Instant Karma! was John Lennon’s third US/UK single following Give Peace A Chance and Cold Turkey and was released in February 1970, which was still a couple months before The Beatles were disbanded officially. John had Phil Spector produce the record and this could have been a way of trying him out prior to giving him the project of re-working the Let It Be album for release the following May. One of the amazing things about this song is that John wrote it, and had it recorded all on the same day (which was Jan. 26, 1970). It was then released and in the shops only 10 days later. It has gone down in history as one of the fastest released songs. John’s Plastic Ono Band back-up included Billy Preston (organ), George Harrison (guitar – although he is not shown in the video), Klaus Voormann (bass), Mal Evans (claps & chimes) and Alan White (drums).

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Click to read about or purchase these related items from Amazon.com that that feature Instant Karma! by John Lennon:

1) Power To The People: The Hits – hits compilation featuring Instant Karma!

2) Gimme Some Truth – 4-disc themed hits compilation featuring Instant Karma!

3) Lennon Legend – The Very Best of John Lennon – featuring the Instant Karma! promo video shown here

4) The U.S. vs. John Lennon – motion picture of John Lennon’s battle with U.S. Immigration in the early-mid 1970′s.

…and here’s more Amazon links for your favorite Beatles-related music: The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

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