02-03-2021, 12:55
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JOHN LENNON "rock & roll" cd/vinyl 1975
his sixth real album, ninth overall counting the avant-garde crap...
album came about because Lennon was sued by the publishers/owners of Chuck Berry's "you cant catch me" being plagiarized for his "come together" song...
part of the out of court settlement was recording three of the publishers songs, thus the reason to release a covers set...
cover art was taken in Hamburg around 1960, the blurry figures in the image were then fellow Beatles, Stu Sutcliffe, Paul McCartney and George Harrison...
ok, so the songs, all 1950s and early 60s covers that Lennon loved..
theres nothing i dont like on here as Lennon has a great 'rock and roll' voice but only to i genuinely love, the obvious one is "stand my me" which is the best thing on here but Little Richard's "slippin and slidin" is a close second...
album was a top ten chart album just about everywhere and the fans were returning with 3.5 million sales...
next up, a five year hiatus to be a stay at home Dad and help bring up new born son Sean...
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
not posting "stand by me" as we all know it, heres my second favorite track:
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.