Live Peace in Toronto 1969
Occupation
- Vocals: John Lennon and Yoko Ono
- Guitar: John Lennon
- Guitar: Eric Clapton
- Bass: Klaus Voormann
- Drums: Alan White
Live Peace in Toronto 1969 is the title of a live album by the Plastic Ono Band in 1969. It was the fourth joint album of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, the second time the group name "Plastic Ono Band " as used herein. The band, whose concept was to have no fixed members, was here except Lennon and Ono from Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann and Alan White. The pictures were taken on September 13, 1969 at the " Toronto Rock and Roll Revival" in Canada.
Prehistory
The first public live performance of a Beatles since August 29, 1966 came under unusual circumstances. The Canadian concert promoter John Brower called on September 12, 1969 in London at Apple to John Lennon invited to a Rock and Roll Revival festival in Toronto. As Lennon learned that there his youth idol Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard would occur, among other things, he said to spontaneously, but made it a condition to be allowed to play with his group there. This group had to Lennon now quickly put together, because the next morning had to fly to Canada the band. Lennon chose Eric Clapton on guitar, Klaus Voormann as bassist and drummer Alan White. He managed to persuade the three musicians to attend and to participate in the concert the next day nothing seemed to stand in the way. On the morning of September 13 Lennon seemed to regret his promise and he and Ono appeared not at the airport. He asked his assistant Anthony Fawcett, cancel the participation and the organizers to send a bouquet of white flowers. Fawcett went to the estate of Lennon and persuaded him to reconsider the decision. The "Plastic Ono Band " was rebooked on a later flight and arrived in good time and for her appearance in Canada. During the flight, the program for the concert was discussed. Since we had never played in this composition, the choice fell on pieces that everyone knew. Klaus Voormann recalled in his autobiography on this flight.
" John was one of a few titles, and in which all nodding their heads were then taken. These were " Blue Suede Shoes ," " Money ," " Dizzy Miss Lizzy ". John gave us the key before, and we agreed to the songs. "
In addition, Lennon chose three of his compositions from: Yer Blues, which he had recorded with the Beatles in 1968, Cold Turkey, his latest, to date not recorded piece and Give Peace a Chance, the first official release under the name "Plastic Ono Band ". Finally, he prepared Clapton, Voormann and White before on Ono's contribution to the concert.
" " What are these songs that will sing Yoko, " we wanted then too like to know. "Well, how can I explain this, so it's quite easy. « John hemmed around, then grabbed his guitar and scrubbed again this one chord. "So, for example, only so that harmony, sooo ... are you listening ?" " Ok ," said, " Eric [ Clapton ] ," since I can so about it lay a typical Bo Diddley groove and Yoko, she sings? "" Well, " John squirmed [ ... ] ," can sing one does not call it that. Of course she is going to sing, but not in the usual sense, it will be very different. " "
After landing in Toronto the musicians were driven directly to the Varsity Stadium. Arriving at the venue, stayed in a small room just enough time to tune their instruments and for a small sample. Shortly before the show Gene Vincent dropped by to greet Lennon. During the preparation period, a malaise had with Lennon used and when the band was eventually called up and made his way to the stage, he vomited violently. Then it went to him obviously better, and turned with the words " Ok, lads. Let's go! " To his colleagues.
The concert
On the live album, the announcement is included, with which Kim Fowley, the presenter of the festival, the Plastic Ono band announces: "Get your matches ready ... " John Lennon introductory words are to the audience: " We're just going to do numbers we did because we've never played together know before. " ( German: We only play pieces that we know because we have never played together. ) the group began their performance with Blue Suede Shoes, a piece from 1956 by Carl Perkins. There was Money ( That's What I Want), a piece from the 1959 Barrett Strong, the Lennon had often played live with The Beatles and that was published in 1963 on the second Beatles album With the Beatles. Also, the next piece Dizzy Miss Lizzy - originally performed by Larry Williams from 1958 - Lennon knew of numerous performances with the Beatles. A studio shot in 1965 on the album Help! published. According to these three cover versions of Lennon went back to his own compositions. It started Yer Blues, a piece that Lennon had written in 1968 for the so-called White Album. At least Eric Clapton was also familiar with this song, because he had played there in December 1968 as part of the "Rock and Roll Circus" with the group The Dirty Mac. "We've never done this before number, so best of luck " was Lennon's simple announcement for the next piece. Lennon Cold Turkey had written in August 1969, but to date not recorded. The studio version was created - with a slightly different cast, Ringo Starr replaced Alan White on drums - only on September 28, 1969 The end of the Lennon part of the concert by the Plastic Ono Band was formed Give Peace a Chance. . The piece was published band on July 4, 1969 as the first publication of the Plastic Ono. Although Yoko Ono held the lyrics of the songs on prepared notes during the concert for Lennon, there were numerous spontaneous text changes.
After the applause for Give Peace a Chance was finished, the audience was confronted with Yoko Ono contributions. She began her composition Do not Worry Kyoko ( Mummy 's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow), a studio version was released as a B- side of the single Cold Turkey from the later. Another Ono plant closed on this nearly five minute presentation with the title John John (Let 's Hope for Peace ), which ended after more than twelve minutes by feedback from leaning against the Amplifiers Guitar. Mal Evans finally turned off the amplifier and " rescued " the audience. Followed by the first title still halfway the forms of rock music, the second piece was extremely avant-garde. The author John Blaney referred to the piece as a pure- avant-garde noise. The reaction of the audience to Ono's pieces seem to have been little positive.
"I'm sure in retrospect, John would not have had so many plus points in the listening guests, then there would have hailed tomatoes and other rotten substances. "
Publication
Two weeks after the concert presented John Lennon in London's Abbey Road Studios, the mixing of the recordings of the concert finished. On December 12, 1969, the album was released; The first edition contained additionally a calendar. In the UK it could - as Lennon's previous solo albums - do not place in the charts. In the USA, it reached No. 10 on the charts and was also awarded a gold record .. In May 1995, the album was first released in CD format in a remixed version. The DVD release ( May 1998) of the concert film John Lennon and The Plastic Ono Band: Sweet Toronto contains more mixes. The CD release of 1995 was newly remastered by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab ( MFSL ) and was released in April 2006 as a 24 -karat gold-plated CD in a limited edition.
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Concert film
From DA Penne Maker comes the documentary Sweet Toronto, which was published in 1988. The film shows the concert of the Plastic Ono Band, as well as performances by other artists like Chuck Berry or Jerry Lee Lewis.