Ringo Starr remembers John Lennon 'My brave, beautiful friend' in incredible tribute today

In December 1970 the albums John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band were released to huge critical acclaim. The Beatles had shocked fans with the announcement they were splitting up on April 10 that year, but the reality was the band had gone their separate ways the previous year. John entered an intensely creative period that resulted in his first Plastic Ono Band release, swiftly followed by Imagine in September 1971. Although he was determined to estabish his new solo identity (with Yoko) Beatles bandmate Ringo played drums on the first album (with Klaus Voorman on bass guitar), while George Harrison would later play bass guitar on Imagine.

As he joined the worldwide Twitter listening party today at 6pm, Ringo immediately told everyone: "It's so incredible, the emotion on this record, just mind blowing. The sparseness of the band, the force of John Lennon. That's why he's one of the greats. This record proves it more than most...

Source: Stefan Kyriazis/express.co.uk

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