Video: 'New York City (Remastered 2010)'

(Wednesday, March 8, 1972) — Former Beatle John Lennon recorded, overdubbed and mixed “New York City” today at the Record Plant recording studio in New York City for his album Some Time in New York City, a part-studio, part-live double album with his wife, Yoko Ono.

Take 14, the master, was remixed on Mar. 19, 1972, for the album.

Released in June 1972 in the U.S. and in September 1972 in the UK, it 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). Lennon and Ono were backed by members of the American rock band Elephant’s Memory.

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.

On Feb. 24, 1972, the couple had recorded Ono’s “We’re All Water,” the second track completed for the album.

Video: 'We're All Water (Remastered 2010)'