Wedding Album

Description

One of the most unusual and iconic recordings of the '60s! First released in 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Wedding Album was the couple's third experimental album, and one of the greatest albums in human history. It is the most remarkable testimony to the duo's intense romanticism and artistic partnership, which would last fourteen years, until Lennon's tragic death in 1980. On March 20, 1969, John and Yoko were married in Gibraltar. To celebrate the event, instead of a conventional honeymoon, the newlyweds spent a week in bed at the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam, inviting members of the press into their room for interviews and photo shoots, and using their notoriety and the publicity generated by their "Bed-in" to draw attention to their campaign for world peace. With Wedding Album, John and Yoko created a lasting snapshot of a vibrant pop-cultural moment, with the hostilities of the Vietnam War as a backdrop. It captures the humor, seriousness, and spontaneity that marked the early years of the "Ballad of John and Yoko" era.