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John Lennon's jukebox is a KB Discomaticjukebox made in the UK using a Swiss-made mechanism whichLennon bought in 1965. Lennon filled it with 40singles to accompany him on tour.John Lennon's Jukebox also refers to the compilation CD album closely based on the jukebox's musical contents.
The jukebox surfaced in anauction ofBeatles memorabilia atChristie's and was sold for £2,500 ($4,907) toBristol-based music promoter John Midwinter.[1][2] Midwinter spent several years restoring the box and researching the discs, which had been catalogued in Lennon's handwriting.[citation needed] As Midwinter's health began to deteriorate, he became anxious that a story of the jukebox and its music should feature in a documentary. Eventually,The South Bank Show broadcast a documentary on the jukebox in 2004 in which many of the represented artists, along withSting, were interviewed. The project (which was commissioned only a few days after Midwinter died) was developed bySteve Day for the British television production companyInitial, headed byMalcolm Gerrie, and commissioned by Melvyn Bragg.
The 2004 compilation album namedJohn Lennon's Jukebox contains 34 of the singles'A-sides and seven of theirB-sides. The album contains several songs that are believed to be part of John Lennon's original choice. The album is subtitled "a collection inspired by music from his own collection" and some of the songs on the album are different versions from the ones that could have been included in the jukebox. For instance, the version of "Some Other Guy" by The Big Three is not the one that was in the original jukebox; instead it is a mid-1970s recording by the same group in the style of theRichie Barrett original (including the use of an electric piano).
| John Lennon's Jukebox | |
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| Compilation album by Various Artists | |
| Released | 8 March 2004 |
| Recorded | 1956–1966 |
| Label | Virgin Music |
