Lennon Legend - The Very Best Of John Lennon (DTS)

All twenty tracks from the original CD will be featured on the DVD, with either the original promo clips or new visual treatments.

Includes several new videos and previously unseen footage.

All 20 tracks feature 5.1 surround sound both in Dolby Digital and DTS formats, along with a new PCM stereo soundtrack.

This definitive DVD has been a labour of love for executive producer Yoko Ono. Featuring much unseen footage, it is an extraordinary companion to the "Lennon Legend" album, which has now sold over a million copies in the UK alone.
The DVD is a state of the art example of the possibilities offered by new technology; existing videos have been restored, music has been remixed from the original masters in 5.1 surround sound, and a brand new collection of short animations in the style of John Lennon's drawings has been created as a special feature.

Using material from her extensive archive, Yoko and director Simon Hilton have created a stunning film which captures the multi-faceted genius of John Lennon.

Featuring 20 tracks in total, the DVD features footage which has been traced back as close to its original source as possible. In many cases this meant going back to the original film negative, which was then digitally re-transferred and remastered. With footage shot on video, it was necessary to go back to John Lennon's original camera tapes (all on long-obsolete formats) and have them retransferred.

Apart from Yoko's archives, footage was sourced from all around the world. This turned out many previously hidden gems including "Everybody had a hard year" (an excerpt from John and Yoko's Film #6 which features a previously unseen performance by John and Yoko from Dec 1968), and "Imagine (live)" which was filmed at the 'Salute to Lew Grade' concert in 1975 and was John's last live performance.

Another highlight is an all new video for "Working Class Hero", which features new material shot at John's childhood home in Liverpool, plus newsreel Beatles footage, and coverage from the candlelit vigils around the world that took place after John's death. Other new videos include "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" and "Give Peace A Chance", featuring the original 'Bed In' footage from May 1969, plus additional protest footage from the era, concluding with the tens of thousands who gathered in Liverpool, London and New York for vigils on Dec 14th, 1980, singing "Give Peace A Chance". Meanwhile, no words are necessary to describe the new film for "Happy Xmas (War is Over)"; the images say it all with uncompromising power.

Also included is a photo gallery containing a selection of rare and unseen images.

Yoko Ono says; "This is as definitive a collection as it is possible to be. John's life was an amazing one and one that I feel privileged to have been part of. Compiling this DVD has been a very emotional experience: unearthing rare footage, watching it increase in clarity before my eyes, reliving hundreds of memories that were part of our lives and which are now being passed on to a new generation. It is a film made with love and hope my love for my husband and our hope that peace will prevail in the world. Give peace a chance!"

Director Simon Hilton says; "Yoko was very keen that the DVD's film and video content should be of the highest possible quality, to accompany the stunning new audio remasters. We explored all the archives around the world from EMI and Abbey Road to New York, all the possible stock footage and newsreel sources, plus several attics and basements too, blowing dust off old film-cans, rubbing them and watching the genie appear. As we turned the archives upside down and inside out, we also uncovered all sorts of hidden gems, included here and within the 'extra features' section of the DVD".

Yoko adds; "I would also like to thank the staff at Abbey Road who worked on this project. They not only understood what I wanted but executed the ideas with incredible professional precision and creativity".