{"id":75271,"date":"2025-08-17T00:52:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T00:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/75271\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T00:52:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T00:52:08","slug":"power-to-the-people-superdeluxeedition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/75271\/","title":{"rendered":"Power to the People \u2013 SuperDeluxeEdition"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Lennon<\/a> and Yoko Ono\u2019s<\/a> 1972 album\u00a0Some Time In New York City\u00a0and their 1972 concerts at Madison Square Garden (less than three months after the album\u2019s release) are the focus of a marathon 9CD + 3 x blu-ray box set,\u00a0Power To The People, to be released in October, the day after what would have been Lennon\u2019s 85th\u00a0birthday.<\/p>\n

Following last year\u2019s similarly exhaustive\u00a0Mind Games\u00a0extravaganza (watch the SDEtv unboxing<\/a>), 92 of the 123 songs across the 12 discs are previously unreleased. These include demos, outtakes, jams, home recordings and additional live performances. The box set has been compiled by Sean Ono Lennon, helped by mixing from Paul Hicks and audio restoration by Sam Gannon, with mixes mastered at Abbey Road by Alex Wharton.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Now retitled as simply\u00a0New York City,\u00a0the studio tracks from Some Time In New York City\u00a0were co-produced by Lennon and Ono with Phil Spector. The new edition has omits the controversial \u2018Woman Is The N****r Of The World\u2019, which, don\u2019t forget, was actually a single in some territories including North America (although not the UK) \u2013 the only one to be released from the album. The last official release of this song was 2010 when it was included in the Signature Box and on the reissued Some Time in New York City album. It wasn\u2019t included on 2020\u2019s Gimme Some Truth compilation and so it was always going to be an issue if John\u2019s Estate wanted to reissue the 1972 album. <\/p>\n

The new edition features extended versions of \u2018John Sinclair\u2019 and \u2018Sunday Bloody Sunday\u2019. It has been remixed Ono Lennon and his team as\u00a0The Ultimate Mixes, while a separate disc by Sam Gannon,\u00a0The Evolution Documentary, is an audio montage detailing\u00a0New York City\u2019s tracks via demos, rehearsals, outtakes and studio conversations.<\/p>\n

A disc of jams from the sessions includes many covers of the likes of Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and The Coasters, plus \u201cElements Mixes\u201d which isolates the orchestral parts of four songs.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Power to the People 9CD + 3 x Blu-ray box set (click to enlarge)<\/p>\n

A big part of this box set is material from the concerts recorded on 30 August 1972 at Madison Square Garden which featured a guest appearance by Stevie Wonder. The afternoon and evening gigs, dubbed\u00a0The One To One\u00a0Concert, were in aid of children with educational and developmental needs. They would be the only full-length shows Lennon played after The Beatles split. They were also his last public concerts with Ono. To be clear, none of this audio was on the Some Time in New York City album, but was first released after John\u2019s death in 1986 as Live in New York City. The 11 tracks on this release were mostly made up from the afternoon show (generally regarded as the weaker of the two performances).<\/p>\n

The first CD in the new box set is a \u2018hybrid\u2019 best of, combing the best of the afternoon and evening live shows, while CDs 2 and 3 offer each show, individually. \u2018Sisters O Sisters\u2019 was performed at both concerts but is excluded from both in this box set (although the studio version is included).<\/p>\n

CDs 4, 5 & 6 cover New York City (the studio tracks from the \u201972 album) as detailed above, and then the next two CDs offer \u2018live jams\u2019 from the 1969\u00a0Peace And Love For Christmas UNICEF Benefit\u00a0at London Lyceum and the 1971 Fillmore East show in which Lennon and Ono jammed with Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention. CD 7 is effectively the live tracks from the original album (newly mixed of course) while CD 8 is previously unreleased.<\/p>\n

The final CD deviates from the theme somewhat and delivers 33 home demos (\u2018Home Jams\u2019) from John\u2019s private quarter-inch tape and cassette collections, recorded at the St. Regis Hotel in NYC and the Campus Inn in Ann Arbor, Michigan; the latter includes four tracks with protest singer\u00a0Phil Ochs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The three blu-rays effectively repeat all the content on the nine CDs with audio in hi-res stereo, 5.1 surround and Dolby Atmos. It\u2019s not clear whether everything is in Atmos and 5.1 but certainly all the concerts will be, as well the New York City content and the like. It\u2019s hard to see how (or why) John\u2019s acoustic demos would be mixed in Atmos or 5.1<\/p>\n

This is lavishly presented, as you\u2019d expect from the team that brought you that massive Mind Games box set. The box includes a 204-page book with an oral history of the album and concerts. It also adds a newsprint poster, sticker sheets, replica concert tickets, plus replica backstage and aftershow passes. The box set is packaged in a 10\u201d slipcase with silver foil titling and a lenticular cover of Lennon and Ono\u2019s faces. <\/p>\n

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2LP and single CD editions offer the 17-track \u2018hybrid\u2019 best of The One to One concerts and there\u2019s also a 2CD edition (with lenticular sleeve) with the afternoon show on CD 1 and evening show on CD 2. <\/p>\n

The One To One Concert\u00a0will be available separately as 4LP vinyl and 2CD editions (these both might possibly be direct-to-consumer, since retail links are hard to come by), with a hybrid version of the two concerts also available separately as 2LP and 1CD. Vinyl versions feature an eight page 12\u201d booklet, a newsprint poster and two postcards.<\/p>\n

Power To The People and The One To One Concert are released via Capitol\/UMC on 10 October 2025<\/p>\n

Tracklisting <\/p>\n

CD 1 \/ Blu-ray 1 \u2013 The One To One Concert \u22c6 Hybrid \u2018Best Of\u2019 Show<\/p>\n

Power To The People (intro) \u2020
\nNew York City*
\nIt\u2019s So Hard*
\nMove On Fast* \u2020
\nWell Well Well \u2020
\nBorn In A Prison* \u2020
\nInstant Karma! (We All Shine On)*
\nMother*
\nWe\u2019re All Water \u2020
\nCome Together \u2020
\nImagine*
\nOpen Your Box* \u2020
\nCold Turkey* \u2020
\nDon\u2019t Worry Kyoko* \u2020
\nHound Dog
\nLaw And Order
\nGive Peace A Chance<\/p>\n

* denotes afternoon show, otherwise the performance is from the evening show
\n\u2020 denotes never-before-heard, previously unreleased tracks<\/p>\n

CD 2 \/ Blu-ray 1 \u2013 The One To One Concert \u22c6 Afternoon Show<\/p>\n

Power To The People (intro) \u2020
\nNew York City
\nIt\u2019s So Hard
\nMove On Fast \u2020
\nWell Well Well
\nBorn In A Prison \u2020
\nInstant Karma! (We All Shine On)
\nMother
\nWe\u2019re All Water \u2020
\nCome Together
\nImagine
\nOpen Your Box \u2020
\nCold Turkey \u2020
\nDon\u2019t Worry Kyoko \u2020
\nHound Dog \u2020<\/p>\n

\u2020 denotes never-before-heard, previously unreleased tracks<\/p>\n

CD 3 \/ Blu-ray 1 \u2013 The One To One Concert \u22c6 Evening Show <\/p>\n

Power To The People (intro) \u2020
\nNew York City \u2020
\nIt\u2019s So Hard \u2020
\nMove On Fast \u2020
\nWell Well Well \u2020
\nInstant Karma! (We All Shine On) \u2020
\nMother \u2020
\nWe\u2019re All Water \u2020
\nBorn In A Prison \u2020
\nImagine\u2020
\nCome Together
\nOpen Your Box \u2020
\nCold Turkey
\nHound Dog
\nLaw And Order
\nGive Peace A Chance<\/p>\n

\u2020 denotes never-before-heard, previously unreleased tracks<\/p>\n

CD 4 \/ Blu-ray 2 \u2013 New York City (The Ultimate Mixes)<\/p>\n

New York City (Ultimate Mix)
\nSisters, O Sisters (Ultimate Mix)
\nAttica State (Ultimate Mix)
\nBorn In A Prison (Ultimate Mix)
\nSunday Bloody Sunday (Ultimate Mix, extended)
\nThe Luck Of The Irish (Ultimate Mix)
\nJohn Sinclair (Ultimate Mix, extended)
\nAngela (Ultimate Mix)
\nWe\u2019re All Water (Ultimate Mix)<\/p>\n

CD 5 \/ Blu-ray 2 \u2013 New York City (The Evolution Documentary)<\/p>\n

New York City (Evolution Documentary) \u2020
\nSisters, O Sisters (Evolution Documentary) \u2020
\nAttica State (Evolution Documentary) \u2020
\nBorn In A Prison (Evolution Documentary) \u2020
\nSunday Bloody Sunday (Evolution Documentary) \u2020
\nThe Luck Of The Irish (Evolution Documentary) \u2020
\nJohn Sinclair (Evolution Documentary) \u2020
\nAngela (Evolution Documentary) \u2020
\nWe\u2019re All Water (Evolution Documentary) \u2020<\/p>\n

\u2020 denotes never-before-heard, previously unreleased tracks<\/p>\n

CD 6 \/ Blu-ray 2 \u2013 New York City (Studio Jam)<\/p>\n

Jazz Freakout \u2020
\nYou Can\u2019t Sit Down \u2020
\nRoll Over Beethoven \u2020
\nHoney, Don\u2019t \u2020
\nAin\u2019t That A Shame \u2020
\nMy Babe \u2020
\nSend Me Some Lovin\u2019 \u2020
\nFools Like Me \u2020
\nDown In The Caribbean \u2020
\nHappy Birthday Yoko Ono \u2020
\nThat\u2019s Right \u2020
\nDon\u2019t Be Cruel\u2009\/\u2009Hound Dog \u2020
\nYoko\u2019s Rhythm \u2020
\nWhole Lotta Shakin\u2019\u2009\/\u2009It\u2019ll Be Me \u2020
\nYakety Yak \u2020
\nRoad Runner \u2020<\/p>\n

\u2020 denotes never-before-heard, previously unreleased tracks<\/p>\n

CD 7 \/ Blu-ray 3 \u2013 Live Jam 1
\n John & Yoko \/ Plastic Ono Band and A Star Studded Cast of Thousands. Peace and Love for Christmas, in aid of UNICEF, Live at the Lyceum Ballroom, The Strand, London, 15 December 1969<\/p>\n

Cold Turkey (live)
\nDon\u2019t Worry Kyoko (live)<\/p>\n

John & Yoko \/ Plastic Ono Band with Frank Zappa and The Mothers, Fillmore East, New York, 6 June 1971<\/p>\n

Well (Baby Please Don\u2019t Go) (live)
\nJamrag [Say Please\u2009\/\u2009King Kong\u2009\/\u2009Aawk] (live)
\nScumbag (live)
\nA\u00fc (live)<\/p>\n

CD 8 \/ Blu-ray 3 \u2013 Live Jam 2
\n John & Yoko \/ Plastic Ono Band with David Peel and The Lower East Side Live at the John Sinclair Freedom Rally, Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 10 December 1971<\/p>\n

Attica State (live) \u2020
\nThe Luck Of The Irish (live)
\nSisters, O Sisters (live) \u2020
\nJohn Sinclair (live)<\/p>\n

John & Yoko \/ Plastic Ono Band. Live at the Benefit for the families of the victims of the riot at Attica State Correctional Facility, Apollo Theater, Harlem, NYC, 17 December 1971<\/p>\n

Attica State (live)
\nSisters, O Sisters (live) \u2020
\nImagine (live)<\/p>\n

John & Yoko \/ Plastic Ono Band. Live on the David Frost TV Show, The Little Theatre, 240 West 44th Street, NYC, 16 December 1971<\/p>\n

Attica State (live) \u2020
\nSisters, O Sisters (live) \u2020
\nJohn Sinclair (live) \u2020<\/p>\n

John & Yoko \/ Plastic Ono Elephant\u2019s Memory Band. Live at the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, Americana Hotel, NYC, 4 September 1972<\/p>\n

Imagine (live) \u2020
\nNow Or Never (live) \u2020
\nGive Peace A Chance (live) \u2020<\/p>\n

\u2020 denotes never-before-heard, previously unreleased tracks<\/p>\n

CD 9 \/ Blu-ray 3 \u2013 Home Jam
\n John Lennon. Home Recordings at the St. Regis Hotel, New York, 10 September 1971<\/p>\n

Shazam \u2020
\nHoney, Don\u2019t \u2020
\nGlad All Over \u2020
\nLend Me Your Comb \u2020
\nWake Up Little Susie \u2020
\nNew York City \u2020
\nWake Up Little Susie \u2020
\n\u2018Hey, que pasa?\u2019 \u2020
\nYou\u2019re So Square (Baby I Don\u2019t Care) \u2020
\nVacation Time \u2020
\nHeartbeat \u2020
\nPeggy Sue Got Married \u2020
\nPeggy Sue \u2020
\n\u2018Phone call from Henry Gotsello\u2019 \u2020
\nPeggy Sue \u2020
\n\u2018Now we\u2019d like to change the mood a little\u2026\u2019 \u2020
\nMaybe Baby \u2020
\nMailman, Bring Me No More Blues \u2020
\nRave On! \u2020
\nTwelve Bar Blues \u2020<\/p>\n

John Lennon. Home Recordings at the St. Regis Hotel, New York, 27 October 1971<\/p>\n

I Got You \u2020
\nHi-Heel Sneakers \u2020
\nSlippin\u2019 And Slidin\u2019 \u2020
\nGone From This Place \u2020<\/p>\n

John Lennon. Home Recordings at Campus Inn, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 10 December 1971<\/p>\n

Send Me Some Lovin\u2019 \u2020
\nHe Got The Blues \u2020
\nWhen The Teacher \u2020
\nPill \u2020
\nIt\u2019s Real<\/p>\n

John Lennon and Phil Ochs. Home Recordings at Campus Inn, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 10 December 1971<\/p>\n

I Ain\u2019t Marching Anymore \u2020
\nJoe Hill \u2020
\nChords Of Fame \u2020
\nRinging Of Revolution<\/p>\n

\u2020 denotes never-before-heard, previously unreleased tracks<\/p>\n

Tracklisting <\/p>\n

The One To One Concert\u00a0\u22c6\u00a0Hybrid \u2018Best Of\u2019 Show
\n John & Yoko\/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant\u2019s Memory plus Special Guests<\/p>\n

LP 1
\n Side A<\/p>\n

Power To The People (intro)* \u2020
\nNew York City*
\nIt\u2019s So Hard*
\nMove On Fast* \u2020<\/p>\n

Side B<\/p>\n

Well Well Well \u2020
\nBorn In A Prison* \u2020
\nInstant Karma! (We All Shine On)*
\nMother*
\nWe\u2019re All Water \u2020<\/p>\n

* denotes afternoon show, otherwise the performance is from the evening show.
\n\u2020 denotes never-before-heard, previously unreleased tracks<\/p>\n

LP 2<\/p>\n

Side A<\/p>\n

Come Together \u2020
\nImagine*
\nOpen Your Box* \u2020
\nCold Turkey* \u2020
\nDon\u2019t Worry Kyoko* \u2020<\/p>\n

Side B<\/p>\n

Hound Dog
\nLaw And Order
\nGive Peace A Chance<\/p>\n

* denotes afternoon show, otherwise the performance is from the evening show.
\n\u2020 denotes never-before-heard, previously unreleased tracks<\/p>\n

Tracklisting <\/p>\n

The One To One Concert\u00a0\u22c6\u00a0Afternoon and Evening shows
\n John & Yoko\/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant\u2019s Memory plus Special Guests<\/p>\n

CD 1 \u2013 Afternoon Show<\/p>\n

Power To The People (intro) \u2020
\nNew York City
\nIt\u2019s So Hard
\nMove On Fast \u2020
\nWell Well Well
\nBorn In A Prison \u2020
\nInstant Karma! (We All Shine On)
\nMother
\nWe\u2019re All Water \u2020
\nCome Together
\nImagine
\nOpen Your Box \u2020
\nCold Turkey \u2020
\nDon\u2019t Worry Kyoko \u2020
\nHound Dog \u2020<\/p>\n

CD 2 \u2013 Evening Show<\/p>\n

Power To The People (intro) \u2020
\nNew York City \u2020
\nIt\u2019s So Hard \u2020
\nMove On Fast \u2020
\nWell Well Well \u2020
\nInstant Karma! (We All Shine On) \u2020
\nMother \u2020
\nWe\u2019re All Water \u2020
\nBorn In A Prison \u2020
\nCome Together \u2020
\nImagine \u2020
\nOpen Your Box \u2020
\nCold Turkey
\nHound Dog
\nLaw And Order
\nGive Peace A Chance<\/p>\n

\u2020 denotes never-before-heard, previously unreleased tracks<\/p>\n

Tracklisting <\/p>\n

The One To One Concert\u00a0\u22c6\u00a0Hybrid \u2018Best Of\u2019 Show
\n John & Yoko\/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant\u2019s Memory plus Special Guests<\/p>\n

CD<\/p>\n

Power To The People (intro)* \u2020
\nNew York City*
\nIt\u2019s So Hard*
\nMove On Fast* \u2020
\nWell Well Well \u2020
\nBorn In A Prison* \u2020
\nInstant Karma! (We All Shine On)*
\nMother*
\nWe\u2019re All Water \u2020
\nCome Together \u2020
\nImagine*
\nOpen Your Box* \u2020
\nCold Turkey* \u2020
\nDon\u2019t Worry Kyoko* \u2020
\nHound Dog
\nLaw And Order
\nGive Peace A Chance<\/p>\n

* denotes afternoon show, otherwise the performance is from the evening show.
\n\u2020 denotes never-before-heard, previously unreleased tracks<\/p>\n

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