Three never-before-heard live songs from John Lennon are included on ‘Power to the People: Live at the One to One Concert, New York City, 1972’. The limited-edition yellow-vinyl EP celebrates his only full-length solo concerts after The Beatles split, performed with Yoko Ono, the Plastic Ono & Elephant’s Memory as part of a benefit at Madison Square Garden. A combined audience of some 40,000 was on hand, with more than $1.5 million raised for children with special needs.
Lennon along with his wife played a matinee and evening performance to a total of 40,000 people in 1972, to benefit children with special needs, and raised a whopping $1.5 million, with some of the money raised going to the Willowbrook State School in Staten Island, New York, which was infamous for its poor conditions.
The historical event – which came two years after the legendary Liverpool band officially split – also saw performances by the likes of Stevie Wonder and Roberta Flack. ‘Power To The People – Live At The One To One Concert, New York City, 1972’ tracklisting:
SIDE A, 1. ‘Well Well Well (Evening Show)’ 5:36*, 2. ‘Instant Karma (We All Shine On) (Afternoon Show)’ 3:36 ** SIDE B, 1. ‘Cold Turkey (Afternoon Show)’ 5:54* 2. ‘Don’t Worry Kyoko (Mummy’s Only Looking For A Hand In The Snow) (Afternoon Show)’ 4:44* * Previously unreleased
Produced by the couple’s son, Sean Ono Lennon, the four tracks have been remixed and re-engineered from the original multi-track tapes by Paul Hicks and Sam Gannon.
They include the previously unreleased performances of ‘Well Well Well’, ‘Cold Turkey’ and Yoko’s ‘Don’t Worry Kyoko (Mummy’s Only Looking For A Hand In The Snow), while ‘Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)’ has been newly remixed.
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