Live Peace In Toronto, 1969
John & Yoko’s Day Trip
For whatever reason, John Lennon’s first live album (recorded just after the completion of Abbey Road and released only months later) has yet to be remixed & reissued by Yoko Ono for the new millenium. Side one is a fun, off-the-cuff collection of old rockers and recent Lennon hits, while side two is filled with feedback & screaming that – at the time – did little to enhance Ono’s street cred. It might, in fact, be the album that most cemented her undesirability status in the minds of Beatles fans everywhere, being possibly the best selling of their early endeavors together. If you ever run across an old LP, just take a gander at the different conditions of each side. You should already know this album’s story… Lennon and pals (Eric Clapton, Klaus Voorman and Alan White) jumped on stage in Toronto with little more than a couple of hours rehearsal on the plane over. Not that they needed much for chestnuts like “Money” and “Dizzy Miss Lizzie” (or any for side two). JL and EC also reprised their performance of The Beatles’ “Yer Blues,” from The Rolling Stones Rock And Roll Circus – the only two times they’ve played together live. (@320)
Blue Suede Shoes (4:07)
Money (3:25)
Dizzy Miss Lizzy (3:24)
Yer Blues (4:12)
Cold Turkey (3:34)
Give Peace a Chance (3:41)
Don’t Worry, Kyoko (4:48)
John, John (Let’s Hope for Peace) (12:39)
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Still have the cool calendar that came with the original vinyl release of this. It's recently been re- released on 180-gram vinyl with a sticker shock price. There's also a dvd of the show that's recently come out, but I don't know how good it is, not having seen it. I've always loved the lp cover. Very John.
Very Yoko, actually.
Yoko "supervised" the 1995 CD, and apparently it came out on Mobile Fidelity a few years back.
Here's my take:
http://everybodysdummy.blogspot.com/2008/06/john-lennon-1-live-peace-in-toronto.html
Mobile Fidelity just used the 2 track safety master for that release. They didn't go back to the original multi-track masters. Yoko only OK'd it. I wish she would remix Live Peace too because it needs it. I've enjoyed what she's done with the other remixes, especially Imagine.
I'll always have a soft spot for this album, even though it captures a sloppy mess of a concert. It was the first version of "Blue Suede Shoes" I ever heard, and still my favorite. And Side 2 blew my mind, though Yoko did far better avant-noise-rock records after that. When Lennon announces, "Now Yoko's gonna do her thing…all over you!", it's an iconic moment.
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Thank you Willard.
Thanks for the thanks.
Captain,
Could you please re up this one? By the way, this is seriously a great place. Wish I’d found it ages ago, you do a fabulous job (no pun intended). The Studio Sessions have been magic to my ears :-) I need to get my 2009 Remasters onto my iPod… I’m short some of the Stereo albums and would like the Mono ones too… would you happen to know where they might be please?
I want The 910 Guide when the next edition comes out too…
greggery
New link up, thanks. You’ll have to search the web if you’re looking for Mono’s. Most links have probably died by now, and I haven’t noticed any popping up recently. But, Google is your friend.
JL & EC also played together on “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”, although perhaps not at the same time as Eric was brought in late by George to add lead guitar – need to check the ‘Sessions’ book to be sure …