New Releases by John Lennon

The electric spearhead of The Beatles meteoric rise; one half of the most creative and powerful songwriting partnerships ever; figurehead of peace and an icon of generations: John Lennon’s adventure through life is an immortalised legend. Lennon on Lennon is Jeff Burger’s dazzling digest of John Lennon’s views on the world around him. Sharp, insightful, contrary, witty, opinionated or downright aggressive, these illuminating interviews and quotations open a window into the musician and the man, and the volatile culture in which he lived, and died. Most of this material has never been available in print; some has remained entirely hidden until now. Jeff Burger’s meticulously researched book offers a truly unique and captivating glimpse into the mind and philosophy of one of the world’s most complex and inspiring talents.

A lifetime of letters, collected for the first time, from the legendary The Beatles musician and songwriter John Lennon John Lennon is one of the world's greatest-ever song writers, creator of 'Help!', 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds', 'Imagine' and dozens more. Now, his letters have been collected and published, illuminating as never before the intimate side of a private genius. Hunter Davies, author of the only authorised biography of The Beatles, has tracked down almost three hundred of Lennon's letters and postcards - to relations, friends, fans, strangers, lovers and even to the laundry. Some of the letters are tender, informative, funny, angry and abusive, and some are simply heart-breaking - from his earliest surviving thank-you note, written when he was ten, to his last scribbled autograph given on 8 December 1980, the day he was shot, aged forty.

Twenty years ago David Sheff climbed the back steps of the Dakota into the personal thoughts and dreams of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. From the kitchen to the studio and up those fateful Dakota steps, Sheff recorded 20 hours of tape, discussing everything from childhood to the Beatles. Sheff gives a rare and last glimpse of John and Yoko, one that seemed to look beyond the kitchen table to the future of the world with startling premonitions of what was to come.

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY First published in 1964 and 1965, In His Own Write and A Spaniard in the Works are a brilliantly inventive and offbeat collection of John Lennon's stories, drawings and poems.

Son talent pour les mots a toujours contribué au charme des Beatles. Et il ne s'est pas manifesté uniquement en chansons, car John Lennon a publié deux livres, dont le premier, En flagrant délire, est paru en 1964. Depuis son enfance, à Liverpool, Lennon a toujours eu la manie de griffonner-des poèmes, des saynètes, des parodies. Quand, en pleine beatlemania, un éditeur lui propose de réunir ses écrits en un volume, il se met à rédiger et dessiner comme il ne l'avait pas fait depuis l'Art College pour proposer au total trente et un textes illustrés. Pastiches d'auteurs célèbres (de Stevenson à Enid Blyton), fantaisies pleines de nonsense, jeux de mots et autres explorations linguistiques inspirées des pratiques surréalistes... Le résultat est un exemple très personnel de virtuosité littéraire dans lequel s'incarne l'humour de Lennon, parfois noir et grinçant, parfois léger, toujours décalé. À sa parution, le livre remporte un triomphe critique et public, asseyant définitivement le jeune auteur dans sa position de Beatle intellectuel. Tom Wolfe, notamment, n'hésitera pas à le qualifier de " génie sauvage".

(Guitar Play-Along). The Guitar Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab, listen to the audio to hear how the guitar should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. 8 great Beatles songs, including: Back in the U.S.S.R. * Drive My Car * Get Back * A Hard Day's Night * I Feel Fine * Paperback Writer * Revolution * Ticket to Ride.

(Educational Piano Library). John Lennon's soulful plea for peace throughout the world, graciously arranged by Mona Rejino for the intermediate piano student. This gorgeous song will most certainly be on every adult student's "Top-Ten List," and is a perfect introduction to Lennon's genial songwriting talents for younger students. 4/4; syncopated pedaling; straightforward melody and accompaniment; 1st & 2nd endings; syncopation. 39 measures.

The complete and uncensored 1970 Rolling Stone interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

Tekst van de interviews gehouden met de Engelse popmusicus (1940-1980) en zijn vrouw.

Contains the complete text of the Playboy interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, recorded shortly before Lennon's murder, and includes Lennon's song-by-song analysis of his music

"It is fascinating of course to climb inside a Beatle's head to see what's going on there, but what counts is that what's going on there is really fascinating".--London Sunday Times 30 two-color line drawings.