John Lennon "Rock 'n' Roll" cassette tape

So this is technically the final “John Lennon solo album.” He took a break after this and then returned as a recording artist alongside Yoko Ono. To complicate matters, this album was made in fits and starts. Phil Spector oversaw the first recording sessions but was in the midst of psychosis and had to step away due to a car accident. The recordings paused for about a year while Lennon separated from Yoko and went on his eighteen month “lost weekend” and made “Walls and Bridges.” Additionally, John was legally obligated to release three songs from publisher Morris Levy, who owned some of Chuck Berry’s publishing and sued Lennon for the similarities between “Come Together” and Berry’s “You Can’t Catch Me.” The whole thing was a messy, almost doomed affair, except for the fact that it’s John Lennon and a bunch of ace session players recording generationally great songs. The “Stand By Me” cover was a hit but there’s also “Sweet Little Sixteen,” “Peggy Sue” and ten other early Rock and Roll classics performed by an adoring Beatle. Tape in very good vintage condition.