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Significant Post 1980 Promo Collections

Title: The John Lennon Video Collection (VHS Video)
Released: October 1992
Recorded: 1969-1980
Length: 80 Minutes
Label: Picture Music International
Notes: "The John Lennon Video Collection" is a music video album compilation that was released on VHS, VCD and Laser Disc
in October 1992 in the US, UK, Europe, Australia & New Zealand as a collection of old and new promotional videos.
The collection is significant for containing most of the original versions of Lennon`s music videos, before Yoko Ono
remade and re-edited them for the "Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon" DVD in 2003.
The video compilation contains 19 music videos from John`s solo career between 1969 - 1980.
Seven of the videos were specially made by Yoko Ono for this release mostly using previously seen archival material as well as some never before seen home movie footage from 1978 - 1980.

Title & Origin
"Give Peace a Chance" (Version #3, colour) - 1969 Promo from "Bed Peace" film
"Cold Turkey" (Original Promo) - 1969 Promo
"Instant Karma!" (Version #2 "Cue Card") - 1971 Top of The Pops
"Power To The People" (Version #1) - 1992 New Video
"Happy Xmas (War is Over)" (Version #1) - 1992 New Video
"Mind Games" (Version #1) - 1992 New Video
"Whatever Gets You Thru The Night" - 1992 New Animated Video
"#9 Dream" (Version #1) - 1992 New Video
"Stand By Me" - 1975 The Old Grey Whistle Test
"Slippin' and Slidin'" - 1975 The Old Grey Whistle Test
"Imagine" (Version #2) - 1972 Imagine
"(Just Like) Starting Over" (Version #1) - 1992 New Video, 1980 footage
"Woman" (Original Promo) 1981 Promo
"Nobody Told Me" (Original Promo) - 1984 Promo
"Borrowed Time" (Original Promo) - 1984 Promo
"I'm Stepping Out" (Original Promo) - 1984 Promo
"Jealous Guy" (Version #2) - 1988 New Collage
"Grow Old With Me" (Original Promo) - 1984 Promo
"Imagine" (Live) - 1975 Salute To Lew Grade

Title: Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon (DVD)
Released: November 2003
Recorded: 1969-1980
Length: 100 Minutes
Label: Parlophone
Notes: "Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon" is a DVD that was released in November 2003, alongside the album of the same name.
It features a series of remastered, remixed and new videos with Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound audio mixes.
The DVD features 20 tracks in total with footage using original sources which involved digitally
re-transferring and remastering from the original film negatives.
Any video footage used John`s original camera tapes (all on long-obsolete formats) were also all re-transferred.
The 15 newly made videos used never-before-seen footage from the
Lennono archives, rare newsreel with remastered picture & 5.1 surround sound audio.

Title & Origin
"Imagine" (Version #3) - From "Imagine" doco (July 1971)
"Instant Karma!" (Version #1 - "Knitting") - From "Top of The Pops" (Feb 11 1970)
"Mother" - New video using photos (2003)
"Jealous Guy" (Version #3) - New video from "Imagine" film (July 1971)
"Power To The People" (Version #2) - Extended version of 1992 video (Aug 1971)
"Cold Turkey" (Version #2) - New video from the One To One concert (Aug 1972) & 1968 footage (Nov 1968)
"Love" - New video of Sperone Gallery (Nov 26 1980) & Staten Island from "Imagine" (1971)
"Mind Games" (Version #2) - New video using the original "Whatever Gets.." 1974 footage (Nov 15 1974)
"Whatever Gets You Thru The Night" (Animated Video) - Restored & extended version of the animated video (1992)
"#9 Dream" (Version #2) - New video from the art films "Smile" & "Two Virgins" (1968) & "Imagine" film (1971)
"Stand By Me" - New video "The Old Grey Whistle Test" (March 1975) & footage from 1969-1972
"(Just Like) Starting Over" (Version #2) - New video, by Joe Pytka (The Beatles "Free as a Bird" video) (2000)
"Woman" (Original Promo) - Restored version of original 1981 promo (Nov 1980 & Jan 1981)
"Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" - New video using 1980 Cold Spring Harbour home movie footage (April 1980)
"Watching The Wheels" - New video, using home movies in Cayman Islands, Florida, Japan & NY (1978-1980)
"Nobody Told Me" - New video, using mostly out-takes from the "Imagine" film (1971)
"Borrowed Time" - New video, compiled from various Lennono film archives (1968-1980)
"Working Class Hero" - New video, filmed in Liverpool (2003)
"Happy Xmas (War is Over)" (Version #2) - New video. (2003)
"Give Peace a Chance" (Version #4) - New video, from "Bed-In" footage (May 1969) & Peace Rally (April 1972) & Dec 1980
"Slippin` & Slidin`" - Promo from "Old Grey Whistle Test" (March 1975)
"Imagine (Live)" - "Salute To Lew Grade" (April 18 1975)
"Hair Peace" - A little something uncovered in the Lennono archives (1969)
"Everybody Had a Hard Year" - Excerpt from "Film #6" (1968)

Title: Power To The People: The Hits (DVD)
Released: October 4 2010
Recorded: 1969-1980
Length: Approx 60 Minutes
Label: Parlophone
Notes: "Power To The People: The Hits" is a DVD that accompanied a new CD compilation in October 2010.
It contains promo videos mainly used on the "Lennon Legend" DVD from 2003.

1. Power To The People (Version #2)
2. Gimme Some Truth (Original Version 1971)
3. Woman (Original Promo)
4. Instant Karma (Version #1 - "Knitting")
5. Whatever Gets You Thru The Night (1992 Animation)
6. Cold Turkey (Version #2)
7. Jealous Guy (Version #3)
8. #9 Dream (Version #2)
9. Just Like Starting Over (Version #2)
10. Mind Games (Version #2 2003)
11. Watching The Wheels (2003)
12. Stand By Me (2003)
13. Imagine (Version #3)
14. Happy Xmas (War is Over) (Version #2)
15. Give Peace a Chance (slightly shorter edit of Version #4)