A couple of weeks ago we announced a giveaway of David Bowie’s Station To Station box, our first since February. Today we randomly selected our winner: “Tumble And Twirl” fan Lindsay Jones, you are one lucky soul. Since people were so into the last contest, we figured we’d try another. John Lennon would have been 70 this Saturday. To commemorate the milestone, EMI worked with Yoko Ono to put together the 11-Disc Signature Box. All the albums have been remastered by Allan Rouse and team at Abbey Road. Here’s a rundown of what’s on it:
- The digitally remastered studio albums (Plastic Ono Band, Imagine, Sometime In NYC (2CD), Mind Games, Walls & Bridges, Rock n Roll, Double Fantasy, Milk & Honey) plus 2CD bonus set featuring 13 previously unreleased home recordings and more.
- Personal essays from Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, and Julian Lennon.
- A 60 page hardbound book with rare photographs, drawings, never before seen collages, & handwritten lyrics.
- The cover art for the new titles includes original drawings by Sean Lennon for Double Fantasy Stripped Down, while the cover of 1974’s Walls And Bridges is restored to its original artwork.
- A commemorative art print and new career essay by Anthony DeCurtis.
It came out yesterday and retails for $129.99. To be eligible to win, all you have to do is be a fan of Stereogum on Facebook, and submit a comment on this post with your favorite solo Lennon song after logging in via Facebook Connect (do not use your ‘Gum user account on this post — we’ll have to be able to check if you are a fan of Stereogum on FB when the sweepstakes ends). We’ll pick a winner from the comments posted here, at random. Deadline to enter is in two weeks: 10/20 at 5:30PM EST. Have your comment logged by then, and you’re in.
More info is available at johnlennon.com. Also, there’s more 70th Anniversary Merch on the way.
UPDATE: We have our winner! Congratulations “Instant Karma!” fan, Lane Fielder.
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Working Class Hero!
Instant Karma!
I agree that “God” is a great song. Very underrated.
Look At Me
i have fulfilled your labyrinthine social media requirements. now give me this box set. “Julia.” Oh, if it’s got to be a REAL solo song, “Working Class Hero.”
Gotta be “Isolation” from Plastic Ono Band. You just can’t beat John’s voice on that one.
“Remember”, off of the amazing, harrowing “Plastic Ono Band” LP.
“#9 Dream”
Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
Working Class Hero. Though, Happy Christmas (War is Over) is my favorite Christmas song behind the Pogues “Fairy Tale of New York.”
woman :)
My favorite would probably be “I’m Losing You”. I love the bluesiness of it.
John Sinclair
Does “Real Love” count? I know the Beatles performed over the Lennon demos for Anthology 2, but I’m making that my vote.
Do I have to make a Facebook account just to enter this contest? Should I hijack my little brother’s facebook?
OR SHOULD STEREOGUM MAKE CONTESTS MORE USER FRIENDLY
“Mind Games”
I loooOOooove Instant Karma!
Remember
Favorite song because this contest reminded me i haven’t listened to John Lennon in awhile.
Especially the song “Mother”
Working Class Hero.
Can’t go wrong with Instant Karma.
Whatever Gets You Through The Night!
God
go Lennon!
How Do You Sleep?
Today it is “Working Class Hero”
Oh My Love!!
‘Isolation’ I’d say
“Woman is the Nigger of the World”
I don’t Facebook, but I LOVE John Lennon & so many of his songs! One of my favorites is Watching the Wheels.
- P.S. Stereogum, please let all John Lennon fans enter this giveaway, especially those who are Anti-Facebook :)
Instant Karma! BTW . . .It’s gonna get cha.
Happy Xmas
Mother. Yup.
“OHHHHH YOOOOKOOOO”
Another vote for “Watching The Wheels.”
oh yoko!
working class hero
Jealous guy, also.
“Mind Games” is my favorite Lennon tune!
I love “isolation”!
Instant Karma
“Gimme Some Truth” – He told it like it is.
Instant Karma
Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple)
God or Real Love.
Instant karma…is gonna get you!!!!
This is easily one of the hardest things to choose jsut one song. And it’s funny this follows the Bowie contest as John Lennon produced two tracks off of Young Americans. Anyway, my favorite John Lennon song is “God.” No other song compares in it’s intensity and beauty.
Mother
Imagine
Jealous Guy
OH MY LOVE
How Do You Sleep?
(Just Like) Starting Over.
It’s simple, pop, and beautiful.
Something that could be played at a wedding.
A song like that would’ve fit well and saved Let It Be for me.
Instant Karma – because who else but John Lennon could write and record such an awesome song in ONE DAY
#9 Dream!
Imagine
“Mother” from his debut solo album.
Mind Games
Isolation
Jealous Guy
“oh yoko!”
“Grow Old With Me” was played at my wedding.
Jealous Guy
“Oh Yoko”
Mind Games for sure.
Am I the only one here who thinks Mother is his best solo track?
Instant Karma
“If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there’d be peace.”
WAR IS OVER if you want it
Jealous Guy. It has to be.
Working Class Hero.
‘Starting Over’.
Dear Yoko and Watching the Wheels <3
Watching the Wheels
“Instant Karma (We All Shine On),” for sure.
Working Class Hero is nothing short of amazing.
Nobody Told Me! Love both the song and the video.
Has to be Imagine!!! Great song!!
I loooove “Help”:
“Help, I need somebody,
Help, not just anybody,
Help, you know I need someone, help.”
I really enjoy “Working Class Hero”!
“Instant Karma!”!
Instant Karma!! Best john lennon yelling song second only to twist and shout…
Jealous Guy 4 sure
Although this question is near impossible, I don’t think you can ever beat the beauty, simplicity, and prophetic vision of “Imagine.”
working class hero.
I like #9 Dream, but so many others too
Definitely “Happy Christmas (The War Is Over)”.
Definitely “How Do You Sleep?”. So venomous.
oh my love
I am win.
Happy Xmas (War is Over).
Favorite JWL solo song is “Love.”
My fav Lennon track is “God.” I also love that following the Bowie contest with a John Lennon box as Lennon produced two tracks off of Bowie’s Young Americans album. Very fitting!
for me it’s mind games. http://media.photobucket.com/image/john%20eyebrow%20gif/cutothechase/Musical%20Peoples/005t1bac.gif?o=1
Working Class Hero is definitely my favorite!
This is a toughie, but “Watching The Wheels”!
Cold Turkey FTW!
Watching The Wheels
Well Well Well!
Bless You.
Hmm to pick just one… for the moment Borrowed Time.
Jealous Guy. I can haz music plz?
Working Class Hero: “they hate you if you’re clever, and they despise a fool, ’til you’re so fückin’ crazy you can’t follow their rules”