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內容簡介 全球同步，於2018 10 9約翰‧藍儂冥誕開始販售！1971年，約翰‧藍儂和小野洋子在英格蘭的家庭錄音室，錄製了注定會成為永世傳唱的專輯Imagine，專輯的同名歌曲Imagine成為藍儂永遠的代表作，也讓約翰‧藍儂和小野洋子成為世界樂迷心中，永遠無法被取代的兩個名字。Imagine John Yoko由小野親自監督製作，透過小野精心收藏的照片和藝術品，帶著讀者穿過時光回到藍儂和小野的住家、工作室，說著這一對伴侶的生活、關係、工作的故事，也讓讀者看到Imagine的創作歷程。每一章都有兩人的文字做引介，資料來自已公開及未公開的評論、文件等，所有的細節，包括地點、音樂、歌詞、創作技巧、封面設計等，收錄前也全都被謹慎審查。自1980年至今，約翰‧藍儂已逝世近38年，但他幽幽唱出「Imagine all the people……」的歌聲依舊繚繞在樂迷心中，本書將於2018 10 9約翰‧藍儂的冥誕全球同步發售。Personally 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 Features 80% exclusive, hitherto-unpublished archive photos and footage sequences of all the key players in situ, together with lyric sheets, Yoko's art installations, and exclusive new insights and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 given their time to "gimme some truth" in their own words and pictures' Yoko Ono Lennon, 2018 In 1971, John Lennon & Yoko Ono conceived and recorded the critically acclaimed album Imagine at their Georgian country home, Tittenhurst Park, in Berkshire, England, in the state-of-the-art studio they built in the grounds, and at the Record Plant in New York. The lyrics of the title track were inspired by Yoko Ono's `event scores' in her 1964 book Grapefruit, and she was officially co-credited as writer in June 2017. Imagine John Yoko tells the story of John & Yoko's life, work and relationship during this intensely creative period. It transports readers to home and working environments showcasing Yoko's closely guarded archive of photos and artefacts, using artfully compiled narrative film stills, and featuring digitally rendered maps, floorplans and panoramas that recreate the interiors in evocative detail. John & Yoko introduce each chapter and song; Yoko also provides invaluable additional commentary and a preface. All the minutiae is examined: the locations, the key players, the music and lyrics, the production techniques and the artworks - including the creative process behind the double exposure polaroids used on the album cover. With a message as universal and pertinent today as it was when the album was created, this landmark publication is a fitting tribute to John & Yoko and their place in cultural history.
