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Book SynopsisPersonally compiled and curated by Yoko Ono, Imagine John Yoko is the definitive inside story told in revelatory detail of the making of the legendary album and all that surrounded it: the locations, the creative team, the artworks and the films, in the words of John & Yoko and the people who were there. Features 80% exclusive, hitherto-unpublished archive photos and footage sequences of all the key players in situ, together with lyric sheets, Yoko's art installations, and exclusive new insights and personal testimonies from Yoko and over forty of the musicians, engineers, staff, celebrities, artists and photographers who were there including Julian Lennon, Klaus Voormann, Alan White, Jim Keltner, David Bailey, Dick Cavett and Sir Michael Parkinson. A lot has been written about the creation of the song, the album and the film of Imagine, mainly by people who weren't there, so I'm very pleased and grateful that now, for the first time, so many of the participants have kindly
Trade Review'A luxurious scrapbook … Beatles geeks will salivate over it' - Observer
'Gorgeous' - i newspaper
'Wonderful' - Choice
'Tells their love story like never before' - Rolling Stone
'Deeply desirable … especially for [those] who covet the rare and beautiful … to see how this avant-garde duo lived and created art is powerfully inspiring' - Harper's Bazaar Australia
'A Lennon fan could hardly ask for more' - Washington Post
'Fans will be particularly enchanted' - USA Today
'This book is near perfect' - Spill
'Here, in a new book of interviews past and present, we see how their love affair, the making of the album and their pacifism intertwined' - Financial Times
Table of ContentsPreface • 1. Tittenhurst • 2. Recording Imagine • 3. Album Artwork • 4. Filming Imagine • 5. This Is Not Here • 6. Legacy
