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John Lennon’s 1970 album “John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band” was his first song-based album following the dissolution of the Beatles—he’d previously released three avant-garde albums with Yoko Ono—and 50 ...

When it comes to the vaunted world of remixes and deluxe boxed sets, the Lennon camp has, once again, proven itself to be the top of the class. With the release of “John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (The ...

John Lennon could have made it easy on himself with his first solo album by sticking close to what he had done with The Beatles. Instead, he delivered a searing opus called John Lennon/Plastic Ono ...

Shortly after its release in 1970, John Lennon described John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band as "the best thing I've ever done." Now, 50 years later, the album is being relaunched as an eight-disc Super ...

In some ways Yoko Ono is still an amateur. At We Are Plastic Ono Band, mixing concert and tribute at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Tuesday night, her voice could be shaky and her stage patter ...

The sessions that birthed John Lennon’s raw and deeply personal 1970 solo album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band receive the full unfettered treatment via a massive, lavishly crafted eight-disc super ...

Yoko Ono Lennon and Capitol/UMe will celebrate the 50th anniversary of John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band with a massive reissue, out April 16th. The super deluxe edition boasts 159 tracks — 87 of which ...

In the months before John Lennon and Yoko Ono entered Abbey Road Studios in London to start work on what would become the album “John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band,” the couple were renting a home on Nimes ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Darryn King writes about arts and culture of all kinds. It’s essential to the greatness of the “John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band” ...

A new boxed set expands Lennon's 1970 breakout album. The man sometimes referred to as a "fifth Beatle" looks back on playing bass on Lennon's landmark, and shares his illustrations from that period.

A new boxed set tracking the making of Lennon’s first post-Beatles solo album reveals the construction of primal songs, and the clarity of his vision. By Jon Pareles See more of our coverage in your ...