JOHN LENNON - LIVE PEACE IN TORONTO (GOLD CD)
JOHN LENNON/LIVE PEACE IN TORONTO (GOLD CD)
John’s first solo album and a special insight into one of the legends of Rock N’ Roll!
It’s hard to believe this was recorded over 35 Years Ago!
On September 13, 1969, John Lennon stepped up onto the stage in front of 20,000 grateful fans. This was John’s first large-scale performance in over 4 years. This was to be the world’s first look at John and Yoko’s Plastic Ono Band. To make this show even more spectacular, John brought along Eric Clapton and his blistering guitar for the show! The band starts off the show with three incredible rock and roll covers: “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Money,” and “Dizzy Miss Lizzy.” John is in great voice throughout the show and hearing him trade licks and solos with Eric Clapton is quite spectacular. Next up is a killer performance of the Lennon/McCartney song “Yer Blues” from “The White Album.” You can really feel John’s pain when he’s singing “Yea…I’m lonely, want to die.” Then John introduces a magnificent new song for the crowd, “Cold Turkey.” It was the world premier of this tune! Then John comes up to the mike and announces, “This is what we came for…really,” and launches into “Give Peace a Chance.” These first six tunes are all performed with passion and great musicianship. Then John announces, “Now Yoko is gonna do her thing…ALL OVER YOU!” That’s when things get a little interesting! Two cuts of Yoko’s improvisational “singing” filled with screams, chants and cries for peace. A little insight into the world’s perspective on John and Yoko’s relationship, all caught on tape. It’s said that this concert helped to solidify John’s decision to definitely leave the Beatles behind him. This is the only version of John’s first solo record available today and Mobile Fidelity has done an incredible job re-mastering the album. It captures one of the world’s greatest singer/songwriters of all time, playing with a great band at the peak of their creative output. Live Peace comes with a 30 Page booklet w/ tons of great photos and the original calendar is updated for the year 2006. The original USA LP release date was December 12, 1969 and the album was certified Gold on March 17, 1970. We strongly encourage everyone to check this one out!
Track Listing:
1. Blue Suede Shoes
2. Money
3. Dizzy Miss Lizzie
4. Yer Blues
5. Cold Turkey
6. Give Peace a Chance
7. Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow)
8. John, John (Let's Hope for Peace)
