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I’m not going to copy and paste the entire article (Joe has it here) but the details of the upcoming expanded ‘Mind Games ‘ was issued last week and unsurprisingly follows the same format as the ‘POB’ and ‘Imagine ‘ sets (each disc grouped as Raw, Outtakes, Evolution etc). The tracklisting is (I can’t be bothered fighting with the paste formatting):

CD1: ULTIMATE MIXES

CD 2: ELEMENTAL MIXES

    • ‘Tight A$’ (Elemental Mix)
    • ‘Aisumasen (I’m Sorry)’ (Elemental Mix)
    • ‘One Day (At A Time)’ (Elemental Mix)
    • ‘Bring On The Lucie (Freeda Peeple)’ (Elemental Mix)
    • ‘Nutopian International Anthem’ (Elemental Mix)
    • ‘Intuition’ (Elemental Mix)
    • ‘Out The Blue’ (Elemental Mix)
    • ‘Only People’ (Elemental Mix)
    • ‘I Know (I Know)’ (Elemental Mix)
    • ‘You Are Here’ (Elemental Mix)
    • ‘Meat City’ (Elemental Mix)

CD 3: ELEMENTS MIXES

    • ‘Tight A$’ (Elements Mix)
    • ‘Aisumasen (I’m Sorry)’ (Elements Mix)
    • ‘One Day (At A Time)’ (Elements Mix)
    • ‘Bring On The Lucie (Freeda Peeple)’ (Elements Mix)
    • ‘Nutopian International Anthem’ (Elements Mix)
    • ‘Intuition’ (Elements Mix)
    • ‘Out The Blue’ (Elements Mix)
    • ‘Only People’ (Elements Mix)
    • ‘I Know (I Know)’ (Elements Mix)
    • ‘You Are Here’ (Elements Mix)
    • ‘Meat City’ (Elements Mix)

CD 4: EVOLUTION DOCUMENTARY

    • ‘Tight A$’ (Evolution Documentary)
    • ‘Aisumasen (I’m Sorry)’ (Evolution Documentary)
    • ‘One Day (At A Time)’ (Evolution Documentary)
    • ‘Bring On The Lucie (Freeda Peeple)’ (Evolution Documentary)
    • ‘Nutopian International Anthem’ (Evolution Documentary)
    • ‘Intuition’ (Evolution Documentary)
    • ‘Out The Blue’ (Evolution Documentary)
    • ‘Only People’ (Evolution Documentary)
    • ‘I Know (I Know)’ (Evolution Documentary)
    • ‘You Are Here’ (Evolution Documentary)
    • ‘Meat City’ (Evolution Documentary)

CD 5: THE RAW STUDIO MIXES

    • ‘Tight A$’ (Raw Studio Mix)
    • ‘Aisumasen (I’m Sorry)’ (Raw Studio Mix)
    • ‘One Day (At A Time)’ (Raw Studio Mix)
    • ‘Bring On The Lucie (Freeda Peeple)’ (Raw Studio Mix)
    • ‘Nutopian International Anthem’ (Raw Studio Mix)
    • ‘Intuition’ (Raw Studio Mix)
    • ‘Out The Blue’ (Raw Studio Mix)
    • ‘Only People’ (Raw Studio Mix)
    • ‘I Know (I Know)’ (Raw Studio Mix)
    • ‘You Are Here’ (Raw Studio Mix)
    • ‘Meat City’ (Raw Studio Mix)

CD 6: THE OUTTAKES

    • ‘Tight A$’ (Out-take, Take 6)
    • ‘Aisumasen (I’m Sorry)’ (Out-take, Take 2)
    • ‘One Day (At A Time)’ (Out-take, Take 18)
    • ‘Bring On The Lucie (Freeda Peeple)’ (Out-take, Take 15)
    • ‘Declaration Of Nutopia’ (Out-take, Take 1)
    • ‘Intuition’ (Out-take, Take 12)
    • ‘Out The Blue’ (Out-take, Take 15)
    • ‘Only People’ (Out-take, Take 12)
    • ‘I Know (I Know)’ (Out-take, Take 22)
    • ‘You Are Here’ (Out-take, Take 5)
    • ‘Meat City’ (Out-take, Take 16)

BLU-RAY 1

All audio in hi-res 24/192 Stereo, 24/192 5.1 Surround, and 24/48 Dolby Atmos

The Ultimate Mixes

    • ‘Tight A$’
    • ‘Aisumasen (I’m Sorry)’
    • ‘One Day (At A Time)’
    • ‘Bring On The Lucie (Freeda Peeple)’
    • ‘Nutopian International Anthem’
    • ‘Intuition’
    • ‘Out The Blue’
    • ‘Only People’
    • ‘I Know (I Know)’
    • ‘You Are Here’
    • ‘Meat City’

Elemental Mixes

    • ‘Tight A$’ (Elemental Mix)
    • ‘Aisumasen (I’m Sorry)’ (Elemental Mix)
    • ‘One Day (At A Time)’ (Elemental Mix)
    • ‘Bring On The Lucie (Freeda Peeple)’ (Elemental Mix)
    • ‘Nutopian International Anthem’ (Elemental Mix)
    • ‘Intuition’ (Elemental Mix)
    • ‘Out The Blue’ (Elemental Mix)
    • ‘Only People’ (Elemental Mix)
    • ‘I Know (I Know)’ (Elemental Mix)
    • ‘You Are Here’ (Elemental Mix)
    • ‘Meat City’ (Elemental Mix)

Elements Mixes

    • ‘Tight A$’ (Elements Mix)
    • ‘Aisumasen (I’m Sorry)’ (Elements Mix)
    • ‘One Day (At A Time)’ (Elements Mix)
    • ‘Bring On The Lucie (Freeda Peeple)’ (Elements Mix)
    • ‘Nutopian International Anthem’ (Elements Mix)
    • ‘Intuition’ (Elements Mix)
    • ‘Out The Blue’ (Elements Mix)
    • ‘Only People’ (Elements Mix)
    • ‘I Know (I Know)’ (Elements Mix)
    • ‘You Are Here’ (Elements Mix)
    • ‘Meat City’ (Elements Mix)

BLU-RAY 2

All audio in hi-res 24/192 Stereo, 24/192 5.1 Surround, and 24/48 Dolby Atmos

    • Evolution Documentary
    • ‘Tight A$’ (Evolution Documentary)
    • ‘Aisumasen (I’m Sorry)’ (Evolution Documentary)
    • ‘One Day (At A Time)’ (Evolution Documentary)
    • ‘Bring On The Lucie (Freeda Peeple)’ (Evolution Documentary)
    • ‘Nutopian International Anthem’ (Evolution Documentary)
    • ‘Intuition’ (Evolution Documentary)
    • ‘Out The Blue’ (Evolution Documentary)
    • ‘Only People’ (Evolution Documentary)
    • ‘I Know (I Know)’ (Evolution Documentary)
    • ‘You Are Here’ (Evolution Documentary)
    • ‘Meat City’ (Evolution Documentary)

The Raw Studio Mixes

    • ‘Tight A$’ (Raw Studio Mix)
    • ‘Aisumasen (I’m Sorry)’ (Raw Studio Mix)
    • ‘One Day (At A Time)’ (Raw Studio Mix)
    • ‘Bring On The Lucie (Freeda Peeple)’ (Raw Studio Mix)
    • ‘Nutopian International Anthem’ (Raw Studio Mix)
    • ‘Intuition’ (Raw Studio Mix)
    • ‘Out The Blue’ (Raw Studio Mix)
    • ‘Only People’ (Raw Studio Mix)
    • ‘I Know (I Know)’ (Raw Studio Mix)
    • ‘You Are Here’ (Raw Studio Mix)
    • ‘Meat City’ (Raw Studio Mix)

The Outtakes

    • ‘Tight A$’ (Out-take, Take 6)
    • ‘Aisumasen (I’m Sorry)’ (Out-take, Take 2)
    • ‘One Day (At A Time)’ (Out-take, Take 18)
    • ‘Bring On The Lucie (Freeda Peeple)’ (Out-take, Take 15)
    • ‘Declaration Of Nutopia’ (Out-take, Take 9)
    • ‘Intuition’ (Out-take, Take 12)
    • ‘Out The Blue’ (Out-take, Take 15)
    • ‘Only People’ (Out-take, Take 12)
    • ‘I Know (I Know)’ (Out-take, Take 22)
    • ‘You Are Here’ (Out-take, Take 5)
    • ‘Meat City’ (Out-take, Take 16)
    • Videos

Looks good as the released album I find to be far too overproduced and just a-hard-days-night-paul-3 so will be great to hear the outtakes and everything (hopefully) nicer. I hate how both ‘One Day (At A Time)’ and ‘I Know (I Know) ‘ turned out officially. Great songs unlistenable and unbearable in their finished state. 

‘I’m The Greatest’ (included on the ‘Record Store’ EP) is missing from here but there are reports of Easter Eggs on the DVD’s/Blu-rays so could be on there with who knows what else (and no doubt it will eventually circulate online regardless for anyone who wants to hear it).

 

Oh, and if anyone has a spare £1,350 you can purchase the super deluxe box set (and I thought a £200 White Album pen in 1998 was taking the piss). Sadly you can only buy one tho. I swear these sets are getting more stupid and expensive with each release. 

It includes:

YOKO ONO DANGER BOX, 1966

Limited Edition Artwork Reproduction. A 13-inch cube perspex reproduction of Yoko Ono’s 1966 artwork with engraved plates and Certificate of Authenticity, housing the nine boxes that comprise the set.

JOHN LENNON YOU ARE HERE, 1968

Limited Edition Canvas Artwork Reproduction. A 12-inch circular canvas reproduction of John Lennon ’s 1968 artwork with Certificate of Authenticity.

MIND GAMES – THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION – STANDARD DELUXE BOX SET

6 CDs, 2 Blu-Rays, 136pp Hardback 10” Book, Poster, Postcards, Nutopian Citizen ID Card.

MIND GAMES – THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION – 7x LP BOX

4 x Gatefold LPs comprising 12 Tracks each of The Ultimate Mixes, Elemental Mixes, Elements Mixes, Evolution Documentary, Out-takes and Raw Studio Mixes with 8-Page Booklet, 7 Bespoke Inner Sleeves, 2 Posters and 2 Postcards.

MIND GAMES/MEAT CITY EP – HOLOGRAM VINYL

Exclusive bespoke ‘Karmic Wheel’ hologram-engraved picture disc enclosed in a reproduction of John Lennon ’s ‘Build Around It’ artwork.

MIND GAMES – MAGIC BOX

The Ultimate Mixes and Out-takes on 2LP colour picture vinyl discs, visually reimagined by Zoetrope animation artist Drew Tetz with bespoke bar animation cover art and poster, 2 postcards and additional zoetrope and bar animation elements.

MAPS – JOHN LENNON’S LIVERPOOL and YOKO ONO’S TOKYO

Exclusively designed by map portrait artist Ed Fairburn, these exclusive portrait fold-out 46-inch-square maps of Liverpool (John) and Tokyo (Yoko) contain over 700 locations of interest, highlighted in Ultraviolet ink and every location detailed in accompanying booklets.

MIND GAMES – 288 PAGE BOOK from THAMES AND HUDSON

Deep-dive coffee-table hardback book on the events of John & Yoko’s lives in 1973 including the making of the Mind Games album and all the events around it in the words of John & Yoko and the people who were there, featuring brand-new interviews with all the musicians and engineers, exclusive never-before-seen photographs by Bob Gruen, Michael Brennan, Tom Zimberov, Koh Hasabe and David Gahr and exclusive photos, lyrics, letters, original tape boxes and memorabilia from the John Lennon & Yoko Ono Lennon Archives.

CITIZEN OF NUTOPIA BOX

Nutopian Flag, Nutopian Embassy Plaque, Declaration of Nutopia, Citizen Of Nutopia Identity Card, Great Seal of Nutopia stamp, You Are Here, YinYang fishes and Not Insane badges Exclusive Reproduction Memorabilia from the Estates of John Lennon & Yoko Ono Lennon.

I-CHING BOX

Bespoke John & Yoko I-Ching coins and poster.

MIND GAMES PERSPEX WORD PUZZLE

BESPOKE CARDBOARD SHIPPING CONTAINER

Featuring ‘Tenmon Bun’ya no zu’ Map of the Heavens.

  

Honestly, i find 1570€ pretty offensive.

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I’ve ordered the deluxe box set but will never have run out of other things to buy to make me consider purchasing the uber-duber delux with official ‘Mind Games ‘ numb chucks set.

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Got the deluxe set coming in the mail. I kind of resent having to make room for a large plastic cube that costs over a hundred dollars, though.

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It’s out!!!

I’m quite excited by this as it’s new John music and I’ve always preferred the album stripped down thru the outtakes.

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Which reminds me that ‘One Hand Clapping’ is out there.

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Oh good, I got mine and it’s not a big plastic cube. I guess that’s only the super expensive one.

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It looks like there are hidden bonus tracks on  each disc that you have to find.

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Yeah. There are additional tracks on the DVDS and Blu_Rays with the details of how to find them around the internet.

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Connected to the Ultimate ‘Mind Games ‘ release there is a massive ‘John Lennon ‘s Liverpool’ map available to buy from the official store (it’s also in the uber-deluxe box set). It looks so good it’s the first piece of this kind of thing I have bought in a good while. I like the idea of framing it.

Exclusively designed by fine artist Ed Fairburn, this forty-six-inch square map artwork contains 550 individually numbered locations highlighted in ultra-violet ink. Available folded in a wallet with an accompanying booklet that details all the historical stories behind all the individual locations in John Lennon ’s Liverpool, perfect for exploring the city and for framing.

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There is also a video on the map and how it was created by Ed Fairburn.

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John Lennon ’s Solo Album Returns To The Charts For The First Time In 30 Years

https://www.forbes.com/sites/h…..-30-years/

Mind Games  reappears on the U.K. albums chart this week. Lennon’s solo album lands at No. 39 on the list of the most-consumed full-lengths in the country, becoming a top 40 smash yet again.

Mind Games  returns following its highly-anticipated re-release. The album was recently expanded to feature a lot of new material, including remixes from his own son, Sean. Several editions of the deluxe product were made available, with some including lengthy audio commentary on the songs. Up to six CDs were sold in some instances, and a coffee table book is apparently on the way as well.

Good work, Sean! https://www.kshe95.com/real-ro…..acy-alive/

John Lennon ’s son Sean Lennon is opening up about the responsibility he feels to keep his father’s legacy alive.

In an interview with The Times, Sean talks about the recently released remix of Lennon’s 1973 solo album, Mind Games , and shares why it was such a personal project for him.

“One thing that distinguishes my dad’s solo career is how personal his lyrics became,” he shares. “It is like a diary, and it is my duty to bring attention to my father’s music. Not just my duty to him, but a duty to the world.”

He adds, “With the world as it is now, people have forgotten so many things that I never imagined could be forgotten. I refuse to let that happen to this music — it means too much to me.”

Mind Games – The Ultimate Collection, which was released on July 12 and included six different listening experiences, featuring unreleased outtakes, stripped down mixes, instrumentals, demos, rehearsals and even what’s described as “studio chatter.”

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The map arrived Friday, will open it later today. Need to find somewhere to put it. I like the idea of it hanging like a museum piece with the guide next to it.

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Having been listening to the outakes etc on and whenever over the last couple of weeks I still think the ‘Anthology’ outtakes are the best overall but the alternate mixes/outtakes on this are really fun to hear. ‘Tight A$’ has really grown on me as has ‘Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple)’ and ‘Meat City’ with some great lyrics from John (either simply fun or quite honest/biting).

Can’t stand ‘Only People’, which is ghastly in how it is recorded with the mass vocals and the dreadful lyrics, and ‘One Day (At A Time)’ which fails miserably due to John singing in harmony with the backing singers – it’s up there with the worst of Paul’s sickly crap. It’s nice to know John did the “dooopy-doopy-doo” line on the finished track tho, I thought it was just him mucking about in the studio.

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This is, um, different.

https://www.kshe95.com/real-ro…..l-release/

Mind Games – The Meditation Mixes, produced by Lennon’s son Sean Ono Lennon, will be available digitally and as a limited-edition three-LP crystal clear vinyl set on Oct. 11, just two days after what would have been John’s 84th birthday (it will also be Sean’s 49th). In addition to the nine Meditation Mixes, the vinyl will include nine 1.8-second mantras that will play in infinite loops.

“You might say meditation is the ultimate mind game. These very abstract interpretations will hopefully assist you in exploring your ‘Innerverse,’” Sean shares. “This part of the Mind Games project evolved spontaneously and feels like it is sprinkled with just the right amount of good vibes and fairy dust. (Effects may vary).”

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