Approximately Infinite Universe

dubbele langspeelplaat 'Approximately Infinite Universe', 33 1/3 rpm stereo, Apple Records, plaatnummer SAPDO 1001, (Release Date 16th February 1973). Met daarop: Record 1 (SAP 101) - Side 1: Yang Yang (3:52), Death Of Samantha (6:23), I Want My Love To Rest Tonight (5:11), What Did I Do! (4:11), Have You Seen A Horizon Lately (1:55); Side 2: Approximately Infinite Universe (3:19), Peter The Dealer (4:43), Song For John (2:02), Catman (5:29), What A Bastard The World Is (4:33), Waiting For The Sunrise (2:32); Record 2 (SAP 102) - Side 3: I Felt Like Smashing My Face In A Clear Glass Window (5:07), What A Mess (2:41), Shiranakatta (I Didn't Know)(3:13), Air Talk (3:21); Side 4: I Have A Woman Inside My Soul (5:31), Move On Fast (3:40), Now Or Never (4:57), Is Winter Here To Stay (4:27), Looking Over From My Hotel Window (Age 39) (3:30) (all songs by Yoko Ono). NB: 'Credited on the sleeve to just 'Yoko Ono', but on the record labels to ' Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band with Elephants Memory, Endless Strings and Choir Boys'. Produced by Yoko Ono and John Lennon. String orchestration - Ron Frangipane. Musicians : Stan Bronstein - Saxophone, Flute and Clarinet, Richard Frank Jnr. - Drums and percussion, Gary Van Scyoc - Bass and trumpet, Adam Ippolito - Piano, organ, harmonium and trumpet, Wayne Gabriel - Guitar, Joel Nohnn - Guitar ('Move On Fast' and 'Is Winter Here To Stay'), Yoko Ono - Piano (Looking Over From My Hotel Window), Daria Price - Castanets. The tracks were mostly recorded at the Record Plant, New York, in October and November 1972, just two were recorded at Butterfly Studios ('Catman' and 'Winter Song'). The guitarist mentioned above as Joel Nohnn is clearly John, and he was also reported as playing guitar on 'Winter Song' with Mick Jagger! The sleeve concept was by Yoko and John, designed by Bettina Rossner, with cover photographs by Bob Gruen. The inner sleeves contain the lyrics, and the record labels feature Yoko's face superimposed on a black and white Apple on the A-side of each album, with a black and white apple core on the other. Record 2 has 'PORKUM' etched in the run-out groove of side 1, and 'PECKUM' in the run-out groove of side 2, (There are no such additions to record 1).' 'This album is dedicated to my best friend John of the second sex.' [bron: www.jpgr.co.uk]