Other highlights of Ono’s controlled chaos were performances of “Higa Noboru” and “Waiting for the D Train,” the latter coming off as an exhibition in musical prowess. The Plastic Ono Band plowed ...

After the Beatles broke up, the fab four all went their separate ways with their careers. Paul McCartney went solo and formed the band Wings, George Harrison produced multiple outstanding solo albums, ...

When it comes to the vaunted world of remixes and deluxe boxed sets, the Lennon camp has, once again, proven itself to be the top of the class. With the release of “John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (The ...

As far as “fifth Beatles” go, Klaus Voormann has forever been at the top of that elite list. Along with being an intimate part of the pre-Fab Four’s Hamburg circle, his trio Paddy, Klaus & Gibson was ...

Shortly after its release in 1970, John Lennon described John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band as "the best thing I've ever done." Now, 50 years later, the album is being relaunched as an eight-disc Super ...

Yoko Ono Lennon and Capitol/UMe will celebrate the 50th anniversary of John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band with a massive reissue, out April 16th. The super deluxe edition boasts 159 tracks — 87 of which ...

A newly mixed and mastered version of John Lennon’s debut solo album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, has been released on Tidal alongside track-by-track commentary from Lennon. An “Ultimate Collection, ...

John Lennon’s 1970 album “John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band” was his first song-based album following the dissolution of the Beatles—he’d previously released three avant-garde albums with Yoko Ono—and 50 ...

With the documentary Gimme Some Truth already examining the making of John Lennon’s Imagine, the Classic Albums series turns its eye toward the harder-edged John Lennon: Plastic Ono Band album. After ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Darryn King writes about arts and culture of all kinds. It’s essential to the greatness of the “John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band” ...

A new boxed set tracking the making of Lennon’s first post-Beatles solo album reveals the construction of primal songs, and the clarity of his vision. By Jon Pareles It was raw. Yet it was ...