NME Originals: Lennon

-Exclusive letters written by John to NME and Melody Maker
-Classic record releases re-lived
-The John Lennon obituaries from 1981
-Never-before reprinted interviews with John and The Beatles

John Lennon is, without doubt, the most influential, fascinating and popular musical artist of the last 50 years. His songs with The Beatles and beyond into his solo years still inspire and enthral today, each successive generation discovering that his unique alchemy of honesty and artistry directly touches them. In voicing his own hopes, fears and dreams, John Lennon seems to speak for us all.

When he was murdered in 1981, he was quite rightly eulogised the world over and that's the Lennon most people remember today, a deity tragically gunned down in his prime. But that's not the full story by any means. NME Originals: John Lennon tells his full, true story as it unfolded, week by week, in the pages of NME and Melody Maker. From the first ever reviews of the Fab Four, through the controversy of being awarded the MBE and claiming to be bigger than Jesus, to his romance with Yoko, the break-up of the greatest band ever and his troubled political years, NME Originals: John Lennon is the only magazine that can tell it all as it really went down.

Originals reprints for the first time since they were first published, all the original news stories, live reports, record reviews and interviews just as they appeared on the newstands way back when. Lovingly reproduced in one glossy magazine, NME Originals: John Lennon is the "must buy" magazine for all lovers of rock music.

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