Previously Unseen John Lennon, Yoko Ono Performance Released

A previously unseen live video of John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and the Plastic Ono Band performing “Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)” from 1972 has been released. The clip was unveiled on the 53rd anniversary of the couple’s famous One to One Concerts at Madison Square Garden, premiering on Aug. 30 at 2 p.m. EDT, the same date and time as the original afternoon performance.

The video will be featured in a new concert film set to arrive in 2026. The track is part of “Power to the People,” a new box set focusing on Lennon’s politically charged era, scheduled for release on Oct. 10, one day after what would have been his 85th birthday.

The 12-disc collection showcases Lennon’s early period in New York City alongside Ono and the Plastic Ono Band. It includes the 1972 live album “Some Time in New York City” and features the One to One Concerts, which were Lennon’s only full live performances following his split from the Beatles.

Two previous tracks from the upcoming set have been released: a cover of the Beatles’ “Come Together” and “Well Well Well,” a highlight from Lennon’s 1970 solo debut, “John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band.”

“Power to the People” chronicles Lennon and Ono’s journey from December 1969 to August 1972. It includes a remixed version of the 1972 album “Some Time in New York City,” as well as the afternoon and evening performances from the One to One Concerts. The box also features dozens of previously unreleased demos, home recordings, jam sessions, live tracks, and new mixes, including collaborations with the New York band Elephant’s Memory and Frank Zappa and the Mothers from the Fillmore East in 1971.

The 123-track box features 90 previously unreleased cuts. Below is the track listing for John Lennon & Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band’s “Power to the People” (Super Deluxe Edition):

CD1 / BR1: Hybrid ‘Best Of’ Show

1. Power To The People (intro)
2. New York City
3. It’s So Hard
4. Move On Fast
5. Well Well Well
6. Born In A Prison
7. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
8. Mother
9. We’re All Water
10. Come Together
11. Imagine
12. Open Your Box
13. Cold Turkey
14. Don’t Worry Kyoko
15. Hound Dog
16. Law And Order
17. Give Peace A Chance

Denotes afternoon show; otherwise, the performance is from the evening show.

CD2 / BR1: Afternoon Show

1. Power To The People (intro)
2. New York City
3. It’s So Hard
4. Move On Fast
5. Well Well Well
6. Born In A Prison
7. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
8. Mother
9. We’re All Water
10. Come Together
11. Imagine
12. Open Your Box
13. Cold Turkey
14. Don’t Worry Kyoko
15. Hound Dog

CD3 / BR1: Evening Show

1. Power To The People (intro)
2. New York City
3. It’s So Hard
4. Move On Fast
5. Well Well Well
6. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
7. Mother
8. We’re All Water
9. Born In A Prison
10. Come Together
11. Imagine
12. Open Your Box
13. Cold Turkey
14. Hound Dog
15. Law And Order
16. Give Peace A Chance

CD4 / BR2: New York City (The Ultimate Mixes)

John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory plus Invisible Strings

1. New York City (Ultimate Mix)
2. Sisters, O Sisters (Ultimate Mix)
3. Attica State (Ultimate Mix)
4. Born In A Prison (Ultimate Mix)
5. Sunday Bloody Sunday (Ultimate Mix, extended)
6. The Luck Of The Irish (Ultimate Mix)
7. John Sinclair (Ultimate Mix, extended)
8. Angela (Ultimate Mix)
9. We’re All Water (Ultimate Mix)

CD5 / BR2: New York City (The Evolution Documentary)

John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory plus Invisible Strings

1. New York City (Evolution Documentary)
2. Sisters, O Sisters (Evolution Documentary)
3. Attica State (Evolution Documentary)
4. Born In A Prison (Evolution Documentary)
5. Sunday Bloody Sunday (Evolution Documentary)
6. The Luck Of The Irish (Evolution Documentary)
7. John Sinclair (Evolution Documentary)
8. Angela (Evolution Documentary)
9. We’re All Water (Evolution Documentary)

CD6 / BR2: New York City (Studio Jam)

John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory

1. Jazz Freakout
2. You Can’t Sit Down
3. Roll Over Beethoven
4. Honey, Don’t
5. Ain’t That A Shame
6. My Babe
7. Send Me Some Lovin’
8. Fools Like Me
9. Down In The Caribbean
10. Happy Birthday Yoko Ono
11. That’s Right
12. Don’t Be Cruel / Hound Dog
13. Yoko’s Rhythm
14. Whole Lotta Shakin’ / It’ll Be Me
15. Yakety Yak
16. Road Runner

New York City (The Elements Mixes)

John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Invisible Strings

17. Sisters, O Sisters (Elements Mix)
18. Born In A Prison (Elements Mix)
19. The Luck Of The Irish (Elements Mix)
20. Angela (Elements Mix)

CD7 / BR3: Live Jam 1

John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band and A Star-Studded Cast of Thousands

Peace and Love for Christmas, in aid of UNICEF

Live at the Lyceum Ballroom, The Strand, London

15 December 1969

1. Cold Turkey (live)
2. Don’t Worry Kyoko (live)

John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band with Frank Zappa and The Mothers

Fillmore East, New York

6 June 1971

3. Well (Baby Please Don’t Go) (live)
4. Jamrag [Say Please / King Kong / Aawk] (live)
5. Scumbag (live)
6. Aü (live)

CD8 / BR3: Live Jam 2

John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band with David Peel and The Lower East Side

Live at the John Sinclair Freedom Rally, Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan

10 December 1971

1. Attica State (live)
2. The Luck Of The Irish (live)
3. Sisters, O Sisters (live)
4. John Sinclair (live)

John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band

Live at the Benefit for the Families of the Victims of the Riot at Attica State Correctional Facility

Apollo Theater, Harlem, NYC

17 December 1971

5. Attica State (live)
6. Sisters, O Sisters (live)
7. Imagine (live)

John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band

Live on the David Frost TV Show, The Little Theatre, 240 West 44th Street, NYC

16 December 1971

8. Attica State (live)
9. Sisters, O Sisters (live)
10. John Sinclair (live)

John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Elephant’s Memory Band

Live at the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, Americana Hotel, NYC

4 September 1972

11. Imagine (live)
12. Now Or Never (live)
13. Give Peace A Chance (live)

CD9 / BR3: Home Jam

John Lennon

Home Recordings at the St. Regis Hotel, New York

10 September 1971

1. Shazam
2. Honey, Don’t
3. Glad All Over
4. Lend Me Your Comb
5. Wake Up Little Susie
6. New York City
7. Wake Up Little Susie
8. ‘Hey, que pasa?’
9. You’re So Square (Baby I Don’t Care)
10. Vacation Time
11. Heartbeat
12. Peggy Sue Got Married
13. Peggy Sue
14. ‘Phone call from Henry Gotsello’
15. Peggy Sue
16. ‘Now we’d like to change the mood a little…’
17. Maybe Baby
18. Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues
19. Rave On!
20. Twelve Bar Blues

John Lennon

Home Recordings at the St. Regis Hotel, New York

27 October 1971

21. I Got You
22. Hi-Heel Sneakers
23. Slippin’ And Slidin’
24. Gone From This Place

John Lennon

Home Recordings at Campus Inn, Ann Arbor, Michigan

10 December 1971

25. Send Me Some Lovin’
26. He Got The Blues
27. When The Teacher
28. Pill
29. It’s Real

John Lennon and Phil Ochs

Home Recordings at Campus Inn, Ann Arbor, Michigan

10 December 1971

30. I Ain’t Marching Anymore
31. Joe Hill
32. Chords Of Fame
33. Ringing Of Revolution

† Denotes never-before-heard, previously unreleased tracks.

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