Imagine: John Lennon - Music from the Motion Picture

John Lennon


Imagine: The Movie - Front Cover	Imagine: The Movie - Rear Cover

Imagine: The Movie - Gatefold Inner

Imagine: The Movie - Inner Sleeve

Label Parlophone

Catalogue No.'s PCSP 722
TCPCSP 722 (cassette)
CDPCSP 722 (C.D.) ... (international number CDP 7 90803 2)

Release date 10th October 1988

Total time 73:48

U.K. Album Chart Detail :

Entry Date : 22nd October 1988
Highest Position : 64
Weeks in Chart : 6

Detail : A soundtrack double album of the film, which was premiered in the U.K. on 25th October 1988.
The premiere took place at the Canon Cinema, Haymarket, London with Yoko, Sean and Cynthia all in attendance.
The film went on general release three days later.
The film had originally been finished at just over two hours long, but was deemed too long and had 22 minutes cut for the final print.
Being the story of John Lennon, the soundtrack of the film contains songs recorded by The Beatles,
and therefore what we get here is a fine collection of songs from all of John's career.
ALL THE SONGS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE FEATURED IN "IMAGINE: JOHN LENNON"
HOWEVER FOR TECHNICAL REASONS AND IN ORDER TO PROVIDE COMPLETE VERSIONS,
SOME OF THE PERFORMANCES DIFFER FROM THOSE USED IN THE MOTION PICTURE
The front cover contains a self-portrait of John, with the rear having a early Beatle shot of John taken by Astrid Kirchherr.
Inside the gatefold are some nice pictures of John, with the lyrics to "Imagine".
The inner sleeves are thick card, with little more than a track listing on.
The C.D. which was released simultaneously, also has an international number of CDP 7 90803 2.

Side 1

Track	Composer	Recording Information	Time
Real Love	Lennon	First release for this 1980 demo, which would later be re-created into a Beatle track in 1996. See Real Love A very similar (but longer) demo can be found on Lost Lennon Tapes - Volume Nineteen	2:51
Twist And Shout	Medley-Russell	A great Lennon vocal from 1963, See Please Please Me	2:34
Help !	Lennon-McCartney	Title track from the 1965 film, See Help !	2:18
In My Life	Lennon-McCartney	Voted the greatest song ever written in Mojo magazine of August 2000. From 1965, see Rubber Soul	2:26
Strawberry Fields Forever	Lennon-McCartney	1967, From the greatest all-time single, no question ! ... See Strawberry Fields Forever	4:08
A Day In The Life	Lennon-McCartney	Clean starting version !, NO cross-fade intro from Sgt. Pepper ! From 1967, see Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	5:07

Side 2

Track	Composer	Recording Information	Time
Revolution	Lennon-McCartney	Incredibly, a B-side (of a double A-side !) from 1968, See Hey Jude	3:24
The Ballad Of John And Yoko	Lennon-McCartney	1969, John's wry comment on his and Yoko's life, See Ballad Of John And Yoko	2:59
Julia	Lennon-McCartney	A hauntingly beautiful song from 1968, See White Album	2:55
Don't Let Me Down	Lennon-McCartney	1969, Another B-side, and from the Let It Be sessions, See Get Back	3:35
Give Peace A Chance	Lennon-McCartney	Full 1969 single version with count-in intro. See Give Peace A Chance	4:54

Side 3

Track	Composer	Recording Information	Time
How ?	Lennon	1971 album track, See Imagine	3:42
Imagine (Rehearsal)	Lennon	First release for this 1971 demo.	1:26
God	Lennon	1970 album track, See John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band	4:09
Mother	Lennon	Live from the "One to One" Concert. See Live In New York City	4:46
Stand By Me	King-Leiber-Stoller	From the 1975 album, See Rock 'n' Roll	3:28

Side 4

Track	Composer	Recording Information	Time
Jealous Guy	Lennon	Originally called "Child Of Nature", See Imagine	4:14
Woman	Lennon	Lennon back on top form in 1980, See Double Fantasy	3:33
Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)	Lennon	Another beautiful 1980 Lennon ballad, See Double Fantasy	4:06
(Just Like) Starting Over	Lennon	A hit single and great album track, See Double Fantasy	4:00
Imagine	Lennon	In many opinions, Lennon's greatest ballad, See Imagine	3:02

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