John Lennon and the 'The Plastic U.F.Ono Band'
Written, arranged and produced by John Lennon
Production Coordinator: May Pang
Lennon's fourth post-Beatles solo album
Recorded at New York's Record Plant Studios
Tracklist
1. Mind Games
2. Tight A$
3. Aisumasen (I'm Sorry)
4. One Day (at a Time)
5. Bring on the Lucie (Freeda Peeple)
6. Nutopian International Anthem
7. Intuition
8. Out the Blue
9. Only People
10. I Know (I Know)
11. You Are Here
12. Meat City
USA Billboard chart position: 9 (Gold)
Mind Games was the first of many projects that Lennon was to embark on during the 'Lost Weekend'... released (in the US) in November, 1973.
When May Pang was asked by online reporter, Lady Jean (AbsoluteElsewhere), "Were you in the studio the whole time the album was being recorded?", she responded:
"Every day.
"I carried John�s lyrics and made sure everybody had their copy once we got in the studio. I always loved the beginning, getting the musicians into the room and they�re looking at it and they would do what John would teach them, and then they�d come up with their own spin on it.
"I loved the actual sessions. Knowing the history behind the musicians, who they�d played with and what they had done. The interaction between the musicians and John; it was nice to see the mutual admiration. I was fascinated."
Album cover designed by John Lennon.
Lennon interpreted the cover artwork as representing a breaking away from Yoko Ono. Lennon is turning his back on the symbolic mountainous influence of Yoko while, in reality, drawing closer to May.
John had told May that the idea had come to him in his sleep, "Look at those pictures... what I'm doin' is walkin' away from Yoko!"
Thereby, validating his commitment to May.
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