John Lennon would have turned 83 on Monday, and to mark the occasion, the 2018 deluxe reissue of his Imagine album, Imagine (The Ultimate Collection), has been expanded and made available to stream and download.
It now features the entire set on Hi-Res Stereo and Spatial Audio/Dolby Atmos, with each of the five sets of songs – Ultimate, Elements, Evolution, Raw Studio and Out-Takes – available as separate albums.
Paul McCartney remembered his friend's birthday, posting a greeting with a photo of Paul in concert with Lennon on the screen behind them as they did a virtual duet on "I've Got a Feeling." (McCartney also posted a photo of him and his third wife, Nancy, as yesterday was their 12th wedding anniversary.
There is also another tribute in the form of a video and song from singer Sepp Osley.
"Dear John" features Peter Frampton on guitar, and singer Mollie Marriott, the daughter of Frampton's Humble Pie bandmate, the late Steve Marriott. The video featuring cameos from Peter Gabriel, Matt Sorum, Geddy Lee and others.