Imagine by John Lennon - rock ballad - JBF24 Music Art

Описание: Paolo Manzini - guitars;
Fabrizio Airola - keyboards;
Roby Testa - drums;
Pino Caccamese - electric bass;
Davide Dal Pozzolo - sax;

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"Imagine" is a song by the English musician John Lennon from his 1971 album of the same name. The best-selling single of his solo career, the lyrics encourage listeners to imagine a world of peace, without materialism, without borders separating nations and without religion. Shortly before his death, Lennon said that much of the song's lyrics and content came from his wife, Yoko Ono, and in 2017, she received a co-writing credit.
Lennon and Ono co-produced the song with Phil Spector. Recording began at Lennon's home studio at Tittenhurst Park, England, in May 1971, with final overdubs taking place at the Record Plant, in New York City, during July. In October, Lennon released "Imagine" as a single in the United States, where it peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was first issued as a single in Britain in 1975, to promote the compilation Shaved Fish, and reached number six on the UK Singles Chart that year. It later topped the chart following Lennon's murder in 1980.

Gear:
Fender Stratocaster American Standard with EMG SA pickups David Gilmour signature.
Rockboard QUAD 4.4, EBS Runsten power supply, BOSS pedals: Chromatic Tuner Waza Craft TU-3w, Booster Preamp BP-1W Waza Craft, Super Overdrive SD-1 W, Compressor CS-3, GE-7 Equalizer, Tera Echo TE-2.
Boss IR-200 Amp & IR Cabinet preamp speaker simulator, BSS Audio AR133 DI Box, Dunlop Gator picks.

Keyboard, Piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond Organ and Synth sounds by: Roland RD-88 Digital Piano, Roland FA-06 Synth Workstation keyboard.

MarkBass CMD 102P IV amp. Fender Jazz Bass American Standard 4 strings with EMG-X (JAX set) active pickups.

Yamaha Stage Custom Drums Birch Cranberry Red, AKG microphones (P2, P4, D112 MKII, P17 Perception, P170), Remo Ambassador Coated drumheads, Evans Emad2.
Zildjian, UFIP, Meinl cymbals.

Yamaha Tenor Saxophone with Sennheiser MD 421 Kompakt mic.

Recording date: 22 Oct 2025