Gimme Some Truth. The Ultimate Mixes Explained

Gimme Some Truth: The Ultimate Mixes
Type:	compilation
Artist:	John Lennon
Cover:	Gimme Some Truth. The Ultimate Mixes cover.jpg
Recorded:	September 1969 – December 1980
Genre:	Rock
Length:	72:03 (single disc CD) 137:49 (2-disc CD)
Label:	Capitol/UMG
Producer:	Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon
Prev Title:	Icon
Prev Year:	2014

Gimme Some Truth: The Ultimate Mixes is a compilation album of music recorded by John Lennon over the course of his solo career, each song remixed from new transfers of the original tracks.^[1] It was released on 9 October 2020, on what would have been Lennon's 80th birthday.^[2] The set was executive produced by Yoko Ono and produced by Sean Lennon.^[3]

Background

Gimme Some Truth. The Ultimate Mixes was produced by the team consisting of production manager Simon Hilton, mixer, engineer, and producer Paul Hicks, and mix engineer and producer Sam Gannon—with direction from Yoko Ono and Sean Ono Lennon as the producer and creative director, respectively. The majority of the original tapes from the vault at Abbey Road and New York were digitised at Henson Studios in Los Angeles.^[4]

The track selection of the two-disc edition is similar to the earlier compilation , with the tracks "How Do You Sleep?", "Angela", "I Know (I Know)", "Steel and Glass", "Angel Baby", "Dear Yoko" and "Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him" replacing "Mother", "Woman is the Nigger of the World", "New York City", "You Are Here", "Intuition", "Scared", "Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out)", "Borrowed Time" and "Real Love". It also organises the tracks in largely chronological order, better reflecting the progression of Lennon's post-Beatles career.

Artwork and packaging

The cover art and supplemental materials were designed by Jonathan Barnbrook. The cover features a profile black and white photo of Lennon, taken the day he returned his MBE.^[3]

The versions of the album include a 19-track version (1 CD, or 2LPs), a 36-track version (2 CDs, 4 12" LPs, or 9 10" LPs), and additional 2 CDs + Blu-Ray with a 124-page book.^[5]

Track listing

All songs were written by John Lennon, except where noted.

Blu-Ray Audio disc

All thirty-six tracks in High Definition audio repeated as:

1. HD Stereo Audio Mixes (24-bit/96 kHz)
2. HD 5.1 Surround Sound Mixes (24-bit/96 kHz)
3. HD Dolby Atmos Mixes

Charts

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Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[6]	61

Notes and References

1. Web site: John Lennon. Gimme Some Truth. The Ultimate Mixes. . JohnLennon.com . 13 October 2020 . 14 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201014052226/http://www.johnlennon.com/news/john-lennon-gimme-some-truth-the-ultimate-mixes/ . live .
2. Grow . Kory . John Lennon's Solo Work Gets Upgraded for New Box Set . . 13 October 2020 . 26 August 2020 . 12 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201012124952/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/john-lennon-gimme-some-truth-box-set-1049807/ . live .
3. Web site: John Lennon. Gimme Some Truth. The Ultimate Mixes. . . 13 October 2020 . 26 August 2020 . 18 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201018114113/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/john-lennon-gimme-some-truth-the-ultimate-mixes-301118776.html . live .
4. Web site: (Just Like) Starting Over: Remixing John Lennon. Paul Hicks, Simon.... 2020-10-15. Recording Magazine. en-US. 17 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017033536/https://recordingmag.com/resources/recording-info/on-mixing/remixing-john-lennon/. live.
5. Web site: John Lennon / Gimme Some Truth: remixed 'best of' with surround sound. Paul Sinclaire. 26 August 2020. 2020-10-27. 1 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201101034617/https://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/john-lennon-gimme-some-truth-remixed-best-of-with-surround-sound/. live.
6. The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 19 October 2020. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1598. 6. 19 October 2020.