Video: 'John Lennon Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On'

(Wednesday, February 16, 1972) — During a tracking session for John Lennon & Yoko Ono’s album Some Time in New York City, a part-studio, part-live double album, Lennon jammed with the rock band Elephant’s Memory today on a number of oldies, including “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Honey Hush” and “Carribean,” at the Record Plant recording studio in New York City.

Video: 'John Lennon - Honey Hush (Big Joe Turner Cover)'

The oldies jams would go officially unreleased.

“Some Time In New York City,” released in June 1972 in the U.S. and in September 1972 in the UK, was the third studio album to bear Lennon’s name since he left The Beatles, and his fourth with Ono (the first three were experimental albums released in 1968-69).

Video: 'John Lennon - Caribbean (Mitchell Torok Cover) 1972'

Like Lennon’s previous solo albums, it was co-produced by Lennon, Ono, and Phil Spector. Recording sessions would continue through March 20, 1972, the couple’s third wedding anniversary.

The album’s lyrics are very politically charged compared to its predecessors, discussing political and social issues and topics such as sexism, incarceration, colonialism, and racism.