John Lennon Imagine… Recording Sessions Vo2-1

From the must-have label for Beatles fans, the second volume of the title that compiles the recording sessions of John’s immortal masterpiece “Imagine” in chronological order with upgraded sound sources that are appearing for the first time in full length is here on 3 CDs. This masterpiece, which needs no introduction, is lined with John’s masterpieces, and it can be seen that it was the most fulfilling period for John after the breakup of the Beatles. This work compiles the recording sessions of that album, this time from the session & rehearsal of “IMAGINE” on May 27, 1971 to July 12, from the upgraded sound sources that are being released for the first time in Japan. Anyway, starting with each take, adding overdubs to selected takes from there, the gradually completed state in the studio is recorded vividly, and this title is recorded with the real original sound as it is, without using AI, which has become mainstream in recent years, and it is a title that can be said to be the definitive edition related to the recording sessions of the same album, including the first appearance sound sources, so together with “VOL.1”, it is a must-have item for fans, including future release items. DISC 1 :[MAY 27, 1971: IMAGINE] 01-Take 6 02-Take 9 03-Take 9 post rehearsal 04-Take 10 w/original live vocal (OVERDUBS ONTO TAKE 10) 05-Take 10 w/new vocal track 06-Original vocal left vs New vocal right (MULTITRACKS) 07-Take 10 piano 08-Take 10 final vocal mix 09-Oh Yoko! –Monitor Mix Control Room [MAY 28, 1971: IMAGINE] 10-Take 10 –Monitor Mix Control Room [MAY 28 & JUNE 4, 1971] (GIMME SOME TRUTH) 11-Vocal Overdub/“Hypocrites” 12-Vocal Overdub -Vocal booth mix 13-Vocal Overdub -Monitor Mix 14-Vocal Insert 1 first verse “Hypocritics” 15-Vocal Insert 2 third verse/ (“Hope” Takes 1, 2 & 3 + playback) 16-Vocal Inserts 1 & 2 First & Third verses 17-Electric Guitar #1 on Track 5 & Slide overdub 18-Bass overdub 19 -Snare Drum & Bass SI 20-Electric Guitar #2 overdub 21-Electric pianos Final mix 22-Rough Mix #1 w/vocal 1 23-Rough Mix #2 w/fixed vocal inserts 24-Rough Mix #3 w/fixed vocal inserts 25-Final Vocal mix w/echo -multitrack [MAY 28, 1971] (OH MY LOVE REHEARSAL SESSION RESTORED) 26-Piano Demonstration 27-Run-Through #1 28-Tuning and testing 29-Run-Through #2 30-Tuning and testing DISC 2 : [MAY 28, 1971] (OH MY LOVE REHEARSAL SESSION RESTORED) 01-Rehearsal 1 02-Control Room chat 03-Make Love Not War 04-Rehearsal 2 05-Tuning and testing (OH MY LOVE RECORDING SESSION RESTORED) 06-Take 1 07-Middle-eight rehearsal 08-Take 2 from Middle-eight 09-Take 3 10-Take 4 breakdown + practice 11-Take 5 12-Bridge Rehearsals 13-Take 6 14-Practice 15-Take 7 practice 16-Take 8 breakdown announced as “7” 17-Take 9 breakdown 18-Take 10 breakdown 19-Take 11 announced as “10” 20-Take 12 practice 21-Take 12 w/FS & breakdown 22-Take 13 breakdown 23-Take 14 practice 24-Take 14 tape problem & breakdown 25-Take 15 breakdown 2 6-Takes 16 & 17 27-Take 18 breakdown 29-Take 19 w/FS and breakdown 30-Take 20 (OVERDUBS ONTO TAKE 20) 31-Tibetan cymbals 32-Early Mix w/one vocal 33-Second Vocal overdub final mix (MULTITRACKS) 34-Take 20 John’s Piano 35-Take 20 George’s Guitar 36-Vocals Clean Mix no Echo 37-Vocals Echo mix [MAY 29, 1971] (JEALOUS GUY OVERDUBS ONTO TAKE 29) 38-Take 29 Vocal 2 SI 39-Take 29 Vocal 1 left vs Vocal 2 right DISC 3 : [MAY 29, 1971] OUS GUY OVERDUBS ONTO TAKE 29) 01-Take 29 w/Vocal 2 on Track 6 02-Take 29 Rough mix w/unused extra vocal 03-San Francisco Bay Blues/ (Jealous Guy Vocal 3 on Track 7) 04-Take 29 Vocal 3 monitor mix/vocal booth 05-Take 29 Vocal 1 left vs Vocal 3 right 06-Take 29 Vocal 2 left vs Vocal 3 right (HOW? OVERDUBS ONTO TAKE 40) 07-Take 40 Vocal B SI 08-Take 40 Vocal C SI 09-Control Room chat + Vocal C Mix 10-Take 40 Rough Mix w/Vocals B + C 11-Vocal A Left vs Vocal B Right 12-Vocal B Left vs Vocal C Right 13-Vocal A Left vs Vocal C Right (OH YOKO! OVERDUBS ONTO TAKE 1) 14-New Vocal + 2nd Harmonica 15-Original Vocal Left vs Vocal 2 Right 16-Take 1 unedited w/Overdubs 17-Backing vocals session –longer 18-Rough Mix w/backing vocals