Capitol Records to Reissue John Lennon's ``Mind Games'' on November 5th; Remixed, Remastered and Featuring Three Bonus Tracks.Business Editors/Entertainment Editors HOLLYWOOD--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2002 "Mind Games," John Lennon's seminal 1973 solo album, has been remixed, remastered and augmented by three bonus tracks, and will be reissued by Capitol Records Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI, located in Hollywood, California. Its headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine. on November 5, 2002. The original album is complemented by three previously unreleased tracks -- an early version of "Aisumasen (I'm Sorry)" with alternate lyrics, a home version of "Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple)" and an alternate version of "Meat City." In the tradition of Capitol's recent Lennon reissues ("Imagine," "Double Fantasy," "Plastic Ono Band The Plastic Ono Band was a conceptual supergroup formed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1969 before the dissolution of The Beatles. Amongst the various members of the band were Eric Clapton, two former Beatles (George Harrison and Ringo Starr), old friend Klaus Voorman, future Yes " and "Milk and Honey"), "Mind Games" utilizes original cover art, but features new deluxe packaging. The 32-page booklet includes many previously unseen John Lennon Noun 1. John Lennon - English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980) Lennon drawings, photographs and memorabilia from the era, plus full song lyrics. The follow-up to 1972's heavily politicized "Some Time In New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. ," "Mind Games" was recorded at New York's Record Plant in August 1973, and released in November of that year. At the time, John was in the middle of his battle with Immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. to stay in the U.S., the Watergate scandal Watergate scandal (1972–74) Political scandal involving illegal activities by Pres. Richard Nixon's administration. In June 1972 five burglars were arrested after breaking into the Democratic Party's national headquarters at the Watergate Hotel complex in Washington, was making headlines and a global recession was underway. "On 'Mind Games,' for the first time, Lennon has begun to mix his older, spiritual and religious yearnings with his political convictions," noted critic Dave Marsh upon its release. (A yellowed clipping of his review is reproduced in the CD booklet.) Just before recording the album, John and Yoko had moved into the Dakota in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . That same month had seen them reveal their image of Nutopia, a concept explored on the album sleeve for "Mind Games" and on the track "Nutopian International Anthem," a few seconds of silence. In their Declaration of Nutopia (issued on April 1st of 1973 and reproduced in the new packaging), John and Yoko described it as a conceptual country - one with "no land, no boundaries, no passports, only people...no laws other than cosmic." "Mind Games" was remixed at Abbey Road Studios Abbey Road Studios, created in November of 1931 by EMI in London, England is best known as the recording studio used by musicians such as The Beatles, Cliff Richard, Al Stewart, Pink Floyd, Oasis, The Shadows and Elliott Smith. , and was produced by Yoko Ono, from the original production by John Lennon. "When considering this program of reissues, I kept thinking how John would have been thrilled by the possibilities offered by current recording technology," said Yoko. "Thus, along with the great team at Abbey Road, I was happy to ensure that these classic records could fully benefit from the improved mixing and mastering facilities available to us now." |
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