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"I hope that this remastering/reissue program will help bring his incredible music to a whole new audience."
—-Yoko Ono

LENNON CATALOG REMASTERED, RERELEASED TO COMMEMORATE 70TH BIRTHDAY

Repackaged, Remastered Solo Albums Will Come Out Oct. 4, 5 in U.S.
Gimme Some Truth.

That’s the name of the worldwide campaign being launched by EMI Music, which will release eight of John Lennon’s classic solo albums and other standout recordings, digitally remastered from original mixes, to commemorate what would have been the music legend’s 70th birthday, Oct. 9.

Overseen by Yoko Ono, the initiative will launch Oct. 4 in the U.K. (Oct. 5 in the U.S.), with the worldwide release of eight remastered studio albums and several newly compiled titles.

Double Fantasy, 1980’s Grammy winner for Album of the Year, will be presented in a newly remixed “Stripped Down” version produced by Yoko and Jack Douglas, co-producers of the original mix with Lennon. The new version of the album comes in an expanded two-CD and digital edition pairing the new, remastered album with Lennon’s original mix.

The campaign’s other new collections include:

*A hits compilation in two editions titled Power to the People: The Hits
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A four-CD set of themed discs titled Gimme Some Truth
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A deluxe 11-CD collectors box with the remastered albums, rarities, and non-album singles, titled the John Lennon Signature Box

All of the remastered albums and collections will be available on CD and for download purchase from all major digital service providers

Said Yoko: “In this very special year, which would have seen my husband and life partner John reach the age of 70, I hope that this remastering/reissue program will help bring his incredible music to a whole new audience. By remastering 121 tracks spanning his solo career, I hope also that those who are already familiar with John’s work will find renewed inspiration from his incredible gifts as a songwriter, musician and vocalist and from his power as a commentator on the human condition. His lyrics are as relevant today as they were when they were first written and I can think of no more apposite title for this campaign than those simple, yet direct, words: 'Gimme Some Truth.’”

The albums have been digitally remastered from Lennon’s original mixes by Yoko Ono and a team of engineers led by Allan Rouse at EMI’s Abbey Road Studios in London and by George Marino at N.Y.’s Sterling Sound Studios in New York. All of the remastered titles will be packaged in digisleeves with replicated original album art and booklets with photos and new liner notes by noted British music journalist Paul Du Noyer. The albums to be reissued are:

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
Imagine (1971)
Some Time in New York City (1972)
Mind Games (1973)
Walls and Bridges (1974)
Rock ‘n’ Roll (1975)
Double Fantasy Stripped Down (2010)/Double Fantasy (1980)
Milk and Honey (1984)

Added Ono: “Double Fantasy Stripped Down really allows us to focus our attention on John’s amazing vocals. Technology has advanced so much that, conversely, I wanted to use new techniques to really frame these amazing songs and John's voice as simply as possible. By stripping down some of the instrumentation the power of the songs shines through with an enhanced clarity. Double Fantasy Stripped Down will be complemented by the original album in the two-CD format. It was while working on the new version of this album that I was hit hardest emotionally, as this was the last album John released before his passing."

Power to the People: The Hits gathers 15 of Lennon’s most popular songs, and will be available as a 15-track single-disc and digital package, and as an Experience Edition with additional content. Both versions will be packaged in digisleeves with booklets including a new liner note essay by Du Noyer.

Gimme Some Truth, to be packaged in a slipcase with rare photos and a new liner notes essays by music journo Anthony DeCurtis, presents 72 of Lennon’s solo recordings on four themed CDs:

*Roots: John’s rock & roll roots and influences
*Working Class Hero: John’s socio-political songs
*Woman: John’s love songs
*Borrowed Time: John’s songs about life

The John Lennon Signature Box is a deluxe 11-CD and digital collection of the eight remastered albums, a disc of rare and previously unreleased recordings, and an EP of Lennon’s non-album singles. The CDs will be housed in digisleeves within a deluxe box including a collectible limited edition John Lennon art print and a hardbound book featuring rare photos, artwork, collages, poetry, and new liner notes by DeCurtis.

For official announcements and updates, go to www.johnlennon.com

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