℗ 2024 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)/Lenono Music
| Released | September 13, 2024 |
| Duration | 47m 40s |
| Record Label | UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) |
| Genre | Rock |
Mind Games (The Raw Studio Mixes)
John Lennon
Available in 192 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Mind Games (Raw Studio Mix)
John Lennon |
4:22 | |||
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1.2
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Tight A$ (Raw Studio Mix)
John Lennon |
4:36 | |||
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1.3
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Aisumasen (I'm Sorry) (Raw Studio Mix)
John Lennon |
4:40 | |||
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1.4
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One Day (At A Time) (Raw Studio Mix)
John Lennon |
3:20 | |||
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1.5
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Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple) (Raw Studio Mix)
John Lennon |
4:07 | |||
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1.6
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Nutopian International Anthem (Raw Studio Mix)
John Lennon |
0:04 | |||
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1.7
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Intuition (Raw Studio Mix)
John Lennon |
3:32 | |||
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1.8
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Out The Blue (Raw Studio Mix)
John Lennon |
4:18 | |||
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1.9
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Only People (Raw Studio Mix)
John Lennon |
3:44 | |||
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1.10
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I Know (I Know) (Raw Studio Mix)
John Lennon |
3:55 | |||
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1.11
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You Are Here (Raw Studio Mix)
John Lennon |
6:00 | |||
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1.12
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Meat City (Raw Studio Mix)
John Lennon |
2:53 | |||
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1.13
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Matchbox / That’s All Right / Heartbreak Hotel
John Lennon |
2:09 |
Anchored by the buoyant peace-and-love anthem, ‘Mind Games’, John Lennon’s fourth album of the same name, was surprisingly written and recorded during an incredibly tumultuous time in the rock legend’s life. In 1973, at age 33, John found himself in personal and political upheaval. A years-long deportation battle with U.S. immigration continued to rage on while his high-profile anti-Nixon campaigning, anti-Vietnam war activism, as well as the overtly political messages on his polarizing 1972 album, Sometime in New York City, made him a target of a newly elected Richard Nixon, leading to surveillance by the FBI.
This was the dramatic backdrop as John entered NYC’s Record Plant in August ’73 with a select band of world-class session musicians (jokingly named The Plastic U.F.Ono Band), including their friend drummer Jim Keltner who along with guitarist David Spinozza assembled pianist Ken Ascher, bassist Gordon Edwards, pedal-steel player “Sneaky”Pete Kleinow, saxophonist Michael Brecker, drummer Rick Marotta, backing vocalists Jocelyn Brown, Christine Wiltshire, Angel Coakely and Kathy Mull, and, to make his fourth post-Beatles solo album in just three years. John would channel this period of extraordinary activity to make a deeply personal and engrossing album of self-reflection that explored themes of love, heartbreak, peace, spirituality and social injustice, giving us yet another window into his life and soul, and some of his best solo songs, on Mind Games.
Now, The John Lennon Estate and Universal Music Recordings celebrate John Lennon’s pivotal and intensely personal 1973 album Mind Games with a suite of completely newly remixed and expanded Ultimate Collection editions, offering an immersive, Deep Listening experience and in-depth exploration of this classic, yet under-appreciated record.
Fully authorized by Yoko Ono Lennon and produced by Sean Ono Lennon, who oversaw the production and creative direction, the Ultimate Collection is from the same audio team that worked on the critically acclaimed Imagine and John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Ultimate Collections, including triple GRAMMY®-Award winning mixer/engineer Paul Hicks, mixers/engineer Sam Gannon and mixer Rob Stevens.
Mixed by Rob Stevens, the Raw Studio Mixes transport listeners to the center of the Record Plant to hear exactly what was recorded during the sessions. The songs have been mixed with minimum effects, tape delays or reverbs, recreating as close to possible what these performances sounded like, raw and live. The Raw Studio Mixes stand on their own to provide an alternative listening experience, stripping away the effects, especially on John’s vocals, that were used in the production of the original album.
192 kHz / 24-bit PCM – UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -10.35 -128.93 to -0.20 | -23.32 -139.38 to -11.42 | -16.18 -70.00 to -9.10 | 8 6 to 10 | |
| 1 | Mind Games (Raw Studio Mix) | -1.02 | -13.57 | -11.6 | 8 |
| 2 | Tight A$ (Raw Studio Mix) | -0.92 | -13.37 | -11.1 | 8 |
| 3 | Aisumasen (I'm Sorry) (Raw Studio Mix) | -1.48 | -13.34 | -11.7 | 7 |
| 4 | One Day (At A Time) (Raw Studio Mix) | -0.24 | -15.13 | -13.5 | 10 |
| 5 | Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple) (Raw Studio Mix) | -0.21 | -14.73 | -12.3 | 10 |
| 6 | Nutopian International Anthem (Raw Studio Mix) | -128.93 | -139.38 | -70.0 | 7 |
| 7 | Intuition (Raw Studio Mix) | -0.49 | -14.25 | -12.4 | 9 |
| 8 | Out The Blue (Raw Studio Mix) | -0.20 | -14.16 | -12.1 | 9 |
| 9 | Only People (Raw Studio Mix) | -0.20 | -13.17 | -11.5 | 9 |
| 10 | I Know (I Know) (Raw Studio Mix) | -0.20 | -13.85 | -11.8 | 9 |
| 11 | You Are Here (Raw Studio Mix) | -0.20 | -13.56 | -12.2 | 9 |
| 12 | Meat City (Raw Studio Mix) | -0.20 | -13.25 | -11.0 | 9 |
| 13 | Matchbox / That’s All Right / Heartbreak Hotel | -0.20 | -11.42 | -9.1 | 6 |