タイトル
Imagine: The Ultimate Collection
アーティスト：ジョン・レノン（John Lennon）
発売日：2018年10月5日
レーベル：Apple / Universal Music
商品概要
このスーパー・デラックス・エディションは、ジョン・レノンの名盤『Imagine』の制作過程を深く掘り下げた、ファン必携のコレクターズアイテムです。
4枚のCD:
CD1: アルティメット・ミックス（2018年リミックス）
CD2: ロウ・スタジオ・ミックス（装飾なしのスタジオ音源）
CD3: アウトテイクス（未発表テイクやデモ音源）
CD4: エヴォリューション・ドキュメンタリー（各曲の制作過程を追った音声ドキュメント）
2枚のBlu-ray:
アルバムの5.1サラウンドミックス
クアドラフォニック・ミックス（4チャンネル音源）
ハイレゾ音源（96kHz/24bit）
未発表のスタジオセッション映像など
120ページのハードカバーブック:
未公開写真、手書きの歌詞、制作ノート、エッセイなどを収録
このコレクションは、オノ・ヨーコの監修のもと制作され、ジョン・レノンの創作過程を詳細に追体験できる内容となっています。
収録曲（CD1: アルティメット・ミックス）
曲目リスト
ディスク： 1
1Imagine (Ultimate Mix)
2Crippled Inside (Ultimate Mix)
3Jealous Guy (Ultimate Mix)
4It’s So Hard (Ultimate Mix)
5I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die (Ultimate Mix)
6Gimme Some Truth (Ultimate Mix)
7Oh My Love (Ultimate Mix)
8How Do You Sleep? (Ultimate Mix)
9How? (Ultimate Mix)
10Oh Yoko! (Ultimate Mix)
11Power To The People (Ultimate Mix)
12Well (Baby Please Don’t Go) (Ultimate Mix)
13God Save Us (Ultimate Mix)
14Do The Oz (Ultimate Mix)
15God Save Oz (Ultimate Mix)
16Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (Ultimate Mix)
ディスク： 2
1Imagine (Elements Mix)
2Jealous Guy (Elements Mix)
3Oh My Love (Elements Mix)
4How? (Elements Mix)
5Imagine (Demo Version)
6Imagine (Take 1 Version)
7Crippled Inside (Take 3)
8Crippled Inside (Take 6/Alternate Guitar Solo)
9Jealous Guy (Take 9)
10It’s So Hard (Take 6)
11I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die (Take 11)
12Gimme Some Truth (Take 4)
13Oh My Love (Take 6)
14How Do You Sleep? (Takes 1 & 2)
15How? (Take 31)
16Oh Yoko! (Live At The Sheraton Hotel, Bahamas/ 1969)
17Power To The People (Take 7)
18God Save Us (Demo)
19Do The Oz (Take 3)
20Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (Alternate Mix)
ディスク： 3
1Imagine (Take 10/ Raw Studio Mix)
2Crippled Inside (Take 6/ Raw Studio Mix)
3Jealous Guy (Take 29/ Raw Studio Mix)
4It’s So Hard (Take 11/ Raw Studio Mix)
5I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die (Take 4 Extended/ Raw Studio Mix)
6Gimme Some Truth (Take 5/ Extended/ Raw Studio Mix)
7Oh My Love (Take 20/ Raw Studio Mix)
8How Do You Sleep? (Take 11/ Extended/ Raw Studio Mix)
9How? (Take 40/ Raw Studio Mix)
10Oh Yoko! (Take 1/ Extended/ Raw Studio Mix)
11Imagine (Take 1/ Raw Studio Mix)
12Jealous Guy (Take 11/ Raw Studio Mix)
13I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die (Take 21/ Raw Studio Mix)
14How Do You Sleep? (Take 1/ Raw Studio Mix)
15How Do You Sleep? (Takes 5 & 6/ Raw Studio Mix)
ディスク： 4
1Imagine (Evolution Documentary/ Mono)
2Crippled Inside (Evolution Documentary/ Mono)
3Jealous Guy (Evolution Documentary/ Mono)
4It’s So Hard (Evolution Documentary/ Mono)
5I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die (Evolution Documentary/ Mono)
6Gimme Some Truth (Evolution Documentary/ Mono)
7Oh My Love (Evolution Documentary/ Mono)
8How Do You Sleep? (Evolution Documentary/ Mono)
9How? (Evolution Documentary/ Mono)
10Oh Yoko! (Evolution Documentary/ Mono)
ディスク： 5
1Imagine (Ultimate Remix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
2Crippled Inside (Ultimate Remix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
3Jealous Guy (Ultimate Remix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
4It’s So Hard (Ultimate Remix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
5I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die (Ultimate Remix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
6Gimme Some Truth (Ultimate Remix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
7Oh My Love (Ultimate Remix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
8How Do You Sleep? (Ultimate Remix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
9How? (Ultimate Remix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
10Oh Yoko! (Ultimate Remix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
11Power To The People (Ultimate Remix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
12Well (Baby Please Don’t Go) (Ultimate Remix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
13God Save Us (Ultimate Remix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
14Do The Oz (Ultimate Remix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
15God Save Oz (Ultimate Remix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
16Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (Ultimate Remix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
17Imagine (Remastered 2018/ Quadrasonic Mix)
18Crippled Inside (Remastered 2018/ Quadrasonic Mix)
19Jealous Guy (Remastered 2018/ Quadrasonic Mix)
20It’s So Hard (Remastered 2018/ Quadrasonic Mix)
21I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die (Remastered 2018/ Quadrasonic Mix)
22Gimme Some Truth (Remastered 2018/ Quadrasonic Mix)
23Oh My Love (Remastered 2018/ Quadrasonic Mix)
24How Do You Sleep? (Remastered 2018/ Quadrasonic Mix)
25How? (Remastered 2018/ Quadrasonic Mix)
26Oh Yoko! (Remastered 2018/ Quadrasonic Mix)
27Imagine (Demo/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
28Imagine (Take 1/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
29Crippled Inside (Take 3/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
30Crippled Inside (Take 6/ Alternate Guitar Solo/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
31Jealous Guy (Take 9/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
32It’s So Hard (Take 6/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
33I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die (Take 11/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
34Gimme Some Truth (Take 4/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
35Oh My Love (Take 6/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
36How Do You Sleep? (Takes 1 & 2/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
37How? (Take 31/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
38Oh Yoko! (Live At The Sheraton Hotel Bahamas/ 1969/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
39Power To The People (Take 7/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
40God Save Us (Demo/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
41Do The Oz (Take 3/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
42Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (Alternate Mix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
ディスク： 6
1Imagine (Take 10/ Raw Studio Mix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
2Crippled Inside (Take 6/ Raw Studio Mix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
3Jealous Guy (Take 29/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
4It’s So Hard (Take 11/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
5I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die (Take 4/ Extended/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
6Gimme Some Truth (Take 4/ Extended/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
7Oh My Love (Take 20/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
8How Do You Sleep? (Take 11/ Extended/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
9How? (Take 40/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
10Oh Yoko! (Take 1/ Extended/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
11Imagine (Take 1/ Raw Studio Mix)
12Crippled Inside (Take 2/ Raw Studio Mix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
13How? (Take 40/ Alternate Vocal/ Raw Studio Mix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
14How? (Take 7
15How Do You Sleep? (Takes 5 & 6/ Raw Studio Mix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
16How Do You Sleep? (Take 1/ Raw Studio Mix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
17I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die (Take 21/ Raw Studio Mix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
18Jealous Guy (Take 11/ Raw Studio Mix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
19Crippled Inside (Take 6/ Alternate Guitar Solo/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
20Crippled Inside (Take 2/ Raw Studio Mix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
21Imagine (Take 1/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
22Oh Yoko! (Take 1/ Alternate Vocal/ Raw Studio Mix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
23Imagine (Elements Mix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
24How? (Elements Mix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
25Jealous Guy (Elements Mix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
26Oh My Love (Elements Mix/ 5.1 Surround Sound)
27Imagine (Evolution Documentary/Mono)
28Crippled Inside (Evolution Documentary/ Mono)
29Jealous Guy (Evolution Documentary/Mono)
30It’s So Hard (Evolution Documentary/Mono)
31I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die (Evolution Documentary/Mono)
32Gimme Some Truth (Evolution Documentary/Mono)
33Oh My Love (Evolution Documentary/Mono)
34How Do You Sleep? (Evolution Documentary/Mono)
35How? (Evolution Documentary/Mono)
36Oh Yoko! (Evolution Documentary/Mono)
37Power To The People (Evolution Documentary/Mono)
38Well (Baby Please Don’t Go) (Evolution Documentary/Mono)
39God Save Us/Oz (Evolution Documentary/Mono)
40Do The Oz (Evolution Documentary/Mono)
41Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (Evolution Documentary/Mono)
42Tittenhurst Park (Evolution Documentary/Mono)
43Imagine John & Yoko (The Elliot Mintz Interviews/ Mono)
他のディスクには、各曲のデモ、アウトテイク、制作過程を追った音源が多数収録されています。
解説
『Imagine: The Ultimate Collection』は、ジョン・レノンのソロキャリアを代表するアルバム『Imagine』の制作背景を深く掘り下げたボックスセットです。 アルバムのリミックス音源だけでなく、未発表のデモやアウトテイク、制作過程を追ったドキュメンタリー音源など、ファンにとって貴重なコンテンツが満載です。 また、Blu-rayには高音質のサラウンドミックスや映像コンテンツも収録されており、ジョン・レノンの音楽とその創作過程を多角的に楽しむことができます。
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