Formed in 1969, the Plastic Ono band initially served as an alternative outlet for John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono during the fractious final days of the Beatles. The band's debut single, "Give Peace A Chance", was recorded live in a Montreal hotel room during the much-publicized "Bed-In" and featured an assortment of underground luminaries attending this unconventional anti-war protest. A more structured unit - Lennon, Ono, Eric Clapton (guitar), Klaus Voormann (bass) and future Yes member Alan White - was assembled for a Canadian concert captured on Live Peace In Toronto 1969. This audio-verit‚ release contrasted Ono's free-form and lengthy "Don't Worry Kyoto" with several rock 'n' roll standards and a preview airing of "Cold Turkey", the nerve-twitching composition which became the second Plastic Ono single when the Beatles spurned Lennon's initial offer. Bereft of the cosy sentiments of "Give Peace A Chance", this tough rocker failed to emulate its predecessor's number 2 position, a fact noted by Lennon when he returned his MBE in protest at British passivity over conflicts in Biafra and Vietnam.

Listen to The Plastic Ono Band at Finetune.

• (2007)  Live Peace in Toronto 1969

• Give Peace A Chance (2006 Digital Remaster)
• Give Peace A Chance (2003 Mix)
• Give Peace A Chance

• John Lennon
• George Harrison
• Paul McCartney
• John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band (With The Flux Fiddlers)
• Beatles
• Elvis Presley
• John Lennon And Yoko Ono With The Plastic Ono Band
• Paul McCartney & Wings
• Ringo Starr
• Phil Collins
• John Lennon And Yoko Ono
• Alanis Morissette
• Paul McCartney And Wings
• Paul McCartney/Wings
• Elton John And John Lennon
• Talking Heads
• Avril Lavigne
• Al Green
• Paul McCartney And Band
• Jools Holland and George Harrison