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Shaved Fish is a compilation album by English rock musician John Lennon with the Plastic Ono Band, issued in October 1975 on Apple Records.
It contains all of the singles that he had issued up to that point in the United States as a solo artist, with the exception of "Stand by Me", which had been released earlier that year. The only compilation of Lennon's non-Beatles recordings released during his lifetime, the album peaked at number 8 in the UK and number 12 in the US. It was also Lennon's final album released on Apple Records before it was shut down in 1975,[citation needed] to be revived in the 1990s.
After the release of his album of oldies cover versions, Rock 'n' Roll (1975), Lennon was planning to work on an album of new material. However, when his wife Yoko Ono became pregnant, he decided to reissue songs from his solo career.
What I found out was, when I went to look for the "Cold Turkey" master tapes, nobody knew where they were. I had to use dubs of "Power to the People" because the tapes were gone, nobody could give a damn at the record companies because they weren't... you know, that big. Big enough for them to be interested... I thought if I don't put this package together, some of the work is just going to go... they will be lost forever.
— John Lennon
Shaved Fish includes many of Lennon's most popular solo recordings in their original 45 rpm single edits. Five of the songs had not been previously issued on an album: "Cold Turkey", "Instant Karma!", "Power to the People", the holiday single "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" and "Give Peace a Chance". The latter appears in truncated form and opens side one, while an excerpt of a live version of the song closes side two.
Eight of these singles made the Top 40 on the Billboard chart, with "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" going to number 1; five made the top ten in the United Kingdom. "Imagine", never previously released as a single in the UK, was issued as such concurrent to the release of this album.
Side one
1. Give Peace A Chance / Cold Turkey (Medley) – 3:58
2. Instant Karma – 3:12
3. Power To The People – 3:05
4. Mother – 5:05
5. Woman Is The Nigger Of The World – 4:32
Side two
1. Imagine – 3:02
2. Whatever Gets You Thru The Night – 3:03
3. Mind Games – 4:12
4. 9 Dream – 4:46
5. Happy X-Mas (War Is Over)/ Give Peace A Chance (Reprise) (Medley) – 4:17
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – EMI Records Ltd.
- Manufactured By – EMI-Bovema Holland
- Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse
- Published By – Northern Songs Ltd.
- Published By – Ono Music
- Published By – ATV Music
- Published By – Lennon
- Lacquer Cut At – Bovema / EMI Studios – 26761
- Lacquer Cut At – Bovema / EMI Studios – 42359
Credits
- Arranged By – John Lennon (tracks: B2, B4)
- Art Direction, Design – Roy Kohara
- Illustration – Michael Bryan (4)
- Producer – John (tracks: A1a, A1b, A3 to B1, B5), John Lennon (tracks: B2 to B4), Phil Spector (tracks: A1b to B1, B5), Yoko (tracks: A1a, A1b, A3 to B1, B5)
Notes
Release: 1975
Format: LP, Vinyl
Genre: Pop, Rock
Label: Apple Records
Catalog# 1C 072-05987
Vinyl: Goed (VG)
Cover: Goed (VG)
Prijs: €10,00
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