John Lennon - Imagine: The Ultimate Collection [4CD / 2 Blu-ray]

Super Deluxe version includes 4CDs (new stereo mix, outtakes, raw studio recordings, track-by-track) and 2BluRays (5.1 surround mixes, HD audio, Elements mixes, Elliot Minz audio documentary).

On October 5, Universal Music celebrates the apex of John Lennon’s solo career with a six-disc box set, Imagine – The Ultimate Collection. This historical, remixed and remastered 140-track collection is fully authorised by Yoko Ono Lennon who oversaw the production and creative direction. Spread across four CDs and two Blu-ray discs, this truly unique expanded edition offers a variety of listening experiences that are at once immersive and intimate, ranging from the brand new Ultimate Mixes of the iconic album, which reveal whole new levels of sonic depth, definition and clarity to these timeless songs, to the Raw Studio Mixes that allow listeners to hear Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band’s original, unadorned performances, to enveloping 5.1 surround sound mixes, and a Quadrasonic Album Mix, presenting the original four speaker mix remastered in Quadrasonic sound for the first time in nearly fifty years. This ultimate deep listening experience, which features scores of previously unheard demos, rare outtakes and isolated track elements, also includesThe Evolution Documentary, a unique track-by-track audio montage that details the journey of each song from demo to master recording via instructions, rehearsals, recordings, multitrack exploration and studio chatter. The comprehensive nature of the full Imagine – The Ultimate Collection is the absolute best representation of a career artist working at the top of his creative game.

CD1: The Ultimate Mixes - remixed stereo album, singles and extras; CD2: The Ultimate Mixes - 'Elements' mixes, album and single outtakes; CD3: Raw Studio Mixes - extended album tracks and outtakes, live at Ascot Sound Studios; CD4: The Evolution Documentary - the story of each song on a journey from demo to master via instructions, rehearsals, recordings, multitrack exploration and studio chat; Blu-ray 1: Imagine - The Ultimate Mixes - remixed stereo album, singles, extras and outtakes; Blu-ray 2: In the Studio and Deeper Listening.