The time following John Lennon's untimely death in 1980 was hard on everyone that knew him and his music. But it came the hardest to his wife Yoko Ono. Since their relationship started in the late 1960's, they had been considered two peas in a pod, and they accompanied each other quite well, not only personally but musically as well. In the 1970's, Lennon and Ono released two albums together when Lennon was not busy with Beatle matters, Fly (1971) and Free the People (1973). Ideas for a third Plastic Ono Band album to be released in the late 1970s were floated around but never came to fruition. Time passed by following his death, and the public had seemed to calm down about Lennon's passing. Ono had waited until the time was right to release an out-takes compilation album that would be seen as the epilogue of John Lennon's musical journey. Ono sought famed Aerosmith and Cheap Trick producer Jack Douglas to help produce and compile the material into a suitable LP. The resulting album, Menlove Ave. (named after his childhood home) was released on January 28, 1985. Side A was comprised of unused songs he written for the Beatles' Look Back in Anger, and Side B was comprised of multiple songs he had recorded throughout the 70's including the one Top 5 hit from the album, Lennon's cover of "Stand by Me". Despite most of these songs being unused Beatles recordings, none of the other Beatles are on any of these tracks.
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