Live Peace In Toronto, 1969
John Lennon's Day Off

For whatever reason, John Lennon's first live album (recorded just after the completion of Abbey Road and released only months later) has yet to be remixed & reissued by Yoko Ono. Most haven't cared, however. While side one is a fun, off-the-cuff collection of old rockers and recent Lennon hits, side two is filled with feedback & screaming that did little to enhance Ono's street cred. It might be the album that cemented her undesirability status in the minds of Beatles fans everywhere. If you ever run across an old LP version of this one, just take a gander at the different condition of each side. You should already know this album's story... Lennon and some pals (Eric Clapton, Klaus Voorman and Alan White) jumped on stage in Toronto with little more than a couple hours rehearsal on the plane over. Not that they needed much for chestnuts like "Money" and "Dizzy Miss Lizzie" (or any for side two). Lennon and Clapton also reprised their performance of The Beatles' "Yer Blues," from The Rolling Stones Rock And Roll Circus - the only two times the legends ever played together live. (@320)

Blue Suede Shoes (4:07)
Money (3:25)
Dizzy Miss Lizzy (3:24)
Yer Blues (4:12)
Cold Turkey (3:34)
Give Peace a Chance (3:41)
Don't Worry, Kyoko (4:48)
John, John (Let's Hope for Peace) (12:39)

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