Unbelievably, but it’s been 20 years since John Lennon’s “Anthology” box set saw the light of day and showed how previously unreleased content can be packaged to provide an immersive, arresting experience. And now, on October 5th, the same experience will get wrapped around “Imagine” – the ex-Beatle’s most glorified solo effort – that’s to be out in a variety of formats: a single CD, 2CD and 2LP expanded editions and a deluxe 6-disc box, all of this accompanied by – available separately but also overseen by Yoko Ono – book on the album’s creation, and a DVD/Blu-ray combining the restored “Imagine” and “Gimme Some Truth” films.
The deluxe box set is to include, alongside the album, not only various outtakes and versions but also audio montages tracking the development of every song. All in all, the primary editions will look like this:
Imagine:
The Super Deluxe Edition
The Super Deluxe Edition
CD 1
Remixed Stereo Album:
1. Imagine
2. Crippled Inside
3. Jealous Guy
4. It’s So Hard
5. I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die
6. Gimme Some Truth
7. Oh My Love
8. How Do You Sleep?
9. How?
10. Oh Yoko!
Remixed Singles and Extras:
11. Power To The People
12. Well… (Baby Please Don’t Go)
13. God Save Us
14. Do The Oz
15. God Save Oz
16. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
CD 2
Elements Mixes:
1. Imagine (strings only)
2. Jealous Guy (piano, bass & drums)
3. Oh My Love (vocals only)
4. How? (strings only)
Album Outtakes:
5. Imagine (demo)
6. Imagine (take 1)
7. Crippled Inside (take 3)
8. Crippled Inside (take 6 – alt. guitar solo)
9. Jealous Guy (take 9)
10. It’s So Hard (take 6)
11. I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die (take 11)
12. Gimme Some Truth (take 4)
13. Oh My Love (take 6)
14. How Do You Sleep? (takes 1 & 2)
15. How? (take 31)
16. Oh Yoko! (Bahamas 1969)
Singles Outtakes:
17. Power To The People (take 7)
18. God Save Us (demo)
19. Do The Oz (take 3)
20. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (alt. mix)
CD 3
Extended Album Tracks and Raw Mixes:
1. Imagine (take 10)
2. Crippled Inside (take 6)
3. Jealous Guy (take 29)
4. It’s So Hard (take 11)
5. I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die
6. Gimme Some Truth (take 4 – extended)
7. Oh My Love (take 20)
8. How Do You Sleep? (take 11 – extended)
9. How? (take 40)
10. Oh Yoko! (take 1 extended)
Outtakes Live:
11. Imagine (take 1)
12. Jealous Guy (take 11)
13. I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die (take 21)
14. How Do You Sleep? (take 1)
15. How Do You Sleep? (takes 5 & 6)
CD 4
Evolution (from demo to final mix):
1. Imagine
2. Crippled Inside
3. Jealous Guy
4. It’s So Hard
5. I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die
6. Gimme Some Truth
7. Oh My Love
8. How Do You Sleep?
9. How?
10. Oh Yoko!
Blu-ray audio 1
1-10 – 5.1 Surround Mix
Singles:
11. Power To The People
12. Well… (Baby Please Don’t Go)
13. God Save Us
14. Do The Oz
15. God Save Oz
16. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
17-26 – Quadrophonic Mix
Extras & Outtakes:
27. Imagine (demo)
28. Imagine (take 1)
29. Crippled Inside (take 3)
30. Crippled Inside (take 6 alt. guitar solo)
31. Jealous Guy (take 9)
32. It’s So Hard (take 6)
33. I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die (take 11)
34. Gimme Some Truth (take 4)
35. Oh My Love (take 6)
36. How Do You Sleep? (takes 1 & 2)
37. How? (take 31)
38. Oh Yoko! (Bahamas 1969)
39. Power To The People (take 7)
40. God Save Us (demo)
41. Do The Oz (take 3)
42. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (alt. mix)
Blu-ray audio 2
Raw Studio Mixes:
1. Imagine (take 10)
2. Crippled Inside (take 6)
3. Jealous Guy (take 29)
4. It’s So Hard (take 11)
5. I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die (take 4 extended)
6. Gimme Some Truth (take 4 extended)
7. Oh My Love (take 20)
8. How Do You Sleep? (take 11 extended)
9. How? (take 40)
10. Oh Yoko! (take 1 extended)
11. Imagine (take 1)
12. Crippled Inside (take 2)*
13. Crippled Inside (take 6 – alt. guitar solo)*
14. Jealous Guy (take 11)
15. I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die (take 21)
16. How Do You Sleep? (take 1)
17. How Do You Sleep? (takes 5 & 6)
18. How? (takes 7-10)*
19. How? (take 40 – alt. vocal)
20. Oh Yoko! (take 1 tracking vocal)*
21-30 – Elements Mixes
Evolution:
31. Imagine
32. Crippled Inside
33. Jealous Guy
34. It’s So Hard
35. I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die
36. Gimme Some Truth
37. Oh My Love
38. How Do You Sleep?
39. How?
40. Oh Yoko!
41. Power To The People
42. Well… (Baby Please Don’t Go)
43. God Save Us/God Save Oz
44. Do The Oz
45. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
46. Tittenhurst Park
47. Imagine John & Yoko – The Elliot Mintz interviews
Imagine
The Ultimate Edition
Disc 1
1-10 – Remixed Stereo Album
Remixed Singles and Extras:
11. Power To The People
12. Well… (Baby Please Don’t Go)
13. God Save Us
14. Do The Oz
15. God Save Oz
16. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Disc 2
Elements Mixes:
1. Imagine (strings only)
2. Jealous Guy (piano, bass & drums)
3. Oh My Love (vocals only)
4. How? (strings only)
Album Outtakes:
5. Imagine (demo)
6. Imagine (take 1)
7. Crippled Inside (take 3)
8. Crippled Inside (take 6 – alt. guitar solo)
9. Jealous Guy (take 9)
10. It’s So Hard (take 6)
11. I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die (take 11)
12. Gimme Some Truth (take 4)
13. Oh My Love (take 6)
14. How Do You Sleep? (takes 1 & 2)
15. How? (take 31)
16. Oh Yoko! (Bahamas 1969)
Singles Outtakes:
17. Power To The People (take 7)
18. God Save Us (demo)
19. Do The Oz (take 3)
20. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (alt. mix)
