012 John Lennon, "Love" (S1 bonus episode)

About this episode

This bonus episode explores the recording of John Lennon’s song 'Love' from his first post-Beatles solo album.

In the first bonus episode for Season 1, we step outside of our regular format and take a peek into solo Beatles territory, with a look at the recording of John Lennon’s song “Love” from his first post-Beatles solo album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band . We trace the song’s development all the way from home demo to finished recording, sampling the session tapes and discovering the role both Yoko and Phil Spector played in reaching the final take.

People in this episode

Host: Jason Kruppa

Topics covered

• solo Beatles
• John Lennon
• song development
• recording process
• Yoko Ono
• Phil Spector

Keywords

• John Lennon
• Love
• Plastic Ono Band
• recording
• Yoko Ono
• Phil Spector
• song development

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

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