John Lennon – GIMME SOME TRUTH. (Deluxe) (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:17:45 minutes | 2,76 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
John Lennon’s Gimme Some Truth, an extensive 4-disc compilation album, was released in 2010. Is the Autumn 2020 version an anniversary re-release? Has the music industry got to the stage where it just reissues compilations every ten years? No, not quite. This version actually celebrates Lennon’s 80th birthday (he was born on the 9th October 1940) and it’s more sober than the one from ten years ago. We find 36 songs that embody Lennon’s work – 36 candles that have lit up the lives of several generations. From Instant Karma and Angela to Power To The People, God and (of course) Imagine, all the classics are there. There are no unreleased tracks, the real novelty comes from the sound. Taken from The Beatles’ catalogue, these songs have been heavily reworked, remixed, rearranged and remastered. The sound is undoubtedly fuller, brighter and more precise. Die-hard fans might be annoyed (and perhaps rightly so) by this post-mortem facelift. Why change a sound to which we have always been accustomed, and which bears witness to such an era? But look past this and you’ll see a whole new world – one with more colours and expression. Everyone will at least agree on one thing: Lennon’s sentimental, troubled and political songs are still as relevant today as they were forty-five years ago. – Stéphane Deschamps
Tracklist:
1. John Lennon – Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) (Ultimate Mix) (03:22)
2. John Lennon – Cold Turkey (Ultimate Mix) (05:01)
3. John Lennon – Working Class Hero (Ultimate Mix) (03:46)
4. John Lennon – Isolation (Ultimate Mix) (02:51)
5. John Lennon – Love (Ultimate Mix) (03:20)
6. John Lennon – God (Ultimate Mix) (04:11)
7. John Lennon – Power To The People (Ultimate Mix) (03:23)
8. John Lennon – Imagine (Ultimate Mix) (03:02)
9. John Lennon – Jealous Guy (Ultimate Mix) (04:10)
10. John Lennon – Gimme Some Truth (Ultimate Mix) (03:15)
11. John Lennon – Oh My Love (Ultimate Mix) (02:42)
12. John Lennon – How Do You Sleep? (Ultimate Mix) (05:35)
13. John Lennon – Oh Yoko! (Ultimate Mix) (04:15)
14. John Lennon – Angela (Ultimate Mix) (04:04)
15. John Lennon – Come Together (Live / Ultimate Mix) (04:17)
16. John Lennon – Mind Games (Ultimate Mix) (04:11)
17. John Lennon – Out The Blue (Ultimate Mix) (03:21)
18. John Lennon – I Know (I Know) (Ultimate Mix) (03:49)
19. John Lennon – Whatever Gets You Thru The Night (Ultimate Mix) (03:27)
20. John Lennon – Bless You (Ultimate Mix) (04:37)
21. John Lennon – #9 Dream (Ultimate Mix) (04:46)
22. John Lennon – Steel And Glass (Ultimate Mix) (04:38)
23. John Lennon – Stand By Me (Ultimate Mix) (03:31)
24. John Lennon – Angel Baby (Ultimate Mix) (03:41)
25. John Lennon – (Just Like) Starting Over (Ultimate Mix) (03:55)
26. John Lennon – I’m Losing You (Ultimate Mix) (03:59)
27. John Lennon – Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) (Ultimate Mix) (04:01)
28. John Lennon – Watching The Wheels (Ultimate Mix) (03:32)
29. John Lennon – Woman (Ultimate Mix) (03:32)
30. John Lennon – Dear Yoko (Ultimate Mix) (02:33)
31. John Lennon – Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him (Ultimate Mix) (03:18)
32. John Lennon – Nobody Told Me (Ultimate Mix) (03:33)
33. John Lennon – I’m Stepping Out (Ultimate Mix) (04:04)
34. John Lennon – Grow Old With Me (Ultimate Mix) (03:20)
35. John Lennon – Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (Ultimate Mix) (03:33)
36. John Lennon – Give Peace A Chance (Ultimate Mix) (04:53)