Having done the Beatles' 1970s albums for the Earth-130 timeline, I figured it'd only be right if I did the same thing for the solo careers of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Just to remind you, this is a universe in which the Beatles never broke up, but instead, chose to record together on and off over the next decade while putting focus on their solo careers. This would remain the case until John Lennon's death in 1980, after which the Beatles broke up for good and Paul, George and Ringo carried on as solo artists.
In the case of John, since I took out a good chunk of his solo career, I came up with the idea in which he and Yoko released joint albums under the Plastic Ono Band, serving as a parallel to Paul's Wings, which I'll cover next time. So let's see how it all pans out, shall we?
Side A (22:02)
1. Something More Abstract - 0:44
2. Mother - 5:34
3. Touch Me - 4:37
4. Hold On - 1:52
5. I Found Out - 3:37
6. Greenfield Morning I Pushed an Empty Baby Carriage All Over the City - 5:38
Side B (21:29)
7. Working Class Hero - 3:48
8. Why Not - 9:55
9. Isolation - 2:51
10. Don't Worry, Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow) - 4:55
Side C (21:55)
11. Why - 5:37
12. Well Well Well - 5:59
13. Look at Me - 2:53
14. Paper Shoes - 7:26
Side D (22:06)
15. Remember - 4:36
16. Love - 3:21
17. AOS - 7:06
18. God - 4:09
19. Who Has Seen the Wind? - 2:05
20. My Mummy's Dead - 0:49
This album takes all the tracks from John and Yoko's respective Plastic Ono Band albums, and rearranges them into a double album. For Yoko, I also added "Something More Abstract", which was a bonus track on some CD releases, along with "Don't Worry, Kyoko" and "Who Has Seen the Wind?", the respective B-sides to John's "Cold Turkey" and "Instant Karma", both of which ended up on the Beatles' Hot as Sun.
Side A (20:53)
1. Imagine - 3:01
2. Midsummer New York - 3:50
3. Crippled Inside - 3:47
4. Mrs. Lennon - 4:10
5. I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier - 6:05
Side B (21:10)
6. Power to the People - 3:23
7. Mind Holes - 2:45
8. It's So Hard - 2:25
9. Open Your Box (Hirake) - 3:32
10. How? - 3:43
11. O'Wind (Body is the Scar of Your Mind) - 5:22
Since three of John's songs on Imagine ended up being donated to Hot as Sun, as well as "Oh Yoko!" ending up on Another Day, I picked the shorter, more commercial sounding tracks from Yoko's Fly to fill the gaps. (I also assumed, of course, that whatever was left was a standalone solo project.) I also replaced "How Do You Sleep?" in favor of "Power to the People", in which its B-side, "Open Your Box", was also featured as one of Yoko's songs. Interestingly, John and Yoko have five solo contributions to this album, while "Imagine" is jointly shared between them.
Side A (22:17)
1. New York City - 4:30
2. Born in a Prison - 4:03
3. Sunday Bloody Sunday - 5:00
4. Angela - 4:06
5. Woman... of the World - 4:38
Side B (21:36)
6. Attica State [Live] - 3:13
7. The Luck of the Irish [Live] - 3:27
8. Sisters, O Sisters [Live] - 3:50
9. John Sinclair [Live] - 4:00
10. God Save Us - 3:31
11. Happy Christmas (War is Over) - 3:35
The official Some Time in New York City was a double album with studio tracks on disc one, and live tracks on disc two. One and All is a single album that's studio on one side and mostly live on another. The live performances are sourced from the couple's appearance at the John Sinclair Freedom Rally in Michigan, recorded December 10, 1971. Side B concludes with the inclusion of "God Save Us" (giving the album its title) and "Happy Christmas (War is Over)", the latter of which would add to the album's commercial appeal. The first side is basically the remaining studio tracks, with "New York City" kicking the album off, and the side concluding with "Woman... of the World". That way, sensitive listeners can flip the record. There was no room for "We're All Water", but I'm assuming that it would be a B-side.
Side A (21:47)
1. Declaration of Nutopia - 0:32
2. Freda Peeple (Bring on the Lucie) - 4:08
3. She Hits Back - 3:48
4. Tight A$ - 3:37
5. Aisumasen (I'm Sorry) - 4:44
6. Left Turn's the Right Turn - 2:13
7. Meat City - 2:45
Side B (21:39)
8. Intuition - 3:08
9. One Day (At a Time) - 3:09
10. Woman Power - 4:50
11. Only People - 3:2312. Mildred, Mildred - 2:58
13. You Are Here - 4:08
14. Nutopian International Anthem - 0:03
Since Mind Games ended up losing three songs to Everest, I had to get a bit inventive when rearranging it to become Nutopia. The album is preceded with the "Declaration of Nutopia", recorded April 1, 1973, before leading into "Freda Peeple". Yoko's "She Hits Back" and "Woman Power" are both sourced from Feeling the Space and contain the same backing group as Mind Games; I also picked them due to John's presence on both songs. "Left Turn's the Right Turn" and "Mildred, Mildred" were also tracks intended for Feeling the Space, but were later released as bonus tracks. Nutopia would be the final Plastic Ono Band release in John Lennon's lifetime.
Side A (23:04)
1. Going Down on Love - 3:54
2. Whatever Gets You thru the Night - 3:28
3. Old Dirt Road - 4:11
4. Ya Ya - 2:17
5. Bless You - 4:38
6. Scared - 4:36
Side B (23:36)
7. You Can't Catch Me - 4:03
8. Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox) - 2:55
9. Steel and Glass - 4:37
10. Beef Jerky - 3:26
11. Angel Baby - 3:44
12. Here We Go Again - 4:51
John's first album without either the Beatles or Yoko Ono, Walls and Bridges was recorded in the midst of his Lost Weekend, and included three covers to settle a lawsuit with Morris Levy over the Beatles' "Come Together" pinching a line from Chuck Berry's "You Can't Catch Me". Again, three songs were donated to the Beatles' Inclinations, and the three covers fill the gaps, with "Ya Ya" being the proper studio version. The album concludes with "Here We Go Again". Ultimately, this does mean that Rock 'n' Roll has been retconned away, but "Stand by Me" can still exist as a standalone single with "Move Over, Miss L! (I Wish You Well)" as the B-side.
Side A (24:15)
1. Imagine - 3:01
2. Here We Go Again - 4:51
3. Love - 3:21
4. Power to the People - 3:23
5. Mother - 5:01
6. Woman... of the World - 4:38
Side B (23:40)
7. Whatever Gets You thru the Night - 3:28
8. Freda Peeple (Bring on the Lucie) - 4:08
9. Stand by Me - 3:26
10. You Are Here - 4:08
11. Happy Christmas (War is Over) - 3:35
12. Give Peace a Chance - 4:55
Side C (24:22)
13. Mrs. Lennon - 4:10
14. Don't Worry, Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow) - 4:55
15. Who Has Seen the Wind? - 2:05
16. Born in a Prison - 4:03
17. Why - 5:37
18. Open Your Box (Hirake) - 3:32
Side D (24:31)
19. Now or Never - 4:57
20. Woman Power - 4:50
21. Death of Samantha - 3:40
22. Yume O Motou (Let's Have a Dream) - 3:50
23. Listen, The Snow is Falling - 3:10
24. Remember Love - 4:04
Earth-130's equivalent to the compilation of the same name, Shaved Fish was released shortly following Sean's birth, giving off a complete retrospective of John and Yoko's music released together between 1969 and 1975, as well as solo singles like John's "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" and Yoko's "Death of Samantha". Apart from a few contributions on the Beatles' Rainbow Falls, John is largely retired from music until the release of Double Fantasy, which remains unchanged from OTL, but here, it's John's final album, period.
