May 05,  · On spine it is "John Lennon Shaved Fish", on the back it is subtitled as "Collectable Lennon" Lennon* / Plastic Ono Band* - Shaved Fish ‎ (CD This classic album contains some of the most legendary tracks written by the great songwriter that John Lennon is. Tracks like 'Instant Karma!', 'Imagine' and 'Power to the People' are well /5(51).

Label: Apple Records - SW • Format: Vinyl LP, Compilation Los Angeles Pressing • Country: US • Genre: Rock • Style: Pop Rock Lennon* / Plastic Ono Band* - Shaved Fish (, Los Angeles Pressing, Vinyl) | Discogs/5().

Common criticisms of "Shaved Fish" are that it doesn't contain any of Lennon's later material, and that it doesn't contain enough material. There are a number of reasons why "Shaved Fish" is what it is: * It's a straight reissue of an LP. The typical LP contained minutes of music/5(76).

Apr 25,  · Shaved Fish includes all of his hits from to , including such non-LP singles as "Instant Karma," "Cold Turkey," and "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)." These tracks and others mirror the political and social turbulence of the Nixon era, as well as the inner turmoil that gripped Lennon during this period, but there's still room for the occasional slice of pure pop, like "#9 Dream" and "Whatever /5(77).

Lennon Plastic Ono Band Produced by John Lennon. CD LP Track Listing. Give Peace A Chance Shaved Fish album cover detail Illustrated by Michael version) (J. Lennon/P. McCartney) Produced by John & Yoko (Bag) Recorded in Room , Montreal, Canada. Cold Turkey (John Lennon) Produced by John & Yoko. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) (John.

Apr 25,  · Lennon hit a creative peak with ’s Plastic Ono Band and ’s Imagine, and it was straight downhill from there. Only hardcore fans will attempt to sell you on ’s lackluster Mind Games, ’s almost as lackluster Walls and Bridges, or ’s failed attempt at roots revivalism Rock’n’Roll.

At the time of its release, Shaved Fish didn't attract as much attention as any compilation of John Lennon's work would have either a few years before or a few years after. Lennon had just issued the somewhat disappointing genre album, Rock 'n' Roll, and was only a year from Walls and Bridges, not one of his strongest albums, and had also grown somewhat stale as a public figure.

"Instant Karma!"'s first appearance on a Lennon album, albeit slightly edited in length, was the compilation Shaved Fish. Urish and Bielen observe that the "advertising hyperbole" inherent in the song's title, through the inclusion of an exclamation mark, is given extra emphasis on this album cover.