John Lennon / 9LP vinyl box set

Capitol/UMe will release a 9LP John Lennon vinyl box set in June.

Lennon, to give it its actual title, echoes the Japanese SHM-SACD releases from early this year in that it focuses on the solo studio albums recorded in the 1970s (and the very beginning of the 1980s) including the classics John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine as well as ‘comeback’ album Double Fantasy. In fact, you get one extra with the vinyl reissues since this includes 1984’s posthumous Milk and Honey (not issued as an SHM-SACD).

As you might expect, everything is pressed on black 180-gram vinyl and these LPs have been newly cut to vinyl (by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studios) from the 96k digital remasters that were created back in 2010 (from the original analogue tapes). So these are the John’s original mixes rather than the Yoko Ono remixes from a decade or so earlier. These new pressings are being manufactured for the world by Optimal Media in Germany.

This new vinyl collection offers an authentic reproduction of the UK originals. This means that Imagine comes with the postcards and poster, the Walls and Bridges has the sleeve with two fold-over flaps (and an eight-page booklet) and all inner sleeves on all albums are correct.

The Lennon vinyl box is issued on 8 June 2015. Incidentally, the albums will be issued individually on 180g vinyl, but you’ll have to wait until late August for that (see individual pre-order links below).

• • UK Pre-order: Lennon [VINYL]
• • USA Pre-order: Lennon (8 LP Signature Box Set)
• • CANADA Pre-order: Lennon: Vinyl Boxed Set (9 LP Vinyl)
• • GERMANY Pre-order: Lennon [[Vinyl LP]
• • SPAIN Pre-order: Lennon [Vinilo]
• • FRANCE Pre-order: Lennon Album Box (Ltd. Edition)

Albums in the box:

• • John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
• • Imagine (1971)
• • Some Time In New York City (1972)
• • Mind Games (1973)
• • Walls and Bridges (1974)
• • Rock ‘n’ Roll (1975)
• • Double Fantasy (1980)
• • Milk and Honey (1984)

Individual Vinyl Releases:

• • UK Pre-order: Plastic Ono Band [VINYL]
• • USA Pre-order: John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
• • CANADA Pre-order: Plastic Ono Band (Vinyl)

• • UK Pre-order: Imagine [VINYL]
• • USA Pre-order: Imagine [VINYL]
• • CANADA Pre-order: Imagine (Vinyl)

• • UK Pre-order: Some Time In New York City [VINYL]
• • USA Pre-order: Some Time In New York City
• • CANADA Pre-order: Some Time In New York City (2LP Vinyl)

• • UK Pre-order: Mind Games [VINYL]
• • USA Pre-order: Mind Games
• • CANADA Pre-order: Mind Games (Vinyl)

• • UK Pre-order: Walls And Bridges [VINYL]
• • USA Pre-order: Walls and Bridges
• • CANADA Pre-order: Walls And Bridges (Vinyl)

• • UK Pre-order: Rock ‘N’ Roll [VINYL]
• ••• USA Pre-order: Rock ‘N’ Roll [VINYL]
• • CANADA Pre-order: Rock ‘N’ Roll (Vinyl)

• • UK Pre-order: Double Fantasy [VINYL]
• • USA Pre-order: Double Fantasy [VINYL]
• • CANADA Pre-order: Double Fantasy (Vinyl)

• • UK Pre-order: Milk And Honey [VINYL]
• • USA Pre-order: Milk and Honey
• • CANADA Pre-order: Milk & Honey (Vinyl)