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Never seen before footage of John Lennon and George Harrison recording ‘How Do You Sleep?’
Virgin Radio
23 Sep 2018, 15:37
The footage is part of ‘Imagine: The Ultimate Collection’ reissue
Just over 6 minutes of quality footage shows John Lennon and George Harrison recording 'How Do You Sleep' at Ascot Sound Studios in 1971.
It features as part of a ‘Raw Studio Mixes’ disk which promises recordings with “no reverb or echo, no effects, no strings, just live, unvarnished and raw performances.”
The clip is captioned: “Imagine you are at the Lennon’s home, Tittenhurst Park in Ascot, England. It’s night. It’s the last week in May in 1971 and you are their special guest, sat in a chair in the very center of the their recording studio, Ascot Sound Studios.”
It continues: “John Lennon is sat in front of you, teaching the musicians one of his latest compositions. He is talking and singing and playing the same wood-finish Epiphone Casino electric guitar he played on ‘Revolution’. A bearded George Harrison is in front of you, to the right, playing electric slide on John’s pale blue Fender Strat.”
Watch the clip below:
The box-set also features a never-before-heard demo of ‘Imagine’ together with 140 remixed and remastered tracks. The project was overseen by the late Beatles’ wife, Yoko Ono.
Speaking about the collection, Ono said: “Imagine was created with immense love and concern for the children of the world. I hope you enjoy it.
The collection will be released on October 5th. Pre-order it here.
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