John Lennon - Mind Games (2024 Box Set coming in July!)

[Simon A]

Happy Birthday John!

excerpt from post linked above:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN LENNON.

To celebrate John’s birthday today, October 9th, a new Deluxe and Expanded version of Imagine (The Ultimate Collection) is now available to stream and download, including the entire full-length collection of tracks (some previously only available on Blu-Ray) in Hi-Res Stereo and Spatial Audio/Dolby Atmos.

Rather than releasing all 78 tracks in one massive long playlist, each set of mixes (Ultimate, Elements, Evolution, Raw Studio and Out-Takes) is now being released as 5 separate albums, to be listened to and enjoyed in the way they were originally intended, as produced and curated by Yoko Ono Lennon.

We’ll be doing the same with the John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Ultimate Collection soon, and then releasing a brand new, completely remixed Mind Games (The Ultimate Collection) in the summer of 2024, featuring an incredible six albums worth of material, followed by even more surprises later in the year.

I think this is fantastic news!!!



I'm quite glad that Sometime in New York City was skipped in favour of Mind Games. I'm really looking forward to hearing this upcoming set.

 

[rtbluray]

I just hope that there is a) a physical set and b) a Blu-Ray audio disc included in this set after the extremely disappointing letdown of the "Revolver" set

 

[rusinurbe]

Looking forward to a surround mix of "Nutopian International Anthem"

 

[marpow]

Mind Games, Box Set, for sure, I'm in.

 

[DuncanS]

Mind Games, Box Set, for sure, I'm in.

me too

 

[SHB]

Yes is the answer, and you know that for sure

 

[beerking]

Mind Games, Box Set, for sure, I'm in.

Me three or is that four?

 

[steelydave]

Hopefully the "six albums worth of material" includes the unreleased quad mix. If it does emerge, it'll be interesting to see who did the mix, because the quad remix of Walls and Bridges from the following year was apparently done by Carmine Rubino, even though Roy Cicala (who ran Record Plant NYC and who was certainly quad-friendly having done the quad mix for Imagine) did the stereo mix, as was the case with this album.

The title track is my favourite Lennon solo composition and actually has a really nice 5.1 mix (courtesy of Peter Cobbin) on the Lennon Legend DVD-V so any new surround remix will have something to live up to.

 

[fizzywiggs41]

Should it exist , the quad mix , that would definitely make this box set a wonderful surprise.

Aside from that , I'm in.!!!!
After all I am a John Lennon fan.


Nice to know there is some positive activity in John Lennon's camp.

 

[rugene]

 

[ogrequad]

Looking forward to a surround mix of "Nutopian International Anthem"

I just hope the dynamic range isn't too low on that track.

Seriously, though, I'm very excited about this news, as I love this album and think that a good surround mix could really open it up in interesting ways. Fingers crossed that we are getting a physical box like Imagine and Plastic Ono Band.

 

[milt]

I just hope that there is a) a physical set and b) a Blu-Ray audio disc included in this set after the extremely disappointing letdown of the "Revolver" set

One thing I'll say is that Yoko has done a great job releasing John's solo stuff the "right way", imo.
Agreed, after hearing the tantalizing 5.1 of TNK on Love, not to have done a 5.1 at least on the Revolver set was really a major major F'up

 

[fizzywiggs41]

Oh yes , and BTW , Thanks Simonizer for this Big Lennon Scoop !

 

[DuncanS]

Whilst thinking about Mind Games I realised that as of this morning I am now 17 years and 2 days younger than John Lennon would have been!

 

[SHB]

Whilst thinking about Mind Games I realised that as of this morning I am now 17 years and 2 days younger than John Lennon would have been!

Happy birthday

 

[bayards]

Let's get physical!

 

[echosend]

Looking forward to a surround mix of "Nutopian International Anthem"

I want a duophonic mix!

 

[echosend]

It's about time. Weren't we supposed to get the next SDE last year?

 

[rtbluray]

I just hope that there is a) a physical set and b) a Blu-Ray audio disc included in this set after the extremely disappointing letdown of the "Revolver" set

Huzzah!

The official John Lennon website has now officially confirmed that the upcoming Mind Games box set will include 6 CDs and 2 Blu-Ray Discs.
https://www.johnlennon.com/news/min...collection-72-tracks-6cds-2blurays-june-2024/

 

[dobyblue]

God bless whomever is looking after the Lennon catalogue on behalf of the estate for not being LoFi lovers when it comes to surround like Apple/Beatles are. Love this news, easy preorder for me.