Yoko Ono | FEELING THE SPACE | CD

Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band: Yoko Ono (vocals, piano); David Spinozza, John Lennon "John O'cean" (acoustic & electric guitars); Sneaky Pete (pedal steel guitar); Jeremy Steig (flute); Don Brooks (harmonica); Michael Brecker (saxophone); Kenneth Lee Ascher (piano, organ, Mellotron); David Friedman (vibraphone); Gordon Edwards, Robert "Babbit" Kreiner (bass); Jim Keltner, Andrew Smith, Rick Marrotta (drums); Arthur Jenkins (percussion); Something Different Chorus (background vocals).
Principally recorded at The Record Plant, New York, New York in September 1973 and live at The First International Feminist Conference, Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1973. Includes liner notes by Yoko Ono.
Digitally remastered by George Marino and Rob Stevens, Sterling Sound, New York, New York.
Personnel: David Spinozza, Johnny Ocean (guitar); Jeremy Steig (flute); Don Brooks (harmonica); Michael Brecker (saxophone); Kenneth Lee Ascher (piano); David Friedman (vibraphone); Jim Keltner (drums); Arthur Jenkins (percussion).
Audio Remasterers: Greg Calbi; Ryan Smith ; Sean Lennon.
Recording information: First International Feminist Conference, Cambridge (1972); Record Plant, New York (1972); First International Feminist Conference, Cambridge (1973); Record Plant, New York (1973); First International Feminist Conference, Cambridge (1973-1974); Record Plant, New York (1973-1974).
Photographer: Bob Gruen.
One of Yoko Ono's finest solo albums, 1973's FEELING THE SPACE continues the militant political charge of its predecessor, APPROXIMATELY INFINITE UNIVERSE. From the Yoko-as-Sphinx cover art to the plainspoken, angry songs within, FEELING THE SPACE is Ono's most overtly feminist album.
The lyrics are surprisingly subtle and emotionally complex, from the painful openers, "Growing Pain" and "Yellow Girl (Stand By For Life)," through more strident tunes like "Woman of Salem," "Run, Run, Run," and "Angry Young Woman." The album finally explodes into the seething, defiant trio of "She Hits Back," "Woman Power," and "Men, Men, Men." The music is powerful rock with touches of funk and free-jazz courtesy of New York rockers Elephant's Memory. The CD contains two bonus tracks, "I Learned to Stutter/Coffin Car" and "Mildred, Mildred."

• Format: CD
• Genre: Pop
• Released: 07/14/2017