The Luck of the Irish (song)
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| Studio album and Live album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant's Memory & Invisible Strings | ||||
| Released | 12 June 1972 (US) 15 September 1972 (UK) |
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| Recorded | Studio: December 1971 – 20 March 1972 Live: 15 December 1969 |
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Lyceum Ballroom, London 6 June 1971, at Fillmore East, New York City |
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 90:52 | |||
| Label | Apple | |||
| Producer | John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Phil Spector | |||
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| AllMusic |    |
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| Robert Christgau | C |
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| MusicHound | 3/5 |
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Some Time in New York City is a studio album by John Lennon & Yoko Ono and Elephant's Memory, and paired with the live album Live Jam as a double album.
Released in 1972, it is Lennon's third post-Beatles solo album, fifth with Ono, and third with producer Phil Spector. Some Time in New York City fared poorly critically and commercially compared to Lennon's previous two albums, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono moved to New York City in September 1971 and continued their involvement in political, peace and social justice causes of the counterculture era. When they eventually settled in Greenwich Village, in October, they were quickly contacted by activists Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman who persuaded them to appear at a rally for left-wing writer John Sinclair, who was jailed for possession of two marijuana joints. The Lennons also spoke out on the Attica Prison riots, jailing of Angela Davis and oppression of women. On 12 November, Lennon taped numerous demos of "The Luck of the Irish", which was filmed, and titled Luck of the Irish – A Videotape by John Reilly. On 9 December, Lennon and Ono flew to Ann Arbor, Michigan, for the John Sinclair rally, which was due to start the following day. On the morning before the rally, Lennon was recorded playing the song "Chords of Fame" with Phil Ochs. At the rally itself, Lennon and Ono played tracks that would end up on Some Time in New York City: "Attica State", "The Luck of the Irish", "Sisters O Sisters" and "John Sinclair". The performance was filmed, and included in the short film Ten for Two which was shown at Ann Arbor sometime in December.
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