John Lennon & Yoko Ono: Double Fantasy / Stripped Down on 2 CDs

Double Fantasy, 1980’s GRAMMY Award winner for Album of the Year, will be presented in a newly remixed 'Stripped Down' version remixed and produced by Yoko Ono and Jack Douglas, co-producers of the original mix with John Lennon. The new stripped down version of the album comes in an expanded 2CD and digital edition pairing the new version with Lennon’s original mix, remastered.

YOKO ONO added: “Double Fantasy Stripped Down really allows us to focus our attention on John’s amazing vocals. Technology has advanced so much that, conversely, I wanted to use new techniques to really frame these amazing songs and John's voice as simply as possible. By stripping down some of the instrumentation the power of the songs shines through with an enhanced clarity. Double Fantasy Stripped Down will be complemented by the original album in the 2CD format. It was whilst working on the new version of this album that I was hit hardest emotionally, as this was the last album John released before his passing." (johnlennon. com)

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"Bei den Remixes verzichtete das Team auf die jubilierenden himmlischen Chöre im Hintergrund, statt dessen mischte man gern auch schon mal das angezählte Intro zu, und wie das rockige "Cleanup Time" kommen viele der Aufnahmen jetzt längeren Mixes. Im Zweifelsfall gibt es sattere Bässe und fettere Gitarren (sprich mehr Funk als Disco)." (Rolling Stone, 11 / 2010)