Examining The John Lennon "Imagine" Box Set Deluxe and 2 LP Set

AnalogPlanet editor Michael Fremer examines the recently released John Lennon "Imagine" reissue on double LP and the Deluxe double Blu-ray, 4 CD set plus book edition.

If you've been considering buying this set but are unsure, this video will give you the information needed to make the right decision. Former N.Y.C. Deputy Mayor Edward Morrison's obituary appeared in the January 24th New York Times, which prompted this video.

Morrison was instrumental in helping John Lennon remain in America at a time when Richard Nixon was trying to deport him. Lennon's anti-war political agitation bugged Nixon. The deportation was going to based on an old pot bust. Morrison intervened and helped Lennon to remain in America by having him declared a "valuable cultural asset to New York City".

The set's release didn't coincide with an anniversary of note— either of the original LP's debut on September of 1971 or Lennon's assassination on December 8th, 1980 and nothing in the book explains it either. Not that it matters. "Imagine" was Lennon's most loved album, though it could be easily argued that his first solo album "Plastic Ono Band" was a more enduring and significant record. It certainly makes for more difficult but rewarding listening!

The title song's idealism rubbed some the wrong way upon its release, but Lennon defended it saying it was meant as a children's song. Today, we could use more idealistic songs like "Imagine"! There's not a clunker among the ten songs and all have stood the test of time.

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