Category Archives: John Lennon

David Bowie | Album Reviews

Posted on March 20, 2024 by the press music reviews

David Bowie | Album Reviews/Homages (1967 – 2016). Bowie’s output was consistently interesting over a long period of time despite a false start. From the 60s Ken Pitt vaudeville beginnings resulting in his first self-titled album, through to the solo … Continue reading →

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Never Let Me Down (1987)

Posted on February 19, 2024 by the press music reviews

After the commercial success of his previous two dance-oriented albums, Bowie crafted a more arena-friendly guitar rock album to form the basis of the overwrought Glass Spider world tour. TRACKS  1. Day-In Day-Out:  “She was born in a handbag…”, Bowie … Continue reading →

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Young Americans (1975)

Posted on January 23, 2024 by the press music reviews

As the Diamond Dogs tour morphed into “Philly Dogs”, Bowie’s wild mutation from androgynous glam-rock superstar to the ultimate blue-eyed soul boy was complete. TRACKS 1. Young Americans:  Introducing the new ‘plastic soul’ direction, the title track was the single … Continue reading →

Posted in Andy Newmark, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, John Lennon, Stevie Wonder | Tagged | 7 Comments

John Lennon (1940 – 1980)

Posted on December 8, 2023 by the press music reviews

John Lennon writing the timeless classic ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ at the Hotel El Delfin Verde in Almería, Spain, 1966. Photographer: Douglas Kirkland. Lennon had just come off filming ‘How I Won the War’, was thin with his hair cut short, … Continue reading →

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More Album Cover Outtakes

Posted on November 21, 2023 by the press music reviews

American pop-art pioneer Ed Ruscha, known for his text-based, thought-provoking work, has created the cover for the historic new single by The Beatles, ‘Now and Then’.  Ed Ruscha (1937-), one of the world’s most famous living artists, has been creating … Continue reading →

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John Lennon – #9 Dream

Posted on April 16, 2023 by the press music reviews

This slice of sublime pop from John Lennon’s Walls and Bridges album features background vocals by May Pang, John and Yoko’s Chinese-American personal assistant who became his lover in 1974. It could be assumed that it was Yoko Ono who … Continue reading →

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McCartney – Paperback Classics: Vol VI

Posted on January 29, 2023 by the press music reviews

Two of the all-time best Paul McCartney paperback classics and two songs that just happen to be among the artist’s most timeless recordings either for quality or unrealised hit-potential. The Press unearths these historically interesting tracks for your listening pleasure. … Continue reading →

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More Album Cover Outtakes

Posted on December 8, 2022 by the press music reviews

This untreated Polaroid of John’s piercing gaze has recently surfaced, believed to have been taken by Andy Warhol. John Lennon – Imagine (1971) The photograph for the Imagine album cover was taken by Yoko Ono using a Polaroid camera. It … Continue reading →

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The Beatles | 1967

Posted on November 5, 2022 by the press music reviews

“Nobody else in the group digs When I’m Sixty Four.” Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Mick Jagger & Maggie McGivern (who was having an affair with McCartney at the time) at Paul’s home in Cavendish Ave, St. John’s Wood, London, 1967.

Posted in Beatles, The, European Rock Pilgrimage, George Harrison, Images, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones, The | 10 Comments

John Lennon | September 1962

Posted on September 28, 2022 by the press music reviews

It’s all in the eyes. This rarely seen photograph of John Lennon on the precipice of superstardom was taken around the back of Paul McCartney’s childhood home in Liverpool 60 years ago to the day. We’ve seen a few shots … Continue reading →

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