John Lennon - Mind Games (1973)

John Winston Ono Lennon MBE (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as a co-founder of the band the Beatles, the most commercially successful band in the history of popular music.
With fellow member Paul McCartney, he formed a celebrated songwriting partnership.

Mind Games is the fourth studio album by John Lennon. It was recorded at Record Plant Studios in New York in summer 1973. The album was released in the US 29 October 1973 and the UK 16 November 1973. The album was Lennon's first self-produced recording without help from Phil Spector.

Like his previous album, the politically topical and somewhat abrasive Some Time in New York City, Mind Games was poorly received by some music critics upon release. It reached number 13 in the UK and number 9 in the US, where it was certified gold.

The album was recorded while Lennon was having difficulties with US immigration and at the beginning of his 18-month separation from Yoko Ono.

The title track was released as a single at the same time as the album. The album itself was later reissued several times throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

Mind Games was recorded between July and August 1973 in Lennon's characteristic quick fashion, and was mixed over a two-week period. Lennon produced the album by himself, following his previous three-year partnership with Phil Spector.

Side A
A1. Mind Games  (4:10)  
A2. Tight A$  (3:35)  
A3. Aisumasen (I'm Sorry)  (4:41)  
A4. One Day (At A Time)  (3:27)  
A5. Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple)  (4:11)  
A6. Nutopian International Anthem  (0:03) 

Side B
B1. Intuition  (3:05)  
B2. Out The Blue  (3:19)  
B3. Only People  (3:21)  
B4. I Know (I Know)  (3:56)  
B5. You Are Here  (4:06)  
B6. Meat City  (2:52)

Credits
Producer, Arranged By, Vocals, Artwork By [Cover] – John Lennon
Bass – Gordon Edwards
Drums – Jim Keltner
Engineer – Dan Barbiero, Roy Cicala
Guitar – David Spinozza
Mastered By – Tom Rabstanek
Percussion [Extra Sensory], Guitar, Clavinet – Dr. Winston O'Boogie, Los Paranoias 
Piano, Organ, Mellotron – Ken Ascher
Saxophone – Michael Brecker
Steel Guitar [Pedal] – Sneaky Pete

Notes
Recorded and mastered at Record Plant, N.Y., N.Y.
Genre:  Pop
Label:  Apple Records
Catalog#  5C 062-05491
(P) 1973

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