“Instant Karma!” #3 3/28/1970

This Plastic Ono Band single went from composition to recording, mixing and release in one week. Billy Preston and George Harrison appear, too. Harrison spotted Phil Spector at the Apple offices the day of the session and asked him to produce the record. John and George were suitably impressed with the result and (unbeknownst to George Martin or Paul McCartney) asked Spector to work his magic on the still-unreleased “Let It Be” LP tapes. That fateful decision led to lots of instant karma. Video is from “Top Of The Pops.” Yoko knitting while blindfolded is just bizarre. A Lennon solo classic, and an absolute personal favorite of mine.