Title: Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon
Release date: 18 November, 2003
Record label: Capitol Records
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1. Imagine
2. Instant Karma!
3. Mother (Single Edit)
4. Jealous Guy
5. Power To The People
6. Cold Turkey
7. Love
8. Mind Games
9. Whatever Gets You Thru The Night
10. #9 Dream
11. Stand By Me
12. (Just Like) Starting Over
13. Woman
14. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
15. Watching The Wheels
16. Nobody Told Me
17. Borrowed Time
18. Working Class Hero
19. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
20. Give Peace A Chance
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Capitol Records will release the Lennon Legend DVD in the U.S. on November 18th, 2003. The remarkable document features never-before-seen footage from the Lennon/Ono archive, rare newsreel and private footage, 15 new and newly-remastered music videos, 5.1 surround sound, new animations of Lennon's drawings and an extensive photo gallery including rare and previously unseen images.
This definitive DVD has been a labor of love for executive producer Yoko Ono. Featuring much unseen footage, it is an extraordinary companion to the Lennon Legend album, which has now sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide.
The DVD is a state of the art example of the possibilities offered by new technology; existing videos have been restored, music has been remixed from the original masters in 5.1 surround sound, and a brand new collection of short animations in the style of John Lennon's drawings has been created as a special feature.
Using material from her extensive archive, Yoko and director Simon Hilton have created a stunning film that captures the multi-faceted genius of John Lennon.
Featuring 20 tracks in total, the DVD features footage that has been traced back as close to its original source as possible. In many cases this meant going back to the original film negative, which was then digitally re-transferred and remastered. With footage shot on video, it was necessary to go back to John Lennon's original camera tapes (all on long-obsolete formats) and have them retransferred.
Apart from Yoko's archives, footage was sourced from all around the world. This turned out many previously hidden gems including "Everybody Had a Hard Year" (an excerpt from John and Yoko's Film #6, which features a previously unseen performance by John and Yoko from December, 1968), and "Imagine (live)" which was filmed at the 'Salute to Lew Grade' concert in 1975 and was John's last live performance.
Another highlight is an all-new video for "Working Class Hero," which features new material shot at John's childhood home in Liverpool, plus newsreel Beatles footage and coverage from the candlelight vigils around the world that took place after John's death. Other new videos include "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" and "Give Peace A Chance," featuring the original 'Bed In' footage from May, 1969, plus additional protest footage from the era, concluding with the tens of thousands who gathered in Liverpool, London and New York for vigils on December 14th, 1980, singing "Give Peace A Chance." Meanwhile, no words are necessary to describe the new film for "Happy Xmas (War is Over)"; the images say it all with uncompromising power.

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