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Original UK press with gatefold cover and the original innersleeves and the statue of liberty card

While Lennon claimed to have always been politically minded, given his working-class upbringing in class-conscious England, rock-pop sensibilities, clever wordplay, or matters of the heart usually took precedence in his musical output. But here Lennon and Yoko, accompanied by New York’s Elephant’s Memory, sing and scream freely against sexism in Woman Is the Nigger Of The World and Sisters, O Sisters. They protest incarceration in John Sinclair, Attica State and Born In A Prison, colonialism in Sunday Bloody Sunday and The Luck Of The Irish and racism in Angela. Not much has changed politically so in that way its still a valid album but John excessive and even naïve activism maybe couldnt work today so in another way it feels like a time capsule of the late 60s and early 70s. The bonus album comes with a live jam where Lennon and Ono get on with Frank Zappa and The Mothers in live sets from London and New York. Things heat up considerably with Cold Turkey, freak out with Don’t Worry Kyoko, and veer into the ridiculous with audience participation on Scumbag. Overall its an album that some love while others hate it. Lennon, Ono and Frank Zappa can rock their hippie tucuses off, or boogie them off, or lilt them off in lullabies so gorgeous you could fall asleep and dream of people’s revolution. And for that reason its worth exploring

Track list:
1. Woman Is The Nigger Of The World
2. Sisters O Sisters
3. Attica State
4. Born In A Prison
5. New York City
6. Sunday Bloody Sunday
7. The Luck Of The Irish
8. John Sinclair
9. Angela
10. Were All Water
11. Cold Turkey-live jam
12. Dont Worry Kyoko-live jam
13. Well (Baby, Please Don’t Go)-live jam with Frank Zappa
14. Jamrag-live jam with Frank Zappa
15. Scumbag-live jam with Frank Zappa
16. Au-live jam with Frank Zappa