Genre: Apple/ Dark Horse/ Ring O'Records
Places I remember: George Courts (K Rd)
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Power Boogie
Gear costume: Chuck 'n Bo, Liberation Special
Active compensatory factors: John was obviously drawn to the gritty Nu Yawk power boogie essentials of Elephant's Memory. For a time there (March to November 1972) they were his go to backing band for his and Yoko's albums.
They are competent on Lennon's stuff, fantastic on Yoko's and (at times) awesome on this 'solo' album. Maybe John as sideman (guitar, vocals, percussion, piano) and producer freed him up to have a good time!
Whatever, the songs are infectious, the delivery is spot on with in-yer-face production from John and Yoko.
Not sure what they were thinking with the cover though!
Where do they all belong? John and Yoko would use them again for Yoko's Approximately Infinite Universe, released in 1973, and that was it - didn't use them again.
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