John Lennon and Yoko Ono's political NYC years honoured in expansive new box set

Power To The People (Super Deluxe Edition) is a comprehensive 123-track collection following the couple's early 1970s activism, live performances, and protest songs. Arriving on 10 October, the release date marks one day after Lennon would have turned 85, and has been curated by the couple's son Sean.

The collection offers a glimpse into Lennon and Ono's immersion into Greenwich Village after their move from England in the 70s, featuring collaborations with local rock group Elephant's Memory, as well as exhibiting their advocacy for feminism, anti-war resistance, and prison reform. The boxed set also includes home demos, studio jams, rare live collaborations, such as performances with Frank Zappa and David Peel, and an extensive 204-page book featuring archival photographs and interviews.

Spanning across nine CDs and three Blu-ray audio discs, the set features 90 previously unreleased tracks, including remixed recordings from Lennon's only full-length post-Beatles concerts – the 1972 One To One benefit shows at Madison Square Garden, which also marked the last concerts Lennon and Ono performed together.

“That Madison Square Garden gig was the best music I enjoyed playing since The Cavern or even Hamburg,” Lennon told NME in 1972. “It was just the same kind of feeling when The Beatles used to really get into it.”

Previewing the release, a live version of The Beatles’ “Come Together” from the evening One To One concert (1972) is available now.

Multiple configurations will be issued, from deluxe vinyl packages to standalone CD editions, with the remixed and restored concert films due for release in 2026 under the Power To The People title.