Given the strength of the Beatles’ albums, it may come as a surprise to learn that John Lennon didn’t enjoy making them. Making albums is a strenuous process. It’s more than compiling a collection of ...
John Lennon began working on the 1975 album Rock ‘n’ Roll in 1975. During the recording process, Lennon spent late, drunken nights in the studio with producer Phil Spector. During more than one ...
John Lennon had issues with certain Beatles albums. Learn more about Lennon's qualms with their compilations below.
In 1968, Lennon and Yoko Ono released Two Virgins, the first of three experimental albums they put out as a couple. The album drew major controversy for its cover; Lennon and Ono posed fully naked for ...
Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...
John Lennon being interviewed by journalist Steve Turner of Beat Instrumental magazine, Apple Records, London, 19th July 1971. John Lennon's solo release Mind Games returns to the U.K. albums chart ...
John Lennon only issued seven solo albums in the 10 years after the Beatles broke up. The posthumously released Milk and Honey and Menlove Ave. made for a total of nine. With such a small sample size, ...
Yoko Ono and John Lennon (holding their marriage certificate) on their wedding day in Gibraltar, March 20, 1969 (photo by David Nutter, ©Yoko Ono) By the time John Lennon and Yoko Ono released their ...
John Lennon admitted he found Yesterday frustrating since people assumed he helped write it, even though it was Paul ...
When it comes to recording with an ex-Beatle, there’s never been a shortage of takers for the gig — and who could blame them? In the early 1970s, playing on a John Lennon record wasn’t just a cool ...