John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon, Yoko Ono

$90

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Thames & Hudson
29 October 2020

Music; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups

Described by Lennon as 'the best thing I've ever done', and widely regarded by critics as his best solo album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band was released alongside the remarkable Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band on 11 December 1970. With first-hand commentary by John & Yoko, members of the Plastic Ono Band and other key figures in their lives, and packed with evocative and revealing letters, artworks and photographs, this incisive volume offers new insights into the raw emotions and open mindset of Lennon after marriage to Ono and the break-up of the Beatles.

Following their wedding in March 1969, Lennon and Ono decided that their future musical endeavours should be credited to a conceptual vehicle, the Plastic Ono Band. The band featured an ever-changing line-up of musicians, including Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann, Ringo Starr, Alan White, George Harrison, Billy Preston and Jim Keltner, all of whom played live with Lennon and Ono, and contributed to their recordings. The fearless honesty that John & Yoko inspired in one another in their search for truth, meaning and peace had a huge impact on Lennon's song writing, resulting in the creation of tracks that are intensely personal and unlike anything previously heard in popular music, including 'Mother', 'Working Class Hero' and 'God'. This book takes those lyrics as a starting point and explores Lennon's life, relationships and world view during this transformative period.

By: John Lennon, Yoko Ono
Imprint: Thames & Hudson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 308mm, Width: 240mm,
Weight: 2.080kg
ISBN: 9780500023433
ISBN 10: 0500023433
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 29 October 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

YOKO ONO / PREFACE WHO ARE THE PLASTIC ONO BAND? Singles Bed Peace / Montreal GIVE PEACE A CHANCE Derek Taylor / What Is The Plastic Ono Band? Live Peace In Toronto COLD TURKEY Peace And Love For Christmas INSTANT KARMA! (WE ALL SHINE ON) Arthur Janov / Primal Scream Therapy Back Stories MOTHER HOLD ON I FOUND OUT WORKING CLASS HERO ISOLATION REMEMBER LOVE WELL WELL WELL LOOK AT ME GOD MY MUMMY’S DEAD Recordings JOHN LENNON / PLASTIC ONO BAND Ringo Starr / Drums Klaus Voormann / Bass Billy Preston / Piano YOKO ONO / PLASTIC ONO BAND Album Artworks Promotions Jann S. Wenner / Founder and Editor, Rolling Stone Annie Leibovitz / Photographer

John Lennon (1940-80) was an English singer, songwriter and peace activist who co-founded the Beatles, the most commercially successful band in the history of popular music. Yoko Ono is a multimedia artist, singer, songwriter and activist. She married John Lennon in 1969 and became his creative partner and muse.

Reviews for John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band

'A comprehensive, fascinating, well-produced, and finely printed publication that captures a moment of contemporary culture with breadth and depth. It brings then into now - and shows how similar and different life is today' - Will Gompertz 'A handsome tome... never less than fascinating... The album was a high point in an astonishing career and the book does it justice' - The Sun 'A fine tribute to this intensely creative time in the couple's joined-at-the-hip lives... A sumptuous and lovingly created example of the bookmakers' art, an encyclopaedic extravaganza of reminiscences and memorabilia' - The Budapest Times 'A hardback compendium of first-hand accounts about the band drawn from interviews over the years... It contains photos, lyrics, drawings and letters, and will be as interesting to Lennon completists as The Beatles Anthology was to general fans 20 years ago' - Daily Telegraph