance to listen yet – maybe they put out the wrong mix? Here’s the Spotify link – is it different? https://open.spotify.com/album/11PbNeILuOF2AK1qpS3ozg?si=1QUnaCkRRH6Sc8bg5cF9ZQ
And Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/instant-karma-we-all-shine-on-ultimate-mix/1527740882?i=1527741191
Thanks for those links, but I am sure I won’t really hear anything different until I have the physical discs. I don’t like how anything sounds on my computer speakers. I listened to the White Album remix on Spotify and it was underwhelming, so I know it’s the computer.
They also released a compilation called Gimme Some Truth for Lennon’s 70th birthday. This is UnImaginative.
sounds very different to me. They’ve all but burried the piano in the mix, and all we get is drums/handclaps and vocals. But then again, this might be computer speakers …
It is a new mix, there seems to be less distortion and cleaner.
Definitely. The original mix has a lot of distortion on the vocal. The distortion is gone here
Same old stuff repackaged, ah well…
True to the originals but sound wise a big improvement. Tracklist is interesting for a new audience. Always good to interest new generations for the work of John Lennon. Thanks Yoko Ono and Sean Ono Lennon.
I was hoping (am still hoping) for POB. I am happy with tracks except live “Come Together.” At least “Angela” is its best version!
The live “Come Together” is a terrible performance – dreary, dull, lifeless, badly recorded… Skip.
Hopefully there will be a reasonably priced high resolution stereo download of these remixes.
No ‘Mother’ or ‘Crippled Inside’?
Hardly definitive then, is it?
It literally is painful how they keep repackaging his music. He’d be rolling if he could see that shit. He (and the other Beatles) always tried to give the fans the most bang for their buck. Why not just focus on remixing the other albums besides Imagine? Or is that still the only album that Yoko and now Sean apparently think matters. Most people seem to prefer POB and I personally would love to see Walls and Bridges get an ultimate edition. It’s so shitty. And as someone else pointed out, they JUST released a Gimme Some Truth compilation like 5 years ago lmao
Judging from the track list, they have probably remixed all the albums (again). And, writes Paul Hicks in the Deluxe Edition book: “Yoko is very keen that in making The Ultimate Mixes series, we achieve three things: remain faithful and respectful to the originals, ensure that the sound is generally sonically clearer overall, and increase the clarity of John’s vocals. ‘It’s about John,’ she says. And she is right. His voice brings the biggest emotional impact to the songs”.
“The combination of remixing from all the original first-generation multitrack sources and finishing in analogue has brought a whole new level of magic, warmth and clarity to the sound, along with a more detailed dynamic range and sound stage, and we really hope you enjoy the results.”
So, this is a series, starting with last year’s “Imagine” boxed set, continuing with this compilation, which may or may not work as a sampler of the series, and we guess “Plastic Ono Band” is next up. We notice that “Angel Baby” is included here, so perhaps we will even see a remixed Menlove Ave?
Ooo I hadn’t read any of that before now. That makes me feel better lol I guess in that case this compilation is like the Beatles 1+ release that was like a test run for the remixes in a way? I’m just really surprised they’re not cashing in on POB 50th. Especially after the new Let It Be film delay caused by covid.